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Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell combine for big nights as Fever fall short against Liberty

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:05:18 -0400

New York had to earn this one down the stretch.

Two-time WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Leonie Fiebich made an immediate impact in her first game since July 3, adding 20 as the Liberty held off the Indiana Fever 109-102 on Saturday night. Jonquel Jones chipped in 19 points and 10 rebounds for New York, which improved to 23-15.

The game was tied at 100 before Stewart split a pair of free throws to put the Liberty in front. After an Indiana miss, Fiebich converted a basket through contact with 57.5 seconds remaining, though she missed the ensuing free throw.

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Caitlin Clark had a chance to answer on the other end, but her driving layup would not fall, and Fiebich came down with the rebound. Astier then drew a foul with less than 30 seconds remaining and sank both free throws to give New York a five-point cushion.

Both teams knew how important this game was, with playoff positioning at stake and the standings tight from third through eighth place. New York led by four at the half, and then Sabrina Ionescu and Fiebich got going. The pair combined for 19 of the Liberty’s 31 points in the period as New York extended its lead to 85-78 heading into the fourth.

Indiana rallied to tie it on Kelsey Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 1:44 left. Mitchell finished with 25 points. Aliyah Boston had 22 and Clark 21.

New York finally had its full lineup healthy for the first time in nearly six weeks as Fiebich played her first game since suffering a foot injury. Jones was back after missing most of the Liberty’s last game against Chicago on Tuesday with a tweaked left ankle.

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With Indiana visiting, there were rallies outside the arena before the game both for and against transgender women in sports. Fever reserve Sophie Cunningham had said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Cunningham was met with a mixture of boos and cheers from the sellout crowd.

Jones got going early, as she’s done ever since the All-Star break. The Liberty’s 6-foot-6 center had 17 points and seven rebounds at the half as New York held a 53-49 advantage.

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The Fever are in the middle of a brutal stretch of five road games in eight days. They have gone 2-2 so far.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Police make arrest after gunfire during California high school football game leaves 1 dead

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:53:37 -0400

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 was underway. The shooting occurred within the exterior fence of the football stadium, but outside the chain-link barrier surrounding the field and track.

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Officers found the 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to Kern Medical, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities have not publicly identified the victim.

Police announced the arrest of the 15-year-old suspect Saturday on suspicion of murder, firearm-related offenses and participating in a criminal street gang, police told Fox News Digital.

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Investigators said the suspect and victim knew one another and that the shooting "was not a random act of violence."

Police said a fight involving several people happened before the shooting. The gunfire erupted while the game was underway, sending players and spectators from the area, according to reports from the scene.

The game was canceled following the shooting.

Police told Fox News Digital that the gun used in the shooting has not been recovered. Investigators do not believe there are any additional suspects outstanding.

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Officers from the Kern High School District, Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to the campus after reports of gunfire.

"Our deepest sympathies remain with the family and loved ones of the 17-year-old who tragically lost his life. We also recognize the impact this incident will have on the family of the 15-year-old who was arrested," the Bakersfield Police Department said.

"Two young lives and two families have been forever changed by an act of violence, and we extend our compassion to everyone affected by this tragedy."

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Kern High School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Zulfa said Independence High School staff and members of the district police department responded immediately after the shooting to protect students and spectators, and assist law enforcement and emergency personnel.

The school district said it is working with law enforcement as the investigation continues and will review the circumstances surrounding the shooting, Zulfa said. Counseling and other support services will also be available to students and staff.

"Friday night should have been an evening of school spirit, friendship, and community—a time for students and families to come together and celebrate the beginning of a new school year. Instead, an act of violence forever changed the lives of those who were there and has deeply affected our entire District," Zulfa said.

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The investigation remains ongoing.

Fox News Digital also reached out to the Kern County District Attorney's Office for additional information but did not immediately receive a response.

Bandido, Athena put on a show at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:23:27 -0400

Ring of Honor’s (ROH) Death Before Dishonor event returned to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Friday night and the fans in the iconic pro wrestling venue got to witness some of the best matches of the year.

Title changes were few and far apart on the show, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying.

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Bandido put the Ring of Honor World Championship on the line against Nick Wayne. The two pro wrestlers put on one of the best matches of the entire year. Wayne was left bloodied after his face was scraped against the side of the steel steps.

The "Most Wanted" man and "The Prodigy" were building momentum to an insane finish. They each hit German suplexes on each other before Wayne nailed a cutter on Bandido. The sequence continued with a poisonrana from Bandido, but Wayne ate it and planted Bandido with a crucifix driver.

Wayne thought he was going to win the match at the end. He hit Bandido with the Prodigy Plex but Bandido was able to catch him off guard and roll him up with a crucifix pin.

Bandido’s victory was just an appetizer for the main event.

Athena was looking to continue her historic Ring of Honor Women’s Championship reign against Stardom’s Hazuki. Two of the best women’s pro wrestlers in the sport right now, Hazuki seemed to have an answer for everything Athena was throwing at her.

But it was pure grit that kept the "Fallen Goddess" alive in the match. She took a huge splash from Hazuki while lying on the announce table. Hazuki also hit her with a suplex on the aisle of the entrance ramp. Sure, Billie Starkz and Diamanté may have been at Athena’s side to back her up, but that’s what they were supposed to do.

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Athena finally got a chance to hit the O-Face and pinned Hazuki for the win. Athena’s title reign is up to 1,350 days.

Meanwhile, two ROH championships changed hands.

Action Andretti received help from Hook and Anthony Bowens to help defeat Lio Rush and capture the ROH TV Championship. It is Andretti’s first singles championship as a member of the Ring of Honor roster.

In a Fight Without Honor match, Andretti did what he could to leave Rush bloodied and a little more broken than before he came into the ring. Andretti nailed a gnarly 450 splash on Rush through the table.

Earlier in the night, The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and Dalton Castle put the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship on the line against Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, Lee Johnson).

Christian was able to get the pinfall with the help of Lethal’s leverage on the outside.

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The intensity of the crowd felt familiar as the chants of "this is awesome," rang out through the arena consistently. Now, Ring of Honor looks toward the fall in what’s shaping up to be a solid end of the year for some of its key wrestlers.

Full match results

Mina Shirikawa and Queen Aminata def. Vita Van and Vertvixen.
ELP def. Adam Brooks.
Komander def. AR Fox and Soleil.
Hechicero and Brian Cage def. Alec Price and Jordan Oliver.
Jay Lethal, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson def. Turbo Floyd, Truth Magnum and Dalton Castle to win the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship.
Deonna Purrazzo def. Steph De Lander to retain the ROH Women’s Pure Championship.

Red Velvet def. Skye Blue, Marina Shafir and Zayda Steel to retain the ROH Women’s TV Championship.
Lee Moriarty def. Katsuyori Shibata to retain the ROH Pure Championship.
Místico and Máscara Dorada def. Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos, Matthew Taven and Michael Bennett and Dante and Darius Martin to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
Daniel Garcia def. Adam Priest to advance in the Continental Challenge Cup.
Action Andretti def. Lio Rush to win the ROH TV Championship.
Bandido def. Nick Wayne to retain the ROH World Championship.
Athena def. Hazuki to retain the ROH Women’s World Championship.

Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:22:40 -0400

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.

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The woman later admitted to creating a false identity and age, the court said.

Oliveira had been living falsely as a child for 15 years in an "elaborate fraud," the Washington Post reported, using a high-pitched, childlike voice and even telling people she had been forced to get hormones to make her look older.

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She was sentenced to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, along with four months and 18 days of detention.

One of her lawyers, Lúcio Sousa, said that Oliveira’s scheme was how she "survived."

"She admits that she invented an identity," Sousa said before the verdict, according to the Post. "It was the way she found to survive. But she has been a vulnerable person for more than 20 years.

"She has lived on the streets, and there has been no allegation that she obtained any financial advantage, or committed robbery or theft, which, in theory, means the elements of fraud have not been established."

Oliveira said she never meant to hurt anyone.

"Of course, I deceived people, I lied," she said, according to police, the Post reported. "But I didn’t intend to scam anyone."

She said she wanted to experience the love she never got as a child.

"There was a certain void in me, a need to have that kind of care, so I always sought it out," she said.

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After the verdict, Sousa said in a statement on Instagram, they would "pursue all appropriate legal measures and appeals before the higher courts."

Judge denies Karmelo Anthony's bid for new trial after ex-lawyers detail dispute that kept him from testifying

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:00:26 -0400

A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony a new trial Saturday, after his attorneys argued that courtroom restrictions, hearings held without Anthony present and the handling of an unwritten agreement between his former lawyers and prosecutors violated his rights.

Retired District Judge Michael Chitty denied Anthony’s request after reviewing the motion, court record, evidence and arguments, briefs and relevant case law, according to his order. The order did not detail his reasoning for the decision.

The decision leaves Anthony’s murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in place. His challenge will continue on direct appeal.

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Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said his office expected the decision and remains confident in the case.

"We respect, and expected, the court’s decision denying the motion for a new trial. The jury’s guilty verdict stands, and we remain confident in the process," his statement said.

"Every defendant has the right to appeal, and our thoughts and prayers remain with the Metcalf family in the painful wake of last week’s hearing."

Chitty heard two days of testimony in McKinney, Texas, after Judge Sid Harle removed the judge who presided over Anthony’s murder trial, Judge John Roach, from the remaining trial court proceedings earlier this week.

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Harle found that a reasonable outside observer could question whether Roach appeared impartial after he publicly said the jury "got it right" and defended several of his trial decisions.

At the center of the new trial hearing was an oral agreement between Anthony’s original defense attorneys and prosecutors to keep potentially damaging character evidence involving both sides from reaching the jury.

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Former lead defense attorney Mike Howard testified that he understood the agreement to allow Anthony to testify if he stayed focused on the confrontation under the tent at a Frisco track meet.

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On the final day of the trial, prosecutors told the defense the agreement would not apply if Anthony took the stand and that the defense had opened the door to character evidence. Howard said the dispute led to a heated break in the proceedings and made Anthony unwilling to testify.

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Under cross-examination, Howard acknowledged the lawyers never expressly agreed on whether a testifying defendant was covered by the arrangement. He also said he could not say whether prosecutors acted in bad faith.

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Former defense attorney Toby Shook gave similar testimony Friday, saying the original defense team understood the agreement to include Anthony’s testimony about the confrontation. The position prosecutors took caught Shook off guard because the defense had always expected Anthony to take the stand in support of his self-defense claim.

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The defense also introduced a training presentation that lead prosecutor Bill Wirskye had used in continuing legal education courses on self-defense. One slide advised defense lawyers that the client "(probably) needs to testify."

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During a break, the defense updated Anthony and explained that Roach said he could not enforce the unwritten agreement, Shook testified. That left Anthony unsure whether testifying would allow prosecutors to introduce character evidence the agreement was meant to keep out.

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Wirskye disputed that the agreement was broken. He said the lawyers never discussed the details of what it would allow if Anthony testified and that prosecutors remained willing to honor it. The state feared testimony from Anthony or his mother could inadvertently open the door to character evidence, Wirskye said.

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Chitty also considered claims that courtroom access restrictions violated Anthony’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial and that jury instructions limited jurors’ ability to consider self-defense.

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Anthony, 19, was convicted in June of stabbing and killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during an altercation at a Frisco track meet. A Collin County jury sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison.

Hasan Piker sings mocking 'We Are Charlie Kirk' song at live podcast show

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:29:47 -0400

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker was seen and heard singing the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" at a stop of his "Fear& LIVE" tour over the weekend, drawing a strong reaction online.

Leading a cheering crowd, Piker sang, "We are Charlie Kirk, we carry the flame. We'll fight for the Gospel, we'll honor his name," while his co-hosts could be seen laughing on stage. At one point, Piker could appear to be heard saying it was one of the most surreal moments of his life.

Piker, in addition to his streaming on Twitch, co-hosts the weekly comedy and pop culture podcast "Fear&," along with three others. Their live show is on a West Coast swing that began Friday in San Francisco, where the video appeared to be shot, according to a photo Piker shared online of him and his co-hosts.

The song, thought to be AI-generated, was released on Sept. 18, 2025, shortly after Kirk's assassination in Utah. It is in the style of a Christian power ballad, with lyrics like, "He spoke the truth when the cost was high / He lived for Jesus, unafraid to die."

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It is frequently used online in memes to mock Kirk and conservatives.

Piker, who has become a political lightning rod for his controversial rhetoric and hard-left views, quickly went viral with the song that appeared to be mocking Kirk, who was revered by many on the political right for his founding of Turning Point USA and work in Republican politics.

"Hasan Piker is engaging in pure, unadulterated evil," Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet wrote on X. "Whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. Proverbs 17:5."

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"He’s just a trash human being. Piker was supposed to debate Charlie Kirk a few days after he was assassinated. Piker actually talked about how much the shooting shook him. Now, he’s mocking it all for the pleasure of his loser fans," the Washington Free Beacon investigative reporter Chuck Ross wrote.

"[Hasan] Piker making fun of Charlie Kirk on stage… absolutely disgusting," another account wrote.

Piker appeared to make a nod to the song after the show, posting a photo of the show with the caption, "carried the flame tn." One of the song's lyrics is, "We carry the flame."

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Piker also reposted an account going after his critics, which read, "The same conservatives crying over Hasan singing a meme song were openly celebrating the murder of American citizens. These people don’t care about anything."

Kirk founded the conservative group Turning Point USA as a teenager and was known for his viral debates on college campuses, in addition to becoming a close ally of President Donald Trump and was a key figure in his 2024 re-election. Kirk also previously debated Piker on socialism.

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Piker's influence over the Democratic Party as democratic socialists are ascendant in the 2026 cycle has become one of the top media stories of the cycle. He has campaigned alongside several prominent candidates, including Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Fox News Digital reached out to Piker for comment.

Deshaun Watson booed by Browns fans, fires back after poor outing opens door for Shedeur Sanders

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:22:23 -0400

Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns fan base weren’t shy about showing their disdain for each other Saturday, even as the quarterback is locked in a competition with Shedeur Sanders for the starting job.

So Watson is effectively fighting a two-front war now.

Browns fans don't like that Watson has delivered only 19 touchdown passes in 19 games during his $230 million contract. They don't like that his time with the team has been punctuated by a suspension, a season-ending shoulder injury, a season-ending Achilles injury and another Achilles injury that kept him out all of last season.

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Watson is not their guy even though he's on their team.

And in Watson's first game at Huntington Bank Field since 2024, he heard it from the fans as they booed him lustily.

"It sucks," coach Todd Monken said of the fan reaction.

Watson, meanwhile, made it clear that if Browns fans don't like him, the feeling is mutual.

"It's a disrespectful thing," Watson said of the fan reaction. "So, yeah, I mean, I'm going to keep whatever I feel with me and my family internally on how I feel about that.

"Last time I played on this field, I tore my Achilles. And that same fan base, they cheered when I got hurt. So what does that have to do with anything about performance when a person gets hurt, especially for your own city?

"And they cheer."

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Watson said he's tried to earn the love of the Browns fans. He thought being effectively away with injuries, doing charity work in town and working hard to get back on the field would endear him to the fans.

"I guess it hasn't," he added. "So that's why I say it's more, it's personal. It is what it is and there's only so much you can do to change that."

That's a huge problem for Watson right now. But that's not his only issue.

The fans who dislike him get an opinion from their seats and then they go home and nothing else happens. But Monken decides who will win the starting quarterback job between Watson and Sanders.

And he thinks it is all definitely about performance.

"They don't want to get booed, it's about playing good football," Monken said. "Let's play good quarterback. Let's play good on offense, play good as a team, and then you don't have to worry about all that.

"When we play good football, everybody will be fine."

So who played "good" this game? It was Sanders over Watson.

The statistics clearly leaned to Sanders who completed 9 of 11 passes for 74 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception. Sanders started the game and played the entire first half, mostly with Cleveland's backups against Buffalo's backups.

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Then Watson took over in the third quarter and played with second- and third-string guys against Buffalo's second- and third-string defenders, and he struggled. He completed 5 of 12 passes for 36 yards and threw an interception.

Watson may have collected more boos than passing yards.

Monken, with the help of other leadership within the Browns organization, wanted to pick a starter by the start of next week. That timetable is uncertain now.

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Watson only half-jokingly said that if he earns the job, he’ll feel like he’s playing 17 away games this coming season based on the reaction from Browns fans. That won’t necessarily happen because Monken said Sanders offered "a lot there to like" with his performance.

"He plays with a certain amount of confidence," the coach added. "He has gotten a lot better at getting rid of the ball. He wants to make a play."

And he didn't get booed by Browns fans, for what it's worth.

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Connecticut police officers shot, suspect killed after attempted arrest sparks hectic chase

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:52:13 -0400

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 drive away, prompting officers to chase him through the city as information about the vehicle was shared with surrounding police departments.

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The chase eventually reached Webster Court in Newington, a town south of Hartford near the Rocky Hill town line.

After the suspect got out of the car, there was an exchange of gunfire that left two officers wounded and the suspect dead, police said.

The wounded officers were identified as Hartford Police Officer Alex Diaz and Rocky Hill Police Officer Jon Escobar.

Both officers were taken to a hospital following the shooting and were later released, according to local authorities.

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Hartford police said Diaz was released from the hospital Saturday and was recovering at home.

A gun was recovered at the scene, police said.

Authorities have not publicly identified the suspect or provided additional details about the activity Hartford officers were investigating before the attempted arrest.

The circumstances surrounding the exchange of gunfire, including which officers fired their weapons, remain under investigation.

The Connecticut Office of Inspector General is investigating the use of deadly force.

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Hartford police referred Fox News Digital's questions about the investigation to the Office of Inspector General.

The Office of Inspector General did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The investigation remains ongoing.

Sydney Sweeney sizzles in Wonder Woman corset costume as she soaks up summer romance with Scooter Braun

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:17:41 -0400

Sydney Sweeney is turning up the heat with her superhero alter ego.

The "Euphoria" star channeled iconic "Wonder Woman" actress Lynda Carter as she and boyfriend Scooter Braun turned a lakeside escape into a superhero-themed affair in her latest social media post.

The Instagram carousel offered a peek at the couple's summer getaway, with Sweeney posing in a Wonder Woman-inspired corset costume and coordinating headband alongside Braun in his Superman getup.

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Carter, of course, played the iconic DC Comics superhero in the popular TV series from 1975 to 1979.

In one video, Sweeney, 28, balanced on an inflatable water obstacle course as Braun, 45, rode a jet ski nearby. Other snapshots showed the couple swimming, soaking up the sun and singing karaoke.

Sweeney gave fans a glimpse of the playful outing on Saturday, Aug. 22, captioning the post, "Camp '26," alongside a superhero emoji.

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The playful getaway comes as Sweeney and Braun continue to put their relationship front and center.

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Earlier this summer, Braun gave fans another glimpse of their relationship during a New York City date night, filming the pair as they rode Citi Bikes.

"When you’re in bed at 11pm and your girl says 'I’ve never been to Times Square….'" he wrote alongside the video.

The music executive also captured Sweeney grabbing a bite at Shake Shack during the outing.

Braun has made no secret of his feelings for the actress.

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During an appearance on the "Second Thought" podcast, he described Sweeney in glowing terms.

"I've met an extraordinary woman, kind and generous and smart and real and down to earth," he said.

He also called their relationship "one of the biggest surprises ever."

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The pair first fueled romance speculation after being photographed together in 2025. They were spotted at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos' wedding in Venice, Italy, and continued to make appearances together into 2026.

Sweeney and Braun made their relationship Instagram official May 1 after attending Stagecoach together.

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"cowboy kind of weekend," Sweeney captioned the photos.

The relationship began months after Sweeney called off her engagement to film producer Jonathan Davino in March 2025.

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Braun was previously married to entrepreneur and activist Yael Cohen. Their divorce was finalized in 2022, and they share three children.

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Sweeney, meanwhile, has continued to skyrocket to fame in Hollywood since breaking out on HBO's "Euphoria" and earning critical attention for her work on "The White Lotus."

Alex Palou takes pole for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix with a chance to lock up the championship

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:05:28 -0400

After months of build-up and anticipation, we now know who will lead the field to green in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

That honor — in what could be the only running of this race — goes to four-time series champion Alex Palou.

After an interesting day of practice that saw drivers familiarizing themselves with the tricky, seven-corner Freedom 250 Grand Prix Circuit around the streets of Washington, D.C., it was time to bolt on some red alternate Firestone tires for some high-speed runs.

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In the first group — which had some serious heavy-hitters in it — several drivers clipped the wall, including Marcus Ericsson, Rinus VeeKay and Will Power.

The big stunner was Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi, who made an early exit after looking solid all day long.

Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood topped the group with a 56.773, followed by Meyer Shank Racing's Marcus Armstrong and Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, who can clinch a fifth career IndyCar title if he leaves the District of Columbia with a 163-point lead in the standings.

Unusually, the fastest time, which belonged to Team Penske's David Malukas, would not have been fast enough to get into the second round had he been in the first group.

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Scott Dixon looked like he was on the verge of topping the group, but his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Kyffin Simpson brought out a red flag, throwing out Dixon's lap.

In the second round, Kirkwood topped the group with a 56.829 and moved on with Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou, Marcus Armstrong (who hit the wall out of Turn 7 on his fastest lap), David Malukas and Christian Rasmussen, who turned in a really strong performance to get into the Fast 6, which features single-car qualifying.

All six drivers opted for red alternate tires with Kirkwood's team opting to run first.

On his run, the Jupiter, Florida, native had a moment into Turn 1 but held it together and finished the lap. His 57.466 was well off his fastest times of the day.

Next was Alex Palou, who seemed to have his car on the absolute limit into the first corner, but managed to drop a 56.899, beating Kirkwood by four tenths.

And that was the time that stood.

Palou — with a chance to lock up the title — will start from pole on Sunday alongside Kirkwood in second, followed by McLaughlin and Rasmussen on row 2.

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Now it all comes down to a grueling 250 miles around the National Mall.

Trump plan taps US firms to fight foreign cybercrime

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:56:44 -0400

Most of the time, when I warn you about cybercriminals, I focus on how you can stop them before they get into your accounts or steal your money. Now the U.S. government wants to take the fight closer to some foreign criminal organizations behind cyber-enabled crime. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum that creates a framework for vetted private U.S. companies to conduct cyber operations against certain foreign criminal groups. The federal government would direct and oversee those operations.

The memorandum allows two broad types of activity. Companies could secretly collect intelligence from targeted computer systems. With federal approval, they could also manipulate, disrupt, deny access to, degrade or destroy systems and digital infrastructure that targeted criminal organizations control. So, what could these companies actually do, and what could this new approach mean for you?

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Why the government wants private help fighting cybercrime

Cybercrime continues to cost Americans staggering amounts of money. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received 1,008,597 complaints in 2025, with reported losses reaching $20.877 billion. Those losses were up 26% from 2024. The White House says foreign-based criminal organizations are responsible for sophisticated campaigns involving ransomware, phishing, financial fraud and impersonation scams targeting Americans and U.S. interests.

Technology is making some of those attacks increasingly difficult to recognize. As I've previously reported, AI is helping criminals create more convincing impersonation scams and other cyberattacks. Stolen personal information can also keep circulating after the original crime. That is one reason identity theft victims may find themselves targeted again. The new program is designed to give the federal government another way to pursue certain foreign criminal organizations involved in cyber-enabled crime.

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What private companies could actually do

The memorandum establishes two broad types of operations that participating companies could conduct under federal authority. One is called a Cyber Surveillance Operation. That can involve secretly accessing targeted computer systems to collect information or intelligence. The memorandum says these operations are carried out with the intent to remain undetected and may involve accessing systems without authorization from the owner or operator.

The second is called a Cyber Effects Operation. Those operations can manipulate or disrupt information systems. They can also deny access, degrade systems or destroy information and infrastructure controlled through those systems. However, this does not give private companies permission to start hacking suspected criminals on their own.

Companies will not get a free pass to hack back

Companies participating in the program must be accepted by the government and enter into contractual agreements with either the Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security. Operations conducted through the program must happen on behalf of the federal government and under its supervision.

The program's DOJ and DHS executive directors must review cyber operations packages and provide written approval and direction before a participating company can act. Companies will also face vetting requirements. Those standards can examine technical proficiency, past cyber operations, facility security, personnel vetting and reliability. The rules must allow both large companies and smaller companies that may be better suited for specialized operations to participate.

DOJ or DHS may also require a participating company to maintain a bond or escrow account of at least $1 million. The money could be forfeited if the company violates its contractual agreement. The memorandum does not identify any companies that will participate.

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Who can be targeted

The program isn’t written to target anyone suspected of committing a cybercrime. The memorandum defines the targets as Cyber-Enabled Transnational Criminal Organizations, or CE-TCOs. These are foreign groups that conduct cyber-enabled crimes against the U.S. government, Americans or U.S. interests.

The definition excludes organizations that are an institutional part of a foreign government or wholly operated under a foreign government's direction. That boundary is important because the operations being authorized can be highly intrusive.

What happens if an operation goes too far?

The memorandum includes safeguards for operations that accidentally move outside their approved boundaries. If a participating company discovers that an operation has unintentionally targeted a U.S. person, a system located in the United States or a system controlled by a U.S. person, it must stop the operation. The company must also carry out required minimization procedures and immediately notify the National Coordination Center, which must notify the Justice Department.

Operations involving a U.S. person or other constitutional, federal law or international law concerns must also go through a Justice Department review and receive any required authorization before approval. There is another major restriction involving what the memorandum calls a Critical Outcome. An operation reaches that threshold if it is likely to result in loss of life or serious injury, or rise to the level of a use of force or armed attack under international law. The DOJ and DHS officials running the program are not allowed to approve operations that would produce those Critical Outcomes. The public memorandum does not spell out what would happen beyond that point.

The operating rules still have to be written

The memorandum creates the framework for the program, but many of its operating procedures still need to be established. Program leaders have 60 days from Aug. 12 to develop rules governing how it will operate. Those procedures must address company eligibility, targeting, legal review, reporting and federal oversight. Participating companies must also be evaluated for continued participation at least once every year.

Within 180 days, program leaders must produce a status report for the White House homeland security adviser and the National Cyber Director. Additional reports are required annually after that. So, the overall framework is now in place. The detailed rules governing how these operations will actually work are still being developed.

What this means to you

You do not need to sign up for anything or change a setting because of this new policy. The potential impact is happening much farther behind the scenes. The program would give the federal government another way to pursue certain foreign cybercriminal organizations. Approved operations could gather intelligence or disrupt systems and infrastructure controlled by those groups.

At the same time, participating private companies would be carrying out powerful cyber operations under federal direction. How those operations are controlled will depend heavily on the procedures now being written. For you, your own cybersecurity habits remain as important as ever. If you suspect someone has already gotten into one of your devices, here are the steps I recommend taking if your computer has been hacked.

Kurt's key takeaways

I've spent years showing you how to defend yourself when cybercriminals come after your money, identity or devices. What catches my attention here is the government's attempt to put more pressure on some of the foreign criminal organizations carrying out these attacks. If federal officials approve operations that disrupt criminal infrastructure or produce useful intelligence, those efforts could add another layer to the defensive steps Americans already take. There are also plenty of reasons to watch how this develops. Secretly accessing or disrupting somebody else's computer systems can have serious consequences if an operation reaches the wrong target. The memorandum requires federal approval, legal review and operational safeguards. Now I want to see what the final rules look like and how closely federal officials supervise participating companies once operations begin.

Would you feel safer knowing vetted U.S. companies could help the government disrupt foreign cybercriminals, or does giving private companies this kind of role make you uneasy? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com

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Massachusetts fishermen land 1,260-pound blue marlin, just short of world record

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:53:09 -0400

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 beneath it. Pecs? Holy s--- it's a marlin! The fin dissappeared [sic] when I screamed. I dropped back the rod beside me and the tip bounced. Line ripped from beneath my fingers."

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He told reporters he at first thought the fish was "too big" to be a marlin.

"Well, it’s official," he wrote on Instagram on the Wednesday catch, explaining that the fish weighed in at 1,260 pounds on an IGFA certified scale in Falmouth.

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He called it a "gift from the Gods and new blue marlin Mass. state record and possibly for the Western Atlantic."

It was also just 142 pounds short of the world record, which was a 1,402 Atlantic blue marlin caught off Brazil 34 years ago.

Stacco said Chapman did most of the work on his charter boat, Castafari, joking that his job was to "drive the bus around and yell at people."

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Walt Golet, director of the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab, said the catch in waters off Massachusetts is even more remarkable because the water is too cold most of the year.

Golet estimated the fish might be 25 to 30 years old as its head was taken to his lab for confirmation.

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"I don’t suspect there will be a whole lot of blue marlin caught in the Atlantic in general that are going to top 1,200 pounds for the next several years," he said.

Stacco said the fish also left some holes in the boat’s transom, which he called "war marks."

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Chapman, who is also a lifelong fisherman, said the meat would be divided among about a dozen people.

"I wasn't going to eat a 1,200-pound fish all by myself," he said.

Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount over 'appalling' antisemitism accusation tied to Ellison merger criticism

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:26 -0400

Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo hit back against accusations that his criticism of the Ellison family's proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger amounted to antisemitism, responding to Paramount in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest," Ruffalo said Saturday.

"Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel.

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"To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect.

"Everything I know about acting, activism and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life," Ruffalo added.

The Marvel actor made the remarks after a Paramount spokesperson accused Ruffalo of injecting "antisemitic tropes" into what it described as a corporate dispute.

The accusation was made after Ruffalo reposted video remarks of Paramount board member Safra Catz appearing to tout the "really profoundly scary technologies" the Larry Ellison co-founded company Oracle used to assist the Israeli military after the Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.

Ruffalo wrote of Oracle, "This is the company that Larry Ellison is using to fund his son David's Warner Bros acquisition.

"These 'really profoundly scary technologies' will most likely be merged into one of the largest media conglomerates in the world and one day used on you. Look how she revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle."

A spokesperson for Paramount fired back, writing, "[The company is] troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute," according to Variety.

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"Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong. They’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe."

The spokesperson added that the company does not "tolerate prejudice of any kind, against anyone."

The Marvel actor's response to the company Saturday went on to discuss the "real consequences" of the merger, both for the people who would feel its immediate effects and the country at-large.

"Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary," he said.

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"The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.

"Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede."

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The potential merger at the center of the dispute is being challenged by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, and the companies have agreed not to close the deal until June 1, 2027, or until after a court decision on the states' claims, whichever comes first.

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:51:58 -0400

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 the 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 in 1978 and served three terms before leaving office in 1997. The daughter of former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, the Republican Party's unsuccessful 1936 presidential nominee, she built a reputation as a moderate Republican willing to break with her party.

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Her election brought immediate national attention. By the time she announced her retirement, she was one of eight women serving in the Senate and the only woman chairing a Senate committee.

Kassebaum Baker also developed a reputation for working across party lines. A landmark 1996 health insurance law bore her name alongside that of Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Her political independence occasionally put her at odds with conservatives. She supported an assault weapons ban backed by President Bill Clinton and said the vote generated the angriest mail of her Senate career.

Kassebaum Baker remained highly popular in Kansas, winning re-election with 76% of the vote in 1984 and 74% in 1990.

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She married former Republican Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee in 1996, shortly before leaving the Senate. It marked the first marriage between a man and woman who had both served in the Senate.

Howard Baker, who served as President Ronald Reagan's chief of staff and later as U.S. ambassador to Japan under President George W. Bush, died in 2014.

Kassebaum Baker continued public service after leaving Congress, including serving on a bipartisan commission on campaign finance reform during the Clinton administration.

Later in life, she increasingly broke with the Republican Party's direction and endorsed Democrats in several Kansas races, including Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

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She also called for President Donald Trump's impeachment after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"This just has gone too far," she told Kansas City's KMBC at the time.

Despite her decades in national politics, Kassebaum Baker maintained a close identification with Kansas.

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Before leaving for Japan during her husband's ambassadorship, she reflected on what she would miss.

"All I can say is, I will miss the Kansas prairie," she said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Flock Safety CEO calls for national 'compromise' amid camera sabotage and public revolt

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:51:18 -0400

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley addressed balancing privacy and safety amid Americans' oversight concerns in an interview Saturday with Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany.

From destroyed camera poles to viral signs blocking surveillance lenses, Americans are pushing back against neighborhood surveillance cameras.

Automated license plate readers, known as Flock cameras, are used by law enforcement in dozens of states to record vehicle data that can aid criminal investigations, but residents in communities with the cameras have raised concerns about privacy and potential misuse by law enforcement.

The pushback has even reached Capitol Hill, where Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., proposed banning the technology outright and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., has pushed to cut federal funding for local installations.

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Speaking on "Saturday in America," Langley argued the technology is vital for safety and called for compromise.

"When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they're prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise," Langley told Fox News. "How do we have our safety, and how do we balance privacy?"

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Flock Safety’s website describes the tools as "technology that helps communities deter crime, respond to emergencies, and investigate safety incidents." The company's website states that it aims to balance public safety and privacy.

Some opponents have taken their concerns directly to the cameras. Earlier in August, Fox News correspondent Danamarie McNicholl reported on a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, who held a "Down with the Flock" sign in front of a camera lens as a form of peaceful protest.

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"My biggest concern is I don’t want people to know where I go and when I go. That’s my business, not anyone else’s," Carl Gunn told McNicholl.

Flock cameras have also been reported vandalized or stolen in New York, Minnesota, California and Illinois. Langley said the issue is not so black and white, noting that Flock has helped law enforcement in over a million investigations and helped locate more than 10,000 missing people.

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He said the company is focused on ensuring the technology is used for good, including by recommending seven-day data retention limits and holding those who misuse the system accountable.

"Today, it is too often that in Flock and in other technologies, there's no regulation. There's no accountability, and we think that's wrong," Langley said.

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"We announced changes that required auditing, that required using our audit assistance tool, which detects abnormal behavior, and we're calling on state regulators to focus less on banning this type of technology and more [on] holding our law enforcement community accountable."

‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star John Schneider admits he lied his way into iconic Bo Duke role at 18

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:38:34 -0400

John Schneider didn't exactly follow the traditional path to Hollywood stardom.

At just 18 years old, the New York native convinced producers of "The Dukes of Hazzard" he was a 24-year-old Georgia farm boy with racing experience.

Somehow, the gamble paid off.

"I told them, I said, 'Look, I'm 24 years old from Snailville, Georgia. I grew up on a farm, and I just came in first in my class at the Georgia School of High Performance Driving,' which did not exist. … You couldn't ask your phone if this place existed."

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The wild confession came as Schneider looked back on his unlikely rise to television fame during an appearance on "Arroyo Grande with Raymond Arroyo."

"I learned a long time ago, you don't get a second chance to make a first impression," Schneider said. "I gave them exactly what I thought they wanted."

"Yeah, they were looking for good old boys from the rural South, 24 to 30, with no acting experience, but a lot of racing experience."

Schneider checked almost none of those boxes.

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"And, of course, I was 18, from Westchester County, New York. … I've done theater for 10 years.

"Years later, I found out that one of the producers was — his opinion was, ‘Over my dead body is this hick going to have anything to do with my television show.’"

Another producer, however, saw something the first one didn't.

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"But the other one, thankfully, who had a little bit more juice, said, ‘That's him. That's Bo Duke.’

"He and I finally won that argument. … That was 1978."

Schneider's story was so audacious Arroyo had to ask the obvious question: Was it nerve or desperation?

"What's the difference?" Schneider laughed.

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For Schneider, it was neither.

"When the smoke clears, no … it was where preparation meets opportunity."

And the actor had already been studying Hollywood's biggest opportunities.

"You know, I recognized ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ had just beaten all the box office records in ’77 until ‘Star Wars’ came along."

But Schneider's connection to the Burt Reynolds classic was even more improbable.

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He was living in Atlanta at the time and wanted to get onto the set.

"I was, but I wasn't supposed to be. … I acted, some people would say — or lied, some other people would say — my way onto that set as well."

Schneider laughed off the admission, explaining he has always operated with an expectation that something big could happen.

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"So, I guess … it was not desperation. It was just, I’ve always, for some reason, expected great opportunity every day."

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"The Dukes of Hazzard" premiered in 1979 and followed "the fast-drivin’, rubber-burnin’ Duke boys of Hazzard County." The series ran for seven seasons and 147 episodes, becoming a massive Friday night ratings draw, at one point attracting as many as 40 million viewers.

Schneider went on to become synonymous with Bo Duke, later appearing in projects including "Smallville."

Reality star accused of upstaging bride with ‘too close to white’ gown at son’s wedding

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:09:12 -0400

A reality TV star sparked an online firestorm after appearing to wear white to her son’s wedding.

Dolores Catania, known for her role on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," posted several photos of herself wearing what was described as a pale blue, dramatically embellished gown at her son Frank Catania Jr.’s wedding to Nicole Perricho in Portugal.

A post in the BravoRealHousewives subreddit, "Dolores wore white to her son’s wedding," drew hundreds of comments about the apparent etiquette faux pas.

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"Of course she did," a Redditor commented. "She wanted to upstage the bride…"

"She’s already the ‘TV personality,’ the least she could do is try to dress subtle and keep a low profile to give the girl her day. But alas, monster-in-law it is," wrote another.

"I mean, I expected nothing less," someone else commented.

"Not a good look," another commenter wrote.

Several Reddit users argued that the dress was not, in fact, white, while others said it was too close to white to be acceptable.

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"It looks like it has a hint of green, but here’s my thing, WHY do you need to wear something so close to white on this day?" someone wrote. "Any other color isn’t good enough at someone else’s wedding?"

"It wasn’t white, it was like a light blue," a Redditor wrote. "Personally, I stay away from pale colors like that for weddings because they can photograph white like this."

"Not defending it at all, it’s definitely way too close to white on any day….but it looks a little silver to me?" another user wrote, prompting a response that said, "As an experienced TV personality, she should know how things photograph. She wanted the limelight, end of story."

White became the standard color for Western bridal gowns relatively recently.

Before the mid-19th century, many Western brides simply wore the best dress they owned, often one they had worn before, according to History.com.

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In 1840, however, Queen Victoria captured the public’s attention when she wore a white satin gown to marry Prince Albert, according to the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Before that, Western brides commonly wore gowns in a range of colors and patterns.

"Due partly to economic progress and the rise of the middle classes, by the late 1800s, the white wedding gown became the expected choice for most brides," the museum reports.

As for the bride herself, the Emily Post Institute says, "Today, if you choose a dress that is not a shade of white, you aren't breaking a rule of etiquette. However, when considering veering from the tradition, recognize that your choice may draw attention away from the purpose of the day or be upsetting to others from older generations."

Post advises brides to "take into account the big picture (both your personal taste and its effect on others) when making this important decision."

When it comes to guest attire, traditional wedding etiquette holds that guests should avoid upstaging the bride and generally steer clear of white.

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Wedding planning site The Knot recommends that guests check the couple’s wedding website for information about the wedding party’s colors and consult the invitation for details about the dress code.

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Etiquette expert Diane Gottsman has said gold can be appropriate for the mother of the bride as long as the dress "doesn’t look like you are the one getting married" and the bride approves.

Federal judge blasts Rubio’s 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,’ strikes down policy

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:27:01 -0400

A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries Friday, ruling Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked the legal authority to order denials for applicants otherwise found eligible to enter the United States.

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee in Manhattan, vacated the State Department policy and any visa refusals based solely on it, directing the government to revisit those cases.

"The Court holds that the Policy is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio’s statutory authority," Vargas wrote in her 61-page opinion.

The State Department enacted the policy in January, suspending immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries the department deemed at high risk of becoming dependent on public benefits. The list spans Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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Rubio’s policy instructed consular officers to review each applicant individually. But even applicants who passed that review showed "additional evidence that demonstrates he or she overcomes the public charge refusal" and had no other reason to be denied were still refused visas if they came from one of the 75 designated countries.

"While the Policy permits consular officers to exercise their normal functions up to a point, whatever determinations they make as to eligibility for the applicants subject to the Policy are ultimately irrelevant," Vargas wrote. "The outcome is predetermined. The visa will be refused."

The judge said the directive effectively imposed a nationality-based ban on immigrants from nearly 40% of the world’s countries and sidelined the consular officers Congress charged with deciding whether individual applicants qualify for visas.

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"The Policy thus displaces consular officers from the role Congress assigned them in the visa issuance process," Vargas wrote.

"In addition to its other defects, the Policy also exceeds the statutory authority that the INA vests in the Secretary of State," Vargas continued.

"Specifically, Secretary Rubio’s Cable directing consular officers that they 'must refuse' immigrant visas to nationals of certain countries cannot be reconciled with Congress’s express limitation on his authority as Secretary of State."

The Trump administration argued the refusals were lawful because officers formally issued them under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an existing provision governing visa refusals. Vargas rejected that rationale, saying the government had failed to identify a law allowing an officer to deny a visa to an applicant already found eligible.

"The Government engages in what is best described as an exercise in Orwellian logic," Vargas wrote.

She found the policy violated the INA’s bar on nationality-based discrimination in immigrant-visa issuance, as well as provisions allowing visa refusals only when an applicant is legally ineligible. The administration’s approach, she wrote, drew "pernicious distinctions based upon nationality."

Vargas also rejected the administration’s argument that the policy preserved consular officers’ authority because they still entered the denials themselves.

"The fact that the mandatory visa refusal is ultimately effectuated by the consular officer hardly means that the consular officer’s role in the statutory scheme has not been usurped," she wrote.

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The judge distinguished the policy from the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling upholding Trump’s first-term travel ban. That case involved presidential authority over who may enter the country, Vargas noted, while this case centered on whether the State Department could refuse immigrant visas to applicants otherwise eligible under the law.

The ruling does not invalidate visa denials based on other independent grounds of ineligibility, but it wipes out refusals based solely on the 75-country freeze and returns those cases to the government for further proceedings consistent with the decision.

The lawsuit was brought by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC); African Communities Together (ACT), a Harlem-based immigrant advocacy group; five prospective employment-based immigrants; and six U.S. citizens seeking to bring family members to the country.

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Hayden Panettiere's co-star Justin Chatwin 'p----- off' over Hollywood culture after her passing

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:21:33 -0400

Justin Chatwin is "p----- off" over Hollywood culture as he grieves the death of "Sleepwalker" co-star Hayden Panettiere.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Chatwin, who recently worked alongside Panettiere on what became her final film, said his grief has turned to anger over what he sees as a lack of support for people struggling with trauma and addiction in the entertainment industry.

"I'm a man, so I process things by getting p----- off," Chatwin said. "And so I'm kind of angry that this is the culture that and this is the industry that people aren't taken care of.

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"They get the work, they sell the product," he continued, "and there's just a lot of people in our industry that are dying from … inability to feel pain or heal trauma."

Chatwin added that "there's not enough support or awareness around these issues," before saying, "Yeah, I'm grieving."

Panettiere died Aug. 16, at the age of 36.

The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star was found in cardiac arrest at her home in Greenville, South Carolina, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures before Panettiere was pronounced dead. An autopsy found no signs of trauma that contributed to her death.

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Her official cause and manner of death have not yet been determined, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Chatwin said the struggles he witnessed extend far beyond Hollywood, describing trauma and addiction as an issue affecting people across the country.

"It's not just her," Chatwin said. "We've lost a lot of people, and not just Hollywood, in all of America. It's an epidemic that needs to be looked at."

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Chatwin said his final time with Panettiere came after the two finished working together on "Sleepwalker," when they went out to dinner after the film's wrap.

"We went out to dinner after we wrapped the movie and, yeah, she was one of the top five, top 10 favorite people that I've ever worked with," he recalled. "She was super sweet."

However, Chatwin said he could also sense that Panettiere was carrying significant pain.

"I could sense a lot of pain that she had dealt with, from her family to her daughter," he said. "I could sense the heaviness and the weight that the toll of 20 years in Hollywood and … trauma and the fight to figure out the trauma and addiction can have on you."

Panettiere had spoken publicly about her struggles with addiction and other personal challenges. She detailed many of those experiences in her 2026 memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning."

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Chatwin first met Panettiere years earlier when she was in her 20s and starring on "Heroes." The two later reunited to work together on "Sleepwalker," a psychological thriller released in January. Panettiere starred as Sarah Pangborn, a grieving mother, and also served as an executive producer on the film.

"She's just got one of the biggest hearts of anyone that I've worked with," Chatwin said. "And she's super sweet."

But Chatwin said he noticed a difference in his co-star when they reunited.

"Life had taken a toll on her, and she had a lot of unfortunate incidents," he said.

The actor also opened up about the loneliness that can exist behind the glamour of Hollywood, describing the stark transition performers can experience when they leave a movie set.

"Sometimes the pain is unbearable, and at the end of the day, you go home from a warm, fun movie set where everyone's telling you you're great, and you're alone in your house and you still got to order your coffee and eat your dinner," Chatwin said. "It's a really lonely career."

On set, however, Chatwin remembered Panettiere as "super fun" and said he treasured their deeper conversations.

"I really love having deep conversations with her," he said.

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Reflecting on Panettiere's experience while making "Sleepwalker," Chatwin also offered a warning to fellow performers about taking on roles that could force them to revisit unresolved experiences.

"I think that actors need to consider what roles they play, especially if it's opening up a vulnerable trauma that isn't healed," he said.

Panettiere rose to fame as a child actor before becoming widely known for playing cheerleader Claire Bennett on NBC's "Heroes." She later starred as country singer Juliette Barnes on "Nashville," earning two Golden Globe nominations, and appeared as Kirby Reed in the "Scream" franchise.

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Her death came a little more than three years after her younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, died in 2023 at age 28 from an enlarged heart coupled with aortic valve complications. Panettiere had spoken openly about the profound grief she experienced after his death.

Despite the pain Chatwin said he witnessed, his description of how he hopes Panettiere will be remembered was simple.

"She was a unicorn."

And when asked what Panettiere had told him about returning to acting and what she wanted to do next, Chatwin said her focus wasn't on another role or career milestone.

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"I think the only focus was to be happy," he said.

World Cup energy carries into Freedom 250 Grand Prix as global fans celebrate America's historic birthday

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:15:20 -0400

America has been heavily criticized from the political left, whether from citizens or politicians. Our nation has also received relentless condemnation from foreign citizens around the world, especially over the last decade. There seemed to be a shift during the World Cup, though. Fans from all over the world had the ability to experience the beauty of the United States of America through our unique culture, landscape, patriotism, hospitality and more. It was the best PR campaign I've ever seen for our nation. Now, with the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., fans from all over the world are flocking to our nation's capital and expressing that same love and respect we heard during the World Cup.

While walking through the National Mall, with the United States Capitol building in the background peeking over the top of the grandstand, I spoke with multiple fans who had nothing but great things to say about America and the work Trump and his administration put in to make this race a reality. They urged their nations to take notes on how well America celebrates its history and brings people together through sports.

A fan who lives "right by the track" in Silverstone, England, told me, "D.C. is one of my favorite cities. So much history," and went as far as saying, "I love America. It’s a beautiful country and beautiful people."

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My follow-up was, "Isn't it a little weird to say how much you love America being from the UK?"

He chuckled and said, "Yeah, but [America] 250. I won’t live to see another 250 [years of America], but it’s cool to see this one celebrated." He went on to compliment how well America celebrates its history, saying, "The UK is a much older country, but we don’t celebrate our history like you guys. You guys preserve it and look after it, and that’s really respectable."

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I also spoke with other European fans, including one man in an Erling Haaland jersey. He explained how events like the World Cup and now the Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase "how great the country is and the people."

No one expressed the beauty of how sports can transcend political divisiveness and bring a nation and the world together better than the fan from England, though. He said, "There are a lot of bad things in the world. Celebrate the good things. Celebrate unity and family and sport. It’s a great blessing we’ve got."

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Amen.

I've always said that sports have the ability to bring us together better than any other outlet. An event like the Freedom 250 Grand Prix can and is doing just that. Whether you were lucky enough to get a ticket to attend the race or you're watching from home, whether you're an American or not, enjoy the majestic backdrop of historic American buildings and monuments like the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol building as these drivers take every turn and accelerate down straightaways.

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America is a beautiful place and this race will showcase the best of it.

Nashville hospital medication error leaves at least 1 patient paralyzed after routine surgery, 3 others hurt

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:06:14 -0400

Four patients getting routine joint replacement surgeries at a hospital in Nashville allegedly had the wrong drug injected into their spines, leaving at least one woman paralyzed, according to her family.

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville on Friday acknowledged a "medication error" in its pharmacy that led to the patients being injected with potassium phosphate instead of a regular anesthetic and experiencing "adverse health reactions," according to multiple reports.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday that it is investigating the incident after receiving information Friday from the Tennessee Healthcare Facilities Commission.

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"The joint replacement went wonderful. Her knee is great. The rest of her is not," Kristina Dorton told WKRN-TV, saying her mother-in-law was left paralyzed. "It was supposed to be the anesthetic. It was supposed to be bupivacaine, and it was potassium, and we don’t know what quantity."

Dorton said her mother-in-law has no feeling from her breastbone down.

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"We don’t know what recovery looks like or if there is recovery," she said.

The other three patients reportedly suffered serious complications from the mix-up, with CBS News reporting that a second patient is paralyzed.

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According to WSMV, Dr. Shubhada Jagasia, president and CEO of the hospital, released a statement earlier this week.

"Our hearts are with the four patients and their families impacted by this event," Jagasia said. "On behalf of our leadership and care teams, I am deeply sorry for the harm caused to our patients.

"We have met directly with each of the families to express our deep support, connected them with spiritual care teams and ensured they have access to all appropriate resources and ongoing care needed.

"Providing safe, high-quality care is at the core of everything we do, and any gap in meeting that standard receives our immediate, uncompromising attention. The day of the event, we self-reported to state regulators and launched a thorough investigation. We identified the cause and have implemented corrective safeguards."

She added that the hospital’s clinical teams are actively using enhanced safety protocols to "ensure the highest level of safety at Midtown."

But Dorton told WKRN the treatment to help her mother-in-law recover isn’t working.

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"This is life-changing. You don’t come out of this without some type of life-altering, catastrophic deficit," she said, adding that their family is hoping someone, somewhere will know how to help her mother-in-law.

"Time is of the essence here for recovery," she added.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the hospital for comment.

Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton sustains new calf injury, makes possible return this season 'challenging'

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:05:01 -0400

Giancarlo Stanton’s nightmare season continued with another injury setback earlier this week.

The 36-year-old was rehabbing from a strained right calf, with hopes of returning at the beginning of September, when he fell down running the bases and strained his left calf. The setback leaves his 2026 season in doubt.

"It’s a moderate grade," New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "What that means moving forward, we’re not ruling anything out. He’ll obviously continue to work to try and get it right and hopefully be available but obviously we’re at a point in the calendar where it gets challenging, but you also never know, obviously bummed for him.

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"Been working his tail off every single day here trying to get this right. I think you all know how bad he wants to be on that field and contributing to a championship. So obviously that’s disappointing but hopefully we just continue to work and get him healthy."

Stanton tweaked his calf while running between second and third base during the Yankees’ 12-4 win over the Houston Astros on April 24. He was nearing a return in June, but sustained another calf strain on the same leg, just in a different spot.

He resumed running two weeks ago, and had even taken at-bats against Carlos Rodón while he was on the injured list with an elbow injury.

"Obviously it’s been a tough road where he kind of reinjured a different part of the calf muscle halfway through here and now this. So tough news. You feel for G because I know how bad he wants to be in there for us, but at the same time it is what it is too and we got to just keep moving and try and hopefully get him right and hopefully get him right to where he still can be in the mix by the end."

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The Yankees' offense has been one of the worst in baseball since Aaron Judge left the lineup with an injury at the beginning of June, and Stanton was being counted on to come back and provide some much-needed thump in the middle of the order.

In 24 games this season, he was hitting .256 with three home runs and 14 RBI.

Injuries have been a significant part of Stanton’s tenure with the Yankees, as he has not played a full season in pinstripes since his first in 2018.

Following his debut season with the Yankees, Stanton missed 266 of 708 games over the next five seasons because of a series of strains of right biceps, right knee, left hamstring (twice) and left quadriceps, along with right ankle inflammation and left Achilles tendinitis.

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In 2024, Stanton missed 28 games with a strained left hamstring but helped the Yankees reach their first World Series since 2009 by hitting 27 homers and 72 RBIs in 114 games, adding seven homers in 14 postseason games, including four in the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians.

Stanton missed the first 70 games last year because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows. After returning, Stanton hit .273 with 24 homers, 66 RBIs and a .944 OPS in 77 games.

The Yankees, who entered Saturday three games back of the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, will look to narrow the gap without their star slugger.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Alex Palou tops final Freedom 250 Grand Prix practice session that had multiple red flags

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:40:10 -0400

While the first practice session gave teams a chance to try out the wet tires, the second practice session started with a nice dry track, just hours before qualifying.

And while more than a few drivers had moments earlier in the day, the first major moment of the weekend came when Graham Rahal's No. 15 Honda brought out a red flag.

As the veteran approached a braking zone, the rear of his car stepped out and hit the wall, which ultimately left him stranded in the run-off area just ten minutes into the session.

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That unfortunately cost Rahal some valuable track time before qualifying gets underway.

The lap times really ramped up in the second practice session thanks to the dry track, but also drivers getting more familiar with the deceptively tricky seven-turn street circuit.

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The same part of the track — the braking zone into Turn 6 — also caught out Rahal's RLL teammate Louis Foster.

He lost control of his car after hitting a bump on the track surface that sent him into the inside wall, damaging his front wing, and bringing out the second red flag of the session.

However, unlike Rahal, Foster managed to get his car to the pits after the entire nose had been removed, allowing the team to take a look at his car and get him back on track.

That bump into Turn 6 is going to be something that drivers will really be paying attention to in both qualifying and the race on Sunday.

Team Penske saved their best for last, sending Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 Chevrolet late in the "all-skate" session to drop the fastest lap of the day to that point, a 56.895 on the primary tire.

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In the next part of practice, it was time for some drivers to start throwing on the faster, alternate tires, giving us a taste of their single-lap qualifying pace.

After both groups took to the track, it was Alex Palou leading the way with a 56.615 on brand new red alternate tires, while right behind him was Kyle Kirkwood, whose fastest lap of the session was a 56.691 on the primary.

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It looks like Kirkwood, known to be one of the series' street aces, might have a little pace left in that car, but how qualifying shakes out will be anyone's guess.

Wendy Williams delivers blunt 3-word plea in rare sighting amid guardianship battle

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:24:31 -0400

Wendy Williams had three words for the cameras during a rare New York City appearance.

On Wednesday, the former talk show host, 62, was spotted walking through the city, marking her first known public outing since February.

In a video, Williams was asked what she wanted to tell fans about "what she is going through."

She fired back with three blunt words: "I want out!"

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Williams stepped out in a casual ensemble, pairing a black T-shirt with high-rise denim shorts and black boots. She carried a red handbag and walked alongside a male companion, chatting with him as they made their way through the city.

The terse response comes amid years of questions surrounding Williams’ health, personal life and court-appointed guardianship.

Williams was placed under the guardianship in 2022. Her daytime talk show was canceled that same year after 13 seasons, and she has mostly stayed out of the public eye ever since.

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In February 2024, Williams' team announced that she had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023 after years of speculation about changes in her behavior and speech.

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"Over the past few years, questions have been raised at times about Wendy's ability to process information, and many have speculated about Wendy's condition, particularly when she began to lose words, act erratically at times and have difficulty understanding financial transactions," her team said at the time.

"In 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Aphasia, a condition affecting language and communication abilities, and frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder impacting behavior and cognitive functions, have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life."

Williams has disputed that she has dementia.

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Her attorney, Joe Tacopina, took that denial further in December 2025, saying Williams had undergone an evaluation by New York City neurologist Dr. Samuel E. Gandy, who determined she "does not have frontotemporal dementia."

Tacopina has also raised the possibility that alcohol addiction played a role in Williams’ health struggles.

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"There’s something called alcohol-induced dementia. That may have been something Wendy was suffering from back in [2023], 24. She was an alcoholic, no question about it," Tacopina said during a "Nightline" segment.

"Wendy was drunk almost 24 hours a day. She looked like she needed help. She did need help. She needed alcohol rehabilitation."

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Williams' struggles with alcohol addiction were previously documented in the Lifetime documentary series "Where Is Wendy Williams?," which examined the former star's life away from television.

After her diagnosis was announced in 2024, Williams thanked supporters who rallied around her.

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"I have immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Let me say, wow! Your response has been overwhelming. The messages shared with me have touched me, reminding me of the power of unity and the need for compassion. I hope that others with FTD may benefit from my story," she said in a statement to Fox News Digital at the time.

Todd Blanche vows to 'come after' bad actors following $400M TikTok settlement

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:21:57 -0400

Attorney General Todd Blanche praised the Justice Department's $400 million settlement with TikTok over allegations of children's privacy violations, saying the deal is a "fair, just and right result."

Speaking on "Saturday in America," Blanche said the deal addresses TikTok's past actions while helping protect children online.

"If companies and entities are not doing what they're supposed to do to make sure that happens, we're [going to] come after them," Blanche told host Kayleigh McEnany.

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The DOJ announced the agreement Friday, saying TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated entities agreed to pay $400 million to resolve litigation concerning compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The DOJ filed the lawsuit under the Biden administration in 2024, and Blanche noted that TikTok has undergone major changes since the initial filing. He said the settlement underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to protecting young people.

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"Since that lawsuit was filed, as folks know, TikTok has undergone a meaningful change in ownership, leadership, management and their practices. And, so, this lawsuit and the settlement of it takes into account the changes the company has made since the lawsuit was filed, which is exactly what we should be doing," Blanche said.

"It's a stark reminder and a real important note to anybody out there that we are [going to] protect children, and the internet has got to be a safe place for children."

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Fox News Digital reached out to TikTok and ByteDance for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The DOJ said TikTok has put in place several measures to protect young users, including age-related controls and enhanced parental oversight.

"Those developments have materially advanced the public interests underlying the Department's litigation and have strengthened protections for millions of American families," DOJ officials wrote in a statement.

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The attorney general said he was "happy" with the settlement.

"It's a big number. It's a lot of money that they agreed to pay to kind of address what happened in the past to make sure it doesn't happen in the future," Blanche said.

Under the terms of the settlement, TikTok and ByteDance will pay $300 million immediately and an additional $100 million "upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly."

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Fox News’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.