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Donald Trump drew attention online after making a self-deprecating joke during a White House Medal of Honor ceremony and appearing to fumble briefly with one recipient’s medal clasp. The remarks came during a ceremony on Thursday, June 18, 2026, honoring…
Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter crash in Brazil, as family tributes and social media posts have prompted fresh concern and confusion online following the fatal accident. Reports of the singer’s death began circulating after two helicopters collided over…
Veteran actor Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila, have died after a predawn house fire tore through their home in Blairstown Township, New Jersey. Avery, who was 81, was known to daytime TV audiences for his long-running role on “All…
Warning: This article contains discussion of themes which some readers may find distressing. Court records have laid bare disturbing details of Taylor Parker’s crimes that were not included in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct. Released on Friday, June 12, Maternal Instinct examines…
A Florida couple involved in an IVF embryo mix-up will keep raising the baby they brought home after reaching a custody agreement with the child’s biological parents, who have decided not to fight for custody. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills…
Authorities in Missouri have released the names of the 12 people killed in a skydiving plane crash, according to the Bates County Coroner’s Office. The aircraft went down on Sunday, June 14, shortly after departing Butler Memorial Airport in Butler,…
New polling on Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House suggests his standing with voters has weakened significantly. Trump, who previously served from January 2017 until January 2021, returned to office in January 2025. Since re-entering the Oval Office,…
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find upsetting Anna Kepner’s relatives have spoken out after the teenager accused of killing her was ordered back into custody ahead of trial. Authorities say 18-year-old Kepner was killed during a…
Stephen A. Smith is facing backlash online after viewers spotted what many called an awkward mistake in his World Cup analysis. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is underway, with fans across the US, Mexico and Canada following every twist of…
Erik Bottcher has released a statement after an 18-year-old tourist died following a horse-drawn carriage incident in Central Park. The teenager, identified in multiple reports as Romanch Mahajan, was riding in a carriage with three other passengers on Wednesday, June…
Faizon Love, the actor and comedian known for roles in Friday and Elf, was arrested in Florida and is being held without bond, according to county jail records. Love, 58, was taken into custody in Tampa on Tuesday, June 16.…
Rex Heuermann, the man accused in the Long Island serial killer case, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday. During the hearing at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, New York, Heuermann briefly addressed the…
McDonald’s is reviving a longtime fan favorite in the US as part of the celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday, giving customers a chance to try it again for the first time in more than three decades. The company confirmed this…
A coroner’s inquest has heard new details about the death of Australian wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke, known online as Stacey Hatfield, after she suffered a postpartum haemorrhage following a freebirth at home. Warnecke died aged 30 on September 29, 2025,…
Rachel Waters says the moment that changed her life began before dawn, as she slept on an inflatable mattress on the floor of her mother’s room in a Georgia memory care facility. At around 4:30am, she woke to a horrific…
Emilie Kiser has opened up in her first formal interview since the heartbreaking loss of her son Trigg, who died after a drowning accident involving the family’s swimming pool in Arizona. Three-year-old Trigg was found unresponsive in the family’s backyard…