Shanina Shaik is expanding her family. The supermodel, 35, announced on Wednesday, August 26, that she is expecting her second baby, her first with music executive Ryan Press. “Ryan @ryanpress and I are so excited to welcome a little one into our world. It’s been so special holding onto this just between us for a little while, watching it become more real every day,” Shaik wrote via Instagram. “And for my Zai, watching him become a big brother is a whole new kind of magic… I already know he’s going to be the best big brother!” she continued, referencing her…

They fudged up big time. Hershey Park in Pennsylvania is facing the music online after boasting that their prices were lower than Dollywood just hours after Dolly Parton’s death at age 80. The faux pas came to light via an X post with over 1.7 million views The post showed a screenshot of an X exchange from August 25 — the date of Parton’s tragic passing following a battle with cancer — in which a devastated fan had praised the “Jolene” singer for keeping the theme park’s prices “reasonable in this economy” and pledged to “support the estate.” In a…

August 27, 2026 — 8:55amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA financial trader who bragged he was involved in a scheme that was bigger than the Wolf of Wall Street has been sentenced for laundering millions of dollars for a heroin trafficker known only as “DinkDonk”.Former Berndale Securities boss Stavro D’Amore was jailed for three years and six months at the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday on two charges for laundering $2.5 million for the Sydney-based mystery drug importer he met on an encrypted app.Stavro D’Amore (right) with Angelo…

A firefighter in Poughkeepsie, New York, fatally shot his wife at their home and tried to cover up the crime before he died by suicide, according to authorities. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said that James “Jimmy” Brugger and Melinda “Mindy” Brugger were found dead at their home just before midnight on Friday, August 21, according to Lohud. A family member and the family member’s friend found the couple unconscious, and they called 911 to report the incident. Authorities then responded to the home around 11:42 p.m., and emergency medical personnel determined that both Jimmy, 66, and Mindy, 54, were…

It’s National Dog Day, and one dog treat creator thinks dogs should be included in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, which emphasizes whole, nutrient-dense foods. “We have never used anything artificial,” Sarah Goldberger, New York-based founder and CEO of organic dog treat company Lord Jameson, told Fox News Digital.  “We’ve never used fake food coloring. We’ve never used fake flavoring. All of our bright, beautiful colors come from real fruits and vegetables.” Since becoming an official federal initiative in February 2025, the MAHA Commission has promoted a greater focus on whole, nutrient-dense foods while calling for reductions in refined carbohydrates, added sugars…

Published on 26/08/2026 – 15:11 GMT+2•Updated 16:02 Belgian potato farmers are warning that this year’s crop could be too small to make the country’s famous fries after extreme weather hit harvests. In Amay, near the eastern city of Liège, farmer Mathieu Comijn is pulling Bintje potatoes from parched soil that are barely the size of ping-pong balls. “You can see the soil is extremely dry,” Comijn said. “Normally, they should be at least four times this size. At the moment we can’t make fries with these potatoes.” Heavy rain and storms at the end of spring weakened the soil before…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is enjoying a substantial polling bump after the latest twist in the trade war with the United States, according to a new poll that puts the Progressive Conservatives back in front. The new study by Liaison Strategies was conducted in the days after President Donald Trump slapped 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products after talks collapsed.Polling work in Ontario on Aug. 23 and 24 found 39 per cent of people would support the Progressive Conservatives, with 35 per cent selecting the Liberals.Twenty per…

August 27, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIn Box Hill, the greenfield suburb on Sydney’s north-western urban fringe, the fingerprints of one of western Sydney’s most prolific and aggressive developers are everywhere: rows of identical townhouses and cemented driveways stand on streets which, just a few years ago, did not exist.But a fenced-off street called Cosmos Way gives a hint of the astronomical ambitions never quite realised: a construction site where more homes were planned is abandoned and flooded.A Bathla construction site at the corner of Cosmos…

Love Island USA’s Sol Mýa set the record straight on whether she’s gotten a breast augmentation. “A lot of people think I got my boobs done,” Sol, 24, said via TikTok on Tuesday, August 25. “I actually got a breast reduction. … It was like, COVID era,” she explained. “I actually had 38DDs. Right now I’m at, like, a 36C, I believe.” Sol continued, explaining that she got a reduction because of “back pain.” “I actually was that friend that was, like, stretching every five seconds because it’s heavy,” she noted. “A lot of people want boobs and personally, I…

WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded the awards of three Marines who served in the Abbey Gate bombing, blasting the Biden administration for not properly recognizing them in order to “avoid uncomfortable political truths.” Hegseth marked the five-year anniversary of the day a suicide bomber killed 13 service members and 170 civilians in an attack on Kabul airport during the flawed August 2021 evacuation with a ceremony at the Pentagon. “For half a decade, this building allowed bureaucratic caution, or maybe politics, to stand in the way of proper recognition,” Hegseth said of the Marines. Then-President Joe Biden…

The average American hits their energy wall before 3 p.m. on any given day, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed that by 2:48 p.m., their energy typically begins to fade, though one in five (21%) say it wanes before noon. In fact, 82% of those polled feel like they’re operating their lives on “autopilot,” or just mindlessly going through the motions. This may be tied to the pressure many feel to keep up with daily demands; 70% feel like they have to go above and beyond to do “the most” in every situation just to…

By&nbspHarry Bligh&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 26/08/2026 – 15:17 GMT+2 Europe’s second longest river, the Danube, has experienced record low levels after hot weather leading to drought across the continent. The lack of water has exposed some remarkable finds. In northern Bulgaria, volunteers have been searching a dried-up river bank near the city of Ruse after a mammoth jawbone and tusk fragments were discovered last month. The latest search found fossilised oysters which are thought to date back around 60 to 65 million years. The mammoth discovery has led to a surge of people wanting to join in the search for uncovered…

Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in Pickering, Ont., three years ago. Durham Regional Police say two suspects were identified following a lengthy investigation, with one man arrested on Tuesday and the second earlier Wednesday.The shooting occurred June 18 in the area of Valley Farm and Kingston roads. Emergency crews responded at around 9:40 p.m.On arrival, police found 17-year-old Anthony Dixon, who had been shot. Officers and paramedics attempted to save his life, but their efforts were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.Dixon was remembered by his family for his “banter,…

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has given yet another interpretation of the party’s migration policy in an interview with an influencer associated with white supremacists whose apparent membership of One Nation has prompted the Coalition to weaponise Pauline Hanson’s links to extremists.Roberts also defended the right of the nation’s main neo-Nazi group, White Australia, to exist on free speech grounds. The remarks were made during an interview with Andre Mamet, who uses the online moniker “Ausmaxx”, posted to X on Tuesday.One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts pictured with party colleagues Pauline Hanson, Barnaby Joyce and David Farley.Alex EllinghausenMamet is a right-wing…

It’s been almost one year since Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl, but is she already planting seeds for a potential 13th album? In the months since Swift dropped her 12th studio album in October 2025, eagle-eyed fans have wondered whether the pop star has started leaving Easter eggs about future projects. “There are dos and don’ts. I’m never going to plan an Easter egg that ties back to my personal life,” Swift said on husband Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast in August 2025 about her penchant for dropping clues about her records in advance. “It’s always going…