William Shatner, who made history in 2021 as the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering candid advice to Blue Origin’s all-female crew preparing for their own journey beyond Earth’s atmosphere. “You’re on an adventure. You’ve got to embrace it,” Shatner said to Gayle King, who …
Read More »Two men found guilty in 2022 Texas smuggling attempt that resulted in 53 migrant deaths
Two men charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in San Antonio took …
Read More »New Year’s resolutions often don’t last. Here’s why they fail and how to keep them, according to an expert.
Working up your list of resolutions for the new year? Studies show most New Year’s resolutions are bound to fail, so we asked an expert how to make the most of your 2025 goals. How long do New Year’s resolutions normally last? While it differs for everyone, a 2023 poll from Forbes …
Read More »Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway; Person of interest taken into custody, police say
NEW YORK — A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an …
Read More »Francis Ford Coppola, a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree, looks back on his groundbreaking career
Francis Ford Coppola, the visionary director behind “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” was named a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree earlier this year, celebrating his lifetime of artistic achievements. Over a career spanning more than half a century, the 85-year-old filmmaker has earned five Oscars, six Golden Globes, two Palme d’Or …
Read More »Jamie Foxx reveals he had brain bleed and stroke: “I went to hell and back”
Jamie Foxx is finally sharing details about his 2023 near-death experience in his new comedy special “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.” Foxx was hospitalized in April 2023 while filming a movie in Atlanta. At the time, his daughter Corinne said on social media that the comedian had “experienced a …
Read More »First Japanese “onsen,” bath house where many patrons relax naked together in mineral
One of Japan’s top luxury hotel firms will open an “onsen” hot spring resort in upstate New York that it says will be the first Japanese-run venture of its kind in the United States. Japanese onsens — bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures …
Read More »Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial set for May 2025
NEW YORK — Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy, was given a May 2025 trial date by a judge in New York. According to the indictment, Combs allegedly abused women for years as associates and employees kept quiet and allegedly helped. Victims were …
Read More »New Jersey college student suffering from sickle cell disease has newfound hope with gene therapy at CHOP
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It’s gene therapy research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that’s being called a game changer. The first patient to get the therapy outside a research setting is a Cherry Hill college student who’s …
Read More »Wearing wrist weights during walks is a trendy hack for toned arms. Here’s what to know about safety.
A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? Sounds like a no-brainer, but experts say to proceed with caution. Wrist weights have been around for decades, but TikTok users have re-invigorated the exercise tool by pairing them with other popular social media fitness trends like the …
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