An emotional Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi announced on Friday that she underwent a hysterectomy operation to treat Stage 1 cervical cancer, months after first disclosing her diagnosis. The reality star, who earned fame as a hard-partying roommate on MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” announced her health scare earlier this year. Polizzi, 38, credited regular Pap smears with catching…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the biggest in the country’s history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. As of 30 July, there were 3,605 confirmed cases including 1,587 deaths – a fatality rate of 44%. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. It was…
In the era of fast-track technology and superseding comfort, there are people who still like turning pages. Who visit bookstores to buy their next read and revel in the fragrance of a fresh book. Then some take it easy and download their book on their Kindles. While one might believe it is all about preferences…
This story is part of NBC Selected’s New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches. We will continuously update this article throughout the month with new releases we think you should know about. Apparel and footwear launches The Clifton is Hoka’s staple neutral everyday running sneaker, which we also recommend for walking….
Seven climbers are still missing on Pakistan’s Broad Peak after an avalanche on Thursday. The seven are part of a group of 10 climbers that were in the area when the disaster struck. The remains of Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy from Oman, Pur Bahadur Gurun from Nepal and Mallory Geis from the US have…
There was no expensive toy, no carefully planned activity and no adults telling them what to do. Just two six-year-olds, a pile of wooden boards, and a vivid imagination. The children had transformed the boards into a bridge over an imaginary river filled with crocodiles. They invented rules, negotiated turns, argued, laughed and solved problems…
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or wandered past a display of impossibly soft stuffed animals at a gift shop, you’ve probably met a Jellycat. The British brand has become one of the most collected (and gifted) soft toy lines around, with fans anticipating new “drops” the same way sneakerheads camp out for limited…
There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia. Habtom, whose name – like the other prisoner featured in this article – has been changed to protect his identity, has been…
Prospective homebuyers eyeing a condominium may soon discover that mortgage lenders are as interested in the condo building as they are in the buyer. New condo-lending policies taking effect on Aug. 3 from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — government-sponsored enterprises that purchase qualifying mortgages on the secondary market — mean that some purchases could…
Quote of the Day by Irish author and poet Oscar Wilde Fashion quote of the day: “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months” – Oscar WildeOscar Wilde had a way of saying things that made people laugh first and think later.His take on fashion was…