Nearly one in three Americans is experiencing “friendship FOMO,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 American drivers found that the summer travel season is ramping up, but for millions of Americans, it’s also a reminder of something they’re missing: time with their closest friends. Results found that 32 percent say they miss the way they used to spend time with their closest friend, with one in eight not having seen their bestie in over a year. The barriers are familiar: conflicting schedules (44 percent) and living too far apart (44 percent) top the list. Twenty-eight percent of respondents…

Timothy Busfield and his attorneys continue to fight back against child sex abuse allegations surrounding the actor. According to online court records viewed by Us Weekly on Thursday, June 18, Busfield’s team filed a motion to quash a grand jury indictment. The actor asked a judge to toss the indictment because the state of New Mexico has “abdicated its role in administering justice” and is blindly pursuing an indictment against him, according to documents first obtained by TMZ. Busfield, 69, said he decided to testify in his own defense in front of the grand jury, but claims he was treated…

Furious foodies are at tipping point.  Publicly shaming patrons into leaving hefty tips for waiters is, apparently, not the slam-dunk strategy one restauranteur had hoped it would be. Now, cheesed-off chowhounds are viciously, virally blasting the boneheaded boss for bullying customers to pay his staff a decent salary.  “Our servers make $3.50 [per hour]…If you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to dine out,” reads a bulletin crudely taped to the window of unidentified eatery. In New York, the hourly minimum wage was recently set to $17 in the five boroughs and $16 throughout the rest of the state. The unmannerly missive,…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA Perth grandmother allegedly linked to disgraced Fremantle author Craig Silvey has been charged with further child exploitation material offences.Glenda Joy McGregor, 68, appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday via video link, where she was due to enter pleas to charges alleging the distribution and possession of child exploitation material, but her matter was adjourned until Monday.Glenda Joy McGregor has been charged producing child exploitation material.InstagramThe court was told the Marangaroo volunteer was facing new charges and wanted all the matters heard together.McGregor…

Busy Philipps has always wanted to watch Dawson’s Creek from the beginning, but after the death of her costar James Van Der Beek, she’s not sure if the timing will ever be right. “I was thinking about doing a rewatch for myself, you know, like, watching it for the first time, Dawson’s Creek, but I just haven’t yet,” Philipps, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 17, while promoting her partnership with Supernus Pharmaceuticals and Qelbree for an ADHD campaign. “And also, you know, it’s hard.” The actress — who played Audrey Liddell on the last two seasons of the…

Check your mailboxes because you may be in line for some big bucks. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly three million residents will score some much-needed relief this summer. New York’s School Tax Relief program — also known as STAR — provides property tax breaks to eligible homeowners and seniors statewide on their primary residence. The $2 billion program is aimed at reducing school property taxes. Most Gothamites with an income lower than $500,000 will see cash between $350 to $600. Seniors will see higher checks as many with incomes below $110,750 can expect anywhere between $700 to…

Standing in the city that became the symbol of Europe’s division and reunification, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a sweeping vision for the continent’s future, urging the European Union to show the same strategic courage that enabled German reunification more than three decades ago. Addressing senior German business leaders at the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations in Berlin, Rama argued that Europe is approaching a defining moment in its history. One, that requires leadership rather than bureaucracy. “Berlin, the place where perhaps the greatest geopolitical transformation of our lifetime became reality. And not only because a wall…

By Ashley Beherns Global News Posted June 18, 2026 9:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s a meaningful walk for students from the Chief Ahtahkakoop School, commemorating 150 years of Treaty 6. With horses, a wagon, and ferries to help them along the way, the class of 19 Native Studies students trekked about 140 km over the span of five days, from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation to Fort Carlton.“We wanted to do something out of the ordinary, we wanted to do something where they could remember it,” said Eleonore R. Maurcie, a teacher. Get…

June 19, 2026 — 11:40amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAMost mornings I swim across Coogee Bay, in pretty much the same spot where Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark last Saturday. I don’t know her but I know the sort of person she is because, as an ocean swimmer, she is one of my tribe. Like her, I am a mother who takes a daily dip in saltwater when I can as a sanity saver. This beach is where I go to find peace. I know to the…

Rob Schneider is showing his support for professional athletes who want to wear Bible verses on their team uniforms. “Dear professional baseball players, ANY player in ANY professional LEAGUE who is FINED by their league for refusing to be FORCED to participate in WOKE LEFTIST AGENDAS, who refuses to wear ridiculous uniforms (or cleats), @TPUSA and I will PAY any and ALL of your fines!” Schneider, 62, wrote via X on Thursday, June 18. “You signed a contract to play baseball, you didn’t sign a contract to go against your deeply held Christian religious beliefs. Baseball is our National Pastime,…

An international supermarket store finally opened its doors in the Bay Area amid a flurry of social media fanfare from influencers who were the first ones to score an exclusive look inside the first California location. The Canadian-based T&T Supermarket officially debuted on Thursday in San Jose with a grand opening of its Asian-themed grocery store at the Westgate Center, located at 1600 Saratoga Ave. However, the first people inside the 55,000 sq. foot store weren’t customers but content creators who got a sneak peek on Wednesday. Influencers hit the specialty market — armed with their lights and phones —…

Trump’s cabinet is going all out for kraut. Spearheaded by Dr. Sean O’Mara, the diet du jour for the current administration is akin to the carnivore diet in that it leans heavily on animals protein, but it’s bolstered — and sulfured — by sauerkraut and other gut-boosting, fart-inducing staples. Lured by the promise of weight loss and glowing skin, the kraut-devout club includes Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Vice President JD Vance, according to the Wall Street Journal. O’Mara claims his signature diet — which requires users to abstain from sugar and alcohol while eating…

A judge investigating Spain’s former Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling has expanded his politically explosive probe to the Socialist’s daughters, a court said on Thursday. The investigation into a titan of the Spanish left comes as a string of other graft probes into Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s family and former top political allies have threatened to topple the government. Zapatero, who governed Spain from 2004-2011, was placed under formal investigation last month suspected of influence peddling in connection with the €53 million bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021. Investigating judge José Luis…

What time concerts must end and allowable noise levels during the Calgary Stampede have changed for this year’s event, according to a city memo, and at least one festival venue has taken issue with the adjustments. According to a memo to city council from Calgary Community Standards chief Ryan Pleckaitis, obtained by Global News, weeknight concerts during the Calgary Stampede must end at midnight, with “cool-down music” permitted until 12:30 a.m. to “support the safe and orderly exit of patrons.”The permitted end times for weekend concerts is unchanged from last year, the memo said, which allows music until 1:30 a.m.…

OpinionRobert CorrPublic school teacherJune 19, 2026 — 11:09amJune 19, 2026 — 11:09amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThis morning, the Australian Education Union’s leadership was blindsided by the rejection of the in-principle agreement they struck with the Allan government. As a teacher in a public secondary school, with a daughter in a public primary school, the strength of the No vote was not a surprise at all.The offer simply does not address the low pay and crushing workload that are driving teachers out of the profession and undermining the high-quality…