Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, has revealed what she claims she told authorities at the scene of her daughter’s death after the late actress was found unresponsive from an apparent drug overdose. “[The officer] said to me, ‘Well, what do you think about Brian Hickerson?’ And I said, ‘I think he’s culpable,’” Vogel, 70, told the Daily Mail in an extensive interview published on Saturday, August 22, alleging that her daughter’s on-again, off-again boyfriend played some type of role in her untimely death. Us has reached out to Hickerson, 37, for comment. Panettiere died on Sunday, August 16, after…

“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez completed her egg-freezing journey and vowed to continue sharing updates, despite complaining last week about the “negativity” she’s faced for her social media postings on the process. The 36-year-old Bronx and Queens congresswomen took her nearly 10 million Instagram followers along for the final day of the two week process — egg retrieval day — documenting the day starting at 5:30 a.m., in a post shared on Saturday. Ocasio-Cortez was decked out in skincare eye masks for the procedure, which she thought “was a really nice way to bring some lightness to this process,” she said.…

August 23, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIn a week’s time, Melissa Donnelly will take over as secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, replacing Sally McManus who has served in the position for a decade.Fitz: Ms Donnelly, I do want to talk about the ACTU, AI, ALP, and the CFMEU – WTAF? – but for the moment let’s put the “you” in ACTU, and explore your background. What led you to this extraordinary position?Melissa Donnelly: “The average union member in Australia is a woman in…

Poison frontman Bret Michaels has canceled his remaining scheduled concerts amid his ongoing kidney stone surgery recovery. “Following Bret Michaels’ comeback show at The Bowl at Sugar Hill, doctors and paramedics determined immediately after the show that he still needs additional rest and recovery from his recent surgeries,” a Saturday, August 21, statement shared via the singer’s Facebook page read. “Bret will be taking the next several months off to heal and get back to 100 percent.” Michaels, 63, performed at Georgia’s The Bowl at Sugar Hill on Friday, August 21 — his first concert since undergoing surgery last month.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A couple’s anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video.The couple, Victoria Puyol and Joshua Card, were visiting Gatlinburg to celebrate their seventh anniversary when they stopped at The Spice & Tea Exchange on Friday, which is where Card spotted an unexpected visitor near the entrance.”There’s a bear,” Card recalled saying.At first, Puyol said she didn’t quite process what was happening, but when Card and the store…

A woman was found dead in a Bronx apartment on Friday afternoon — and authorities are eyeing her mentally ill son as a possible homicide suspect, according to sources. Josefa Guzman-DeCarmen, 57, was found unconscious by first responders inside her apartment at 1236 Grand Concourse with trauma to her head and torso. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. Sources told The Post that Guzman-DeCarmen’s mentally disturbed 33-year-old son is considered a person of interest in the investigation.  She was declared dead at the scene. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Read the full article…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAAs half a dozen different psychedelic drugs close in on regulatory approval in the United States we are on the cusp of a new kind of one-stop-shop mental healthcare clinic – a psychedelic clinic where patients drop in, are dosed with a variety of different psychoactive drugs, and then sent on their way.When Australia’s drug regulator unexpectedly rescheduled psilocybin and MDMA in 2023, giving authorised psychiatrists the ability to prescribe these substances as medicines, the race to start the psychedelic clinic business kicked off.…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! What’s one way to get that rich yacht wife look? Well, we have to take a peek at what Lindsay Lohan is wearing to get the inspo. The actress has been enjoying “precious moments” on the boat while dishing out some incredibly seaworthy outfits. Her latest style stopped Us in our tracks, and it all had to do with her satin white maxi dress. The Freakier Friday actress shared a carousel of photos on Instagram enjoying “ocean hair, family and no…

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act” into law on Saturday, just days after a radical left-wing operative crashed the journalist’s Capitol interview and launched a crude personal attack on him. Assembly Bill 2624 expands California’s Safe at Home program to employees of nonprofits that serve people navigating the immigration system. Critics have blasted the measure as a way to intimidate people “trying to shine light on bad behavior.” The law takes effect Oct. 1, 2027. The program already covers domestic violence survivors, elder abuse victims and reproductive and gender-affirming health care workers by providing substitute mailing…

August 23, 2026 — 11:58amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFor Mel Schneider and her kids, it is difficult to do spontaneous things such as a movie night or a family holiday – things most families don’t even have to think about.The Melbourne mother of four, whose 15-year-old son, Wil, has defied the odds to survive several rare illnesses from birth, said even the decision to go for a last-minute drive required careful planning.Mel Schneider and two of her children, Leo, 12, and Wil, 15.Eddie Jim“Everything is around where he…

Reality TV star June “Mama June” Shannon’s daughter Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird is opening up about her new OnlyFans venture, revealing how much she says she makes per day on the adult-only content site. “I know people don’t agree with what I do and my work and whatever the cast may be that they don’t agree with, but that is a huge deal for me,” Pumpkin, 26, said while appearing on the Friday, August 21, episode of “The TMZ Podcast.” “It’s like being humbled, being blessed, being very grateful for the amount of opportunities that that’s brought to me,” she continued,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a gang-related shooting that left a 17-year-old dead during a high school football game in Bakersfield, California, authorities told Fox News Digital.The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at Independence High School as the school hosted Centennial High School for its season opener, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.Neither the suspect nor the victim attended Independence High School, police confirmed to Fox News Digital.Police said that while the shooting was not directly related to the football game, it happened while the game…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A woman in Brazil was found guilty this week of living with a foster family for more than a year while pretending to be a child, officials said.Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, who is in reality 37 years old, was convicted of fraud and false identity on Thursday, according to a translated release from the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in Brazil.Oliveira, who the family took in as their daughter for 14 months until her scheme was uncovered, claimed she had fled abuse.FEDS BUST ONE OF LARGEST ALLEGED MARRIAGE FRAUD SCHEMES…

North Beach in San Francisco was temporarily shut down Saturday after a 58-foot fishing boat carrying roughly 1,000 gallons of diesel ran aground at Point Reyes National Seashore, officials said. The fishing vessel ran aground Friday morning, prompting a multi-agency response as crews worked to remove its potentially hazardous cargo. The boat can hold up to 2,800 gallons of fuel and was believed to have about 1,000 gallons of diesel onboard when it grounded. A unified command involving the US Coast Guard and National Park Service was established to handle the response, with help from Marin County Fire, the National…

A family meeting Goofy at Disneyland got an unexpected surprise when they realized an A-list actor had been watching the adorable interaction from just a few feet away: Matt Damon. Loryn Powell posted the unexpected celebrity sighting on Instagram Friday after capturing what was supposed to be a special family moment: her young daughter’s first encounter with Goofy at Goofy’s Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. The video shows Powell’s husband crouching next to their daughter as Goofy, wearing his chef uniform, comes over to greet them. The girl excitedly waves at the character before wrapping her arms around…