Anna Faris is opening up about her deep conversations with “religious” son Jack, 14, who she shares with ex Chris Pratt. “He’s as solid as a tugboat, emotionally,” Faris, 49, said on the Thursday, August 20, episode of the “Dear Chelsea” podcast. “He just doesn’t get easily jarred. He handles situations really well.” Faris then noted that her son is “religious,” leading host Chelsea Handler to wonder about the actress’ own feelings. “I didn’t grow up with religion,” Faris explained. “He’s asked me to accept Jesus Christ … I told him that I would do anything for him, including this,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police say a North Carolina girl, 12, was kidnapped by a 38-year-old man, who allegedly forced her into his truck before she was miraculously able to escape while he was parked at a DMV office.Daniel Gear allegedly abducted the girl, who has not been identified by authorities, while she was hanging out with his niece at his home on Aug. 16, WNCN reported.According to an arrest warrant, Gear abducted the girl without the consent of her parents or guardians with the intent of “terrorizing” her. Gear also pushed the girl to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Trump-appointed federal judge dealt a blow to Colorado’s effort to ramp up oversight of an ICE detention center by temporarily blocking key provisions in a state law after finding the state likely overstepped its authority.Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, ruling that Colorado likely crossed a constitutional line in a state law by imposing new requirements specifically targeting the GEO Group’s Aurora ICE Processing Center, which operates under a federal contract and is the state’s lone ICE detention center.”Here, GEO has shown that it is singled…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department is warning Americans to steer clear of parts of a South American country as violent crime, terrorism and kidnapping raise safety concerns among tourists.The State Department this week issued a Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for the nation of Ecuador.In the advisory, officials warned of widespread crime across Ecuador, including murders, assaults, kidnappings and armed robberies linked to drug trafficking.ROBBERIES, ASSAULTS AND RAPES SPUR NEW US TRAVEL WARNING FOR POPULAR CARIBBEAN GETAWAY”Areas with transnational criminal organizations have much higher rates of violent crime,” officials said. “U.S. citizens and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! INDYCAR is in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the Freedom 250, and the unique event is getting a unique trophy.The Freedom 250 will be a street race to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. It was designed as a 250-mile race on a 1.7-mile layout across landmark locations in D.C. Winning team owners will receive hardware built specifically for the event. The trophy scales and blends two D.C. icons: the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol dome.The trophy is a representation of this one-of-a-kind venue framed by two historic landmarks on either…

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday afternoon that US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin will be leaving the administration to take on a new outside legal role focused on the midterm and 2028 elections. Martin, 56, previously led the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, spearheading internal efforts to review Biden-era prosecutions of Trump, and helped push forward a criminal investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. “Ed Martin has been with me from the very beginning, and done an incredible job as an Attorney, Director of the Weaponization Working Group, and the United States Attorney for…

The San Antonio-based chain Whataburger, beloved by fans for its five-inch toasted buns and fresh, never-frozen beef patties, has served customers a new one-upper in its recent efforts to compete with larger fast food chains  — a $4 value meal menu, aptly coined “More for $4.” The high-value, low-cost selections on the freshly released menu include the Bacon & Cheese Whataburger Jr., the Whataburger Patty Melt Jr., the Honey BBQ Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr. and Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip Sandwich Jr — all “junior” takes on some of the chain’s iconic classics. Particularly hungry guests can upgrade these selections to…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 21/08/2026 – 20:19 GMT+2•Updated 20:48 Prince Harry’s return to the United Kingdom comes at a particularly sensitive time. As the Duke of Sussex prepares to spend more time in the country with his wife Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet, a serious consequence of his legal battle against the Daily Mail’s publishing group has arrived from the High Court in London: Harry and the other six claimants must pay a total of £9.54 million, around €11 million, as an initial payment towards the publisher’s legal costs. The sum is not linked to the Sussexes’ move…

The cost of tying the knot is exceeding many Canadian couples’ wedding budgets, a new Wealthsimple survey suggests. Sixty-nine per cent of married couples surveyed said they “felt pressured to spend more than they were comfortable with.”More than 1,200 people were surveyed regarding the costs of weddings, including those who paid for their own or turned up for someone else’s.In comparison, six per cent of couples said they spent “somewhat under budget” and just one per cent reported spending “very under budget.”On average, surveyed couples budgeted to spend $15,000, most of which came from personal savings. Yet, many couples’ final…

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,…