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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Jaafar Jackson says 'Michael' sequel will address child abuse allegations against his uncle Fri Aug 21 17:51:52 2026

The star of the billion-dollar Michael Jackson biopic told GQ Middle East the planned sequel will tackle the abuse accusations head-on, a subject the first film avoided entirely by ending its story in 1987. Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's nephew and the lead of the two-part biopic "Michael," said in a recent interview that the second […] The post Jaafar Jackson says 'Michael' sequel will address child abuse allegations against his uncle appeared first on American Almanac .

The star of the billion-dollar Michael Jackson biopic told GQ Middle East the planned sequel will tackle the abuse accusations head-on, a subject the first film avoided entirely by ending its story in 1987. Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's nephew and the lead of the two-part biopic "Michael," said in a recent interview that the second film will give audiences "more insight" into the child abuse allegations that shadowed his uncle's later career. The first installment, which Variety reported surpassed $1 billion in global ticket sales this summer, closes with the 1987 release of the album "Bad", six years before Michael Jackson faced his first accusation in 1993. That timeline was no accident. By ending the story before the allegations…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Amazon drone dumps delivery straight into Texas homeowner's swimming pool Fri Aug 21 17:51:48 2026

An Amazon Prime Air drone dropped a package from roughly 30 feet in the air directly into a Texas woman's backyard pool, and the company says its machines check for obstacles before every delivery. Lindsey Austen heard a loud buzzing overhead, ran into her garden, and started filming just in time to watch a six-propeller […] The post Amazon drone dumps delivery straight into Texas homeowner's swimming pool appeared first on American Almanac .

An Amazon Prime Air drone dropped a package from roughly 30 feet in the air directly into a Texas woman's backyard pool, and the company says its machines check for obstacles before every delivery. Lindsey Austen heard a loud buzzing overhead, ran into her garden, and started filming just in time to watch a six-propeller Amazon drone hover above her pool, open its cargo hatch, and release a cardboard box into the water. The package bobbed on the surface while the drone flew off, its job apparently done. The footage, shared by ABC7 News , racked up thousands of views within days, and drew exactly the kind of reaction Amazon's expanding drone program does not need as it pushes into hundreds of new markets. Austen says she's done with…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Julia Stiles set to compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 35 Fri Aug 21 17:51:47 2026

The actress best known for "Save the Last Dance" and the "Bourne" franchise is joining the celebrity cast of "Dancing With the Stars" Season 35, a move she hinted at more than a year ago. Page Six confirmed that Julia Stiles will compete on the upcoming season of the long-running ABC and Disney+ dance competition, […] The post Julia Stiles set to compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 35 appeared first on American Almanac .

The actress best known for "Save the Last Dance" and the "Bourne" franchise is joining the celebrity cast of "Dancing With the Stars" Season 35, a move she hinted at more than a year ago. Page Six confirmed that Julia Stiles will compete on the upcoming season of the long-running ABC and Disney+ dance competition, which premieres September 15. ABC has not commented on the casting, and the full Season 35 lineup is scheduled to be revealed September 2 on "Good Morning America." Stiles, a mother of three, told People magazine in a February 2025 interview that she had discussed doing the show before but faced a practical obstacle, she lives in New York City, far from the Los Angeles production. "We've talked about me doing it, but I live…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Josh Radnor says 'How I Met Your Mother' cast has drifted apart: 'Not even a little bit' close Fri Aug 21 17:51:47 2026

Josh Radnor says the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" is no longer close, comparing the nine-season bond to a college friendship that simply faded after graduation. Radnor, who played Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom from 2005 to 2014, was blunt when asked on the "Half the Picture" podcast whether the cast still […] The post Josh Radnor says 'How I Met Your Mother' cast has drifted apart: 'Not even a little bit' close appeared first on American Almanac .

Josh Radnor says the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" is no longer close, comparing the nine-season bond to a college friendship that simply faded after graduation. Radnor, who played Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom from 2005 to 2014, was blunt when asked on the "Half the Picture" podcast whether the cast still keeps in touch the way they did during production. "No. Not even a little bit," he told the podcast . For a show built around a tight-knit group of friends sharing a booth at a New York City bar, the admission lands with a certain irony fans will feel. But Radnor did not frame it as bitterness. He framed it as life. Radnor compares the cast bond to college, intense, then gone Radnor offered a long, unguarded explanation of how five…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Divers find HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight, solving a 118-year-old Royal Navy mystery Fri Aug 21 17:51:46 2026

A British dive team spent five years combing archives to locate the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship that sank in 1908 and killed more than half its crew, and the discovery is now driving new legislation to protect military shipwrecks. ProjectXplore, a volunteer dive group led by organizers Leo Fielding and Dan […] The post Divers find HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight, solving a 118-year-old Royal Navy mystery appeared first on American Almanac .

A British dive team spent five years combing archives to locate the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship that sank in 1908 and killed more than half its crew, and the discovery is now driving new legislation to protect military shipwrecks. ProjectXplore, a volunteer dive group led by organizers Leo Fielding and Dan McMullen, announced on August 10 that it had found the remains of HMS Tiger on the seabed off the Isle of Wight, the same stretch of English Channel where the warship went down after colliding with the 10,000-ton HMS Berwick 118 years ago. More than half of the ship's 57 crew members died in the 1908 sinking. The team laid a wreath on the wreck site, a gesture of respect for the sailors still resting there. Fielding and…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Two charged with smuggling dozens of exotic reptiles across the border in pillowcases Fri Aug 21 17:51:46 2026

Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing […] The post Two charged with smuggling dozens of exotic reptiles across the border in pillowcases appeared first on American Almanac .

Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere on Aug. 10 and told a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer she had nothing to declare. She did not mention the knotted, taped pillowcases crammed behind the rear bench seat of her red Volkswagen, pillowcases that held 60 abronia lizards, four venomous yellow-blotched palm pit vipers, three caimans, a baby crocodile, and an indigo snake. CBP…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Brazilian woman who posed as 12-year-old girl to deceive family into adoption sentenced to nearly two years in jail Fri Aug 21 17:51:45 2026

A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira […] The post Brazilian woman who posed as 12-year-old girl to deceive family into adoption sentenced to nearly two years in jail appeared first on American Almanac .

A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira to one year, 10 months, and 28 days in prison after finding she deliberately fabricated a false identity to extract food, shelter, money, medication, and other material support from an unnamed couple who believed they were caring for an abused child. The judge found Oliveira acted consciously "to induce and maintain the victims in error" and obtain the full cost of her own living through the…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Florida woman sues highway patrol after Flock data falsely identified her Fri Aug 21 17:48:07 2026

Lindsey Isaacs faced eight felony counts after police failed to examine evidence contradicting Flock camera information.