Marjorie Taylor Greene Floats Morbid McConnell Theory

Former MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene made a morbid joke about Mitch McConnell during a PBS Firing Line interview, saying the longtime Kentucky senator could be “dead or alive.” Greene was criticizing Republicans for being too cowardly to stand up to President Donald Trump when she took a jab at McConnell, who was rushed by ambulance to a hospital from his Washington, D.C., home on June 14. He has not been seen in public since, though his office says he is now home. “I never went to Washington to cling to power until I’m dead or alive, like Mitch McConnell. We don’t even know!” Greene told host Margaret Hoover. Greene, who quit Congress after her break with Trump and the GOP, also called the Republican Party a “boys’ club” that does not respect women. “That comes from the top down,” she said. “You have the president demeaning women constantly.” Trump, Greene said, “absolutely should apologize to me. He should apologize to the woman in the press that he called ‘Piggy.’ He should apologize to America for betraying his campaign promises. He should apologize to the parents of the children that he dropped bombs on in the school in Iran.”

Country music star Tim McGraw caught his cowboy boot on an edge of the stage and fell down, hard, during a concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday night. The 59-year-old was singing ‘I Like It, I Love It’ and got straight back up, appearing unaffected. He commented that there was “a drop there,” acknowledging his fall. Fans reacted to the incident by simply singing the song louder, as soon as it was apparent that McGraw was okay. In a review of the concert for the Cincinnati Enquirer, journalist David Wysong said the musician showed up forty minutes late to the gig, and when he arrived on stage he said, “I made it.” He said it was an “imperfect show” and that three-time Grammy winner McGraw wasn’t “clicking on all cylinders.” Footage of the fall is circulating on social media, and it appears to be a long way down.

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Never say nevermore. The bros are back in town, this time in Hollywood, making a movie about Hooters, the bar-and-grill restaurant chain that capitalized on the alluring breasts and bodies of its waitresses in tight white tank tops and teeny orange shorts. Hooters the Movie is being independently produced by the chain’s founding partners and directed by Breaking Balls filmmaker Jon Rosenbaum. The film follows Ted and Lenny, two lifelong friends from a small Iowa town, who launch a wildly successful restaurant empire. “I think people are going to enjoy watching how we were really just some guys who didn’t know what we were doing, but had a great time doing it,” Hooters co-founder Ed Droste, a producer and writer on the project, said. After the chain declared bankruptcy last year, its original founders bought back much of the business, changed the menu, modified the waitresses’ clothing, and cut bikini night. Detractors have long criticized the brand for being sexist, but current management, hoping for a revamp, believes the chain strayed too far from what it considers its early vision: a relaxed, family-friendly sports bar.

Nashville is about to put Dolly Parton’s name somewhere very hard to miss. State and airport officials have begun laying the groundwork to rename its bustling airport after the beloved country singer, who died on Tuesday with cancer. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Nashville International Airport announced plans to rename the facility on Friday. A petition launched in 2025 calling for the airport to be named after Parton gained new momentum following her death, drawing roughly 150,000 signatures. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said in a statement. Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell noted on Instagram that Parton, 80, had been working with the city to develop a hotel and museum named Song Teller that she called her ‘love letter’ to Nashville. “Now it’s our turn to share a love letter to Dolly,” the mayor said.

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Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end of summer, but it also signals the beginning of another season: hosting season. Between football watch parties, backyard get-togethers, kids’ sleepovers, and the seemingly endless string of holidays that follow through the remainder of the year, fall has a way of making you suddenly notice every stain, dust bunny, and suspicious spot on the rug you’ve ignored all summer.

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A Dutch addiction and mental health institute that tests pills for users to prevent overdoses issued a “Red Alert” for “ecstasy” pills shaped like President Donald Trump’s head. The pills are actually not even ecstasy—they contain a chemical called para-methoxymethamfetamine, or PMMA for short, while ecstasy’s active ingredient is MDMA. PMMA takes longer, which the institute said could cause people to double up, thinking it didn’t work. That potential mistake would lead to overheating or even death, according to an Instagram post by the Trimbos Institute. Ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but that doesn’t stop club and music festival-goers. Although a 2024 government report said 550,000 people took the drug in one year, there have been no PMMA-related deaths so far.

The world’s youngest reigning monarch, who ascended the throne at just 3 years old in 1995, has died. The royal family of the Kingdom of Tooro announced that Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was critically ill and receiving treatment in the U.S. around noon on Aug. 27. He died at 10 p.m. that same night at just 34 years old. The cause of death has not been made public. As the 13th monarch of the Bantu kingdom, founded in the early 19th century and now within the borders of Uganda, he was well respected and promoted causes for the people of Tooro, such as education, youth empowerment, and HIV/AIDS awareness. Mourners have taken to social media, saying, “The lion has rested.” The king faced pressure from his mother and the public to secure a wife and a direct royal heir before his death. But with his reign cut short, the Ugandan public is awaiting an announcement of who Rukidi IV’s royal successor will be. Tooro Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki told the people of Tooro to “remain united, calm, and prayerful,” as they await the announcement and mourn their king. “This is an immeasurable loss to the Royal Family, the people of Tooro and the nation of Uganda,” he said. “May His Majesty the King rest in eternal peace.”

A lioness and her cub are feared to be on the loose in the U.S. WXIN reports that the pair have been spotted in central Indiana, with a search now underway in Hancock and Madison counties. Madison County Sheriff’s Department said that a report has been lodged of two large cats at South Country Road 50 West in Jackson Township, with one local reportedly spotting a larger cat with a blue harness and a smaller one at its side. A drone operator also confirmed the sighting of the big cats, the department said, and is now using its own drones with thermal cameras to locate the massive felines. Ground units are also searching. However, after four hours of searching, law enforcement had made no sightings, leading the department to say it was not yet certain the cats existed. WXIN also reported that as of Thursday, there had been no reports of escaped big cats from any animal sanctuaries in the area.

The cast of the 1993 hit movie The Sandlot have reunited for a new comedy series released on YouTube. A first batch of eight episodes dropped on Aug. 26 for Dugout Dads. Patrick Renna is back as a dad who volunteers to coach his son’s Little League team only to run into drama with other parents. The other original cast from The Sandlot also features in the series, including Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Victor DiMattia, Shane Obedzinski, Grant Gelt, and Will Horneff. Of the new additions, Michael Peña has signed on as one of the dads, and Danielle Fishel plays Renna’s wife. Fishel played Topanga in the 1990s hit show Boy Meets World. Chris Paul and his brother’s sports media production company, Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment, is now an executive producer. “I loved everything that I saw… We want to get involved and try to take this thing to the next level,” Paul said in an Instagram Video with Renna. The Dugout Dads team is hoping this boost will allow for a full-length season, viewing these new episodes as a “pre-season.”

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Whether they’re the result of years of sun exposure, hormonal fluctuations, or the ghosts of breakouts past, dark spots and hyperpigmentation are among the most stubborn skincare woes to treat… and they tend to become more noticeable as we get older. Sure, prescription topicals like tretinoin and hydroquinone can definitely help address pigmentation, but they can also be challenging for sensitive skin, and hydroquinone generally isn’t intended for long-term use. If you’re looking for a potent over-the-counter option that takes a clinical approach to discoloration without hydroquinone, PCA Skin’s Pigment Gel Pro may be the next best thing. ​

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The 75th Miss USA pageant was a historic one. Miss Virginia, Justus Kelley, was crowned Miss USA on Thursday, making her the first mom, first married woman, and first woman in her thirties to win. The pageant changed its rules in 2023 so that being over 28, being married, or being a mother no longer disqualified a woman from entering the pageant. The organization also underwent major leadership changes as winners stepped down and declined to attend events, citing supposed value misalignment. The old rules were a longstanding source of controversy: in 1957, Mary Leona Gage was crowned Miss USA, but after organizers discovered she was married with two children, she was stripped of the title. Kelley is therefore considered the first officially recognized mother to hold the Miss USA crown. This year’s pageant winner reportedly took home a prize package valued at more than $685,000—a $150,000 salary, a Range Rover, a one-year lease in a luxury Miami apartment, a Westgate Vacation Home, a $30,000 Miss Universe wardrobe, and more.

An accuser of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was jailed for decades for child molestation, is expected to recant testimony more than a decade after Sandusky was convicted. A judge has decided to hold an evidentiary hearing on September 8 at which the 82-year-old, who has maintained his innocence, will appear in court. The 2012 case, which also claimed the scalp of beloved Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who was ruled to have not done enough to report the allegations, found Sandusky guilty of 45 counts of child sex abuse for sexually abusing 10 boys over the span of a decade. One of those victims, known as “Victim 10”, now says in an affidavit that the original pretrial process included details he couldn’t remember. “I was assured this was common and even expected,” Victim 10 added. His wife was named, as the defense team said she can testify that Sandusky didn’t abuse Victim 10. But the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office said her “pondering what she thinks may or may not have really happened when he was 10 years old” is irrelevant. Sandusky was sentenced to a prison term of between 30 to 60 years, meaning he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.