Lifestyle
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Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island summer town is on high alert for a sudden wedding as rumors fly
When a large tent appeared next door to Taylor Swift’s Watch Hill estate this week, it didn’t take long for speculation about the superstar’s impending nuptials to ripple through the affluent New England seaside village — and the internet. Soon, fans were swapping theories online, photographers were staking out vantage points and residents found themselves…
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‘I literally was crying last night because I’m nervous about what I’m going to find out’: a record 51% of Americans aren’t ‘cost secure’ on health
Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a high-deductible health insurance plan through her employer, an option that avoided high premiums and allowed her to save for retirement. Then, in 2025, she slipped a disk in her back, requiring medication and physical therapy. Suddenly, the medical bills were so…
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The first 100 visitors to the Obama Presidential center got a surprise: Barack and Michelle
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of the new Obama Presidential Center, personally greeting them Friday. The Obamas, joined by former “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton, also read “Where the Wild Things Are” to 25 school children at the Chicago Public…
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Utah’s measles outbreak has slowed, but the start of school and colder weather in the fall may create another surge. ‘It’s still transmitting’
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state’s first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina and Arizona, the spread in Utah…
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World Cup fans say tickets never arrived and orders were canceled. ‘He had told all his friends that he was going to that game. He literally cried’
Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn’t going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson’s 13th birthday. As thousands poured into Atlanta Stadium on Monday to see Spain face Cape Verde in what turned out to be a remarkable scoreless draw, Ramroop stood outside, increasingly stressed as…
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The highest-paid hospital CEO made $43 million last year all while Americans hold $220 billion in medical debt
Once again, for-profit hospital executive compensation numbers are out, and once again, people are outraged. Even Congress is getting frustrated, as the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing in April questioning hospital CEOs on their spending and growing healthcare costs. People in the US owe a collective $220 billion in medical debt, according…
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The Knicks’ playoff run that ended in a championship and parade is worth at least $380 million to New York City
The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, the first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., James Naismith invented basketball in 1891, and the five boroughs of New York City were unified in 1898. And yet, in all of that time, the New York Knicks had never once had a ticker-tape parade. Until today. When…
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Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers who mostly aren’t medical professionals, Pew finds
Tens of millions of Americans now go to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube when they’re worried about their health. A recent Pew Research survey found that half of U.S. adults under 50 turn to influencers and podcasts on mostly those three platforms when they’re trying to take better care of their health, and they stumble across…
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Needles used to detect breast cancer in shortage from recall
The Food and Drug Administration said that the US is experiencing a shortage of breast biopsy needles after Hologic Inc. recalled the products earlier this year, potentially causing delays in diagnosing the most common cancer in women. The shortage is expected to last through March 2027, the FDA said in a statement. It advised doctors…
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The Knicks have won 3 NBA titles, but their first parade was held up for 55 years by a budget crisis and a rejected $372 expense report
New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday’s ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and ‘73, they weren’t honored with New York’s signature procession. Why not? There’s no one definitive explanation. But there is some informative context: The ’70s…