There is a saying in Brussels: in a legislative term, you spend the first year thinking about what you want to do, the second year announcing it, and the third to fifth years actually doing it. By that logic, this is von der Leyen’s last real window to unveil big initiatives she might still see through before she leaves office. So, what made the cut, and what won’t? Let’s dive in. Three tipping points are shaping von der Leyen’s speech: climate change turning from forecast to lived reality after devastating wildfires and heatwaves, AI technology moving faster than anticipated, and…

September 16, 2026 — 5:24pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAKevin Parker, the frontman of Tame Impala frontman and the Fremantle Dockers’ number one ticket holder, has been spotted sporting his team’s jersey while performing on the band’s Deadbeat tour in America.But an alteration to the outfit has rekindled simmering tension between the team’s fan base and one of its major sponsors.Kevin Parker of Tame Impala performs at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Parker is wearing a Fremantle Dockers top, but with the logo of major sponsor Woodside covered…

Jackson Olson had the full support of his girlfriend, Maggie Sajak, for his Dancing With the Stars debut. Olson, 28, kicked off the Tuesday, September 15, premiere with a Savannah Bananas-themed cha-cha to “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls alongside pro partner Emma Slater. At the end of the duo’s high-energy routine, the cameras cut to Sajak, 31, in the front row. Olson, who scored a 15 out of 30 for the number, has been dating the Wheel of Fortune correspondent since April. “It’s really cool because we’re obviously living very different lives right now on the opposite side of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military released dramatic new video on Tuesday showing parts of one of the largest combat search-and-rescue operations in its history, including the moment elite Air Force pararescue operators reached a badly injured American airman stranded deep inside Iran.The footage documents portions of the massive April operation to rescue the two-man crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, after the fighter was shot down by an Iranian shoulder-fired missile.The pilot, known as Dude44 Alpha, and the backseat weapons systems officer, Dude44 Bravo, ejected from the aircraft and landed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Democratic state lawmaker Mike Katz won Delaware’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, sending the state’s GOP-backed candidate into a November fight against the Democratic nominee for a seat Republicans have not won in more than three decades.Katz defeated retired Army colonel John Shulli in the two-way Republican primary and will face three-term Democratic Sen. Chris Coons in the Nov. 3 general election.Katz, a pediatric anesthesiologist and business owner, previously served in the Delaware state Senate as a Democrat after winning election to the chamber in 2008. He represented the state’s 4th Senate…

NBC4 Los Angeles reporter Eliana “Eli” Moreno and pilot George Marciniw were identified as the two people aboard the station’s helicopter when it crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, killing three people. Moreno was a veteran aerial reporter who went by “Eli in the Heli” on Instagram. Marciniw was a highly experienced pilot who had logged more than 14,000 hours in the chopper. The NewsChopper4 was hovering near Nordhoff Street while covering a separate deadly Metro bus collision when it suddenly lost altitude and plunged to the ground. NBC4 and Telemundo 52 released a statement late Tuesday: “We are deeply saddened…

Days after giving birth to her first child, Jill Deutsch was hobbling to a doctor’s appointment on a bum ankle when the baby nurse she hired to help care for her newborn called her — with specific meal demands. First, it was a Big Mac with a fountain soda for lunch. Then came a request for a specific cut of salmon for dinner — and she demanded to know the seasoning ahead of time. “I had this ankle brace on. I’m on the crosstown bus, which was mobbed. I’m carrying a soda, her Big Mac, the fish, and then my…

Published on 16/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 On today’s special edition of Europe Today: Méabh Mc Mahon from Brussels and Maria Tadeo from Strasbourg set the stage for the day’s key announcements and themes from today’s State of the Union. Interviews with: Charles Michel, former European Council President Nicolas Herbst, MEP from the European People’s Party Bernd Lange, MEP from the Socialist & Democrats Sergei Lagodinski, MEP from the Greens/EFA Charlie Weimers, MEP from the European Conservatives & Reformists Reporting from the ground and our studio: Jorge Liboreiro with an analysis of what’s at stake for Ursula von der Leyen Vincenzo…

Spain is on course to welcome 100 million international visitors this year, but amid concerns over mass tourism, the country is rethinking how it manages continued growth. In a presentation at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Carlos Ruiz González, director of the Spanish Tourist Office for the Gulf region at Turespaña, outlined how Spain’s Tourism 2030 plan will put people and sustainability at the centre of its next phase of growth – with residents and lesser-visited destinations a key focus. Developed in consultation with more than 200 tourism experts, businesses, government bodies and other organisations, the plan recognises that destinations…

September 16, 2026 — 4:05pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWestern Australia’s planning commission has approved an application for the next stage of works on a new emergency department at Royal Perth Hospital.The new works would see the construction of a nine-storey hospital building (S Block), a three-storey enclosed link structure between S Block and the existing R Block, emergency and vehicle access and public realm improvements.Artist impression of the new nine-storey emergency department building at Royal Perth Hospital.This is in addition to stage 1 of the $807.3 million expansion…

Rob Reiner left a lasting impression on Hollywood down to one of his final performances as a guest star on The Bear prior to his death in 2025. “Rob is such an incredible force,” The Bear coexecutive producer and lead culinary producer, Courtney Storer, exclusively told Us on Monday, September 14, at the 2026 Emmy Awards after working with Reiner on season 4 of the FX series. Storer, 42, noted that having Rob and his late wife, Michele Singer Reiner, join them on set “and being able to love him and get to meet him and be around him. I…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Multiple executions are scheduled in the U.S. in as many states within a 24-hour window this week.Georgia and Texas had each planned to put a man to death within an hour of each other on Wednesday before a court stepped in to halt the one in Georgia for now, while Alabama is set to carry out another execution the following day. Texas remains scheduled to execute LeJames Norman on Wednesday after a Georgia judge stayed Stacey Humphreys’ execution late Tuesday.In the Peach State, 53-year-old Stacey Humphreys was set to be executed on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A handful of House Republicans rebuked President Donald Trump’s operation in Iran on Tuesday, joining Democrats to pass a resolution aimed at reining in the commander-in-chief’s war powers.Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., introduced the war powers resolution that was backed by 14 of his fellow House Democrats, including Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo, and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. But it was Republicans who helped put the legislation over the edge.Seven House Republicans joined all 213 voting Democrats to pass the measure in a 220 to 204 vote late on Tuesday night. Opponents of the bill…

Veteran helicopter pilot and former news reporter Zoey Tur is weighing in on the deadly Chatsworth helicopter crash, offering a grim preliminary assessment of what may have gone wrong. Tur, who made history covering breaking news from the skies over Los Angeles, said audio from the crash appeared to capture signs of an engine failure shortly before the helicopter went down. “If you listen, you could hear the low rotor RPM annunciator horn going off. You could also hear the engine rev down. This was an engine failure, and slow response into entering an auto -rotation by PiC. No survivors,”…

A LongHorn Steakhouse is receiving new scrutiny after videos appearing to show roaches and food waste inside the restaurant’s kitchen have been spreading across social media. The videos were allegedly recorded at the Camp Creek Parkway location in East Point, Georgia, where an employee said he documented conditions after repeatedly raising concerns with managers and the company’s corporate offices, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Sean Headley, who began working at the restaurant in April, told the outlet he decided to record the videos because he believed the kitchen had become unsafe. “Really, it was the work environment and the conditions that we were working…