LA Zoo visitors are about to get another hit to the wallet. A Los Angeles City Council committee voted this week to hike admission prices by another $2 — just a year after the zoo’s tickets already jumped $5. The latest increase comes after the city had left admission prices untouched since 2019, before approving last year’s hike as officials scrambled to help plug LA’s massive budget hole. Mayor Karen Bass defended the previous increase, saying the extra cash would help offset the city’s roughly $1 billion deficit. Now, it looks like the price of a day at the zoo…

David Foster is setting the record straight about viral rumors that he snubbed Meghan Markle at his charity gala over the weekend. “As the host of the David Foster and Friends foundation event, I had already greeted our friends, the Duke and Duchess, at the entrance 10 minutes before the red carpet encounter,” Foster, 76, told People on Wednesday, August 12. “They both, graciously and selflessly, gave their time and went beyond to engage with everyone. Harry and Meghan are dear friends of mine. Anyone watching can see there was no awkward moment and certainly no snub.” He went on,…

Last week, a young boy called Kevin went viral on Facebook. According to his distraught mother, he’d been sent home by his school for his “inappropriate” attire. In this case, that meant wearing a pleated skirt alongside his school uniform polo and high knee socks. The internet freaked out. The post garnered 8.2 million views, along with a chain reaction of videos and comments, all hotly debating whether kids should be able to wear the clothes they want to school, regardless of gender norms. There was just one problem: The boy in the skirt was fake. “Kevin” had been AI-generated…

A Toronto police officer was shot early Thursday morning while responding to calls for an e-bike robbery. Police said on X the call occurred around 3:21 a.m. near Bloor and Sherbourne streets. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Officers were responding to reports of a stolen e-bike and found the suspect, who reportedly shot at an officer, police said.They were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. More on Crime More videos The suspect was arrested and a firearm was recovered.The investigation is…

August 13, 2026 — 7:44pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAShocking vision has emerged of the moment a toddlers legs were caught in a bus, as it pulls away, dragging the child and an adult behind it.In the vision, captured on a Friday evening in June and obtained by Nine News, the boy and a man understood to be his father are seen inside the vehicle before exiting the bus through the rear doors.An external camera then captures the moment the doors close on the child’s legs, leaving him hovering…

Taylor Swift seemingly had her music removed from multiple TikTok videos posted by President Donald Trump’s social media team. On Wednesday, August 12, the White House used Swift’s 2021 track “I Bet You Think About Me” over footage of Trump, 80, speaking to supporters. A caption referenced the song’s lyrics, with the White House writing, “We know you think about us.” However, as of late Wednesday, the TikTok video is now muted and features an onscreen caption announcing that “this sound isn’t available.” This incident comes on the heels of the Team Trump TikTok account using Swift’s “August” in a…

Voters in eastern England are casting their ballots this Thursday for a by-election triggered triggered by Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, amid a boycott by mainstream parties. The traditional parties have shunned the contest for the Clacton parliamentary seat — represented by Farage since July 2024 — denouncing his move to resign and launching a new vote as a stunt. As such, Farage’s main rival is a joke candidate called Count Binface alongside 33 other fringe candidates. Polling stations have opened at 7:00 am and will close by 10:00 pm, with counting beginning immediately and a…

Pediatricians are urging better tracking of e-scooter and e-bike injuries after a report shows a “significant number” of severe injuries and deaths among youth who used them last year. The report, released by the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP), showed data from a survey of pediatricians in 2025. It showed 48 cases of serious injuries or deaths reported. These included 26 cases of hospitalizations lasting more than two days and 12 ICU admissions. There were nine other cases that the report said could not be classified.But Dr. Daniel Rosenfield said the data showed 10 deaths from personal powered micromobility devices…

August 13, 2026 — 7:59pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAASaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Nick Dent is a Culture Reporter at Brisbane Times, covering arts, entertainment and things to do in the city.Connect via email.From our partners Read the full article here

The NFL has enlisted the Jonas Brothers to headline a Halftime Show during the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams’ historic game in Melbourne, Australia. “We couldn’t be more excited to perform at halftime during the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Australia,” Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas said in a joint statement on Wednesday, August 12. “Playing at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of such passionate Australian fans is an incredible honor.” The Camp Rock 3 trio added, “We can’t wait to be part of this historic moment and celebrate with everyone in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prosecutors with the Southern District of New York and defense attorneys for accused assassin Luigi Mangione asked a U.S. judge Tuesday to set a conference Friday morning — prompting speculation that the 28-year-old could agree to a plea deal in his federal case days before he’s set to go to trial on state murder charges.The timing could have major implications for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s state case. New York’s double-jeopardy protections previously led Big Apple courts to toss charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after his federal convictions.After similar…

ALBANY – New York Chief Judge Rowan Wilson was forced to admit he shouldn’t have called on voters to oust jurists who believe in “stupid” long sentences. Wilson faced a complaint filed by a group of Republican state lawmakers, who said he crossed a line when he told attendees at a CUNY Law School forum earlier this year that voting out hard-nosed judges was “something you can do for me.” “I wish I had been clearer,” Wilson wrote to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, according to its letter ultimately dismissing the complaint. He said the remarks were a reaction…

“Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla is beyond any doubt”, Spanish diplomatic sources have told ‘Euronews’. “Ceuta and Melilla are part of Spain’s territorial integrity, which is internationally recognised. Spain’s territorial integrity has never been and will never be discussed with anyone,” the same sources pointed out. Their remarks and comments reinforce the firm message from Defence Minister Margarita Robles, who has in recent days repeatedly stressed in the Autonomous City of Ceuta that “Ceuta and Melilla are not to be touched”. Robles has sought to convey a sense of calm to the people of Ceuta and to guarantee that…

The Liberal government has blown past its own deadline to review a major national security law that gave Canada’s security and intelligence agencies sweeping new powers by three years. Bill C-59 reshaped Canada’s national security landscape in June 2019, establishing the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Act, making significant changes to how the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) operates, and putting in place civilian review and oversight of the intelligence community for the first time.Given the significance of the changes, the Liberals wrote into the legislation that Parliament must review the new national security regime within four years, in 2023. That…

August 13, 2026 — 7:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAUnion delegate Marcus Faulkner doesn’t like to talk much about the political views of his colleagues at the Tomago Aluminium smelter, but in the afterglow of the $2.5 billion bailout announced on Thursday, he’s willing to admit it can’t have hurt Labor.“I don’t want to speak too much about politics, and I can’t speak for the majority of workers, but, yes I should imagine a decision like this, especially if you rely on the smelter for your job, will be…