Anecdotal reports suggest that people who are taking weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy say they suddenly find it easier to turn down an extra drink on a night out. But does research align with these stories? Do these weight loss drugs cause people to reduce their alcohol consumption?Although more research is needed, evidence is mounting that GLP-1 receptor agonists — a class of drugs that includes semaglutide (brand names Ozempic and Wegovy) and liraglutide (Saxenda) — do seem to reduce alcohol consumption, and researchers are hopeful that these drugs could help curb problematic drinking.This research is still in…
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysWeeks before South Korea’s presidential election, a photo of one of frontrunner Lee Jae-myung’s campaign trucks on its side resurfaced…
Sales of new US single-family homes surged to more than a three-year high in April as builders lowered prices to attract buyers, but rising mortgage rates and economic uncertainty remained headwinds for the housing market. Data for February and March was revised significantly down, taking some of the shine from the unexpected…
Oracle will spend around $40 billion on Nvidia’s higher-performance chips to power OpenAI’s new US data center, the Financial Times reported Friday. The data center, situated in Abilene, Texas, is part of the US Stargate Project, led by top AI firms in the country, to boost America’s heft in the artificial intelligence…
It’s official! Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale (“The Watcher,” The Motherf**ker with the Hat), Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner James Corden (“The Late Late Show with James Corden,” One Man, Two Guvnors) and Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother,” Hedwig and the Angry Inch)…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
The hosts of the Today show have shared several glimpses into their family lives on the show and online over the years. Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and more of the NBC morning show stars have welcomed children over the years. Kotb, who left the series in January 2025,…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson said Friday that its customers would have to pay a large part of tariff-related cost increases, and that it could become impossible to import one of its most affordable cars to the US if levies increase. President Trump on Friday said he was recommending a straight 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting from June…
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobby against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state. Cook reached out to Abbott last week and asked him to make changes to the bill – or veto it entirely, the Wall Street Journal…
The hosts of The View have been urged to tone down their anti-Trump political rhetoric by bosses at ABC News and its parent company, Disney.The often antagonistic rhetoric from the all-female line-up has generated concern among network executives, according to reports.Bob Iger, Disney’s chief executive, and Almin Karamehmedovic, the president…
Quick facts about the moonHow far away it is: An average of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) from our planetHow big it is: 2,159 miles (3,475 km) across, or about one-fourth our planet’s sizeHow old it is: About 4.4 billion years oldThe moon is our constant companion and the only natural…
Billy Joel, 76, said Friday that he is bowing out of his 2025 tour because he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Joel said on Instagram that his brain condition had been exacerbated by his recent live performances, “leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance.” He was…
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“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.”It’s easy to spend Memorial Day weekend forgetting what it’s all about. Between barbecues, beach trips, and shopping sprees, plenty of distractions that smokescreen Memorial Day’s true purpose: To honor and mourn those who died in…
Memorial Day weekend is here, and theaters worldwide are being invaded by cute little aliens and a perpetually running Tom Cruise. The most exciting place to be, though, isn’t in an auditorium with a bunch of strangers but on your living room couch. There’s one caveat — you have to…
A Colombian woman living illegally in the United States lived under a stolen identity for more than two decades, improperly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits, and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also obtained welfare benefits, a REAL ID…
President Trump’s special envoy Ric Grenell “blindsided” administration officials earlier this week by taking a private jet to Antigua without prior authorization to pick up an American held for the past six months by Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, The Post can exclusively reveal. Grenell announced Tuesday that he had flown…
Goldman Sachs asked a Brooklyn federal judge to throw the book at a disgraced former partner who cost the Wall Street investment banking giant billions of dollars in fines over a foreign bribery scandal. The Wall Street giant’s top lawyer fired off a letter on Thursday to US District Court…
There seems to be a clash of views within the ABC daytime talk show “The View” over the hyper-political coverage it has become known for.The Daily Beast reported about an apparent rift between the ladies of “The View” and the top brass at the company, going all the way up…
A woman in the U.S. has died from severe neurological symptoms that were caused by an abnormal protein — which she was unknowingly injected with nearly 50 years earlier.Having shown no neurological symptoms in the decades since the injection, the 58-year-old recently began experiencing tremors and changes in her ability…
It’s critical that seniors be strong on their feet, as falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults. In the US alone, almost a third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, resulting in injuries and occasionally death. Falls in the elderly cost $30 billion…
The Islanders have their man. After a search that dragged over a month, the Islanders finally found their new general manager on Friday. The Post confirmed that Lightning assistant general manager Mathieu Darche will be named as Lou Lamoriello’s replacement, with the 48-year-old beating out Jarmo Kekalainen and Marc Bergevin…
Plenty of Hollywood lotharios keep on grabbing headlines well into old age but, at 88, Warren Beatty leads a quiet life largely out of the spotlight — and, considering how he started out, it’s nothing short of miraculous. For decades, Beatty was the embodiment of Hollywood charisma — a leading…
Oklahoma’s public school history teachers will soon be required to teach the disproved conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 presidential election from President Donald Trump.The Republican-led state’s new high school history curriculum says students must learn how to dissect the results of the 2020 election, including learning…
The Big Mouth cast has brought life to the show’s ragtag group of teens for almost a decade.Created by Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg and Nick Kroll, the Netflix animated series follows a group of young teenagers at Bridgeton Middle School as they navigate the highs and, more often,…
The revelations about former President Joe Biden’s declining health while he was in office have shone a new spotlight on what officials in his administration said at the time about the former president’s health. One of the most outspoken officials defending Biden’s mental and physical stamina was White House press…
The best NASCAR Cup Series drivers are showing their best talents for one of the sport’s most coveted races.The Coca-Cola 600 is running at Charlotte Motor Speedway in one of the four crown jewel events for the NASCAR Cup Series.AdvertisementFans will be attending the race in droves, including several first-time…
Tesla’s rollout of its robotaxi will usher in a “golden age of autonomous” and could send the EV maker’s beaten-down soaring by 40%, WedBush analyst Dan Ives predicted Friday. “We believe the golden age of autonomous is now on the doorstep for Tesla with the Austin launch next month…
Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, used to be even bigger, according to a new study.The cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed dissipated around 4.5 billion years ago. At that time, Jupiter was at least twice its current size, and its magnetic field was…
“Army Strong” is more than just a tagline — for soldiers, it’s a requirement for duty. The U.S. Army requires that all active-duty soldiers prove their physical prowess by passing a rigorous fitness test. There have been multiple versions of the test over the years, and the Army recently announced that a…
The Braves are receiving an MVP-sized jolt in hopes of finally performing up to expectations. Atlanta activated former NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. for Friday night’s home game against the Padres, welcoming him back after he missed most of the 2024 season with an ACL tear. His return comes two…
Zachary Levi is stirring the pot with some cryptic comments that have Hollywood buzzing.The “Shazam!” star recently hinted that far more celebrities voted for Donald Trump than the public might think, but they’re keeping quiet about it.Without naming names, Zachary Levi claims that many in the industry supported the current…
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Let’s face it — your pimple may be more problematic than you realize. A Harvard-trained dermatologist warns that some benign-seeming blemishes could be cancerous. Dr. Daniel Sugai urges patients with persistent pimples that last longer than a month to seek treatment. “If you have a pimple that won’t go away…
A Colombian woman illegally in the Bay State is accused of living under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits. Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also allegedly voted in the 2024 presidential election, and she obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and…
WASHINGTON — President Trump lavished praise on top buyers of his eponymous cryptocurrency Thursday night at a private gathering at his golf club in northern Virginia — as Democrats in Congress and protesters outside the venue called the 220-person event an example of shameful self-dealing by the commander in chief.…
The winner of South Korea’s upcoming presidential election will be faced with the task of uniting a country riven by political acrimony since the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who sparked national outrage after declaring martial law in December.But first, they will have to contend with President Trump’s…
Left-leaning NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo blasted the Democratic Party for ignoring the threat of Islamist extremism in the US while remaining singularly focused on demonizing President Trump. Cuomo made the stunning accusation a day after two Israeli Embassy employees, a young couple, were killed in cold blood allegedly by pro-Palestinian…
The idea of resurrecting extinct organisms is alluring; I would love to see one of the strange Cambrian animals like Hallucigenia and Opabinia, feathered dinosaurs, the giant hornless rhino “Walter” and giant sloths.The “de-extinction” company Colossal Biosciences promises to fulfill that dream, at least for extinct animals like woolly mammoths…
When Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers, it was assumed that LeBron James would be thrilled with the team’s front office and that he’d have a chance to compete for a title in Hollywood for the remainder of his career. Maybe that thinking was a bit too fast, as…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Ready, set, shop! Memorial Day weekend sales are here, and they’re too hot to pass up. Whether you’re focusing on wellness goals or you’re looking to revamp your skincare routine,…
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