August 22, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAATwo very different inquiries have dominated recent news headlines. The ICAC hearings have exposed how a faction within the NSW Liberal Party was allegedly captured by religious conservatives, largely alumni from Opus Dei-aligned private school Redfield College. Meanwhile, the NSW parliamentary inquiry into Redeemer Baptist School has laid bare allegations of institutional control inside one of Sydney’s private schools.Former Tangara student Claire Harris: Religious private schools in Australia operate with almost no scrutiny in how they are shaping their students.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A newly released booking photo shows the face of the Albany woman accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting to bomb the New York state Capitol in an attack she allegedly hoped would kill scores of people, including state senators.Jessica Bowie, 35, appears in the three-view booking image from the Schenectady County Correctional Facility, a stark contrast to surveillance images released by federal authorities that showed her dressed in a burka during the investigation.The new image comes as an FBI affidavit paints a fuller picture of Bowie’s alleged transformation from a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The two Democratic candidates for United States Senate in Massachusetts took to the debate stage on Thursday night, with both making the case to voters in the deep blue commonwealth that their campaigns are most likely to deliver on far-left agenda items.Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., faced pressing questions over hot-button issues, including transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, term limits in Congress and socialism’s growing influence within the Democratic Party during their final debate.Transgender athletes in women’s sportsMarkey and Moulton both…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The inaugural Freedom 250 is the first race of its kind and could provide a turning point in terms of champions; as driver Àlex Palou is on the brink of a near fourth-consecutive INDYCAR title.Palou has been the driver to beat this season, clinching wins in the Grand Prix St. Petersburg, Grand Prix of Long Beach, Detroit Grand Prix, Music City Grand Prix in Nashville and most recently the Grand Prix of Portland. A win for Palou – and a ninth place or lower finish for Kyle Kirkwood – would solidify Palou’s title. If…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Portuguese President António José Seguro has enacted a measure that largely prohibits individuals from covering up their face while out in public, a restriction broadly viewed as being aimed at Muslim women, according to AFP.But the report noted various carve outs to the prohibition, including for health, professional, artistic, or weather-linked issues, and for when people are at locations of worship, diplomatic missions, or aboard planes.Those who fail to comply face being slapped with fines of 150 euros to 3,000 euros, according to the outlet — those figures convert to around $175…

WASHINGTON — The dance goes on for President Trump’s White House ballroom. Work on the massive structure can continue for now, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ruled Friday, hours before a court order to stop construction would have taken effect. The reprieve allows the $400 million building job to continue as the high court mulls the administration’s emergency plea for intervention. Trump last week asked the Supreme Court to suspend a decision by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals that would have halted the project at 11:59 p.m. ET Friday. Roberts’ ruling doesn’t address the legality of the project,…

It’s time to tap in. Tap-to-pay options including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more are finally coming to Walmart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club. Walmart announced Friday that tap-to-pay will be available beginning August 24 at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, and will roll out to all stores by the end of 2026. The option will hit Walmart’s fuel stations by mid-2027. “We want customers and members to have choice in how they pay, so they can check out in the way that works best for them,” the company said in a press release. “Tap to Pay gives customers…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2026 1:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group representing commercial fishers in Nova Scotia says it plans to appeal after a court ruled it does not have standing to pursue a case involving Indigenous fishing rights. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance was asking the court to rule that members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation do not have a treaty right to fish lobster out of season without commercial licenses. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t…

August 22, 2026 — 3:36amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALabor and the Coalition are nearing bipartisan consensus on AI, aiming to avoid a US-style backlash against data centres ahead of next week’s national cabinet meeting.In a new point of difference with One Nation, the Coalition has extended an olive branch to the prime minister on proposed AI regulations that will be discussed at Wednesday’s meeting of the national cabinet in Sydney.Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam.Dominic LorrimerOpposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam said One Nation risked compromising Australia’s economic…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you think summer-to-fall fashion means jeans, think again! Jennifer Garner isn’t slipping into stiff denim yet, and honestly, neither are we. After seeing Garner’s breezy skirt style, we’re rocking her elevated, boutiquey look through October. Garner was spotted heading to church in a modest black sweater, a floral midi skirt and a sleek shoulder bag. The soft, delicate print against a solid knit is a formula that works year-round, and it takes you straight from Sunday service to afternoon…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former University of Kentucky student-athlete has pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of her infant son, who was found inside a trash bag in a closet.Laken Snelling, 22, a member of the university’s STUNT team, initially pleaded not guilty before changing her plea on Friday in connection with her newborn’s death, FOX 56 reported. She was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury and faced a slew of charges, including abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.”I was under a lot…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s new space policy aims to ramp up U.S. space traffic to nearly three launches or reentries a day by 2030.The effort would put the U.S. on a much faster pace for deploying satellites that support GPS, weather forecasts, internet access and military communications as Washington races to stay ahead of China in space.A White House policy released Thursday directs federal agencies to expand U.S. launch and reentry infrastructure to support more than 1,000 rocket launches and spacecraft returns each year by 2030. The plan would expand launchpads, military ranges,…

The “One Bite” pizza reviewer and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy threw his support behind Yum! Brands’ campaign to temporarily rebrand Pizza Hut, praising the pizza chain’s strategic marketing move as “brilliant” while pitching company executives on directing advertising dollars toward Barstool Sports during football season. “At first, I didn’t really get it. But I’ll say this, Stuart. We do business with Pizza Hut. And we want them to spend lots of money with Barstool. So I think it’s a brilliant move. Whoever came up with that, I like it,” Portnoy said on “Varney & Co.” Friday.”They’re thinking smart. It’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fernando Mendoza continued to make his case for becoming the NFL’s most interesting interview on Thursday night.During the fourth quarter of the Raiders’ 22-20 win over the Houston Texans in the team’s second preseason game, Mendoza joined ESPN’s Laura Rutledge for an interview. Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck segued to the interview by saying, “Hi, Laura! Hi, Fernando!”The rookie quarterback made sure to greet Buck in return while being incredibly formal in doing so. “Please tell Mr. Buck I say, ‘Hello.'” Mendoza said as the interview concluded with a salute to the camera.The…

A Brooklyn grandmother who went missing for nearly two weeks while visiting a longtime friend in Las Vegas has been found dead, KTNV reports. Alisa Goods, 63, was last seen Aug. 8 as she left her friend’s apartment near the Las Vegas Strip to go shopping at a CVS pharmacy. The mother of five’s body was found early Thursday near Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport – police responded to the area around 1:45 a.m. after a body was found. The outlet reported investigators found surveillance footage from the day she disappeared showing a woman believed to be Goods…