WASHINGTON — The top US military commander in the Middle East has admitted that sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are “tired” after a record-setting deployment, but continue to “fire on all cylinders” after reports emerged last week that multiple service members attempted to jump overboard. Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of Tampa, Fla.-based US Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea on Saturday ahead of its imminent relief as one of the most important American military hubs waging the Iran war. “I was blown away by this strong group of high-achieving Americans standing tall…
Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Nathan Gallagher surprised Max Salvador by asking him to secretly side with him instead of Joe Bradley amid their feud. During the Monday, August 17, episode of the hit Bravo series, Max joined the crew on Akira One while Nathan was healing from a back injury. Max…
WASHINGTON — The White House is crowing over a 3.1% dip in prescription prices as evidence that President Trump’s pressure on drug companies is working — claiming Monday that it is the “steepest drop since 1963.” Trump “promised to slash prescription drug prices — and he has delivered,” the White…
Nolan McLean allowed seven consecutive batters to reach base in the first and second innings Monday night. Only one run scored over that stretch. It was a charmed life indeed for the right-hander, who watched two other rookies — Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing — combine to nail three runners…
Influencers Matt and Abby Howard have officially expanded their family. “He’s here!!!!” Matt wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 17, announcing the couple’s newborn son’s arrival alongside a picture of Abby crying shortly after giving birth, her infant son laying on her chest with his face covered with an emoji.…
Taylor Swift is proudly supporting her dear friend Phoebe Bridgers after she dropped her newest album, Lost Weekend. “It’s her birthday but she gave us a gift,” Swift, 36, wrote while resharing Bridgers’ new record via her Instagram Story on Monday, August 17, which also fell on the indie musician’s…
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) for “inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer” — after he admitted to cheating on his wife following a Post exposé that revealed Gomez kissed a much younger aide three years ago. The Ethics Committee cited a potential…
The recent surge by the Mets hasn’t changed president of baseball operations David Stearns’ plans to conduct a managerial search after the season. Stearns said Monday he still expects that interim manager Andy Green will return to the front office next season. Green was the Mets vice president for player…
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 17, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Hayden Panettiere‘s autopsy is complete, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office announced, and discovered no signs of trauma that could have contributed to the actress’ death.…
Chinese spy Christine Fang — also known as “Fang Fang” — had an impressive run infiltrating California politics that included Ambien-fueled romps with disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell before vanishing back to her home country, newly released FBI files show. The “narcissistic” honeypot reportedly bragged of her seductive exploits, launched an…
Cam Skattebo is looking to add to his game, not subtract from it. So while, yes, you might see him run around people on occasion, his battering-ram style isn’t going away, either. “I think Coach [John Harbaugh] loves that I run right over the top of people. Physicality is his…
Brad Pitt’s relationship with alcohol shifted before he ended his seven-year sobriety streak. “His decision to start drinking again wasn’t based on a dramatic thing that happened where he decided sobriety was over,” a source exclusively tells Us. “It was a gradual shift in how he viewed alcohol and his…
Far-left Democratic House hopeful Elijah Manley accused incumbent Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Monday of trying to “take away black representation” by running in Florida’s black-majority 20th Congressional District. Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and a member of Congress since 2005, is the only…
He is 5-foot something, 100-and-something pounds. He didn’t start lining up at wide receiver until his third season at Illinois. He went undrafted. Then, less than two months into his second NFL season, he was cut for the third time. Isaiah Williams was repeatedly told what the world thought of…
Robin Williams’ three children are sharing their continued plans on how to celebrate and honor their late father’s talents more than 10 years after his death. “As we recognize what would be our Dad’s 75th year, we’re grateful to see new generations discovering his work while longtime fans continue to…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border construction project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.” The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce…
WASHINGTON — No use crying over spilt ink. Firebrand GOP South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday laughed off the internet’s meltdown over the jaw-dropping new tattoos all over her arms. Mace, 48, brought out her heavily inked guns during her new YouTube show last week — and they took social…
The Nation is reviewing work by lefty columnist Ross Barkan after he was axed by New York Magazine on Friday for ripping off other authors’ work dozens of times. In a statement that notably lacked contrition, the Mayor Mamdani-loving author previously downplayed the plagiarism and boasted he was starting “a…
The two-and-a-half-month Aaron Donald comeback saga has more teases than “Dune: Part Three.“ And nobody seems to be enjoying the drama more than Donald’s wife. Erica Donald has been sending NFL fans into a frenzy for months with her short and cryptic responses on social media regarding the rumors of…
Hayden Panettiere opened up about her unplanned acting break more than one year before her untimely and shocking death. “I had taken four years off. Didn’t know or plan to, but that’s just the way it panned out,” Panettiere exclusively told Us back in 2025. “And I desperately needed it.”…
The Justice Department unveiled a new process Monday for people barred from owning firearms because of past criminal convictions to have their gun rights restored. The launch of the “Federal Firearm Rights Restoration” application process marks one of Attorney General Todd Blanche’s first actions as the newly minted head of…
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a federal judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88 billion bond to address the costs of delay in completing a tie-up. The company must pay a fee of $7 million a day if the $110 billion merger does…
The Yankees will be without Max Fried for a bit. The team placed its star hurler on the 15-day IL with a bone bruise in his elbow, backdated to Aug. 14. Fried three five innings of one-run ball in a 1-0 loss to the Mariners on Thursday, but bemoaned the…
A nonprofit is demanding a federal investigation into Minnesota’s upcoming rollout of transgender dolls designed to teach kids “about the different options that exist for who they can be.” Defending Education, a conservative-aligned group that has filed lawsuits against transgender policies in schools, filed a complaint with the Department of…
Hold the bacon. Over 12,000 pounds of the pork product from Canada have been recalled after federal regulators slapped it with their highest-risk alert. The US Department of Agriculture issued the recall affecting product from Maple Leaf Foods of Mississauga, Ontario, on grounds it never underwent “import reinspection into the…
The flames are not the only thing wreaking havoc. As public awareness of the steadily increasing number of wildfires — such as the recent Dove Fire in downtown Sonora near Yosemite National Park that has forced mandatory evacuations, and the recent Ontario wildfires that prompted an Air Quality Health Advisory…
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The death certificate for Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck’s mother reveals new details about her cancer battle and final days following her death at age 83. Chris Affleck died from cardiopulmonary arrest, according to the certificate exclusively obtained by Us on Tuesday, July 28. Other conditions leading to her death…
President Trump paid tribute to his “beloved friend” Lindsey Graham in a warm, funny eulogy that reprised their famous feud over his cell phone from a decade ago. “He was a force of nature, and I will miss him greatly,” Trump said at the Washington National Cathedral. “As you remember,…
Along with watching Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic, fans at this year’s US Open will get to experience champions of fine dining in action, Side Dish can exclusively reveal. Offerings starting the week of Aug. 23 — the tourney’s fan week — include Miznon, Middle Eastern street food from top…
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan Tuesday afternoon local time, collapsing part of a shopping mall, toppling a stone wall at the centuries-old Kumamoto Castle, and sending more than 150,000 people to evacuation shelters, the BBC reported.The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measured as a magnitude 6.8, hit…
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, it was the age of youngsters thriving, it was the age of prospects falling, it was the epoch of doubt, it was the epoch of belief, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope,…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Sofía Vergara has been living out my Mediterranean vacation dreams, and her coastal rich mom outfits are a big part of that. However, there’s one accessory that instantly caught my…
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham spent decades straddling Washington and the war room — and now the Pentagon wants his name on one of America’s key military bases. The Defense Department is moving to rename Joint Base Charleston after the late South Carolina senator and Air Force veteran, honoring a…
“60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton announced new correspondents for the news show’s upcoming season late Tuesday – including CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. Bilton, who took the job in May, said O’Donnell, who most recently has served as a senior correspondent for the network and also launched a podcast, will…
In a string of a dozen small galaxies hung in the sky like a row of cosmic fairy lights, astronomers have discovered a small, ghostly galaxy without any dark matter. The rare discovery offers additional evidence that violent galactic collisions can knock this invisible substance loose from visible matter.Dark matter…
Californians already struggling to afford day-to-day necessities will be hit even harder next year when a hefty increase in health insurance rates goes into effect. Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, announced this month that its private health plans will see prices rise on average 9.9% in 2027 for…
Charley Hull is up to some fun and games at the AIG Women’s Open. On Tuesday afternoon while speaking to the media about the $10 million prize pool for the tournament’s 50th anniversary, Hull told a story about pranking her long-time caddie, Adam Woodward. The English pro went to a prank…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! As a fashion writer, this isn’t the first time I’ve covered the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. However, it is the first time my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw…
Before she was a women’s activist railing against the patriarchy, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s now-wife callously blamed his female underling for an affair that nearly derailed his career — according to a bombshell essay penned by his ex-lover Ruby Rippey. After the affair exploded into the open in 2007, Jennifer Siebel…
The newly appointed CEO of a $3 billion steel corporation died “suddenly and unexpectedly,” his company has announced. Brian Malloy, 59, died on Friday, just three weeks after he was named chief executive of Philadelphia-based Carpenter Technology Corp., the firm announced on Monday in a news release. No further details were…
Scientists may have found a way to rejuvenate key cells that help rebuild muscle in the body and thus preserve muscle into old age, they report in a new mouse study.It is “really exciting stuff,” Matthew Krause, a muscle physiologist at the University of Windsor in Ontario, said of the…
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez addressed his contract situation during the fourth day of training camp Tuesday. On the first day of camp last week, Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the team offered Gonzalez a contract that would make him both the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history and the highest-paid Patriot…
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WASHINGTON — A three-year FBI probe into then-Rep. Eric Swalwell determined suspected Chinese spy Fang…
