Travelers heading in and out of California’s favorite desert playground are in for a serious upgrade. Palm Springs International Airport is rolling out a massive $2.2 billion modernization blitz that could stretch through 2036, and potentially double its gate count while preserving its iconic mid-century modern charm. With a surge of vacationers and Coachella-bound crowds, Palm Springs Airport’s long-term master plan projects annual passengers to skyrocket from 3.2 million in 2024 and reach nearly 6.4 million by 2042, according to CalMatters. To keep pace, the plan provides a “roadmap for growth possibilities” that could expand the airport’s current 18 gates…

A man killed his girlfriend, her two family members and two friends on a rural property in Oregon before he died by suicide, according to authorities. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Benjamin Charles Parker died of an apparent suicide inside of a car after he murdered his girlfriend, Stella Jade Kimsey, her mother, Rowan Karla Kimsey, and her grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, on Saturday, August 22. In addition to Stella, 26, and her family members, police said Parker, 36, killed Stella’s best friend, Linsey Mae Haraldsen, and Haraldsen’s boyfriend, Alvin Raymond Chu. The killings took place on a…

She said yes to the dress — then found herself in a bridal battle royale. Bride-to-be Shaina Franklin has racked up millions of views documenting a bitter battle with a California bridal shop that began over allegedly botched alterations, and exploded when the store posted her wedding gown online weeks before she walked down the aisle. Now, the internet is furiously debating over who committed the bigger faux pas. The saga began when the TikTok fitness influencer took to social media to complain about alterations on her wedding gown at San Diego bridal store, Bridal and Veil, claiming the work…

Danica McKellar surprised fans when she left Hallmark and switched over to competitor Great American Media — but for her, it wasn’t about leaving one network for another. It was more personal. “It’s so interesting because when I joined Great American … I would call it coincidental timing, but it was obviously divine timing,” McKellar, 51, exclusively told Us on August 14, while promoting her latest Great American Media project, The Greatest Christmas Gift. The actress, who moved networks in 2021, explained the real reason behind her Hallmark departure was an opportunity presented by former CEO Bill Abbott, who started…

Americans are increasingly seeking the sound of silence, and they can find it on this West Coast outpost. A recent report found that 56% of US travelers want to retreat to the wilderness in blessed quiet, while global Google searches for “quiet destinations” have increased 1,268% year on year. Indeed, amid the maddening noise of the modern world, “quietcations” are reaching a fever pitch in popularity. “Low decibel levels in our surroundings are important, and the natural and architectural qualities of a place can all shape the soundscape we experience and whether it lets us truly rest,” silence researcher, author and…

August 26, 2026 — 7:10amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA 27-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a child and stabbed the boy’s mother with a pair of scissors in Melbourne’s CBD yesterday.The Sunshine West man was arrested after he allegedly punched the 10-year-old boy outside police headquarters on Spencer Street on Tuesday afternoon. Police allege he then placed the child’s mother in a headlock and stabbed her with a pair of scissors.Police said the attack was completely random and only ended when several witnesses intervened.The man…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Leave it to Jennifer Aniston to make the most basic top style the most fashionable thing we’ve seen in months. The star’s knit tank gave her a polished, fall-ready aesthetic, and we found the look on sale for only $20! In an Instagram post celebrating the end of a (TV show) era, the The Morning Show star wore cropped trousers, block heels and a simple knit tank top that made her whole outfit appear expensive. There’s no statement bag or hefty…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A birthday hiking trip of a lifetime wound up being a death-defying fight for her life for a New York City mother of two, leaving her neck slashed, her hand stabbed, as well as physical and emotional scars that left 13 stitches and a nightmare that will never be forgotten.Alexis Rowan, 27, survived the northern Arizona mountain-hike attack only because of screams that were heard by a woman in a nearby home, forcing the suspect to flee, harrowing doorbell camera footage showed.”I was like, oh my God, my neck: I can’t die…

A violent parolee is wanted for fatally gunning down a “kind” Brooklyn wings restaurant worker and married dad of two — then shooting dead a Bronx deli customer — in heists about 48 hours apart, cops said. Jesus Acosta, 31 – who has been on parole since April after doing 10 years behind bars for a 2015 Harlem subway shooting – committed his latest blood-soaked crimes around midnight Sunday at America’s Best Wings and Pizza on Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, police said. He shot a 44-year-old worker – identified by loved ones as “hardworking” MD Yousuf – in the head…

They’re trying to climb her stairway to heaven. Fans of the late country music icon Dolly Parton have crashed the Dollywood website. The Tennessee amusement park boasts roller coasters, live concerts and an archive of Parton’s most famous costumes, including the real “coat of many colors” that inspired her breakout 1971 hit song. The mourners swarmed Dollywood.com less than an hour after news broke of her death, leaving imminent visitors searching travel forums for info. “I was planning on visiting Wednesday of next week,” wrote one Redditor. “Do you anticipate the crowds will be insane now?” “The park will likely…

Over 700 American products are set to be tariffed by Canada as the trade war between the two nations continues to escalate. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Canada will impose 15, 25 and 50 per cent counter-tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by the U.S.’s Section 338 and Section 232 tariffs, equaling $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S.Sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, which are most impacted by U.S. tariffs, will be targeted.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan…

Some of the nation’s top international law experts have argued Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada should consider launching an MH17-style joint criminal investigation into the fatal Israeli drone strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues in Gaza.The Israel Defence Force’s military advocate general last week cleared the military personnel involved in the 2024 drone strike of criminal wrongdoing, infuriating the Albanese government.Australian Zomi Frankcom was one of seven aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike while helping to deliver food in Gaza.LinkedInThe UK, Canada and Australia branded the decision not to pursue criminal…

A Massachusetts police officer’s wife was found dead after investigators spent days searching for her following the death of her husband, whose body was discovered inside their home last week. Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon was found dead the morning of Tuesday, August 18. The Worcester Police Department announced in a news release that day that officers were searching for Karen Solomon in relation to his death, and expressed concern she was potentially armed. During the search for Karen, 58, an arrest warrant for her was issued, charging her with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to Worcester…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An alleged child predator accused of exploiting a child aboard his sailboat was arrested in Canada, after the FBI warned he could be sailing across the Pacific Ocean to evade authorities.Donald Steven Lang, 62, was taken into custody over the weekend at the request of the United States, federal authorities said Tuesday, ending a far-reaching search for the globe-trotting sailor.Lang, a dual U.S. and Canadian citizen, was indicted Aug. 20 in Hawaii on one count of sexual exploitation of children.’AMERICA’S MOST WANTED’ FUGITIVE CAPTURED ON SAILBOAT OFF NJ COAST AFTER 20 YEARS…

Country music icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, spent decades turning her success into support for children, medical research and communities recovering from disasters. One of Parton’s best-known philanthropic efforts, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, has distributed more than 332 million free books since its founding, according to the organization’s website.The program mails free books each month to children from birth to age 5. It launched in Sevier County, Tennessee – where Parton was raised – in 1995, expanded nationally in 2000 and later reached several other countries. “The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and…