The US has reached a sobering benchmark: national debt has now climbed above 100% of GDP, meaning the federal government owes more than the economy produces in a single year. Economists have described the moment as a major warning sign,…
One short sentence tucked away in an in-game encyclopedia has sparked intense speculation among Pokemon fans, and the breadcrumb trail points in a direction few saw coming. Anyone still questioning how far Pokemon fans will go to investigate a mystery…
An activist who was discovered on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island says residents tied him up after he went there to gather information and draw renewed attention to the late financier’s alleged crimes. Benjamin Owen, who founded the Memphis-based nonprofit We…
Cherise Doyley, a professional birthing doula and mother of three from Jacksonville, arrived at the University of Florida Health Hospital in September 2024 after going into labor. She told clinicians she hoped to deliver without surgery, but she said doctors…
We’ve all heard the familiar script: your best years are in your 20s, things start slipping in your 30s, and by 40 you’re supposedly one awkward sneeze away from talking about your pension. But fresh research is challenging that tired…
In what became one of the most hotly disputed executions in recent Texas history, 37-year-old James Broadnax was executed by lethal injection on Thursday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was pronounced dead at 6:47pm, after the US…
A new study suggests there may be a connection between eating processed foods and an increased risk of dementia. Researchers from Monash University in Australia analysed diet and cognitive data from more than 2,100 middle-aged and older Australians who did…
It took a 43-year-old father collapsing and being declared clinically dead for several minutes before he came to a realization that transformed the way he sees life. Matthew Allick, a dad of two, was taken to hospital in August 2023…
The daughter of one of cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers has unleashed a blistering social media attack on Erika Kirk in what’s shaping up to be one of the year’s harshest online rants. Vivian Kubrick has never been known for keeping…
A couple with an age gap of over three decades have opened up about the firm rules they follow in their marriage. Gracen Geagen, 26, is married to Kevin Geagan, 60, meaning there’s a 34-year difference between them. On her…
The mother of a three-year-old boy who fatally drowned in a backyard pool has shared a warning about water safety to other families a year on from the ‘preventable’ tragedy. Influencer Emilie Kiser, 27, posted an emotional TikTok message on…
Even if people taking Ozempic are eating less, many are buying more gum and mints — and some say it’s because of “Ozempic breath”. An uptick in gum and mint sales alongside the growing popularity of GLP-1 medications has been…
A woman says vaping left her with two ‘black’ front teeth after going through five vapes a week. Stacey Gardiner, 41, says she’d never been a smoker before she started vaping in December 2017. She began with a rechargeable e-cigarette,…
A man who says he’s visited an astonishing 150 countries around the world has opened up about what he’s learned from his travels. While many people may only make it to a handful of destinations over a lifetime, this frequent…
As The Boys speeds toward its own Prime Video finale, Anthony Starr — the actor behind the chaotic anti-hero Homelander — has been thinking hard about what makes an ending work. After years of lasers, jaw-dropping twists and some of…
The White House has outlined how Americans can find out whether they qualify for Donald Trump’s newly announced retirement initiative, which it says could help millions build savings over the coming years. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday…