An Iranian woman has gone viral after claiming she’s had 50 surgeries in a bid to look like her idol Angelina Jolie. Sahar Tabar claims to be one of the “Tomb Raider” actress’ biggest fans and has said she “would do anything” to emulate her. The 19-year-old from Tehran underwent 50 surgeries in the space...
Rapper DMX pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of tax evasion.
A British mom became obsessed with plastic surgery after she started posting more selfies online. Lucy O’Grady developed the unhealthy habit as a way to look more like the selfies she posted to her Instagram – which had been edited with filters and apps to “remove flaws,” she told ITV’s This Morning. The insecure mom...
The company Brandon Laird put Shohei Ohtani in was “Bryce Harper and Mike Trout.” The word used to describe him was “superstar.” The belief if Ohtani can pitch and hit in the majors as he has in Japan was “definitely.” Laird, a 2007 Yankees draft pick, has been Ohtani’s teammate with the Nippon-Ham Fighters the...
“I am no longer in pain and happy to say I am working again,” she shared.
A tourist has been left red-faced and potentially scarred for life – by a henna tattoo mustache. Arran Maye, 28, had an allergic reaction to the “temporary” tattoo he got on his face in Benidorm — and doctors in intensive care have warned he might need a skin graft. The plumber and his mate Adam...
“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, thy leaves are so unchanging.” Or so the lyrics of the popular Christmas carol go. But Christmas trees around the world are no longer traditional evergreen firs, instead, they’ve taken on unique and diverse forms, with variation in color, size and shape. Some aren’t even trees at all. The...
HBO will be moving forward with Russell Simmons' "All Def Comedy," despite accusations of sexual assault against him.
The algorithm used in Google Translate reveals a gender bias when translating genderless pronouns In Turkish, for example, one pronoun, “o,” can be used to describe he, she, or it. When Google Translate translates from Turkish to English, it has to guess which one it is — and it tends to guess that the sentence...
You could be better off getting mugged with an empty wallet than with a $50 bill. So suggests a new study from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, where researchers found laypeople were inclined to award less compensation to victims if they endured an emotional loss coupled with trivial or no economic loss...
There’s no smartphone like the iPhone when it comes to setting the pace in the mobile industry. Every major hardware push Apple makes with its iPhones is quickly followed by its rivals, even if Apple wasn’t the first to introduce that particular feature. Take OLED screens, which Apple just made great again. Yes, Samsung is...
There’s no bonus to being a good employee this year. “Higher corporate profits, low unemployment, and high economic confidence among employers is not translating to more cash-based year-end bonuses,” concludes a survey of 150 HR execs released Wednesday by global outplacement and executive coaching consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Indeed, while in 2016, just...
A homework assignment prompted this determined 10-year-old to take a stand against a school policy that body shames girls for wearing leggings. Falyn Handley, a fifth-grade student at Springdale Park Elementary School in Georgia, is going up against her school district’s dress code that prohibits “skin-tight,” clothing, referring to garments such as leggings as a...
Walmart removed a controversial T-shirt urging violence against journalists from its website after a news association asked for it to be pulled amid “today’s vitriolic political and ideological environment,” according to a report. The Radio Television Digital News Association announced Thursday that the nation’s largest retailer on Wednesday removed the T-shirt — which reads: “Rope....
When you’re idly adding bargains to your ASOS cart, what do you think about? Whether you’ll actually wear a sequined one-shouldered jumpsuit? If you should spend your last $79 on something you’ll put on once and then discard at the back of your cupboard? If you maybe don’t need another pair of pink trainers? Well,...
The media industry has come under fire as a flood of women speak out about sexual assault and misconduct involving men including Harvey Weinstein, actor Kevin Spacey, Vox Media head Lockhart Steele, Disney Animation head John Lasseter and most recently “Today Show” host Matt Lauer. And while allegations related to people in the media often...
"We ended it as best friends, and it was genuinely about encouraging and caring [for each other], and that was pretty remarkable for me," she said.
CHICAGO — In a major step toward creating artificial life, U.S. researchers have developed a living organism that incorporates both natural and artificial DNA and is capable of creating entirely new, synthetic proteins. The work, published in the journal Nature, brings scientists closer to the development of designer proteins made to order in a laboratory....
The iconic giant tortoise of the Galapagos Islands has a strange shell to help it get back on its feet when it flips over on the rocky islands, according to new research. It was thought that the weird shell, shaped like a saddle, was to enable it to reach higher vegetation, such as cactus. Known...
It’s supposed to be a pleasurable experience for all involved. But for some, a sex can leave them bent and broken in ways you wouldn’t imagine. And here you were thinking practicing safe sex meant using a condom and keeping up with your regular sexual health checks. We’ve all heard of the obvious carpet burn,...
That is definitely not kosher. A career burglar was busted for breaking into the office of a Brooklyn state senator last month — and then punching a hole in the wall to an adjacent Jewish deli, where he raided the register, officials said. Ex-con Angelo Robinson, 53, broke into Mechy’s Gourmet on Avenue J via...
"It was really impacting me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually," Melissa Schuman said.
Most players who make it to the NFL cash in with sparkling new Porsches or Escalades, but one rookie is content with a used car. Philadelphia Eagles running back Corey Clement over the holiday weekend picked up the keys to a 1995 BMW given to him by his grade-school guidance counselor, who promised he could...
Money.net, an online platform for financial data and news, says it has grown its ranks of paying subscribers to more than a quarter the size of industry behemoth Bloomberg’s. The company, which charges as little as $1,500 a year for a subscription, now has more than 83,000 paying customers, according to CEO Morgan Downey, who...
Are you present tense? Inspiration is the hard part when it comes to holiday giving, but never fear — we’ve got ideas for everyone on your list in a range of price points. Let the fun (and the shopping) begin. La Rosa Fruit Holder La Rosa fruit bowl is the result of an extraordinary process...
