A Florida woman charged in the death of her 3-month-old infant blamed co-sleeping for her son’s death despite evidence showing she allegedly contributed to his fatal injury. A ring Jessica Vlasac, 42, had been wearing was ultimately linked to her son’s fatal head injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which said there was “no evidence of co-sleeping causing the death.” A medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Nelson, found during an autopsy that the baby had hemorrhaging around his skull and “three separate impact injuries” to his forehead, the sheriff’s office said in a Friday, September 11, news release. The…

New York has $40 cheese pizza and a $28 corn dog, but are we ready for a $60 loaf of bread? The answer would seem to be yes. Rye bakery opened last week at 285 Lafayette Street with $60 loaves of rye bread coming out of the oven. On two visits, I watched curious customers snatch up loaf after loaf.  Rye’s the work of Austrian-born owner Martin Auer. The clean-lined, 3,000 square-foot storefront could be mistaken for a modern furniture showroom. Instead, it’s a bakery that takes breadmaking to a new level of artisanal craftsmanship — and time-consuming patience. Auer’s hand-shaped, round…

September 15, 2026 — 11:55amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWhen I set up my fake profile of 17-year-old Olivia James, I expected my social media feeds to be flooded with body image content, “thinspiration” influencers, and beauty posts.Instead, it took just half an hour to be shown content that stoked gender division – though this time, the content didn’t attempt to control the behaviour of the “other side”.Unlike the teen boy’s feed, none of the content on the girl’s feed taught that one gender was superior, and the other…

A Kentucky man is accused of killing a baby he was trusted to care for while the boy’s father was working, police claim. Elijah Mayes, 19, was arrested after authorities discovered the body of his 11-month-old son Grayson Walton on Saturday, September 12, according to the Central City Police Department. Mayes, of Central City, is charged with murder, first-degree criminal abuse, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), the department said in a Monday, September 14, news release. Before Grayson’s remains were discovered, police responded to a reported disturbance at a Central…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland called Monday for the British government to “prepare for, plan and facilitate” constitutional change that could lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom, with the remarks coming days after President Donald Trump said he would “love to see” Irish reunification.”Westminster’s time is coming to an end,” Scottish First Minister John Swinney, Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said in a historic joint declaration issued in Cardiff.The nationalist party leaders had met Monday to strengthen cooperation among…

They’re not going down without a bite. California-founded Denny’s is known as “America’s Diner” — but the iconic, breakfast-all-day chain known for it’s Grand Slam combo hasn’t exactly been knocking it out of the park in recent years, with more than 150 underperforming locations benched in recent months. But since their sale to private equity firm TriArtisan Capital Advisors in November 2025, which took the company from public to privately held, the brand has been plotting a major comeback. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up!…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 16:53 GMT+2 A member of the UK armed forces died in Ukraine on Saturday, the British Ministry of Defence has announced. The unnamed service member died as the result of a “road traffic incident,” the ministry said in a statement posted to social media. “The family have been informed and have requested a period of grace before further details are released,” it reads. “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the individual’s loved ones at this difficult time”. Writing on X, British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting added: “This is very sad news for the family and for…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The pipeline company that moves three quarters of Western Canada’s natural gas says it’s prepared to keep investing in its vast Alberta network to meet “generational demand” for the fuel. TC Energy Corp. released its statement days after the leak of an Alberta cabinet report that raised concern over the Calgary company’s ability to serve the province’s nascent artificial intelligence data centre industry, oilsands projects and other sources of demand growth.The report says TC’s future expansion plans for its Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. pipeline are “misaligned” with the province’s projected demand growth…

Warning: Graphic content Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Alan Jones’ criminal trial in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney.Jones, 85, is standing trial on 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent relating to six male complainants over a 17-year period from 2003 to 2020. He denies the alleged physical acts occurred.Jones, pictured on Monday, is standing trial on 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching.Steven SiewertYesterday, the third of the six complainants, a former athlete dubbed “M”, started giving evidence.“M” returns to the witness box today. Yesterday, he told…

A California man and his girlfriend were each sentenced to 25 years in prison over the alleged torture of the man’s niece, who escaped the couple last year by fleeing to a neighbor’s home, prosecutors said. The girl, then 7, arrived at the neighbor’s home while “covered with bruises, scars, burn marks and a black eye” in July 2025, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. The child reportedly asked to live with the neighbors and told them she was “being beaten and abused” by her biological uncle, Devin Hughes, 39, and his girlfriend, Kayla Reynolds, 32. In…

The East LA Mexican Independence Day parade has been happening for 80 years. A popular celebration of Mexican-American culture and heritage, the parade unites the city of Los Angeles. Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. 1 of 13 2 of 13 3 of 13 4 of 13 5 of 13 6 of 13 7 of 13 8 of 13 9 of 13 10 of 13 11 of 13 12 of 13 13 of 13 Read the full article here

Ursula von der Leyen is set to deliver one of the EU’s most closely watched speeches of the year, outlining her vision and priorities before the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The State of the Union address is known for its breadth and length, covering issues ranging from defence readiness to natural disasters while setting the agenda for the next legislative cycle through new policies, strategies, initiatives and action plans. Yet the sheer number of promises means some inevitably go unfulfilled, while others are quietly dropped or simply fall apart. Euronews looks back at last year’s speech to assess how von…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2026 4:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mounties in Alberta say two people died during separate hikes in Banff National Park last week. Sgt. Susan Richter, the Lake Louise RCMP detachment’s commander, says relatives of a 24-year-old man reported him missing on Wednesday after his satellite tracker stopped moving. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Richter says a Parks Canada crew in a helicopter found him dead on the…

A Geraldton father who survived a shark attack yesterday is continuing to recover in hospital this morning after suffering serious injuries to his leg. Mel Ismail was surfing alone at Glenfield Beach when he was mauled by a shark about 40 metres offshore. Another surfer, who spotted him in the water waving in distress, bravely risked his own life to rescue him and bring him to shore. Teenagers on the beach then made a make-shift tourniquet before Ismail was rushed to an ambulance on the back of a ute. His family, in a Facebook post last night, thanked the community…

Two people were found dead at their new home in Texas, and authorities confirmed that their deaths are now being investigated as a possible domestic violence-related murder-suicide. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office’s Javier Salazar said that deputies were called to a home around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, after a witness returned to the residence and found both victims dead, according to KSAT. Reports state that it was a woman in her 40s and a man in his late 30s. Salazar explained that officials learned the victims started living together at the newly built home about 10 days before the…