A new video of Brett Favre greeting Green Bay Packers fans in Mexico has football fans openly worried about the 56-year-old Hall of Famer's physical decline, a stark reminder that Parkinson's disease spares no one. Favre, the three-time MVP and 1996 Super Bowl champion, recorded a short message for the Packers' Mexican fan base ahead […] The post Brett Favre video sparks fresh concern as Parkinson's battle takes visible toll appeared first on American Almanac .
A new video of Brett Favre greeting Green Bay Packers fans in Mexico has football fans openly worried about the 56-year-old Hall of Famer's physical decline, a stark reminder that Parkinson's disease spares no one. Favre, the three-time MVP and 1996 Super Bowl champion, recorded a short message for the Packers' Mexican fan base ahead of the new NFL season. The clip surfaced on social media over the weekend and drew an immediate wave of concern from fans who noticed a visible change in the quarterback once known for his iron-man durability and gunslinger swagger. Comments flooded in. "He's the reason I fell in love with football, this is rough to watch," one fan wrote. Others called the scene "truly sad" and "terrible." An account on X…Open
Simone Biles posted video of herself flipping off a trampoline at her family's Houston gym, and her own words about the 2028 Los Angeles Games have done nothing to quiet the speculation. The 29-year-old, who won three gold medals and a silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, returned to World Champions Center in Houston and […] The post Simone Biles back in the gym, fueling 2028 Olympic comeback talk appeared first on American Almanac .
Simone Biles posted video of herself flipping off a trampoline at her family's Houston gym, and her own words about the 2028 Los Angeles Games have done nothing to quiet the speculation. The 29-year-old, who won three gold medals and a silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, returned to World Champions Center in Houston and recorded herself launching flips into a foam pit. She posted the video to Instagram with the on-screen text "old girl, same tricks" and a caption that read, "scheduling a massage ASAP." An unnamed person filming the session asked if she was OK. Biles, breathing hard, answered plainly. "No, it feels like I just did a floor routine." She wrapped up the session with a declaration that left little doubt about the toll: "I'm…Open
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to […] The post Massive sinkhole swallows driveway at Nicolas Cage's Malibu mansion after Hurricane Marie batters coast appeared first on American Almanac .
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to the garage of the oceanfront property on Sea Level Drive near Point Lechuza. Waves and structural beams were visible underneath the gaping hole, which USA TODAY reported measured up to 30 feet wide and 60 feet long. A gas leak erupted just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, prompting utility SoCalGas to shut off natural gas service across an 85-foot stretch of the street. …Open
Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of […] The post Hurricane Lowell leaves Kaua'i in the dark after rare direct hit on Hawaii appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of Ni'ihau, delivering wind gusts of 92 mph, dumping more than 21 inches of rain in higher elevations, and driving storm surge that ripped apart coastal roadways in the town of Kōloa. More than 60,000 customers across Kaua'i and Oahu lost power at the height of the storm early Tuesday, and 275 people took shelter in emergency facilities as conditions deteriorated overnight. By Tuesday afternoon, calm had returned, but…Open
The imam at the mosque Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed regularly attends has called homosexuality "against human nature" and told congregants they are obligated to vote for El-Sayed, raising fresh questions about the candidate's associations. Imam Abdelhamid Algizawi, who leads the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, described El-Sayed's narrow Democratic primary win as […] The post Abdul El-Sayed's imam denounces homosexuality, complains about Jewish scholars, and calls voting for El-Sayed a Muslim 'obligation' appeared first on American Almanac .
The imam at the mosque Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed regularly attends has called homosexuality "against human nature" and told congregants they are obligated to vote for El-Sayed, raising fresh questions about the candidate's associations. Imam Abdelhamid Algizawi, who leads the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, described El-Sayed's narrow Democratic primary win as a "very big victory for the Muslims" and told worshippers three days later, on August 7, that electing the candidate was not optional but mandatory. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Algizawi's remarks, captured on video by the Middle East Media Research Institute, went further, framing El-Sayed's candidacy as a vehicle for transforming…Open
Comedians in Portugal are boycotting a major festival headlined by Jerry Seinfeld over his pro-Israel stance, the latest chapter in a campaign of confrontation and protest that has followed the comedian since 2024. Multiple Portuguese performers pulled out of the Commedia a la Carte Fest in Lisbon, where Seinfeld is scheduled to headline on November […] The post Jerry Seinfeld faces growing international backlash over his unapologetic support for Israel appeared first on American Almanac .
Comedians in Portugal are boycotting a major festival headlined by Jerry Seinfeld over his pro-Israel stance, the latest chapter in a campaign of confrontation and protest that has followed the comedian since 2024. Multiple Portuguese performers pulled out of the Commedia a la Carte Fest in Lisbon, where Seinfeld is scheduled to headline on November 1, citing his vocal defense of Israel. Comedy duo Cebola Mol were among the first to withdraw, posting an Instagram image featuring a watermelon, a symbol widely used by pro-Palestinian activists, to announce their decision. Actress and comedian Inês Aires Pereira followed, telling Breitbart : "We cannot relativise or normalise a genocide." The boycott marks an escalation from heckling and…Open
Stefany Shaheen, daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, narrowly won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, setting up a general election fight in a seat Republicans believe they can flip. Shaheen edged Marine veteran Maura Sullivan by roughly 1,700 votes in a nine-candidate field, Fox News Digital reported, with unofficial results called […] The post Retiring senator's daughter wins crowded New Hampshire primary to replace outgoing Democrat appeared first on American Almanac .
Stefany Shaheen, daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, narrowly won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, setting up a general election fight in a seat Republicans believe they can flip. Shaheen edged Marine veteran Maura Sullivan by roughly 1,700 votes in a nine-candidate field, Fox News Digital reported , with unofficial results called early Wednesday morning. The former Portsmouth city council member took 37.3% of the vote to Sullivan's 35%, while progressive union organizer Carleigh Beriont finished third at about 22%. The win hands Democrats a nominee who ran on Medicare for All, expanding tax breaks for first-time homebuyers, and overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a platform well…Open
Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka, Japan, joined U.S. and Japanese military, government, medical and emergency response organizations for Exercise Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026.
