Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said the ICRI, … Read more
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro revealed Tuesday that President Trump called him over the weekend to ask how his family was doing after the arson attack on the governor’s residence earlier this month. “I appreciated that the president called me,” Shapiro told reporters at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Harrisburg – the first public … Read more
She’s feeling Good as Hell. Lizzo has revealed how she dropped a whopping 16% of her body fat during a TikTok livestream on Tuesday — months after publicly denying accusations that she used Ozempic. The “Truth Hurts” songstress, who has promoted body positivity throughout her career, told fans that she cut out Starbucks and focused … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five years, but she has cast aside every single wedding tradition that’s important to us. Alexa won’t wear an engagement ring because diamonds are “ugly” and not politically correct. She has refused to have … Read more
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health. In a large, randomized trial, researchers led by First Hospital of China Medical University discovered that “intensive blood pressure control” resulted in a 15% … Read more
OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome if antitrust enforcers are successful in forcing the Alphabet unit to sell the popular web browser as part of a bid to restore competition in search, an OpenAI executive testified on Tuesday at Google’s antitrust trial in Washington. ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley made the statement while testifying … Read more
Back to the stage she goes. Pamela Anderson is making a career pivot after she got snubbed by the academy with no Oscar nomination for her acclaimed performance in “The Last Showgirl.” The 57-year-old is set to star in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ play “Camino Real” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer, according to … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but said he wants interest rates to be lower, remarks that could defuse tensions over the central bank chief’s future that have rattled investors. “I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. … Read more
The hitman who killed fashion icon Maurizio Gucci shot his own 37-year-old son in the face and then turned the gun on himself Tuesday, according to Italian reports. Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, was hosting family at his Pisa, Italy, home for the Easter holidays when the shocking attempted filicide occurred, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa. … Read more
Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk told Tesla shareholders on Tuesday that he’s planning to dramatically cut back on his work for the Trump administration next month. “Starting next month, I will be allocating far more of my time to Tesla,” the electric car company CEO said on Tesla earnings call, according to Business … Read more