They’re a bunch of “sick” puppies. Gen Z workers are far more likely to fake an illness to get out of work than their elders — even when they’re fine, a new report revealed. Around 80 percent of those polled under the age of 29 admitted to calling out sick at least once during the past year — when they weren’t actually too under the weather to show up to the office. Only about 40 percent of the 55-64 crowd, comprised of Gen Xers and younger Boomers, confessed to doing the same, according to research conducted by Merlin Strategy on behalf…

Lil Nas X is mourning the death of his mother, Tameka Hill, amid his ongoing recovery and sobriety journey. “RIP TO THE BADDEST EVER! LOVE U FOREVER, MOMMY,” Lil Nas X, 27, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 29, alongside throwback photos of Hill. “This one’s gonna hurt.” Further details about Hill’s death were not publicly revealed at the time of publication. Us has reached out to a rep for the “Old Town Road” singer for comment. In addition to Lil Nas X, Hill is survived by her multiple other children. The late matriarch had a complicated relationship with the…

A Northern California town with railroad history and mountain scenery has made the national travel rankings of World Atlas, alongside thirteen other small towns in the region. The rankings highlighted the city of Dunsmuir, where it has an old downtown that sits at a Sacramento River canyon. Trains still rumble daily through the Siskiyou County town, a former rail center where extra steam locomotives were added to assist trains traveling uphill to the north. Now, it’s a hub for tourism that sits alongside the Interstate 5 north of Redding. The travel rankings praise the town’s proximity to natural beauty, such…

Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Mahomes, is undoubtedly ready for another NFL season full of style. Brittany, 30, attended the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday, August 28, in support of Patrick, also 30, and his teammates. (Patrick is the starting quarterback for the Chiefs but did not play in the game against the Seattle Seahawks, which ended in a 9-9 tie.) “Straight chaos 😎❤️,” Brittany captioned Instagram footage of her family’s game day outing. The mom of three — Brittany shares daughters Sterling, 5, and Golden, 19 months, as well as son Bronze, 3, with Patrick…

As the world mourns country music icon Dolly Parton following her death at age 80, her favorite Southern dishes offer a taste of the traditions she cherished throughout her life. “We were born cooking, as they say,” Parton told Food Network of growing up as one of 12 children in Tennessee. “All of my life, I remember being in the kitchen with somebody because life just centered around the kitchen.” Parton said she learned to cook from “all those wonderful relatives” she watched in the kitchen. “If I were giving you tips, I’d probably get a notice from the health department because…

Travis Kelce clearly can’t forget his new hardware while suiting up on the gridiron. Kelce, 36, was spotted arriving at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Friday, August 28, dressed in a knit Nahmias jersey with camo-printed trousers and a matching baseball cap for the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason match-up against the Seattle Seahawks. The Chiefs tight end accessorized his ‘fit with a pair of aviator sunglasses, a silver watch, a silver-clasped bracelet and his golden wedding band. (The Chiefs ultimately tied the Seahawks, 9-9.) Kelce married pop star Taylor Swift in a star-studded ceremony at New York City’s iconic Madison…

A new map has revealed where red light and speed cameras have been deployed across California — with Los Angeles and the Bay Area being the most concentrated. The list, compiled by Ticket Snipers, tracks automated traffic enforcement traps across the state, including both red-light cameras and newer speed safety cameras. The greater LA area is expected to have 139, while the Bay Area already has 83. Cities listed in NorCal include San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. In LA County, cameras are expected in areas including Koreatown, West Hollywood, Pico-Robertson and Long Beach. Malibu has also recently deployed them…

“Quiet quitting,” a workplace term for doing only the minimum required, has also been used to describe a pattern in some marriages. In relationships, the informal term refers to spouses who remain together while reducing their emotional effort, communication or involvement in the relationship. Couples may continue managing day-to-day responsibilities, such as household tasks and parenting, even as one partner becomes emotionally and physically disengaged, relationship experts say. Discussion of the term has gained traction on social media, with users sharing videos and posts about remaining in a marriage while feeling checked out. Licensed marriage and family therapist Lisa Brookes Kift, of Marin…

Before France knows who its next president will be, it must first adopt a budget for the year 2027. That is the main task facing the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, he told French daily Le Parisien in an interview. With less than eight months to go before the first round of the presidential election and no majority in the National Assembly, Lecornu said he hopes to avoid a political stalemate by promising a budget”with measures that, for the most part, can be reversed by the new majority that emerges from the ballot box.” Lecornu is not planning to raise…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to meet with U.S. officials next week during a trip south of the border. According to Sam Blackett, press secretary for Smith, the meetings have been added to a trip planned and booked months ago.“As the Premier said earlier this week, Canadian legislators should be doubling down on diplomacy with members of the U.S. Congress and lawmakers in both parties to ensure they understand how destructive these tariffs are for the American people, and how we will be there to help as soon as the tariffs are reversed,” Blackett said in an emailed statement.Smith is…

OpinionJames MassolaChief political commentatorAugust 28, 2026 — 5:00amAugust 28, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFrom the moment the Albanese government was elected, there has been an uneasy truce with the business community that has looked more like a shotgun marriage than a pair of star-crossed lovers.Captains of industry have participated in the various summits the government has organised, smiled and then watched as it enacted legislation, such as changes to industrial relations laws in its first term, that business has quietly hated. But the 2026 federal budget…

Jake Lacy knows he’s developed a reputation for playing characters people love to hate. Take his iconic turn on the first season of The White Lotus: “When people talk about The White Lotus to me, they typically start [with], “We couldn’t stand your character!”” he exclusively tells Us Weekly in his 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me interview, on newsstands now. “That, or they throw some family member under the bus,” he continued. “‘You are just like my brother-in-law…’” Lacy’s latest movie is A Mosquito in the Ear, in theaters now. Keep scrolling for more fun facts from Lacy…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Radical Muslim inmates are said to be forcing other prisoners — mostly white British men — to convert to Islam in some of the U.K.’s prisons, according to British media reports this week.The problem of Muslim gangs in the nation’s prisons has become progressively worse since Britain’s Sky News first reported, in 2013, that “British inmates are being bullied into converting to Islam while in jail” while noting that “The Prison Officers Association says it is symptomatic of the growing power and influence of Muslim gangs in prison.”This week Nick Timothy, the…

Two cops were injured in a shootout with a gun-wielding suspect, who was killed in the crossfire, according to police and local reports. Gunshots rang out near the South East Park area of Columbia on Saturday morning, according to the Columbia Police Department. Two officers sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to a local hospital. The suspect died in the shooting, WISTV reported. Police assured the community that there was no ongoing threat to the public and that the situation is under investigation. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is leading the probe into the shooting, and the Richland County…

In a town where it feels like everyone is required to manifest their best life over an overpriced matcha, one writer has built a viral empire on pure, unadulterated, hate. LA resident Adam Rotstein has become the internet’s favorite “professional hater,” racking up millions of combined views across Instagram and TikTok by systematically tearing down Southern California’s trendiest enclaves and hot spots. Across his feed, Rotstein’s hit list takes blistering aim at the absurdities that make Los Angeles ripe for a ribbing: the Malibu Country Mart, where he skewers the performative zen of people who “think they’re rustic and crunchy,…