Doctors were astonished when this x-ray revealed the cause of a man’s stomach ache — a metal cup up his backside. The 60-year-old Indian farmer apparently agreed to have the eight-inch object inserted into his bottom by local “quack” doctors as a cure for a tummy ache. But, unsurprisingly, the farmer was still left with...
Bacteria discovered on the surface of the International Space Station may not be from Earth, a Russian cosmonaut claims. Anton Shkaplerov, an ISS expedition flight engineer who will take his third trip to the space station in December, said that living bacteria harvested from the metal skin may be extraterrestrial. Microorganisms from Earth have been...
An unhinged Midtown hotel guest refused to stop smoking in his room Tuesday and barricaded himself inside for more than four hours, prompting cops to flock to the scene, officials said. The incident unfolded in a room on the 14th floor of the Element Hotel on West 39th Street beginning around 6 a.m., when the...
Police holding a weapons amnesty were stunned after a man handed in Clint Eastwood’s MP40 machine gun he used in the film “Where Eagles Dare.” Officers say the prop German sub-machine gun was dropped at a police station by an unnamed male who worked in the film industry. He told cops the MP40 sub-machine gun...
A British firm has released the first photos of its Fitbit-style condom that measures a man’s performance in bed. The high-tech jimmy jacket — which looks like a small rubber bracelet — logs data during sex and sends it to the user’s smartphone, according to the creators of the i.Con Smart Condom, which released images...
Despite a raft of sexual misconduct allegations and limited campaign appearances, Republican Roy Moore has regained a lead in a Senate race in Alabama, according to a poll out Tuesday. Moore has reopened a 5-point lead over Doug Jones – 49 percent to 44 percent – wiping out a 3-point lead his Democratic challenger held...
A hulking Ukrainian “Superman” gives new meaning to the term “hard as nails.” In a remarkable video to surface online, Dmytro Khaladzhi performs extraordinary feats of strength including bending a metal rod with his teeth and carrying a fully grown horse. The Ukrainian strongman and former circus performer, 38, also deadlifts a saloon car and...
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say a Louisiana mother threw her infant son at his father’s feet, fracturing the baby’s skull. Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports the infant’s father said he had been arguing with 24-year-old Heidy Rios, of Terrytown, when she threw the 3-week-old baby at his feet and uttered an expletive, telling him to “take” his...
Josh Gordon’s return to the NFL appears to be imminent, and the details about his past appear to be more astonishing with each interview he does. Gordon told Sports Illustrated that he made upwards of $10,000 per month selling marijuana while playing football at Baylor. The Houston native told SI he would get a weekly...
Google researchers have created a phone app that can tell when nosy strangers are peeking over your shoulder — and it goes out of its way to embarrass the snoops. When it catches a culprit, the mobile app interrupts its owner and flashes live video of the unwelcome spy using the front-facing camera, framing their...
Eli Manning will take a seat for the first time in 13 years. The Giants announced on Tuesday that Geno Smith will start at quarterback Sunday against the Raiders and rookie Davis Webb will also see time. Manning was given the option to continue starting, but instead makes way for Smith in this abysmal 2-9...
Most LGBTQ Americans face harrassment and violence. Indeed, 51 percent LGBTQ Americans say they have been sexually harassed or experienced violence because of their sexual identity, according to a recent survey, carried out on behalf of National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This comes at...
Iran’s new naval commander has vowed to dispatch warships to the doorstep of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico, according to reports. “Our fleet of warships will be sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the near future and will visit one of the friendly states in South America and the Gulf of Mexico,”...
The Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to send the GOP tax reform bill to the full upper chamber for a vote. Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who was considered a holdout, voted for the tax bill in the committee after the GOP leadership said a trigger could be added before the full...
Idiots shoving selfie sticks down little penguin burrows are making the “sensitive” birds “very frightened”, says a wildlife expert. Thousands of tourists and locals flock daily to St Kilda Pier, Melbourne, to watch the tiny species coming in to rest at night and feed their young. While most are well behaved, wildlife officer Suriya Vij...
Plainclothes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dragged a man out of Brooklyn Criminal Court Tuesday, after twice insisting to his attorney they weren’t with the federal agency. Genaro Rojas Hernandez, who has no prior criminal record and was in court on a misdemeanor assault case, was handcuffed and led out by the ICE...
These men are suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from Manhattan ATMs using skimming devices, cops said Tuesday. Approximately $17,000 was stolen using the gadgets, which duplicate bank-card information, allowing the thieves to create duplicate cards to withdraw money from owners’ accounts, police said. The devices were placed on at least three ATMs at different...
Brace for impact. Last year, Americans gave more than $389 billion to charity, with individual donations — versus corporate or foundation donations — representing about three-fourths of this total. And this year, as the economy continues to improve, we’re expected to give even more. American individuals and households will likely increase their giving by 3.0...
In a social media world, capturing the perfect travel shot can seem like a competition at times. But a popular travel Instagram account has had to be shut down after a photo went too far and deeply offended the locals. The account, @traveling_butts, was started by a couple from California and it followed their adventures...
‘Tis the season for giving. Nearly all Americans (96 percent) give to charity, according to data released this morning from Bankrate.com. And many of us plan do more this year: About one in four Americans (22 percent) say they are giving more this year than last year — whereas just 12 percent say they are...
Two worms have been born in soil that mimics the surface of Mars — bringing colonization of the planet a step closer. Biologist Dr. Wieger Wamelink found the creature, vital for the survival of any ecosystem, in Hawaiian soil simulant he obtained from NASA. The find boosts hopes that humans may live on Mars in...
Britt McHenry may be collateral damage in ESPN’s one-sided war with professional fire-starter Clay Travis. McHenry, a reporter who was laid off from ESPN in April, is still under contract, and thus she has to abide by Bristol rules to collect her paychecks. On Monday, Travis suggested that one of those stipulations is that McHenry can...
An apparent acoustic attack on a USAID officer at the American embassy in Uzbekistan has raised suspicions that Russia may have been involved in similar attacks targeting US diplomats in Cuba, a new report said Tuesday. The officer and his wife reported the attack in September, and sources said it mirrored the attacks in Havana,...
“I did want to draw a line. I didn’t want to get sucked back into another project," Day-Lewis shared.
