Former detective says Tupac murder suspect was gang ‘shot caller’

LAS VEGAS — A former Compton gang detective testified Tuesday that Duane “Keffe D” Davis was a high-ranking “shot caller” whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed it. Robert Ladd, a former Compton police officer who spent years investigating gang homicides, described […]

Whack Snoop Dogg In Hitman’s New Elusive Target Mission

Caged Lion IO Interactive has revealed some fresh content for Hitman: World of Assassination in the form of a new Elusive Target mission. Available from 27th August to 26th September 2026, ‘The Herbalist’ features Dr. Cyrus Cane, a new target based on the likeness and voiceover work of rap legend Snoop Dogg, who apparently wasn’t […]

U.S. military attacks alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean, killing 4

​ World August 26, 2026 / 4:44 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Washington — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The […]

Trump’s Secret Oval Office Election Plot Exposed

Donald Trump’s plan to avoid an electoral wipeout for the GOP in the midterms is to turn November’s elections into a referendum on himself, according to a report. The president is hoping to use the $400 million war chest from his MAGA Inc. super PAC on a series of television ads highlighting the apparent achievements […]

Tottenham agree loan for Man City’s Marmoush

Image source, Getty Images By Shamoon Hafez Football reporter 19 minutes ago Tottenham have agreed a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer. The 27-year-old Egypt international follows Savio from City to Spurs after the north London club signed the Brazilian […]

Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer

​ To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played BySebastian Usher Global affairs correspondent 2 hours ago A far-right member of the Israeli parliament has badly damaged a Palestinian memorial with a sledgehammer in the occupied West Bank while under military escort. The incident has […]

Emotional Cher Pinpoints Dolly Parton’s Singular Gift

Superstar Cher paid an emotional tribute to her friend of almost 50 years, country icon Dolly Parton. Parton’s death at the age of 80 was announced on Tuesday. In a statement to People, her representatives said she died following a “brief battle with cancer,” but did not disclose which type. Cher, 80, first met Parton […]

Not Yellowstone, Not 1883: This Gritty Western Miniseries Deserves More Attention

Television Drama Shows By  Aug. 26, 2026 4:10 am EST Decades before “Yellowstone” and its gritty prequel series “1883,” the Western was practically dead when “Lonesome Dove” came along in 1989 and brought it back to stampeding, rifle-toting life. Based on Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the CBS miniseries was a ratings hit […]

Atari Is Re-Releasing 39 Atari 2600 Games on Working, Physical Cartridges

Atari has today announced a new physical game collaboration with Activision called the Atari x Activision Collection. The unexpected project reunites Activision with Atari after almost 50 years. The full set of working, physical game cartridges includes 39 classic Activision games, like Pitfall!, River Raid, and Kaboom!, and there will be three ways to purchase […]

Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70

​ Image source, Reuters By David Cowan Scotland home affairs correspondent 53 minutes ago A Libyan who was cleared after standing trial over the Lockerbie bombing is reported to have died aged 70. Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah was accused of murdering 270 people in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988. He […]

Enes Kanter Freedom said the quiet part out loud

What does it look like when an ideology that has long insulated itself from criticism suddenly has to defend its premises in public? We may be watching that happen in the WNBA. For years, critics of transgender ideology have often been dismissed as hateful rather than answered. But slogans become harder to maintain when they […]

Arctic drilling in Alaska won’t get environmental review in new proposal

This article is co-published with Public Domain. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order singling out the state of Alaska and its abundant stores of oil, gas and minerals. “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” called for expanding oil and gas development across Alaska’s North Slope, including some of the […]

Crazy Taxi: World Tour’s Multiplayer Mode Looks Outrageously Fun

Sign us up Sega has released a new trailer for Crazy Taxi: World Tour, this time giving us a glimpse at the game’s new multiplayer mode. It’s basically Crazy Taxi with friends, which is something we always dreamed of when cruising around the West Coast in the Dreamcast original. It looks like World Tour will […]

Behind the cover: Drawing the ‘landscape of conversation’

When it came to finding a cover image for August’s special issue on Conversations, we always knew that depicting the complexities of communication was going to be challenging. Fortunately, former Visuals Editor Roberto “Bear” Guerra had the perfect artist in mind: Armando Veve, a longtime contributor to High Country News. For years, Bear and I […]

Camilo’s ‘Vida de Rico’ Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club

Trending on Billboard Welcome to the club, Camilo. That is, YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The Colombian singer and songwriter passes one billion streams on YouTube with his feel-good tune from 2020, “Vida de Rico.”  Directed by Camilo’s wife Evaluna Montaner, the music video for “Vida de Rico” is his second to reach the 1 billion […]

Sterling charged with dangerous driving after crash

Image source, Getty Images 34 minutes ago Raheem Sterling will appear in court next month to face charges of dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation after crashing his car into motorway barriers in May. The former England winger, who most recently played for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie, crashed his Lamborghini into […]

Fire in Pakistan hospital nursery kills 14 newborns, officials say

​ World Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 3:35 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Islamabad — A fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, killing 14 newborns, hospital officials and the government said. There were at least 15 newborns in the nursery at […]

Notre Dame’s Player Leadership Is Clearly Defined In 2026

Entering many college football seasons, fans of teams ask themselves the following question. Who will be the leaders of this football team? No team can have ultimate success without solid player leadership that defines and protects the program culture while also making big plays on the field. In 2026, this isn’t a question Notre Dame […]

Crowd Boos at Mention of Trump in Republican Loser’s Speech

Supporters of losing Republican candidate Ralph Norman soundly booed President Donald Trump during a fiery concession speech. Senator Darline Graham, 62, pulled off a victory in the South Carolina Republican special primary runoff on Tuesday after Trump went all in to avoid a humiliating loss, including hosting a rally for her in person last week […]

Brazil welcomes the highest number of British tourists since the 2014 FIFA World Cup

The number of British tourists visiting Brazil has increased by 11.61% between January and July 2026 in comparison to the same period in 2025, reaching 121,990. This is the second best result in the entire historical series, just behind 2014, when Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup and 133,328 British tourists visited the country from […]

Metro 2039 Developers on How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Their Plans

After finishing the four-or-so-hour preview build of Metro 2039, the upcoming first-person shooter sequel from Ukrainian developer 4A Games and falling completely in love with it, I reached out to the team to ask some questions about how they’ve approached the latest entry in their post-apocalyptic franchise – both in terms of the game itself, […]

Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say

Earlier this year, publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Studios published a blog post outlining its vision for Metro 2039. The studio revealed the game – being developed primarily in Ukraine amid the continued Russian invasion – is darker and focuses on the “cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom”. […]

‘Ted Lasso’ Doubles Down on Its Most Infuriating Storyline

Sam and Diane, Ross and Rachel, Pam and Jim, Nick and Jess. Every decade has a memorable sitcom will-they-won’t-they that goes through various stages of yearning, getting together, breaking up, and reuniting. It is a tried-and-tested formula that, if timed right, will have audiences cheering at significant milestones—like first kisses—as if their team has just […]

Metro 2039: The First Hands-On Preview

Key Preview Takeaways: Metro 2039, very refreshingly, doesn’t hold your hand. It throws you straight into the deep end. Gameplay variety was fantastic during my 3-4 hour hands-on; I was rarely doing the same thing for very long. Metro 2039 blew me away with its handcrafted hellscapes, intense combat, and attention to detail. I’ve spent […]

Xbox Design Chief Reveals the Surprising Ikea Item That Shaped Every Console

Gamescom kicks off today in Cologne, Germany, and among the many big game debuts, hands-on demos, and major announcements is a new kind of reveal: Xbox is partnering with Ikea to sell an exclusive set of Xbox-inspired furniture and accessories that you can buy starting this fall. But, according to Xbox, the new collection goes […]

Casago Completes Local Franchise Sales of Former Vacasa Markets

Just over one year after completing its acquisition of Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management company in the industry, Casago today announced it has completed the sale of all former Vacasa markets. In September, the company will conclude the process of moving markets into local franchise ownership or new ownership structures. Described as a watershed […]

Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain

Image source, SNS By Tom English BBC Scotland’s chief sports writer 29 minutes ago When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic’s stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night. In branding his fellow players “passive” and “scared” and in then sending a […]

Discover Pahang for less with Malaysia Airlines’ Bonus Side Trip

Travellers booking Malaysia Airlines flights from the UK to Asia and Australasia can now uncover another side of Malaysia, with a complimentary domestic return flight from Kuala Lumpur, through the airline’s ‘Bonus Side Trip’ promotion. With only applicable taxes to pay, the offer allows travellers to add a stopover at one of eight Malaysian destinations […]

Kenyan mother dies after bleeding for hours after childbirth

KILIFI, Kenya — As Penina Zawadi was wheeled to the operating room for a cesarean section, she gave her mother her jewelry for safekeeping, along with a reassuring word: She would have a safe delivery. An hour later, a nurse handed Esther Bendera her newborn grandson. But her daughter did not return. Her family said […]

Vidio Teams With ReelShort for First Indonesian Short-Drama Partnership

Vidio/ReelShort Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has partnered with ReelShort, the microdrama platform owned by Crazy Maple Studio, marking ReelShort’s first entry into the Indonesian market. Hundreds of ReelShort titles will become available on Vidio starting Sept. 1. The content will stream through a dedicated Short Drama tab, accessible to subscribers on Vidio’s TV Extra, Platinum, […]

LevelK Boards Haugesund-Bound Norwegian Psycho Thriller ‘Anathema,’ About Repression, Denial and Collective Madness (EXCLUSIVE)

The film is produced by ‘No Paradise If You are Killed by a Woman’’s Janne Hjeltnes and Anne Borgaard Sørensen Directors Ea Johanne Sandberg (left) and Alpha Nord (right) Courtesy of Empathitude Pictures Copenhagen-based sales and aggregation outlet LevelK has boarded the Norwegian psycho-thriller “Anathema” by promising directing duo Ea Johanne Sandberg and Alpha Nord. […]

‘Over It’ Three-Time Trump Voter Turns on President

A three-time Trump voter has turned on the president in a fiery tirade against the increasingly unpopular president. Donald Trump’s appeal is continuing to dwindle within his own supporter base, a dangerous sign ahead of the looming midterm elections. Only 35 percent of Republicans said they “strongly approve” of Trump’s performance in a Reuters/Ipsos poll […]

Liverpool’s midfield is fragile – will they act in the window?

Image source, Getty Images By Aadam Patel Football reporter 28 minutes ago A little over four minutes had passed at St James’ Park on Sunday and Liverpool had started encouragingly, keeping the ball well and with urgency in their play. Ryan Gravenberch created space with a brilliant touch to get past Lewis Miley but instead […]

Mayer: I feel unbeatable – Cameron fight won’t be close!

Mikaela Mayer says she feels “unbeatable” and that her blockbuster unification fight against Chantelle Cameron for the world super welterweight titles won’t be close. British WBO title holder Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs) faces American Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) at the bp pulse LIVE arena on Saturday – live on Sky Sports – with every bout […]

Wolff ‘not at all’ disappointed by Verstappen’s new Red Bull deal

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says he is “not at all” disappointed by Max Verstappen having committed to Red Bull with a new contract that runs until 2030. Ahead of the Formula 1 season resuming with Verstappen’s home Dutch Grand Prix over the weekend, Red Bull ended speculation over the four-time world champion’s future by announcing […]

River Card and Cloud Forest clash at Newbury

We have a busy day’s racing on Wednesday with flat action from Newbury and Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing… 6.30 Newbury – Cloud Forest and River Card headline feature handicap Cloud Forest and River Card clash in an excellent renewal of the feature Gracelands Handicap at Newbury. Saeed bin Suroor saddles Cloud Forest, who […]

Turok: Origins Has Been Delayed And Will Now Claw Its Way Onto Switch 2 In 2027

Here’s a new story trailer to pass some time Saber Interactive is reviving the Turok series, but in a new trailer shared at Opening Night Live this week, it’s been revealed Turok: Origins will no longer be arriving this year in Autumn 2026. The solo and co-op experience, where you battle to save humanity from […]

Olympic Champion Defies Age by Running 10K 42 Years After Gold Medal Win

Forty-two years after making history as the first-ever women’s Olympic marathon champion, Joan Benoit Samuelson is still refusing to permanently leave the starting line. The American distance-running legend has spent the last four decades constantly redefining the physical limits of athletic longevity. She continues to travel the globe to pursue incredibly demanding endurance events against […]