Passengers aboard a cruise ship preparing to set sail for Alaska were left scrambling recently after the cruise line abruptly canceled the trip — citing unspecified technical problems. The seven-night Alaska cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas was scheduled to depart Vancouver, Canada, on Aug. 30 but had been delayed until Sept. 1 for maintenance, according to the blog "Cruise Critic." But the trouble didn't end there. Some two days after passengers embarked in Vancouver, Royal
Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted a parole hearing for next year, a year earlier than previously expected. The brothers, who were both convicted of the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun slayings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home, are scheduled to have a parole suitability hearing in March 2027 instead of August 2028, Fox News confirms. The change stems from two provisions included in Proposition 9, which allow a prison inmate's next parole hearing d
Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as they repelled organised “aggression”. After police contained the weekend’s second disruptive demonstration against asylum seekers travelling to the UK in small boats, it was claimed that officers in Hampshire were pushed off their motorbikes and pelted with bricks. Sarah Jones, the Home Office minister,
'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com . "The Week 1 college football schedule stinks, the NCAA needs to try a little harder next time!" Idiot. Goodness, I was an IDIOT Friday. That was my big gripe going into this glorious first weekend of college football. The schedule wasn't great. On paper, it wasn't. CLOCK CONTROVERSY ALLOWS MICHIGAN W
Emma Reynolds says demonstrations ‘cross a line’ Good morning. John Healey is giving his first major speech on economic policy since he became chancellor seven weeks ago. It is meant to be the main government news of the morning and, as Pippa Crerar writes in her preview story, Healey will argue the government’s plans to boost growth across the whole country will enable the British economy to “turn a corner”. Healey’s deputy, Emma Reynolds , the chief secretary to the Treasury, has been giving i
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Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter walked out of the tunnel as the Vols’ sole captain during their home opener this past weekend, even though he was not suited up for the game. Amid the controversial decisions surrounding former professional athletes returning to college athletics, Carter accepted his punishment when he could have easily sought help from a local judge to create a path back onto the field. Following the 2025 season, the Vols linebacker decided to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft and
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be back on British soil, but their return home won’t come with a royal reset. Buckingham Palace has drawn a firm line around the Sussexes’ homecoming, reaffirming that the couple will not resume official duties and that their status remains unchanged from when they stepped back as working royals in 2020. "It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of The Sovereign, and are no longer w
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Nebraska's Andi Jackson speaks to the fans after a match against Missouri was canceled at the Big Ten/SEC NCAA college Volleyball Challenge Week, in Chicago, on Sunday.
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The Federal Communications Commission could soon issue guidance to broadcast television networks over what FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called "fake polls" ahead of the midterms. Speaking on "The Sunday Briefing," Carr argued that broadcast television is subject to different federal requirements than cable channels or online platforms because stations operate under FCC licenses. "The one thing that President Trump gets, fundamentally, is that broadcast TV is completely different than other forms of
