August 21, 2026 — 7:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFor many Victorians, the humble Blue Light disco was a seminal part of the high school experience.It featured crowded dance floors, eager teenagers and DJs spinning the era’s hottest hits. At the time, the events were considered the height of the local social scene – the place to be and be seen.Teenagers attend a Ringwood Blue Light disco in the 1980s. Blue Light VictoriaBut at its core was always more than just entertainment. The discos were created with a simple…

Hayden Panettiere felt compelled to set firm boundaries with ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson in the months before her death, including taking steps to protect herself. “She helped him from time to time because he made her feel guilty, claiming he was trying to turn his life around, but couldn’t because she put him in jail,” a source exclusively shares with Us. “But he would always take advantage of her and wouldn’t leave, so she hired private security to not only remove him, but to keep him away from her.” As Us previously reported, “He had inserted himself into her life and…

Test your news knowledge with this week’s Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring the bombshell investment totals from a New Jersey Democratic senate candidate, an NFL rookie’s decision to leave to star in this film franchise and more. Looking for another challenge?The Wisconsin Democratic governor’s primary and President Donald Trump’s reported Turkey departure were featured in last week’s News Quiz. Test your knowledge of summer splurges, basketball brilliance and more in this week’s American Culture Quiz. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP If you’re looking to play even more, you can find all of our quizzes by clicking…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two nonprofits subpoenaed in a House Ways and Means Committee investigation into communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham’s funding network have formally objected to the congressional subpoenas, accusing lawmakers of reviving “Red Scare” tactics to target them because of their political views.In letters from their attorneys to the committee, New York City-based BreakThrough News, a pro-China media outlet, and Peoples Forum Inc., a socialist activist group, argued the subpoenas violate the First Amendment.They claim lawmakers are targeting their free speech, journalism and political advocacy rather than conducting a legitimate tax-law investigation.In a…

For decades, outsiders joked about New Jersey being little more than a turnpike connecting New York and Philadelphia. But with the Garden State recently named the second-best state to live in America — boasting strong schools, relatively low household debt and thriving coastal hubs — the secret is officially out. As national home sales stall, New Jersey’s unique mix of high-paying tech jobs, year-round beach towns and suburban “metroburbs” has transformed it into one of the nation’s leaders in home price growth.”I think at the end of the day, it comes down to fundamentals, which is, is this a great…

A Texas man with a prior murder conviction is accused of running a “full-service drug operation” near several schools where authorities say surveillance showed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics and fentanyl pills disguised to look like ecstasy. The Galveston County Organized Crime Task Force raided a home in the 1200 block of Appomattox Drive in Texas City Aug. 18 after a two-month investigation, and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team conducted the tactical entry. The target of the investigation, Jahml McDonald, 50, of Texas City, was arrested and charged with two felony controlled-substance offenses, according to the sheriff’s office. Detectives said…

It was Jackie H.’s big day — and her mind was racing. “Is this all going to play out the way I want?” the bride-to-be wondered. “Are things going to happen on schedule? Are our vendors going to show up? Are people going to be weird?” But there was one moment when, according to her wearable, everything finally went still. “My Oura ring reflected my stress levels as being high pretty much the entire time,” Jackie told The Post. “Except when my wedding coordinator pulled me over to sit down and eat.” The 36-year-old from Portland, Oregon, is part of…

August 21, 2026 — 7:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIf all goes to plan, western Sydney will soon experience perhaps the most transformational month in its history.While the government has not yet announced a date for the Bankstown Metro extension, Transport for NSW documents have suggested it may open around October 18. A week later, on October 25, the first passenger flight – JQ632 to the Gold Coast – will leave from Western Sydney Airport. Two weeks after that, on November 7, Powerhouse Parramatta will open its doors to…

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 20, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Brian Hickerson broke his silence on Hayden Panettiere‘s death through his attorney Sloan Ellis, who said the investigation is ongoing and police have confirmed no signs of foul play. The statement said they had no further comment out of respect for Panettiere’s loved ones. • Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, attributed their estrangement to the “involvement of a toxic individual who I believe led to her death” in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. Vogel said her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The daughter of a New York grandmother who vanished while visiting Las Vegas nearly two weeks ago has traveled across the country to search for her mother, checking hospitals and morgues as the family grows increasingly desperate for answers.Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother of five, was reported missing Aug. 10, two days after she was last seen while visiting a longtime friend in Las Vegas, according to her family.”We have checked hospitals,” Goods’ daughter, Kristen Goods, told FOX5 Vegas. “We have checked morgues.”SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMAN WHO VANISHED AFTER SENDING MESSAGE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukraine is buying a homegrown glide bomb that could help its pilots strike Russian forces from a safer distance while relying less on weapons supplied by the U.S. and Europe.The new weapon is called the Vyrivniuvach, or “Equalizer.” It was developed by Ukrainian company DG Industry with support from Brave1, a government-backed defense technology group.A Ukrainian military official told Ukrinform that the bomb has finished testing and is now being bought for the armed forces. Fox News Digital has reached out to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense for more details.Until now, Ukraine’s warplanes…

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville did not mince words when he unloaded on his party’s far-left insurgency Thursday. “We get subjugated by some of the more outspoken people who, by the way, [are] not even Democrats,” Carville said during a video news conference. “I wish they’d take the word Democrat out of their name. I have no idea why the democratic socialists — if you hate the Democratic Party so much, well, then don’t use our goddamn name. Go think of your own name.” He was one of several speakers at a media event promoting the Promise To America, a set of principles created…

As the end of August brings (marginally) cooler weather to the northern hemisphere, travellers who have sensibly shunned hot urban centres might be looking to get back to city breaks. For a little inspiration, hotel chain Premier Inn decided to try to classify the most beautiful cities to visit in summer using a bit of science. The company collected images of over 60 major cities across the globe in summertime and, using eye-tracking technology, studied which pictures people were drawn to quickest and where their gazes lingered the longest. These are the world’s most beautiful summer cities The study revealed…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe article by Sherryn Groch and Michael Bachelard may well be the most important for politics in a generation (“Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal election”, August 21). It reports their findings about the links between the Brethren and far-right politicians trying to influence the outcome of the last election using dirty tricks. Extremism, whether of right or left, always threatens to corrupt politics. As the Coalition moved further and further to the right, despite protests from Liberal…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We’ve all been there: your alarm goes off late, the kids are dragging their feet and the threat of missing the bus suddenly feels very real. Thankfully, getting the troops ready to head out the door is a whole lot easier when you have cozy slip‑on shoes that you can throw on in seconds. We tracked down a rich mom slipper — the same style Jessica Alba wears — that’s stylish enough for school drop‑offs but comfortable enough for year-round…