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A pregnant Ace Hardware employee in Palmdale, California, chased down an alleged thief and wrestled back a stolen air-conditioning unit on instinct, surveillance footage shows. The incident unfolded Friday, Aug. 28, at the store located in the high-desert city north…
Christine Taylor has opened up about being pressured to slim down for her breakout film role. Taylor, 55, told “Office Ladies” hosts Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey on Wednesday’s podcast episode that producers of 1995’s “The Brady Bunch Movie” asked…
A Missouri Republican who won his state House primary by just a few dozen votes is now facing federal charges that he tried to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent before Election Day. Thomas Ross, 37, of Joplin, was…
Jennifer Lawrence has ruled out buccal fat removal because fans would instantly clock the procedure. The Oscar winner, 36, made the confession in a new Vogue interview where she unpacked her entire approach to cosmetic tweaks under Hollywood’s unforgiving spotlight.…
Jim Thornton has been suspended from “Wheel of Fortune” after an airplane incident led to police questioning. The 61-year-old announcer, who has voiced the game show since 2011, was met by law enforcement at his destination gate following a May…
Hundreds of sick Americans are still seeking federal compensation for 9/11-related illnesses nearly 25 years after the attacks. The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is processing an average of 750 new case applications every month, Special Master Allison Turkel revealed…
Senior citizens now outnumber young children worldwide for the first time in human history, according to new US Census data. The global tipping point arrived years ahead of projections, with people aged 65 and older surpassing children 5 and under…
A Tesla driver died on an Arizona freeway after the electric vehicle halted in live traffic while its automated driving system was active, newly released federal filings show. The 2020 Tesla Model 3 was traveling eastbound on Loop 202 in…
An 80-year-old driver lost control of her Tesla and slammed into a security stand outside a crowded Los Angeles Trader Joe’s on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and sending at least four others to the hospital. The crash was reported…
Former New York Gov. George Pataki is speaking out forcefully as his new Ground Zero documentary prepares to premiere this week. Pataki, 79, who led the Empire State during the September 11 attacks, has funded “Out of the Darkness” through…
Burning Man is graying fast as Gen Z stays home and middle-aged millennials and Gen Xers dominate the playa. The share of burners under 30 has collapsed from 30% in 2014 to just 14% last year, according to the annual…
A mother has come forward claiming her city-worker son confessed to being the masked gunman who killed a Bronx mom through her apartment peephole in 2018. The woman, whose name has not been released, told private investigator Manuel Gomez that…
Gloria Steinem’s death at 92 has renewed attention on the undercover assignment that made her famous and then haunted her for decades. The pioneering feminist, who died Wednesday, was 28 and struggling for footing in New York City’s male-dominated journalism…
A spatula-wielding customer is being praised as a hero after leaping through a drive-thru window to stop a woman terrorizing staff at a California In-N-Out Burger. The confrontation unfolded last week at the Lake Elsinore location in Southern California, where…
Lisa Manobal is pulling back the curtain on the dating restrictions she faced as a K-pop idol in her upcoming documentary “Always Lalisa.” The 29-year-old BLACKPINK member’s film will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on…
Newport Beach is racing to finish a massive sand wall before weekend waves strike. The Orange County city, 47 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, has deployed extra contractors alongside municipal crews to build protective berms in just four days…