https://meenews.co/post/6a94d91c2c5335ae104d53a2 California mom has both legs amputated after suspected impaired driver plows into her restaurant lunch table te 2026-08-31T01:30:04.720Z California mom has both legs amputated after suspected impaired driver plows into her restaurant lunch table An elderly California mother had both her legs amputated after an alleged impaired driver crashed into the outdoor dining area of a restaurant where she was eating lunch. Cristina Vargas, 81, was enjoying lunch at a sidewalk table outside Los Cinco Puntos in Los Angeles' Boyle Heights with her daughter, Gabriela Vargas, and their male friend when the SUV plowed into them at around 3:30 p.m. on July 7. Surveillance footage obtained by KTLA shows an SUV veering onto the sidewalk and into the outdoor dining area. Screeching tires were heard just before the SUV hit the group, sending patrons, the table and other items flying. ARIZONA GRANDPA TO UNDRGO AMPUTATION AFTER COLLAPSING ON SCORCHING SIDEWALK "I remember I just heard screeching and I was lifting up my head and I just saw headlights and a bumper and I heard a big boom," Gabriela told KTLA. "The next thing I knew, I was airborne." Cristina’s lower body was pinned under the vehicle and Gabriela suffered a head injury and a deep laceration on her knee. The two women and their male friend were rushed to a hospital for treatment. Gabriela and the male friend have since recovered from their injuries, but Cristina's injuries were significantly worse and faces a long road to recovery. Cristina underwent three surgeries and later had both of her legs amputated. She said she is thankful to be alive and has maintained a positive mindset. She has been undergoing physical therapy at a rehabilitation center and will soon be allowed to go back home. Cristina, a widowed mother of two, said she is looking forward to being surrounded by her family and friends. "My goal is to give her the best quality of care from here on out," Gabriela said of her mother. A police report alleges that the driver was impaired at the time of the crash. The unidentified woman was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, according to KTLA. A GoFundMe created by a friend for the Vargas family has raised more than $30,000 as of Sunday night. The fundraiser said the family is facing massive medical bills, ongoing rehabilitation and daily living expenses. "Cristina will need significant support to adapt to her new disability, including making their home accessible and covering the costs of specialized care. The road ahead is long and challenging, but with your help, they can focus on healing rather than the overwhelming financial stress," the fundraiser reads. CALIFORNIA MAN PICKS UP EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ON A BEACH DURING JULY 4 CLEANUP, LOSES HAND The fundraiser described Cristina as a "vibrant and social person with a true lust for life." "She loved to dance and was a regular at events at the senior center, bringing joy and energy wherever she went," the GoFundMe reads. "Her vivacious spirit and love for connecting with others made her a beloved member of the community. This sudden change is especially heartbreaking for someone who has always embraced life so fully and actively." In an Aug. 17 update, Gabriela thanked supporters and said the recovery was progressing slowly. "Thank you everybody for your love and support. We greatly appreciate it. It's a slow recovery but day by day we're getting through it. My mom's spirits remain hopeful as do mine. Recovery is very painful but she's giving it her all," Gabriela said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94d6c32c5335ae104d535c Hasan Piker insists Abdul El-Sayed asked him to 'stump' for Michigan campaign amid backlash te 2026-08-31T01:20:03.450Z Hasan Piker insists Abdul El-Sayed asked him to 'stump' for Michigan campaign amid backlash Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said that Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed asked him to "stump" for his campaign during an interview Friday following the intense backlash the Democratic politician has faced for appearing with him. Piker spoke to Semafor columnist David Weigel about the backlash he has received from Democrats since appearing on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, which he claimed was El-Sayed's idea, not his. "He asked me to stump for him, and I had not considered that ever before," Piker said. "I'd never really delivered a speech like that before." EL-SAYED PALS AROUND WITH FAR-LEFT STREAMER HASAN PIKER THE DAY BEFORE CRUCIAL MICHIGAN SENATE ELECTION Piker added that he had previously decided to get more involved with politics through New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign but did not face significant backlash for that effort compared to campaigning for El-Sayed. He explained that after campaigning for El-Sayed, establishment Democrats and think tanks like Third Way came out to attack him. "I'll admit I didn't realize how much the media would think that this is different," he continued. "I had no idea that in the mindset of, you know, people in D.C., in the mindset of like, establishment media, doing a rally with a politician was apparently far more consequential than flying out to Dearborn and, like, working out with him, doing profiles, fundraising for him. I didn't realize that it was a very different thing," Piker said. He continued, "I did not realize that people would get so mad about it because, from my perspective, who cares if I'm doing a rally with a politician? I'm like, I've already had the guy on, like, a hundred times on the broadcast. You know, I've fundraised for him. I like him a lot. I have my disagreements with him, too, of course. But that was when the onslaught came in." ABDUL EL-SAYED PLAYS DOWN HASAN PIKER TIES AFTER STREAMER’S VIRAL ANTISEMITISM FIRESTORM Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed's campaign for comment. El-Sayed has received intense scrutiny for campaigning with Piker despite the far-left Twitch streamer's history of controversial statements, such as claiming America "deserved" 9/11. More recently, El-Sayed has attempted to distance himself from Piker after he suggested Jewish Americans were "making antisemitism worse" by voicing their support of Israel. El-Sayed has since repeatedly referred to Piker as "a streamer from California" with no relevancy to the race. "I am not interested in a conversation about a social media person in California. And to folks who want to make this about a social media person in California, let’s not forget what actually matters in our politics, what our politics are really about," El-Sayed told reporters during Saturday's state Democratic Party Nominating Convention.  MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT DEMANDS REPORTERS STOP ASKING 'ABOUT HASAN PIKER' AHEAD OF SENATE RACE He added, "I don’t ever want my comments to hurt anybody’s feelings. It’s important to me that people understand that I take serious [sic] the pain of all communities in this state. But I don’t want to have a conversation about a Twitch streamer in California. This is not a serious conversation." In a comment to Fox News Digital, El-Sayed also apologized for his past comments made in response to an attack on a Michigan synagogue in March, where he remarked, "Hurt people, hurt people." "To anybody who feels like my comments may have been hurtful, I’m really sorry. That was not my intention. We condemned that terrorist attack. We condemned it outright," El-Sayed told Fox News Digital. "What I was trying to do was offer context for why it happened, but it wasn’t the time for context and you don’t ever want to trample somebody’s pain." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94d46c2c5335ae104d5302 Nicolás Maduro flashes peace signs in first prison photos since US capture in Caracas te 2026-08-31T01:10:04.607Z Nicolás Maduro flashes peace signs in first prison photos since US capture in Caracas Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in photos posted to his social media accounts Sunday, offering the first known glimpse of him inside a New York prison since his capture by U.S. forces in January. Maduro, who was flown to the U.S. following a major military operation in Caracas, has been in custody for eight months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while facing drug trafficking charges. In the photos, shared to Maduro’s X account, the former dictator wore a matching gray sweatsuit with white sneakers and appeared noticeably thinner as he stood against a plain wall. Maduro said he shared the images as a small gift of hope to his family and supporters, assuring them that "we will remain strong, serene, and confident" and that "Venezuela will be reborn." TRUMP TOUTS ACCESS TO 65 BILLION BARRELS OF VENEZUELAN OIL IN DEAL HE SAYS WILL SLASH GAS PRICES "I send these photos as a small gift to all my grandsons and granddaughters, to the boys and girls, and to all the noble people who love us," Maduro said. "I want you to know that we stand firm, with our hearts full of your love, that love that reaches us transformed into prayer, into constant action, into solidarity and true support. Infinite thanks for every word, for every gesture, for every blessing." "Enjoy this small gift with joy and hope. Cilia and I embrace you forever, with our souls devoted to you and with our faith in God intact," he added, referring to his wife, who was also flown to New York on related drug trafficking charges. MADURO ALLY DEPORTED TO US OVER ALLEGED BILLION-DOLLAR CORRUPTION SCHEME TIED TO OIL, FOOD PROGRAM While Maduro made the post Sunday morning, timestamps on the two photos indicate they were taken June 25, just one day after two major earthquakes killed more than 6,500 people in northern Venezuela near Caracas, according to The Associated Press. The images were released just two days after President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in U.S.-Venezuela relations, with Venezuela agreeing to give the U.S. majority control over 65 billion barrels of oil from the nation’s reserves. The deal marks a major development for the American oil market as the ongoing war with Iran continues to push up prices at the pump. Since being detained, Maduro has reportedly spent much of his time reading the Bible, according to his son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, who spoke with El País in May. He added that the former leader has 510 minutes a month, or 8.5 hours, for conversations with people outside the prison, according to the report. Maduro and his wife are expected to go on trial in New York in June 2027. Both have pleaded not guilty and face potential life sentences if a jury finds them guilty of conspiring to send cocaine into the U.S. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94cfc02c5335ae104d4d7f Appeals court limits what homebuilding constitutes a ‘nuisance’ te 2026-08-31T00:50:08.098Z Appeals court limits what homebuilding constitutes a ‘nuisance’ PHOENIX — Just because a new home might look into a neighbor’s backyard or block a scenic view doesn’t mean it violates state law, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled.... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Appeals court limits what homebuilding constitutes a ‘nuisance’ first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94cfbe2c5335ae104d4d5f Billions in US aid to Ukraine under microscope as corruption rocks Zelenskyy’s inner circle te 2026-08-31T00:50:06.836Z Billions in US aid to Ukraine under microscope as corruption rocks Zelenskyy’s inner circle Washington is relying on extensive safeguards and dozens of oversight agencies to scrutinize and protect billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Ukraine amid the country’s continuing struggle with corruption, a regional security expert said Sunday. The oversight comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s inner circle faces renewed political pressure from widening investigations, with several senior officials and aides resigning, being dismissed or facing investigations since 2025. Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Mudra, a deputy head of the presidential office, on Aug. 19 as anti-corruption investigators pursued a money-laundering case involving another deputy head of the office. Investigators have not named Mudra as a suspect, The Associated Press reported. ZELENSKYY SAYS PUTIN 'LOST THE INITIATIVE' AS UKRAINE'S TECH INDUSTRY RESHAPES THE WAR "Of course, in all of the former Soviet Union countries, there is significant corruption," former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carrie Filipetti, now executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition, told Fox News Digital. "A lot more work needs to be done. But we know, at least on the U.S. side, as we're providing support for their military, we have a lot of mechanisms," she said before explaining how dozens of agencies are working on oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. The U.S. committed $67.8 billion in defense articles and services to Ukraine from February 2022 through March 2026 through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and Foreign Military Financing, congressional reports show. That support is part of a broader U.S. response to the war. About $195 billion has been appropriated for Operation Atlantic Resolve, including funds to replenish U.S. weapons stocks, support U.S. military operations in Europe and provide economic, development and humanitarian assistance, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. AS TRUMP'S NATO GAMBLE PAYS OFF, ENVOY NAMES ALLIES HE'S STILL WATCHING "Over 24 federal agencies are involved in oversight," Filipetti said. "To make certain that there are no consequences to the U.S. taxpayer, to our equipment in terms of the corruption issue, U.S. contributions are very much protected." In recent months, however, senior Ukrainian officials have resigned, been dismissed or faced scrutiny by the country’s independent anti-corruption bodies, including NABU. Those developments include Andriy Yermak’s Nov. 28, 2025, resignation after investigators searched his premises and Mudra’s Aug. 19 dismissal during a money-laundering probe. Former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna was dismissed by Zelenskyy as Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. on Aug. 3, two days before a suspicion notice was served against her, according to the Kyiv Post. He also fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on July 15 in a broader reshuffle over internal wartime disagreements which sparked protests across the nation. ZELENSKYY PRESSURES US AND EUROPE FOR MORE 'AIR DEFENSE' ASSISTANCE AMID ONGOING WAR WITH RUSSIA In interviews after he left government, Fedorov also complained about what he described as ingrained corruption and patronage networks, Reuters reported. "We've seen that Zelenskyy is taking really seriously the criticisms of corruption, and every time there is an allegation, he moves very swiftly to remove those individuals from the government," Filipetti said. "And the fact that there are these independent bodies is, I think, really important. They're listening to them. They're making sure that they're trying to root it out as much as humanly possible." THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN WEAPONS SYSTEMS NATO IS EAGER TO HAVE Zelenskyy has pushed back on suggestions that the investigations implicate him personally. "The heads of anti-corruption agencies have zero questions for me," Zelenskyy said in remarks published Aug. 23 regarding the investigations. "They understand perfectly well that I am not involved in anything like that." A February 2024 USAID inspector general review also found that the agency did not independently verify some Ukrainian health workers’ salary claims before reimbursement, though Filipetti said U.S. economic aid is now reimbursed only after verification. "A lot of what the United States has been providing, we're making sure that everything is through a reimbursement mechanism," Filipetti said. TOP UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS IN ZELENSKYY GOVERNMENT SUBMIT RESIGNATIONS AMID $100 MILLION CORRUPTION SCANDAL She said U.S. aid has not been tied to the money-laundering allegations and remains protected as Ukraine works to combat corruption. The scrutiny also comes as Kyiv faces shortages of Patriot interceptors amid intensified Russian strikes and a need for air defense interceptors. Zelenskyy said he wants to secure 300 additional interceptors for the coming winter, while Ukraine’s air force has requested 360. "One of the most urgent needs that the Ukrainians have right now is interceptor missiles," Filipetti said. "This is why this idea of sending Patriot capabilities and allowing them to produce them on the ground in Ukraine has become so important to Zelenskyy." RUSSIA’S GAS GAMBLE BACKFIRES AS TRUMP’S ENERGY VISION RESHAPES EUROPE President Donald Trump has expressed reluctance to further deplete U.S. missile inventories, saying the United States also needs the weapons, while pressing European allies to shoulder more of Ukraine’s defense burden. "We want missiles too," Trump said Aug. 6 when asked about Zelenskyy’s requests for long-range missiles and Patriot systems. "Biden gave him so much, Biden gave $300 billion worth of ammunition." Filipetti also said Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts remain an important consideration for its NATO aspirations. "I think every country has been really adamant that the Ukrainians move forward in their anti-corruption mechanisms," Filipetti said. "Obviously, if Ukraine ever wants to be a formal member of NATO, that's something that they will need to prove and demonstrate." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94cfbe2c5335ae104d4d56 Alex Palou clinches fourth straight IndyCar title and fifth overall in doubleheader at Milwaukee Mile te 2026-08-31T00:50:06.157Z Alex Palou clinches fourth straight IndyCar title and fifth overall in doubleheader at Milwaukee Mile Àlex Palou officially clinched the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series championship on a doubleheader weekend in Milwaukee that turned into an unusual partial doubleheader on Sunday. The 29-year-old Spaniard qualified well for both races, but served an engine penalty in the first, which got underway on Saturday. Rain, however, caused a red flag at the 90-lap mark, and the rest of the race was postponed to Sunday morning. Come Sunday morning, the track was still too wet, which led to an unusual schedule for the day: Race 2 would get underway at noon local time, finish, and then Race 1 would resume in the late afternoon. Palou started on pole for Race 2 — which was now kind of Race 1.5 — and came home in fifth, with Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward winning the race. KYLE KIRKWOOD HANGS ON TO WIN FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX IN WASHINGTON No biggie, because Palou just needed to have a championship lead of more than 54 points when the checkered flag fell on Race 1 (which, again, ended after Race 2; weird, I know), to clinch the title with one race left on the schedule. Palou played it safe for the remaining 160 laps, keeping his nose clean and getting his yellow No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda back in one piece. INDYCAR STAR ALEX PALOU REFLECTS ON WHITE HOUSE, OVAL OFFICE VISIT WITH TRUMP: 'INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE' He did it, coming home tenth in a race that Pato O'Ward won, meaning he pulled off the rare feat of winning two races in one day. But the big story was that Palou had built a big enough points buffer to claim his fifth career title in six years, and his fourth straight. INDYCAR'S FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX SPECTACLE IN WASHINGTON, DC DRAWS MASSIVE TV RATINGS It's an unbelievable run of form for Palou, who is now third on the all-time list for career championships behind AJ Foyt with seven, and his CGR teammate for one more weekend, Scott Dixon, with six. Don't think for a second that Palou will take it easy in the season finale now that he has the title locked up. The season ends at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, one of his best tracks. That race will get underway Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94cb0e2c5335ae104d4ce1 Abbey Gate survivor describes chaos before attack, says pullout was botched from the start te 2026-08-31T00:30:06.870Z Abbey Gate survivor describes chaos before attack, says pullout was botched from the start Abbey Gate bombing survivor retired Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews said Saturday on "The Big Weekend Show" that U.S. Marines were forced to improvise their way through the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan after inadequate preparation and support left them facing overwhelming crowds in the days leading up to the deadly attack. Vargas-Andrews, who lost his right arm and left leg in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing, said Marines at Hamid Karzai International Airport were left to adapt on the ground despite warnings from leadership about how dire the evacuation could become. Vargas-Andrews told Fox News that the failures leading to the attack began well before the first explosion and renewed his call for accountability. "Everything we were doing while we were there was like figuring it out on the go," he said, even as he acknowledged that Marines are trained to "adapt, improvise and overcome." ARMY VET LAWMAKER MARKS ABBEY GATE ANNIVERSARY WITH BLISTERING MESSAGE FOR BIDEN-HARRIS: 'ABJECT FAILURE' "We were lacking in the support. We were giving [the refugees] our food. We were giving them our water. There was no tent set up to process refugees," Vargas-Andrews said. He recounted that day, comparing it to something out of the movie "World War Z," saying, "It was just hundreds of thousands of people. And if I filled up the whole room with sand, that's how many people it felt like [were] there." AMERICA’S PROMISE TO OUR AFGHAN ALLIES IS STILL UNFINISHED FIVE YEARS LATER "We were just put in a very, very precarious situation that could have been better prepared for over the weeks and months prior leading up to that," Vargas-Andrews recalled. "And that decision was never made." Vargas-Andrews said troops had received intelligence warning of a threat, but maintained that nothing was done proactively to prevent it. He did not place responsibility on any single person or group, instead pointing to multiple administrations, the State Department and other organizations and citing "decades of action and inaction and just poor decision-making." Vargas-Andrews welcomed the recent recognition by the Department of War of Marines who served during the evacuation, but said he did not want these awards to overshadow the fact that there has still been no accountability. "It's a good step in the right direction, is what I will say. I think that the real important things still haven't happened, but we hope it does and we pray that it does.," Vargas-Andrews said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94c8b62c5335ae104d4c28 Bipartisan revolt against Flock cameras spreads across the states te 2026-08-31T00:20:06.775Z Bipartisan revolt against Flock cameras spreads across the states Governors, attorney generals, state lawmakers and candidates for office are joining the growing, bipartisan tempest over Flock cameras. The solar-powered, artificial intelligence-equipped eyes in the sky capture images of vehicles,... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Bipartisan revolt against Flock cameras spreads across the states first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94c65e2c5335ae104d4be6 Meta settlement won’t stop legislative push te 2026-08-31T00:10:06.570Z Meta settlement won’t stop legislative push State lawmakers and youth advocates are calling for further social media regulations after the blockbuster, multi-billion-dollar settlement announced this week between state attorneys general and Meta. The sweeping agreement is... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Meta settlement won’t stop legislative push first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94c65c2c5335ae104d4bc5 San Diego Padres swept by Rays after outfielder drops fly ball over the fence for a home run: WATCH te 2026-08-31T00:10:04.923Z San Diego Padres swept by Rays after outfielder drops fly ball over the fence for a home run: WATCH With the calendar set to turn to September, the San Diego Padres are fighting for their playoff lives. Entering a tough weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego had a 16-8 record in August, including an impressive sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. Their slumping offense had finally come alive in recent weeks, with Fernando Tatis Jr. breaking out of a power drought, Jackson Merrill turning around his year, and Ty France continuing to be a surprising offensive force. Their typically aggressive front office improved the pitching staff by bolstering the starting rotation with trades for Casey Mize and Robbie Ray. Mason Miller looked like an unstoppable force on the mound, encountering easily movable objects in the opposing batters box. JUAN SOTO'S MISREAD TURNS ROUTINE SINGLE INTO LITTLE LEAGUE HOME RUN AS METS' WOES CONTINUE Despite the Arizona Diamondbacks hanging around, the final wild card spot in the National League looked like the Padres' to lose. Fast forward to Sunday evening, and the Padres are suddenly on the outside looking in after a sweep in Tampa. That's frustrating enough, but what's worse for the team and their fans is how it happened. Particularly Sunday's 5-4 loss. Entering the bottom of the ninth inning, the Padres had the Rays right where they wanted them, a 3-1 lead with Miller on the mound. Junior Caminero led off the inning with a 78mph single to center, before Miller rebounded to strike out Liam Hicks and get Chandler Simpson to line out. Then, with two outs, Miller got outfielder Jonny DeLuca to hit a fly ball to left field. Samad Taylor had a beat on it, tracked it down into the corner, caught the ball as he ran into the fence and just...dropped it. Game-ending out turns into game-tying homer. Even more infuriating for Padres fans? DeLuca's fly ball had no business being a home run. With an exit velocity of just 90.7mph, the ball traveled 319 feet, with Taylor's help. That's a home run in literally one out of the 30 Major League Baseball stadiums, good for just an .010 expected batting average. Hits with those exact characteristics are outs 99% of the time, and the one percent turns into a game-tying home run. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM It wasn't the last mistake San Diego would make. In the 11th inning, the Padres took a 4-3 lead on a Ty France fly ball, and reliever David Morgan got superstar Junior Caminero to strike out to start the bottom of the inning. Liam Hicks poked a bloop single to center, and San Diego walked Chandler Simpson to set up a double play after Hicks stole second. Then DeLuca, again DeLuca, tapped a weakly hit grounder to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Bogaerts had an easy out at home to get the second out and keep the game 4-3 and flubbed it, tying the score and putting the winning run at third with one out. Jorge Mateo immediately laced a walk-off single to left for the sweep, ending a brutal game and weekend for San Diego. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The loss dropped the Padres to 72-65, and if the season ended today, they'd miss the postseason after two straight appearances. It's hard to pin the outcome on Miller; he got DeLuca to hit what amounts to a routine fly ball to left to end the game, but the unique dimensions at Tropicana Field and a fluky misplay by Taylor led to the ball going over the fence. Bogaerts is typically sure-handed, but couldn't come up with a play he makes 99% of the time. That's what makes baseball so impossible to predict, and so exciting to watch. The margins between teams, games, and playoff appearances is often razor thin. While the team's fans will be lamenting a missed opportunity, for neutral baseball fans, the race for the final NL wild card spot is set to provide incredible drama. The Diamondbacks and Padres are separated by just half a game, they're tied in the all-important loss column, and the two finish the regular season by playing a three-game series against each other in San Diego. Even better, the season series between the two is tied at five apiece, meaning that final series will determine the tiebreaker. And thanks to the left-field fence in Tampa, it might be the most exciting three-games of the year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94c4062c5335ae104d4b8e Curacao wins second Little League World Series in country's history, first since 2004 te 2026-08-31T00:00:06.549Z Curacao wins second Little League World Series in country's history, first since 2004 A dream 22 years in the making has become a reality, as Curaçao has captured its first Little League World Series title since 2004. The tiny island nation of less than 200,000 citizens rode a dominant pitching performance and an offensive onslaught to an 11-2 victory over Nevada in the championship game. It was the second championship in the country's history, coming on the heels of their shutout victory over Japan in the International final. LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES SIGN-STEALING CONTROVERSY ERUPTS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR Nevada was looking for its first world championship after winning the U.S. title, and even took an early two-run lead in the second before Curacao would prove to be too much for The Silver State. Curaçao would immediately tie things up in the third before breaking the game wide open and scoring a combined nine runs in the subsequent three innings. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL GAME ENDS IN CHAOS AS PLAYER DOES SOMETHING RARE, BUT BEAUTIFUL The game wasn't without its drama, though, as Nevada had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning with a loud out to straightaway center field that carried to the warning track. If that ball flies a little further, perhaps the Curaçao players start to sweat a bit more, but even then, a five-run gap would likely have been too large a gulf to overcome for the American team. Long viewed as a Little League World Series powerhouse, Curaçao legitimized those claims by running roughshod through the entire tournament, and, in the process, becoming only the second team in LLBWS history to win a title with the country’s name on its uniform, joining Japan. Japan would claim a prize of their own in this tournament, taking Ohio down by a score of 4-2 to claim a victory in the consolation game. Curaçao has been on a historic run with regard to international sports, as their soccer team also made it to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in program history and even recorded a point in the group stage. Congratulations to these young men for seeing their hard work come to fruition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bf572c5335ae104d4aab Urgent search underway for more than a dozen people after Grand Canyon flash flood te 2026-08-30T23:40:07.828Z Urgent search underway for more than a dozen people after Grand Canyon flash flood Fifteen people may be missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood tore through a remote area of the Grand Canyon, prompting an urgent public plea from the National Park Service. Grand Canyon National Park said 62 people had been evacuated as of Sunday morning from Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area, where significant flooding hit on Aug. 29.  Officials are asking for the public’s help to account for approximately 15 people who may have been in the affected area during the flood. "Additional evacuations are planned today," the park said, warning that more thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible Sunday and Monday, raising the threat of further flash flooding, debris flows and rockfall. PARK VISITORS FACE FLOOD DANGER OUT WEST WHILE SEVERE STORMS RIP THROUGH NY, NJ The flooding struck Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Aug. 29, according to the National Park Service, adding that nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed. Park staff and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are continuing evacuation and response operations as they work to account for people who may have been caught in the affected corridor. Officials are asking anyone with information about hikers or backpackers who were in the inner canyon along Bright Angel Creek that day to contact investigators. The request also applies to anyone with a campground reservation in the affected area. MULTIPLE HIKERS DEAD AMID SCORCHING GRAND CANYON TEMPERATURES The National Park Service said it is trying to identify people who may have been traveling on the North Kaibab Trail between the North Kaibab Trailhead and Phantom Ranch, staying at Bright Angel Campground or traveling through an area known as "the Box" north of Phantom Ranch. The agency did not release details about the people who may be missing or unaccounted for, including whether they were hikers, campers or park visitors with reservations in the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009 or nps_isb@nps.gov. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bf572c5335ae104d4a9c Evan Kung wins Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River in a tournament for the record books te 2026-08-30T23:40:07.040Z Evan Kung wins Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River in a tournament for the record books What a finale to the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season. Nine different anglers crossed the 100-pound mark this week at the Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River — the most Century Belts ever awarded at a single smallmouth event in Bassmaster history. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS And shockingly, that historic number almost wasn't even the most exciting thing that happened. Evan Kung made a furious final-day charge from behind to run down leader Trey McKinney and steal the tournament win right at the finish, capping a week in which he entered with his Elite Series career on the line. Kung came into the St. Lawrence needing a strong finish just to keep his card in the Bassmaster Elite Series. Instead, he built a lead through four days of consistent fishing and closed it out with a Phoenix Boats Big Bass award (6 pounds, 13 ounces) on top of the tournament win. "It was a crazy week," Kung said. "I knew every day going in what I needed to catch just to stay in the Elites. Once I had that locked up, I went out today wanting the Century Belt. Once I had that, I just went looking for big ones." TENNESSEE ANGLER LANDS MONSTER 15-POUND LARGEMOUTH BASS THAT SHATTERS STATE RECORD HELD SINCE 2015 He described a gutsy final-day gamble that paid off: "I went to the lake for three hours, didn't catch a fish, came back in the river and caught that big one in the last 20 minutes. It was a crazy week." His pattern all week was simple and repeatable — about 95% drop shot, including several fish on a still-unreleased Great Lakes Finesse prototype bait. "It's coming out soon," Kung said. Kung entered the final day trailing McKinney's overnight lead of 83-5 by a pound and a half. He weighed in first among the two leaders and delivered a final-day bag of 27-12 — enough to vault him into the lead at 109-9 for the first time all week. That put the pressure squarely on McKinney, who needed 26-8 to answer and reclaim the win. He came up two pounds short, sealing the title for Kung in the tournament's final minutes. "It was a tough year on me, so it's great to end it like this," Kung said after the win. "I couldn't have thought of a better ending. I'm kind of at a loss for words right now." He thanked a support system that traveled with him all week — sponsors, friends, his mother, and his girlfriend's family. "It's extra special to have them all here to see it," he said. McKinney (2nd, 107-9) fell just short of the win but left Clayton with a much bigger prize waiting — Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year. Tucker Smith (3rd, 107-1) and Cory Johnston (4th, 106-7) both joined the Century Club with two of the heaviest four-day totals of their careers, finishing within a pound of one another. Cole Sands (5th, 105-10) delivered one of the week's best personal stories. The Tennessee pro spent a month and a half scouting the river ahead of the event and treated it almost like trout fishing. "I wanted one of those Century Belts so bad for so long, and I finally got one," Sands said. "And to get it with smallmouth at the St. Lawrence — this might be my favorite bass fishery on earth." On his approach: "I chose not to go to the lake — I saw in practice that the river had plenty of big smallmouth, and you just have to know how to read the current. It's almost like trout fishing, the way you have to drift your bait. I kept it real simple — a drop shot and a minnow bait — and it led to a great finish. No complaints." DENNY HAMLIN CHASES MONSTER LARGEMOUTH BASS IN TEXAS WITH BASSMASTER PRO CHRIS ZALDAIN Rounding out the Century Club: Brandon Cobb (6th, 103-14), JT Thompkins (7th, 103-0), Bryant Smith (8th, 101-3) and Fisher Anaya (9th, 100-5), who claimed his own belt on the final cast of a week that carried much bigger stakes for him (see below). Only Easton Fothergill (10th, 99-8) narrowly missed joining the club. Nine Century Belts in a single weigh-in is proof that the St. Lawrence River is one of the best bass fishing spots in the country. Between the goby-fed smallmouth population and a stacked Elite Series field pushing each other all four days, this event will likely be remembered as one of the heaviest, most competitive smallmouth tournaments Bassmaster has ever run. Kung's name goes on the trophy. But on a leader board where 99 pounds wasn't even enough to crack the top nine, this was a win for the whole field — and for a river that delivered on every promise made about it heading into tournament week. Love all things fishing and outdoors? Follow OutKick OutDoors on Instagram and TikTok! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bf562c5335ae104d4a93 Airport chaos erupts after driver suddenly smashes through fence, hits plane and tractor: police te 2026-08-30T23:40:06.317Z Airport chaos erupts after driver suddenly smashes through fence, hits plane and tractor: police A New Hampshire airport was allegedly breached Saturday after a teenager fleeing police crashed through a perimeter fence, striking a parked plane and nearby tractor, authorities said. The incident unfolded at Portsmouth International Airport shortly after 8 p.m., New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) said Sunday. The suspect was identified as Wyatt Seely, 17, of Rochester, who officials said was found intoxicated following the crash. According to authorities, the pursuit began when officials were searching for "a vehicle related to reported crimes in other local jurisdictions."  FRONTIER JET STRIKES, KILLS PERSON ON DENVER AIRPORT RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AFTER SECURITY BREACH A trooper attempted to stop a black 2008 Ford Mustang on Durham Street in Portsmouth. The driver then allegedly fled the scene, NHSP reported. "The Mustang, which did not have its lights on at the time, then crashed through a perimeter fence of the nearby Portsmouth International Airport and traveled across an aircraft parking apron," officials said in a release. The vehicle then struck a Kubota tractor and a small, unoccupied, stationary plane before coming to a stop, NHSP said in a post on X. MAN CLIMBS ONTO US MILITARY AIRCRAFT IN IRELAND, ATTACKS IT WITH HATCHET: REPORT Seely was taken into custody by state troopers and transported to an area hospital for evaluation, police said. No one else was injured. The teen was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated (DWI), aggravated driving while intoxicated, disobeying a police officer and conduct after an accident. He was also charged with a violation-level offense of reckless driving. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Portsmouth District Court on Sept. 9, 2026. The Portsmouth Police and Fire departments, the Newington Police Department, and Pease Fire and Emergency Services assisted during the incident. Fox News Digital reached out to Portsmouth International Airport for more information. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bd032c5335ae104d4a6d El Niño has grown nearly 40% stronger in recent decades, study finds te 2026-08-30T23:30:11.800Z El Niño has grown nearly 40% stronger in recent decades, study finds El Niño events have become nearly 40% stronger over the past four decades than they were during the pre-industrial era, according to new research that could have implications for rainfall, drought and extreme weather across Arizona and the Southwest. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bd022c5335ae104d4a64 Arizona Supreme Court rejects proposed ban on judges’ use of AI te 2026-08-30T23:30:10.907Z Arizona Supreme Court rejects proposed ban on judges’ use of AI PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected a proposed temporary ban on judges using generative artificial intelligence in their judicial work, opting instead to continue testing the technology under existing safeguards. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bd022c5335ae104d4a5b Gary Hanson: What it's like being a sailor te 2026-08-30T23:30:10.143Z Gary Hanson: What it's like being a sailor Editor: Serving is the US Navy is often portrayed as noble calling, but the reality for many enlisted sailors is far than the commercials suggest. Behind the patriotic messaging is a system that demands relentless labor with limited offering, limited… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94bd012c5335ae104d4a52 310721.jpg te 2026-08-30T23:30:09.301Z 310721.jpg Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94baa52c5335ae104d49ed Family sues after 6-year-old girl dies when badminton racket shaft pierces skull te 2026-08-30T23:20:05.466Z Family sues after 6-year-old girl dies when badminton racket shaft pierces skull The family of a 6-year-old New Jersey girl who died after a badminton racket came apart and pierced her skull during a Maine vacation is suing the Massachusetts-based maker of the sports equipment. "This case represents a parent’s worst nightmare," Attorney Charles P. Hehmeyer, who is representing the family, said. "The Morgan family was enjoying an idyllic summer vacation here in Maine when they lost Lucy due to what we allege was a dangerous and defective piece of sports equipment." The wrongful death and product-liability lawsuit alleges Franklin Sports sold a defective and unreasonably dangerous badminton racket that failed during normal use and turned its metal shaft into a projectile. Lucy Morgan was vacationing with her parents and siblings in Limerick, Maine, on June 1, 2024, when the tragedy unfolded. COLLEGE GRAD REPORTEDLY DIES IN SIX FLAGS ROLLER COASTER INCIDENT AS FAMILY SUES THEME PARK Maine State Police said Lucy’s 10-year-old brother was playing outside when the aluminum shaft became dislodged from the wooden handle. The shaft struck Lucy in the head and pierced her skull, authorities said. Lucy was taken to Southern Maine Health Care in Sanford before being airlifted to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she died June 5, 2024, police said. U.S. TRACK STAR SUES PUMA TEAM OVER F1 TEAM-DESIGNED GEAR SHE SAYS CAUSED CAREER-ENDING INJURY According to a copy of the complaint reviewed by WCVB 5, the Franklin badminton set had been supplied at the family’s rental cottage. The lawsuit alleges the racket’s handle and metal shaft were not adequately secured, the adhesive joining the pieces was defective or insufficient, and the design lacked a secondary restraint that could have prevented the metal portion from flying free. The family also alleges Franklin Sports failed to warn consumers about the risk. Hehmeyer told WCVB 5 that the case was not Franklin Sports’ first issue involving a racket separating. He said a child in New York lost an eye when a racket came apart, and alleged the company knew of that case but failed to make a fix. MONTANA BOY KILLED AFTER BEING FLUNG FROM CARNIVAL RIDE OPERATING WITH MISSING RESTRAINTS, LAWSUIT ALLEGES "The company knew that but chose not to correct this with something as simple as a pin in the handle, which would cost pennies," Hehmeyer told the outlet. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, though it does not list a specific dollar figure. The family is seeking funeral expenses, emotional distress damages, loss of comfort, society and companionship, and other relief permitted under Maine law. According to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Lucy’s three siblings witnessed the incident and suffered "severe emotional distress." Her parents heard her screaming and ran to her aid, the complaint alleges. HEARTBROKEN FATHERS FIND DIVINE HOPE IN SECRET NOTES LEFT BY GIRLS KILLED IN CAMP MYSTIC FLOOD Lucy’s father, Jesse Morgan, a pastor at Green Pond Bible Chapel in Rockaway, New Jersey, previously wrote that the family had been spending its final full day at a lake cottage when the children decided to play badminton in the front yard. FLORIDA 3-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER TRAGIC INCIDENT INVOLVING COMMON PLAY TOY AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE In the days following Lucy’s death, Jesse Morgan shared the faith that sustained his family through their grief. He told Fox News Digital that a friend returned Lucy’s backpack after the family came home from Maine, and inside was the prayer journal she had received about a month before she died. The journal contained drawings, Bible-themed notes and messages about her belief in God, her father said. Jesse Morgan told Fox News Digital he had no doubt Lucy "loved Christ and loved God," and that God welcomed her into heaven. He described discovering the journal as one of the "most beautiful gifts" amid the family’s loss, adding that he believed his daughter had "the faith of a mustard seed." Fox News Digital reached out to Franklin Sports and attorneys for the Morgan family for comment. Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94b84d2c5335ae104d49c2 Dolly Parton left a legacy of literacy, music and kindness te 2026-08-30T23:10:05.706Z Dolly Parton left a legacy of literacy, music and kindness The world was saddened to learn about the death of Dolly Parton on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Tributes to her work, life and career are popping up all over the internet, transcending regional, partisan, class and ethnic lines as Americans collectively mourn one of the best of us. For far more authoritative a Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94b5f42c5335ae104d496f Scottie Scheffler turns hot-mic F-bomb into motivation, rallies for Tour Championship win te 2026-08-30T23:00:04.551Z Scottie Scheffler turns hot-mic F-bomb into motivation, rallies for Tour Championship win Scottie Scheffler shot a bogey-free 66 during Saturday’s third round at the Tour Championship and still looked frustrated throughout the round. After missing a putt at East Lake, Scheffler’s emotions finally boiled over and they were caught on a hot mic. "How does it go back that way? F---ing grain’s over here," Scheffler said. Scheffler’s inability to convert longer birdie looks in the third round left him three shots behind Viktor Hovland entering Sunday’s final round. But, as is often the case with the world’s best golfer, the minor struggles were covered up by stretches of incredible dominance. One day later, the putts started dropping and frustration turned into another Tour Championship trophy. SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER REVEALS HE PLAYED THROUGH 'PRETTY PAINFUL' ILLNESS DURING THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP The world No. 1 came from behind on a punishing afternoon at East Lake, shooting a 4-under 66 to finish at 16-under and win the Tour Championship for the second time. Scheffler's Sunday 66 tied the low round of the day. No other player in the final three pairings shot better than 1 over. When Scheffler's tap-in par hit the bottom of the cup on the final hole, the tournament had effectively ended, even with four players still on the course. It didn’t take long for Scheffler to let the entire field know that if they wanted to win the Tour Championship, they were going to have to outplay the top player on the planet. Scheffler nearly made an ace on the 211-yard par-3 second hole and easily tapped in for birdie. Meanwhile, Hovland made bogey on No. 1 and Ryan Gerard, who began Sunday one shot behind Hovland in the final pairing, doubled the opening hole. RORY MCILROY MAKES EMBARRASSING MISTAKE IN $10 MILLION TOURNAMENT, ANNOUNCER RIPS HIM FOR BEING TOO 'CUTE' Within minutes, Scheffler had turned a three-shot deficit into a one-shot deficit. Most people could probably figure out where this was heading next. Scheffler birdied Nos. 2, 4, 8, 10, 13 and 16, with bogeys at Nos. 7 and 14. His birdie at No. 13 gave him the outright lead for the first time in the tournament. The bogey at No. 14 briefly brought him back into a tie with Hovland, and Chris Gotterup had a birdie putt that would have moved him within one shot of the leaders. Gotterup missed it, nearly hit his tee shot into the water at the par-3 15th and made bogey after a poor chip. Another bogey at 16 ended his chances. That left the Tour Championship where it had felt headed for much of Sunday: Scheffler versus Hovland. Scheffler's birdie at No. 16 stretched the lead to two. Hovland had a chance to answer, but another birdie putt caught the lip and stayed out. The Norwegian dropped his putter in frustration, knowing that his chances of hoisting the trophy had all but ended. Hovland’s last real chance disappeared at No. 17, when he thinned his approach over the green and made another bogey. Hovland parred the final hole to close with a 2-over 72 and finish solo second at 13 under, three shots behind Scheffler. Gerard finished solo third at 12 under and one shot ahead of a seven-way tie for fourth that included Rory McIlroy. Hovland rode his putter to the Sunday lead. He made 141 feet, 3 inches of putts in the opening round, including seven from at least 10 feet, and closed Saturday’s 65 with six straight makes from at least seven feet. Sunday was the opposite. In the final round, Hovland’s longest made putt was a 6-foot par save. His 18-foot par putt at No. 13 lipped out after he appeared to think it was in and began walking after it. Birdie tries at Nos. 15 and 16 also caught the lip. Hovland’s driver didn’t help. He hit five of seven fairways on the front nine, then missed four straight on the back and five of seven over the final nine holes. JUSTIN ROSE SLAM DUNKS HOLE-IN-ONE DURING FINAL ROUND OF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ON EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PAR 3 His No. 13 bogey also brought the day’s biggest controversy. CBS showed an ultra-close replay that appeared to show Hovland’s club touch the sand as he began his backswing on a bunker shot. PGA Tour rules official Mark Dusbabek said the Tour received "several inquiries" about the shot but could not determine with certainty that the club made contact. No penalty was assessed. Under Rule 12.2b, touching sand with a club during the backswing for a shot from a bunker results in the general penalty of two strokes. The replays and still images appeared to show a mark in the sand behind Hovland’s ball, ensuring the decision will be debated despite Scheffler’s late separation. While it didn’t ultimately affect the winning score, it carried major payout implications. A two-stroke penalty would have moved Gerard into solo second and dropped Hovland into an eight-way tie for third at 11 under, which would have cost Hovland just over $3 million. The victory also gave Scheffler revenge against Hovland after their earlier showdown at the Travelers Championship. Hovland’s only 2026 PGA Tour victory entering this week came at the Travelers, where he and Scheffler played together in Sunday’s final pairing before Hovland beat him in a Monday playoff. This time, Scheffler was not beside Hovland in the final group. He started three back, chased him down, and ultimately beat him by three shots. It was also a very different Tour Championship victory for Scheffler. His only previous Tour Championship win came in 2024, when he began at 10 under par due to the FedExCup Starting Strokes format. The PGA Tour eliminated starting strokes in 2025, putting every player at even par to begin this week. Scheffler’s 2024 win came with a built-in advantage. This one came after a three-shot deficit on Sunday. The title gives Scheffler three wins in 2026, along with 13 top-five finishes in 20 starts. He had already won The American Express and FedEx St. Jude Championship, while adding runner-up finishes at the Masters, RBC Heritage, Travelers Championship and 3M Open. He did not win a major this season, his first major-less year since 2023, but the Tour Championship gave Scheffler’s year a defining win and a strong case to win his fifth consecutive PGA Tour Player of the Year. Wyndham Clark is the main challenger after winning three times, including the U.S. Open and BMW Championship. But Scheffler’s ridiculous consistency, along with winning two FedEx Cup Playoff events in the past three weeks, makes it a tight race that could easily go either way. It was also a needed win for American golf. Europe won last year’s Ryder Cup, and non-Americans claimed three of the four majors this season. With the Presidents Cup next month, Scheffler delivered another reminder that the United States still has golf’s most reliable big-game player. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94b39c2c5335ae104d493e Ex-Pentagon official urges US to ‘squeeze’ UK on defense amid Falklands furor te 2026-08-30T22:50:04.068Z Ex-Pentagon official urges US to ‘squeeze’ UK on defense amid Falklands furor A report that Washington could use the Falkland Islands to pressure Britain into meeting its NATO defense commitments drew a swift rebuttal Sunday from a former Pentagon official, who insisted the long-standing U.S. neutrality on the islands remains unchanged. Morgan Murphy, a former press secretary in the War Department, told Fox News Digital that while Washington has not altered its position on Falklands sovereignty, he believes the Trump administration may apply heavy diplomatic leverage over London's military budget. "You don’t take the security and skip the bill. That is free-riding," Murphy said, before adding: "Friends tell friends the check is due. Squeeze is accountability." The Falklands' dispute escalated after reports emerged that U.K. Chancellor John Healey is expected to announce that the government will drop its target of spending 3% of gross domestic product on defense by 2030 when he delivers his first budget in October, according to The Financial Times. TOP US ALLY'S DEFENSE CHIEF QUITS, WARNS MILITARY LACKS RESOURCES FOR RISING THREATS The tension comes amid a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe led by Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby, according to Reuters. As Washington pushes European allies and Canada to take greater responsibility for NATO’s conventional defense, the U.S. is expected to retain a supporting role, including its nuclear deterrent, according to The Associated Press. "We can’t ‘withdraw support’ for sovereignty of the Falklands that was never there," Murphy said. "Policy experts know the difference between an unsourced whisper to a British paper that ‘nothing is being ruled out’ and an official word from the White House." Murphy said the U.S. remains neutral on Falkland sovereignty and continues to recognize British administration of the islands. HEGSETH ANNOUNCES 6-MONTH REVIEW OF AMERICAN FORCES IN EUROPE, BLASTS NATO ALLIES FOR PUTTING TROOPS 'AT RISK' Addressing reports from April of an internal Pentagon email suggesting the U.S. could review its position on the islands, Murphy noted the lack of confirmation. "I have not seen that email. The Pentagon did not confirm it. The official word that followed was the same U.S. position we have now: neutral on sovereignty, recognize British administration," Murphy said. "I no longer work at the White House and can’t speak in any way for the administration, but I can say that the islanders voted 99.8% to stay British in 2013," he said of Falkland Islanders, who voted in a referendum that year to remain a British overseas territory. Murphy emphasized that Washington, however, would maintain other diplomatic options without altering the status quo in the Falklands and said the U.S. is actively pressuring Britain on defense obligations. Under current projections, U.K. defense spending would reach 2.7% of GDP by 2030, with the government expected to set a new timeline for reaching 3% on its path toward NATO’s core defense-spending target by 2035. According to the 2025 Hague Summit Declaration, NATO allies agreed to spend 5% of GDP annually on defense and security-related expenditures by 2035, including at least 3.5% on core defense requirements, and to submit annual plans charting a credible path to meet NATO capability targets. AS TRUMP'S NATO GAMBLE PAYS OFF, ENVOY NAMES ALLIES HE'S STILL WATCHING "Last year in The Hague they signed up for 5% by 2035, which won headlines, but Britain still will not lock 3% by 2030," Murphy said. "I’ve watched this town treat a treaty like a suggestion. Friends don’t let allies cheat. So yes, squeeze London on the number." He added: "This is the habit: put a number in a communiqué, then treat it as optional. They signed the pledge. They still slide." Describing potential U.S. pressure on London as "leverage, not abandonment," Murphy said pushing Britain to increase defense spending would be "in the best national security interest of the U.S. and the U.K." "After Wales in 2014, most of Europe missed the 2% guideline while the U.S. shouldered the load as usual," Murphy added.  "The United States extends the nuclear umbrella, the intel, the industrial base, the special relationship … You squeeze a budget with tools that move a budget," he said of Washington’s process. STARMER IN 'SEISMIC' CRISIS, UK DEFENSE CHIEF QUITS BEFORE HIGH-STAKES TRUMP NATO SUMMIT "Public pressure from the president. Annual Hague reviews. A dated 3% by 2030, or a funded path to 3.5% core by 2035, before the next UK defense budget. The special relationship is a privilege, not a welfare program. "Tariffs if the White House wants them," Murphy warned. "The UK is playing a central role in NATO and strengthening collective defence across Europe," a U.K. government spokesperson said, according to Sky News. "We are NATO's third-largest cash spender on defence and the only European NATO member to commit our nuclear deterrent to the alliance." Fox News Digital has reached out to the Pentagon and 10 Downing Street for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94b1462c5335ae104d487f Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police te 2026-08-30T22:40:06.336Z Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police Lake Havsu City Police reported the following arrests and citations: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94aeec2c5335ae104d4829 Mamdani turns on New York City teachers union with lawsuit blocking pay raises for educators te 2026-08-30T22:30:04.521Z Mamdani turns on New York City teachers union with lawsuit blocking pay raises for educators The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City's largest teachers union, is fighting back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's efforts to block a city-backed pay raise for education paraprofessionals, after the group previously endorsed him last year. Last month, the New York City Council unanimously passed the "RESPECT Check Act," which would offer up to a $10,000-bonus for education paraprofessionals. Though Mamdani supported a version of the bill in the past, he has since spoken out against it, arguing that it violates New York state's Taylor Law, which protects public employees' rights to negotiate issues like compensation. His administration later filed a lawsuit to stop the law from being enacted Aug. 19. FLASHBACK: MAMDANI'S HISTORY OF DODGING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE HE STANDS ON KEY ISSUES In response, the UFT filed a motion to intervene last week, preparing to take the issue to court if Mamdani continues to fight the measure. "We knew this lawsuit was a possibility, and we were prepared," UFT President Michael Mulgrew told Fox News Digital in a statement. "The RESPECT check law, which was unanimously passed by City Council on July 16, was carefully drafted to make sure that it did not violate the state’s Taylor Law, which governs collective bargaining." He added, "The City Council would not have introduced — let alone passed — this bill if it were illegal, and we would not have supported a bill that threatened our collective bargaining rights. This moment is an opportunity for Mayor Mamdani to create a new, fairer system and build the kind of city he said he wanted to lead. This administration must keep its promises, and we won’t stop until it does." MAMDANI'S PLAN TO CUT GIFTED PROGRAMS IN NYC SCHOOLS DRIVING PARENTS TO COMPETITIVE PRIVATE EDUCATION: REPORT Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's office for comment but did not immediately receive a reply. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the city council pointed to a joint statement made by City Council Speaker Julie Menin and council member Carmen De La Rosa on Mamdani's lawsuit earlier this month. "Every member of the Council, in a unanimous and bipartisan vote, supported the RESPECT Check Act because it is unacceptable that paraprofessionals who support some of our highest-need students are earning as little as $32,000 a year. This law is not only the right thing to do, it is also the fiscally responsible thing to do, helping address the staffing shortages that contribute to the City’s $1.5 billion in Carter case costs. The Council will vigorously defend the law," the statement read. NEW YORK CITY'S DECLINING PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PROJECTED TO LOSE OVER 150K MORE AS POPULATION DECLINES The UFT previously endorsed Mamdani after he secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor in July 2025. Despite the lawsuit, Mamdani said in a news conference last week that discussions with Menin and the UFT have been "productive," adding that he does not oppose a pay raise for paraprofessionals. "The relationship [with Menin] continues as it’s been, and the talks [with the UFT] have been productive," Mamdani said. "They’ve been productive because we have a shared understanding of the critical role that paraprofessionals play in our public school system and in our city." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94a58c2c5335ae104d475f Border czar Tom Homan fires back after Democrat Chris Murphy claims ICE is ‘terrorizing little kids’ te 2026-08-30T21:50:04.356Z Border czar Tom Homan fires back after Democrat Chris Murphy claims ICE is ‘terrorizing little kids’ White House border czar Tom Homan fired back on Sunday's "State of the Union" after Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") of targeting parents at school bus stops in Danbury, Connecticut. "Trump says ICE is targeting criminals. They aren't. It's a lie," Murphy posted to X on Friday. "In Danbury, they are just targeting parents sitting at school bus stops just to terrorize little kids." On CNN's "State of the Union", Homan rejected Murphy's characterization of ICE operations. "ICE isn't in the business of terrorizing children," Homan told host Dana Bash. "That's just political fire. ICE is out there enforcing the law that was enacted by Congress. Did we arrest illegal aliens [that are] parents? I'm sure many are. But we're not out there to terrorize children." TOM HOMAN FIRES BACK AT FLORIDA DEMOCRAT OVER 'RIDICULOUS' ICE RACIAL PROFILING CLAIM Homan went on to say that he was unaware of the bus-stop arrest but would seek more information. He acknowledged that ICE no longer operates under its former sensitive-locations policy. DHS rescinded the Biden-era guidance in January 2025, restoring officers' discretion to conduct enforcement in or near schools, hospitals and houses of worship. A DHS spokesperson also fired back at Murphy's comments and accused the Democratic senator of trying to score political points while immigration officers face increased threats of violence. "Any claim that ICE targeted parents at a school bus stop is FALSE," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. "Unsurprisingly, Senator Murphy’s narrative is a work of fiction aimed at scoring cheap political points at the expense of our officers, who are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them," the spokesperson added. TRUMP REVERSES DHS POLICY, ORDERS ICE TO RESUME VEHICLE STOPS AFTER ONE-DAY PAUSE CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences," the official continued. "Illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you whether Connecticut’s pro-criminal illegal alien senator likes it or not." DHS identified the man arrested in Danbury as Leonel Geovanny Morocho-Arteaga, 28, and said he entered the country illegally before Border Patrol arrested and released him in 2021. Agents found a large kitchen knife in his center console during Wednesday’s targeted vehicle stop, according to the department. DHS added that a child connected to the case remained under her mother’s guardianship without explaining their relationship. Federal court records show Morocho-Arteaga filed a habeas corpus petition in Connecticut on Wednesday, the day of his arrest. DHS did not identify the other people whom Danbury United for Immigrants described as parents or provide a total for the week's operation. Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves said close to 50 community members were detained last week and described ICE activity near schools and a daycare, with an advocacy group saying four parents were taken while school buses were present. DEM SENATOR LIKENS ICE OPERATIONS IN AMERICAN STREETS TO OPPRESSIVE BRITISH REGIME DURING REVOLUTIONARY WAR Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94a3342c5335ae104d4723 Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook twin in denim at John Mayer's show in New York te 2026-08-30T21:40:04.763Z Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook twin in denim at John Mayer's show in New York Christie Brinkley is proving her genetics is strong in new photos with her daughter. The 72-year-old model and her 28-year-old daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook attended John Mayer's live performance for SiriusXM in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 26 looking like twins. Cook stunned on the red carpet in a denim on denim look with jeans and a denim jacket, paired with a black tank top showing off her midriff. Brinkley also sported denim jeans, but chose to pair it with a loose black tank top with lace designs on the neckline and sheer cutouts throughout, which she paired with a green jacket. LORI LOUGHLIN AND DAUGHTER OLIVIA JADE STUN ON RED CARPET AS FANS CAN'T GET OVER THEIR RESEMBLANCE Hello! Magazine shared video of the two of them at the event on their Instagram, featuring the two of them smiling for cameras and waving at fans. "Wow no way can Christie be 72 more like 22😍," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "Two beauties ❤️." Fans recently mistook Brinkley for her daughter in the comments section of her Instagram post featuring a carousel of photos of herself posing next to a vintage truck to promote her new zero-sugar prosecco line. In the photos, Brinkley is wearing a navy blue long-sleeved top with an asymmetrical neckline, paired with matching high-waisted shorts with large gold buttons, showcasing her toned legs. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I thought you were your daughter for a second!" one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "Please dear lord let me age like @christiebrinkley." Last year, Brinkley opened up about dating while on Kristin Davis’ "Are You a Charlotte?" podcast, where she revealed she and Cook were matching with the same men on dating apps, despite their 44-year age difference. While on the podcast, she shared that her daughter signed her up for a dating app without her knowledge, and was shocked to see the results. "[Sailor] said, ‘Mom, you’re right not to go on [dating apps] because the same guys that, you know, said yes to me are saying yes to you,’" the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model revealed. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Brinkley, who has been married four times, also shared with Davis what she has learned about relationships over the years. "I find that what men like to do is sort of be able to find somebody… that'll be impressed by every little thing that they do," said Brinkley. "Like, ‘Oh really? Oh, you're taking me to that restaurant? Ooh!’" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94a0db2c5335ae104d46e4 15 People May Be Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood te 2026-08-30T21:30:03.169Z 15 People May Be Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed nearly all the footbridges across Bright Angel Creek in Arizona and cut off hikers’ access, the National Park Service said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a949c2d2c5335ae104d468f From FSU to Dan Mullen, here are three 'overreactions' from week zero of the college football season te 2026-08-30T21:10:05.775Z From FSU to Dan Mullen, here are three 'overreactions' from week zero of the college football season The college football appetizer known as week zero has come and gone, and although it wasn't quite as robust as the real opening week that is still to come, it did more than enough to keep football fans satisfied while they wait for the main course this coming Saturday. Yesterday felt like a return to normalcy for college football fanatics after months of court dates and NIL doomsday prophecies, and it was nice to just sit back and watch some glorious pigskin action without worrying about any of that extracurricular garbage that has been plaguing the news cycle. One of the telltale signs that the season is underway is the myriad overreactions you will see up and down your social media timeline, and Saturday evening/Sunday morning was no different. NFL TO NCAA? COURTROOM CHAOS IS GIVING PRO ATHLETES A BIZARRE PATH BACK TO COLLEGE, AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN As you'll see, it's never too early to overreact to your team's performance in the first week of the year, even with an expanded College Football Playoff affording teams more regular-season Mulligans than ever before. Here are three overreactions you'll see all over your phone screen as you do your Sunday afternoon scroll, and some carry more weight than others. If I could sum up Florida State's 2026 opener against New Mexico State on Saturday night in one word, it would be "woof." And I'm not alone in that assessment, FSU fans took to social media for the majority of the past 16 hours and absolutely trashed their beloved Noles. COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S AP TOP 25 IS OUT: WHO’S OVERRATED, UNDERRATED AND FLAT-OUT SNUBBED? It wasn't without merit, either. The Seminoles were 31.5-point favorites heading into the contest, with New Mexico State coming off a 4-8 season in 2025. Florida State ended up only winning by 17, and the game got as close as 10 midway through the fourth quarter. If it wasn't for a bad pick in the red zone to open the game and a drop by a wide open receiver in the end zone, the Aggies might have actually pulled the upset in Tallahassee. FIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS RANKED OUTSIDE THE PRESEASON TOP-10 THAT WENT ON TO WIN IT ALL The Noles got bullied on the lines of scrimmage by a team much smaller than them and their new quarterback, Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels, was a mixed bag in his debut in garnet and gold. Fans are already calling for head coach Mike Norvell's firing, but the odds of that happening before the season are slim given his exorbitant buyout. The truth is, FSU supporters might be in for another long season, and this overreaction might carry some weight. The UNLV Rebels were a trendy pick to make the College Football Playoff this season as a Group of 6 representative, and while that might still happen, those dreams took a big hit with a 27-21 home loss to fellow G6 Playoff hopefuls Memphis on Saturday. Head coach Dan Mullen spent the majority of the news conference complaining that his fans were making too much noise while the Rebs were on offense instead of worrying about other things like why his defense was getting torched by a Division II transfer at quarterback. I've seen a ton of UNLV fans making impassioned pleas to Mullen asking him to fire defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, but plenty of them have come to the realization that it won't be happening. As a Florida Gator fan, I can confirm Mullen is prepared to go down with the ship as his embattled DC sits right alongside him in the captain's quarters. This is the fatal flaw of Mullen: he's stubborn and loyal to a fault. He had a ton of chances to fire Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham as he harpooned any chances the Gators had of winning a championship in 2020, and I fear he will do much of the same in Vegas. Now, the part that makes this an overreaction is the fact that Guenther is in year one as the UNLV defensive coordinator. Perhaps he turns it around, but getting dissected by a quarterback and head coach (Charles Huff) in their very first game with the program is not exactly a good sign. File this one under "something to keep an eye on." If you were on social media at all in the last 24 hours, you are probably aware of USC's attendance problem during their opening game against San Jose State. The Trojans have arguably their most talented team since head coach Lincoln Riley arrived five seasons ago and have a legitimate shot at making the CFP, but the fans weren't convinced. Several shots of the Coliseum showed what could, generously, be described as a half empty stadium. So what gives? Defenders of the program will blame the empty seats on things like a heat wave, or classes not starting yet. Others fire back with screenshots of a home venue packed to the gills with USC fans during similarly hot temperatures just a few short years ago. Are fans punting on Riley right as he's about to turn things around? I think the truth is probably a lot more simple and less sinister than that. Los Angeles isn't a huge sports town, and I think fans need to see proof of concept before they show up to a game and support their team. I say this as someone who is from a similarly fair-weather sports town in Miami; the Dolphins and Hurricanes will play to a stadium that is barely half full unless they are legitimate championship contenders. It's just the way it is. I will say this, for as empty as the Coliseum was on Saturday, the students did their part, as their section of the stadium was packed to the gills and screaming full throat for their Trojans. This is absolutely an "overreaction," and the minute USC is 4-0 and ranked in the top 10 when they play Oregon, I guarantee you that the building will be rocking. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a949c2d2c5335ae104d4686 Urgent search underway for more than 20 people after Grand Canyon flash flood te 2026-08-30T21:10:05.010Z Urgent search underway for more than 20 people after Grand Canyon flash flood More than 20 people may be missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood tore through a remote area of the Grand Canyon, prompting an urgent public plea from the National Park Service.. Grand Canyon National Park said 62 people had been evacuated as of Sunday morning from Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area, where significant flooding hit on Aug. 29.  Officials are asking for the public’s help to account for more than 20 people who may have been in the affected area during the flood. "Additional evacuations are planned today," the park said, warning that more thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible Sunday and Monday, raising the threat of further flash flooding, debris flows and rockfall. PARK VISITORS FACE FLOOD DANGER OUT WEST WHILE SEVERE STORMS RIP THROUGH NY, NJ The flooding struck Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Aug. 29, according to the National Park Service, adding that nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed. Park staff and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are continuing evacuation and response operations as they work to account for people who may have been caught in the affected corridor. Officials are asking anyone with information about hikers or backpackers who were in the inner canyon along Bright Angel Creek that day to contact investigators. The request also applies to anyone with a campground reservation in the affected area. MULTIPLE HIKERS DEAD AMID SCORCHING GRAND CANYON TEMPERATURES The National Park Service said it is trying to identify people who may have been traveling on the North Kaibab Trail between the North Kaibab Trailhead and Phantom Ranch, staying at Bright Angel Campground or traveling through an area known as "the Box" north of Phantom Ranch. The agency did not release details about the people who may be missing or unaccounted for, including whether they were hikers, campers or park visitors with reservations in the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009 or nps_isb@nps.gov. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9499d52c5335ae104d464a 'We back': Aaron Donald returns to the Rams and a defense now loaded with Myles Garrett and others te 2026-08-30T21:00:05.770Z 'We back': Aaron Donald returns to the Rams and a defense now loaded with Myles Garrett and others When Michael Jordan announced his return to the NBA in 1995, all he said was "I'm back" in a statement. Well we've come a long way since then because Aaron Donald on Sunday announced his return to the NFL. And he did it with a full-on video on Instagram. (There's something to be said for 1995). FORMER RAMS STAR SAYS HE'S KEEPING TABS ON AARON DONALD RETURN AFTER MYLES GARRETT TRADE One thing 1995 couldn't offer: Instant reaction from the wife. "I let him out the house y'all," Erica Donald, the defensive lineman's wife, posted on X. Donald, 35, is indeed returning to the Los Angeles Rams, after being retired in 2024 and 2025, to resume his career which previously spanned 10 years. "We back," Donald wrote on the announcement page, sort of taking a page out of Jordan's playbook. Donald has agreed to a one-year deal worth $20 million that can escalate up to $30 million for 2026, per a source. Donald has been working out in the same intense and urgent fashion that he gained a reputation for utilizing during his previous time in the NFL. Those workouts previously helped Donald become one of the best defensive players of his generation and one of the great defensive linemen of all time. He's had two official "tryouts" with the Rams as part of that comeback. He's been working out twice daily with his personal trainers for nearly six weeks on top of that. And he's been eating differently, too. LOS ANGELES RAMS BETTING OUTLOOK: WHY ONE ANALYST IS ALL IN ON A SUPER BOWL WIN AT +550 And all of this came with two goals: Goal 1: Regain the ability and prowess Donald had before he retired, which is to say, he wants to play at the level that made him a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and a nine-time All Pro. Goal 2: Win the Super Bowl. Donald's fire was obviously rekindled by the fact the Rams are going for it this coming season. BROWNS GENERAL MANAGER EXPLAINS WHY HE CHANGED HIS MIND ON TRADING MYLES GARRETT: 'OPPORTUNITY WAS TOO GREAT' They added two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett in June. The combination of Garrett and Donald – and their five Defensive Player of the Year awards – offers the Rams the possibility of having the most epic defensive line in NFL history if both play to expectation and past performance. The Rams also happened to add corner backs Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson this offseason. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Think of this: The Rams added the two starting corner backs from the Kansas City Chiefs, with McDuffie being a Pro Bowl-caliber player, to be their starting corner backs in 2026. And that was, like, the third most significant addition to the team's defense this offseason. All of this on top of the fact quarterback Matthew Stafford is the defending NFL MVP. So, yes, the goal in Los Angeles with Donald, Garrett, McDuffie, Stafford and others is to win it all after the team fell short against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game last season. And maybe that works out. But regardless of that, what an amazing offseason the Rams have put together. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9490752c5335ae104d4553 Scott Wolf's wife says ‘my brain turned on me’ as she apologizes to family for 'profound harm' after psychosis te 2026-08-30T20:20:05.434Z Scott Wolf's wife says ‘my brain turned on me’ as she apologizes to family for 'profound harm' after psychosis More than a year after Kelley Wolf was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold following reports of erratic behavior, the former reality star is now speaking publicly about the experience and offering an apology to her husband Scott Wolf and their family. In an Instagram carousel, Kelley said she had been diagnosed with what she called "breakthrough drug-induced mania with psychosis," which she attributed to a combination of stress, past trauma, hormonal shifts, hallucinogens and prescribed medication. "It’s been a year since I recognized what everyone around me could see: I was not well, and I needed help," Kelley wrote. "I felt like my brain had been hijacked, and the world was moving at the speed of a freight train." PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY MAY BE COMING TO YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE AS QUESTIONS SWIRL Kelley said she had "no awareness" of her actions at the time and was "completely delusional." "I think one of mine was that I was in the CIA and that I was running for President!" she admitted. PEREZ HILTON UNDER INVOLUNTARY PSYCH HOLD AFTER APPARENT SELF-HARM LIVESTREAM: SOURCE "After a year working with incredible doctors, therapists, psychologists, and healers, I have an answer," she wrote, later adding, "I won’t recount all the chaos, but what has burdened my soul is my need to say I’m so sorry." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Kelley and the "Party of Five" actor announced in June 2025 that they were ending their 21-year marriage. Days later, she was detained by police in Utah County and taken to a hospital after making comments that concerned others. JENNIFER LOPEZ TAKES BLAME FOR BEN AFFLECK DIVORCE, SAYS SHE NEEDED TO 'FIGURE' HERSELF OUT AFTER SPLIT In her new post, Kelley said the behavior that followed caused "profound harm" to those closest to her. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "My husband of twenty years was taken through a nightmare that wouldn’t even fly in a movie script; it was so brutal," she wrote. "The things I did, said, wrote, and posted caused profound harm and were not based in truth or reality. And they caused pain I could never imagine to the people I love the most." "My brain turned on me," she continued. "In my illness, I made accusations and did things that make me shudder." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Her remarks come after Scott, 58, said last year that Kelley had planned to make "false allegations" against him during their divorce proceedings. He shared alleged text messages in which she appeared to say she had been advised to make claims that she did not believe were true in an effort to gain an advantage in court. At the time, Scott said the claims were "baseless and incredibly dangerous," particularly for the couple’s three children. A July 2025 agreement granted him temporary sole physical custody, while Kelley was allowed supervised visitation. Kelley directly addressed Scott and the couple’s three children — Jackson, 17, Miller, 13, and Lucy Marie, 12 — in her apology, writing that the pain she caused would "haunt" her. "It was my job to protect you, honor you, and keep you safe, and I became the cause of your heartbreak," she wrote. "I am sorry." "You never gave up on me, and you fought like hell until you landed me in safe harbor," she wrote. "I owe you my life. I will work hard to use this life to leave it better, to pay it forward, and to never give up on the power of love." Scott showed his support by commenting five heart emojis on Kelly's post. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a948e1d2c5335ae104d4519 Ivanka Trump takes surfing lesson in Costa Rica during latest family beach vacation getaway te 2026-08-30T20:10:05.110Z Ivanka Trump takes surfing lesson in Costa Rica during latest family beach vacation getaway Ivanka Trump is showing off her athleticism while on vacation. The 44-year-old former White House aid and daughter to President Donald Trump, was photographed taking a surfing lesson while on a family vacation in Costa Rica. In the photos, Ivanka is wearing black bikini bottoms and a long-sleeved white rash guard as she took on the waves on her green surfboard. Some of the photos show her standing up on the board and shredding the waves, while others show her standing next to the surfboard while knee-deep in the water as she waits for the next wave. IVANKA TRUMP SHARES INTIMATE LOOK AT COOL-WEATHER ICELAND GETAWAY WITH JARED KUSHNER AND THEIR KIDS This isn't the first time Ivanka has been spotted surfing in the Central American country. She sported a black bikini on the beach in April 2025 while there on vacation to celebrate the Easter holiday. "Grateful doesn’t begin to cover it. Spending Passover and Easter week surrounded by the raw beauty of Costa Rica was a gift beyond words," she wrote on X at the time. "Time slowed. We surfed under golden skies, zipped through the jungle canopy, leapt into cool waterfalls, read until the sun dipped low, and surrendered to stillness and deep sleep." Also joining her on that trip were her brother-in-law Joshua Kushner, and his wife, model Karlie Kloss. Ivanka recently shared a carousel of photos on Instagram from various trips and moments with her family taken over the summer, which featured her husband, Jared Kushner, and their sons, Theodore and Joseph. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE One of the photos show Ivanka sitting in a swimming pool in a black one-piece swimsuit, while others show her posing with her husband and kids, as well as some of her kids golfing and doing archery. "Summer Snaps," she captioned the post. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Authenticity and beauty in one frame.♥️" one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "Absolutely beautiful.. we all love the Trump family ❤️." During Trump's first presidency, Ivanka served as a senior advisor to her father all four years. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "It's the world's loneliest position [the presidency], the enormity of the decisions you're making on a daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you," she said during an appearance on "The Skinny Confidential Him & Her" podcast in January 2025. At the time she shared that she was looking forward to taking a step back during her father's second term as president, adding she is happy to be "able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him...in a very loving way as his daughter." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a948e1c2c5335ae104d4510 Jena Sims keeps the wholesome golf content coming as she leaves it all on the course doing the worm te 2026-08-30T20:10:04.218Z Jena Sims keeps the wholesome golf content coming as she leaves it all on the course doing the worm Jena Sims served up a valuable reminder to those making golf commercials that it doesn’t have to be that hard. You don't need to attempt to make some parody that ends up in flames to get people's attention. The equation isn't a difficult one. She traded in her pants for the Chili's golf club collection, she then smacked a golf ball off a building. The approach was a simple one. This was all about fun. Jena's having fun, she's all smiles throughout, and she looks great the entire time in the commercial that made the rounds on Friday. That's it. That's all it takes for a fun golf commercial. It's not that hard at all. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! You're going to have to really use your imagination to find something wrong with it and get a bunch of other people worked up. It's not going to happen. Nobody's watching this and reaching for the pitchforks. That was just the start of the wholesome golf content the swimsuit model and golf wife had in store for the weekend. Jena had a tee time with the girls lined up and another lesson in content for anyone who needs it. JENA SIMS GETS THE SI SWIMSUIT LAUNCH WEEK STARTED WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES BIKINI PARADE This might aggravate people golfing behind you, but this isn’t something those who take the game too seriously are going to enjoy anyway. This is for the fun and entertainment of it all. Jena and the girls parked the golf carts, made the song selection, then left it all on the course with their dance moves. She even did a version of the worm that has to be seen to be believed. Did they receive a warning to increase their pace of play? You had better believe it. But even if they end up skipping a hole or two to catch up, they have this work of art to show for it. Jena Sims knows content, she kind of knows the worm, and most of all, she knows fun golf content. I think for the most part everyone knows what works. For whatever reason, they choose to get too cute and clever with it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a948bc52c5335ae104d44dc Americans warned against travel plans as terrorism threatens popular destination te 2026-08-30T20:00:05.631Z Americans warned against travel plans as terrorism threatens popular destination Americans planning travel to Israel are being urged to reconsider those plans as the U.S. State Department warns of terrorism and unrest, with some areas carrying an even higher warning due to armed conflict. The department recently reissued Israel's Level 3 advisory, "Reconsider Travel," though officials said there was no change to the overall advisory level. The State Department warns that the security environment in Israel is complex and can change quickly. US WARNS TRAVELERS TO AVOID PICTURESQUE COUNTRY AS SECURITY RAPIDLY WORSENS "Violence can occur without warning," the advisory states, adding that increased regional tensions can cause airlines to cancel or limit flights into and out of Israel. Some areas carry the highest Level 4, "Do Not Travel," warning due to armed conflict. Americans are advised not to travel to areas north of Route 85 to Route 90 south to Route 87, within seven miles of the Gaza Strip or within 1.5 miles of the Israel-Egypt border, except around the Taba border crossing. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER U.S. government employees working in Israel are also restricted from traveling to those areas — and additional movement restrictions could be imposed "with little to no notice," due to increased security concerns or threats, according to the advisory. The update on Aug. 26 also included a change for family members, who may now join U.S. government employees working in Israel. For those Americans who decide to travel to Israel, officials recommend they stay aware of their surroundings, avoid demonstrations and crowds, and follow instructions from security and emergency officials. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Travelers are also advised to know the location of the nearest bomb shelter or other hardened shelter. They should also have a plan to leave the country in an emergency that does not depend on U.S. government assistance, according to the advisory. Officials further recommend buying travel insurance and checking coverage for evacuation assistance, medical care and trip cancellations. Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for further details. The warning comes as U.S. officials continue issuing travel and security alerts for destinations around the world. Fox News Digital previously reported that U.S. officials temporarily suspended government activities and travel to Mexicali, Mexico, last week after receiving information about a potential security threat. Americans were urged to avoid government buildings, remain aware of their surroundings and follow instructions from Mexican law enforcement.  The suspension has since been lifted and government activities have resumed. Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a948bc42c5335ae104d44d3 Does USC's poor opening game attendance mean Lincoln Riley's on the hot seat already? te 2026-08-30T20:00:04.414Z Does USC's poor opening game attendance mean Lincoln Riley's on the hot seat already? The 2026 college football season is officially underway, and with it returns one of the greatest sporting traditions: criticizing crowd sizes and attendance. This season, the culprit was USC, as the Trojans opened their 2026 season at home against San Jose State. Because college football scheduling is no longer based on what makes sense given a location, local time zones, time of year, or weather, NBC picked the 12pm Pacific Time window for kickoff. That's always a tough time for Southern California locals, because Saturday traffic in the Los Angeles area, particularly for events around downtown LA, makes getting in and out of venues an hours-long slog. Combine it with the $60 parking a mile away, a poor quality opponent, and one of the most brutal weather days of the year, with atrocious heat and humidity, and it's a recipe for reduced attendance. USC FOOTBALL RIPPED FOR PATHETIC CROWD AT HOME OPENER: 'ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING' That's exactly what happened. And the college football world rushed to do what it does best, roast other programs. The crowd at kickoff was extremely small, though, it did fill in a bit more by late in the first quarter. Unsurprisingly, with the game already decided in the first 15-18 minutes and the awful conditions, it quickly emptied out. Many commentators rushed to say that the low turnout is why USC will not make the College Football Playoff this year, while adding that Lincoln Riley is officially on the hot seat. And to be fair to those uninformed opinions, there's little doubt that USC's underwhelming performances in recent years contributed to the poor showing. But one thing those commentators, and most fans, completely misunderstand, is that attendance and fan support has quite literally nothing to do with team quality. This phenomenon though, continues to have widespread support across college football. Fans show up to watch Arkansas on seven days a year, therefore Arkansas must be a good program with good players. Does it matter if the Razorbacks finish 2-10? Does that make them a bad program? Apparently not, because their fans showed up to watch them lose. Then there's the other, oft-ignored part of this discussion: fan attendance at big programs in hot weather in the heat has often been a problem. Here's how one story covering the Florida Gators' struggles to fill up their stadium for noon kickoffs described "The Swamp." "As I enter the stadium a few minutes before kickoff, the audio system rumbles through the cement pillars and I’m ready for an overwhelming surge of energy. But when I make it out into the open air, the first thing I notice are empty metal bleachers reflecting rays of bright Florida sun. While the alumni section I’m standing in is filled, the top third of the student section opposite me is mostly empty, a scatter-plot weighted toward the bottom. I was expecting the frenzied vibe of a rave; what I’ve got is more of a buzzy mimosa brunch." And that was a highly attended game, according to Tyler Nettuno, a reporter for the school paper explained. "The general admission seats above both end zones are patchy, too. 'For a 12 o’clock game,' Nettuno continues, 'this is the best I’ve seen it.'" The story goes on to point out that "Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Ole Miss suffered declines of greater than 5%" in attendance. As well as the fact that Clemson didn't sell out a single game in a year they won a National Championship. While Ohio State fans explained they'd rather go sit at a bar with friends or at home instead of watching a blowout win over Florida Atlantic. In 2025, crowd shots of a mostly empty "Death Valley" at LSU went viral on college football Twitter. Attendance has little to do with whether a team is headed for a playoff spot. And the reasons behind the national decline in attendance are obvious. It's easier than ever to watch games through streaming services on phones. Ticket prices continue to increase, even as everyday life becomes increasingly expensive. Staying home in bad weather allows fans to track other games instead of being in miserable heat to watch a blowout win. Many younger alumni aren't as dedicated to football either, as schools bolster their academic admission standards or push for more STEM students. Not to mention that we ran this experiment, on how much crowds impact outcomes in home games during COVID, and found that, at least in the NFL, league average home field advantage essentially stayed almost identical from 2019-2020. Fans and fan noise just don't matter as much as they'd like to believe. So with that established, did the Trojans 42-26 win over San Jose State tell us anything about their hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff? No, not really. Opposing fans ready to bury USC and Riley, particularly the ever-disgruntled Oklahoma fans, jumped all over the poor fourth quarter performance. And justifiably so. But when USC's starters were in the game, they dominated. In the first half, for example, San Jose State had five drives. On four of them, the Spartans gained a total of 36 yards. Their first quarter "offense" was six plays for 11 yards and two punts. They did have one drive go 66 yards on 14 plays before a turnover on downs. But overall, their offense averaged just 3.9 yards per play and gained 102 total yards. Their first drive of the third quarter was a three-and-out with six yards. So while the starters and second string were in the game, SJSU gained 108 yards on 29 plays. To their credit, the Spartans were able to move the ball against the Trojans' backups and third stringers, with plenty of USC's players held out entirely due to injury concerns. But for those quick to bury them for 2026, we can look at some recent history to show that isn't warranted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM In 2024, Oregon had a 17-14 lead over Idaho midway through the fourth quarter. They needed their starters to score a final touchdown with five minutes left to win 24-14 as 45.5 point favorites. They made the playoff at the end of that season. In 2025, the eventual SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs had a two possession lead over FCS team Austin Peay until midway through the fourth quarter, leaving their starters in before securing an unimpressive 28-6 win as 48.5 point favorites. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Also in 2025, eventual undefeated national champions Indiana beat Old Dominion 27-14 in week one and allowed 218 rushing yards and 314 total yards with nearly seven yards per play. They were 24-point favorites. So are there reasons for concern around USC? Sure, the backups will be needed throughout the season, and the poor fourth quarter wasn't encouraging. Riley hasn't exactly given fans reasons for confidence at SC, and it's clear that their secondary needs work. But Jayden Maiava was 25/29 for 286 yards and two touchdowns without playing a particularly impressive game, by his standards. The Trojans spread the ball around, and their impressive freshman defensive end Luke Wafle made national highlights. Nobody knows whether SC can make the leap and make the playoff, despite their difficult schedule. There is one thing for certain though, an understandably bad crowd and fourth quarter didn't tell us anything. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94896d2c5335ae104d4492 JONATHAN TURLEY: University of Pennsylvania professor calls for litmus test for all Democratic candidates te 2026-08-30T19:50:05.556Z JONATHAN TURLEY: University of Pennsylvania professor calls for litmus test for all Democratic candidates University of Pennsylvania professor Michael Mann is the vice provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action and has pushed candidates to commit to major environmental reforms. Notably, he seemed to pivot in an interview with Peter Dominick on a podcast last week, calling for all Democratic candidates to face a litmus test on committing to pack the Supreme Court: promise to pack or get the sack. It is only the latest example of how the hostile takeover of the court is now the priority for many Democrats in removing a barrier to a radical agenda. "When it comes to Senate races, there should be a litmus test," Mann said. "It isn’t just good enough to be a Democrat. You’ve got to be a Democrat who would be willing to expand the Supreme Court … There’s no way not to be partisan. There’s no way not to be political here. If you care about the environment, you’ve got to vote for the Democrats now." JONATHAN TURLEY: DEM SOCIALIST RIPS ‘INSTITUTIONALISTS’ AS FAR LEFT TURNS UP HEAT ON DEFENDERS OF CONSTITUTION Establishment candidates are offering the mob the Supreme Court to show their bona fides as the far left turns on "institutionalists" who support our constitutional system. As I previously wrote, even law professors and deans joined this movement in calling for the rejection of our Constitution on the 250th anniversary of our revolution. Once packed, the court could greenlight a variety of unconstitutional measures. Years ago, Harvard professor Michael Klarman laid out a radical agenda to change the system to guarantee Republicans "will never win another election." However, he warned that the Supreme Court "could strike down everything I just described." Therefore, the court must be packed in advance to make these changes possible. That includes an agenda for extreme measures ranging from wealth taxes, to reparations, to climate control regulations. MORNING GLORY: END THE FILIBUSTER, PACK THE COURT, KISS THE CONSTITUTION GOODBYE Mann raised the need to reverse doctrines limiting agency authority — a barrier to some climate control measures. In so doing, he got the underlying law fundamentally wrong: "It was in a conservative Supreme Court decision within the last few years that introduced the so-called Chevron standard. Basically, what they said was that the EPA no longer had the authority to make rules based on the science and its own determination." In 2024, the Supreme Court actually overturned the Chevron Doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. It also did not rule that "the EPA no longer had the authority to make rules based on the science and its own determination." Rather, it said that courts would review such decisions without the prior presumptions in favor of agency decision-making. The restored, traditional judicial review is precisely to determine whether agency decisions are based on credible interpretations of the law and science. Mann has had his own conflicts with the courts. He was sanctioned last year after winning a defamation case against bloggers Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn for attacking his climate control research. KAMALA HARRIS BACKS MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SUPREME COURT, ELECTORAL COLLEGE AHEAD OF POSSIBLE 2028 CAMPAIGN At the time, some of us questioned the award, which was just $1 in actual damages but $1 million in punitive damages. In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case, BMW of North America v. Gore, striking down a punitive damages award. The case involved the company’s practice of repairing and repainting cars damaged in transit without telling the customers. The jury in the original trial awarded $4,000 in compensatory damages for the car’s lost value due to the lack of a factory paint job and other damage and then imposed $4 million in punitive damages for the company’s dishonesty. D.C. Superior Court Judge Alfred S. Irving Jr. reduced the award against Steyn to just $5,000 after finding the original award to be "grossly excessive." The court later learned that Mann’s defense team had allegedly presented false accounts of his losses after the criticism. Mann’s legal team was accused of presenting a chart listing a grant that Mann allegedly lost due to the defamatory remarks as $9.7 million, when it was later found to be worth $112,000. Irving also found a disparity in the grant income figures given to the jury. The court found the alleged misrepresentations to be "an affront to the Court’s authority" and sanctioned Mann and his legal team "for bad-faith trial misconduct." After reversing the jury verdict, the court ordered Mann to pay $1.1 million of his critics’ legal expenses. Now, Mann is calling for all Democratic candidates to pledge to pack the Supreme Court as a condition for running — so any Democrat who believes in our institutions and resists this mob will be a persona non grata in the party as an "institutionalist" captured by "nostalgia." Mann joins a growing list of figures demanding the hostile takeover of the court — from former Vice President Kamala Harris to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The priority is telling. CARVILLE TELLS DEMS TO QUIETLY PREPARE POWER GRAB WITH DC, PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD AND SUPREME COURT PACKING Much of what is planned by the far left will be difficult to accomplish due to constitutional limits. You can remove those limits by eliminating an independent Supreme Court and turning this essential institution into a federal version of state courts packed with partisan jurists. At its base, is a fundamental misunderstanding of the court’s role. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., not only renewed her previous call to pack the court but said the court was illegitimate for rendering decisions against "widely held public opinion." However, the court was meant to be counter-majoritarian to protect minority groups and viewpoints from the majority will. Mann’s advice is different from that of James Carville, who wants Democrats to hide this intended move from the public — which continues to oppose court packing. Carville told Democratic candidates: "If the Democrats win the presidency and both houses of Congress, I think on day one, they should expand the Supreme Court to 13. F--- it. Eat our dust. Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it." Mann and others, including former Attorney General Eric Holder, are done with any pretense: "There’s no way not to be partisan. There’s no way not to be political here." In other words, it is time to make the Supreme Court itself partisan and political. It will then be reduced to just another partisan institution in an age of rage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9484be2c5335ae104d4434 Justin Rose slam dunks hole-in-one during final round of Tour Championship on extremely difficult Par 3 te 2026-08-30T19:30:06.288Z Justin Rose slam dunks hole-in-one during final round of Tour Championship on extremely difficult Par 3 Justin Rose was putting together a forgettable final round at the Tour Championship on Sunday, but then things changed in an instant with one swing on the par 3 ninth hole. Standing on the ninth tee at 2-over par for the day and well out of contention in the PGA Tour's season finale, Rose grabbed a six-iron out of his bag and proceeded to hit the perfect shot, literally. The Par 3 was playing 208 yards on Sunday, and it isn't necessarily the ideal spot to turn around your day with the hole demanding a lengthy carry over water, but it didn't bother the Englishman. Rose struck his iron perfectly, and seconds later, he got to witness his ball disappear into the bottom of the hole. While every ace is rare and unique, they don't get much better than a slam-dunk hole-in-one that never touches land until it actually finds the cup. GOLFER SMASHES CAR'S WINDSHIELD WITH TEE SHOT, GETS CONFRONTED BY CAR ON COURSE, THEN ACES VERY NEXT HOLE Rose was sure to celebrate accordingly, like most would, by simply holding his arms up in the air before slamming his finger down to mimic what everyone had just witnessed his golf ball do. Unfortunately for Rose, he followed up the ace on the ninth hole with a bogey on the Par 4 tenth, but what he managed to pull off on Sunday will be something he won't forget for a long, long time. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler almost joined in on the hole-in-one fun moments before Rose managed his ace when he hit it to inside three inches on the Par 3 second hole. Rose, the FedEx Cup winner in 2018, picked up the 13th PGA Tour win of his career earlier this year at the Farmers Insurance Open, and did so in dominating fashion, besting the field by seven shots. The 46-year-old will assuredly be looking to strengthen his resume during the 2027 season while looking to make the European Ryder Cup team for what will be his eighth appearance in the biennial event when it heads to Ireland next fall. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9482652c5335ae104d43f9 Trump vows to report NBC anchor Kristen Welker to FCC over 'purposeful inaccuracy' on endorsements te 2026-08-30T19:20:05.838Z Trump vows to report NBC anchor Kristen Welker to FCC over 'purposeful inaccuracy' on endorsements President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker would be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for potential punishment after she characterized his primary endorsement record as producing mixed results. "Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves? Results are attached," Trump continued. "Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment. Unfortunately, she is not the only one." NBC News defended Welker in a statement to Fox News Digital on Sunday, backing its "Meet the Press" moderator following Trump’s threat. TRUMP STORMS OFF 'MEET THE PRESS' INTERVIEW, RIPS WELKER, ABC, CBS, CNN AS 'CROOKED' "Kristen is one of the best in the business and we stand by her," an NBC News spokesperson said. Welker did not make the remark during Sunday’s "Meet the Press" broadcast. She made it earlier on Sunday during a live preview appearance on NBC4 Washington, saying Trump had endorsed "a slate of candidates in the primaries" and "had some mixed results." Welker, citing NBC reporting, predicted Trump would "loom large" over the midterms and immediately cited Darline Graham's primary victory as his most recent endorsement success. "He’s going to loom large over these midterms. There's no doubt about that. He, of course, has endorsed a slate of candidates in the primaries. He's had some mixed results, but most recently, his pick of Senator Darline Graham, of course, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was successful in her primary battle, so now she takes on Dr. Annie Andrews in South Carolina," Welker said. FROM ABC LICENSE REVIEWS TO COMEY INDICTMENTS, TRUMP'S REGULATORY WAR ON CRITICS ENTERS NEW PHASE CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter criticized Trump’s demand Sunday, characterizing it as an effort to use the FCC against a journalist over unfavorable coverage. "Trump is getting more explicit about weaponizing the FCC. This morning he said @kwelkernbc will be ‘reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment’ for saying something he didn’t like about his endorsement record. (By law, the FCC can’t punish Welker.) And that’s not all..." Stelter posted to X. A Fox News Trump Primary Endorsement Tracker published Thursday found Trump-backed candidates had won all 24 Republican Senate primaries in which he endorsed and 214 of 218 House primaries, producing a 100% Senate success rate and a roughly 98% House rate. The two victories Trump identified came Tuesday. Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s Senate runoff, while former state Sen. Mike Mazzei defeated Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond by approximately 2,000 votes for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The Fox News tracker recorded victories for 16 of Trump's 21 gubernatorial picks. His five defeated candidates included Pamela Evette in South Carolina, Mike Lindell in Minnesota and Megan Degenfelder in Wyoming. TRUMP ENDORSEMENT FAILS TO CLEAR GOP FIELD AS FORMER GOVERNOR JOINS SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE RACE Trump accused news organizations of using his losses to discount a broader record he described as historically strong. "Their new weapon is to say that my 99% SUCCESS Rate on Endorsements, 100% on Senatorial Endorsements (Many of whom were not even given a shot of winning until I Endorsed!), is either a mixed result, or not very good. In actuality, it is, without question, the strongest Endorsement in the History of Politics," Trump said. He ended his post by appealing directly to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. FCC CHAIR SUGGESTS ABC SKIPPING TRUMP'S SPEECH WILL FACTOR IN LICENSE RENEWAL DECISION "The Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously," Trump said. Carr has previously warned broadcasters that news distortion could affect license renewals. The FCC, however, licenses individual stations rather than networks such as NBC, and its published policy requires evidence that a report was deliberately intended to mislead viewers, distinguishing deliberate distortion from an inaccuracy or difference of opinion. Fox News Digital reached out to the FCC for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9482652c5335ae104d43f0 DC public schools face special grand jury probe into attendance, truancy and graduation records te 2026-08-30T19:20:05.143Z DC public schools face special grand jury probe into attendance, truancy and graduation records Federal prosecutors have launched a rare special grand jury probe into D.C. public schools, zeroing in on truancy, graduation rates and attendance records. The investigation, which was first reported by The Washington Post, is examining the supervision and oversight of young people in the nation’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. This is about "safeguarding youth in the District," a law enforcement official told Fox News. Teachers and other personnel at several D.C. Public Schools campuses have been contacted in recent days about student absences, graduation practices and the way attendance is documented, the Washington Post reported. At least one person has already testified before the panel, while others are expected to appear in the coming days, according to the outlet. DETROIT SCHOOLS OFFER STUDENTS UP TO $1,000 FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE AS PROGRAM EXPANDS The use of a special grand jury is unusual. Fox News is told a judge must approve the creation of such a panel, which can conduct a sweeping investigation and issue a detailed report on its findings even if prosecutors ultimately file no criminal charges. A spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office told the Washington Post it could neither confirm nor deny an investigation. The office of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said its focus remains on the new school year. "Our focus remains on welcoming students and families back for a strong start to the new school year, and that is what we want our principals and teachers focused on as well," the mayor’s office told the Washington Post. "We make all school data public and will continue to do so." CHAOTIC TEEN BRAWL GOES VIRAL AFTER TEEN TERROR PROMPTS US ATTORNEY PIRRO'S PLAN TO PROSECUTE PARENTS The Washington Post reported that senior prosecutor Steven Vandervelden, one of Pirro’s top allies in the U.S. attorney’s office, is overseeing the inquiry. Pirro has repeatedly linked school truancy to youth crime and disruptive teen gatherings in the District. At a May news conference, she said authorities could take action when teens repeatedly break curfew or skip school. GRADY JUDD PUTS PARENTS ON NOTICE OVER TIKTOK TEEN TAKEOVERS: 'WE'RE GONNA COME LOCK YOU UP TOO' "We’re coming for you, and we’re coming for your parents," Pirro said. She also said her office wanted school records involving students accused of chronic truancy and curfew violations, according to the Washington Post. The outlet reported that the city did not voluntarily turn over those records. EXPLOSIVE REPORT FINDS $230M IN ALLEGED K-12 EDUCATION FRAUD AMID TRUMP'S CRACKDOWN: 'ESPECIALLY HIDEOUS' The new probe comes years after D.C. schools were rocked by a graduation scandal centered on Ballou High School. A 2018 city investigation found the school had awarded diplomas to students who failed to satisfy attendance rules or had improperly completed makeup coursework. While the scandal initially centered on Ballou High School, it eventually spread to several D.C. high schools. The investigation found that about one-third of D.C. students who graduated in 2017 had not actually met the requirements for a diploma, according to the Washington Post. District officials later said they tightened enforcement of attendance standards. MORE THAN 400K NEW YORK CITY CHILDREN ENROLLED IN FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOLS: REPORT Absenteeism, however, has persisted. During the 2023-24 school year, nearly 16,000 D.C. Public Schools students, roughly one-third of K-12 enrollment, were considered truant after missing at least two weeks of classes without an excuse, the Washington Post reported last year. The special grand jury’s work is unfolding as D.C.’s school system, which serves more than 50,000 students, begins a new academic year. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94800c2c5335ae104d43b3 3 NFL stars hit Commissioner's Exempt List after offseason filled with legal trouble te 2026-08-30T19:10:04.374Z 3 NFL stars hit Commissioner's Exempt List after offseason filled with legal trouble Three NFL players hit the Commissioner’s Exempt List on Sunday as the 2026 season nears its start. Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Terrion Arnold were all placed on the exempt list. The NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List "is a special player status available to clubs only in unusual circumstances," according to the league rulebook.  "The List includes those players who have been declared by the Commissioner to be temporarily exempt from counting within the Active List limit. Only the Commissioner has the authority to place a player on the Exempt List; clubs have no such authority, and no exemption, regardless of circumstances, is automatic. The Commissioner also has the authority to determine in advance whether a player's time on the Exempt List will be finite or will continue until the Commissioner deems the exemption should be lifted and the player returned to the Active List." Jacobs was charged with one count of battery and one count of criminal damage to property after a domestic incident near his home in Green Bay earlier this year. Jacobs faces up to $20,000 in fines or up to 18 months in prison if he is convicted of two misdemeanor charges filed. Cooper was arrested in June after he allegedly violated a protection order that was filed against him for a previous domestic violence arrest. Arnold was arrested on kidnapping and armed robbery charges back in June. The Detroit Lions released him after the arrest but he found his way back to an NFL camp with the Seahawks. For now, he will have to wait to see any game action this year. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a947db42c5335ae104d4156 Packers star Josh Jacobs heads to Commissioner's Exempt List after charges from strangulation arrest: reports te 2026-08-30T19:00:04.731Z Packers star Josh Jacobs heads to Commissioner's Exempt List after charges from strangulation arrest: reports Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs is being placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List following a strangulation arrest, according to multiple reports on Sunday. Jacobs was charged with one count of battery and one count of criminal damage to property after a domestic incident near his home in Green Bay earlier this year. Jacobs faces up to $20,000 in fines or up to 18 months in prison if he is convicted of two misdemeanor charges filed. The NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List "is a special player status available to clubs only in unusual circumstances," according to the league rulebook.  "The List includes those players who have been declared by the Commissioner to be temporarily exempt from counting within the Active List limit. Only the Commissioner has the authority to place a player on the Exempt List; clubs have no such authority, and no exemption, regardless of circumstances, is automatic. The Commissioner also has the authority to determine in advance whether a player's time on the Exempt List will be finite or will continue until the Commissioner deems the exemption should be lifted and the player returned to the Active List." This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a947b5d2c5335ae104d3507 Cleanup of Rotting Food at L.A. Warehouse Took Too Long, Residents Say te 2026-08-30T18:50:05.101Z Cleanup of Rotting Food at L.A. Warehouse Took Too Long, Residents Say The stench has enveloped a neighborhood next to a food warehouse that burned in a June fire, prompting legislative action, lawsuits and thousands of complaints. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a947b5b2c5335ae104d34fe More Than 22,000 Ancient Artifacts Seized in Florida te 2026-08-30T18:50:03.960Z More Than 22,000 Ancient Artifacts Seized in Florida The items include Egyptian statues and ancient Greek and Roman coins that date back 1,000 to 5,000 years, officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9479032c5335ae104d2cbb Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals te 2026-08-30T18:40:03.422Z Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9476ad2c5335ae104d2c8c California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk te 2026-08-30T18:30:05.459Z California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk California could soon formally recognize two of Islam’s most important holy days under legislation that would give state workers greater flexibility to take them off and allow public schools to close in observance of the holidays. The measure, which overwhelmingly passed the state Assembly and is awaiting Senate action, would recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in state law and could soon head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Assembly Bill 2017, introduced by Democratic San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, passed the Assembly 64-1 in late May. It must clear the Senate before the legislative session ends Monday to reach Newsom. TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS The bill would let state employees use existing paid holiday credits to take time off for Eid. Public schools and community colleges could also close for the holidays. "California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Muslim communities in the country, and their traditions deserve recognition and respect," Haney said in a news release about the bill in March. "No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days of their faith and showing up to school, and no worker should feel they have to sacrifice their religious observance." Haney also said the bill is also about treating Muslim Californians equally. "AB 2017 is about making sure Muslim Californians are seen, valued, and treated with the same dignity as every other community in our state," he said. Eid al-Fitr, or the "Festival of Breaking the Fast," marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Eid al-Adha, or the "Festival of Sacrifice," commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED OVER FIELD TRIP TO MOSQUE WHERE STUDENTS ALLEGEDLY DONNED MUSLIM GARB Supporters say the bill would make it easier for Muslim workers and students to take part in Eid prayers and spend the holidays with their families. "For decades, Muslim families across the state have had to navigate an unfair balancing act between their faith and their academic or professional obligations," Oussama Mokeddem, legislative and government affairs director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) California chapter, said in a statement in July. "AB 2017 is a meaningful step toward ensuring Muslim students can celebrate Eid with the same dignity, respect, and accommodation afforded to other faith communities." Hala Hijazi, founder of the Muslim Impact Council, recalled missing Eid with her family earlier in her career while working for the city of San Francisco. "It was really painful to not be with my family," Hijazi told the Sacramento Bee. She said her family would go to lunch after Eid al-Fitr services and give gifts to the children. The California Family Council, a conservative Christian advocacy group, opposes the bill’s school provisions, while saying it supports allowing students to take time off for religious holidays. FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS TEXAS LAW REQUIRING TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC CLASSROOMS The group objects to language allowing schools to hold exercises "acknowledging and celebrating the meaning and importance" of Eid. It also criticized a provision allowing the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum guide for those exercises. "No California statute authorizes public schools to hold exercises celebrating the meaning of Christmas, Easter, or Good Friday," the group said in a May statement, arguing Christian and Jewish holidays have not received comparable treatment. "The asymmetry is written into the law." If signed into law, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha would join other holidays California has recognized, including Lunar New Year and Diwali. California would not be the first state to recognize the Eid holidays. Washington was the first, according to the Sacramento Bee. Hijazi told the newspaper that California’s proposal would go further by allowing state workers to use paid holiday credits, while Washington allows unpaid time off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9471fe2c5335ae104d2c33 Dolly Parton's most iconic 'Dolly-isms' on beauty, wigs, Botox and living life on her own terms te 2026-08-30T18:10:06.442Z Dolly Parton's most iconic 'Dolly-isms' on beauty, wigs, Botox and living life on her own terms Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday. The country music icon was 80 and spent decades in the limelight. Along with her beloved music and philanthropic works, Parton will be remembered by fans for the many "Dolly-isms" she's shared over the years. In 2022, the "9 to 5" singer herself took to Instagram to share some of her favorite quotes she's given. In the video, she also gave a "translation" of what some of her famous one-liners meant. For example, she once said, "It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world," which she explained meant, "Why blend in when standing out is so much more fun!" Another famous line she included was, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap," which she translated to, "All that matters is being yourself and feeling great about it." Below is a look at the most famous "Dolly-isms" over the years. DOLLY PARTON SLEPT AS LITTLE AS 3 HOURS, DID HER OWN HAIR AND MAKEUP ON SET, CO-STAR DANICA MCKELLAR SAYS Parton has said this line several times, describing her over-the-top and glamorous appearance. In 2017, she repeated the line to Vogue, describing her approach to make-up. This is another popular line Parton used throughout her career. During the same Vogue interview, the "Jolene" singer repeated the line when discussing her wig collection. During the same Vogue interview in 2017, Parton gave this quote, explaining that she turned to using wigs to create her signature hairstyle. The exact time and place Parton gave this famous line about her cosmetics procedures is not recorded, but the line has been famously quoted for years. During Parton's 2009 University of Tennessee commencement speech, the legend gave this quote to the graduating class. This is one of Parton's most famous mantras that she repeated over the years. She also posted the quote on her X account in 2013. Parton famously shared this quote over the years, spreading her positivity and encouraging others to do the same. In 2019, she shared the line on social media, alongside a throwback photo of herself, and included the hashtag "Monday Motivation." Parton gave this quote during an interview with Elle in 2019. This line came after she recalled the moment her friend and mentor, country star Chet Atkins, advised her to "tone it down" early on in her career. She remembered Atkins telling her she wouldn't be taken seriously in the industry if she continued wearing rhinestone outfits and getting cosmetic procedures done. In November 2010, Parton took to X to share her own philosophy about how she lived her life. The quote summed up her refusal to stay only a country singer as she built a career in film, business and philanthropy. DOLLY PARTON DIES AT THE AGE OF 80: A LOOK AT HER LIFE THROUGH PHOTOS GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE In 2018, Parton and Jennifer Aniston sat down for an interview with "Good Morning America" to promote their movie "Dumplin'." During Parton's Vogue feature in 2017, the country star joked about the cosmetic procedures that she'd had done, including Botox. During an interview with Billboard in 2014, Parton shared that she was "just a working girl" and used her comedic personality to put a spin on how she didn't view herself as a huge star. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS During a 2019 interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," Parton explained her philosophy on retiring. She told the outlet that she didn't work for money and would get bored if she wasn't doing what she loved. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Parton has been widely credited for giving this piece of advice over the years. In 2013, Parton took to X and shared a funny "Dolly-ism" with her followers. "My weaknesses have always been food and men — in that order," she wrote, adding a smiley face. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9471fd2c5335ae104d2c2a What Meta's new teen restrictions mean for young people te 2026-08-30T18:10:05.660Z What Meta's new teen restrictions mean for young people If you have ever asked a teenager to put down a phone and heard, "Just one more minute," you already know how hard screen limits can be to enforce. Now Meta has agreed to a sweeping child-safety settlement that could reshape how teens use Facebook and Instagram across much of the United States. A judge approved the agreement on Aug. 27. Under the deal, Meta will put a default two-hour daily cap on teen use of Facebook and Instagram combined. 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Get the free replay and checklist now at CyberGuyLive.com TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME MAY TRIGGER LASTING BRAIN DELAYS, TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL WARNS With the judge's approval, the agreement is now in effect, but the new protections will roll out over the coming months. Most of the major requirements have a six-month compliance deadline, while some features are due sooner. Here's how the biggest changes break down for teens and parents. Meta will apply a default two-hour daily limit across Facebook and Instagram combined. Time spent scrolling on either app counts toward the total. In addition, Meta says it will count usage across multiple accounts when it detects that one teen operates more than one account. Direct messaging, time spent in settings and qualifying long-form audio or video are excluded from the two-hour limit. Under the agreement, qualifying long-form content generally means audio or video that lasts at least 22 minutes and has not been artificially extended. A teen can only turn off the two-hour limit with a parent's permission. That creates a much firmer stopping point than another reminder that can be dismissed. Night Mode will block most Facebook and Instagram activity from midnight to 6 a.m. During that window, teens will no longer be able to view or post to areas such as Feed, Stories, Explore or Reels. Direct messaging will remain available. That exception lets teens continue communicating with friends and family. For families dealing with late-night scrolling, this could create a clearer boundary without requiring someone to change the setting every evening. Meta will also disable push notifications by default from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., except for urgent account security or platform integrity alerts. Parents using supervision can change that setting. School Mode focuses on daytime distractions. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday between Aug. 15 and June 15, Meta will mute most push notifications by default. However, teens will still be able to receive direct messages. Meta will also allow account security and safety alerts during those hours. The idea is simple. A school day should come with fewer reasons to keep checking Instagram or Facebook. Meta will also add more frequent reminders. Teens will receive a prompt after every 15 minutes of continuous screen time on Facebook or Instagram. In addition, Meta will send prompts when total daily use reaches 60 minutes and again at 90 minutes. The settlement requires these prompts and pauses to be implemented within four months of the agreement's effective date. Those alerts arrive before a teen reaches the two-hour limit. As a result, the hard cap becomes the final boundary rather than the first warning. The agreement also changes parts of the viewing experience. Teens will be able to choose a non-personalized feed as their default. That feed will avoid Meta's recommendation systems when deciding what to show next. Parents using supervision will be able to require that setting. Meta will also periodically remind teens that the option exists. Meanwhile, teens will be able to turn off autoplay. Parents will be able to require that setting too. With autoplay disabled, another piece of content will no longer begin automatically. The teen will need to tap or swipe to continue. NEW MEXICO SEEKS MASSIVE PENALTY FROM META AFTER JURY FOUND TECH GIANT LIABLE FOR ENDANGERING CHILDREN Meta will hide like and reaction totals by default for teen accounts. That applies to a teen's own posts as well as content posted by other people. The company is also expanding its restrictions on appearance filters. Meta already blocks teens from using cosmetic surgery filters. Under the agreement, teens will also lose access to what Meta calls extreme makeup filters. These changes target parts of the social media experience that can keep attention focused on appearance and social feedback. Age verification sits at the center of these protections. A teen limit only works if the platform correctly identifies the person behind the account. Meta says it will invest in stronger technology to find accounts that may belong to children under 13. The company also plans to improve systems that identify users ages 13 to 17 who enter an adult birthday. Once Meta identifies those accounts, it can place them into experiences designed for teens. Still, age detection remains one of the biggest tests ahead. A system that regularly mistakes teens for adults could weaken many of the protections in the agreement. Meta also plans to expand its parental supervision tools. For example, parents will receive a notification when a teen links a secondary account. The company also plans alerts involving interactions with accounts it considers potentially suspicious. In addition, parents will get periodic updates about their teen's usage and attempts to change protective settings. Those alerts could make it easier to catch changes without constantly checking a teen's account. Meta began rolling out Teen Accounts in 2024. Those accounts brought automatic protections to younger Instagram users and added more control for parents. Meta later expanded its teen safety approach across more of its services. CyberGuy previously covered Meta's expansion of Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger. Earlier tools leaned more heavily on reminders and configurable controls. By comparison, the settlement creates stronger defaults. A teen who reaches the two-hour combined limit will need a parent's permission to turn it off. For a household where "five more minutes" somehow turns into another hour, that could feel very different. Meta describes the financial package as approximately $18 billion. Participating states would receive about 70% of the allocated payment, or roughly $12.7 billion, over 10 years. The remaining 30%, about $5.3 billion, depends on TikTok and YouTube meeting two conditions. First, both companies would need to implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode and age-assurance measures. Second, each would need to make a matching financial payment. Half of Meta's remaining funds would be tied to YouTube's payment. The other half would depend on TikTok. Meta argues that restricting teens on one platform has limited impact if they can immediately move to another app. That helps explain why two of its biggest rivals play such a prominent role in the agreement. The executed agreement also includes Snap in the broader industry-adoption framework. However, Meta's public explanation ties the matching financial-payment requirement specifically to TikTok and YouTube. Meta responded to CyberGuy with additional information about the agreement, including an open letter calling on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same framework. According to Meta, teens regularly move among many apps, so similar protections need to extend across the industry. Meta Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney made the same case in an on-camera statement provided to CyberGuy. He said, " Because teens move fluidly across dozens of apps, we need an industry-wide solution." Mahoney also called on TikTok and YouTube to implement the framework right away. From a parent's point of view, Meta's argument is easy to understand. If Instagram closes after two hours while another social platform stays available, some teens may simply move their scrolling somewhere else. That position also helps explain why TikTok and YouTube play such a prominent role in the settlement's financial structure. Participation from Snap, TikTok and YouTube could trigger stricter Meta limits under the agreement's broader industry-adoption framework. The agreement requires most of its provisions to remain in place for 10 years. However, Meta's Time Limit and Night Mode commitments initially run for five years. If industry peers join the agreement, those commitments extend to 10 years. The defaults would get tougher too. Meta says the Daily Limit would drop to one hour per app. Night Mode would expand from midnight through 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. through 7 a.m. As a result, participation from Meta's rivals could change both the length and strength of the restrictions. Meta says social media platforms should not shoulder the entire age-verification process on their own. The company argues that app stores should provide developers with verified age information. According to Meta, that could help apps apply age-appropriate protections more consistently. Meta also supports legislation that would require app stores to verify a user's age and obtain parental approval before a teen downloads an app. That debate could become increasingly important as more platforms introduce age-based restrictions. The agreement also creates outside oversight. An independent auditor will test Meta's compliance and report to participating states. Those reviews will happen annually for five years. Meta says the agreement will also establish an independent social media research foundation. The company says it will provide consented user data to the foundation for research into teen well-being. That outside review could help show whether the protections work once they reach millions of accounts. A judge approved the settlement on Aug. 27. While the new requirements will roll out over the coming months, families can review their teen's social media settings today. Here are several places to start. Meta's supervision tools give parents access to additional controls and account information. Once supervision is connected, parents can review available safety settings and manage certain protections. CyberGuy has steps showing you how to activate Instagram's parental supervision tools and link your teen's account. Before changing everything, talk with your teen about the settings you plan to use. Explain what you want to protect and why. Open the phone's screen-time dashboard and look at the numbers together. You may discover that Instagram or Facebook takes up less time than expected. Another app could be responsible for a much larger share of the day. Then, use those numbers to set limits that reflect how the phone is actually being used. CyberGuy has a deeper guide to phone safety tools for parents, including screen-time controls. Look at who can follow, message or tag your teen. Meta says it will continue using private defaults for teen Instagram accounts. Facebook will also keep restrictive default settings for teens. Meanwhile, the company plans to make it harder for potentially suspicious adults to find or interact with younger users. Also review followers your teen no longer recognizes. Meta says teens will remain in age-appropriate content settings by default. The company also plans to continue restricting interactions with accounts it considers inappropriate for younger users. Parents using supervision should check those controls periodically. Facebook and Instagram make up only part of a teen's digital day. Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link can add device-level limits. Those controls become especially useful when a teen moves from one social app to another. As a result, parents can create boundaries that extend beyond Meta's platforms. Meta's Night Mode will add an overnight barrier inside Facebook and Instagram. Families can add another layer by charging phones outside bedrooms or keeping them in a shared space overnight. A simple routine can also reduce the nightly debate over when the phone goes away. The two-hour cap will probably grab the most attention because it creates a clear stopping point. However, the bigger change may be how many of these protections will start turned on by default. For teens, that could mean more interruptions during long scrolling sessions, fewer overnight opportunities to browse feeds and less pressure from notifications during school hours. Parents will also gain more visibility when a teen tries to change certain settings. Meanwhile, Meta will face independent compliance reviews during part of the agreement period. Age detection remains a key challenge. If a 15-year-old can easily convince the system that an account belongs to an adult, many of these protections become much easier to avoid. For that reason, the rollout will tell us far more than the announcement alone. I have watched social media companies add parental controls for years. One recurring problem keeps coming up: Parents have to find the controls before those tools can help. This agreement puts more protections on by default. A two-hour limit that requires parental permission to disable feels very different from another screen-time reminder. The overnight block could also give families some backup when late-night scrolling becomes a constant battle. I understand Meta's argument about TikTok and YouTube too. If one app closes the door while other major platforms remain available, a teen may simply move on to the next feed. Still, the real test comes as these protections roll out over the coming months. I want to see how accurately Meta identifies teen accounts and how difficult these limits are to bypass. Parents should view these tools as backup, not autopilot. Settings can create useful boundaries, but conversations at home still have to carry much of the load. Would you want every major social media app to automatically lock teens out after a set amount of time, or should families decide those limits themselves? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946fa42c5335ae104d2bf9 Chicago mayor demands companies reveal whether leaders ‘reflect diversity’ for city contracts te 2026-08-30T18:00:04.346Z Chicago mayor demands companies reveal whether leaders ‘reflect diversity’ for city contracts Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring city contractors to disclose information about leadership diversity demographics, as well as report whether they have any ties to certain law enforcement agencies such as ICE, as he moves to use the city's purchasing power to impose new contracting standards. Johnson said workplace data was necessary to identify discrimination and criticized the Trump administration's efforts to end federal reporting requirements. "If you want to do business with this city, we want to know whether the people leading your company reflect the diversity of the communities whose tax dollars are paying your contracts," Johnson said. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Johnson of punishing American companies for assisting federal immigration enforcement. DEMOCRAT MAYOR BLASTED BY DHS FOR 'HUNTING DOWN' PROPERTY OWNERS LEASING TO ICE: 'UNHINGED' "If Mayor Johnson wants to lecture anyone about taxpayer dollars, remember what he is: a sanctuary politician who bullies American companies with money that isn’t his. Chicago takes the federal check, but it won’t enforce the federal law," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Sunday. "In case Chicago’s mayor forgot, an oath of office is a commitment to upholding the law, not encouraging criminal illegal aliens to break it," they added. "Make no mistake, we will not be deterred. Under President Trump, ICE will keep enforcing the law in Chicago, whether City Hall likes it or not," the spokesperson said. The Chicago mayor unveiled the order during a press conference at Arise Chicago, a nonprofit that works to protect immigrants' rights. Johnson framed the order as a response to corporate influence in Washington and said Chicago would use city spending to put its values into practice. The order also directs Chicago's chief procurement officer to develop rules within 90 days barring vendors found to have committed public integrity, workplace discrimination or wage theft violations during the previous five years. Contractors must disclose whether they received more than $500,000 from government or law enforcement agencies or face proceedings alleging excessive force, unlawful detention, unconstitutional policing, discrimination or other civil rights violations. TRUMP ADMIN WANTS TO STOP ILLINOIS CITY'S REPARATIONS EFFORT FOR 'SIMPLY HANDING OUT MONEY BASED ON RACE' Large private companies with corporate families reporting at least $1 billion in net income must provide information about leadership diversity, board composition and diversity policies when not already covered by Illinois reporting law. Under the order, contractors must also report efforts to hire and promote formerly incarcerated people, and future awardees must update the disclosures at least annually. Doing business with ICE alone is not listed as a disqualifying offense. The order also disqualifies firms for specified integrity, discrimination or wage theft violations while making the disclosures public. Not With Our Money, the campaign that joined Johnson at the announcement, identified $3.19 billion in Chicago contractors held by 42 firms that also do business with ICE, according to the group's research. DHS ISSUES SCATHING REBUKE AFTER FORMER ATLANTA MAYOR KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS TOUTS CUTTING TIES WITH ICE Johnson was referring to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposal to rescind requirements for employers and other covered entities to file annual EEO reports containing aggregate employee race, sex and job-category data. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said the reports risked hindering enforcement of equal employment laws and raised constitutional concerns. The order marks Johnson’s latest clash with federal immigration authorities. In October, Johnson barred ICE from using city parking lots and garages for operations, a policy a federal agent said forced agents to stage in public and created operational risks. DHS said Operation Midway Blitz had resulted in more than 4,500 arrests by December. Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson's office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946d4d2c5335ae104d2ba3 Kofi and Austin Creed debut in AEW, join Swerve Strickland as trios champions at All In te 2026-08-30T17:50:05.045Z Kofi and Austin Creed debut in AEW, join Swerve Strickland as trios champions at All In All Elite Wrestling (AEW) reached a new level on Sunday at All In. To start the company’s biggest show of the year, the seven-team AEW World Trios Championship match started in the Buy In and bled into the first minutes of the main show. The teams kept pouring into the ring after a few minutes when finally it was time for the wildcard entrants. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICK Swerve Strickland came out of the back first to get the crowd at Wembley Stadium in London on their feet. Then, music from two new men played. Kofi and Austin Creed came out as a tag team now known as The New Level. It was their first appearance in AEW since they hit the pro wrestling industry’s free-agent market. It also marked the latest marquee signing for AEW, bolstering the company’s tag team division even more. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS In the match, champions Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King lasted as long as they could before getting thrown out of the ring and eliminated from title contention. Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors and David Finlay were eliminated slowly as were Colten and Austin Gunn and Jay White. It came down to Strickland, Kofi and Creed and Claudio Castagnoli, Pac and Kidd. Kofi was on the verge of being eliminated but his feet never touched the ground. Prince Nana came over to help Kofi out and kept him in the match. Strickland, Kofi and Creed took advantage of the help and took care of the rest of their opponents and won the AEW Trios Championship. Kofi and Creed were known as Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE before they departed. They were tag team champions multiple times with the company. AEW owner Tony Khan later announced that Kofi and Creed officially joined the promotion. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! It was the second title change in the first two hours of All In as Persephone defeated Maya World to win the TBS Championship earlier in the show. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946afb2c5335ae104d2641 Woman arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a paramedic, aggravated assault on police officer te 2026-08-30T17:40:11.871Z Woman arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a paramedic, aggravated assault on police officer BULLHEAD CITY — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946afb2c5335ae104d2638 County 'poised to initiate' legal process for MCAA takeover te 2026-08-30T17:40:11.011Z County 'poised to initiate' legal process for MCAA takeover KINGMAN — Mohave County is prepared to move forward with the legal process to condemn lease agreements with the Mohave County Airport Authority toward takeover of operations and oversight of Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport after the authority failed to meet a… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946afa2c5335ae104d262f Valley View Medical Center 2025 Community Benefit Report shows $25.6 million in local impact te 2026-08-30T17:40:10.169Z Valley View Medical Center 2025 Community Benefit Report shows $25.6 million in local impact FORT MOHAVE — Valley View Medical Center released its 2025 Community Benefit Report showing $25.6 million in local impact. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946af92c5335ae104d2621 Recovery in the Park to be held Sept. 19 at Performing Arts Pavilion te 2026-08-30T17:40:09.402Z Recovery in the Park to be held Sept. 19 at Performing Arts Pavilion BULLHEAD CITY — The 16th annual Recovery in the Park is set for Sept. 19 at John & Olivia McCormick Performing Arts Pavilion by Mohave Area Partnership Promoting Educated Decisions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946af52c5335ae104d25f8 Trump surprises NASA officials with call after Roman Space Telescope launch te 2026-08-30T17:40:05.546Z Trump surprises NASA officials with call after Roman Space Telescope launch President Donald Trump unexpectedly dialed into a NASA press conference Sunday, congratulating the agency after the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on a nearly 1 million-mile journey into space. Trump’s call came shortly after the telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA officials said the telescope successfully separated from the rocket and began sending telemetry as it headed toward its destination in space. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unexpectedly walked out of the press conference holding his cell phone, saying, "The president is excited about Roman." He returned moments later with Trump on speakerphone. The president thanked and congratulated the team. "I just called Jared to find out, is there anything negative that I should know about, like, it will never be able to return? Little things like that," the president joked. TRUMP TO TRANSFORM SPACEFLIGHT FROM SPECTACLE TO STATUS QUO TARGETING 3 LAUNCHES PER DAY "He said, 'No, it's looking great. It couldn't be better. And it was another great successful launch.' Jared is doing a fantastic job. You are doing a fantastic job, and I'm supplying you [with] all that money!" Trump then reflected on the state of NASA facilities when he first took office, praising the progress the agency has made in the intervening years. "And now again, like we are with the country itself, we're the hottest there is. We're the hottest in space, we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. So let's keep it all going. You're a big part of it. Let's keep it all going." NASA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW MOON MISSIONS AS AGENCY RACES TO BUILD PERMANENT LUNAR BASE BY END OF 2026 The press conference followed the successful launch of the Roman Space Telescope, which Isaacman predicted would become a household name like the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. "Over the course of the next several months, Roman will travel nearly 1 million miles away from Earth to Lagrange point L2 and begin transmitting imagery and data back home that will contribute to world-changing science," Isaacman said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a946af42c5335ae104d25ef Four foods you should never store in the freezer and where to keep them instead te 2026-08-30T17:40:04.591Z Four foods you should never store in the freezer and where to keep them instead The freezer can help food last longer, but some kitchen staples may be better off stored elsewhere. Some foods can lose their texture, flavor or overall quality after being frozen and thawed, according to a recent list from food and cooking publication Food & Wine. New Jersey-based Chef Dennis Littley, a culinary educator and founder of Ask Chef Dennis, told Fox News Digital that freezing can change a food's texture because the water inside turns into ice crystals. SCIENTISTS SAY YOU'VE BEEN THROWING AWAY PERFECTLY GOOD MEAT BECAUSE OF ONE COMMON MISTAKE "The biggest thing I tell home cooks is that being able to freeze something doesn't necessarily mean you should," Littley said. Here are four foods that may be better stored somewhere other than the freezer. While most cheeses can technically be frozen, Littley said doing so can leave them crumbly or grainy once thawed. The change can be particularly noticeable with softer and creamier cheeses. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Instead, Littley recommends keeping cheese well wrapped in the refrigerator and buying only as much as you expect to use while it is still fresh. Whether cooked pasta belongs in the freezer can depend on the dish. "Pasta can soften as it freezes and thaws, and creamy sauces can separate," Littley said. For pasta dishes with creamy sauces, he recommends refrigerating leftovers and eating them within a few days rather than freezing them. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Heartier baked pasta dishes, however, can hold up better in the freezer, according to Littley. Prosciutto, salami and other cured meats can generally be frozen, but Littley said the bigger concern is what happens to their texture and flavor afterward. That can be especially noticeable when the meat is served on a sandwich, charcuterie board or as an appetizer, where texture can be an important part of the experience. Littley recommends keeping cured meats wrapped in the refrigerator and using them within the recommended time after opening. Wine is one item Littley advises keeping out of the freezer. "No go," he said. "The liquid expands as it freezes, which can cause problems with the bottle or cork, and you're not doing the wine's flavor and aroma any favors." Instead, opened wine should be resealed and stored in the refrigerator, including red wine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Red wine can then be brought back to the appropriate serving temperature before drinking, he said. While the freezer may seem like an easy way to extend the life of many foods and drinks, Littley said proper storage can help preserve their texture, flavor and overall quality. "Some dishes freeze beautifully, while others aren't going to come back the way you want them to," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94689c2c5335ae104d25bc Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’ te 2026-08-30T17:30:05.004Z Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’ Tuskegee University President Dr. Mark Brown, a retired Air Force major general, is defending the historically Black university’s renewed emphasis on student dress and conduct standards, saying the policy is aimed at preparing students for the workplace rather than policing personal style. "If you raise the bar, students will reach it," Brown told Fox News Digital in an interview. "Why don't we raise the bar? That's what I think we ought to do. We're unapologetic about that part." After issuing a pre-campus arrival memo requiring a business suit and shoes for business-like meetings and professional dress in the classrooms, as well as barring non-religious head coverings, Brown said he saw that evidence of success during the first days of the school year. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY REQUIRES BUSINESS SUITS, BANS DU-RAGS AND OTHER HEADWEAR IN NEW DRESS CODE "I had a wonderful time riding around and walking around the campus on the first and the second day of class," he said. "The bar was raised and it was being reached. "But the same is true as if you lower the bar, or if you go past the mistake and fail to address it: That becomes the standard. And so, you know, we are a university of standards. I believe all of higher education should be a university standards." The university’s policy has drawn criticism from freedom of expression advocates over restrictions that include bans on items such as durags and bonnets, with some critics framing the rules as "respectability politics." Brown, however, said the dress code should be viewed as one part of a much broader push toward student success that includes punctuality, attendance, internships, professional certifications, interview preparation and workplace readiness. CAMPUS GRADUATION CHAOS SHOWS HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS A SERIOUS MORAL RESET "The focus is how do I make you a professional in whatever space you want to go in?" he said. "Any higher education institution in the country that's not focused on student success, no matter what type of university that is, is not focused where they should be. That's why we exist. That's exactly why we exist." The policy itself is not new, Brown said, but Tuskegee is placing "greater emphasis" on it as part of an effort to ensure graduates leave campus prepared not only with a degree, but with the habits employers expect. "It’s not the world we wish you were going into, it’s the world you’re going to go into," Brown said. "It’s not the way that we wish an employer would perceive you. It’s the way the employer will perceive you." CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AIMS TO PRODUCE 'IRREPLACEABLE' GRADUATES AS AI RESHAPES HIGHER EDUCATION Brown said the debate over whether college is worth the cost has put greater pressure on universities to demonstrate that students are being prepared for what comes after graduation. "What do you want when you send your son or daughter to college?" Brown said. "What do you expect us to do and what do you expect to happen four or five years from now when they graduate?" Brown said Tuskegee wants students to leave with more than a grade-point average and a diploma. "We want them job-ready," he said. He pointed to punctuality as one example of a habit that may appear minor in the classroom but can carry significant consequences in the workplace. FOX NEWS POLL: FAITH IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE US IS COLLAPSING "Would it be sad for us to allow a student to come to class late, practice that for four to five years, and then find out that no matter how great they were with their 4.0 or 3.8 GPA, it won’t keep them that job?" he said. Critics have also questioned whether professional dress requirements could place an added financial burden on students. Brown said Tuskegee is prepared to address that concern directly. About 70% of students on campus are Pell Grant eligible, he said, and the university’s Golden Tigers Community Closet is available to students who need help obtaining professional clothing. "If a student needs help with that, we’re going to help them," Brown said. "That’s not going to be the barrier between compliance and getting ready. We’re going to remove that barrier." ELITE COLLEGES ARE LOSING AMERICA’S TRUST. COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN WIN IT BACK The university also plans to bring in a professional several times during the school year to teach students the details of business attire, including how to button a coat and properly wear a tie. "I really want us to bear down and double click, to use a common term these days, on the fact that we have to care as much about what happens in school as what happens after school," he said. Brown pointed to the school’s recent employment numbers as evidence that its approach is producing results. He said roughly 70% of students who graduated in May already had jobs lined up. "Seven out of every 10," Brown said. "That is the challenge. That’s what we should be debating." Brown is facing criticism from those objecting to Tuskegee's renewed emphasis on its dress code, including the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a student rights advocacy group, due to restrictions on durags and other clothing associated with Black culture. COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPRESS STRONG TRUST IN SCHOOL LEADERS DESPITE BROADER PUBLIC CYNICISM: GALLUP "Tuskegee can’t promise students broad freedom of expression while enforcing a sweeping dress code that regulates ordinary, non-disruptive expression," FIRE Senior Program Counsel Haley Gluhanich told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Preparing students for professional life is a legitimate goal, but it does not hinge on requirements about what adults wear to class or lunch." "As a private university, Tuskegee may choose to place other values ahead of expressive freedom, but if it does, it should be honest with current and prospective students about the limits of its commitment to free expression," Gluhanich added. In response to criticism, Brown pointed to Tuskegee’s history, including the Tuskegee Airmen, as an example of preparing students to demonstrate competence even in a society where prejudice exists. "My race and my ethnicity would have absolutely nothing to do about it," Brown said. "That’s not the subject. The subject is social and economic mobility and student success." "It’s not that there wasn’t prejudice in the world," Brown said. "There’s prejudice in the world today. There’s going to be prejudice tomorrow." CLASSICAL EDUCATION AND AI COULD RESHAPE HOW AMERICA PREPARES ITS CHILDREN He is not dismissing broader debates over culture, expression or discrimination, but he argued that Tuskegee’s immediate responsibility is preparing its students to succeed amid those realities. "I’m not discarding the debates," he said. "The debates are great. I think America is great because we have debate. But that’s not the purpose of the university in this sense. The purpose of a university is, while the debates go on, to be prepared." Brown has heard the criticism but has not encountered significant pushback from Tuskegee students. He also said he has received significant positive feedback from leaders at other universities. "This is not unique," Brown said. "If you go to many universities, they have dress codes, they have these kinds of things. Perhaps we are, at this moment, [placing] a greater emphasis." For Brown, the larger question is whether universities view their responsibility to students as ending at graduation. "If we think the degree ends the relationship, I do not," Brown said. "I think the relationship and the value of the time here ends down the road, when that student is getting a return on investment. "That matters the most for those students who are economically at a disadvantage, who are using education as a springboard to do better," he concluded. "Again, every college president, chancellor – I’ve got to believe – wants that for their students. "But do we expect them to practice that when they start work? Or isn’t the classroom an extension of that? Isn’t it a laboratory by which you practice these very important skills? I think it is." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9466432c5335ae104d2570 Britt Baker returns to AEW after nearly 2 years away to help Persephone win the TBS Championship at All In te 2026-08-30T17:20:03.854Z Britt Baker returns to AEW after nearly 2 years away to help Persephone win the TBS Championship at All In It has been nearly two years since All Elite Wrestling (AEW) fans were graced with Britt Baker’s presence on the company’s programming. On Sunday, Baker made her triumphant return. Maya World was in the midst of her match against Persephone with the TBS Championship on the line during the All In Buy In portion of the company’s biggest pay-per-view of the year. World looked like she was going to take care of Persephone once and for all, until a masked figure entered the ring and pushed World off the top rope. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICK Persephone took advantage and nailed the crucifix powerbomb on World. She pinned World to win the TBS Championship. The masked figure got back into the ring and revealed herself to be Baker. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS "It’s so good to be back," Baker said in a post-match interview. "And just because I haven’t been here doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching. I know what goes around here. I know who’s up, I know who’s down and I know who is a little too comfortable that I’ve been out of the picture. "But, funny thing about being away is you get perspective on who’s worth your time. And Perse here, she’s smart, she’s strong, she’s ambitious, and she’s the double champ." Persephone then called out Thunder Rosa, who has been at her heels trying to get her hands on the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) World Women’s Championship. Now, Persephone has a superstar in her corner as she continues to rise in the AEW women’s division. World’s reign as TBS champion comes to an end at 30 days. Persephone now has her first singles championship in AEW. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9463f02c5335ae104d254c Letter to the Editor: Look at the quality of candidates te 2026-08-30T17:10:08.888Z Letter to the Editor: Look at the quality of candidates I feel compelled to comment on the August 22, 2026, opinion, “Recent Primary Portends Poor Flagstaff Governance.” A candidate with extensive experience as a government employee and a demonstrated understanding of public service deserves consideration. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9463ef2c5335ae104d2543 Letter to the Editor: Thankful for the work of Flagstaff's trash and recycling collectors te 2026-08-30T17:10:07.771Z Letter to the Editor: Thankful for the work of Flagstaff's trash and recycling collectors I'd like to offer my congratulations to the Flagstaff's recycling and trash collectors. If I hear them arrive, I go to the window to make sure they put the lid back down afterwards. Lately, they've been doing a great job! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9463ed2c5335ae104d2522 At least 3 dead, 18 wounded in separate blue state mass shootings less than 15 minutes apart te 2026-08-30T17:10:05.963Z At least 3 dead, 18 wounded in separate blue state mass shootings less than 15 minutes apart Gunfire tore through two communities in Trenton, New Jersey, and Chicago less than 15 minutes apart overnight, leaving three people dead and 18 others wounded in two mass shootings as police in both cities search for answers. Trenton police responded to a neighborhood near 194 Locust Street at about 12:25 a.m. local time Sunday after multiple shots were reported, Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora said in a statement. First responders found 11 people who had been shot. GUNFIRE SHATTERS TORONTO LATIN STREET FESTIVAL, LEAVING AT LEAST 2 DEAD AND MULTIPLE WOUNDED Two were pronounced dead, while nine others were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Police have not released their conditions. The names of those killed have not been confirmed. Gusciora said officials were still learning about the victims but shared details about one of the people killed, a man who had been trying to turn his life around after leaving prison. "We understand that one of the individuals who lost his life had been working to turn his life around after returning home from incarceration and had recently been recognized for his commitment to reentry and positive change," Gusciora said. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she had been briefed on the shooting. "As local law enforcement continues to investigate, my Attorney General remains in close contact with officials on the ground," Sherrill wrote in a post on X Sunday. "I’m thinking of the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and the Trenton community." No arrests have been announced, and police have not said what may have led to the Trenton shooting. CHICAGO OFFICERS WOUNDED IN TRAFFIC STOP SHOOTOUT AS HOLIDAY WEEKEND LEAVES 3 DEAD, 16 INJURED Officials said 12 minutes earlier and hundreds of miles away, police in Chicago were called to another mass shooting. Chicago police said officers were breaking up a large gathering on Chicago’s South Side at about 11:37 p.m. local time Saturday night when gunmen opened fire into a crowd, hitting 10 people. A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died. Nine other people — six men and three women ranging in age from 23 to 45 — were wounded. Several were listed in good condition, including a 26-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in the chest. The conditions of some of the other victims were not immediately known. Police have not said what the gathering was for or what may have led to the shooting. Investigators also have not released a description of the gunmen. Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. "This senseless act of violence has devastated another Chicago community and left families dealing with unimaginable pain," Executive Director Paul Rutherford said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9461982c5335ae104d24e4 Brewers' Jackson Chourio enters legendary territory as he blasts 20th home run of 2026 season te 2026-08-30T17:00:08.961Z Brewers' Jackson Chourio enters legendary territory as he blasts 20th home run of 2026 season The Milwaukee Brewers turned baseball on its head this season, standing tall as the best team in the majors with an 85-51 record going into Sunday. A lot of it can be attributed to star pitcher Jacob Misiorowski – who has turned into a contender for the National League Cy Young award. At the plate, Jackson Chourio has morphed into one of the team’s best batters. He notched a historic milestone against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Chourio finished 1-for-4 against the Rangers, belting his 20th home run of the season in a 5-3 victory. The dinger put Chourio into elite company. He became the 17th player in MLB history to have three straight seasons of at least 20 home runs to start a career. He joined Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Orlando Cepeda and others on the list. "I feel very prideful and very happy to be a part of that group and be mentioned with those same names," the 22-year-old told reporters through an interpreter. "All those names are just great examples for me to follow moving forward." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS Chourio has three home runs in his last three games going back to the Brewers’ series finale against the New York Mets on Thursday. He’s hitting .281 with a .820 OPS. Milwaukee is riding a four-game winning streak heading into Sunday’s finale against the Rangers. Chourio understands that the historical perspective is important, but the stats don’t mean anything unless the Brewers get their first World Series title. "The dream is to win," Chourio added. "That’s the hope this year — to continue winning and to win it all." Milwaukee has an eight-game lead against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9461982c5335ae104d24db Jeff Kent urges Barry Bonds to keep the faith about getting into Hall of Fame during Giants jersey retirement te 2026-08-30T17:00:08.012Z Jeff Kent urges Barry Bonds to keep the faith about getting into Hall of Fame during Giants jersey retirement The San Francisco Giants retired the No. 21 jersey of Jeff Kent on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park. While the focus was on the recently inducted Hall of Famer during the on-field ceremony, one moment, and specifically one statement, involving his former teammate Barry Bonds, admittedly stuck out. Bonds and Kent did plenty of winning during their playing days in San Francisco together, but the duo is best known for getting into a scuffle with one another in the dugout during a road game in San Diego in 2002. Bonds famously shoved Kent in the neck area before the two were separated by teammates. The two embraced one another again during the jersey retirement on Saturday and playfully reenacted the moment. While addressing the fans, Kent made another ode to the dugout scuffle while also getting honest about his relationship with Bonds. "I’ve said it many times," Kent said ahead of the Giants' 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks. "He and I have never gone out to dinner, but I’ll go to war with that guy any day of the week. If Bonds and I weren’t fighting in the dugout, we wouldn’t have what we’ve got, I guarantee you." Looking back on the intense moment he shared in the dugout with Bonds wasn't the only way Kent tipped his cap toward the Home Run King. He also took a moment to send Bonds a message. "Barry, keep with it, brother, you got a shot, man," Kent said, referring to the Baseball Hall of Fame. "I’m happy for Barry. I’m grateful that I got to play with a phenomenal player, and he knows, too," Kent told reporters after the ceremony. "He’s got some baggage, and he’ll deal with it. He doesn’t need me to deal with it for him. He can do it himself." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Bonds is the all-time home run leader in MLB history with 762, was a 14-time All-Star, and won National League MVP seven times in his career, but has not been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with voters rejecting his bid due to his well-documented association with performance-enhancing drugs. "I don't have to worry about those things no more in my life," Bonds said in 2024 while being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame. "[I want to] hang around my grandchildren and my children. Those hopes [of making the Hall of Fame], I don't have them anymore." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Bonds, like Kent, had his No. 25 retired by the Giants in 2018. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9461972c5335ae104d24d2 Dolly Parton laid to rest as niece shares emotional tribute to ‘Granny’ te 2026-08-30T17:00:07.036Z Dolly Parton laid to rest as niece shares emotional tribute to ‘Granny’ Dolly Parton has been laid to rest, days after the country music icon died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. On Saturday, Parton’s niece, Lainey Mae Parton, shared a heartfelt tribute to the late country music icon on Instagram, reflecting on the private moments and unwavering support she received from her "Granny." "This is a really hard post for me to make," Lainey Mae wrote. "I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words." STEVE DOOCY: THE DOLLY PARTON I SAW WHEN THE CAMERAS STOPPED ROLLING "From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough," she continued. "She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn’t do something. She believed in me before I even knew how to believe in myself." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Lainey Mae said she could not think of a single bad memory with Parton and praised the singer for making her family feel deeply loved. DOLLY PARTON’S SIX-DECADE LOVE STORY WITH CARL DEAN BEGAN AT A LAUNDROMAT "Because she couldn’t have kids of her own, she always made us feel like we were hers," she wrote. "She loved us that way, and I’ll forever be grateful for that." One memory that stood out, Lainey Mae said, was being asked to sing with Parton on her "Smoky Mountain DNA" album while she was a freshman in high school. DOLLY PARTON'S PATH FROM NASHVILLE NEWCOMER TO BILLBOARD'S NO. 1 COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST OF ALL TIME "I was SO nervous," she recalled. "But she had a way of making me feel like nothing bad could happen. She made me feel safe, confident, and like I belonged right there beside her." Lainey Mae also remembered Parton’s support when she decided to attend beauty school instead of college. DOLLY PARTON SLEPT AS LITTLE AS 3 HOURS, DID HER OWN HAIR AND MAKEUP ON SET, CO-STAR DANICA MCKELLAR SAYS "She financially supported me through school and helped me get my career started," she wrote. "She didn’t just tell me to chase my dreams, she helped me get there." The singer’s niece said she was grateful for the opportunities and memories they shared, including appearing in a movie with Parton. "I have things I can watch, hear, and hold onto when I miss her," she wrote. "It still doesn’t feel real that she’s gone. I’m going to miss her voice, her laugh, her hugs, and just knowing she was there. I’m even going to miss those 4 AM calls, and I’d give anything to see her name pop up on my phone again." "I feel incredibly lucky that I got to call her my granny," Lainey Mae concluded. "Thank you for always believing in me, loving me, and making me feel like I could do anything. I love you, Granny. Always." Parton died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday following a brief battle with cancer, according to a press release. She was surrounded by loved ones at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. "Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched," her team said in a statement. DOLLY PARTON'S ‘ALL-AMERICAN HEART’: HOW COUNTRY ICON FORGED SPECIAL BOND WITH US MILITARY "Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand," the statement continued. "Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Parton’s decades-long career produced enduring hits including "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," "Here You Come Again," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You." The latter found global success when Whitney Houston recorded it for the 1992 film, "The Bodyguard." TENNESSEE MOVES TO RENAME NASHVILLE AIRPORT FOR DOLLY PARTON DAYS AFTER BELOVED ICON'S DEATH Parton made her feature film debut opposite Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in 1980’s "9 to 5." Parton later appeared in films including, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Rhinestone," "Steel Magnolias," and "Joyful Noise." WATCH: Remembering Dolly Parton: Country music icon dies at 80 Parton was also known for her decades-long marriage to Carl Dean, who largely stayed out of the public eye during their nearly 60 years together. Dean died in March 2025. Beyond music, Parton built a business empire in her home state of Tennessee, with Dollywood becoming one of the state’s most popular attractions. Her charitable work through the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library also left a lasting impact. Inspired by Parton’s father, who never learned to read or write, the Imagination Library sends free books to children from birth until kindergarten and has grown into an international literacy initiative that has distributed millions of books to families around the world. Parton wanted to be buried in a bed of soft cotton after spending a lifetime draped in rhinestones, according to a tribute from her nephew posted to Instagram on the day of her death. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Dolly was a farmer, just like her daddy; he farmed the soil, she farmed songs and happiness," he said in the video announcing Parton's passing. "Dolly called me and said she wants to rest in a beautiful bed of plush cotton because, after a life of wearing heavy rhinestones, she finally deserves to be comfortable and have some rest." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9461932c5335ae104d24c1 Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem te 2026-08-30T17:00:03.672Z Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a945f3c2c5335ae104d2491 Trump indicates support for Christian-backed plan to help Canadian Jews escape antisemitism te 2026-08-30T16:50:04.596Z Trump indicates support for Christian-backed plan to help Canadian Jews escape antisemitism Jewish Canadians facing rising antisemitism might have President Donald Trump's support for an expedited legal pathway into the United States. Trump shared a report on the plan Sunday with his millions of followers on Truth Social, amplifying the appeal as Christian lawmakers and religious leaders press his administration to act because of a "disproportionate" amount of antisemitic incidents north of the U.S. border. The National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL) founder and President Jason Rapert told Fox News Digital from Israel on Sunday morning that he wants Trump to press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney directly on the perceived "roadblocks" set up against the "quick recognition of the plight" of thousands of Jewish Canadians fearing for their safety. TORONTO POLICE INVESTIGATE GUNFIRE, VANDALISM TARGETING JEWISH-OWNED BAKERY CHAIN "We will find out" if Canada is getting in the way of the more than 2,000 Jewish Canadians who have expressed interest in relocating, Rapert said. "Trump should ask Carney right now," he added. "Canada should be embarrassed and ashamed of these perceived roadblocks. And we're trying to rally leaders to take a stand." The comments come after the NACL and its partners asked Trump to direct the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to create "lawful, secure, and appropriately expedited pathways" for Jewish Canadians and their immediate family members who face persecution or can credibly demonstrate fears for their safety because they are Jewish. TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS "For generations, America has served as a refuge for people fleeing religious persecution," the group wrote in a letter Thursday to Trump. "We urge you to ensure that, consistent with federal law and the security interests of the United States, that door remains open to our Jewish brothers and sisters in Canada who need it today." Rapert and former U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback signed the letter along with more than 50 state legislators, religious leaders and other civic figures, sending it to Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and congressional leaders. "Recent data demonstrate that Jewish Canadians are being targeted at a grossly disproportionate rate, while community-based reporting reflects thousands of antisemitic incidents across Canada," Rapert wrote. "These numbers represent more than statistics. They represent families who increasingly question whether they can safely send their children to Jewish schools, worship openly, display their faith publicly, or continue building their lives in communities where they no longer feel secure." ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE ESCALATES AS DEADLY WEAPON ATTACKS SURGE IN 2025: REPORT Canada, which recently had a broadcaster reject the use of the word "terrorism" with regard to 9/11 coverage, has reported nearly 7,000 antisemitic incidents in a country of roughly 41 million people. By comparison, the U.S. has more than 342 million people and has reported fewer than 6,300, Rapert noted. "It's definitely a problem" by greater proportions in Canada, and "it's eerie to hear," he told Fox News Digital after a Sunday visit to the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum in northern Israel along with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers, where he spoke with a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor. CHRISTIAN LEADERS HOLD EMERGENCY SUMMIT IN JERUSALEM TO CONFRONT GLOBAL RISE IN ANTISEMITISM Rapert said the NACL was alerted of the concerns of the Jewish Canadians fearing their inability to emigrate to the U.S. from a piece in the National Post by Canadian/American Jewish community leader Michael Sachs, who is currently the Senior Director of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, Okla. Jewish Canadians have expressed interest in relocating because of safety concerns, harassment, vandalism, intimidation, threats and violence against Jewish schools, synagogues, businesses, institutions and families following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks on Israel, according to Sachs. Now, amid Trump's frustration with Canada and Carney, Rapert sees the urgency for a proposal that would use existing refugee, humanitarian and visa authorities to help facilitate movement. ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS Carney has himself acknowledged a severe rise in antisemitism in Canada, saying his country has failed to adequately protect its Jewish community. "Canada’s civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians," Carney told an audience at Toronto’s Holy Blossom Temple in June, saying the country’s antisemitism crisis is "specific, severe and demands a targeted response." Carney said antisemitism in Canada had surged to levels not seen since the aftermath of World War II. More than two-thirds of religion-motivated hate crimes recorded in the previous year targeted Jewish Canadians, he said, despite Jews making up only about 1% of the country’s population. The prime minister pointed to bullets fired at Jewish schools, firebombings at synagogues, attacks on community centers and Jewish-owned businesses and the targeting of Jewish students on university campuses. MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-LINKED NETWORKS EMBEDDED ACROSS CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS, NEW REPORT ALLEGES The NACL letter urged the administration to coordinate with state and local governments, Jewish organizations, churches, nonprofits and employers willing to help families establish new lives in the United States. "Antisemitism is a moral evil, and Christians must be willing to stand with our Jewish friends when they face hatred and persecution," Rapert said. "We are asking President Trump and his administration to consider what lawful steps America can take to help Jewish Canadian families who are genuinely concerned for their safety." Oklahoma has emerged as one potential destination. Jewish and Christian leaders in Tulsa have offered to help receive Canadian Jewish families, while Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has told Trump his state would welcome Jewish families who legally enter the United States, according to the letter. "They bring talent, faith, family values, entrepreneurship, and a sincere desire to contribute to the Nation that offers them safety and religious liberty," the letter said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a945ce52c5335ae104d245e Massive AI boom puts one of America’s oldest manufacturers on path to double in size, CEO says te 2026-08-30T16:40:05.535Z Massive AI boom puts one of America’s oldest manufacturers on path to double in size, CEO says The race to build more data centers for artificial intelligence is driving demand for more than chips and electricity. It also requires vast networks of high-speed optical fiber to move data between servers, putting one of America’s oldest manufacturers at the center of the boom. Corning, the New York-based company best known to many Americans for its kitchenware and smartphone glass, is ramping up optical-fiber production as the data-center buildout accelerates. Nearly 175 years after its founding, the company is supplying a critical piece of the infrastructure behind the AI boom, the glass connections linking the servers inside the facilities powering it. ONE OF THE WORLD'S HOTTEST INDUSTRIES IS SPARKING A BLUE-COLLAR JOBS BOOM The company is partnering with NVIDIA to build three advanced optical-manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas. The project is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs and expand Corning’s U.S. optical-manufacturing capacity tenfold. The investment offers a window into how the data-center boom is reaching well beyond the massive facilities themselves, creating demand for American factories and workers who make the equipment needed to keep them connected. CRACKDOWN ON CRITICAL TECH COULD OPEN AMERICANS TO A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT At a time when many Americans worry that artificial intelligence will replace human workers, Corning chairman, CEO and president Wendell Weeks said the opposite is happening inside one of the nation’s oldest manufacturers. "AI is a huge job creator, and it's a huge manufacturing job creator," Weeks told Fox News Digital. He said demand for Corning’s optical fiber is fueling the company’s fastest period of growth in nearly two centuries. "As a 175-year-old company, we're going through our fastest growth period," Weeks said. "We will probably double our size over the coming years and almost all of our new hires will be in advanced manufacturing, a significant part of them right here in America." That growth is already taking shape on Corning’s factory floors. "As the world develops and tells us what it needs, we're right there at the forefront," Emily Capek, planning supervisor at Corning’s Wilmington, North Carolina, facility, told Fox News Digital. She said employees are seeing firsthand how demand for AI platforms is driving demand for Corning’s products. FROM NETFLIX TO GPS: 10 WAYS THIS HIDDEN TECH INFRASTRUCTURE QUIETLY POWERS MODERN LIFE "Right now, the world needs our glass optical fiber to support the AI demand we're seeing," Capek said. "It's a great feeling on the factory floor." While much of the attention surrounding AI has focused on chipmakers and software developers, companies like Corning are supplying the glass technology that connects those systems and supports the industry’s rapid expansion. "The common story is AI being powered by chips, but actually, those chips are connected by glass," Weeks said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a945a922c5335ae104d2434 NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball makes five additions to roster ahead of 2026 season te 2026-08-30T16:30:10.456Z NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball makes five additions to roster ahead of 2026 season The defending Big Sky Conference regular season champions made a few additions to bolster its roster ahead of its first tournament this weekend at Ole Miss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a945a8c2c5335ae104d2408 Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill U.S. Stockpiles, but It’s Not So Simple te 2026-08-30T16:30:04.870Z Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill U.S. Stockpiles, but It’s Not So Simple New projects can take years to produce meaningful amounts of oil, and that’s especially true in Venezuela, where infrastructure is in disrepair. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9458342c5335ae104d23cf Trump just brokered a deal with the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves te 2026-08-30T16:20:04.460Z Trump just brokered a deal with the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves President Donald Trump’s new oil agreement with Venezuela could give the United States access to a 65 billion-barrel crude-oil prize — an energy-security win, even if drivers are unlikely to see benefits quickly. The deal announced Friday would give the U.S. a stake in 17 Venezuelan oil fields holding an estimated 65 billion barrels of crude, according to Venezuela’s government. Venezuela controls more than 300 billion barrels of crude reserves, roughly 20% of the world’s total. It is the largest oil stockpile on the planet, exceeding even Saudi Arabia’s. TRUMP'S AMBITIOUS ENERGY BET COULD BE A WINNING HAND AS THE WORLD BURNS MORE OIL, GAS THAN EVER Yet Venezuela has long struggled to turn that oil wealth into steady production. Political instability and deteriorating infrastructure have left the country producing only about 1% of the world’s oil despite holding an estimated 17% of global reserves. For Trump, the potential benefit goes beyond the deal’s headline number. Venezuela produces heavy crude, the type many Gulf Coast refineries were designed to process. Much U.S. production is lighter shale crude, while Gulf Coast refiners have historically relied on heavier imports from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela. TOP ENERGY TRADER HAILS TRUMP'S VENEZUELA OIL DEAL AS A 'GENERATIONAL WIN' FOR GAS PRICES A steadier Venezuelan supply could support Gulf Coast refineries, diversify U.S. oil imports and provide a buffer against future supply disruptions. It could also help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which remains well below its 714 million-barrel authorized capacity. That prospect has taken on added importance as the war with Iran disrupts oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The average U.S. price for regular gasoline stood at about $4.07 a gallon Sunday, according to AAA, compared with roughly $3.19 a year earlier. For Trump, the deal is a bet that long-term access to Venezuelan heavy crude can strengthen U.S. energy security and eventually ease costs for Americans. Whether it translates into relief at the pump will depend on how quickly Venezuela can turn its vast reserves into market-ready barrels. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9455db2c5335ae104d238d TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis te 2026-08-30T16:10:03.962Z TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94512c2c5335ae104d2326 Son realizes missing American dad was in path of Nepal disaster after watching viral video te 2026-08-30T15:50:04.245Z Son realizes missing American dad was in path of Nepal disaster after watching viral video A family is searching for answers after an American traveling on a spiritual pilgrimage went missing amid a catastrophic Himalayan flood that has left hundreds dead and thousands unaccounted for. Sunny Patel was watching viral footage of the torrent on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region when he realized his father, Jitendra Patel, could have been caught in the disaster. TRAPPED NEPALI WORKERS PULLED FROM HYDROPOWER TUNNEL AFTER CATASTROPHIC FLOODING "I watched the video and I just thought of how horrific it was. And then... probably 30 seconds later, it registered," he recalled. "I texted my mom, and she was hoping that we hadn't seen the video. But of course, it was so viral by then... My mom responded and said, 'That's exactly where he was,' actually." Sunny said he had last spoken to his father on Wednesday morning around local time, when he believed his father had already crossed the border from Nepal into China, though he has been unable to confirm the details. The most frustrating part, he said, is the lack of information coming out of China. He added that his family has spoken to embassies in Kathmandu and Beijing, as well as the U.S. State Department. DEATH TOLL FROM MUDSLIDES, FLOODING AT NEPAL-CHINA BORDER CLIMBS PAST 670; NEARLY 3,000 MISSING They have filed missing person reports "with every agency we can think of, and some have been responsive." "We're trying to go on these media segments and get the awareness out there that there are people on the Chinese side that we aren't getting a ton of information about." Experts believe Wednesday's mudslides and flash flooding across Nepal and Tibet were caused by a large chunk of ice breaking off a glacier and falling into the Lhende Khola River, which sent stories-high waves of rock, ice and debris hurtling through the mountain river systems. Newly released figures say more than 600 people have been killed so far and more than 3,000 remain missing, with over 4,000 rescued so far. AMERICAN CLIMBER'S REMAINS FOUND AFTER AVALANCHE IN PAKISTAN, OTHER MOUNTAINEERS STILL MISSING That morning, Jitendra was with a group heading up to Mount Kailash — a place where thousands of people go every year on a spiritual pilgrimage, according to Sunny. "They were actually supposed to be there the day prior and unfortunately had some car troubles from what we can make out... which, you know, of course, could be all the difference." Sunny said his dad "believed in the goodness of everybody, probably to a fault," and "lived with kindness in his heart." "He always, always, always said, 'God is good...' If you called him and said, 'How you doing?' He would say, 'I'm the best, God is great.' And he was just the most upbeat, positive person I've ever met." Search and rescue operations were temporarily suspended on Saturday because of rain and heavy fog. Authorities are also monitoring two lakes upstream formed by the disaster, one of which was overflowing at times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a944a292c5335ae104d228f Letter to the Editor: Flagstaff Women's Wellness fair sees incredible reponse te 2026-08-30T15:20:09.065Z Letter to the Editor: Flagstaff Women's Wellness fair sees incredible reponse The Flagstaff Women's Wellness fair brought women from across the community together on 8/22 at Moonshot. The event was organized by five passionate community members who had no funding -- just a shared vision, a lot of time and a… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a944a282c5335ae104d2286 Letter to the Editor: Flagstaff's lack of available athletic fields leads to frustration te 2026-08-30T15:20:08.221Z Letter to the Editor: Flagstaff's lack of available athletic fields leads to frustration I am writing as a coach of the Northern Arizona University Club softball team, but more importantly, as someone who has spent many years coaching softball in the Flagstaff community. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a944a272c5335ae104d227d Letter to the Editor: 'Preservation with Purpose' city council candidate forum set for Sept. 3 te 2026-08-30T15:20:07.134Z Letter to the Editor: 'Preservation with Purpose' city council candidate forum set for Sept. 3 Please join Treasure Flagstaff and the Northern Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society for a free public educational candidate forum, “Preservation with Purpose.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a944a262c5335ae104d2274 Letter to the Editor: Stand up for Arizona’s national monuments Before it’s too late te 2026-08-30T15:20:06.011Z Letter to the Editor: Stand up for Arizona’s national monuments Before it’s too late After the near elimination of two Utah National Monuments, Arizona could be next. It was already reported last year that the administration was looking to downsize or eliminate six national monuments in particular. Two were those in Utah, and two… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9447ce2c5335ae104d2213 'Hercules' star Kevin Sorbo says California can keep its taxes, traffic and 'negativity': 'I'm done' te 2026-08-30T15:10:06.789Z 'Hercules' star Kevin Sorbo says California can keep its taxes, traffic and 'negativity': 'I'm done' Kevin Sorbo has officially closed the door on California. Nearly seven years after leaving the Golden State for Florida, the "Hercules" star says he has no interest in going back — and he's got three reasons why: "Taxes, traffic and negativity." In an interview with Fox News Digital, Sorbo, who stars in the faith-based movie "Elijah Peel," said his move to Florida has given him something he felt was increasingly difficult to find in California — "acceptance." KEVIN SORBO BLASTS HOLLYWOOD 'BLACKLISTING' OF CONSERVATIVES AS 'SEVENTH GRADE MEAN GIRLS' CULTURE The actor said he still misses Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, his golf course, his old house and California's famously mild weather. But the trade-off, he said, isn't worth it. "I mean, here in Florida, yeah, we get five months of pretty high humidity. It's pretty hot, but the winters here are really quite amazing," Sorbo said. "But yeah, there are things I miss, but they can keep their taxes, they can keep their traffic, and they can keep their negativity, I'm done." WATCH: KEVIN SORBO REJECTS CALIFORNIA RETURN: ‘THEY CAN KEEP THEIR NEGATIVITY, I’M DONE’ For Sorbo, the California exit wasn't simply a change of scenery. The actor said the independent film community has embraced him, with filmmakers and creators from across the country reaching out through his production company, Sorbo Studios. KELSEY GRAMMER SUSPECTS HE 'MAY HAVE' LOST HOLLYWOOD ROLES DUE TO CONSERVATIVE VIEWS "The people I've met here, the contacts I've met, it's been incredible," he said. Sorbo took aim at the entertainment industry, which he believes has punished people for holding certain political or religious views. WATCH: ACTOR KEVIN SORBO TOUTS ‘ELIJAH PEEL’ FOR WHAT HOLLYWOOD ABANDONED The actor, who has been outspoken about his faith and politics, compared Hollywood's treatment of conservatives and Christians to childish antics seen in schools, not a multimillion-dollar industry. "That's why I find a lot of things in Hollywood, with their blacklisting people that have conservative or Christian viewpoints, I find it like they're seventh grade mean girls," Sorbo told Fox News Digital. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "It's just ridiculous and childish to me. We all have different opinions. There's nothing wrong with that." Sorbo has previously described himself as someone who has been "canceled" for his views. But he said the experience hasn't convinced him to stay quiet. WATCH: ACTOR KEVIN SORBO SAYS ‘DEMONIC STUFF’ IS HAPPENING IN HOLLYWOOD Instead, he's challenging other conservatives in Hollywood to stop hiding. "It's the conservatives that are in the closet now because they saw me get canceled," Sorbo said. "But I'm still working." Sorbo's comments came as his latest film, "Elijah Peel," hit theaters — a faith-based drama inspired by a true story. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE The movie follows a rock star whose meteoric career and struggle with addiction spiral after a near-fatal heart attack. A young girl's faith ultimately forces him to confront the life he's been living. Sorbo portrays the musician's longtime talent manager. Willie and Korie Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" serve as executive producers, adding another prominent Christian entertainment connection to the project. And Sorbo believes movies like "Elijah Peel" demonstrate that faith-based filmmakers no longer need Hollywood's blessing. The audience is already there, he argued. "There’s 80 million homes in America that want the kind of movies that I've been fortunate to be part of — that is going to keep on growing," Sorbo said. Away from the cameras, Sorbo said his marriage and family have remained his top priorities through career changes, health scares and the ups and downs of life in Hollywood. Sorbo also opened up about the nearly three decades he has spent married to his wife, Sam, crediting humor, compromise and family for keeping their relationship strong. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE When Fox News Digital asked about the foundation of his marriage, Sorbo laughed and replied, "Oh, that's easy. I just say yes to her all the time. I just agree with everything she tells me." He added, "We have our disagreements, but we've always gone through those with no problem. And we've overcome those things." Family remains the priority, Sorbo emphasized. "My boys are now 24 and 22, my daughter's 20." The Sorbos are also outspoken advocates for homeschooling, with Sorbo's wife traveling around the country to share what they see as the benefits of educating children outside the traditional public-school system. "We never experienced terrible teens with my kids. We just didn't. They're hardworking, they're awesome, and they're just good people," Sorbo said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9447ce2c5335ae104d220a Major US vacation destination could get more expensive as officials eye new fees te 2026-08-30T15:10:06.052Z Major US vacation destination could get more expensive as officials eye new fees Lake Tahoe could become more expensive for visitors as the U.S. Forest Service considers new and higher recreation fees at several popular sites around the basin. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is proposing fee changes at campgrounds, beaches, trailheads and other recreation areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release. Under the proposal, some locations that are currently free to visitors would begin charging fees. TRAVELERS MAY BE SLAPPED WITH 'RIDICULOUS' NEW FEES AS POPULAR CITY SEEKS MILLIONS PER YEAR Kiva Beach and the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, for example, would begin charging $10 per vehicle before eventually increasing that to $15, the proposal indicates. Other locations that already charge visitors could also get more expensive.  The fee at Eagle Falls Picnic Area and Trailhead would increase from $5 per vehicle to $10 before eventually reaching $15. Campers could also see new costs.  Luther Pass Overflow Campground and Watson Lake Campground, which are currently free, would each begin charging $20 per site. More than 37% of recreation sites would remain free if the changes are approved — while nationally recognized fee-free days would continue, according to the release. Money collected from the fees would go toward operating, maintaining and improving recreation sites. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Under federal law, the Forest Service can keep at least 80% of the fees collected at the sites for local use. "Revenue collected through recreation fees would help the forest improve infrastructure and public services at recreation sites during the season of operation," the USDA said in the release. The public can comment on details of the proposal through Sept. 29. After the comment period ends, a citizens advisory committee will review the proposal and make a recommendation to the regional forester, who will make the final decision, according to the press release. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The proposal has drawn pushback online, with some people raising concerns about having to pay for places they regularly visit. "Sign me up for the riot if they make Kiva pay to park," one Reddit user wrote. Another commenter suggested giving local residents a free seasonal parking pass. "I have no problem paying to recreate in other areas I visit," the user wrote. "But my city of residence? Give me back my tax money, then." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Another commenter similarly argued that "season passes and fees should only be for non-locals," adding, "I'm happy to pay when I visit other towns." Not everyone opposed charging fees altogether.  One commenter said that doing so during the busy summer months could make sense, but questioned charging visitors year-round. "I can see doing it in the summer because of the amount of visitors," the user wrote. "But doing it year-round feels excessive." Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Forest Service for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9447cb2c5335ae104d21f3 Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining te 2026-08-30T15:10:03.410Z Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94431d2c5335ae104d214e Chiefs face critical 2026 season with Patrick Mahomes returning from ACL tear te 2026-08-30T14:50:05.525Z Chiefs face critical 2026 season with Patrick Mahomes returning from ACL tear When a dominant modern dynasty experiences a sudden, injury-plagued collapse, determining whether it was a minor blip or the start of a decline becomes the paramount question for bettors. Few teams in the NFL find themselves under as unique a spotlight entering this season as the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs suffered a nightmare 2025 campaign, stumbling to a 6–11 record and missing the postseason for the first time since 2014. Kansas City showed flashes of its championship pedigree, stringing together hard-fought victories early in the fall. However, the team went a brutal 1–9 in one-score games, plagued by self-inflicted mistakes, road struggles, and a devastating six-game losing streak to close out the year. The tipping point arrived in Week 15 when Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending ACL tear. The season was over by that point anyway, but it put their hopes for this season in serious jeopardy. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The front office focused on reloading the offense and retooling a depleted secondary. On offense, Kansas City made a splash in free agency by signing explosive running back Kenneth Walker III to a three-year deal, alongside re-signing cornerstone tight end Travis Kelce to a three-year extension and extending Mahomes through 2033. To address defensive depth, they added safety Alohi Gilman, defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, and cornerbacks Kader Kohou and Kaiir Elam, while bringing back L'Jarius Sneed on a one-year deal and picking up defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah. SUPER BOWL MVP KENNETH WALKER MISSES SEAHAWKS' RING CEREMONY AFTER SIGNING $45M DEAL WITH CHIEFS The additions did come with the sacrifice of some strong players. The secondary lost major pillars, as cornerback Trent McDuffie was traded to the Rams, and safety Bryan Cook signed with Cincinnati. The other pieces that left weren’t exactly overly significant with perhaps the exception of Isiah Pacheco and maybe Hollywood Brown. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WIDE RECEIVER RASHEE RICE IS ON PACE FOR AN ALL-TIME FUMBLING OF THE BAG After years of a great offense, the team switched to a great defense. Now, they seem to have reinvested in their offense. The unit gains dynamic balance with the backfield addition of Kenneth Walker III alongside Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce in the passing attack. The primary variable remains Mahomes' availability this season. Defensively, Steve Spagnuolo’s front seven remains formidable, anchored by Chris Jones and Creed Humphrey controlling the line of scrimmage. It will be interesting to see where the secondary improves from last year’s issues. They don’t have superstar-level players, but Spagnuolo is known to make the most out of his teams. CHIEFS LEGEND NOT READY TO SAY DYNASTY IS OVER DESPITE PATRICK MAHOMES' INJURY, TRAVIS KELCE'S FINAL DAYS The Chiefs are a public team. They have the most well-known quarterback and tight end in the game. They are also a well-coached squad. They went 6-11 last season and as mentioned, lost a lot of close games. This year, the books have them listed at 10.5 games, and I just don’t see them getting to 11. It is hard to count them out, but Mahomes is coming off an ACL tear, the team has a lot of changes, and the division has gotten better with the Chargers and Broncos both looking like better teams. I’m going to avoid anything on the Chiefs, but I’d take the under 10.5 on them if I had to play anything. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94431c2c5335ae104d2145 Logan Gilbert's dominant road numbers give Mariners hope in must-win series against Blue Jays te 2026-08-30T14:50:04.509Z Logan Gilbert's dominant road numbers give Mariners hope in must-win series against Blue Jays College football has come and gone – at least for the first week. We were able to go 1-1 and open the year with a fairly average day. The Trojans, as expected, didn’t keep their foot on the gas, but won with ease. The UNC and TCU game was much more interesting, but TCU apparently left their offense in America instead of taking it over to Ireland, as they didn’t get much offense going yesterday. We have plenty of Saturday football to make up for it. Before we get there, we have some more baseball to focus on as the Seattle Mariners take on the Toronto Blue Jays. It is desperation time for the Seattle Mariners. They need to get it into gear and find a way to take the American League West, because the hole they’ve dug themselves into seems like it has eliminated the Wild Card as any possibility. The good news for them is that despite being almost 10 games under .500, the team is just four games back of the American League West division leaders. If they are going to get there, it won’t be up to just pitching or hitting individually; it will need to be a combination. On Sunday, the Mariners should have a good shot at getting a win as they send out Logan Gilbert to the hill. Gilbert has been one of the better pitchers for Seattle this season. Not every start has been fantastic, but he is 11-7 for the season with a 3.36 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. He also has 162 strikeouts, putting all of those numbers at 21st or better in the Majors. One reason to be encouraged in today’s game is Gilbert’s outstanding road numbers. He has allowed just two homers and has a 2.49 ERA in 11 road starts. The Blue Jays hitters are batting just .259 against him over 116 at-bats. The Blue Jays knocked out the Mariners in the American League Championship Series last year. Both have had struggles and frustrations this year. The Blue Jays turned into sellers at the trade deadline, but they have somehow turned it around since then. Maybe that’s an overstatement, as the team is just about four games over .500 since the deadline, but they are back in the Wild Card race, just a game and a half behind Cleveland for the last spot. So are the Rangers and Orioles, though. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! In hopes of keeping their roll going and getting them closer to that final spot, it is Max Scherzer. I almost feel bad for Mad Max. He has dealt with injury much of the season, and you have to wonder if that is why he has such rough numbers. For the year, he is 1-7 with a 7.02 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. Is it injury-related, or has time finally caught up with him? The optimist sees that Scherzer has thrown four starts of two or fewer earned runs in his past five outings. The pessimist looks at his start against Tampa where he allowed seven earned runs in four innings. Mariners hitters are batting just .255 against him. This should be a fairly low-scoring game. The Mariners have only scored four runs in the two games, and really don’t have a great offense anyway. The Blue Jays are not exactly lighting the world on fire on offense, either. I do think this is a game where you want to back Gilbert, though. His road numbers are excellent. Scherzer has been solid, but I also think a little shaky. I’m backing Seattle to avoid the sweep here. One final note, if you do want to bet on anyone in the Toronto lineup, it should be Vlad Guerrero Jr. He is hitting .300 off of Gilbert with three homers and two doubles. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e762c5335ae104d20ea Famous painter gets a FAMoS retrospective te 2026-08-30T14:30:14.287Z Famous painter gets a FAMoS retrospective Walters’ exhibition shares from private collections and Sedona scenes There were paintings hanging on the walls and leaning against bookshelves in Sedona painter Curt Walters’ home studio in August, but the large easel he does most of his work on was empty. “It’s not like me at all,” he said. Instea Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e732c5335ae104d20de Flagstaff History: Two confirmed dead following flash floods at Grand Canyon te 2026-08-30T14:30:11.788Z Flagstaff History: Two confirmed dead following flash floods at Grand Canyon This week's look back into Flagstaff's history. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e722c5335ae104d20d5 Carpenter's Column: Lost: a shoebox full of memories te 2026-08-30T14:30:10.999Z Carpenter's Column: Lost: a shoebox full of memories This week's column from Tom Carpenter, the longtime humorist for the Arizona Daily Sun. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e722c5335ae104d20cc Election 2026 - Candidate Question #10: How should Flagstaff handle water issues at a local level? te 2026-08-30T14:30:10.093Z Election 2026 - Candidate Question #10: How should Flagstaff handle water issues at a local level? With the local city council election in November (and a primary in July), the candidates for the Flagstaff City Council who will appear on the ballot have been given the chance to answer a weekly question in no more than… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e712c5335ae104d20c3 Sex offender notification te 2026-08-30T14:30:09.197Z Sex offender notification The Flagstaff Police Department would like to make the following sex offender notifications: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e702c5335ae104d20ba High Country Running: Groovin’ in the Aspens returns to Flagstaff in September te 2026-08-30T14:30:08.325Z High Country Running: Groovin’ in the Aspens returns to Flagstaff in September Groovin’ in the Aspens offers runners an opportunity to experience the area at one of its most beautiful times of year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943e6e2c5335ae104d2099 AEW star reflects on All In ahead of tag team championship match at this year's pay-per-view te 2026-08-30T14:30:06.037Z AEW star reflects on All In ahead of tag team championship match at this year's pay-per-view Matt and Nick Jackson, the pro wrestling stars known as The Young Bucks, helped form All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the company’s biggest event of the year – All In. The first All In, which took place in 2018, shaped the creation of AEW and changed the pro wrestling industry forever. On Friday, Nick Jackson reflected on All In’s creation and how AEW has garnered enough attention over the years to hold the event at Wembley Stadium once again. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICK "Never in my wildest dreams did I think the original concept of All In would turn into what it’s become," he wrote in a post on Instagram. "Wembley Stadium hosting the event for the third time in 4 years this Sunday and I can’t wait. Matt and I have done more in this career than we’ve both ever dreamed of and we don’t take any of this for granted. "A match we’ve talked about for decades is actually happening and I just wanna thank the fans who’ve stuck with us since day one. We love each and every one of you! So cheer loud this Sunday and let’s show the wrestling world what AEW is all about." The Young Bucks take on Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. The tag match is one decades in the making as both teams have become legends of tag team wrestling. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS Copeland told OutKick in the days leading up to All In that The Young Bucks have been on his list of wrestling matches he wants to take part in before he retires. "Oh, they've been on the list from the time that any kind of reality of me and AEW started to come to fruition," he said. "FTR, Young Bucks, team-wise, like, those are like got to do that, have to do that. They were definitely on the list, but also too, didn't fully know if Christian and I, were going to get back to teaming. So, it's like, OK, want to we got to make sure it's right and the right time and try and fit it into this story and into that to try. "So, really it was it was the match with Mox that was the vehicle to get him and I going as a team again and for him to lose the Casino Royale opportunity because of his selfishness and then for me to go, ‘See your selfishness isn't working, man.’ And then taking the turn of, OK, but you're selfish, that's you. And then I just got to accept it and then we could kind of start running and that's just been really fun. When I think of a word, the only one that comes to mind is we've just been having fun and I get to live vicariously through Jay's character. So, like I’m like what if you said this and he's like, oh, and some of the things, man, like it it's just it's so much. It's just fun." Copeland and Cage won the tag titles at Double or Nothing and now have a great challenge on their hands in Matt and Nick Jackson at All In. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a943c152c5335ae104d2051 Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on mountain hike: 'Loss for our city' te 2026-08-30T14:20:05.959Z Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on mountain hike: 'Loss for our city' A Colorado city leader died Friday after collapsing while hiking a popular 14,000-foot mountain as fellow hikers tried to revive him before first responders arrived, authorities said. Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson, 45, died Friday morning while hiking Quandary Peak in Summit County, according to city and county officials. Summit County sheriff’s deputies responded around 6:45 a.m. to a report of a hiker who had passed out and was not breathing on the lower slopes of Quandary Peak, Summit Daily reported. Quandary Peak rises 14,271 feet and is the highest summit in Colorado’s Tenmile Range, part of the Rocky Mountains. MISSOURI DEPUTY AG, MISSING 6 DAYS AFTER SEEKING TO SUMMIT WYOMING'S TALLEST PEAK, IS FOUND ALIVE Other hikers performed CPR before first responders arrived and took over lifesaving efforts, Sgt. Mike Schilling told the news outlet. An official cause of death has yet to be determined. "We are all shocked and saddened at the sudden passing of our friend and council member, Joe Anderson," Englewood Mayor Othoniel Sierra said in a statement. "Joe was always there to lend a hand, whether it was in his role as friend, neighbor, pastor or council member," Sierra said. "This is a tremendous loss for our city and our heart goes out to his family and friends during this time of loss." Anderson was elected to represent District 3 on the Englewood City Council in 2019 and won a second four-year term in 2023. His fellow council members elected him mayor pro tem that December. Before taking office, Anderson served in pastoral roles at local churches and helped found Change the Trend, a coalition focused on homelessness. He also spent years coordinating a community service project that helped seniors and people with disabilities with home repairs. On the council, Anderson focused on homelessness, affordable housing, infrastructure, economic development and pedestrian and bicycle safety. SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY FORCED TO HIKE MT. FUJI ALONE AFTER DAD, OLDER BROTHER ABANDON HIM He helped guide efforts to repair and expand Englewood’s aging stormwater system after deadly flooding in 2018, and pushed the city to balance the cost of those improvements with what residents and businesses could afford. Anderson also supported changes to the city’s development rules aimed at lowering housing costs and homelessness, including streamlined regulations and smaller housing units. Outgoing City Manager Shawn Lewis remembered Anderson as someone who encouraged city employees while also pushing them to improve. "Mayor Pro Tem Anderson was this rare combination of a constant encourager behind the scenes while simultaneously challenging us as staff to think bigger and do better," Lewis said. Lewis called him "one of the most effective, productive and positive council members I’ve ever worked with," and recalled Anderson offering to pray for him when his parents were hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic. "He cared for me and other staff members as people," Lewis said. "I’ll never forget the kindness and care he showed to me and I know so many others throughout his time on council." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9439c02c5335ae104d2015 Celebrity evangelist reflects on 2024 meeting with Hayden Panettiere after actress's sudden passing te 2026-08-30T14:10:08.125Z Celebrity evangelist reflects on 2024 meeting with Hayden Panettiere after actress's sudden passing A Tennessee pastor who has shared the gospel with over 2,000 celebrities opened up about meeting actress Hayden Panettiere in 2024 following news of her untimely death on Aug. 16.  Dylan Novak serves as a youth pastor at Henard's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tennessee. He is also the founder of Celebrity Evangelist Ministries, a non-profit outreach dedicated to sharing the gospel with the world's most famous figures in what Novak calls a forgotten mission field.  Novak recalled meeting Panettiere in April 2024 at Steel City Con in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife connected with the star over parenthood and raising daughters. While they were able to share their faith with the actress, Novak said he and his wife walked away feeling a heavy, "sad presence" surrounding Panettiere. "One thing my wife and I immediately started talking about after we met her was what a sad presence there was about her," Novak told Fox News Digital. "And I've talked a lot about that this past week. I wish we had had an opportunity to follow up with Hayden again." HAYDEN PANETTIERE REMEMBERED BY VIOLA DAVIS, BETHANY JOY LENZ AND OTHER CELEBRITIES AFTER SUDDEN DEATH AT 36 Novak added that people he said he knows in the entertainment industry who worked with Panettiere had shared similar observations. "I've talked with multiple people who I personally know who have worked with her, been around her, and all of them said pretty much the same thing," Novak said. "There was such a kindness about her, but there was also such a heartbreaking sadness that also surrounded her." Panettiere, who grew up on screen in films like "Remember the Titans" and "Ice Princess" before starring in the hit television dramas "Heroes" and "Nashville," was found unresponsive Aug. 16 at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina. Preliminary autopsy results showed no signs of trauma that contributed to Panettiere’s death, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. Her death remains under investigation. Novak said he was saddened to learn of her passing and wished he'd had opportunities to speak with her again at other events, but he found comfort in knowing he'd had the chance to witness to her and give her faith resources. The news of her death reignited his belief in the urgency and importance of his ministry. "It just filled me with the fuel, the fire of the gospel of, we need to keep doing this. This is why we do what we do," he told Fox News Digital. "We all have the mindset when we see younger people... 'Oh, there'll be plenty of time. But really nobody knows except the Lord. That’s why it’s so important to make sure we continue to share that with everybody around us." Novak's ministry has reached over 2,000 celebrities with the gospel, including President Donald Trump, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Lee Lewis and Sydney Sweeney. HAYDEN PANETTIERE DEFENDS GIVING UP CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER DESPITE INTENSE 'EMOTIONAL PAIN' He takes a personal approach to every encounter, telling each person he meets that he cares about them and where they are going after they die. Novak also brings customized gift bags with embossed Bibles, Christian resources and a handwritten note addressing specific comments the celebrity has made in interviews about faith and doubts. Over the years, those quiet conversations have borne surprising fruit.  In 2023, Novak presented rock legend Ozzy Osbourne with a modern-translation Bible tailored to address Osbourne's difficulty understanding the Bible. Ozzy's son, Jack Osbourne, later told Novak his father kept the book on his nightstand and spent hours reading it.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Following Osbourne’s passing in July 2025, Novak says his ministry received hundreds of emails from fans asking for the same gospel resources he shared with Ozzy. "We had, no exaggeration, hundreds of people emailing us asking us for gospel information," Novak previously told Fox News Digital, noting that people were saying, "'Can you send me some of the material that you gave to Ozzy? I'm an old rocker, I rejected Christ years ago. But if Ozzy was willing to look at it, I'm willing to look at it.' People saying, ‘I want to be saved' and that is just so beautiful to see." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9439bf2c5335ae104d200c Dolly Parton once performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was 'scared to death' about her curtsy te 2026-08-30T14:10:07.479Z Dolly Parton once performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was 'scared to death' about her curtsy Country royalty met actual royalty in 1977 when Dolly Parton performed for Queen Elizabeth II. And despite her success, the "Jolene" superstar’s boots were shaking a bit when she had her audience with the monarch. "I remember as a child being fascinated with the kings and queens and all their flamboyant clothes, people living in another world with riches and crowns and jewelry and all that," Parton told Business Insider after the queen’s death. "But when I actually got to meet her, she was very sweet." DOLLY PARTON'S LIFE IN HER OWN WORDS: FROM SMOKY MOUNTAINS POVERTY TO COUNTRY MUSIC IMMORTALITY Parton said she could tell the queen didn’t care about the required protocol. "That's just something she had to do, and if somebody made a mistake, it was OK." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS She added, "I was scared to death that I was not going to know how to curtsy, that I wasn't going to bend right, but she was just very warm, very sweet, and I could tell she was a very giving person. And just meeting the Queen of England, just to meet a queen, it was amazing." British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard said Parton’s death this week is "comparable to losing our late Great Queen Elizabeth II... Two strong and resilient female figures." TRUMP MOURNS DOLLY PARTON, ORDERS US FLAGS LOWERED NATIONWIDE AFTER COUNTRY MUSIC ICON DIES Parton performed for the queen as part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, in Glascow, Scotland, which celebrated 25 years on the throne. Chard called Parton meeting the queen her "most magical moment. She dreamed of Princesses, Kings and Queens since she was a little girl and to meet Her Majesty was sheer delight." She said both women had mutual respect for each other. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "Dolly deeply admired the Queen's poise, strength and work ethic ...and the feeling was mutual," she said. "Two women who led with discipline and heart." The whole royal family loved Parton, Chard continued. "While she and Princess Catherine never got to meet, her music brought comfort and inspiration to them all," she said, joking, "King Charles, known for his cracking dance moves, is no doubt enjoying a jig in memory of Dolly." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner said that Parton was a surprise guest. "It was billed as the Queen of country meeting the Queen of England," and she sang her song "You Are" from her 1977 album "New Harvest First Gathering." STEVE DOOCY: THE DOLLY PARTON I SAW WHEN THE CAMERAS STOPPED ROLLING Parton previously told the Glasgow Evening Times that she didn’t know she was performing for the queen until she was on a plane for Scotland and when she found out, "I just jumped up and down telling everyone." PEYTON MANNING PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON: 'TENNESSEE WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER!' The "I Will Always Love You" singer honored the queen after her death, writing on Instagram at the time: "I had the honor of meeting and performing for Queen Elizabeth II on my trip to London in 1977. She carried herself with grace and strength her entire life." The royal family also honored Parton this week when the Band of the Coldstream Guards played "9 to 5" during the Changing of the Guard. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9439be2c5335ae104d2003 Unexpected ancient complex emerges near biblical city linked to Jonah and St Peter te 2026-08-30T14:10:06.748Z Unexpected ancient complex emerges near biblical city linked to Jonah and St Peter Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a sprawling 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex that once stood near a major route connecting some of the region's most historic cities. The complex was discovered in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, according to an announcement earlier in August from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The excavation was conducted ahead of construction of a new bus terminal. The site was located near a main road connecting Jaffa, Ramla and Jerusalem. LOST CITY IN AREA TIED TO BIBLICAL EXODUS MAY HAVE FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED IN EGYPT Known as Joppa in biblical times, Jaffa appears prominently in both the Old and New Testaments, including in the accounts of Jonah and St. Peter. The complex itself dates back to the seventh or eighth century A.D., during the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. In a joint statement, the excavation directors said that the findings "exceeded all expectations." "The excavation uncovered an organized, planned complex featuring straight, intersecting streets," Yoav Arbel and Lior Rauchberger said, according to the IAA. "Lining these streets were a series of rooms that served as shops or warehouses, plastered industrial facilities, pottery kilns and more." They also noted that the complex appeared to have been carefully planned by engineers and constructed with the knowledge of regional authorities, who may have even initiated or funded the project. "Possibly, it stood on a secondary road branching off from this central route," the directors added. "The area also offered fertile agricultural land and available water sources." Images from the excavation show archaeologists working among the exposed remains of the sprawling complex, along with artifacts recovered at the site. The architectural remains included streets, pottery kilns, shops and warehouses. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Officials from the IAA said the finds also included "numerous bronze tableware and cosmetic implements, iron pickaxe heads, a sickle and numerous nails, dozens of coins and a large quantity of fragments of local and imported pottery and glass vessels. "Together, these finds provide a vivid reflection of the period’s culture, trade and economy," the organization said. During the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, the region was home to diverse Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Samaritan communities, though archaeologists are unsure about which group the people at the site belonged. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Officials said the complex operated for 150 years before being abandoned "under circumstances that remain unknown at this stage. "The site was resettled in the 10th century," the release added. "Residential buildings and production facilities were built there, and numerous tabuns — clay-baking ovens — were installed." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The site was abandoned again in the late 11th century, shortly before the Crusaders arrived, and was never inhabited again. The complex is one of several significant archaeological discoveries announced in Israel in recent months. Earlier this summer, officials announced the discovery of two roughly 1,700-year-old marble statues near Binyamina, Israel. Before that, archaeologists uncovered an ancient tunnel in Jerusalem near an archaeological site associated with the biblical Kingdom of Judah. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9439bd2c5335ae104d1ff2 ‘Freedom Fuel’ Touts Cheap Gas. A Lawsuit Says the Dealer Didn’t Pay for It. te 2026-08-30T14:10:05.202Z ‘Freedom Fuel’ Touts Cheap Gas. A Lawsuit Says the Dealer Didn’t Pay for It. A lawsuit claims that a New Jersey-based company failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gas, some of which was sold to gas stations promoted by President Trump. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9439bc2c5335ae104d1fe9 Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars te 2026-08-30T14:10:04.252Z Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94350b2c5335ae104d1f80 Rachel Stuhlmann is back turning heads at the US Open, Xandra Pohl reading in a bikini & UNC wins in Ireland te 2026-08-30T13:50:03.630Z Rachel Stuhlmann is back turning heads at the US Open, Xandra Pohl reading in a bikini & UNC wins in Ireland It's the final Sunday of August, and we're getting things started this week with a Sceencaps favorite, Rachel Stuhlmann. She's a former tennis player turned influencer who OutKick dubbed the world's No. 1 tennis influencer. It's a title she didn’t take lightly when it was first handed out a few years back. She went all in on doing her part to grow the game of tennis through social media content, and I'm happy to report she's still at it. Rachel, who now considers herself to be the "World’s 1st Tennis Influencer," is back at the U.S. Open churning out content. She's on the court. She's at the parties. And she's even teaming up with retired tennis player Genie Bouchard. Wherever tennis needs her is where you'll find Rachel Stuhlmann. She isn’t just handing out tips on a random court far away from the action. She's on the ground at events and that's intentional. BZZR 'CUTTING OUT THE NOISE' FROM SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE GREAT FOR CREATORS, SPORTSCASTER JON ALBA SAYS "I've been creating tennis content for nearly a decade, long before sports creators became as common as they are today. I think that's where the "OG" nickname comes from. I've been fortunate to help pioneer this space and watch it grow," she told the Daily Star earlier this summer. "The way I stay ahead is by continuing to evolve. I don't just post content for the sake of posting - I think strategically about storytelling, what fans actually want to see, and how I can bring them closer to the sport." PAIGE SPIRANAC BACK ON THE GOLF COURSE WORKING ON HER SWING, ELIZABETH HURLEY IN A BIRTHDAY BIKINI & MORE MEAT Rachel added, "Because I work across so many areas of professional tennis, whether it's hosting, media, partnerships, or content strategy, I have access to stories and experiences that most fans don't get to see. That's what I try to share." The strategic storytelling is some of the best strategic storytelling you're going to find, especially when it comes to the sport of tennis. - Gen X Warren M in Florida writes: Hey SeanJo, First day of FBS college football, and I don’t care if it’s Week 0, it’s BACK! We’ve had the games on all day since I got home from a looooonnnngggg bike ride (half Ironman training). Wife has been enjoying watching  football with me the past 13+ years, even if my Dolphins have been good to average to awful for a long time. At least her Lions look good. She wants to go to an FAU Owls game, but ever since Lane Kiffin rehabbed his career and bolted for the SEC, they’ve been bad. Originally, I was going to grill up some ribeyes tonight, but something more simple made more sense for college football’s return. I was all about hot dogs, but decided cheeseburgers were more appropriate. Potato salad from Publix plus some Doritos on the side, and a Miller 64 (I burned a lot of calories). The Tecovas beer coozie was free after buying my wife two pairs of cowboy boots in the past year from the local store 😂 They also give free beer, hard seltzers, and whiskey at their stores. When my wife was in love with a pair of boots she tried on, they handed me a double shot of whiskey and soon after, I handed them my card 🤣 👢 Happy wife, happy life! I think we’ll do ribeyes next weekend and make sure I send a photo. Take care! SeanJo I'm right there with you when it comes to Week 0, Gen X Warren. At some point after the UNC win over TCU, I had the multiview going. It was football, football, and football until the second game of the Yankees-Red Sox doubleheader came on. The multiview was still going, but the Yankees game took up one of the boxes. As did a race for some of the time. It was good to have a Saturday with college football on. Week 0 is the promise of things to come and once we get rolling it's full steam ahead. As for the cheeseburgers, I believe you know where I stand on them. I'm a "there's never a bad time for a cheeseburger" guy. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Well, the official charge, according to WTSP, was child neglect. The breastfeeding of her 2-month-old infant while being too intoxicated to care for the child and a 2-year-old toddler played a role in the arrest. The Largo Police in Clearwater, Florida were called to an Extended Stay America hotel last week after a witness alleged Tamisha Brodie, 32, "had fallen while holding her baby and became unresponsive multiple times. The affidavit states that she showed signs of severe intoxication. She had slurred speech, glossy eyes and a strong odor of alcohol. Investigators found empty containers in her room. The kids reportedly had full diapers. There was also no formula for the baby found. Mom was taken to Largo Medical Center for evaluation. Deputies said she had a blood-alcohol content of .295. The infant, who she had allegedly been breastfeeding while intoxicated, was taken to a children's hospital. There was no mention of the 2-month-old's blood-alcohol content, although I think it's safe to assume that the infant wasn't able to drive. The mother of the year nominee had her bond set at $15,000. ########## That's all I have this week. Football is back. My Yankees continue to play inconsistently and September is arriving this week. We've still got some summer and some prime grilling season left. Toss some meat on the grill and keep the pictures coming. I WANT TO SEE YOUR MEAT. The inbox and the DMs are always open. My email is sean.joseph@outkick.com and you can find me here on Twitter and here on Instagram. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9432b52c5335ae104d1f49 AEW women's champion Willow Nightingale heads to All In match with hand injury, vows to keep title te 2026-08-30T13:40:05.824Z AEW women's champion Willow Nightingale heads to All In match with hand injury, vows to keep title Willow Nightingale will already have her hands full as she defends the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Women’s World Championship against Mercedes Moné at All In, but she appears to be dealing with a hand injury as well. Nightingale addressed Moné on "Collision" ahead of their major All In match. She had a wrap around her left hand as she spoke to the crowd in Glasgow. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICK "Mercedes, listen honey, you can try to stop me, attack me, take away this moment from me and the lovely people of Glasgow, but injured or not, I’m still here and I’m still talking to you guys," she said. "Luckily, there will be many more good moments because I’ll be damned if I let you take this championship from me on Sunday. "So, listen Mercedes, you’re obsessed with attacking me. You’re obsessed with my smile. So, listen, I am your AEW women’s world champion, and on Sunday, at Wembley Stadium, I am walking in with this championship and this smile and I’m walking out still your AEW women’s world champion, still smiling." The storyline played out last week when Moné attacked Nightingale, issuing a brutal backstage assault before their match. However, Nightingale told POST Wrestling that her left hand is legitimately broken. "She's broken. I have to go get an x-ray later today to figure out the severity of that, because that would then inform just how guarded it has to be on Sunday – whether I'm able to get any kind of like wrist flexibility, or just hands or if I'm going to kind of have a situation like this where I'm just like a stump. So we'll see, we'll see. But the heart is good, she's full of love and passion and ready to fight." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS Days before All In, Nightingale told OutKick what she was expecting from the crowd at Wembley Stadium in London. "So, I'm definitely expecting a split crowd. I'll be completely honest," she said. "One of my biggest strengths is I know the people are there for me, I know the people are cheering for me, but I would be a fool to not recognize the popularity of Mercedes, even though people see her ways. They see that she's not truly like a good person at heart. There's something about her that some people are drawn to. So, I am kind of anticipating that. "My biggest strength maybe being a little torn, a little split, but as I mentioned, anytime you're kind of at this caliber, we're All Elite Wrestling. We're All Elite, and I'm in world championship tier, right? I am the world champ. The people who are going to be facing me for this are going to be elite. They're going to be bringing their best. They're going to be giving their all. So, I have to go in already knowing it's going to be a hard fight. Already knowing I'm going to have to push through when my body wants to give out." We will see how the injury affects Nightingale in her match against Moné on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9432b52c5335ae104d1f40 Cubs legend Sammy Sosa speaks Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-home run game against Reds into existence te 2026-08-30T13:40:05.094Z Cubs legend Sammy Sosa speaks Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-home run game against Reds into existence Chicago Cubs superstar Pete Crow-Armstrong may have locked up National League MVP honors on Saturday with a monster performance against the Cincinnati Reds, and Sammy Sosa seems to have known it was coming. Crow-Armstrong began Saturday afternoon's contest with what was his eighth lead-off home run of the season, and it served as a preview of what was to come for the center fielder at the dish. In the bottom of the second inning, PCA connected for another home run down the right-field line to give Chicago a 6-2 lead, but he wasn't done there. In the seventh inning, Crow-Armstrong hit a no-doubt home run to center field to complete the first three-home run game of his young career. PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG HITS FOR REVERSE CYCLE, DELIVERS IN THE CLUTCH BEFORE CUBS WALK OFF The 24-year-old wound up going 4-for-6 at the plate, driving in six runs with his three home runs in Chicago's 17-5 win over Cincinnati. The face of the franchise hitting a trio of home runs certainly makes for a memorable afternoon at Wrigley Field, but to add to the aura, the Cubs honored their 150th Anniversary Team with a ceremony before the opening pitch on Saturday. CUBS GREAT ANTHONY RIZZO SNAGS ANOTHER HOME RUN BALL IN WRIGLEY FIELD BLEACHERS Among the Chicago legends being honored was Sammy Sosa, and Crow-Armstrong shared that the two had a brief chat before the opening pitch, one in which Sosa revealed he may be a fortune teller. "Sammy did say I was gonna hit three today, Sammy Sosa told me I was gonna hit three, and I hit three," Crow-Armstrong explained during his postgame interview on the field. "Put that on the record." Talk about some Wrigley Field magic. After his three-home-run afternoon, Crow-Armstrong added a serious cushion over Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in the National League MVP race while still having a chance at putting together a 40-40 campaign with 36 home runs and 32 stolen bases to his name. If PCA does end up being named MVP of the National League, he would become the 10th player in franchise history to do so. The last to take home the honor was Kris Bryant in 2016, and prior to that, it was Sosa in 1998, the year he hit 66 home runs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94305e2c5335ae104d1eea Healthcare data breach exposes 3.75M patient records te 2026-08-30T13:30:06.143Z Healthcare data breach exposes 3.75M patient records You can be careful with your passwords and still get caught in a breach at a company you may have never heard of. That is one of the frustrating parts of the CareCloud data breach. More than 3.75 million people had personal information and medical records stolen after hackers gained access to a CareCloud cloud environment earlier this year. CareCloud provides electronic medical record technology and other services to tens of thousands of healthcare providers across the U.S. So, even if you never created a CareCloud account, a doctor's office or another healthcare provider could have used its technology to handle your information. Now, we are getting a much clearer picture of just how much information hackers took. Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the Protect Your Money replay Our free CyberGuy LIVE class, Protect Your Money From Today’s Biggest Threats , has ended, but you can still watch the full replay and download our financial protection checklist. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five simple ways to help defend yourself against AI scams, fraud, identity theft and financial hacks. You’ll learn how to set up bank alerts, strengthen your account logins, protect your phone number, freeze your credit and help secure your retirement savings against unauthorized transfers. No technical experience is needed. Get the free replay and checklist now at CyberGuyLive.com INSURANCE BREACH EXPOSES 7M DRIVER'S LICENSES The cyberattack dates back to March 2026. According to a breach notice filed with the California Attorney General, CareCloud experienced a network disruption on March 16. The company brought in outside cybersecurity experts to investigate. CareCloud later determined that an unauthorized third party had access to one of its Amazon Web Services environments between March 10 and March 16, 2026. The company said the attacker claimed to have taken data from databases inside that environment. CareCloud also said it found no evidence of continued unauthorized activity after March 16. Early disclosures showed hundreds of thousands of people were affected. However, that figure later climbed dramatically. CareCloud has now reported that more than 3.75 million people were affected, according to federal health regulators. The disclosure places the incident among the largest healthcare data breaches reported so far in 2026. Here is where this breach becomes especially concerning. The stolen information goes well beyond an email address or phone number. What was exposed varies from person to person, but the data may include: Think about how much a criminal can learn from that combination. A Social Security number can help fuel identity theft. Banking information could put financial accounts at risk. Medical records can also give criminals deeply personal details that make phishing emails and scam calls far more convincing. Then there is another threat many people rarely think about: medical identity theft. MEDICAL IDENTITY THEFT FOLLOWS YOU INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE You can change a password after a breach. Your medical history is much harder to replace. A criminal could use stolen insurance or personal information to seek medical care under someone else's identity. Fraudulent claims can also appear under a victim's health insurance. In some cases, incorrect treatment or medical information could eventually make its way into someone's records. That creates problems that can extend beyond financial fraud. The Federal Trade Commission advises people who suspect medical identity theft to review their medical records and insurance statements. Look closely for unfamiliar treatments, providers, prescriptions or charges. We recently covered this growing problem in Medical identity theft follows you into the doctor's office. CareCloud says it brought in outside cybersecurity specialists after discovering the incident. The company also reported the attack to law enforcement and secured the affected environment. According to its breach notice, investigators found no continued unauthorized access after the incident was contained. CareCloud has also offered affected individuals complimentary identity protection services through IDX. If you received a notification letter, check it carefully for enrollment instructions and the amount of time you have to sign up. CyberGuy reached out to CareCloud for comment, but we did not hear back before our deadline. A breach involving Social Security numbers, medical records and financial information deserves your attention even if you have not noticed anything suspicious yet. Here are the steps I recommend taking. Start with the letter or notification you received. Look for the specific types of information CareCloud says were involved in your case. Not every affected person necessarily had the same information exposed. If you were offered free identity protection or credit monitoring, review the terms and enrollment deadline. Consider signing up while the service remains available. If your Social Security number was exposed, consider freezing your credit with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. A credit freeze limits access to your credit file. That can stop many criminals from opening new credit accounts in your name. Federal law allows you to freeze and unfreeze your credit for free. However, a credit freeze cannot block every form of identity theft. Someone could still attempt to take over an existing account or misuse your personal information in other ways. For a deeper look at those limitations, read Why a credit freeze isn't the end of identity theft. Keep an eye on your bank accounts, credit cards and credit reports. Look for purchases you do not recognize, unfamiliar credit inquiries or accounts you never opened. If something looks suspicious, contact the bank or financial institution directly. Use the phone number printed on your card or listed on the company's official website. Be wary of anyone who unexpectedly contacts you and claims they need personal information to investigate the CareCloud breach. Do not limit your monitoring to your credit report. Sign in to your healthcare portals and review your records. Also look carefully at the explanation of benefits statements from your health insurer. Watch for unfamiliar doctors, procedures you never received or claims that make no sense. If something looks wrong, contact both your healthcare provider and insurer. Medical identity fraud may never trigger a traditional credit alert, which makes checking these records particularly important. Use strong and unique passwords for important accounts, especially email, banking and healthcare services. If you reuse the same password on multiple sites, change it. A password manager can generate and securely store complex passwords so you do not have to remember them all. Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever it is available. That extra verification step can make it harder for someone to get into an account even if they obtain your password. Pay extra attention to your primary email account. Criminals can use access to your inbox to reset passwords for other services. A stolen medical record could give a scammer enough personal information to send you a very convincing message. You might receive an email that appears to come from a doctor, health insurer or breach-response company. The message could include a malicious attachment or direct you to a fake login page. Strong antivirus software can help detect malicious links, dangerous downloads and other threats that arrive through phishing emails or scam messages. The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, helping keep your personal information and digital assets safer. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices at Cyberguy.com This breach creates another problem. Scammers may now have enough real information about victims to sound believable. Be skeptical if someone suddenly contacts you claiming to represent CareCloud, your doctor, your insurance company or a credit-monitoring service. A criminal might know your name, address or other personal details. That knowledge does not make the person contacting you legitimate. Avoid clicking links in unexpected messages. Instead, open the organization's official website yourself or call a number you already trust. Also be suspicious of anyone demanding immediate payment or asking you to provide a verification code. The information stolen from CareCloud can become even more useful to criminals when they combine it with data that already appears online. People-search websites and data brokers can contain your phone number, current or previous addresses and other identifying information. Scammers can combine those details with breached data to build a more complete profile of you. A personal data removal service can help reduce your online footprint by sending removal requests to data brokers on your behalf. Some services also continue checking to see whether your information reappears. No service can guarantee that every piece of personal information will disappear from the internet. Still, removing information from data broker databases can make it harder for scammers to gather additional details about you. You can make removal requests yourself as well. However, doing it manually can be time-consuming and may require repeated requests. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting Cyberguy.com If you discover that someone is using your information, act quickly. Visit the Federal Trade Commission's IdentityTheft.gov website to report identity theft and create a personalized recovery plan. Keep records of suspicious transactions, emails and letters related to the fraud. Save copies of any reports you file as well. The sooner you spot suspicious activity, the sooner you can start limiting the damage. What bothers me most about the CareCloud breach is how little control you may have over where your medical information ends up. You can choose a doctor you trust. You can create strong passwords and protect your own devices. Yet some of your most sensitive information may still pass through another company's systems behind the scenes. That leaves millions of people dealing with the consequences when something goes wrong. If your information was involved, I would take the notification seriously even if everything looks normal today. A stolen Social Security number or medical record can remain useful to criminals long after the original breach fades from the news. Freeze your credit if your Social Security number was exposed. Watch your medical records and financial accounts over time. Then be especially cautious when an unexpected email, call or text seems to know surprisingly personal details about you. I would also reduce what data brokers can easily find about you and keep strong antivirus protection running on your devices. Those added layers can make follow-up attacks harder for scammers to pull off. How would you feel if you discovered a company you had never heard of was storing some of your most sensitive medical information? Should healthcare providers be required to tell you which outside companies have access to your records? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a942bae2c5335ae104d1e6d Why Dolly Parton’s death can feel like losing someone you knew personally te 2026-08-30T13:10:06.410Z Why Dolly Parton’s death can feel like losing someone you knew personally The death of Dolly Parton has prompted an outpouring of grief from fans around the world, many of whom have shared that they feel like they’ve lost someone they knew personally. Grief experts say it’s possible to experience genuine feelings of loss even if there wasn’t a personal relationship — particularly when the public figure has become woven into people’s memories and routines over a long period of time. Psychologists refer to this type of loss as parasocial grief, according to licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Dara Houp. DOLLY PARTON’S PRIVATE CANCER BATTLE HIGHLIGHTS WHY SOME PATIENTS DON’T SHARE THEIR DIAGNOSES "When a celebrity shares their personal life – childhood experiences, hardships and victories – our brains register these bits of information through the same emotional and neural pathways utilized for our real-life friendships and a genuine attachment is developed," Houp, with Pathways Psychological Services in New York City, told Fox News Digital. When that perceived relationship comes to an end, people may experience the parasocial grief, she said. Desiree Taranto, a licensed mental health counselor and clinical director at Empower Your Mind Therapy in New York City, said the widespread reaction also reflects "collective grief," a shared emotional response when a loss resonates across a community. "Parton’s music, movies, philanthropy and public persona became part of many people’s family traditions, memories and difficult life moments," she told Fox News Digital. "I honestly didn’t know I could react that way over someone I don’t even personally know," one user wrote in a grief support group on Reddit. "[Dolly] was a ray of sunshine in this dark world nowadays, and I just can’t help but cry and get so emotional about it." Another user shared that "as each day passes, losing Dolly seems to hurt more instead of less. I have found myself crying and feeling this deep sadness that I just can’t shake." IN WAKE OF DOLLY PARTON'S DEATH, ONCOLOGIST REVEALS WHY SOME PATIENTS KEEP CANCER DIAGNOSES SECRET "I never met Dolly, and I know she didn’t know me, but I loved her for most of my life. That love was real, and so this grief feels real too." Someone else in a different group referred to the feelings of sadness as "post-Parton depression." "I don't know why I am taking Dolly Parton's death so hard," one user wrote. "I never met her… She didn't know me. But for some reason, I can't stop crying." "I think the reason it's hard is because she was a light and just a wonderful human," someone else shared. "She is exactly who Jesus wanted us to be." The emotions people experience when grieving a celebrity can feel as real as those felt after losing someone they knew personally, Houp said. "Perceived relational intimacy, not whether we actually know an individual, is largely what determines the intensity of grief," she said. "The emotional connection your brain developed runs along the same neural pathways as real-life bonds." It’s also possible that the deaths of certain celebrities — particularly those associated with childhood, family traditions or major life moments — are more likely to trigger an intense grief response, the expert noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "When a celebrity’s life is connected to a personal milestone — such as a break-up or the birth of a child — their death permanently disrupts a living connection to who, what or where you used to be," Houp said. "Losing a celebrity can feel like losing a piece of your own history." A song may be tied to someone who has died, a family memory or a difficult period when Parton’s work brought comfort, Taranto noted, making the loss feel connected to a person’s own life story. Over decades in the public eye, Parton gave fans a window into her life, allowing them to form a sense of who she was, Houp said. "For many who followed Dolly’s life, she represented resilience and ambition, authenticity and bold self-expression, and a rare, unconditional kindness," she said. "We identified with the goodness we saw in Dolly and felt encouraged by her ability to overcome hardship – thereby furthering our sense of connection to her." Taranto offered advice for those feeling the grief following Parton’s death. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "Accept your feelings and know that it is okay to mourn someone you never met," she said. "Do not judge yourself or feel embarrassed because that person’s work, values or advocacy touched your life personally." It can also help to reach out to others who are also grieving the loss. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Be there for each other and allow others to be there for you," Taranto advised. "Tell stories, listen to her music, watch her movies or journal about what she meant to you." "Remember the positive impact she made in the world and the ways she used her platform for good. Shared grief can help us process a loss because it reminds us that we are not alone in it." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a942bad2c5335ae104d1e64 Dem Senate hopeful pivots on data centers as rising power costs collide with campaign te 2026-08-30T13:10:05.732Z Dem Senate hopeful pivots on data centers as rising power costs collide with campaign Despite having once applauded the growth of data centers during his tenure as North Carolina governor, Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper is now pitching voters with ways to reel in their expansion as he wages a bid for U.S. Senate. He has framed his stance as a part of his "make stuff cost less" campaign. "We need to make sure data centers pay for their own power and we need to encourage them to build their own energy sources because right now that’s causing rates to go up for consumers and we can’t have that," Cooper said in an interview with local media. Cooper’s shift in position makes him the latest Democrat to fold the data center issue into affordability concerns — efforts to position themselves as the champions of bringing costs down by getting companies to shoulder the brunt of their utility usage. AI'S MASSIVE APPETITE FOR POWER, WATER IGNITES FIGHT IN HIGH-STAKES TEXAS SENATE RACE Notably, the bulk of North Carolina’s tax breaks already existed by the time Cooper came into office as governor in 2017. The year before, in 2016, the state had implemented statute G.S.105-164.13. Under that provision, lawmakers had expanded data center tax exemptions on taxes for sales, servers, storage and networking. To qualify, companies would have to invest at least $75 million in projects over five years. According to research from CBRE, a commercial real estate firm, the investments have paid off, bringing a 15x jump in data center construction that largely began to spur growth during Cooper’s term as governor. "Several trends are influencing the data center industry, including emerging markets for development due to tax incentives, advancements in renewable energy, power availability and a need for accelerated construction completion timelines," the group said in its report. In one especially notable case, Cooper’s administration went further. Unlike most companies that qualified for the state's general tax breaks, Apple received more incentives from North Carolina in 2019 in the form of a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG). The grant aimed to further the company’s data center development in Maiden, North Carolina, according to the tech giant’s 2019 annual report. Through the JDIG agreement, the company secured an $845 million grant over a period of 39 years alongside another $112.4 million that would go to an industrial development fund to build out rural infrastructure. At the time, Cooper celebrated the announcement, touting in a press release that the project was estimated to create 3,000 jobs. ONE OF THE WORLD'S HOTTEST INDUSTRIES IS SPARKING A BLUE-COLLAR JOBS BOOM "Innovation has long been North Carolina’s calling card and Apple’s decision to build this new campus in the Research Triangle showcases the importance of our state’s favorable business climate, world-class universities, our tech-ready workforce, and the welcoming and diverse communities that make so many people want to call North Carolina home," Cooper said. "This announcement will benefit communities across our state, and we are proud to work together to continue to grow our economy and bring transformational industries and good-paying jobs to North Carolina." Also during Cooper’s time as governor, companies like Meta, Corvid Technologies, GIGA, Microsoft, Segra and Google all either completed projects or announced new data center expansion in North Carolina. State reporting found that between 2015 and 2025, 37 companies had secured state tax exemptions. Like Apple, Corvid Technologies also received a JDIG: a $9 million reimbursement from the state spread over 12 years that would facilitate the construction of two, three-story data centers, according to a press release. The company also was set to partner with local groups like Duke Energy, a utility company. Cooper praised that development, although he didn’t mention the data centers themselves. "North Carolina is the perfect choice for Corvid, thanks to our world-class universities, major military installations, and highly skilled workers," Gov. Cooper said. "I’m pleased Corvid decided to keep growing right here by bringing more, good-paying engineering jobs and its headquarters to Mooresville," Cooper said. A few years later, developments like the one with Corvid have flipped on their heads as figures like Cooper’s successor, Gov. Josh Stein, have pointed to data centers as a driver of rising utility costs through providers like Duke. "Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike is simply too high and comes as the company is also retreating on more affordable clean energy. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet, we should be doing everything we can to make life more affordable, not less," Stein said at a press conference earlier this year. "I will continue to fight on behalf of every North Carolinian to lower costs and grow the economy." Cooper has also joined those calls, touting his work in pushing back against rising utility pricing. "As Governor and Attorney General, I put aside party politics to fight utility cost increases for North Carolinians. I vetoed a Senate bill that prioritized higher profits for utility companies over more cost-effective energy solutions. And I battled Duke Energy in court to get their profit margin lowered," Cooper said in a press release last month. Notably, Cooper hasn’t called for an outright ban on data centers, but has strongly advocated that they be required to pay more directly for their energy consumption. TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT EFFECTIVELY PAUSES NEW DATA CENTER PROJECTS PENDING STATEWIDE GRID AUDIT "The companies that build these data centers must pull their own weight, pay for the power they use and completely remove this burden from North Carolina families and small businesses. We must encourage companies that build data centers to also build their own power sources, which will help reduce utility costs for consumers," Cooper added. Asked about his shifting rhetoric around data centers, the Cooper campaign stressed that he believes local communities should set the bar for how they want to approach data center expansion restrictions. "Roy believes local communities must have the final say on new projects coming to their area which includes local moratoriums, and data centers must pay for all of the energy they use without passing on any of their costs to consumers. Longtime utility company lobbyist Michael Whatley believes people’s concerns about data centers are fake as he continues to shill for his billionaire buddies in the utility industry instead of standing up against rate hikes that are crushing hardworking families," a spokesperson for the campaign said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Having cleared his primary, Cooper heads to the state’s general election on Nov. 3. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a942bac2c5335ae104d1e5b Republicans tighten screws on Sherrill as noncitizen voter probe enters new phase te 2026-08-30T13:10:04.758Z Republicans tighten screws on Sherrill as noncitizen voter probe enters new phase A coalition of House Republicans is escalating its push for answers after lawmakers said New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill failed to address most of their questions about the state's noncitizen voter-registration scandal and instead directed criticism at President Donald Trump. Republican Study Committee member Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told Fox News Digital there will be consequences after Sherrill sent a response that he characterized as "snarky" and politicized and said largely sidestepped the lawmakers' questions. "The response that we got from the governor was almost like she took a political mailer and embossed it upon her official letterhead," Van Drew said. "As governor of the state of New Jersey, it was beneath her, it was beneath me, and it was unfortunate." SHERRILL ESCALATES TRUMP FIGHT OVER VOTER FIASCO DAY AFTER MULLIN PRAISES NJ COOPERATION "I state the obvious," Van Drew said. "If you are an American, you should be voting in an American election. If you're not an American, you shouldn't be voting in an American election." Lawmakers focused their original inquiry on how the registration failure occurred, its potential consequences and how New Jersey would prevent another breakdown. The July 24 letter from dozens of RSC members, led by Van Drew and Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, posed 12 specific questions about the registration failure and its potential impact. Sherrill replied that affected residents have been mailed notifications, but Van Drew said the overall response failed to address Congress’ concerns. "We're not done with this," Van Drew pledged. Van Drew said he is planning a hearing as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee, with expert witnesses expected to testify. Van Drew said he is working with the full committee under Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to get the requested information from Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, the state's elections chief. 'TIP OF THE ICEBERG': NJ ILLEGAL VOTING SCANDAL EXPLODES WITH MORE KEY SYSTEMS AT RISK "If there's a complete lack of cooperation after we build up a case, there is a possibility, it's not definite," Van Drew said. "But if they're not, we do, in my opinion, have to look at subpoenas as well." Sherrill defended her administration while criticizing Congress, Trump and the Republican-backed SAVE America Act. SHERRILL DROPS HEAD-TURNING VOTER ID DECLARATION IN WAKE OF REGISTRATION FIASCO: ‘SIGNIFICANT SHIFT’ "Washington Republicans … seem much more concerned with using the issue for political gain than they are with protecting our elections," Sherrill wrote, accusing several signatories of supporting Trump’s efforts to "undermine our election system" and noting that seven had challenged electoral votes after the 2020 election. Sherrill also disputed Republicans’ contention that the SAVE America Act would have prevented the error, writing, "I encourage you to become more familiar with the legislation you have cosponsored." She also raised privacy and abuse-of-power concerns about proposals to expand the federal government’s role in voter registration, including through a centralized voter registry. Van Drew told Fox that "when you have a motor-voter law, [via which] people basically are automatically registered to vote – First of all, New Jersey is a sanctuary state… Illegal criminals shouldn't be even in the state. But now we find out that illegals were also obviously having the ability to register to vote and were being registered and some of them actually were voting." The White House also rebuked Sherrill’s response, calling it "laughable" that she would criticize the Trump administration on election integrity. "[This] after she and her fellow Democrats have denied for years that non-citizens are registering and voting in our elections," said White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis. Sherrill spokesperson Sean Higgins hit back at the criticisms, telling Fox News Digital the governor's reply detailed how Trenton "moved with transparency and accountability to remediate this error from 2023." "But Republicans are more interested in playing political games. Considering that Jeff Van Drew's campaign employed an operative convicted of voter fraud, bribery and blackmail, he might not be the best voice on what is too ‘political’ on this topic," Higgins said, pointing to a 2020 Politico report about ex-Atlantic City council president Craig Callaway. Pfluger told Fox News Digital that Sherrill spent "three pages on political theater and barely a sentence answering our questions," adding that she "dodged" whether any elections were decided by fewer votes than the number of illegal ballots cast. "We are not letting this story get buried. It is high time we pass the SAVE America Act to make sure our elections are secure, transparent, and worthy of the public's trust," he said. Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., the state delegation's most senior member and an RSC colleague, said Trenton must give Congress "complete transparency" and a corrective path forward. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "Secure elections are the bedrock of democracy; we must take all steps necessary to ensure that votes are cast only by those who have a right to vote," Smith said. The inquiry will continue on several tracks. Van Drew's subcommittee is preparing a hearing, the Judiciary Committee is seeking additional state records and lawmakers are weighing further compulsory action as separate executive branch scrutiny continues. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9426fd2c5335ae104d1deb USS George Washington captain says morale is high for new Mideast mission te 2026-08-30T12:50:05.805Z USS George Washington captain says morale is high for new Mideast mission FIRST ON FOX: Morale is said to be high as the aircraft carrier the USS George Washington has arrived in the Arabian Sea near the vital Strait of Hormuz and close to Iran.  The carrier, CVN 73, has replaced the USS Abraham Lincoln. Fresh from a visit to Vietnam three weeks ago, the 5,000 sailors aboard this mobile airfield, base to approximately nine operational squadrons of advanced strike fighters, electronic attack planes and helicopter assets are, according to senior officers, ready and willing to carry out their new mission. "Morale aboard USS George Washington remains high among our sailors," Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, the ship’s Commanding Officer, told Fox News Digital. He added "I see this as I walk the deck plates, seeing them take pride in their work — whether conducting flight operations, maintaining our systems or supporting one another on the ship. The dedication and teamwork I see across the ship is outstanding, and that spirit keeps us ready and resilient." CENTCOM COMMANDER TOUTS USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN MENTAL HEALTH RECORD AFTER MORE THAN 260 DAYS WITHOUT PORT CALL The George Washington, a Nimitz-class carrier, is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, and is reported to be accompanied by several warships, including the guided missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86). Commander of Carrier Strike Group Five, Rear Adm. Jeff Heames, told Fox News Digital "The teams aboard USS George Washington and Carrier Strike Group Five are ready, determined, and resourced for sustained operations. Our Sailors understand the importance of the mission and continue to execute with precision and professionalism every day." With the carrier group now operating in the Middle East, it falls under US Central Command (CENTCOM). The command’s former Commander, Gen. Joseph Votel, (Ret.), recently told Fox News’ America Reports about the George Washington’s expected mission, saying "Being able to continue to have credible military capability in the Middle East is really important, so the arrival of the George Washington is I think a good example of that." Votel continued, "We’re going to have to be prepared, because this is probably going to take some time, to continue to bring forces into the region, we want them to be at a high level of readiness." IRAN WAR THRUSTS DIEGO GARCIA INTO SPOTLIGHT AS OFFICIAL CALLS US MILITARY BASE ‘INTEGRAL’ Flight operations continue, both day and night. Launching into the skies off Iran from the George Washington, aircraft based on board are reported to be F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multirole strike fighters, F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation stealth multirole fighters, EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control. Also onboard are said to be MH-60S Seahawk & MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters for anti-submarine warfare and search-and-rescue. This past week, a historic landing on the George Washington. Navy Lt. Steven Frazier, a pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron 147, the Argonauts, made the 200,000th trap - landing on the ship in an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet, with his stealth fighter caught by a thick, steel arresting gear cable with the jet’s tail hook. In a laid-back understatement that could have come straight out of the movie ‘Top Gun’, Lt. Frazier said, "It's a good feeling for me to know that once I leave, I can come back to the aircraft carrier and trap". The carrier can land one aircraft on deck per minute, and typically lands 70 aircraft a day. IRAN WAR FORCES AMERICA TO CONFRONT THE STRATEGIC COST OF DETERRING CHINA Attention to mission is evident throughout the ship. On the bridge, Assistant Navigator Elizabeth Wayne told the ship’s communication team, "all of the time when we are navigating, we are focused outside of the ship on anything that could pose a hazard or a threat to the ship." Wayne continued, "When we are in special evolution, when we are conducting flight operations, the most important thing is to ensure we are lock step with (the) airboss, the captain, the command duty officer underway, everybody needs to be on the same page to execute that safely." As it arrived in the Middle East, Russia tried to suggest the food on the carrier was not good. Russia Today (RT) posted what are believed to be AI-generated photos of poor rations on board. However, from the videos seen by Fox News Digital of great food and even a café below decks, the truth appears to be very different. Victoria Marc, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class, talked to the communications team on the carrier, noting that "throughout the day and into the night, our sailors have all sorts of food and drink options available to them." Marc added, "Sailors have the opportunity to eat three meals a day, plus the night rations. Our 150 cooks work 24 hours to prepare and serve 15,000 meals a day to ensure our sailors are well-fed. From the mess deck throughout the day, there’s always something there where people feel fueled and ready for the fight." And the Navy intends keeping it this way. Earlier this week, CENTCOM published images of the George Washington being replenished at sea. Navy images show the ship being resupplied twice in four days this past week, an average of 2,000 pallets of supplies including fresh food and ammunition winched by helicopter from a nearby supply ship. Fuel for the carrier’s aircraft is also transferred ship-to-ship. The carrier is nuclear-powered, so the ship itself will not need refueling at sea. WHO CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ RIGHT NOW? HERE'S WHAT THE SHIP TRAFFIC ACTUALLY SHOWS More history this week – under the headline "Shoutout to our Shipbuilders!!", the ship’s communications team posted "40 years ago on August 25, 1986, the keel for USS George Washington was laid." Today in the Arabian Sea, that keel supports the 5,000 men and women and their array of air firepower, as they stand at the coalface of the Middle East conflict, ready – and willing – to carry out their mission. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9426fd2c5335ae104d1de2 Bears rookie wide receiver scores 97-yard touchdown in NFL preseason debut te 2026-08-30T12:50:05.014Z Bears rookie wide receiver scores 97-yard touchdown in NFL preseason debut Chicago Bears third-round pick Zavion Thomas made a sizeable impact in his preseason debut. The former Mississippi State and LSU wide receiver started off strong against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday. Tennessee punted the ball away after their first drive, forcing Chicago to start from their own 3-yard line. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent found Thomas putting a double move on his defender and getting himself wide open. Bagent made the throw and Thomas brought the ball to the end zone for a 97-yard touchdown to begin the game. "I think that was Zavion Thomas' very first play in the NFL, so greatest start in NFL history," Bagent said after the game, via the team’s website. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS Thomas finished with five catches for 140 yards and a touchdown, marking an incredible preseason debut. He also had 22 yards gained on kickoffs and 39 yards gained on punt returns. "It felt amazing," he said. "Just the preparation (I) put into it, it's something I expected. I appreciate my teammates and also thank God for the opportunity." The first-year player is projected to be No. 2 on the Bears’ wide receiver depth chart behind Kalif Raymond. Chicago also has Luther Burden III and Rome Odunze as targets for Caleb Williams. If Thomas can keep making plays like the one he did against the Titans, Williams will have another solid target at his disposal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9424a52c5335ae104d1d9e Social media influencer pleads guilty after prank videos at Arizona Chipotle, other businesses te 2026-08-30T12:40:05.558Z Social media influencer pleads guilty after prank videos at Arizona Chipotle, other businesses An Arizona social media influencer who racked up millions of views by posing as an employee and staging disruptive takeover attempts of local businesses has pleaded guilty to criminal impersonation. Heston James Cobb, who posts online as "Heston James," entered the plea Friday. Tempe police said Cobb led a group of men into businesses while dressed as employees, went into employee-only areas and refused to leave when asked. In one video, Cobb wore a Chipotle Mexican Grill shirt and told employees he was going to "clean house" before a group of men in dark shirts poured into the restaurant and ignored requests to leave. POPULAR AMUSEMENT PARK BANS GUEST FOR LIFE AFTER ROLLER COASTER STUNT VIRAL VIDEO One man posing as an employee even cleaned a tabletop with a mop. Cobb, who was 21 when he was arrested in July 2025, was tied to pranks at Chipotle, Pep Boys, Hyland Auto Repair, Big Brand Tire & Service and Jiffy Lube, police said. The incidents took place between March and July 2025, with Cobb acting as the "leader" and telling the others to begin "working" after they entered the businesses, according to police. Videos of the pranks were posted to Cobb’s social media accounts, where they drew millions of views and potentially made large amounts of money, police said. Detectives began linking the cases after several of the pranks happened in Tempe in early July. Police eventually identified Cobb as the man behind the Heston James social media accounts. Cobb was arrested at his home on July 23, 2025. He was booked on one count of third-degree burglary, two counts of criminal impersonation, five counts of disorderly conduct and five counts of criminal trespass. YOUTHS ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO NYC CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY BUILDING IN LATEST VIRAL 'SPEEDRUNNING' TREND Fox News Digital reached out to Cobb’s attorney, Vicki Lopez, for comment through the Rosenstein Law Group but did not immediately hear back. Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant Association, told The Associated Press he hopes Cobb’s punishment is "severe" enough to discourage others from trying similar stunts. "There’s no place for it," Chucri said. "That’s the last thing we need to put up with in the restaurant industry. The amount of money it takes to operate today is expensive." Chucri said the association does not offer restaurants formal training or advice on how to deal with social media pranksters, and he hopes it never has to. "We’re a society of civility," Chucri said. "We shouldn’t have to." Matthew Pittman, a social media professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, told the outlet he hopes Cobb’s arrest reminds influencers that the law still applies when they are creating content. "So doing something that is illegal in real life would also be illegal on social, even if you are doing it for content," Pittman said. "This is a clear case of going beyond what the law allows." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94224c2c5335ae104d1d5b South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules te 2026-08-30T12:30:04.529Z South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules A federal court in South Carolina ruled that the state's rules for mail-in-voting violated the constitution last week. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling relates to South Carolina's mail-in ballot laws and certain allowances it makes for voters over the age of 65. Typically, voters looking to send mail-in ballots must meet certain criteria, such as being out of the country during the early voting period or being disabled. SUPREME COURT RULES ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER ELECTION DAY A state law removed those requirements for all voters over the age of 65, however, and the fourth circuit's ruling found that provision to be unconstitutional. "By granting voters aged sixty-five and older unconditional access to absentee-by-mail voting while conditioning that same option for younger voters on eligibility categories, documentation, and a rigid deadline, the state allocates voting opportunities unequally based solely on age," U.S. Circuit Chief Judge Roger Gregory wrote in the order. The case arose after a group of younger voters sued the South Carolina Elections Commission in 2023, arguing the rule violated the 26th Amendment. A lower court initially dismissed their argument, but the case continued on appeal until it appeared before the Fourth Circuit. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTS TRUMP BID TO ENFORCE MAIL BALLOT ORDER AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS The new ruling sends the case back to lower courts with specific instructions on how to decide the case. Gregory wrote that either all South Carolina voters must be entitled to vote absentee without restrictions, or none of them can be. That is unlikely to be the end of the question, however, as representatives of South Carolina say they plan to appeal further, potentially reaching the Supreme Court. NEWSOM PROMISES NEW LEGAL FIGHT AFTER TRUMP GETS SUPREME COURT VICTORY ON MAIL-IN VOTING The order came the same week that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a largely favorable ruling for President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail-in ballots across the country. Former White House deputy counsel Gene Hamilton said federal agencies such as the Postal Service can now move forward with parts of Trump’s election-integrity order, including new ballot-mail standards and efforts involving state citizenship lists, as opposing states wait to see which concrete federal actions could form the basis of new lawsuits. Further litigation is expected on that front as well. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941da12c5335ae104d1b25 Switzerland rave shooting kills 1, injures 5 as police hunt those responsible te 2026-08-30T12:10:09.422Z Switzerland rave shooting kills 1, injures 5 as police hunt those responsible A 22-year-old woman was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a rave in northern Switzerland, authorities said, as police launched a large-scale search for those responsible. The shooting happened in the Schachen area of Aarau, the capital of Switzerland’s Aargau canton, where the "Aarau Rave VOL. 7" was being held at a horse-racing track, according to Swiss broadcaster SRF. Aargau cantonal police said the woman died from her injuries at the scene. Four men and another woman, all between the ages of 24 and 27, were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to serious. All six victims are residents of Switzerland, police said. ONE DEAD, 6 INJURED AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTS AT UNSANCTIONED CALIFORNIA PARTY THAT DREW HUNDREDS: SHERIFF Police spokesman Pascal Wenzel told SRF that authorities were alerted to the shooting shortly after 2:30 a.m. The event had been scheduled to end at 2 a.m., according to SRF, which cited information from the organizers’ website. Authorities said the perpetrator or perpetrators remained unidentified and that possible motives and the circumstances surrounding the shooting were still unclear. A large area surrounding the horse-racing track, swimming pool and nearby sports field was cordoned off as police searched the area. Authorities also increased their presence elsewhere in Aarau as a precaution and urged members of the public to stay away. ALL 12 VICTIMS STABLE AFTER SHOOTING NEAR FESTIVAL AS TOLEDO POLICE PURSUE MULTIPLE LEADS The response included police officers, firefighters and several emergency medical services, according to SRF. The broadcaster reported that a cantonal disaster-response unit, the Argus police special unit and a Swiss military Super Puma helicopter were also involved. Police in neighboring Germany were also assisting with the search as part of routine cross-border cooperation, a spokesman in Freiburg told the German news agency dpa, according to SRF. Police appealed to witnesses to provide investigators with videos or photographs from the event and established an information line for relatives and eyewitnesses. Swiss DJ Tekibo, who performed at the rave, later wrote on Instagram that what happened was "absolutely heartbreaking" and said raves should be places of freedom and safety. He also said he had lost an "important friend," though SRF reported that it was not clear whom he was referring to. Police said their investigation and search operation remained ongoing. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941da02c5335ae104d1b1c JD Vance's new chicken coop puts spotlight on growing American backyard trend that family has 'loved' te 2026-08-30T12:10:08.757Z JD Vance's new chicken coop puts spotlight on growing American backyard trend that family has 'loved' Matt DuBoise has built chicken coops for many well-known people, including Mike Tyson and four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw. But when he got the call saying Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance wanted him to construct a Carolina Coop at 1 Observatory Circle, their residence in Washington, D.C., he got goosebumps. "The rush, the euphoria, it's hard to describe what that feeling is like," DuBoise told Fox News Digital. DuBoise quickly realized that he and his employees had their work cut out for them. MORE AMERICANS SEEK EGGS AT HOME AS CHICKEN COOP INTEREST SURGES: WHAT EXPERTS WANT YOU TO KNOW DuBoise said it was an "amazing opportunity" but came with a tight deadline. "I can't thank my team enough," he said. "We had to work in the rain almost every single day to get that coop done in time." The second family is making the most of the new chicken coop.  "Our family has loved having a chicken coop on the property," Usha Vance told Fox News Digital. "Our children have especially enjoyed caring for the chickens as part of their daily routine. The beautifully designed coop fits seamlessly with the Naval Observatory and makes looking after the chickens so easy." Carolina Coops designs and builds all of its coops by hand at its North Carolina facility. The company crafted a Victorian-style coop for the Vances that was designed to complement the historic house. FORMER DIETITIAN'S HOMEGROWN FOOD HELPS FAMILY'S HELP AFTER CUTTING GROCERY TRIPS "You can't miss that turret in the upper right-hand corner" of the house, DuBoise said. "And I went to my chief designer and said, 'Use that turret somehow.' He just said, 'I'm on it.'" The Vances approved the design right away. Then, DuBoise said, "The real fun began." The large Carolina Coops are either shipped — sometimes around the world — on a pallet or, in this case, broken down methodically, stacked and delivered on a trailer. "Keep in mind the hen house area is round," DuBoise said. "That made it that much more difficult, but we did it." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Carolina Coops donated the coop, valued at about $120,000, and installed it in June. DuBoise said he "was kind of starstruck" when he met the Vances. "When JD came out, he's in a T-shirt that says something about Lake Erie. And then Usha is in overalls," he said. "I was, like, 'Wow, I love this.' They are just such down-to-earth people. It was so much fun to talk to them." The Vances asked "all the normal questions most people have when they're brand-new to keeping chickens," DuBoise recalled. Interest in the homesteading lifestyle and keeping backyard chickens has grown in recent years. About 11 million U.S. households kept chickens in 2025, nearly double the 5.8 million households recorded in 2018, according to American Pet Products Association data. "The second family is into it," DuBoise said. "They didn't just get chickens to be hip. Especially the vice president. I didn't expect him to be so into the chickens, even though it makes sense because he's the one who wanted the chicken coop there. But I was just so happy [with] all the questions he had about them." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS The Vance children are also very involved in keeping chickens, DuBoise revealed. "They love those chickens," he said. "The second lady has an initiative for childhood literacy, and [the Vance children] painted their favorite books on some bricks for the coop-scaping art. Usha told us her children love to come out and read to the chickens." Carolina Coops are built to accommodate modern standards, DuBoise said. People can have chickens and still go on vacation, for example. "I want everyone to be able to have a chicken coop — and we have a chicken coop for everyone, even people in the city," DuBoise said. Carolina Coops recently donated a coop to a school in Harlem. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "Their chickens are just thriving, and the kids are having so much fun," DuBoise said. There's an "awakening" happening across America regarding the food industry, and the lessons learned from the pandemic have prompted people to think about sourcing their own food. There are many advantages to homegrown eggs beyond their function as a reliable food source, DuBoise said. "It's so much healthier for you when you're eating those fresh, backyard eggs," he said.  And it doesn't stop there, he said.  Chicken coops are also a place where families can come together to clean, handle the chickens and collect the eggs, DuBoise said. "It's also such a great classroom for the kids," he added. "So I just absolutely love what the chicken coop and having chickens can do for families." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941da02c5335ae104d1b13 Jimi Hendrix’s final words to roadie revealed after violent Hells Angels clash te 2026-08-30T12:10:08.095Z Jimi Hendrix’s final words to roadie revealed after violent Hells Angels clash It was supposed to be another stop on the road for Jimi Hendrix — but a festival marred by violence and chaos would become the rock legend's final official concert performance. Eric Barrett, who was Hendrix's roadie and confidant from 1968 to 1970, has written a memoir, "Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix and Beyond." Barrett went on to spend nearly five decades working behind the scenes with other iconic artists, including Madonna, David Bowie and Aerosmith. "We were playing on the Isle of Fehmarn, and the Hells Angels had taken over," Barrett recalled to Fox News Digital. "There was no control. It was a scary place to be. We had two cars there waiting to get us off the island and go back to London. But the Hells Angels didn't want us to get off the island. They wanted the boys to stay and party. And then it got violent." PAUL MCCARTNEY REVEALS HOW A 'HAPPY' TEEN HITCHHIKING TRIP WITH GEORGE HARRISON DELIVERED A SHOCK According to Barrett's book, hundreds of Hells Angels descended on the island and took over the venue. He wrote that many fans who had been camping out were "beaten and robbed" as festival security was chased off. Hendrix, he said, took one look at the mayhem and retreated to his room "alone, sober." The outlaw motorcycle club had taken over. The next day, Hendrix took the stage and was met with boos. He told the hostile audience, "I don't give a f--- if you boo, as long as you boo in key, you mothers," before chuckling. When he was done, Hendrix told the audience, "Thank you, goodbye. Peace!" Barrett ushered Hendrix and the band off the stage toward the waiting cars. Barrett was eager to get out. But then the bikers surrounded them. WATCH: CARLOS SANTANA RECALLS THE MOMENT HE IMPRESSED JIMI HENDRIX: ‘I’LL TAKE IT’ "I saw a Hells Angel about to hit [tour manager] Gerry Stickells over the head with this baton," said Barrett. "I put my arm up to take the blow. I nearly passed out from the pain, but imagine if it had landed on Gerry's skull? We managed to get inside the car. Jimi kept looking at me because he saw me take the blow. He just said to me, 'Are you OK, Eric? Are you OK?' He kept asking me if I was OK. That's just the kind of man he was. And... that was the last thing he ever said to me." On Sept. 18, 1970, paramedics arrived at Monika Dannemann's apartment at the Samarkand Hotel in London and found Hendrix unresponsive. He was 27. Stickells broke the news to Barrett. "I couldn't believe it," said Barrett. "I remember walking around London in a fog. It was a stupid, tragic accident. He took too many of [girlfriend] Monika Dannemann's sleeping pills. She supposedly had these incredibly powerful German tranquilizers. And she said he took nine of them. She couldn't wake him. She called Eric Burdon of The Animals, who was a good friend of Jimi's. He screamed at her, 'Call the f-----g ambulance!'" "What I'm being told was the ambulance guys ... laid him on his back, and he threw up," said Barrett. "He asphyxiated. That was the accident. The pills were the accident. Tragedy was him dying." In the book, Barrett wrote, "The paramedics arrived but couldn't revive Jimi. They carried him out on a stretcher to the ambulance, assuring Monika that he was going to be all right. Either lying in bed on his back or on the way to the hospital, Jimi threw up on himself. The post-mortem concluded that Jimi had died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "... I flashed back to the time I took too much Mandrax, and my girlfriend couldn't wake me up," he wrote. "It was easily done and could've happened to any of us in Jimi's group of friends. That it happened to Jimi himself was heartbreaking. But I've never heard anything to make me think Jimi's death was anything other than what it appeared." Barrett firmly rejected the rumors and conspiracy theories that have surrounded Hendrix's death for decades. Among them was an allegation by former roadie James "Tappy" Wright, who wrote in his 2009 memoir, "Rock Roadie," that Hendrix’s manager, Mike Jeffery, confessed to killing Hendrix, The Guardian reported. Barrett strongly disputes Wright's account and rejects any suggestion that Hendrix was murdered. "I don't believe for a second that Mike Jeffery was the cause of Jimi's death," he said. "I just don't believe it. The circumstances don't add up. And I was told by so many people that Tappy only wrote that to try and sell books. But I've never believed it. I will never believe it. I was there, and right now I'm probably the last man standing. All the lads are passing. So no, I wouldn't believe that for a second." Jeffery died in a plane crash near Nantes, France, in 1973. Dannemann died in an apparent suicide in 1996, two days after she was found guilty of contempt of court in a long-running legal dispute with Kathy Etchingham, another former girlfriend of Hendrix's. She was 50. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Barrett said that shortly after Hendrix's death, he lied to reporters about Hendrix's drug use. "I was, what, 24 when he passed?" said Barrett. "I didn't want to besmirch his memory. So I lied. I just wanted people to see him in a good light. But I came to realize as I got older that I didn't have to lie. Yes, he took drugs. Did he take heroin? I've never seen heroin anywhere near him. I've worked on many backstages for almost 50 years. I know it's a drug that has killed a lot of musicians. But I don't believe Jimi was taking it. He smoked pot. He took a lot of LSD. He took pills. But I don't believe he was into heroin." Looking back, Barrett described Hendrix as "a wild man" on stage. The musician was famous for playing the guitar behind his head and with his teeth. He would also smash guitars and amps during encores and, on occasion, set his guitar on fire. But when the shows were over and audiences had long since left, Hendrix was a "quiet, mild-mannered, polite young man." "He talked to everyone," he said. "He was very charming. And he was shy. People were in awe of Jimi. And when he had his guitar around his neck, over his shoulder, he was comfortable. That was his crutch. But I also remember Paul McCartney walking towards him, and he's gasping, 'It's Paul McCartney!' He was just a shy man who didn't know how to take the accolades of his talent." "I have so many memories of that wonderful man," Barrett continued. "I remember we were all staying in Benedict Canyon and it was my birthday. We were all hanging out by the pool, and Jimi came out in no shirt, just velvet pants. He goes, 'Eric, Eric!' I responded, 'Hey Jimi, what do you need?' He smiled and went, 'Happy birthday, man. Here's some money. Go and buy yourself something you really want.' He gave me $500, which was a huge amount back then." "I went to North Beach Leathers, a place I'd seen Jimi had bought some clothes from. I bought myself this long leather coat, spent all my money on it. It was the best gift I ever bought. When I came back, he loved it. He went, 'Wow, that's a coat! I wish I had seen that before you.'" PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Barrett said he carries "beautiful memories" of Hendrix. One in particular has never left him. "I was on a plane with him after a show," he said. "Jimi looked at me and said, 'Eric, what do you think, will they remember me?' I was flabbergasted. I went, 'Will they remember you? You're huge over here.' But he was so insecure. 'Are you sure, Eric? What if the kids don't come?' I just told him, 'When it comes to success, you have nothing to worry about.' That was Jimi, a gift to the Earth from the Lord. And I miss him." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941d9f2c5335ae104d1b0a West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax te 2026-08-30T12:10:07.410Z West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax West Virginia leaders are escalating the debate over data centers, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey unveiling a seven-point plan developed with lawmakers to reduce and eventually eliminate the state income tax while addressing concerns about natural resources and infrastructure. The plan comes as data centers are becoming a political flashpoint nationwide, with states looking to cash in on billions of dollars in investment and new jobs while communities raise concerns about utility costs, water use and local control. The massive facilities needed to power the artificial intelligence boom are also driving electricity demand higher, putting new pressure on power grids across the country. Under the plan, West Virginia would dedicate 50% of revenue generated by approved hyperscale data center projects to reducing and eventually eliminating the state personal income tax, while directing some remaining revenue to counties and infrastructure projects. "Today, as the world stands on the cusp of a new digital and economic frontier, West Virginia is stepping forward once again to lead, not by repeating the mistakes of other states, but by implementing a proactive, 20-year development strategy on our terms," Morrisey said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. ‘BACKYARD BRAWL’ IGNITES AS WEST VIRGINIA'S MORRISEY MOVES TO POACH BLUE STATE RIVAL SPANBERGER'S JOBS The second listed "principle" in Morrisey’s plan says all West Virginians should benefit from data center projects approved through Charleston’s "High Impact Data Center Designation (HIDC)" process and the revenue they generate. The process was established under a separate 2025 state law. Morrisey’s plan includes "direct tax relief for citizens," with none of the HIDC revenue entering the state general fund. AN OVERLOOKED RED STATE QUIETLY BUILT ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST COMPETITIVE TAX SYSTEMS "By law, 50 percent of project revenue is dedicated directly to reducing and ultimately eliminating the State Personal Income Tax," the plan reads. Counties hosting data centers would receive 30% of the revenue for schools and local government, while 10% would be distributed to all 55 counties and another 10% would fund infrastructure upgrades, including public water systems. Water infrastructure has become a flashpoint across parts of southern West Virginia that have struggled since the coal industry’s decline. ONE MONTHLY BILL AMERICANS CAN’T AVOID IS QUIETLY SURGING THANKS TO EMERGING INDUSTRY: DATA "This shared framework gives us the exact blueprint we need to attract billions in private investment, create thousands of high-paying construction and technology jobs, lower taxes for our citizens, and revitalize economically distressed regions, all while preserving the wild and wonderful state we call home," Morrisey said. But the promise of tax relief comes as some West Virginians are raising concerns about who could bear the costs of the state’s data center expansion. The bipartisan bill underpinning the governor’s plan also sought to protect utility customers from added costs — a major concern across the Eastern Panhandle, which borders the Washington, D.C. metro area. MARXIST ORGANIZER LEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIRGINIA AI DATA CENTER AS FOREIGN INFLUENCE CONCERNS MOUNT "No Data Centers" signs are becoming common along roads in Jefferson and Berkeley counties and neighboring Clarke County, Virginia, as residents point to nearby Loudoun County, Virginia, where sprawling data center development has increasingly pushed up against residential subdivisions and commercial centers. "We are a cautionary tale for the rest of the country," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., of Ashburn said in recent remarks critical of the data center explosion. "[I]f my district were a country, it would have more data centers than almost every other country in the world." TEA PARTY FOUNDER LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE 'DATA CENTER REVOLT' AGAINST AI DATA CENTER EXPANSION Back in West Virginia, some state lawmakers are pushing for additional safeguards as data center development accelerates. West Virginia House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Huntington, was listed as a sponsor of the 2025 bill that helped set the plan in motion but recently said the law should be amended to allow some local control over data center development. FOX NEWS POLL: COOL YOUR SERVERS! VOTERS REJECT DATA CENTERS "We are not going to allow a hostile takeover in our communities. It’s not going to happen on our watch," Hornbuckle said in June, according to the Steubenville Herald-Star. "We all know what House Bill 2014 did, and it’s setting a very dangerous precedent in the state of West Virginia, [where] we all know we love our property rights," he added. But Morrisey emphasized in comments to Fox News Digital that "all West Virginians must directly benefit from data center revenue." "By statute, 50% of the proceeds … will be dedicated to directly reducing and ultimately eliminating the state income tax." "[It’s] very powerful [and] it’s going to benefit many, many West Virginians." West Virginia income taxes have already been falling. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., signed a record 21% cut while serving as governor, and Morrisey followed with another 5% reduction this year. The top marginal rate stands at 4.58%. A spokesperson for West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw said the plan came from the governor’s office but echoes what the legislature enacted in the 2025 law. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Hanshaw has supported data center development in West Virginia, previously telling the Warren Tribune-Chronicle that Charleston is "not only working with industrial partners as friends and allies to grow and diversify an economy, but also to regulate appropriately industries that are important to the communities in which they're situated to the people of West Virginia and to the residents that we all collectively represent." Morrisey’s plan also focuses on power grid reliability, requiring data center developers to work directly with PJM and other interstate grid operators. The plan also casts data centers in West Virginia as strategic infrastructure with national security implications in the nation’s competition with China. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941d9e2c5335ae104d1b01 Silicon Valley exec ignites firestorm after accusing JD Vance of bringing DEI back te 2026-08-30T12:10:06.739Z Silicon Valley exec ignites firestorm after accusing JD Vance of bringing DEI back Ankit Gupta, a general partner at Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, is facing backlash after describing Vice President JD Vance’s call for American companies to "hire and train Americans" as a return of "DEI." "In a win for the woke left DEI is back," Gupta wrote on X. "No, Ankit. It’s called putting your own citizens first," Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito wrote, arguing that American companies should prioritize American jobs and workers. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon, and Nalin Haley, the son of former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, also publicly pushed back on Gupta’s framing. Gupta’s X post came in response to Vance’s call for American corporations to hire and train American workers when they need employees.  TRUMP ADMIN'S PUSH TO SCRAP DEI IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES LANDMARK STEP WITH NEW HIRING RULE "Y Combinator is a supposed champion of 'Little Tech' but perhaps they’re nothing more than a front for the far left," Ferguson wrote in response to Gupta's post, which has since become private after the CEO changed his social media settings, according to X. "I’m deeply uncomfortable with wealthy investors attacking American workers like this. I’m afraid it’s increasingly obvious to many people that individuals such as this guy do not have the best interests of America and her citizens in mind. The purpose of the American economy is to promote the general welfare of American workers, not provide jobs for the rest of the world." Ferguson subsequently posted a screenshot of his X account, showing Gupta had blocked him amid the criticism. OBAMA-APPOINTED JUDGE TORPEDOES TRUMP’S BID TO PROTECT US JOBS BY REFORMING CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION POLICY "It’s now DEI to train and hire Americans? Plenty of data to show that Americans are more than qualified, but corporate greed refuses to pay them respectable wages," Haley added on X following Gupta's post. "You can have a meritocracy in AMERICA but it has to apply to AMERICANS. Otherwise we’re just a globalist entity and not even a country anymore. Ban the H-1B Visa now!" Fox News Digital reached out repeatedly to Y Combinator and Gupta for comment on his characterization but did not receive a response. CEO UNDER FIRE FOR MASS LAYOFFS AMID FOREIGN WORKER HIRING SPREE NOW APPOINTED TO FED'S TASK FORCE ON JOBS Dhillon, meanwhile, accused some technology companies and other employers of exploiting visa programs and hiring practices to obtain cheaper foreign labor for jobs she said Americans could perform, including by failing to advertise openings through regular channels and relying on staffing pipelines. "These are not good business practices; they are not patriotic economic practices; and they are illegal labor practices," Dhillon wrote, adding that the Trump administration "will not allow American employers to discriminate against American workers." FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN TRUMP’S $100K H-1B VISA FEE, RULING IT AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAX Dhillon added that the Justice Department, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Labor Department were working together to "level the playing field for U.S. workers." The clash comes as the Trump administration pursues an overhaul of the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire temporary foreign workers in specialty occupations. The Trump administration’s 2025 effort to impose a $100,000 payment on new H-1B petitions through a presidential proclamation was blocked by a federal judge. The administration is now trying a different route, with the Department of Homeland Security proposing a formal rule that would establish a $103,265 fee for cap-subject petitions. The Labor Department has separately proposed changing how wages are calculated in H-1B and related visa programs. The department said the proposal is intended to curb incentives to hire foreign workers at below-market pay and to protect the wages and job opportunities of American workers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941d9d2c5335ae104d1af8 Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say te 2026-08-30T12:10:05.993Z Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say Three alleged tomb raiders from Indiana have been arrested for "disturbing thefts from cemetery niches containing cremated remains" across the "eastern half of the United States," authorities say. Now law enforcement agencies are urging people to check the cemeteries where their loved ones are interred. Twenty cases have been identified in Florida alone. "But detectives believe there could be many more," who just don’t realize they’ve been victimized yet, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida wrote in a post on X. MORE THAN 50 BODIES FOUND DECOMPOSING INSIDE CHICAGO FUNERAL HOME AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED OF 'STENCH' "What a horrible person you are if you decide to steal from the dead," a sheriff’s office spokesman said in a video asking for help identifying the thieves. "These three people are going to cemeteries, breaking into deceased people's niches, and stealing their family heirlooms." Within days, Drake Lee Milam, 33, and Angela Garrett, 52, were arrested in Indiana, court records show. And Porsche Bancroft, 32, turned herself in at Florida’s Seminole County Jail. In court records, Bancroft was identified as the girlfriend of Milam and the daughter of Garrett. Her arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 22 in Sanford, Florida. And a trial has been set for Feb. 8. Milam and Garrett will be extradited to Florida to face charges, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. But their court documents were not accessible, a representative with the Seminole County Clerk of Court told Fox News Digital. "All three face a variety of charges, including injuring or removing a tomb or monument; disturbing the contents of a grave or tomb; and grand theft over $20,000," according to a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. PENNSYLVANIA MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING OVER 100 SETS OF HUMAN REMAINS APPEARS IN COURT IN ‘HORROR MOVIE’ CASE A slew of mausoleum surveillance videos appear to show the trio breaking into glass-front niches, where urns of cremated remains and mementos are displayed, then removing items and strolling out, according to authorities. "They've been everywhere from Oklahoma City to Minnesota to Texas [and] here in Florida," the Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. "They visited Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, even so far northeast as to Buffalo, New York." The accused grave robbers allegedly traveled through Illinois and New Jersey, too, the sheriff’s office said in an email to Fox News Digital. "Imagine losing your wife or husband and placing their wedding ring, and yours, in the niche – only to have them stolen by thieves looking for an easy payday," the agency spokesman said. "This will not stand. Not in Florida." Florida police reports list a variety of items missing from cemeteries holding great sentimental and monetary value: A husband reported his late wife’s niche as missing their his-and-hers gold wedding rings and her Class of 1992 ring from Miami Southridge Senior High School. It was silver with a blue stone. A wife reported as missing a ring given to her late husband for his 25th anniversary of working for The Walt Disney Co. A father reported the theft of his daughter’s 1972 class ring with a blue stone. A wife reported the theft of a 22-inch gold chain with a gold anchor from her late husband’s niche. It had been his wish to be interred with the jewelry, she told police. ‘LEGO BANDIT’ ACCUSED IN BIZARRE $34K SCHEME REPLACING MINIFIGURES WITH PASTA A family reported missing jewelry they’d left with the remains of a beloved wife and mother, including a gold wedding band, two gold earrings, two gold rings and a gold bracelet. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X A husband reported the theft of his wife’s platinum-and-diamond wedding ring and a diamond solitaire he’d given her for their engagement. The wife of the late Charles Taaffe, former offensive coordinator for the University of Central Florida football team, reported his two gold championship rings had been taken from where his remains were interred. The sheriff’s office is urging people nationwide to check their loved ones’ burial sites to be sure "cherished items" are still there. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS In Florida, valuables worth a total of $35,000 have been discovered as being swiped from cemeteries in Orange, Seminole and Hillsborough counties, the spokesperson said. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE "But the dollar amount is not what's important," a sheriff’s office spokesperson told Fox News Digital in an email. SEND US A TIP "Having a loved one’s final resting place disturbed and cherished family heirlooms taken is deeply painful, and we recognize that no arrest can undo what these families have experienced." GOT A TIP? Detectives are working to identify more victims. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "If you have a family member resting at a cemetery, take a moment to check their niche and make sure the items you placed with them are still there," the sheriff’s office wrote on X. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "And if you have information about this case or believe you may be a victim, please contact Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477)." Fox News Digital attempted to contact all three defendants. Bancroft said her attorney would provide a statement but it was not received before publication. Garrett and Milam did not respond before publication. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a941d9d2c5335ae104d1aef NFL star wide receiver arrested on DUI chargers in Indianapolis te 2026-08-30T12:10:05.212Z NFL star wide receiver arrested on DUI chargers in Indianapolis Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested on DUI charges in Indianapolis on Sunday morning. Indianapolis Jail records show that Allen was booked on DWI/DUI/OWI-Endanger Person and DWI/DUI/OWI-ACE .08 or More charges. Both are misdemeanors. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Allen was arrested around 1 a.m. local time, according to FOX 59. "We are aware of the incident involving Keenan Allen last night," the Colts said in a statement to OutKick. "We are in the process of gathering more information and have no further comment at this time." OutKick reached out to Allen’s representatives for comment. Allen joined the Colts on a one-year, $3.3 million deal in the offseason. The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver has spent most of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Chargers. He spent his first 11 years with the Chargers and played last season with the team. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS He played for the Chicago Bears in 2024. The 34-year-old has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He was a Pro Bowler from 2017 to 2021 and then again in 2023 – all with the Chargers. He has 1,055 catches for 12,051 yards and 70 touchdown catches in his career. The Colts brought Allen onto the roster for some added depth. He was projected to be among the starters going into the 2026 season with Alec Pierce and Josh Downs. Daniel Jones is set to be the starting quarterback for the Colts after a season-ending ACL ruined his 2025 comeback story. He was 8-5 as a starter before the injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9416942c5335ae104d19f1 Dodgers’ Edgardo Henriquez throws fastest strikeout pitch in team history against Tigers te 2026-08-30T11:40:04.460Z Dodgers’ Edgardo Henriquez throws fastest strikeout pitch in team history against Tigers A 103.6 mph pitch would be a career-defining moment for nearly any pitcher. For Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez, it is increasingly becoming routine. Henriquez, 24, froze Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler with a 103.6 mph front-door sinker in the eighth inning that clipped the edge of the strike zone for a called third strike. Dingler quickly challenged the call. "Got him looking! A 104-mile-per-hour sinker," the television broadcaster announced. The review seemed to underscore the moment. Statcast clocked Henriquez’s sinker at 103.6 mph and 2,439 rpm. According to MLB pitch-tracking data dating to 2008, it was the fastest strikeout pitch ever thrown by a Dodgers pitcher. The record-setting sinker was a highlight in an otherwise difficult 2-1 loss for Los Angeles. BREWERS' FLAMETHROWER JACOB MISIOROWSKI LIGHTS UP RECORD BOOKS WITH TRIPLE-DIGIT SPEEDS IN GEM VS YANKEES Henriquez already owned 14 of the Dodgers’ 16 fastest recorded strikeout pitches and 22 of the team’s fastest pitches overall. His 103.6 mph sinker Saturday matched a career high he first achieved during a June 2 matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Baseball Savant lists Henriquez’s average sinker at 100.8 mph this season and his four-seam fastball at an average of 100.5 mph. While most relievers strive to reach 100 mph, the right-handed flamethrower operates at that level with regularity. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! That consistency first began to draw attention last August, when Henriquez fired a 103.3 mph four-seam fastball to Ryan O’Hearn, matching Jonathan Broxton’s Dodgers-era tracking record. A year later, Henriquez has managed to surpass that mark. The decisive rubber game of the Dodgers’ and Tigers’ three-game series in Detroit is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a940f8c2c5335ae104d1213 9/11 taught us deadly lessons. 25 years later, we need a new model to prevent attacks te 2026-08-30T11:10:04.705Z 9/11 taught us deadly lessons. 25 years later, we need a new model to prevent attacks One of the central findings of the 9/11 Commission was that the intelligence and law enforcement communities had gathered enough signals to potentially detect and disrupt the plot but failed to "connect the dots" due to poor information-sharing, the siloing of information and other barriers to collaboration. The failure to connect those dots came at the immediate cost of 3,000 American lives – and the death or injury of over 60,000 U.S. servicemembers in the wars that followed the attacks. The efforts to address the failures that led to 9/11 built the Department of Homeland Security, expanded Joint Terrorism Task Forces, established fusion centers where agencies share information and created new systems for federal, state and local agencies to better work together and prevent attacks. Twenty-five years after the attacks, those systems need to be re-examined and reimagined. US COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ‘WAY BEHIND,’ POST-9/11 RECORD ‘EXTRAORDINARILY NEGLIGENT’, FMR TRUMP WH OFFICIAL WARNS Built for a different, slower, pre-social-media era, not only has our threat environment become more complex, but it has also become more dynamic. For organizations, this means the ability to act across borders and virtually. For individuals, it means the collapse of the timeline between radicalization and violence. Today, a troubled individual can consume extremist content online in the morning, causing them to immediately embrace a violent ideology, post online an intention to harm others and launch an attack that same day. DIRECTOR KASH PATEL: WE BROUGHT THE FBI OUT OF THE PAST AND INTO THE AI AGE What once might have taken months, is now occurring in weeks or days. The challenge is no longer to simply connect dots. It is identifying which dots matter in a sea of dots, getting them swiftly to the right people and acting before a threat becomes an attack. KASH PATEL REVEALS THE CHILLING HOLIDAY TERROR PLOTS FBI FEDERAL AGENTS QUIETLY STOPPED Few communities have experienced this shift more directly than the American Jewish community. As the head of the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, I have watched threats evolve from slow-moving, carefully planned conspiracies into a constant stream of online threats, suspicious activity reports and individuals moving rapidly from rhetoric to action. ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE ESCALATES AS DEADLY WEAPON ATTACKS SURGE IN 2025: REPORT These modern-day terrorists move fast. We – community members and law enforcement – need to move faster. Last year alone, SCN proactively identified over 850 threats to life – each of which we analyzed and then referred to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center, state and local fusion centers and other law enforcement partners. The goal was to disrupt those who would undertake violence – and then bring them to justice. In many cases, we were successful, with our referrals resulting in investigations, interventions, arrests and convictions before anyone was harmed. FBI NABS 7 FOR ALLEGED 'CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE' TO PRESSURE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, BUSINESSES OVER ISRAEL TIES In Pittsburgh, SCN and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh worked closely with law enforcement tracking a months-long campaign of harassment and threats by a White supremacist targeting participants in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial. Information shared with the FBI helped lead to the arrest of Hardy Lloyd, who admitted intentionally targeting jurors and government witnesses because of their actual or perceived Jewish religion. In December 2023, Lloyd was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison. Starting a few months later, in Philadelphia, an individual began a 15-month campaign of mailing more than 40 violent letters to more than 25 Jewish institutions across multiple states, as tracked by SCN. One threatened: "Your lovely museum has so many big open windows, among other things inside. Kristallnacht, anyone? Get ready, this is going to be great fun." PATEL SAYS FBI HAS CUT BUREAUCRACY, MOVED 1,000 AGENTS TO FIELD OFFICES IN 'GENERATIONAL' OVERHAUL SCN tracked the campaign with partner federations, providing coordinated data to federal authorities that enabled the suspect’s arrest. The Department of Justice credited SCN’s information-sharing in the successful prosecution, which in March 2026 resulted in a 37-month federal prison sentence. These incidents were different in geography, circumstance and method. The common thread was the need to identify actionable information, get it into the right hands and act on it before threats became violence and lives were lost. FBI ARRESTS 3 MEN WHO ALLEGEDLY PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS, FUNDED DRONE ATTACKS TARGETING US TROOPS OVERSEAS Attacks these days are less likely to be coordinated by multiple people meeting clandestinely in person or on the phone. They’re more likely to involve single individuals who live online. Each threat requires a sharp, well-trained analyst to assess its credibility, understand the local context and immediately move actionable information to local security professionals who are working to protect the community and its institutions, as well as law enforcement. In today's environment, minutes and hours can matter as much as days once did. FROM LONDON SYNAGOGUES TO NEW YORK PRESCHOOLS — ANTISEMITIC ATTACKS ESCALATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC This is not simply a security challenge for the Jewish community. Churches, mosques, schools, hospitals, public officials and other frequently targeted institutions face similar challenges. Violent extremists no longer fit neatly into ideological categories. White supremacists borrow from jihadist propaganda. Anti-government extremists amplify antisemitic conspiracy theories. Foreign terrorist organizations inspire domestic actors they have never met. And homegrown hatred of Jews is on the rise. The boundaries separating these threats continue to erode even as the speed of mobilization accelerates. Fusion centers remain an essential part of our national security architecture. But today's threat environment requires another layer in the form of trusted public-private partnerships with direct connections to law enforcement. For the Jewish community, that means stepping up and taking a much more proactive approach to protection. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION That is the principle behind SCN's Regional Threat Capability Initiative, which monitors the internet day and night to find threats, assess them and get them into the right law enforcement hands. The model combines local awareness with national coordination so communities and law enforcement can move fast to stop attacks. Collaboration – within the community and beyond – is key. Twenty-five years after 9/11 there are still lessons to be learned. We’re moving fast to implement them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a940f8b2c5335ae104d120a TV exec fugitive accused of faking fortune before vanishing with millions – leaving her former star floored te 2026-08-30T11:10:03.680Z TV exec fugitive accused of faking fortune before vanishing with millions – leaving her former star floored Mary Carole McDonnell once led Bellum Entertainment, a television production company whose programming included true-crime shows and an uplifting home makeover series. The company's former chief executive is now the subject of an FBI manhunt tied to a federal fraud case involving millions of dollars. Prosecutors allege McDonnell fled to Dubai after using false claims about an $80 million trust and fabricating trust-company documents to obtain a $15 million loan, receiving roughly $14.7 million from Banc of California. The former host of Bellum’s makeover show says he was left speechless when a reporter told him about the case this week. Antonio Sabato Jr., who hosted the syndicated series "Fix It & Finish It," said he was stunned to learn of the case against McDonnell, the former Bellum executive he remembered as the business force behind the show. "I didn’t know anything at all until you guys called," Sabato told Fox News Digital. 6 IN 10 IDENTITY CRIMES NOW BEGIN WITH A NEW ACCOUNT McDonnell was indicted in federal court in 2018 on five counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Investigators say that McDonnell is wanted on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the alleged scheme carried out in Los Angeles and Orange counties between July 2017 and May 2018, the FBI said. "Beginning in approximately July 2017 and continuing to May of 2018, McDonnell is alleged to have knowingly, and with intent to defraud, devised and participated in a scheme to obtain money, funds, assets, and property owned by Banc of California," the FBI said. Federal investigators say McDonnell posed as an heir to the McDonnell Aircraft family and falsely claimed she would eventually gain access to an $80 million secret trust. She was allegedly able to obtain approximately $14.7 million from Banc of California, although she knew she was not authorized and did not repay it. She used similar methods to defraud other financial institutions of more than $15 million, according to the FBI. FBI HUNTS MOST WANTED NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR WHO ALLEGEDLY FAKED CANCER, SCAMMED LOVED ONES FOR LUXURY GETAWAYS The bureau’s active wanted notice says the agency believes she is currently in Dubai. A federal arrest warrant for McDonnell was issued on Dec. 12, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Sabato told Fox News Digital he was hired as the host, creator and producer of "Fix It & Finish It" and was not involved in Bellum’s finances. The series sent him and a small crew from city to city to renovate homes for families in need, he said. He described the show as physically demanding but deeply meaningful work, with the team completing a different home project each weekday. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "It was called ‘Fix It & Finish It,’ but it was really fixing their souls," Sabato said. "I’ve seen grown men, grown women, just [in] tears." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Sabato said he had no firsthand knowledge of the allegations against McDonnell and did not see warning signs at the time. He also said he was never contacted by the FBI or other federal investigators after the indictment against McDonnell was filed. FOLLOW US ON X Instead, he said, he remembered McDonnell as a polished executive who spoke about Bellum’s shows and the potential of the renovation series during meetings at the company’s Burbank office. READ THE INDICTMENT: FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Sabato said the show’s sudden end had long puzzled him and now he was left "speechless" after learning the extent of McDonnell's alleged fraud. FBI LAUNCHES 'MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS' LIST AS DOJ CHARGES OHIO DEFENDANTS IN $30M MEDICAID SCHEME FOR KIDS "It felt weird," Sabato said when Bellum canceled the hit renovation series. "And I said, something's going on. I just felt something was up. And then my producer called me and said that they pulled the plug." CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S. NEWS He said the criminal case has now given him a new context for the company’s financial troubles. GET BREAKING NEWS ALERTS "I would want to ask her someday, 'Why did you do that? Why would you go and create this hell?'" SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS SEND US A TIP Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Banc of California and the FBI's Los Angeles field office for comment. An attorney for McDonnell was not immediately available. GOT A TIP? Investigators say they believe that McDonnell is currently in Dubai and describe her as a White female, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, with blonde hair, blue eyes and a scar on her right knee. Anyone with information on McDonnell’s whereabouts is urged to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American embassy or consulate. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94017e2c5335ae104cfce2 649 years ago, a prominent Muslim scholar warned us about Mayor Mamdani's ideas te 2026-08-30T10:10:06.794Z 649 years ago, a prominent Muslim scholar warned us about Mayor Mamdani's ideas Ibn Khaldun warned us about Mayor Zohan Mamdani’s ideas. I first encountered Ibn Khaldun while studying Islamic political thought at the American University in Cairo. His 1377 masterwork, the Muqaddimah (The introduction to his universal history), pioneered systematic approaches to historiography, sociology, economics, demography, and the philosophy of history. Khaldun’s book features a clear description of what became known six centuries later as the Laffer Curve — the economic theory that, as tax rates rise there will be a peak in revenue, beyond which as rates continue to go up, revenue starts to decline as economic activity collapses. Per Khaldun, early in a dynasty, low taxes encourage enterprise; revenue rises and civilization flourishes. Later, rulers demand more luxury and larger armies. Taxes climb. Businessmen compare their shrinking profits to the growing burden and lose incentive. Production falls, and with it tax yields. At that point, governments often turn to subsidies and then enter commerce themselves — buying and selling, establishing monopolies, competing directly with private traders. Independent merchants are further discouraged. Many leave or quit. The tax base collapses. The empire weakens and falls. EXPERTS SCORCH MAMDANI'S GROCERY PLAN AS AN 'ILLUSION' THAT WILL HAVE TAXPAYERS FOOTING THE BILL New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now testing a modern version of the later stages of that cycle. The mayor is advancing a plan for city-owned grocery stores — one in each borough — with the first expected to open in the Bronx in 2027 and others by the end of his term. The city will own the land, cover construction (tens of millions of dollars already allocated), waive rent and taxes, and subsidize a core basket of staples so they sell roughly 30 percent below typical retail prices. A private operator will handle day-to-day management under city-set rules on pricing and labor. Supporters frame this as relief for high food costs. History and Khaldun suggest a different trajectory. When government subsidizes and then operates in a competitive sector, private operators face distorted competition. Capital and effort shift away from the independent businesses that generate the tax revenue governments need. Inefficiencies multiply. Shortages and declines in quality follow. The temporary political win of cheaper eggs and bread is purchased with long-term damage to the commercial vitality that sustains cities. Mamdani’s background makes the irony sharper. As the son of a prominent scholar of postcolonial societies, it is conceivable that he would be familiar with Islamic Golden Age thinkers who analyzed why states thrive and why they decay. Ibn Khaldun stands among the most famous. His warning was empirical, drawn from observing North African and Near Eastern dynasties: When the state moves from light taxation and order to heavy extraction and direct commercial intervention, the productive classes withdraw. Civilization contracts and then collapses. Quoting Khaldun: "It should be known that the finances of a ruler can be increased, and his financial resources improved, only through the revenue from taxes. (The revenue from taxes) can be improved only through the equitable treatment of people with property and regard for them. … Other (measures) taken by the ruler, such as engaging in commerce or agriculture, soon turn out to be harmful to the subjects, to be ruinous to the revenues, and to decrease cultural activity." 'WASTEFUL DISTRACTION': EXPERTS SLAM MAMDANI'S TAXPAYER-FUNDED GROCERY STORES Khaldun would have strongly advised against government-run grocery stores. New York already struggles with high costs of living, regulatory burdens, and businesses that have fled or scaled back. Layering municipal grocery stores on top of that environment does not reverse the incentives Khaldun identified. It accelerates them. Private grocers who cannot match subsidized prices will struggle. The city’s fiscal commitments grow. Taxpayers fund the difference. The cycle continues. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Khaldun’s remedy was straightforward: Keep taxes low enough that people retain the energy and desire to produce. Lower the burden, and cultural and commercial enterprises expand; revenue follows. Modern supply-side insights rest on the same foundation. Government-run stores move in the opposite direction. America’s great cities succeeded because independent enterprise created abundance, not because mayors decided to stock the shelves. New York should remember that lesson — and the 14th-century scholar who explained it long before Art Laffer sketched a curve on a napkin. Ignoring it will not make groceries cheaper for long. It risks making the city poorer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94017e2c5335ae104cfcd9 Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal te 2026-08-30T10:10:06.151Z Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal California’s "monumental problem" with rampant fraud is about to get significantly worse, according to Republican state Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that he warns will crack down on people investigating scammers. Officially titled "Privacy for immigration support services providers," the new law creates privacy protections for immigration support service providers, employees and volunteers, including shielding their addresses and imposing penalties on those who publish their images on social media. DeMaio told Fox News Digital the bill amounts to criminalizing investigative journalism and works to "silence citizen journalists and shield taxpayer-funded organizations from public scrutiny." "What does the Stop Nick Shirley Act do? It basically makes it illegal for a citizen journalist to document fraud of taxpayer money and post that on the internet in the form of an internet video," he said. Newsom signed the bill into law last week, and it is set to take effect Oct. 1. DeMaio told Fox News Digital that he and a "coalition of civil liberty protectors" are prepared to file a lawsuit challenging the law. DEMS RIPPED FOR 'STOP NICK SHIRLEY ACT' THAT COULD 'SHIELD' FRAUD AND ABUSE IN CALIFORNIA "We have a plaintiff and are putting together the legal briefs," he said, adding, "It is a matter of time before we're going to get before a judge to stop this act." "It is our hope," he continued, "that the U.S. Department of Justice will file to intervene in that case, because this is an open-and-shut infringement on our First Amendment rights." DeMaio said California’s fraud scandal makes the Minnesota fraud look like "garden variety government mismanagement." "If you were worried about Somali daycare centers in Minnesota not having children in the daycare, take a look at California government NGOs receiving taxpayer funds and not having any sort of public services that they're delivering," he said. "They say they provide public services to immigrants when, in fact, they organize rallies, they harvest ballots, they endorse candidates and ballot measures during campaigns, and they are an extension of the Democrat Party." DeMaio said the planned lawsuit follows discussions with the Justice Department’s Office for Civil Rights. NICK SHIRLEY WARNS CALIFORNIA BILL COULD PUNISH PEOPLE TRYING TO EXPOSE GOVERNMENT FRAUD "I have asked the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights to look at the Stop Nick Shirley Act … to see if they can do anything to intervene to prevent the implementation of this law. We have been dialoguing with the Department of Justice, and now we have a game plan as to how we will proceed forward in the courts to overturn this unconstitutional law," he said. Addressing Newsom directly, DeMaio said, "Gavin Newsom, once again, you're a bully trying to silence citizen watchdogs into not exercising their First Amendment rights and exposing your fraud, the billions of dollars that you've allowed to be wasted of precious taxpayer funds, all because you want the benefit of these left-wing NGOs to help you politically." DeMaio said Newsom and California’s Democratic supermajority "created such a monumental problem with fraud of taxpayer money being abused that it's clear that it is intentional." "You're going to be exposed as a bully," he told Newsom. "You're going to be exposed as the fraud ringleader." SEE IT: LA DEM CANDIDATES TORCHED BY DISGUSTED RESIDENTS AFTER ‘DISGRACEFUL’ DEBATE: ‘BOTH BAD’ In response, Newsom spokesperson Diana Crofts-Pelayo told Fox News Digital that "this law has nothing to do with Nick Shirley" and that "the real controversy here is that MAGA Republicans are either lying to create up fake conspiracy theories, or none of them know how to read." Crofts-Pelayo said the law does not affect Shirley's journalism, which Newsom's office previously referred to as "grifting" and "lying," and does not hide fraud. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER She said the bill does not impact Shirley's journalism, which Newsom's office previously referred to as "grifting" and "lying," and said the measure does not hide fraud. Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, both Democrats, for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94017d2c5335ae104cfcd0 North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties te 2026-08-30T10:10:05.451Z North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties An Asheville pastor who says he had gang ties as a young man told Fox News Digital that city leaders ignored his decade-long push for a youth gang-prevention program before recent violence rattled the North Carolina tourist city. Dr. Ronald Gates first brought the proposal to Asheville officials in 2016, urging them to invest in early intervention for children he believes could otherwise be pulled into dangerous groups and retaliatory violence. The issue has taken on new urgency after a string of retaliatory shootings left two people dead and seven others wounded. City officials have stopped short of calling the violence gang-related, instead describing it as retaliation between groups of friends. MOUNTAIN GETAWAY ROCKED BY ‘LATEST CHAPTER’ OF DEADLY VIOLENCE AS OFFICIALS AVOID GANG LABEL IN TOURIST TOWN Gates believes that distinction misses the larger problem. "They did not want to actually acknowledge that it was gang activity," Gates told Fox News Digital. "They wanted to make sure that they tried to whitewash the narrative as they’re saying that these are just retaliations between individuals." Gates is the senior pastor of Greater Works Church of God in Christ. He also serves as a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office chaplain and describes himself as a community liaison who works with local law enforcement. His work in those roles has heightened his concern about young people drawn to violence by money, territory or a need for belonging. His proposal centers on Gang Free, a Los Angeles-based program intended to help students in grades four through six understand how gangs recruit children and the consequences of becoming involved. RALEIGH MAYOR CONSIDERS YOUTH CURFEW FOLLOWING TEEN TAKEOVER, VIOLENT JULY 4TH WEEKEND Gates learned about the program during a 2016 trip to California and returned determined to bring a similar effort to Asheville before youth violence became more entrenched. "I said, ‘Man, I’ve got to bring this back to Asheville, North Carolina,’" he recalled. Over the past decade, Gates said, he has presented the proposal to mayors, city and county managers, police chiefs and sheriff’s officials, urging them to give it a one-year trial. He questioned why the city had not invested in the program, even temporarily, to see whether it could work locally. The program, Gates explained, would teach children how gangs operate, including their signs and colors, and explain how older members can use younger people to move drugs, carry weapons or carry out other crimes. POLICE BIGWIG ACCUSED OF DRIVING SON'S GETAWAY CAR IN GANG SHOOING IS SORORITY SISTERS WITH MAYOR: REPORT But education alone is not enough, he argued. A prevention model must also provide young people an alternative to the money and status that can make gangs attractive. "These young men want to help provide for their single mom or their family," Gates said. "Any money that they can hustle up, they feel like they’re doing something or doing their part." Under his proposal, law enforcement officers, mentors and local business owners would work directly with children in their neighborhoods. Along with gang-prevention lessons, the program would provide educational help, mentorship and exposure to entrepreneurship. Local businesses could show students how they operate and offer a path to earning money legally, Gates said, while the city could help fund stipends or similar opportunities. CHICAGO MAYOR WARNS OF ‘TEEN TREND’ AFTER TAKEOVER CHAOS, VIOLENCE CONCERNS GROW "Now they’re learning how to make honest money, business money, capital, instead of putting their life on the line," he said. Gates also has personal reason to believe early intervention can matter. Growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Gates had gang ties and was loosely associated with the Vice Lords. He credited his father, older brother and sports with keeping him from becoming more deeply involved. "I thank God that someone intervened," Gates said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X That experience shaped his belief that prevention has to begin before children become immersed in street life. Young people without steady father figures or mentors can look to older gang members for guidance and protection, he said, creating an opening for those figures to pressure them into dangerous acts while avoiding the harshest consequences themselves. "If they would have had the opportunity, a different path, a different choice … could they still be here today?" Gates said, referring to young people caught up in the recent violence. Gates recalled being told in 2016 that Asheville did not have the kind of gang activity that would warrant the program. He warned at the time that city leaders needed to get ahead of the problem rather than wait for violence to escalate. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "I said, ‘Give it two years,’" Gates said. "Two years to the year." State data shows Asheville reported 42% more violent crimes in 2024 than in 2016, even as its overall crime index fell 8%. The increase was driven largely by aggravated assaults, which rose from 335 to 558, while reported robberies declined. Violent crime peaked in 2022 and fell for two consecutive years, though the 2024 total remained above the city’s 2016 level. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE Fox News Digital has contacted Asheville officials for comment on Gates’ claim that he repeatedly presented the prevention program to city leaders beginning in 2016, whether the city reviewed it and why it was not adopted. Gates stressed that he was not arguing every violent dispute in Asheville is gang-related. But he said the city should not wait for a formal gang label before acting when young people are caught in cycles of retaliation. "You have personal disputes," Gates said. "But then the thrust behind it, the motivation behind it is because, ‘Look here, you spilled some blood. I’m going to spill some blood also.’ And that’s what it has come to." SEND US A TIP For city leaders, the question is not just how a crime is labeled, Gates argued, but whether young people have enough opportunities to avoid the path that can lead to prison or death. That means practical support long before a shooting, arrest or funeral. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "The prevention, it works if you put it out there," he said. His message to anyone considering retaliation is simple: Speak with an older relative, a business owner or another trusted adult before making a choice that could change or end a life. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "Is it even worth retaliating?" Gates said. "Is it worth losing my life or going to prison for the rest of my life?" "Let’s use common sense," he added. "Count up the real costs." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a94017c2c5335ae104cfcc7 American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on football futures and dessert drama te 2026-08-30T10:10:04.594Z American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on football futures and dessert drama The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week's quiz highlights football futures, dessert drama — and more. Can you get all 8 questions right? Give it a try and see how well you do! CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.  Also, to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93eebf2c5335ae104cf9ce Arizona Supreme Court rejects proposed ban on judges’ use of AI te 2026-08-30T08:50:07.782Z Arizona Supreme Court rejects proposed ban on judges’ use of AI PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected a proposed temporary ban on judges using generative artificial intelligence in their judicial work, opting instead to continue testing the technology under existing safeguards. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93eebf2c5335ae104cf9c5 Trump administration sues Arizona over in-state tuition for undocumented students te 2026-08-30T08:50:07.079Z Trump administration sues Arizona over in-state tuition for undocumented students PHOENIX -- The Trump administration is suing the Arizona Board of Regents over its policy of allowing people who are not in this country to pay the same tuition as all other Arizona residents. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93eebe2c5335ae104cf9bc Lake Havasu City gets a break from extreme heat, but triple digits aren't going anywhere te 2026-08-30T08:50:06.326Z Lake Havasu City gets a break from extreme heat, but triple digits aren't going anywhere Lake Havasu City is getting some relief from its latest bout of extreme heat, with temperatures settling closer to 100 degrees this week as the risk of thunderstorms largely shifts elsewhere in Arizona. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93eebc2c5335ae104cf99b Shark sightings surge along southern Maine coast as experts explain what's driving the spike te 2026-08-30T08:50:04.501Z Shark sightings surge along southern Maine coast as experts explain what's driving the spike Shark sightings are on the rise this summer in southern Maine, with local law enforcement urging beachgoers to be cautious in the water as several white sharks have been caught on camera. Researchers say reported white shark sightings are up this year, though the increase may partly reflect favorable beach weather and more people actively looking for the predators. "I would say there’s no question that there’s been a lot more sightings this year. Does that translate into a higher number of sharks is a little bit of a nuanced question. There’s a lot of things to consider in there," said Dr. Walt Golet, assistant professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine.  MULTIPLE SHARKS SPOTTED AT POPULAR BEACH THAT SAW DEADLY ATTACK 5 YEARS AGO "While sighting reports are very helpful, the number of sightings reported to us is often influenced by nice weather and the number of people at the beach," said Matt Davis, marine resource scientist at the Maine Department of Marine Resources. "We've had great weather this year for beach tourism, and we also have a number of people with drones actively looking for sharks, so sightings are high." Daryen Granata, harbor master and marine resource officer for the town of Scarborough, said the police department began receiving numerous shark sighting reports in early July. Several were captured on video. MULTIPLE VIDEOS REVEAL SHARKS SWIMMING NEAR SHORE AS SIGHTINGS RISE IN MAINE BEACH TOWN "They were off of Pine Point Beach for a substantial amount of time," said Granata. "They've kind of migrated now. They're more off the Scarborough Beach State Park and Higgins Beach area at this point. We're still seeing them on a daily basis. Still to this day, and it's been, you know, three weeks at this point." Granata, who has lived in Scarborough for more than 30 years, said shark sightings have become much more common in recent years, especially sightings of juvenile sharks. But whether that means there are actually more sharks in the Gulf of Maine is less clear. "We have all this drone technology. We have all the cell phone videos. We've got a lot of higher-grade technology than we did, you know, 10 or 15, 20 years ago. So we're seeing them," said Granata. Granata said the police department captures its own drone footage of sharks, as do independent photographers and beachgoers. Social media has added another stream of reported sightings, all of which can contribute to the perception that there are more sharks in the area. "Previously, people weren't looking for sharks with the same intensity or aerial equipment," said Davis. Researchers say white shark populations have been slowly recovering for decades after the federal government put protections in place in the 1990s. Maine's seal population has also grown, providing a key food source for white sharks. "It's very possible that the number of white sharks we see now is more reflective of their natural population size, or at least the closest it's been to the natural population size in several decades," explained Davis. "Think of this as a population success story in that the ocean is regaining one of its apex predators to help balance the food chain." "If you protect the food and protect the predator, it makes sense that you see this rebound especially since the generation time for white sharks is about 25 to 30 years," said Golet. "I also think that there’s a lot of bait around along the Maine coast in the form of striped bass and Atlantic menhaden, both of which are eaten by juvenile white sharks, which is what we have in high numbers." VETERAN LIFEGUARD, 71, DRAGGED UNDERWATER OFF THE COAST OF MAINE BY GREAT WHITE SHARK Researchers say warming ocean temperatures could eventually lead sharks to remain in the Gulf of Maine for longer periods. That could make frequent shark sightings a more regular occurrence along the coast. "There are definitely more sharks in Maine than I've ever seen in my entire life," said Kelsey Donohue, who's lived in Scarborough her whole life. "Like growing up here, we used to joke around about sharks, but we would be like, 'oh, we live in Maine, so we never see sharks!'" "This really is the first time that I've heard for Pine Point that we had a shark sighting," said Betty MacLeod, longtime Scarborough resident. The Scarborough Police Department is urging people to stay vigilant while in the water. Officials recommend that people swimming in areas where sharks have been spotted avoid dawn and dusk, when sharks can be more active, and never swim alone. They also recommend avoiding murky water and remaining in waist-deep water or shallower. Beachgoers with open wounds should stay out of the water. Officials also advise swimmers to remove jewelry before entering the water. "Just be cognizant of what you're doing and where you are," said Granata. "Just have good situational awareness, that's all." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93e5632c5335ae104cf8bf Amish Shah Declines Arizona PBS Debate, Leaving Jay Feely As Only Candidate On Program te 2026-08-30T08:10:11.943Z Amish Shah Declines Arizona PBS Debate, Leaving Jay Feely As Only Candidate On Program By Matthew Holloway | Democratic congressional nominee Amish Shah declined an invitation to participate in an Arizona PBS discussion with Republican nominee Jay Feely, leaving Feely as the only First Congressional District candidate on the program. “As for the Democratic candidate, Amish Shah, he declined our invitation to participate in tonight’s discussion,” Arizona Horizon host Ted Simons said at the opening of the segment. Arizona PBS presented the interview as part of its “Candidates in Conversation” series. The station described the district as Arizona’s wealthiest congressional district and identified northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Fountain Hills among the communities it includes. Feely greeted Simmons and asked, “Is it you or me they don’t like?” “I haven’t figured it out,” Simons replied. “We’ll work that out later.” Feely subsequently characterized the planned appearance as a debate and accused Shah of avoiding scrutiny. “It’s disappointing that Amish Shah hid from tonight’s debate,” Feely wrote on X. “Arizonans deserve a representative willing to show up and stand by their convictions. Shah knows his socialist views & support for Bernie Sanders are deeply unpopular. He’s hoping you never learn who he really is.” It's disappointing that Amish Shah hid from tonight's debate. Arizonans deserve a representative willing to show up and stand by their convictions. Shah knows his socialist views & support for Bernie Sanders are deeply unpopular. He's hoping you never learn who he really is. https://t.co/pQkXYL1Ffq — Jay Feely (@jayfeely) August 27, 2026 Shah’s campaign has not publicly explained his decision to decline the Arizona PBS invitation. The interview began with the economy. Feely identified affordability as the most pressing issue facing district residents, citing conversations at doors and campaign events. “People in general care about the economy,” Feely told Simons. “They care about the future for their children. You know, when you go to the grocery store, you look at prices. When you buy gas, obviously that’s a big one as well.” The top issue for citizens across this district is affordability — groceries, gas, and improving the cost of living. I’m running to lower your bills. The policies Amish Shah endorses would take more money out of your pocket, raise your taxes and create hyperinflation again. pic.twitter.com/RINUFaGgix — Jay Feely (@jayfeely) August 27, 2026 Feely said reducing regulations could lower housing costs and argued that wage growth would help households absorb higher prices. He also defended President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as leverage in trade negotiations. Asked whether he would support a proposed tariff of 50 percent or more on Canadian goods, Feely said he did not expect the tariff to take effect. “It’s not going to happen,” Feely said. “He uses it as leverage. Everything he does is about leverage to get the best deal for America.” Feely later acknowledged that tariffs can raise prices in the short term. He said the policies should be evaluated according to whether they encourage domestic manufacturing and produce more favorable trade agreements. Simons also questioned Feely about the national debt and federal entitlement spending. Feely said Congress would have to address mandatory spending and begin a discussion about the long-term finances of Social Security. Shah’s current campaign platform calls for rolling back Trump’s tariffs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and expanding access to health coverage. His campaign describes him as a supporter of universal health care and says he would work to reduce premiums and prescription drug prices. The candidates’ differences over health care became part of Feely’s closing argument. When Simons asked whether Feely wanted Trump to campaign in the district, Feely said he would remain consistent with the positions he took during the Republican primary. Trump endorsed Feely during that contest, and Feely said the two had known each other before either entered politics. No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. No tax on Social Security for seniors. 90% of the people benefiting from these cuts earn less than $100,000 a year. Amish Shah wants to take it all away. 📺⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FdD3yjjHTg — Jay Feely (@jayfeely) August 27, 2026 Feely then turned to Shah. “I think it will come down to a choice of two things in this district in particular, two visions of where the country is going,” Feely said during the exchange. “You have common-sense measures of Republicans on the right, and you have socialist measures and a Bernie Sanders-type guy in Amish Shah, who has campaigned for him. He talked at some of the DSA rallies and believes in crazy policies that they want to implement.” My opponent and I have completely different visions for America. Amish Shah is Bernie Sanders Democrat. He campaigned with Democratic Socialists of America, who support no borders, no prisons, and no private property rights. Arizonans will reject his far-left ideology. pic.twitter.com/gAFcWQQ8xf — Jay Feely (@jayfeely) August 28, 2026 Simons attempted to return Feely to the question about Trump. “No borders, no prisons, no property rights,” Feely continued. “These are ideas that I don’t think resonate with the people in the First Congressional District or normal, average people around the country.” “If he were here—” Simons began. “He could have been here to defend himself,” Feely replied. Shah appeared at an April 2019 Arizona for Bernie 2020 town hall in Phoenix. The video of his remarks identifies the event as paid for by Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America and states that it was not authorized by a candidate or candidate committee. Shah spoke in support of Sanders and a universal, single-payer health care system during the event. “We have a system that is based on the free market, and there are a lot of things that are wrong with that,” Shah said in the recorded remarks. “We need universal, single-payer Medicare for All throughout this country.” Shah said during the appearance that health care policy was “one of the first things that drew me to Bernie as a candidate.” His current campaign platform continues to describe him as a supporter of universal health care, with an emphasis on expanding coverage, protecting Medicare, and lowering prescription drug prices. Simons pressed Feely a second time on whether he wanted Trump to campaign in the district, citing its narrow Republican advantage, large population of independent voters, and Trump’s approval ratings. Feely responded that he would continue knocking on doors, conducting town halls, and speaking with independent voters. “I handle that by talking to people, by going door to door, town halls with independents, anyone that wants to talk to me and hear our story and why we care about people and how I want to do that in Congress and do it the right way,” Feely said. “That’s how you handle it. You have those conversations and you communicate with them.” Shah was also the Democratic nominee in 2024, losing to Schweikert by approximately four percentage points. Shah and Feely will face each other in the general election. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Amish Shah Declines Arizona PBS Debate, Leaving Jay Feely As Only Candidate On Program first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93e5622c5335ae104cf8b6 Petersen Demands Mayes Release Records Behind Hobbs Pay-To-Play Investigation te 2026-08-30T08:10:10.169Z Petersen Demands Mayes Release Records Behind Hobbs Pay-To-Play Investigation By Staff Reporter | Republican nominee for attorney general Warren Petersen is calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to be more transparent about her decision to dismiss the pay-to-play investigation into Gov. Katie Hobbs. Petersen said in a statement that Mayes has a duty to release all interview and deposition transcripts, referring to the seven-page analysis released earlier this week as a “cliffs notes report” lacking key information beneficial to the public.  “If Mayes is confident in the integrity of her investigation, she should have no problem allowing Arizonans to judge for themselves,” said Petersen. “Release the files.”  Mayes opened up her investigation into Hobbs more than two years ago based on allegations that the governor had engaged in pay-to-play with Sunshine Residential Homes, a group home operator that served as a major donor to Hobbs’ inauguration fund, her secret legal fund, and the Arizona Democratic Party. A timeline of events and donations first put together in a June 2024 report by the Arizona Republic indicated that Hobbs had used her authority to ensure Sunshine Residential Homes got the rate increase it had sought and initially failed to secure.  Although Republican elected officials positioned themselves as the first to take investigatory action, Mayes called for them to stand down and announced she would take on the investigation. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell and Auditor General Lindsey Perry were told that their investigatory efforts would be “[in]appropriate” that would potentially “jeopardize the integrity” of the investigation into Hobbs. However, both Mitchell and Perry have continued their independent investigatory efforts. Erin Pellett, a spokesperson for Mitchell, was unable to provide an estimated end date for their investigation.  An advisory team formed specially within the Arizona House for the purpose of investigating the pay-to-play allegations also obtained outside counsel earlier this year and launched their own investigation into the matter. That team also has not published its findings.  And then last week — a little more than two years after Mayes announced her investigation, and several days after Hobbs made clear in a letter from lawyers that she wouldn’t do an in-person interview with Mayes — Mayes published a seven-page memorandum clearing Hobbs of any wrongdoing.  The attorney general declared that her investigation of more than 100,000 records, including the records of 12 interviews with others close to the matter, had failed to uncover evidence of bribery.   Some felt the investigation fell improperly short in its scope. Mayes had been asking Hobbs to sit for questioning for months, but never secured that interview. The language of the report also indicated that modes of communication outside of official state channels weren’t investigated.  Arizona Republican Party Chair Sergio Arellano told The Center Square that Hobbs had lied about sitting for an interview, and that Mayes had shielded Hobbs from taking accountability on her lack of transparency.  “For months, Hobbs looked Arizonans in the eye and claimed she was ‘in touch’ with the [attorney general’s] office. That was a straight-up lie. She explicitly refused to sit for an interview,” said Arellano. “This is the Arizona Democratic Socialist playbook, plain as day: Delay, deny, delete the evidence, and declare ‘no quid pro quo’ when the political calendar gets tight.” Petersen similarly accused Mayes of protecting Hobbs. “Kris Mayes made a calculated decision to protect her political ally, Katie Hobbs, in the now-infamous pay-to-play scandal,” said Petersen. “After dragging the investigation out for two years, Mayes buried her announcement on a Friday afternoon, knowing the weekend would temper questions about the integrity of her investigation. Arizonans deserve transparency and truth about what happened with the Hobbs’ [sic] Administration and Sunshine Residential.” I'm calling on Kris Mayes to release all transcripts for any interviews and depositions from the pay-to-play scandal. She needs to be transparent and share the evidence with the public. Her cliff notes report is missing important information that everyone deserves to hear… pic.twitter.com/wXvCoRB8sx — Warren Petersen (@votewarren) August 27, 2026 AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Petersen Demands Mayes Release Records Behind Hobbs Pay-To-Play Investigation first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93e5602c5335ae104cf8ad Justice Department Sues Arizona Over In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens te 2026-08-30T08:10:08.382Z Justice Department Sues Arizona Over In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens By Staff Reporter | Arizona is facing a lawsuit for its practice of providing in-state tuition to illegal aliens while denying those benefits to citizens in other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its lawsuit against the state on Thursday.  Arizona voters narrowly approved in-state tuition for illegal aliens through the legislatively referred ballot measure, Proposition 308, in 2022. The proposition, heavily backed by progressive out-of-state dark money, also repealed a statute prohibiting illegal aliens from receiving state-funded financial aid.  “Prop. 308 constitutes blatant unequal treatment favoring illegal aliens over U.S. citizens. Worse, such preferential treatment is squarely prohibited and preempted by federal law[,]” stated the complaint. “Arizona law rewards an illegal alien with eligibility for in-state tuition, based on residency within Arizona, while explicitly denying eligibility for resident tuition rates to U.S. citizens who are not Arizona residents.” According to a January report from the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, at least 720 illegal aliens have received in-state tuition at Arizona public universities and colleges since 2022. More than 400 of those illegal alien students attended Arizona State University.  Those totals may not be reflective of the whole, since only seven out of 22 schools were reportedly able to provide that data.  The DOJ estimated the total of illegal alien students represented $10.5 million in reduced tuition. Worth noting: The financial calculations used in this lawsuit misinterpret AZCIR's findings. The number of students reported was cumulative since the program began, up until the fall 2025 semester (not in a single semester) pic.twitter.com/2jBVgNR1fr — AZCIR || @azcir.bsky.social (@ArizCIR) August 28, 2026 As cited by the DOJ, federal law prohibits states from giving post-secondary education benefits to illegal aliens while denying them to American citizens residing in other states.  “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident,” states 8 U.S.C. § 1623(a).  The DOJ is also suing New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington for offering similar taxpayer-funded higher education to noncitizens. About half of the states in the union and the District of Columbia award in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens.  These lawsuits are the culmination of an effort directed by President Donald Trump last spring. Last April, Trump issued an executive order calling on the four states to end in-state college tuition for illegal aliens and ordering the attorney general to take the actions necessary to ensure the end of those practices.  “The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and appropriate agency heads, shall identify and take appropriate action to stop the enforcement of State and local laws, regulations, policies, and practices favoring aliens over any groups of American citizens that are unlawful, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable, including State laws that provide in-State higher education tuition to aliens but not to out-of-State American citizens that may violate 8 U.S.C. 1623 or that favor aliens in criminal charges or sentencing,” read the executive order. Attorney General Kris Mayes, through spokesman Richie Taylor, said the DOJ’s interpretation of the law was flawed, echoing an opinion issued by her office last year.  “Proposition 308, as written and approved by Arizona voters, doesn’t condition eligibility on residence, which is what the government alleges,” stated Taylor. “It conditions eligibility on whether a student attended and graduated from an Arizona high school (or homeschool equivalent). That’s the standard the voters wrote into law — tied to where a student attended school and where they graduated, not their residency.” Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05), the Republican nominee for governor, immediately expressed support last year for Trump’s executive order to end disparities in tuition benefits for in-state students “President Trump is right — US citizens shouldn’t pay more for college tuition than illegal aliens,” said Biggs.  President Trump is right – US citizens shouldn’t pay more for college tuition than illegal aliens. I have supported legislation sponsored by @DrPaulGosar to clarify federal law and ensure illegal aliens don’t get benefits that Americans don’t. I stand with President Trump on… — Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) April 30, 2025 Gov. Katie Hobbs has supported and sought to expand eligibility for in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens. During her inaugural State of the State Address in 2023, the governor asked the Republican-led legislature to earmark $40 million in the budget to provide in-state tuition for illegal aliens.  HAPPENING NOW – @GovernorHobbs is meeting with a group of young undocumented immigrants brought to Arizona as children. They’re sharing how the “Promise for Dreamers” program would benefit them. It would allocate $40 million for scholarships that would go to Dreamers. @KTAR923 pic.twitter.com/iUKsSL8Qmc — Griselda Zetino (@GriseldaZetino) February 15, 2023 AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Justice Department Sues Arizona Over In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93dc012c5335ae104cf149 Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers te 2026-08-30T07:30:09.423Z Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River. The federal government recently finalized a new river plan to help keep it from plunging further, causing concerns and uncertainty among… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93c48c2c5335ae104ceed8 Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump's push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate te 2026-08-30T05:50:04.493Z Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump's push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate Icelanders voted Saturday on whether to reopen negotiations to join the European Union, with President Donald Trump's push for U.S. control of neighboring Greenland adding a new security dimension to a debate that has divided the NATO ally for years. Iceland, strategically positioned in the North Atlantic and roughly 180 miles from Greenland, has no military of its own and relies on NATO and a longstanding defense agreement with the United States for its security, according to RTE and The Associated Press. Trump's repeated interest in acquiring Greenland has unsettled some Icelanders and raised questions about whether closer ties with the EU could provide another layer of security for the island nation, the AP reported. TRUMP SAYS NATO FAILED TWO KEY TESTS DURING HIGH-STAKES TURKEY SUMMIT: 'NOT HAPPY' Roughly 275,000 eligible voters were asked whether Iceland should resume membership negotiations with the EU. As of Saturday evening, the result had not been officially called. If the referendum passes, Iceland would resume negotiations with the EU, followed by another referendum on actual membership, RTE reported. Iceland's government, led by Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, has vowed to respect the result, although the referendum is technically nonbinding. "This has been a tight race, extremely exciting," Frostadóttir said after voting Saturday. She said the campaign had "lifted discussions about the EU, about Iceland's place in the world, about our general geopolitical situation and status, to a higher level." While domestic and economic issues have played a central role in the referendum campaign, Trump's ambitions for neighboring Greenland have also cast a shadow over Iceland's debate about its place in Europe and the broader geopolitical landscape. TRUMP ARRIVES AT NATO SUMMIT AS IRAN RIFT LOOMS ABOVE ALLIANCE TALKS Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, previously saying the U.S. would obtain the strategically important Arctic island "one way or the other." The Trump administration has also previously weighed options for acquiring Greenland, including the potential use of military force. Such a move against territory belonging to Denmark, a fellow NATO member, would pose an extraordinary challenge to the alliance and its collective-defense commitments. Trump has also mistakenly referred to Iceland while discussing Greenland on multiple occasions, according to the AP. Iceland itself was drawn into the discussion earlier this year after former Rep. Billy Long, who is now Trump's ambassador to Iceland, apologized for privately joking to House lawmakers that the country could become the "52nd state" with him as its governor. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93bd862c5335ae104cee22 Mohave County poised to condemn airport leases after authority misses deadline te 2026-08-30T05:20:06.112Z Mohave County poised to condemn airport leases after authority misses deadline KINGMAN — Mohave County is poised to take its fight for control of Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport to court after the Mohave County Airport Authority let a deadline pass without responding to the county’s $1 offer for its leasehold interests and… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93ad1c2c5335ae104ceca4 North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive te 2026-08-30T04:10:04.016Z North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive North Carolina health officials are urging people who touched baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to contact their local health department after several goats tested positive for rabies. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said the infected goats were from Farm Adventures, a mobile petting zoo based in Harmony, North Carolina, that attended off-site events across multiple counties. Anyone who had contact with baby goats from Farm Adventures, either at its Harmony location or at an off-site event between July 28 and Aug. 27, should contact their local health department to determine whether medication is needed to prevent infection, according to NCDHHS. RABID BAT FOUND NEAR ZOO RESTAURANT SPARKS URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING: 'EXTREMELY SERIOUS' During that period, NCDHHS said Farm Adventures held off-site events involving children and elderly individuals across multiple counties. Organizers of those events are being notified, the agency said, adding that the investigation remains ongoing and additional information about potential exposure locations will be released when available. In a Facebook statement, Farm Adventures said four of its baby goats had contracted rabies and that the animals had been euthanized to prevent further spread. MARYLAND ROCKED BY THIRD BEAVER ATTACK IN WEEKS AFTER 2 ANIMALS TEST POSITIVE FOR RABIES The petting zoo identified the goats as Molly, Maggie, Cow and Uno. "We are working closely with public health officials, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and animal control to address this issue and ensure the safety of our animals and clients," Farm Adventures said. According to Farm Adventures, the baby goats were housed in a separate pen away from the other animals at the petting zoo. The four goats were too young to receive their vaccinations when a skunk entered their pen, according to Farm Adventures. While the skunk was removed, the petting zoo was not aware that the goats had been bitten. "They showed no sign or symptoms of rabies," Farm Adventures said. DEADLIEST ANIMAL IN EVERY US STATE REVEALED, FROM MOOSE AND BEARS TO DOGS Farm Adventures said one of the animals was ultimately sent for a necropsy after its veterinarian investigated what was happening. State health officials said several goats tested positive for rabies at the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. "These past few days have been incredibly difficult for us," Farm Adventures said. Rabies is a viral disease that is deadly if people do not receive medical care before symptoms begin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus primarily spreads through bites or scratches from an infected animal. Bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes are the animals most frequently found with rabies in the U.S., according to the CDC. The CDC said roughly 100,000 Americans receive rabies vaccinations following a potential exposure each year. Human rabies infections are extremely rare in the U.S., and no human cases have been reported in North Carolina since 2011, according to NCDHHS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93aac32c5335ae104cec72 South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record te 2026-08-30T04:00:03.928Z South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record A gunfight between a man with an extensive arrest record and two police officers in Columbia, South Carolina, left one officer dead and another wounded on Saturday morning. The two officers responded to a domestic dispute call just after 9:30 a.m. at a residence where a woman said a man she had a restraining order against was in her home destroying property. By the time the officers arrived, he had left the scene, but they found him about an hour later and a "gunfight" ensued. MARINE VETERAN LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN SHOOTING; ARMED SUSPECT ALSO DEAD "Our hearts are broken this evening," Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said at a news conference later Saturday. "We gather under the worst of circumstances you could possibly imagine. We’re deeply hurt." Holbrook added, "It’s with heartbreak and sadness that I inform you that one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries." SEA OF BLUE FLOODS CHICAGO FUNERAL FOR SLAIN OFFICER AS KILLING FUELS OUTRAGE OVER SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIES Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, had been with the police department for two years and leaves behind a wife and two young children, Holbrook said. "Our thoughts and prayers are first and foremost with Officer DeLong’s family, his loved ones and friends and coworkers," he said. CONNECTICUT POLICE OFFICERS SHOT, SUSPECT KILLED AFTER ATTEMPTED ARREST SPARKS HECTIC CHASE The second officer, David Dymock, is in stable condition, Holbrook said, adding, "our prayers are with him as he continues to recover from wounds sustained during the gunfight." The suspect, identified as Adam Tyler Dowdy, was also killed in the gunfight. CHICAGO COP KILLING SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY PREYED ON ‘JOKE OF A SYSTEM,’ COSTING OFFICERS THEIR LIVES: CITY LEADER Dowdy had a series of arrests for disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, contempt of court, public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance and probation violations, Holbrook said. Holbrook added that Dowdy may have been out on bond for battery in Georgia. "We’re still trying to verify that preliminary information," he said. "He has a history of several arrests that span through the following states: South Carolina, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Georgia." He asked for people to pray for the DeLong family "to have strength as they navigate this unimaginably difficult time." Holbrook said he had already gotten condolences from every law enforcement agency in the region as well as South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. "I’m saddened by the tragic loss of Officer Chris DeLong of the Columbia Police Department," U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., wrote on X. "Officer DeLong answered the call to serve and protect us all, and he lost his life in the line of duty this morning. My prayers are with his family, friends, and the Columbia Police Department. I’m also praying for Officer David Dymok, who was injured while serving and protecting our community. We’re hoping for his quick and full recovery. Law enforcement officers are heroes who protect us every day. We owe them a debt of gratitude for their service and sacrifice." The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a939f0b2c5335ae104ce584 Retired Port Authority officers tell Mamdani, Hochul to stay away from Ground Zero on 9/11 te 2026-08-30T03:10:03.950Z Retired Port Authority officers tell Mamdani, Hochul to stay away from Ground Zero on 9/11 Retired Port Authority police officers are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul skip Ground Zero’s 25th anniversary 9/11 commemoration, saying their attendance would inflict "deep pain" on victims’ families, survivors and first responders. In separate letters dated Aug. 14, John McDevitt, president of the Port Authority Retired Police Association, urged the two Democrats not to attend the Sept. 11 ceremony at the site of the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history. "For us, September 11 is not a political occasion, a photo opportunity, or a platform for public officials," McDevitt wrote to Mamdani. "It is a solemn day of remembrance for those who were murdered, those who responded, those who survived, and the families who have carried these losses for twenty-five years." GOP SENATORS RALLY BEHIND 9/11 FAMILIES IN PUSH TO BAN MAMDANI FROM ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY: 'HE'S A DISGRACE' The group said the World Trade Center was "our home," noting that 37 Port Authority police officers and 47 other members of the Port Authority family were killed in the 2001 attacks. "Thirty-seven of our brothers and sisters made the ultimate sacrifice," McDevitt wrote. "Their memorial should not become the center of political controversy." SEE IT: MAMDANI BOOED OFF STAGE AT NEW YORK CITY PRO-POLICE CELEBRATION: ‘WALKED OFF IN SHAME’ The letter said the retired officers have "profound concerns" about Mamdani’s public statements, political associations and positions, which they believe are inconsistent with the sacrifice of victims and law enforcement officers. "We believe your presence at Ground Zero on this 25th anniversary would cause deep pain to many members of the 9/11 community," McDevitt wrote. "It also risks shifting attention away from the people whose lives, courage, and sacrifice the ceremony exists to honor." NEW YORK GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE URGES 9/11 ATTENDEES TO TURN AWAY FROM MAMDANI DURING CEREMONY McDevitt suggested Mamdani could instead recognize the anniversary through a written statement, public message or a separate event. "This is our day to remember," he wrote. "Please allow us to remember in peace." The association struck a similarly blistering tone in its letter to Hochul, taking issue with her decision to illuminate One World Trade Center for Muslim American Heritage Month. The retired officers said they did not object to Hochul’s proclamation itself, but to the decision to use the World Trade Center and Ground Zero for the observance. "We believe that political pandering played a role in a decision that showed such disregard for the significance of this sacred site," McDevitt wrote. The association called the decision "insensitive, tone-deaf, and an affront" to those who served at the World Trade Center, victims’ families, survivors and first responders. TRUMP CONFIRMS PENTAGON PLANS FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS, DISPUTES REPORT ON GROUND ZERO ABSENCE "Because of that decision, we believe that you have forfeited your right to stand alongside us at Ground Zero on the 25th anniversary," McDevitt wrote to Hochul. Hochul’s office pushed back on the retired officers’ demand in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying the governor "has enormous respect for all the families who lost loved ones on 9/11" and will "proudly stand alongside them at this year’s commemoration." The spokesperson added that Muslim New Yorkers "served as first responders and helped unite the city in the aftermath of 9/11," and said, "The Governor knows we can respect these families while being clear that Islamophobia has no place in New York." AMERICA’S HEARTLAND COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH 9/11 HISTORY AS 25TH ANNIVERSARY NEARS Mamdani previously said he plans to attend the commemoration and "proudly honor" the families, survivors and first responders forever affected by the terror attack. The retired officers’ demand comes as a petition asking organizers to bar Mamdani from the ceremony has drawn more than 95,000 signatures. The petition was launched in July by Giovanni Galante, whose wife, Grace Catherine Galante, was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. MASSIVE PIECE OF 9/11 HISTORY MAKES STUNNING 10,500-MILE JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA "Speaking as the husband of Grace Catherine Galante, we are taking measures to shield our loved ones by barring anyone who opposes our way of life from the ceremony," Galante wrote on the petition page. Former Jill Biden spokesman Michael LaRosa, who also served as a special assistant to former President Joe Biden, signed the petition and warned that Mamdani’s presence would be a "lightning rod" that diverts attention from victims and their loved ones. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum previously told Fox News Digital that it keeps the annual commemoration free of politics. Government officials who attend do not deliver remarks and are asked to remain in a designated area, a spokesperson said. Fox News Digital has reached out to Mamdani's office for comment. Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a939cb52c5335ae104ce54c PGA Tour taps Donald Trump to reprise honorary chairman role for Presidents Cup, White House confirms te 2026-08-30T03:00:05.348Z PGA Tour taps Donald Trump to reprise honorary chairman role for Presidents Cup, White House confirms President Donald Trump will return to a familiar role next month when the 2026 Presidents Cup tees off. Trump was named an honorary chairman for the tournament, the PGA Tour announced Saturday. This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 22-27 at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. Trump previously served as honorary chairman of the 2017 Presidents Cup, held at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. He participated in the trophy presentation after the U.S. Team defeated the International Team, 19-11. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp pointed to the Presidents Cup’s long-standing connection to world leaders, saying, "The Presidents Cup has a proud tradition of engaging world leaders from across the globe and across political lines, and President Trump’s involvement continues that legacy." TRUMP PRAISES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT GOLF BALL ROLLBACK THAT HAS THE SPORT DIVIDED "His participation will help elevate the event on the international stage while furthering our mission of bringing people together through the game of golf," Rolapp added. This year's tournament will see a 12-man U.S. Team go head-to-head with a 12-man International Team. Brandt Snedeker will captain the Americans, while Australian Geoff Ogilvy will lead the International Team. "At the request of the PGA Tour, and its Great new Commissioner, Brian Rolapp, it is my Honor to accept being the Honorary Chairman of the upcoming Presidents Cup, which will take place at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago," Trump wrote on Truth Social in a post later shared by the official White House account on X. PRESIDENT TRUMP CELEBRATES BEDMINSTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, BRAGS LITTLE PRACTICE WAS NEEDED TO SCORE A 70 "This will be a particularly exciting event," Trump wrote in the post to Truth Social. "Both teams are 'loaded' with Talent. I look forward to being there, and greeting all of these fantastic athletes, on both teams!" Trump is the seventh U.S. president to serve as honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup, joining Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9390fc2c5335ae104ce410 Former California councilman's corruption unmasked after FBI finds cash buried in backyard te 2026-08-30T02:10:04.007Z Former California councilman's corruption unmasked after FBI finds cash buried in backyard A former California councilman who admitted burying nearly $63,000 in cash in his backyard was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison for taking bribes tied to a police-union contract and commercial marijuana permits, prosecutors said. Ricardo Pacheco, 63, spent more than two decades on the Baldwin Park City Council before resigning in 2020 as part of his plea deal. Federal prosecutors said he used his elected office to collect cash and funnel other payments through his church and political groups. The Department of Justice said Pacheco and former Compton City Councilman Isaac Jacob Galvan carried out "corrupt acts while they were elected officials," including accepting and paying bribes for political support and city permits. HAWAII'S DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR INDICTED IN STATE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION Pacheco was also fined $10,000 and ordered to forfeit $219,755. The FBI seized $83,145 in cash proceeds from him, including $62,900 that Pacheco said he had buried in two places in his backyard, prosecutors said. A restitution hearing is still to be scheduled. Galvan, 39, received the same 18-month federal prison sentence and was ordered to pay $323,557 in restitution. FORMER GAMBINO ASSOCIATE TURNED NEW JERSEY COUNCILMAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING LOANSHARKING RING WHILE IN OFFICE The case began with the police-union deal. Between January and October 2018, Pacheco solicited and received $37,900 from a Baldwin Park police officer in exchange for supporting the Baldwin Park Police Association’s contract with the city, prosecutors said. The deal was worth at least $4.4 million over three years. MASSACHUSETTS MAYOR CHARGED WITH WIRE FRAUD IN $1.5M COVID RELIEF SCHEME The officer was working at the FBI’s direction after he and another officer approached the bureau to assist in its corruption investigation, according to the DOJ. In October 2018, the officer handed Pacheco a $20,000 cash bribe inside an envelope at a Baldwin Park coffee shop, prosecutors said. Pacheco also directed $17,900 in checks to his church and political action committees that were set up in other people’s names but controlled by him, according to the DOJ. MADURO ALLY DEPORTED TO US OVER ALLEGED BILLION-DOLLAR CORRUPTION SCHEME TIED TO OIL, FOOD PROGRAM Pacheco voted for the police association contract in March 2018. Pacheco later became an FBI informant after agents caught him in a video-recorded sting at the coffee shop, according to the Los Angeles Times. The outlet reported that Pacheco wore a concealed wire as investigators built cases that led to six indictments involving more than 20 people tied to local government and the marijuana industry. The outlet also reported that the wider investigation implicated figures including Galvan, a former Baldwin Park city attorney, a Commerce city manager, a San Bernardino County planning commissioner and a marijuana distributor. The case also uncovered an alleged pay-to-play system around marijuana permits in Baldwin Park. FORMER CALIFORNIA MAYOR ADMITS TO SECRETLY WORKING FOR CHINA, SPREADING BEIJING PROPAGANDA IN US The city began allowing marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and distribution in 2017. Prosecutors said Pacheco soon began seeking money from businesses pursuing development agreements and related permits. Galvan, who was then serving on the Compton City Council, offered consulting services to W&F International Corp., a Diamond Bar import-export business that wanted a marijuana permit in Baldwin Park, prosecutors said. Galvan then helped facilitate $70,000 in bribes from the company’s owner, Yichang Bai, to Pacheco in return for the councilman’s votes and political backing, according to the DOJ. Pacheco delivered, prosecutors said, voting in favor of W&F’s permit in June and July 2018 and later supporting the company’s effort to relocate its operations. The payments were obscured through checks from third parties, including checks with blank payee lines, prosecutors said. When Pacheco later sought more money for his legal defense fund, Galvan told Bai the councilman wanted $25,000. Bai agreed to provide $20,000 through seven checks from bank accounts that were not his or W&F’s, the DOJ said. Galvan also admitted he failed to report about $560,525 in income to the IRS from 2017 through 2020. Prosecutors said the scheme caused a tax loss of $115,816. Bai pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and was sentenced in July to 20 months in federal prison and a $3,000 fine. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a938ea42c5335ae104ce3d2 Footage of two planes stunning a rugby stadium with one of the wildest flyovers ever goes viral te 2026-08-30T02:00:04.285Z Footage of two planes stunning a rugby stadium with one of the wildest flyovers ever goes viral Is there anything better than a flyover? Just last weekend, fans at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., were treated to seven of them in the lead-up to the race. However, none of them buzzed the tower quite like a couple of passenger jets did to a rugby stadium in South Africa. EXCLUSIVE: AIR FORCE DEBUTS HISTORIC 8-SHIP BOMBER-FIGHTER FORMATION OVER MIAMI BEACH New Zealand traveled to South Africa as part of a tour called "Rugby's Greatest Rivalry," pitting the All Blacks against the Springboks in a series of matches being played around the world. Saturday's was in Cape Town, South Africa, and started with a doozy of a flyover by a pair of Embraer E-Jets from South African airline Airlink. That was about as low as it could've been without grazing the heads of cheapskates in the nosebleeds with the landing gear. I mean, look at this from some other angles because it just makes it even more unbelievable. FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX ATTENDEES TALK ABOUT AMERICAN PRIDE IN THE MIDST OF HISTORIC EVENT While it's shocking to those of us who are used to seeing flyovers several thousand feet higher than that, it's apparently pretty common in South Africa. South Africa: where they have sharks that jump out of the water higher than planes fly over stadiums. I’m sure it was a shock to the system for any rugby fans in that stadium who were a few beers deep by the time the match got underway — which, let’s be real, was probably most of them — but man, what an experience. Imagine that being done by something like the B-2 bomber that did a flyover at the aforementioned Freedom 250 Grand Prix, that low over a stadium. It would probably rattle the fillings out of your face, but you'd think it was the coolest thing ever. And then when you'd explain it to your dentist, he'd think it was the coolest thing ever too, and not just because he was getting paid. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a937e3c2c5335ae104ce1ef Country duo Dan + Shay nearly broke up at height of success when their 'communication' faltered te 2026-08-30T00:50:04.227Z Country duo Dan + Shay nearly broke up at height of success when their 'communication' faltered Country music duo Dan + Shay revealed they almost went their separate ways at the height of their success. The duo, composed of Dan Smyers, 39, and Shay Mooney, 34, admitted while on the "Artist Friendly" podcast recently that at the pinnacle of their success "there was unhealthy dynamics between both of us cuz we process things a lot differently." Mooney explained that their biggest issue was that there "was just a communication stop" and they eventually "got to this point" where it was "just getting really tough." "We had that moment in 2021, and it was kind of like, all right, do we ride off into the sunset and celebrate our accomplishments or do, like, we have some maybe really hard conversations with each other and fix this?" Mooney said. COUNTRY STAR STEPS AWAY FROM MUSIC TO FOCUS ON HIMSELF AFTER FAME TOOK A TOLL After host Joel Madden pressed the duo for more details, Smyers explained that after they landed the opening slot for Kenny Chesney's tour, they were excited but didn't know if they could do it since their relationship was in a bad place. They ultimately decided "We have to figure this out," even if it meant that they "call it a day and go out on this Kenny tour as our farewell tour," Smyers said. The two decided to meet at Smyers' home to have a conversation, with Smyers calling that meeting "the most pivotal critical moment in our entire career." "We're either going to say peace out to this thing or we're going to figure this out and get it right," Mooney said, with Smyers adding, "He ended up staying at the house till like 3:00, 4 in the morning and just hashing." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Mooney later explained that he felt as if Smyers wasn't enjoying himself during the shows, noting that he felt like he didn't "know how to make you enjoy these things" and that he just wanted his friend to be happy. He was later able to understand that Smyers is particular about "those details that people don't see" and would get upset when things malfunction during shows, for instance if "the video wall was out," whereas that isn't as big of an issue for Mooney. "When we finally were like, 'Hey, you're not good at enjoying these things sometimes. I enjoy everything even when it's bad,'" Mooney said. "So if we can meet somewhere in the middle, we can make this beautiful thing. Which is what happened in the beginning." In the end, they chose to remain together as a duo after they both apologized for their part in the breakdown of their relationship. Smyers said they also established a new rule where they let each other know when something is bothering them, "rather than letting these things build up and boil and then it just explodes." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Dan + Shay broke out into the country music scene in 2013 with the release of their debut single, "19 You + Me." Their debut album, "Where It All Began" came one year later in 2014, and their signature hit, "Tequila," was released in 2018. The song won them their first Grammy Award in 2019, which was followed by two more consecutive wins in 2020 and 2021 for "Speechless" and "10,000 Hours." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a93798c2c5335ae104ce171 Division-II running back pronounced dead after medical emergency in team's season opener te 2026-08-30T00:30:04.774Z Division-II running back pronounced dead after medical emergency in team's season opener A college in Liberty, Missouri, is in mourning after one of the school's running backs was pronounced dead following a medical emergency on the sideline during the team's season-opening game. William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnet was the player involved in the incident during the game against D-II rival Fort Lewis College. The game, which was being played at William Jewell College's Greene Stadium, was suspended, with a vigil in memory of the late junior running back scheduled for Saturday evening. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "William Jewell & the Liberty community mourn the passing of junior MicahJo Barnett," the school's athletic department posted on social media. "Our thoughts & prayers are with MicahJo’s family, teammates, friends, & coaches. A vigil will be held tonight on the Jewell quad at 8 p.m. in honor of MicahJo & family." FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL STANDOUT LEVI WYATT DEAD AT 23 The school's interim president, Dr. Drew Van Horn, thanked first responders for the efforts to save Barnet, who was pursuing a business major at the small liberal arts college. "We appreciate the response from the sheriff’s office, the police department, EMS team, physician for the team, everybody responded so quickly, so well," Dr. Van Horn told Fox 4 KC. "Our hearts are heavy and we just appreciate all the support that we have received from the greater community." Barnet had scored a touchdown earlier in the game, not long before his death. According to the school's athletics site, Barnet hailed from Shawnee, Kansas, and has six siblings. In high school, he led Liberty North High School to a state title during his senior year. Barnet appeared in eight games his freshman year, but was limited to five in 2025 due to a season-ending injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9377352c5335ae104ce12d Mississippi mayor argues aginst lowering flag for Dolly Parton after her death te 2026-08-30T00:20:05.054Z Mississippi mayor argues aginst lowering flag for Dolly Parton after her death A mayor of a small city in Mississippi is arguing against lowering the flag to honor Dolly Parton, worrying that it would "lessen the meaning of the gesture" in the future. "I believe lowering the American flag to half-staff should mean something very significant," Olive Branch, Mississippi, Mayor Ken Adams wrote on the city’s Facebook page on Friday. "In my opinion, it should be reserved for our military heroes, fallen first responders, presidents and other major national leaders, or events that have had a tremendous impact on our country." He added, "If we lower the flag every time a well-known or beloved person passes away, I believe we eventually lessen the meaning of the gesture." DOLLY PARTON'S LIFE IN HER OWN WORDS: FROM SMOKY MOUNTAINS POVERTY TO COUNTRY MUSIC IMMORTALITY Adams began his post by acknowledging the "9 to 5" songstress as a "great person" who "brought happiness to millions of people and has done tremendous things for others throughout her life." He said he had "nothing but respect for her." SHERRILL RIPPED AFTER NEW JERSEY SKIPS FLAG DIRECTIVE HONORING GRAHAM: ‘MOST POLITICAL GOVERNOR’ Adams went on to say that while he doesn’t believe local governments should disregard the president or the governor, Mississippi operates under "Home Rule," which he said gives local governments broad discretion. Both President Donald Trump and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff for one week after her death at 80 years old on Tuesday. DOLLY PARTON REFUSED TO PICK POLITICAL SIDES FOR DECADES: ‘I’M NOT IN POLITICS, I’M AN ENTERTAINER’ "The President can make the decision for the country. The Governor can make the decision for the State of Mississippi. I believe a mayor should have the ability to make a decision for his or her city," Adams continued. "I also don’t believe residents elected me to be a ‘salute and execute’ Mayor but to lead with conviction." He stressed that his decision wasn’t about "disrespecting Dolly Parton. It isn’t about politics. And it certainly isn’t about saying she wasn’t a great American." DOLLY PARTON'S BELOVED LITERACY MISSION SEES SURGE OF SUPPORT AFTER COUNTRY ICON'S DEATH "It’s simply my belief that the American flag at half-staff is one of the highest honors we can give, and I believe that honor should be reserved for truly extraordinary circumstances," he said. "Sometimes preserving the meaning of an honor means being selective about when we use it." Adams faced criticism in the comments, with one person writing, "She did more for children than any politician ever has. That should raise her status in your eyes from ‘just a celebrity.’" BROADCAST BIAS: DOLLY PARTON TAUGHT THE WORLD THE WAY TO BE UNIVERSALLY BELOVED "I’d lower it for Dolly before any politician," a second person stated. A third commenter wrote: "When you said 'it's simply my belief', I guess you said it all. Doesn't matter to you what the President, the Governor or your residents believe. And 'reserved for people who made a tremendous impact?' Well...she was probably the most unifying figure of the past 40 years; and she donated 325 million books to kids. Sounds like an impact." A fourth person who said they were a veteran and first responder wrote that they were "100% ok with lowering the flags for Dolly. She gave her time and money to the military and multiply organizations. She earned this." Adams didn't clarify if his statement meant the flag would not be lowered in Olive Branch. Fox News Digital reached out to Adams’ office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a9372862c5335ae104ce0cb Natasha Cloud refuses to address Enes Kanter Freedom by name in first comments on ejection incident te 2026-08-30T00:00:06.747Z Natasha Cloud refuses to address Enes Kanter Freedom by name in first comments on ejection incident Natasha Cloud called Enes Kanter Freedom an "irrelevant person" Saturday in her first public comments since their courtside confrontation last Sunday led to his ejection and ban from Chicago Sky home games. "I won't be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person," Cloud told reporters Saturday. "What I will focus on is what actually affects women and children." "I will talk about real issues that face women, and it's not our trans human beings," she continued. "It's not our drag queens. It's not our gay community. There is a certain demographic of people that you can generally search; it's a simple Google search of what is the greatest threat to women and children in 2026 in the United States of America, and it's not going to be trans people." WNBA PLAYER NATASHA CLOUD FIRES OFF PRO-TRANS MESSAGE FOLLOWING ALTERCATION WITH ENES KANTER FREEDOM The confrontation occurred late in the third quarter of the Sky’s loss to the Indiana Fever on Aug. 23. Freedom sat courtside wearing a shirt that defined a woman as an "adult human female." He had also recently announced plans to seek eligibility for the 2027 WNBA Draft as part of his protest against the league’s publicly available eligibility language. Freedom said he initially raised his hands to celebrate a shot by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. He alleged that Cloud later turned toward him and said, "She’s not going to sleep with you." Freedom said the two exchanged words before Cloud approached him, yelled and pointed in his direction. Video shows Freedom stand, extend his arms and step toward the playing surface as security intervened. The Sky said arena security, NBA Security and Chicago police considered him a potential threat. Freedom maintained that he never intended to enter the court and had already taken his final step. Sky principal owner Michael Alter announced two days later that Freedom was banned from future team games at Wintrust Arena unless he could demonstrate that he would follow the organization’s rules without presenting a potential threat. Cloud praised Alter, general manager Jeff Pagliocca and coach Tyler Marsh for their handling of the incident. "We're asking for protection, and that's what protection looks like from a man," Cloud said. "We can't not allow him in the arena before the game, but after the game we can bring solutions to the table that best benefit putting our players first and protecting our players. Jeff, Tyler and Michael have done a good job of that. I hope the WNBA follows their lead." The WNBA Fan Code of Conduct permits teams to eject spectators, revoke tickets and prevent individuals from attending future games. It also states that a guest who attempts to enter the court can be immediately removed. Asked why the WNBA continues to experience heightened controversies, she answered with one word: "Men." ENES FREEDOM VS NATASHA CLOUD: THE OPPOSING ACTIVISTS AT THE CENTER OF THE WNBA'S LATEST SIGNATURE MOMENT Alter has not identified a formal reinstatement process for Freedom. He said Freedom must prove that he understands his conduct was unacceptable and will not repeat it, but declined to give him a "roadmap" for having the ban lifted. Cloud said Saturday that the league’s repeated cultural and political distractions stem from men. "The men now that are like, ‘Oh, we need to protect the WNBA,’ y'all were the same ones saying we shouldn't be paid," Cloud continued. "Y'all were the same ones saying we shouldn't have been invested in, saying we're a joke, the same ones that don't respect Black women. So, if you're going to protect women, that means all women. That includes Black women, trans women and the list goes on." Cloud scored 14 points earlier Saturday as the Sky lost to the Liberty, 85-66. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home