August 21, 2026 — 10:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAJohn Silvester has been named the most outstanding columnist in Australia at the Kennedy Awards, one of six Age and Sydney Morning Herald journalists and artists to receive gongs at this year’s awards.A Melbourne crime reporter for The Age for more than 30 years, Silvester was recognised for his popular Naked City column at the ceremony in Sydney on Friday night.Silvester has been a senior crime reporter for The Age over three decades. Joe Armao.Age cartoonist Matt Golding won the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Socialist Nithya Raman drew loud groans and hisses from a crowd of Democrats during the Los Angeles mayoral debate after she fumbled while explaining her decision to hire the political consulting firm behind disgraced former Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign.After winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine, Platner, also a socialist, dropped out of the race in July after several sexual misconduct allegations. Even before the allegations arose, Platner had stirred significant controversy over his history of inflammatory statements and a chest tattoo critics say resembles a well-known Nazi symbol.…

President Donald Trump said earlier this week that any governor or local government official should want to welcome the construction of AI data centers. “The construction jobs are enormous. We’re building the biggest plants anywhere in the world. And I can say, if I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous, and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous,” Trump said at the White House…

California drivers could soon get a little relief as the Trump administration moves to pump the market with more gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it is issuing an emergency fuel waiver designed to increase the domestic gasoline supply by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day and bring down prices for Golden State motorists. The change takes effect Sept. 1, when the EPA will allow the sale of E10 gasoline — fuel containing 10% ethanol — at a higher volatility level than normally permitted during the summer.  The move allows the transition out of the more restrictive…

Navigating a world with peanut allergies can be… well, nuts. Even if you’re not the one who’s allergic. More than six million Americans have a food allergy, and peanuts are the third-most common allergen. And it doesn’t just impact those who can’t eat it: Because reactions can be deadly, peanut-free policies and other restrictions are common in places like schools and restaurants. But a Minnesota-based startup is developing a new “hypoallergenic” peanut that could bring the salty snack back to hospitals, planes, cafeterias and restaurants without causing allergic reactions. Nurtured Nuts CEO Bryant Williams sought to remove three of the…

Published on 21/08/2026 – 11:26 GMT+2 A European Commission official close to discussions over the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine has told Euronews that Kyiv has suggested that the next defence funding envelope could be used to acquire anti-ballistic missile systems, among other capabilities. The official could not specify whether these would be the American-made Patriot air defence missile system or its European equivalent — the Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG ground-to-air missile system — as the discussions were ongoing and no formal product schedule had been placed. The upcoming order is expected to be made before September, with missiles and…

A clearer picture of the choices Ontarians will face at the ballot box is set to emerge this afternoon as nominations for the fall municipal elections come to a close. Would-be candidates have until 2 p.m. to register for the Oct. 26 vote, though some early birds — including mayoral hopefuls in Toronto and Mississauga, Ont. — have already begun making their pitches in earnest.The last few days have seen a flurry of high-profile entries, including former Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who is running to represent the east-end Toronto ward of Beaches—East York.Some political observers have raised concerns over the number of seats showing…

August 21, 2026 — 9:07pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe symbolic heart of Brisbane could be completely reimagined under a plan floated by the Schrinner LNP council.Proposals to “revitalise” King George Square will be accepted through a public tender process, with the Pig ‘N’ Whistle pub lease expiring at the end of this year.A revamp could be as limited as just replacing the venue and upgrading its direct surroundings, or comprise a complete overhaul of the entire space through private investment.King George Square is in the centre of the…

Perez Hilton’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, has been granted temporary custody of the blogger’s three children. Us can confirm that Judge Laura Cruz granted Teresita the power to do “all things necessary for the care” of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, on Tuesday, August 18 in Miami-Dade County. The judge’s ruling specifies that Hilton (real name Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) is still the children’s legal parent but that Teresita is taking custody on a temporary basis. Under the temporary arrangement, any “visitation with [Perez and his children] shall be supervised either with an agreed upon family member or a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Fentanyl deaths plummet amid Trump’s sweeping crackdown2. Declassified FBI files reveal what agents knew about Eric Swalwell 3. Pastor claims city is no longer ‘under American laws’ MAJOR HEADLINESSTARTING OVER — Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband has quietly remarried amid her murder trial. Continue reading …ATTACK THWARTED — DOJ releases images of woman accused of stocking up for New York State Capitol bomb plot. Continue reading …MYSTERY DEEPENS — Former first lady…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Fentanyl-linked deaths plunged 22% in a single year as the Trump White House credits its border crackdown, campaign against drug cartels and arrests of convicted fentanyl traffickers for helping drive down the deadly toll.Synthetic opioid deaths, which include fentanyl, fell from 48,913 in 2024 to 38,084 in 2025, according to CDC figures cited by the White House — a decline of more than 10,000 deaths. Total drug overdose deaths fell 14% during the same period, from 81,313 to 69,973.The Trump administration provided the figures to Fox News Digital in honor of…

Neutrogena broke its silence Thursday following the death of Hayden Panettiere and mounting backlash over the skincare brand’s alleged treatment of the actress, acknowledging that it made her “feel unsupported during a very difficult time.” Panettiere, known for her roles in “Nashville” and “Remember the Titans,” died Sunday at 36 after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina.Preliminary autopsy results found no signs of trauma that contributed to her death, Fox News Digital previously confirmed. In the days following her death, fans unearthed comments made by Panettiere, who worked with Neutrogena from…

Jaw-dropping new footage shows the moment a small plane collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter this week in a “very violent crash” that left the pilot dead and two troopers injured. The video shows the helicopter hovering slightly above the ground Wednesday before the Cessna 150 barrels into frame and smashes into the chopper, littering Carlisle Regional Airport with debris from both aircraft. The pilot of the plane, Paul Sokoloski, a 57-year-old emergency room doctor from Hershey, died at the scene. Miraculously, the two state troopers aboard the helicopter received only minor injuries. The Pennsylvania State Police crew had…

Florida’s only Pizza Hut Classic, featuring the nostalgic red plastic cups, vinyl booths, Tiffany-style lamps and checkerboard tablecloths reminiscent of the 1980s, has become so popular that employees from other locations have been brought in to help accommodate the influx of guests at the Homosassa Springs restaurant. “We have a big responsibility,” Tim Sparks, president of Wichita, Kansas-based Daland Corp., which operates 82 dine-in Pizza Huts, told Fox News Digital. “We always want to provide great service, and we always want to provide a great product. But when you get put under a spotlight like this, and people are coming from two…

Published on 21/08/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2 International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with sanctions. “The sanction against me this time was something I had anticipated to an extent, so I’m not surprised,” Akane said in a statement released on X by her publisher Bungei Shunju. “The important thing is not to let this be the beginning of the demise of international rule of law.” The United States sanctioned Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal on Tuesday as part of…