Holly Robinson Peete is backing Gayle King after the morning show host called out Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mom, Lesley Vogel, following her statement on the actress’ death. “She’s not wrong,” Peete, 61, wrote via X on Wednesday, August 19, alongside a link to a story about King’s remarks in which she said that Vogel’s statement regarding her daughter after her death on Sunday, August 16, at the age of 36 left her thinking, “Thanks, Mom, for nothing.” Peete called out Vogel, 70, in her own post, writing, “We know this young lady clearly had so many issues, but if you’re…

The Shards is described as a fictionalized memoir about Bret Easton Ellis‘ high school years — so what is real and what is fake? According to the official synopsis, The Shards is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows “a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.” His world is upended by the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose “unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.” Igby Rigney portrays Ellis, now 62, in an adaptation based on Ellis’ book of the same…

Like many people across the country, Emily Thorndike became interested in Lindsay Clancy’s case after she was accused of killing her three children in January 2023. As Clancy’s trial was live-streamed, Thorndike uploaded a video on TikTok to share her thoughts on the mother of three’s medical treatment. The video caught the attention of many people, including Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, who eventually tried to make Thorndike a witness in the case. While a judge ultimately ruled that Thorndike would not testify, she did make an appearance in the Massachusetts courtroom on August 19, 2026, to discuss the case.…

You’ve got to be squiding me! A tractor-trailer spilled 20 tons of squid onto a busy Rhode Island roadway Sunday morning — stinking up the surrounding area in what local authorities have dubbed the “Squidpocalypse of ‘26.” The smelly squiduation began around 9:30 a.m. when the truck, which was headed to an out-of-town processing facility, dislodged and flipped on its side as the driver made a turn on the Narragansett street. The mishap left the intersection covered in mountains of slimy sea creatures. Richard Stevens, a Narragansett resident and local fisherman, told WJAR that the odor was unmistakable. “Squid has…

With the Link Bus Rapid Transit project well underway in Saskatoon, the hope is that it will boost ridership numbers across the city. And now researchers out of the University of Saskatchewan are suggesting public transit may do more than just get you from point A to point B; it could also improve your health.“They tend to walk to the transit stations and walk to the bus and walk back home, which does contribute to their physical activity needs. The other thing we know is that sort of people’s well-being and social participation change,” said project lead and U-Sask Associate…

August 20, 2026 — 12:22pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIn Fremantle, belief is no longer a quiet hope – it is a public spectacle.With the Fremantle Dockers perched firmly at the top of the AFL ladder and a minor premiership locked away with a game still to play, players and die-hard fans are priming for a historic finals campaign.Crowds in the heart of Fremantle when the Dockers last made the AFL grand final in 2013.Getty ImagesMayor Ben Lawver believes the Dockers are an “integral part” of the Port City’s…

Dakota Johnson and Role Model have reportedly called it quits after seven months of dating. The Materialists actress, 36, and the “Sally” singer, 29, ended their relationship “a while ago,” People reported on Wednesday, August 19. TMZ also confirmed the pair’s split. Us has reached out to reps for Johnson and Role Model (real name Tucker Pillsbury) for comment. Johnson and Role Model first sparked dating rumors in December 2025, when the two were spotted on a cozy dinner date in Los Angeles. The Madame Web star and “Look at That Woman” singer reunited the following month for a night…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A southwestern Idaho county’s probation officers have been compiling a list of foreign-born people on probation for federal immigration authorities, even though county officers did not independently verify whether everyone identified was in the U.S. illegally.In Canyon County, Idaho, more than 140 emails between county probation officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from May to July 2026 show how the probation department has coordinated with ICE’s Boise office, including by combing through its case files to create a list of foreign-born people on probation to hand over to ICE, according to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A guide published by Britain’s Home Office reminds asylum seekers not to rape women or sexually harass people, while noting that women are allowed to “earn their own money” and “make their own decisions about their lives.”The nine-page document is among the resources provided to asylum seekers seeking refuge, though it appears to target mostly men.The guidance is meant to foster an understanding of expected behaviors for those arriving from other countries. Aside from earning a living, women are allowed to attend school, choose who they marry, travel freely and generally make…

Five reporters showed up to cover a military groundbreaking. Instead, they were pulled from their cars at gunpoint. The journalists arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Monday for a 1:30 p.m. “golden shovel” ceremony marking the start of construction on a new training facility for missile operators. They never made it to the event. Reporters from your News Channel, Noozhawk, KSBY and the Santa Maria Times/Lompoc Record had been invited to attend and were waiting at the front gate to join the usual media caravan. The group began following a military escort vehicle onto the base. Then the…

OTTAWA – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes a trade deal with the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would put a three-day pause on 50 per cent tariffs that would have hit an array of Canadian goods just after midnight Wednesday.The two governments are now finalizing the language of the deal.Carney, who briefed cabinet ministers and premiers about the draft plan Wednesday, said the deal it builds on Canada’s existing trade advantages with the U.S.All Canadian provinces pulled U.S. booze…

Updated August 20, 2026 — 11:19am,first published August 20, 2026 — 9:01amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAStudents at St Gregory’s College have been charged over the alleged rape of a girl at a home in Sydney’s south-west suburbs, one week after a trio of eastern suburbs teens were accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old.The three boys, all aged 17, are accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at a home in the Macarthur region on Saturday. The trio were arrested in raids of homes across the south-west on Wednesday and…

Hayden Panettiere was once romantically involved with on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson’s brother before her death. Us understands that Panettiere dated Zach Hickerson in 2019. She and Brian, meanwhile, were together on and off from 2018 to 2020. The Daily Mail was first to report the news alongside photos of Panettiere and Zach holding hands in New York City in September 2019. (The Daily Mail reported that Zach declined to comment.) Panettiere died in South Carolina at age 36 on Sunday, August 16. She is survived by her parents and 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, whom she welcomed with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The biological parents of a baby born after their surrogate refused their request for an abortion are now seeking more than $100,000 from the woman who carried their child, alleging she breached their surrogacy agreement.TMZ reported Wednesday that it obtained the countersuit filed by Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed against surrogate McKenna West weeks before she gave birth in Texas on Aug. 12.The couple is seeking more than $100,000 for alleged breach of their surrogacy agreement, along with unspecified damages over what they call West’s “malicious, outrageous conduct.”The couple alleges they paid…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tehran is deepening its financial and military ties with Beijing and Moscow, forging a critical lifeline as it seeks to circumvent U.S. sanctions and weather Washington’s renewed “maximum pressure” campaign, regional security analysts warned Wednesday.As the U.S. continues to ramp up Operation Economic Fury, Iran, they say, has turned to non-Western blocs and alliances to unite further with Russia and China while positioning itself as a “linchpin” in a network that directly challenges American influence.The warning came as President Donald Trump announced Wednesday what he called the “most crushing economic operation ever…