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Bahama Breeze shuttering final locations, converting others to sister chains

Bahama Breeze, the tropical-themed casual dining chain founded in Orlando three decades ago, is in its final stretch. Its last restaurants are set to either close for good or reopen under different names within Darden Restaurants' portfolio of brands.

August 29, 2026

Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr. ties franchise error record

New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. is putting together a rookie season of extremes: the first Yankees shortstop to homer in his major league debut, and now a run of defensive miscues rarely seen in the modern game.

August 28, 2026

Translator whose Odyssey line inspired Nolan’s film is redoing book

Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer's "The Odyssey" became a bestseller, the basis for Christopher Nolan's movie and a flashpoint in the culture wars, is throwing out that version and starting over.

August 28, 2026

Milwaukee police admit data error led to two gunpoint stops of same woman over Flock camera alert

A Wisconsin woman was pulled over at gunpoint twice within 10 days after a Milwaukee police detective failed to remove a homicide-related alert tied to her car from a national law enforcement database, leaving it visible to a Flock license-plate camera in a homicide investigation she had nothing to do with.

August 28, 2026

Former Disney Channel star sues studio, alleging repeated sexual assault at age 14

Raquel Lee Bolleau, a former Disney Channel actress, has filed a civil lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, alleging that an adult male employee sexually assaulted her repeatedly when she was 14 years old during production of a 2001 made-for-TV movie and that studio executives ignored clear warning signs of abuse.

August 28, 2026

Could Flock cameras at gun shops help build a secret gun registry?

Federal law bans a national gun registry, but the NRA warns Flock's AI-powered security cameras at gun shops could be used to create one anyway. Some gun shop owners are already ripping the cameras out.

August 28, 2026

More than 100 cats rescued from Northern Cambria home after domestic dispute turns violent

A dispute between a husband and wife in Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania, ended with the woman jailed on assault charges and more than 100 cats pulled from what police called "deplorable" conditions inside the home.

August 28, 2026

Milo Yiannopoulos, former Kanye West aide, detained by ICE in Louisiana

Milo Yiannopoulos, the right-wing commentator who once served as chief of staff to rapper Kanye West, has been detained by ICE in Louisiana.

August 28, 2026

Rosie O’Donnell praises Jelly Roll after his Trump jokes on ‘Kimmel’

ROSIE 'n' ROLL: O'Donnell praises Jelly Roll's stint on "Kimmel." "Shoutout to you. Back at you. you are killing this mister...I'm going to go have a jelly donut in your honor," she wrote.

August 28, 2026

5 questions about Russia’s renewed drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure

Russian drones pounded Kyiv for a second straight day as officials in Kherson warned residents to flee before a winter with little power or heat.

August 28, 2026

Viola Davis rejects Target’s apology over Halloween costume backlash

Actress VIOLA DAVIS rejects Target's apology for "blackface" Halloween costume: "These images laid the foundation and the ideology for every atrocity that has been committed against my people ... You have shown us that you are not on OUR side."

August 28, 2026

Brain-eating amoeba leaves North Carolina teen critically ill, health officials say

A teenager in central North Carolina is in critical condition after contracting a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by a waterborne amoeba.

August 28, 2026

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation defends memo telling staff not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is facing backlash after confirming it circulated internal guidance instructing reporters and editors not to describe the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as "terrorist attacks" ahead of the 25th anniversary of the atrocity. "It is the practice of the CBC to exercise extreme caution before using the words 'terrorist' and 'terrorism,'" a CBC rep said, adding that the broadcaster prefers those terms be attributed to outside sources rather than applied independently by CBC journalists.

August 28, 2026

U.K. campaign urges cinemas to snub Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G revival

A British media-monitoring group is pushing cinema chains around the world to refuse to screen "Ali G: Who Iz I?," the mockumentary reviving Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G character, arguing the trailer resurrects a "racist caricature" of Black British culture.

August 28, 2026

Hillary Clinton, Paul Rudd, Lin-Manuel Miranda plan karaoke fundraiser for left-wing groups

Hillary Clinton, Paul Rudd and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a celebrity karaoke night in New York in October to raise money for two left-wing voter mobilization groups ahead of the November midterms

August 28, 2026

Why America’s last drive-ins are quietly disappearing: Is the final show about to begin?

The popcorn machine is usually older than the projector. The owner often has a day job. And on a bad weekend, a thunderstorm can wipe out a third of the month's revenue in a single evening. That is the reality of running an American drive-in in 2026.

August 28, 2026

Georgia teacher’s classroom ‘gas station’ lets kids pass gas without disrupting class

A second-grade teacher in Atlanta has created a designated corner in her classroom where students can pass gas without leaving the classroom, a solution that has gone viral and sparked a broader debate about classroom etiquette.

August 27, 2026

Trump says Cruz is ‘very talented,’ might run for president in 2028

TRUMP on Ted Cruz potentially running for POTUS in '28: "I would say that he's very talented. He's a very good friend of mine. I think he might do that. He's a talented guy."

August 27, 2026

Sunny Hostin licenses image to AI studio after co-hosts blasted the tech

Sunny Hostin, a co-host of "The View," has licensed her name and likeness to an artificial intelligence studio Fountain 0 to help produce film and television adaptations of her novels, months after several of her fellow co-hosts publicly criticized the rise of AI in Hollywood.

August 27, 2026

The solo-travel boom: Why hotels can’t ignore this game-changing guest segment

Solo travelers have emerged as a defining force in the hospitality industry, upending long-held assumptions about who checks into hotels and why.

August 27, 2026