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In what is being described as a "world first", a woman from Taiwan was found to have four bees living in her eye after she went to the doctor complaining of some swelling in the region. The 29-year-old patient, named only as He, turned up at the hospital suspecting she had…
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On Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged 'Full House' star Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents who have not said they would plead guilty with new money laundering charges in the college admissions bribery scandal. Combined with the previous charges, they each could face up to 40 years in prison, according to…
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The Mountain is one of the most intimidating characters in Game of Thrones. He's barely had any dialogue, and it's uncertain what exactly he wants other than to fight, murder and maim, but his actions speak volumes. He managed to kill off fan-favourite Oberyn Martell in an astoundingly horrific scene -…
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It's fair to say that Alec Baldwin and President Donald Trump aren't exactly on close terms. Baldwin's views mean that he's often at odds with the Republican leader, and choosing to portray him in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live certainly didn't help matters. To be fair to…
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An Uber driver in San Mateo, California dropped a passenger off at the airport, then returned to their empty home and attempted to break inside, police said. However, an alarm went off at the residence, which is located on the 600 block of Rand Street, scaring the burglar the away.…
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A leading British supermarket has been forced to apologise after suffering backlash over their Easter chocolate ducklings, with some customers branding them 'racist'. Waitrose, a supermarket chain with around 350 locations in the United Kingdom, recently released a set of chocolate ducklings in anticipation of Easter, selling for around £8,…
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In a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates, Pete Buttigieg, pronounced boot-edge-edge, has a lot of momentum. He's a former Naval Intelligence Officer who served seven months in Afghanistan, the two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana and, oh yeah, an openly gay Christian, who married his husband, Chasten, last June.…
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'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman and 12 wealthy parents, plus one university coach, have pleaded guilty in the 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal. Newport Beach businessman Rick Singer orchestrated the $25 million scheme, in which parents cheated to get their privileged children into highly selective universities, like Yale, Stanford and…
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Allison Mack, the 36-year-old actress best known for playing Chloe Sullivan in the CW superhero series Smallville, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges for her involvement in the secret sex trafficking cult NXIVM. "I have come to the conclusion that I must take full responsibility for my conduct…
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To the dismay of grandparents and traditionalists everywhere, video gaming is now officially a high school sport. Esports is the fastest growing spectator sport and its influence is being seen in the US education system where, in eight states, it is a legitimate varsity sport. Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts and…
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It’s becoming painfully obvious to everyone that plastic is bad news for the planet. Despite being a cornerstone of industry for the last 100 years, we are only just getting to grips with how potentially disastrous our plastic dependence actually is. It affects everything, from life in the oceans to…
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A domestic abuser who made chilling threats to murder the mother of her child was allegedly allowed into a women's refuge shelter after beginning to identify as female. While living as a man, Melissa Addis (formerly Mark Addis) spent six months on remand in a male prison in 2014 after…
