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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Chris Hansen questions Hollywood's motives as Robert Pattinson film 'Primetime' nears release

Chris Hansen says nobody asked for his blessing before Hollywood turned his career into a thriller, and he wants to know why they bothered using his name at all. The former "To Catch a Predator" host sat down with podcaster Annie Elise ahead of the September 25 theatrical release of Primetime, the A24 film starring […] The post Chris Hansen questions Hollywood's motives as Robert Pattinson film 'Primetime' nears release appeared first on American Almanac .

Chris Hansen says nobody asked for his blessing before Hollywood turned his career into a thriller, and he wants to know why they bothered using his name at all. The former "To Catch a Predator" host sat down with podcaster Annie Elise ahead of the September 25 theatrical release of Primetime, the A24 film starring Robert Pattinson as Hansen. He had not yet seen the movie. He said he plans to watch it soon. But he had already formed a pointed question about the project, as The Hollywood Reporter reported : "It looks dramatic. It looks very dramatic. I know [Robert Pattinson] is a popular actor, and I know the director [Lance Oppenheim] is a popular guy. I also have some questions: What's Hollywood's motive here?" That one line, "What's…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Selena Gomez faces investor fraud lawsuit over mental health startup Wondermind

Investors who sank $1.2 million into Selena Gomez's mental health company Wondermind are suing the singer, her mother, and a former business partner in federal court, alleging they were deceived about the venture's readiness and resources. Two investment entities, Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC, filed the lawsuit on August 13, 2026, in […] The post Selena Gomez faces investor fraud lawsuit over mental health startup Wondermind appeared first on American Almanac .

Investors who sank $1.2 million into Selena Gomez's mental health company Wondermind are suing the singer, her mother, and a former business partner in federal court, alleging they were deceived about the venture's readiness and resources. Two investment entities, Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC, filed the lawsuit on August 13, 2026 , in federal court in Delaware. The complaint names Gomez, 34, her mother Mandy Teefey, 50, former business partner Daniella Pierson, and the company itself as defendants. The plaintiffs claim they invested nearly $1.2 million in September 2022 based on representations that turned out to be false, and that the defendants hid the company's unraveling for three years. Gomez's attorney, Mathew…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Bill Rasmussen, the man who built ESPN from a credit card and a traffic jam, dead at 93

Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN with his son and a $9,000 credit card advance after getting fired from a hockey job, died at 93 from complications of Parkinson's disease, leaving behind a network now valued at $30 billion. Rasmussen died at his home in Land O' Lakes, Florida, The Hollywood Reporter reported. He had been […] The post Bill Rasmussen, the man who built ESPN from a credit card and a traffic jam, dead at 93 appeared first on American Almanac .

Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN with his son and a $9,000 credit card advance after getting fired from a hockey job, died at 93 from complications of Parkinson's disease, leaving behind a network now valued at $30 billion. Rasmussen died at his home in Land O' Lakes, Florida, The Hollywood Reporter reported . He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in July 2019, and the disease ultimately took his life. His family asked that memorial donations go to the American Parkinson Disease Association. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro issued a statement calling Rasmussen "a remarkable man, a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a network entirely devoted to sports." Pitaro added that the company culture Rasmussen built in the…Open

AMERICANTHINKER - In the West, women must show their face

By Michele San Pietro Muslim dress codes do not take precedence.

AMERICANTHINKER - Flock thyselves

By M. Walter If you’ve been wondering whether Flock cameras are tracking your movements, there’s a way to find out.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - Judge in Clancy case orders question be struck from the record

The testimony of Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, was interrupted Tuesday after the prosecutor asked if she was aware that murder was considered “a mortal sin” by the Catholic Church. CNN’s Brynn Gingras reports.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - OpenAI safety head defends new 'ChatGPT for Teens' features

OpenAI is rolling out a new “ChatGPT for Teens” experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people. The experience will bring together new tools and a number of youth safety protections that OpenAI has rolled out over the past year, the company said in a blog post Tuesday. The new protections will apply “age-appropriate safeguards designed to reduce exposure to content that may be harmful or developmentally inappropriate,” the company said, "while preserving the ability to learn, create, and explore.” The protections include parental…

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - UAE on HIGH ALERT after detecting 2 ballistic missiles launched from Iran

Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt reports on President Donald Trump’s statement that all water mines in the Strait of Hormuz have been detonated as the UAE detects two ballistic missiles launched from Iran on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #theclamancountdown #iran #uae #unitedarabemirates #trump #donaldtrump #ballisticmissiles #missiles #straitofhormuz #middleeast #military #geopolitics #national security #iranconflict #jonathanhunt

AF (Billy Blankenship) - Red Tails train to keep F-35s in the fight during Tuskegee Thunder

The exercise tested the unit's ability to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower in a simulated, contested Indo-Pacific environment.

WAR (Jacqueline Hames, Army Acquisition Support Center) - Army Develops Ultra-Light Vehicle for Changing Battlefields

In fielding the Infantry Squad Vehicle, an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers and their equipment, the Army took a rapid acquisition approach, using commercial off-the-shelf solutions and minimal military modifications.