I was hypnotized by a 5-star hotel’s ‘resident healer’ and would opt for the eccentric, $285 treatment over a massage in the future

Four Seasons hypnotism session Hannah Towey/Insider The Four Seasons Hotel spa in New York offers consultations with "certified spiritual healers." From chakra healing to astrology, the unique offerings tap into a $ 639 billion wellness tourism market.  I'd choose the spa's hour-long hypnosis session over spending the same amount of money on a massage. Luxury […]

Putin has been called a ‘master procrastinator’ but experts say he wanted to avoid mobilizing troops ‘at all costs’ due to how unpopular it would be in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin during his visit to celebrate the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press Putin announced Wednesday he was calling in reserves, prompting protests in Russia. Experts said Putin wanted to avoid […]

A Nebraska county of only 625 people contained nearly 100 deep underground nuclear missiles, so the US Air Force halted a green-power project that would have revitalized its economy

Vesta wind turbines in Palm Springs, California, July 21, 2022. David Swanson/Reuters There are hundreds of underground nuclear missiles across Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana.  The US Air Force says wind turbines can't be constructed within a 2-mile radius of these missiles. Due to underground missiles, a wind turbine project in Banner County, […]

A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his electric car after the battery died — an issue that he says would cost over $20,000 to fix

The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/Insider A Tesla owner went viral on TikTok after he posted a series of videos on issues with his Model S. Mario Zelaya claims he was locked out of the car after the battery died, which would cost over $ 20,000 to fix. Last year, a Finnish Tesla owner blew […]

DeSantis’ office says migrants are better off in Massachusetts than they would have been in Texas

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. John Raoux/AP Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office said migrants he had flown to Martha's Vineyard are better off. The remarks by a DeSantis spokesperson came after a county sheriff in Texas announced he had opened a criminal investigation into the matter.  Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard […]

Trump would carry secret records in his jacket pocket, risking them being seen by staffers without clearance, former press secretary says

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham with then-President Donald Trump in August 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Stephanie Grisham said she often saw former President Donald Trump "mishandle" secret records. Classified documents are meant to be rigorously guarded, with secure rooms and safes. Grisham said Trump was unconcerned by those rules and risks people […]

Ruth Bader Ginsberg would have taken Justice Alito’s ‘skin off’ over being quoted in his Roe v. Wade opinion, longtime friend and journalist says

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Samuel Alito, Jr. sit next to each other as all of the justices on the court pose for their group portrait on November 30, 2018. Jim Young/Reuters RBG would have fought back against Samuel Alito's Roe v. Wade opinion, her longtime friend says. NPR's Nina Totenberg […]

CBS Eyes Fourth NCIS Series; Latest Spinoff Would Be Set in Hawaii

RELATED STORIES CBS is looking to expand the NCIS franchise outside the contiguous United States. TVLine has learned that the Eye network is in the early stages of developing a new iteration of NCIS, this one set in Hawaii. This would mark CBS’ third NCIS spinoff and the fourth NCIS series overall, joining the Mark Harmon-headlined […]

The Walking Dead’s Samantha Morton red-faced after Would I Lie To You? blunder ‘Sorry!’

Samantha explained she was heading out on a shopping trip anyway so asked if Tom wanted to join and go to Argos to pick up the lead. After briefly joking Tom would’ve found Argos’ famous small pens big, Rob eventually asked Lee’s team what they thought. Lee and his co-stars were convinced Samantha was telling […]