Erin Piacenti‘s family has raised over $1 million for her baby girl after she was fatally stabbed in New York City’s Times Square following her first day back to work from maternity leave. Piacenti, 32, just finished her first day back to work as a vice president at the Bank of America when Pamela Cisneros fatally stabbed her in the abdomen. She died just five months after she and her husband, Frank Piacenti, welcomed their first child, a daughter, together. Following her death, Erin’s loved ones set up a GoFundMe to help raise money for her daughter in the aftermath…

DEAR ABBY: A good friend in our prayer circle, “Diane,” has a friend, “Suzy,” with whom several of us once socialized. We’ve all distanced ourselves because Suzy has anger and stability issues that have become increasingly frequent since her former spouse has begun dating again. Diane allows Suzy to verbalize all kinds of half-truths and act out with volatile behavior, which some of us feel is basically encouraging destructive mental health. While some of us suspect Diane enjoys the drama of recounting Suzy’s latest issue, others believe she thinks she’s “being there” for Suzy. Since so much of each meeting…

Stephen Amell isn’t a regular dad, he’s a cool dad — and one who lets his kids live at the beach all in the name of Baywatch. Amell, who plays Hobie Buchannon on the upcoming Fox reboot of the iconic TV series, exclusively told Us on Monday, September 14, that his family joined him in Venice, California, while he was shooting the lifeguard-focused show. “It was really cool because it’s one of those opportunities, like, as a family, it was like summer camp where you go on an adventure,” he recalled of their temporary relocation while walking the 2026 Emmy…

Fast-food chains are going old school with an innovative customer service update: human cashiers. The push for touch-screen kiosks, mobile app deals, and digital ordering has been sweeping across favorite fast-food chains for years. McDonald’s, Burger King and Starbucks have all offered exclusive in-app promotions to nudge customers online, while installing self-service kiosks in place of traditional counter service. But after facing customer frustration and growing demand for personal service, these chains are beginning to backtrack. Self-pay kiosks have been a deterrent for some customers, whether it be price surges at Shake Shack or forced tipping at Popeyes.  Multiple chains…

Romanian President Nicușor Dan says the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, warning the conflict could continue for at least another one to two years. Despite mounting economic pressure on Russia and Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory, Dan says Moscow is showing no willingness to negotiate. “We must be prepared for a continuation of this war for at least a year, two,” he said. With Romania sharing a border with Ukraine, Dan is pushing for US troops to remain in Europe amid an ongoing American review of its military presence on the continent. He also…

By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press Posted September 15, 2026 3:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is expanding a tax incentive aimed at boosting new business investment. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the “productivity mega deduction” during the Canada Investment Summit underway in Toronto, building on a measure introduced in budget 2025.Ottawa is making immediate expensing permanent on a broader range of investments in a move that’s expected to have a fiscal cost of $36 billion over five years, starting this year. More on Economy More videos Immediate expensing is…

September 16, 2026 — 11:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAEach week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we’re told to keep private by getting them to roll a die. The numbers they land on are the topics they’re given. This week, he talks to Min Jin Lee. The US writer, 57, is the author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko – one of The New York Times′ 100 Best Books of the Century. Her third novel is American Hagwon.Min Jin Lee: “I thought, ‘Well, if…

Brooks Nader is sharing her honest reaction to ex-partner (and ex-boyfriend!) Gleb Savchenko not being part of the Dancing With the Stars season 35 cast. “I honestly barely even noticed. I was like, ‘Whatever,’” Nader, 29, exclusively told Us at the 2026 Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14. “One person told me, and I was like, ‘OK.’ I don’t care. If he was back, I wouldn’t care. If he wasn’t, I wouldn’t care. I really don’t.” During season 33 of ABC’s reality show, Nader and Savchenko, 42, turned their DWTS partnership into a romantic relationship. After the episodes wrapped in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is deliberately targeting U.S. naval drones in the Strait of Hormuz to gather intelligence on American surveillance capabilities and learn how to evade U.S. defenses, drone experts warned Tuesday.Tehran’s strategy is coordinated, they said, and involves exposing critical insights into U.S. Navy theater operations in the world’s most vulnerable maritime choke point even when classified data is uncompromised.The warning came as tensions escalated in the Gulf region Sept. 14 after the U.S. military destroyed two Iranian small boats amid an attempted seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of an…

Two people were killed and several others injured Tuesday when an SUV slammed into a Metro bus in the San Fernando Valley. Firefighters raced to the wreck and pulled trapped victims from the mangled vehicles. The collision happened shortly after 5 p.m. at the intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue in Chatsworth, according to NBC. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or the extent of their injuries. The circumstances leading up to…

In the world of wedding etiquette, the golden rule is simple: don’t upstage the bride. While the lore says the bride is always the most beautiful person in the room, Australian influencer Tahlia Skaines has a knack for challenging that assumption. Skaines may have committed a bridal faux pas after turning up to a friend’s wedding in Greece in a plunging lemon-yellow gown — prompting critics to accuse her of one of matrimony’s most controversial offenses. “Literally outdid the bride!” one commenter declared on her Instagram after the 31-year-old posted photos from the nuptials, while others gushed that she looked…

“Ceuta and Melilla are not just Spanish, they are quintessentially Spanish and untouchable”, said Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles, speaking days after the surge of irregular migrants from Morocco who stormed the Spanish border last July. The sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla regularly returns to public debate, fuelled by Rabat’s claims and by renewed migratory tensions on the North African border. After the migration crisis that unfolded in Ceuta, several Moroccan politicians seized the moment to call for both Spanish autonomous cities to become part of Morocco. The narrative that both cities are “colonial remnants” is often deployed as a…

The Halifax Wanderers are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to having a permanent soccer stadium in the city. The owner of the football club, Derek Martin, has brought forward a proposal to Halifax Regional Council to build a stadium on municipal land, with the project privately funded by the Wanderers.“What I’ve seen over the last 10 years of working on this project is coming up with that type of money is going to be incredibly difficult for HRM right now, so we’ve come up with a solution that we think can work,” Martin told reporters after…

September 16, 2026 — 10:10amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA teenage schoolgirl who was called an “immigrant terrorist” aboard a crowded Sydney bus has been praised for her bravery as a man prepares to face court over the vile remarks that shocked commuters.Janna, 13, was wearing her hijab and school uniform when she saw an older male passenger allegedly taking photos of another young girl on the bus departing Strathfield station last Thursday.She told the girl she was being photographed, triggering the 50-year-old man who launched the tirade.“You’re an…

The brother of the now-notorious holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder mistrial is speaking out, revealing why he believes his sibling voted the mom criminally responsible for killing her three children. “I don’t think religion had anything to do with it,” the anonymous juror’s brother told the New York Post on Tuesday, September 15, disputing online claims that Catholicism impacted the holdout juror’s decision. (The holdout male juror has decided to withhold his identity from the public following the high-profile case’s controversial mistrial ruling.) “[He] looked at the case, and he made the call,” the brother continued. “For me, that’s…