From going into labor on the first day of a new job to miscalculating bubble guts, a new survey has unveiled the real stories of womanhood. That’s according to a poll of 2,000 women ages 25 to 44, which asked them to get candid about what, when, where, why, and how about everything that goes on “down there.” And the results showed that women are twice as likely to feel connected to another woman as they are to feel embarrassed following a “bathroom habits discussion” (31% vs 15%). Without sparing any details, one woman recalled peeing “[her] pants while cutting…

A couple in Arkansas will spend two decades in prison after they admitted to using a “ratchet strap” to lock the woman’s 15-year-old son up in a dark bathroom, leaving him there for days at a time without food or clothes. Baxter County Circuit Judge Andrew Bailey sentenced Jaclyn Machelle Barnett and Daniel Alan Wright to each serve 20 years in a state correctional facility after they pleaded guilty to multiple felonies on Monday, May 18. Additionally, the judge tacked on a seven-year suspended sentence and noted that the couple had already served 194 days at the time of their…

This summer, Southern California’s cherished Thrifty Ice Cream is making a sweet return — launching nationwide shipping, popping up in major grocery stores, and reviving its nostalgic ice cream truck to delight SoCal streets once again. The 86-year-old ice cream brand’s future was thrown into doubt last year after Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy and shuttered hundreds of stores, wiping out many of the old-school Thrifty scoop counters that generations of Californians grew up with. But the cult-favorite brand, founded in West Hollywood and famous for its cylindrical scoops and flavors like Chocolate Malted Krunch, Rocky Road and Mint ’N…

May 20, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFor the past few days, Lady Chu’s outspoken owner Nahji Chu has been enjoying a bit of reprieve from the “interrogation lights” that sparked the latest fight in her long-running war with the City of Sydney council that started some 14 months ago.Chu opened Lady Chu on Roslyn St in Potts Point during the pandemic. In the years since, the restaurateur has become known not just among locals but across Sydney for her colourful social media presence and full-bodied replies…

Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt will have her large inner circle by her side when she ties the knot with Derek Green. “Asking my 14 bridesmaids to be in my wedding,” Hunt wrote over a Saturday, May 16, Instagram video. In the clip, Hunt celebrated her upcoming nuptials by raising a glass at a gathering with her loved ones. The table was set with white and gold plates and glasses and bouquets of white flowers. Hunt, for her part, dressed to the theme in a white dress and styled her hair down in loose waves. “Some of God’s greatest…

Forget the Met Gala — the real fashion moment of the season had four legs, wagging tails, and enough attitude to make Anna Wintour blink twice. On Monday, May 18, New York’s most stylish pups (and their very patient humans) descended on Midtown for the third annual Pet Gala — a full-on canine couture takeover inspired by the 2026 Met Gala and reimagined entirely for dogs. Hosted at Cineplay on West 37th Street, the ticketed soirée turned high fashion into high fluff, complete with a 24-foot red carpet, flower-wall photo ops, and more sparkle than a flashbulb could handle. For…

Published on 19/05/2026 – 19:07 GMT+2 A palpable sense of embarrassment was noticeable when the Anthem of Europe resounded in the Strasbourg European Parliament on Tuesday, with a clutch of grey heads at the centre of the stage symbolised the Old Continent getting older. The conferral ceremony of the European Order of Merit was meant to celebrate the European Union with an assortment of heavyweights who helped build it and fresh faces who can shape its future. But of the 20 laureates chosen this year, almost all the 13 laureates who actually attended the ceremony belong to the emeritus cohort,…

NAV Canada says it’s taking several steps to increase the amount of available staff this summer to meet peak demand periods, including during events like the FIFA World Cup, in moves air industry experts say are akin to “scraping the barrel” in a sector facing staffing challenges. This comes less than two months after the not-for-profit corporation, which owns and operates Canada’s civic air navigation system, acknowledged it was short about 200 staff, including air traffic controllers (ATC).The shortage of ATC and other staff last summer led to delays and service disruptions at some of Canada’s busiest airports and are…

The head of the World Health Organisation expressed concern over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported the suspected death toll had risen to 134, with more than 500 suspected cases.The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved medicines or vaccines.Workers inspect medical supplies at a World Health Organisation warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya.AP Photo/Jackson NjehiaCongo was expecting shipments from…

Human remains found outside of a home in West Virginia have been identified as a 16-year-old girl, with the discovery being made just one week after her stepfather was arrested on separate charges related to alleged sexual abuse. James Truman was arrested on May 8, just four days after his stepdaughter, Shayln Harvey, was reported missing on May 4. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Monday, May 18, that human remains were found on the property of a home in Big Chimney, West Virginia, on Friday, May 15. The remains have since been confirmed to have belonged to Harvey.…

Spencer Pratt unloaded on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Monday as firefighters battled the explosive Sandy Fire burning through parts of Simi Valley and Ventura County, accusing city leaders of repeating the same failures he says worsened last year’s catastrophic Palisades Fire. The wildfire ignited near Sandy Avenue in Simi Valley before roaring across dry brush amid fierce Santa Ana winds, sending thick smoke billowing across the region and forcing evacuation orders for thousands of residents. As firefighters raced to shield homes from the advancing flames, Pratt took to X and blasted Bass in a series of furious posts. “While…

When you signed up for TSA Pre-Check, you were promised the dream of breezing through airport security, keeping your shoes on, and not having to sift through your strategically packed backpack to take out your laptop. But the selling point of ease holds little value when the security lines are hours long, and there aren’t enough agents available to screen the millions of passengers traveling on any given day. In the wake of a TSA funding crisis that caused security lines of up to three hours and ensuing travel nightmares in New York City airports, the agency went public on…

Published on 19/05/2026 – 19:28 GMT+2•Updated 19:35 The European Commission kept its carbon border tax unchanged in a fertiliser plan announced on Tuesday meant to support struggling farmers, despite complaints that carbon pricing is also contributing prices amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Fertiliser producers argue that the bloc’s carbon pricing rules at the border protect the European industry from cheaper imports produced under weaker environmental rules, since the rules oblige EU exporters to pay for the pollution linked to their production. But farmers fear they are indirectly paying the bill through higher fertiliser costs. European Commissioner for Agriculture…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teenager from Brampton who was reported missing more than a year ago has been found dead in Saskatchewan, with RCMP now treating the case as suspicious. The remains of 16-year-old Jay’siiah Webb-Long were discovered on May 13 during what Saskatchewan RCMP described as a “planned search” near Pelican Narrows, Sask.Police confirmed an autopsy was conducted on May 15. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Webb-Long was last in contact with family members in Ontario over…

May 20, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWestern Australia is made for getting away: from the crystal-clear beaches of the Coral Coast to the red dirt of the Kimberley, the vineyards of Margaret River to the ancient gorges of the Pilbara.On holidays, we’re spoiled for choice not only for destinations but for places to stay. Short-term rentals are booming. Many of us use them and enjoy them.Short-stay accommodation in WA’s regions outnumber long-term rentals by a ratio of 15 to one in some areas.iStockphotoBut what is our…