Day: August 24, 2026
Teen hiker’s disappearance ends in tragedy at national park with key question remaining
An eight-day search in a remote national park for a missing person has yielded a tragic outcome for a desperate family. An 18-year-old Australian hiker was found dead in dense bushland, authorities said. Lily Hooper, a teenager from Oakdale, southwest of Sydney, had set out for a hike in the park, according to SBS News,
Why 49ers Appear To Be Driving Off The Cliff Entering 2026 Season
The San Francisco 49ers enter the upcoming regular season with expectations to remain competitive within arguably the best division in football while battling early injuries, older franchise mainstays returning from surgeries, and, most recently, off-field news involving the team’s owner. That doesn’t seem to be a recipe for success, and Colin Cowherd agrees. During Monday’s
Ole Miss had FBI agent sweep football facility for bugs after Lane Kiffin left for LSU
Would it be shocking to learn that Ole Miss officials had someone with FBI ties help check its football facility in the days following Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU? Sure, if college athletics were operating in anything resembling normal times. But with former NFL players now finding paths back to college football and Congress debating
Putin ‘panicked’ as defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day under Russian bombardment
Ukraine marked its 35th Independence Day on Monday under the shadow of continued Russian attacks, with one regional security expert arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “panicked” as Ukrainian forces strike deeper inside Russia. The anniversary, commemorating Ukraine’s Aug. 24, 1991, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, came amid intensified Russian strikes on
‘National Treasure’ director predicts upcoming third film won’t be able to ‘ignore’ politics
“National Treasure” director Jon Turteltaub suggested Friday that politics was a factor in delaying the third film in the Nicolas Cage-led franchise and predicted the issue would be addressed in the new sequel. During a live recording of the “National Treasure Hunt” podcast in Philadelphia, Turteltaub confirmed to an audience that “National Treasure 3” was “finally
Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’
Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash after asking fans to donate to an immigrant children’s rights group as her birthday wish while kicking off her “Middle of Nowhere” tour. On Friday, the country music star marked her 38th birthday on the opening night of her tour at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. At one point,
NFL Sunday Ticket is no longer worth the price | Bobby Burack
You may have received an email over the past week about renewing or adding NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube’s exclusive package for out-of-market NFL games. You may also have noticed the price. It is expensive. And each year, the NFL further reduces the package’s value by expanding its national windows. Let us explain. Sunday Ticket does
North Carolina doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack
A North Carolina doctor was arrested Aug. 22 after he allegedly fired into a Jeep during an interstate road rage incident, wounding two sisters, ages 12 and 20, according to Virginia State Police. Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, 61, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was driving north on Interstate 77 in his Mercedes-Benz around 8:50 a.m. when
Browns Making Another QB Error? 7 Takeaways From Week 2 Of The Preseason
Two weeks of preseason games are in the books, and we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This past week’s slate of preseason games, plus joint practices, brought us more glimpses of what we could expect to see in the regular season. But it brought some drama, too. Deshaun Watson
‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies
Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this month, but some of the progressive policies that define the party’s far-left flank may not have disappeared with her campaign entirely. David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive who defeated Hong after being cast as the more moderate choice, has overseen racial-equity budgeting, expanded the
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