NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Senate nominee and former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, missed nearly one in five votes in the Alaska House of Representatives and more than a third of Bethel City Council meetings during her time in office, records show.Peltola missed 794 of 4,265 state House votes, or 18.6%, during her five terms from 1999 to 2009, according to legislative records, and 22 of 60 city council meetings, or 36.67% from 2011 to 2013, according to city records.Her attendance record is now raising questions about her commitment to public service as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A slumping star player is the last thing a team wants with the MLB postseason just around the corner. And yet, everyone from the World Series favorites to the Wild Card hopefuls is dealing with it in some capacity.The question now is whether it’s too late for those players to turn things around or if there’s still time for them to build enough momentum for a postseason peak. FOX Sports MLB writers Rowan Kanver and Deesha Thosar dive into that and more in this week’s MLB Roundtable:What is the most important thing…

Two workers at a taxpayer-funded homeless shelter in San Francisco were busted for allegedly hiding a violent gunman after he shot a police officer. Oliver Barcenas, 36, and Erika Porter, 45, were both arrested for harboring an attempted murder suspect who shot an SF Police Department officer in May, according to an announcement made by San Francisco Police on Friday. “Attempting to assist an armed gunman evade capture after shooting a police officer is unconscionable,” Chief Derrick Lew said. “Thankfully, our officers captured this violent suspect despite the efforts by two individuals to help him. I want to thank all…

She’s teachers’ newest pet. OnlyFans star Sophie Rain is offering to pay for teachers’ school supplies by fulfilling their Amazon wish lists — and told The Post she’s been inundated with 50,000 requests in just 48 hours. “We have spent around $170,000 and cleared 520 carts. It’s been way more than I expected … and more messages are still coming in,” she said on Saturday, just two days after she made the announcement on her Instagram page. “They’re coming from all over … California, Texas, Canada, UK … I knew teachers needed help, but seeing that many people send their classroom lists in such…

Published on 22/08/2026 – 17:28 GMT+2 It was his first public engagement after the summer break: Two days after the complete extinguishing of the forest fire in the Hürtgen Forest, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) visited the affected area today to thank the emergency services. Merz was met with boos and whistles. Numerous onlookers gathered on the village square where Merz arrived. At times the chancellor was barely audible, as his words were drowned out. A member of the Hürtgenwald volunteer fire brigade expressed anger at the loud reactions. “Those who are shouting and whistling should turn that negative energy…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is “walking away from a bad deal” with the United States and will match 50 per cent tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” in industries like steel and dairy. Carney confirmed he was “reluctantly” adding tariffs that would add costs in some areas for Canadians, but insisted they were necessary to retaliate against United States President Donald Trump’s levies.“We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they asked,” Carney declared in Ottawa on Saturday morning.The prime minister said talks had taken place with the United States over the past year, and accelerated in recent…

August 21, 2026 — 3:31pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFormer defence force chief Mark Binskin may return to Israel to follow up his initial investigation into the fatal drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom as Israel seeks to calm the Australian government’s anger over a decision not to prosecute the officers involved in her killing.Reparations could also be paid to Frankcom’s family if a formal request is lodged, Israel’s ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman said on Friday as the envoy adopted a strikingly more conciliatory tone…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate has been out of session for about two weeks. It’s convened in brief “pro forma” sessions for just a couple of moments on four occasions since senators called it quits for more than a month at 4:57 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 8.Pro forma sessions are where the Senate huddles for just a few seconds, gaveling in and gaveling out with a skeleton crew. It’s rare that more than one senator is even in the chamber.The Senate truly isn’t back for debate and votes until the afternoon of Monday, Sept.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ryan McMahon was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 left thumb sprain Friday, but the New York Yankees third baseman said he’ll just miss the minimum amount of time.”Not great news. Could have been worse,” McMahon said before the Yankees opened a three-game series with Toronto. “Obviously I’m not happy with it, but thankful that most likely no surgery and just the minimal time.”McMahon was injured on a play at second base in Wednesday’s 5-3 win at Baltimore. He singled in the second inning and jammed his thumb…

A Hofstra University political science professor has been trapped in a nearly one-year investigatory nightmare after a colleague reported him for racial discrimination for using the phrase “word salad.” Professor Richard Himelfarb made the remark at a Nov. 3, 2025 faculty meeting about proposed new courses at the private Long Island University. Santiago Slabodsky, the chair of the school’s Jewish Studies program, sparked an outcry when he proposed two courses — one on conspiracy theories and another tying religion to “revolutionary movements in Latin America” be taught in his department, Himelfarb told The Post. When five professors objected, Slabodsky allegedly…

A Northern California city once known for its grim Gold Rush-era hangings is now in the running to be crowned one of the merriest Christmas towns in America by the Hallmark Channel. Placerville, located in El Dorado County, was founded in 1848 and was originally known as Dry Diggins before earning the unfortunate name “Hangtown.” During the Gold Rush, the discovery of gold in nearby rivers and mountains brought a surge of newcomers to the area. Several frontier justice hangings during that period ultimately gave the community its notorious nickname, which it carried until 1854. Today, it is home to…

August 22, 2026 — 11:59pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWelcome to the new-look Superquiz! Easier to play on your mobile, the new quiz features a fresh design and more interactive features.Click here to tell us what you think of the new format. Got questions or want to know more? Scroll past the quiz to see our FAQs.By Andrew BrooksWhy has the quiz changed?Our new quiz format is faster, smoother and easier to play on your mobile.We’ve also introduced several new features. For the first time, you’ll see how other…

Lindsay Clancy’s final words to her middle child were revealed right before the defense rested its case in her ongoing murder trial. Dr. Avram Mack took the stand on Friday, August 21, to testify about the hours that led up to Clancy, 36, killing Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, on January 24, 2023. Mack, who is a psychiatrist, was hired to evaluate Clancy for the state in April 2026. During his testimony, Mack said Clancy told him she heard a male voice on the afternoon of the murders saying, “You should kill the kids. This is your…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a rule Friday that would require states to provide lists of voters who received mail-in ballots to the agency.The USPS rule, first proposed on June 2, moves to align the agency with President Donald Trump’s March 31 executive order, which, among other things, ordered the agency to mandate that all states that plan to use USPS to send mail-in ballots notify the agency at least 90 days before an election and to send USPS a list of eligible voters the state plans on providing a…