Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows
Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows Rod Stewart is stepping away from the stage for now, scrapping the remaining North American dates of his farewell tour. The 81-year-old singer canceled his upcoming performances after successfully undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure, his representatives announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Doctors advised Stewart to take four weeks off to recuperate and regain full fitness before performing again, according to People. A coronary stent is a small tube placed inside a narrowed or blocked artery to help keep it open. Stewart had been scheduled to continue his “One Last Time” tour through ear…
Taco Bell Adds New Menu Items As Chain Looks To Rebound From Lettuce Outbreak Taco Bell Adds New Menu Items As Chain Looks To Rebound From Lettuce Outbreak
Taco Bell Adds New Menu Items As Chain Looks To Rebound From Lettuce Outbreak Taco Bell is teaming up with a popular spice brand to add a different kind of heat to the menu as the chain faces scrutiny amid the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak. Tajín and Taco Bell are partnering to launch three new items, the fast-food chain announced in a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Tajín Taco, Tajín Cheesy Gordita Crunch, and Tajín Pineapple Strawberry Freeze will debut nationwide on Thursday, Aug. 13. The collaboration uses Tajín Clásico Seasoning, a blend of chiles, lime, and sea salt. Tajín was created in Mexico in 1985 and first arrived in the US in 1993. …
2 Found Shot Dead Inside New York Home: Police 2 Found Shot Dead Inside New York Home: Police
2 Found Shot Dead Inside New York Home: Police Two people were found shot to death inside a Long Island home, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Nassau County Police officers responded to a 911 call at 16 Angevine Ave. in Hempstead at approximately 10:21 a.m., according to the department's Homicide Squad. When officers entered the residence, they found two people suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives determined there was no additional threat to the public. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the identities of the victims were not immediate…
Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Several sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly tried to jump overboard, fueling concerns about a mental health crisis in the aircraft carrier's ninth month of deployment during the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attempts were reported by the Navy Times and the Stars and Stripes military news outlets on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The USS Abraham Lincoln left its home port of San Diego on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines for what was initially expected to be a Pacific deployment. The aircraft carrier was later redirected to the Middl…
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Is Convicted Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Is Convicted
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Is Convicted A man who sexually abused a child over two years in Dutchess County has been convicted following a five-day trial, prosecutors said.  Poughkeepsie resident Victor Harris, 42, was convicted on Wednesday, Aug. 12, of six felony sex offenses and one misdemeanor after a jury deliberated for two-and-a-half days, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced.  The jury was unable to reach a verdict on four additional charges. The charges stemmed from incidents at two locations in the City of Poughkeepsie on various dates between July 2022 and April 2024, prosecutor…
Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary
Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary One of President Donald Trump’s most visible aides is preparing to leave the White House after a rapid rise through Republican politics. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August, Trump announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The 28-year-old is leaving the demanding position to devote more time to her family and two young children. She returned to work after giving birth to a daughter in May. Karoline Leavitt with one of her two children in the White House. Wikipedia/Margo Martin “Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trus…
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case A grand jury has added a chilling new dimension to the murder case against the son of a celebrated Hollywood couple. An indictment charging Nick Reiner, 32, with murdering his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, was unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The indictment adds a special circumstance allegation that Nick Reiner committed the killings by lying in wait, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” L…
Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop 2 Months After Release, Left Behind Loaded Gun In NY Gets Prison Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop 2 Months After Release, Left Behind Loaded Gun In NY Gets Prison
Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop 2 Months After Release, Left Behind Loaded Gun In NY Gets Prison A man who was on parole for a previous felony gun conviction when he fled a traffic stop in Rockland County and left behind a loaded pistol linked to him via DNA will spend years behind bars.  Keimoni Spinks, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following his conviction earlier this year after a five-day bench trial, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced. Judge Kevin F. Russo sentenced Spinks, who also received five years of post-release supervision for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He also receive…
Green Card Marriage Ring: Westchester Women Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: Westchester Women Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Green Card Marriage Ring: Westchester Women Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…
Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files In Westchester: DA Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files In Westchester: DA
Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files In Westchester: DA An employee at a Northern Westchester middle school is facing felony charges after allegedly possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, prosecutors said.   Shrub Oak resident Francis John Teeling, 69, an employee of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School in Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Teeling worked as an itinerant substitute Food Service employee, according to the Lakeland Central School District.  Teeling was charged via felony complaint with promoting an obscene sexual…