TAMPA — Have you ever watched an episode of “How I Met Your Mother” on a plane and laughed so hard that you drew dirty looks from your fellow passengers? And then, months later, you thought back to that moment and couldn’t believe you got so worked up over an enjoyable yet missable entertainment event? Then...
“You look like a car crash,” Trixie Mattel told me. She wasn’t wrong. About two days prior, I had decided to become a working drag queen. Those 37 hours had not been kind. I’d somehow booked some gigs at a local club, thank God, but visually speaking, I was a complete and total mess. It...
A river in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person. Wellington in New Zealand passed a bill on Wednesday for the Whanganui River, which flows from the central North Island to the sea, to be recognized as a person when it comes to...
Ten people were injured – including members of a BBC crew — when Italy’s Mount Etna erupted Thursday and sent lava and rocks cascading on them, according to reports. “Many injured – some head injuries, burns, cuts and bruises,” BBC science reporter Rebecca Morelle tweeted. “Very shaken though – it was extremely scary.” “Running down...
"I think part of what sparked my panic attacks was not feeling confident enough to believe in myself," the singer shared in a personal essay.
To followers, she's known as the Death Saint, the White Girl, the Skinny One, or just Sister — and a life-transforming answer to their prayers. To the Vatican, though, she's an irritation seen as leading the faithful astray. The Roman Catholic Church rejects Santa Muerte, a cloaked female skeleton who carries a scythe, dismissing her...
I’ll say this about heroin addicts: They generally don’t hang around boring you in middle age. Yet “T2 Trainspotting,” in which all five of the principals from 1996’s “Trainspotting” are miraculously still alive, is like a pathetic class reunion with the lads from Heroin U, an entire movie of “Remember that time we . . .?” Yes,...
New Zealand’s bees are being stolen and traded by organized crime syndicates seeking to profit from skyrocketing honey prices, police and beekeepers said on Tuesday, proving that bees make money. “It doesn’t matter if it’s beekeeping or meth, this is just the new gold rush,” Laurence Burkin, apiarist manager at The True Honey Co in...
MOSCOW — Mike Keenan is taking charge of a Chinese hockey team. The longtime NHL coach has been hired to lead Chinese club Kunlun Red Star, which competes in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League. Kunlun’s aim is to develop Chinese players as the country builds a national team to compete at its first home Winter...
O'Neal met the family at an Atlanta furniture store and picked up the tab for new items.
Dramatic surveillance video shows the moment a kidnapping victim hopped out of the trunk of a moving car in Alabama and dashed to freedom. A man abducted the 25-year-old woman outside her apartment in Birmingham’s Avondale neighborhood around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Alabama.com reported. The kidnapper pointed a gun at the woman, demanding money, cops told...
Scientists have discovered that animals “dwarfed” twice in Earth’s history – and it could happen again. New evidence shows that mammals became smaller 54 million years ago due to global warming. University of New Hampshire scientist, Abigail D’Ambrosia, warned that mammals could shrink in the future under even faster man-made warming that’s going on now....
Armie Hammer may be into rope bondage. According to the “Likes” tab on his public Twitter profile, the Hollywood heartthrob has enjoyed many posts celebrating this kinky subculture. The 30-year-old actor, known for his work in “The Social Network,” is also the great-grandson of Occidental Petroleum tycoon Armand Hammer.
Lovato previously used drugs and alcohol to self-medicate.
The book is called "She Persisted" and comes out May 30.
President Trump has named a Boeing executive to be a top Pentagon official, the White House announced Thursday. Boeing Company senior vice president Patrick M. Shanahan has been named the next deputy secretary of defense. Currently, Shanahan runs the airplane manufacturer’s supply chain and operations and previously he managed Boeing Commercial Airplane’s profit and loss...
An American Airlines flight on Monday from Miami to Chicago was diverted to Jacksonville shortly after takeoff due to a soda spill. Matt Miller, a spokesman for American Airlines, told Jacksonville.com that a soft drink splashed on an electronic device in the main cabin. Preston Wake, 43, a passenger, said a flight attendant fumbled a...
I’m not sure who decided that the Democratic critique of US Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch would be that he doesn’t side with the little guy. It’s a truly terrible idea. Like other liberals, I’m still shocked and upset that Judge Merrick Garland never got the vote he deserved after his nomination by President...
For months, UFC president Dana White shot down the idea that lightweight champion Conor McGregor would ever face Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. Well it appears White has changed his mind. During an appearance on “Conan” on Wednesday night, White said without hesitation that he believes a deal will get done to pit McGregor...
TAMPA — Brett Gardner noted the ages of Yankees outfield prospects Billy McKinney and Dustin Fowler. “I think they’re both 22,” Gardner stated, accurately, on Wednesday. “They’re both better players than I was when I was that age, I’ll tell you that.” But Gardner also knows — better than most — that how high you...
JUPITER, Fla. — Brandon Nimmo likes his chances of playing again this spring for the Mets. The rookie outfielder returned from the World Baseball Classic with a strained right hamstring, but an examination Wednesday indicated the injury might not be as serious as first believed, according to Nimmo. “It’s really improved a lot over the...
Euan Rellie celebrated his 49th birthday dinner at Malaparte in the West Village.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The first thing you learn from the people who knew Arnold Palmer best is this: The King was a creature of habit. This is precisely what makes this week most difficult for everyone at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge whose lives Palmer touched before he died at age 87 on Sept....
President Trump compared himself to Andrew Jackson Wednesday on a trip commemorating the seventh president’s 250th birthday. “It was during the revolution that Jackson first confronted and defied an arrogant elite. Does that sound familiar to you?” Trump said. “Oh, I know the feeling, Andrew.” Trump also said he was wowed by Jackson’s Nashville, Tenn.,...
Never has a 16th seed upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Never. Certainly one of these days, when the stars align and that snowball in hell doesn’t melt, it will happen. This season? We can always dream. We’ve seen enough of March Madness to understand it’s just a matter of time before...
