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Emiliane Tamara Nunes Carvalho has spoken out about surviving five days chained to a bed after her ex-husband allegedly kidnapped her. Carvalho, 24, a nursing technician, was found gagged and bound in Águas Lindas de Goiás, Brazil, on Friday, Aug.…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 78, declared himself a “walking contradiction” to critics who expect black Americans to hold liberal political views, likening that pressure to “indentured servitude” in a podcast interview that dropped Monday. Thomas, the second black justice…
Nicholas Hoult has exited HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” television series following fan backlash over his participation alongside author J.K. Rowling. Hoult, 36, was set to portray the vain Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the streaming adaptation, but dropped out after some…
A UC Berkeley-led team has published findings on an experimental compound that boosted energy use by up to 18% in obese mice without making them more active or cutting their food intake. The compound, 5-tetradecyloxy-2-furoic acid, or TOFA, was tested…
Manasquan Beach reopened to swimmers Sunday morning after a Saturday closure triggered by dozens of syringes washing ashore, though some beachgoers reported finding additional needles and drug paraphernalia after the water was declared safe. The waters off Manasquan, a popular…
New York authorities have used genetic genealogy for the first time to identify a 9/11 victim, nearly 25 years after the attacks. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the NYPD Detective Bureau confirmed the breakthrough identification last week.…
A well-known drag racer and Discovery star has been killed in a crash at an Ohio track. Chris “Block” Gordon, 40, died on Saturday at KD Motorsports Park in South Webster, Scioto County, event organizers confirmed in a Facebook post.…
Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother is publicly challenging her daughter’s boyfriend’s account of the actress’s final hours. Lesley Vogel, 70, said on Saturday that Brian Hickerson’s timeline of Panettiere’s last day is “full of holes.” The “Nashville” alum, 36, was found…
Kam Glasgow watched lightning kill his wife and 2-year-old daughter in a Florida sidewalk tragedy. Kenya Glasgow, 31, and her twin daughter Kennedi were struck by a bolt of lightning around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on a sidewalk in Margate, Florida,…
Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington confronted a prosecution psychiatrist for smiling during cross-examination at her murder trial. The 75-year-old veteran lawyer was questioning Dr. Avram Mack by video link at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts on August 24 when…
Chaka Khan says she is “partnered out” after two marriages. The Queen of Funk, 73, gave a dating life update in a new interview with the UK’s The Observer, where she was asked about the inspiration behind the lyric “I’ve…
Donald Trump’s green-flag wave at an IndyCar race has drawn a body language expert’s scrutiny. Casino.ca body language analyst Inbaal Honigman examined footage of Trump, 78, starting the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., on Sunday and concluded his…
A pedestrian struck by a car that ran a red light in Sydney’s northwest stood up and walked away moments later, stunning viewers of viral dashcam footage. The incident occurred at Old Northern Road in Castle Hill, Western Sydney, on…
Dr. Avram Mack admitted under cross-examination that Lindsay Clancy “was in a serious psychiatric state and she was suffering” before she strangled her three children. The prosecution psychiatrist, testifying for the state in Clancy’s Massachusetts trial, gave that concession on…
Yanis Yushvaev, one of Israel’s most notorious mob bosses, was shot dead at point-blank range by a disguised assassin at a Caesarea gas station on Sunday. The 47-year-old head of the Caucasian Mafia was killed exactly one decade after surviving…
Fergus Farrell has begun a 3,000-mile walk across America after doctors once gave him a 5% chance of ever walking again. The 46-year-old Irishman, who was paralyzed from the ribcage down in a 2018 workplace accident, set off Saturday from…