Forty-nine people have died after a truck carrying them back to Niger broke down in the Sahara Desert, leaving passengers stranded in extreme conditions. The Sahara is among the world’s most unforgiving regions, where summer temperatures regularly climb above 40°C…
These days, selfies are practically expected whenever a famous face is around. But Sean Penn has made it clear he wants no part of it. Penn became a household name back in 1982 as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at…
A university student who initially blamed her headaches on exam pressure later learned she had a cancerous brain tumor. Annelise Donelon, 20 — known as Annie — attended multiple appointments, where her symptoms were first attributed to a B12 deficiency.…
The Big Bang Theory actor Mayim Bialik has joined a growing list of well-known figures speaking about their experiences with GPL-1 injections. Medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are designed for people with type 2 diabetes to help manage blood…
Freshly published NASA observations suggest a key early signal of an El Niño episode, as countries brace for potentially severe weather this summer. Speculation about a particularly powerful “Godzilla” El Niño has been building for months, but the World Meteorological…
As the 2026 World Cup approaches, several members of Iran’s backroom staff are set to be barred from entering the United States after their visas were not approved. The tournament begins on Thursday (June 11) with Mexico facing South Africa,…
A mother raising a child with Down Syndrome has said she ‘vehemently disagrees’ with comments Jesse Ridgway made about the condition after he and his wife chose to end a pregnancy. Earlier this week, Jesse — who has 625,000 followers…
A mom has shared her disbelief after doctors repeatedly told her 13-year-old daughter she was pregnant, even though the teen had never had sex. Anamaria Llorca, 40, told PEOPLE her daughter was taken to the hospital after developing intense stomach…
A 19-year-old charged with first-degree murder and facing a possible life sentence has seen his self-defense account questioned by testimony from a teen witness at trial. Karmelo Anthony, 19, is accused of killing Austin Metcalf during an incident in April…
Sharon Stone became emotional while describing the point she realised her marriage had effectively ended, after she said she was prepared to have a bilateral mastectomy. Looking back on the early 2000s, the Basic Instinct actor explained that a mammogram…
Simone Biles has shared details of a frightening recent health scare, calling it “one of, if not the scariest experience of my life”. The gymnastics icon cemented her place in history at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the most decorated…
A mum whose skin can tear and blister from everyday tasks like writing, walking and eating says she was “devastated” to learn her little boy has the same condition. Jennifer Taylor, 34, first showed symptoms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB)…
Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has spoken candidly about his decision to check into rehab after the HBO hit wrapped. In a recent conversation, the 39-year-old, best known for playing Jon Snow, joined former co-star Peter Dinklage to talk…
Ruth Lloyd-Williams, 61, was told she had ‘months to live’ after a scan revealed her liver was ‘riddled’ with tumours, but she refuses to accept the prognosis A mum who says she spent decades being told her painful gut problems…
Thanks to modern forensic methods, police have been able to put a name to a homicide victim from a decades-old cold case. Back in 1989, skeletal remains were uncovered by a construction team working near a vacant lot on Castleberry…
New research suggests that cannabis use doesn’t reduce testosterone in young men — and may actually be linked to higher levels. A team from the University of Geneva, working alongside the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology in Basel, investigated…