Mychal Threets is sharing an update on his wellness amid the Reading Rainbow host’s recent hospitalization. “I just wanted to apologize for worrying so many people,” Threets, 36, said in a video shared via Threads on Saturday, August 22. “I just got back from a five-day stay at the hospital, a five-day psychiatric hold. I haven’t been OK for what feels like a very, very long time. I am not OK. But I have hope that I will get to OK.” He continued, “I’m on the struggle bookmobile. It’s gonna take a long time for me to be OK. It’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Connecticut police officers were shot, and a suspect was killed, after an attempted arrest led to a car chase and exchange of gunfire near Hartford late Friday, authorities said.Hartford police officers were investigating what the department described as illegal activity at about 11:07 p.m., when a male suspect ran from the scene.An officer chased the suspect and attempted to take him into custody. During a struggle, the officer felt what he believed was a gun in the suspect’s waistband, according to Hartford police.The suspect managed to get into a car and…

A member of New York’s police watchdog group once compared cops to the Ku Klux Klan in an outrageous social media message, the NYPD’s detectives’ union revealed, as they called on the city to “clean house” in the organization. Civilian Complaint Review Board investigator Amadee Bility implied cops and the KKK are one and the same in a 2020 Facebook post, according to a screen shot of the entry. “The reason u don’t see cops shutting down KKK rallies is the same reason u don’t see hannah montana and miley cyrus sitting in the same room,” her post read. Bility…

August 23, 2026 — 9:03amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe Sydney Marathon scheduled for next Sunday has again put the city on the map, but maybe not the right map.When organisers of the TCS Sydney Marathon unveiled the official 2026 medal that is engraved with the major landmarks along the 42.2 km course past the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and St Mary’s Cathedral, marathon runners spotted a detour that could add substantial distance … and time.Sydney Marathon competitors will get this medal, complete with various icons of…

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver is mourning the death of his 2-year-old son, also named Ed. “On behalf of the entire Buffalo Bills organization, we want to publicly express our condolences to Ed Oliver and his family on the devastating loss of his son,” the team’s general manager, Brandon Beane, wrote in a Saturday, August 22, statement shared via social media. “It’s an unthinkable tragedy for any parent.” He continued, “We will continue to support Ed and his family as we all grieve this loss.” ESPN and NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe further reported via X that a source…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Massachusetts fishermen spent three hours fighting to reel in what they at first thought was a shark, but turned out to be likely the largest Atlantic blue marlins ever caught off the East Coast.Damon Stacco said the day started off with no luck, then after he and client Walter Chapman loaded up the boat with yellowfin tuna, he saw a fin while fishing roughly 100 miles off Cape Cod.A “huge dorsal,” he wrote on his Instagram page. “Am I really seeing this? Four feet high but pointed. A blue hue flashed…

Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx co-owner Marc Lore has agreed to sell his controlling stake in the franchises to businessman and limited partner Marc Stad. The deal values the NBA and WNBA franchises at $4.5 billion, ESPN reported.Alex Rodriguez, a 14-time MLB All-Star and FOX MLB studio analyst, said Friday that he plans to increase his equity stake in both franchises. Lore, meanwhile, will retain a minority stake. The size of Lore’s and Rodriguez’s respective ownership stakes was not immediately clear. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS.COM Lore stepped away from his roles as co-owner and co-chairman to focus…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It didn’t take long for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to his goalscoring ways with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.Ronaldo on Friday made his first appearance for Al-Nassr since the 2026 FIFA World Cup and scored in the 83rd minute, just 22 minutes after coming on as a substitute. Ronaldo skillfully shielded the ball upon receiving a pass from Ayman Yahya from the right wing and scored with his left foot.This marks Ronaldo’s first goal of the 2026-27 Saudi Pro League campaign and his 977th career goal. Al-Nassr opened the Saudi Pro…

A fast-moving wildfire near the Tahoe region has exploded to roughly 2,500 acres, with evacuation warnings now in effect for California communities near the Nevada border. The Hawk Fire was estimated at 2,500 acres as of 3 p.m. Saturday, according to fire crews. The blaze is spreading rapidly and could already be larger. The fire erupted northeast of Verdi in Washoe County, Nevada, about 30 to 40 miles north of the Lake Tahoe area. High winds and low humidity have helped the flames race across the landscape. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports and…

One morning in October 2024, the writer Julie Summers received a call at her home in Oxford conveying astonishing news.  A boot containing the remains of a human foot had been found on the north flank of Mount Everest. A woolen sock tucked into the boot bore a white name tape, with red letters spelling out: A.C. IRVINE.  Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a 22-year-old college student who accompanied British mountaineer George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt to summit Everest, had been lost for more than a century. Noel Odell, a fellow Everest expedition member, was the last person to glimpse…

August 23, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIn 2006, the now-deceased Muslim cleric Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali caused outrage when he gave a sermon comparing women who do not wear a headscarf to “uncovered meat” who invited sexual assault.“If you take uncovered meat and place it outside … without cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats’ or the uncovered meat’s?” he lectured a group of about 500 worshippers at a Ramadan sermon.“The uncovered meat is the problem. If she…

Jessie James Decker is opening up about her decision to remove her breast implants. “I’ve officially locked in the date and made the decision to take out my VERY large breast implants,” Decker, 38, wrote via Instagram on Friday, August 21. “I know I’ve been talking about this for probably six months, but I’m finally setting things into motion!” The country singer underwent a breast augmentation in 2021 before ultimately deciding to get the implants taken out. “Ultimately, I would love to explant altogether, but I know myself, and realistically I’m not sure I’m totally ready for that yet,” Decker…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without previously having a husband serve in Congress, died Friday at 94.Her son, Bill Kassebaum, told The Associated Press that she died of natural causes.”She loved Kansas. She loved people from Kansas and representing Kansas for 18 years in the U.S. Senate,” he told AP. “She was an independent-minded Republican who was willing to stand up for what she thought was right, even if that meant going against the party.”Kassebaum Baker won election to the Senate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympique de Marseille has a new captain, and he’s someone who United States men’s national team fans should be very familiar with.Marseille opened its Ligue 1 campaign against RC Strasbourg Alsace on Friday and U.S. men’s national team winger Tim Weah captained the French club in its 4-0 win. Weah started at right back and went the full 90 minutes.Weah was a key player under Marseille’s former manager Habib Beye, but new manager Bruno Génésio has pushed Weah even more by awarding him the captain’s armband. Weah completed his permanent transfer to…

An Ukrainian woman who was reported missing in Southern California more than a year ago may have booked it to Mexico, police announced Friday. Ganna Kovrizhynkh, who was 38 when she vanished in San Diego area last July, “likely had voluntarily crossed into Mexico,” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced. Investigators were able to make contact with Kovrizhynkh on August 7 and verified her identity. She is reported to be staying in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, which hundreds of miles south of the US-Mexico border. A friend had reported Kovrizhynkh missing after she was driving through San Diego…