Zack Polanski, leader of Britain's Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack.
Zack Polanski, leader of Britain’s Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party in the UK, posted an image on Instagram showing an image of a man wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “We’re only making plans for Nigel,” accompanied by an picture of a guillotine. Widely understood to be a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, Polanski’s post comes just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann…Open
An elderly Palm Beach County resident has become the first person in Florida to die from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus this year, with health officials warning that the deadliest stretch of the infection season is just beginning. The victim, aged 80 to 84, was among 11 confirmed Vibrio vulnificus cases reported across the state […] The post Florida reports first flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 as summer cases climb appeared first on American Almanac .
An elderly Palm Beach County resident has become the first person in Florida to die from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus this year, with health officials warning that the deadliest stretch of the infection season is just beginning. The victim, aged 80 to 84, was among 11 confirmed Vibrio vulnificus cases reported across the state so far in 2026, Fox Weather reported . No additional details about the deceased, name, sex, or how the infection was contracted, have been released. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the death and the statewide case count but offered little beyond a boilerplate precautionary statement. The bacterium thrives in warm, brackish coastal water, exactly the conditions that blanket Florida's…Open
A 31-year-old man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed three women in broad daylight in northern Paris, and a source close to the investigation says he told police Allah sent him to do it. The attack unfolded around 11:30 a.m. near the Porte de Clichy area, a busy transit hub north of central Paris, when […] The post Pregnant woman among three stabbed in Paris knife attack as suspect allegedly invoked Allah appeared first on American Almanac .
A 31-year-old man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed three women in broad daylight in northern Paris, and a source close to the investigation says he told police Allah sent him to do it. The attack unfolded around 11:30 a.m. near the Porte de Clichy area, a busy transit hub north of central Paris, when the suspect began targeting women on the street. One of the victims, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, was among those rushed to the hospital. A 19-year-old and a 24-year-old woman were also stabbed before bystanders, armed with a broom, a suitcase, and a chair, tackled the man and pinned him to the ground. An off-duty police officer then apprehended the suspect. Uniformed officers arrived roughly five minutes later. Despite the suspect's…Open
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed built his brand on fighting health misinformation, but his longest-serving aide spent years promoting a supplement the FTC said made false claims about treating Alzheimer's disease. Tara Terpstra, the operations director of El-Sayed's Democratic Senate campaign, worked as an independent distributor for Nerium, a multi-level marketing company that federal regulators, […] The post Abdul El-Sayed's top aide promoted brain pills in multi-level marketing scheme the FTC called fraudulent appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed built his brand on fighting health misinformation, but his longest-serving aide spent years promoting a supplement the FTC said made false claims about treating Alzheimer's disease. Tara Terpstra, the operations director of El-Sayed's Democratic Senate campaign, worked as an independent distributor for Nerium, a multi-level marketing company that federal regulators, customers, and the late actor Ray Liotta all accused of running a pyramid scheme. In social media posts from 2015, Terpstra pitched Nerium's coffee-extract supplement EHT as a "cutting edge...age-defying supplement" and an "Alzheimer's treatment", claims the Federal Trade Commission later targeted in a 2019 enforcement action, the…Open
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who built her political brand on fighting segregation and housing discrimination, now owns an $8.15 million estate in one of the whitest, most access-restricted coastal enclaves in California. Harris and her husband, corporate lawyer Doug Emhoff, closed on the four-bedroom, six-bathroom, 4,000-square-foot property in Malibu's Point Dume neighborhood in December […] The post Kamala Harris settles into $8 million Malibu estate near beach accused of hostility toward people of color appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who built her political brand on fighting segregation and housing discrimination, now owns an $8.15 million estate in one of the whitest, most access-restricted coastal enclaves in California. Harris and her husband, corporate lawyer Doug Emhoff, closed on the four-bedroom, six-bathroom, 4,000-square-foot property in Malibu's Point Dume neighborhood in December 2025, the Washington Free Beacon reported . The home sits a two-minute drive from Little Dume Beach, a stretch of coastline so tightly guarded that visitors need a key or a homeowner's permission to pass through one of three private gates, two of which use facial recognition technology. Four out of five Point Dume residents are white. Black…Open
A 48-year-old transgender American who left California seeking asylum in the Netherlands now says the Dutch refugee camp where she ended up is so dangerous she could be "hurt or killed", and she wants to come home. Jane-Michelle Arc, a software engineer from San Francisco, landed at the Ter Apel asylum center in the Netherlands, […] The post Transgender American who fled to the Netherlands now fears for safety at notorious Dutch asylum camp appeared first on American Almanac .
A 48-year-old transgender American who left California seeking asylum in the Netherlands now says the Dutch refugee camp where she ended up is so dangerous she could be "hurt or killed", and she wants to come home. Jane-Michelle Arc, a software engineer from San Francisco, landed at the Ter Apel asylum center in the Netherlands, a sprawling facility housing roughly 2,000 asylum seekers, where stabbings and violent brawls have grown so frequent that Red Cross volunteers temporarily stopped providing aid. The Red Cross said its workers felt "unsafe" and the violence "cannot be controlled." Arc told Dutch outlet Pow News that the camp environment terrifies her. She described men in yellow safety vests worn because of constant stabbings, and…Open
A wildfire so large it has begun producing its own winds and lightning is advancing on the French city of Bordeaux, displacing more than 250,000 people and stretching emergency services across southern Europe to their limits. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned that the main blaze in the Gironde region of southwestern France had become […] The post Massive wildfire generating its own thunderstorms bears down on Bordeaux, forcing 250,000 to flee appeared first on American Almanac .
A wildfire so large it has begun producing its own winds and lightning is advancing on the French city of Bordeaux, displacing more than 250,000 people and stretching emergency services across southern Europe to their limits. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned that the main blaze in the Gironde region of southwestern France had become "extremely intense and unpredictable," generating its own weather patterns and "advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area." The fire front stretches more than 20 kilometers, roughly 12 miles, and had burned through 98,000 hectares by Sunday evening, an area larger than many mid-sized American counties. Two firefighters died near Bordeaux on Tuesday. Seventy-five more have been…Open
Bunnie Xo dismissed her stepdaughter Bailee Ann's TikTok hints about an undisclosed reason behind the Jelly Roll divorce, days after a Tennessee court filing finalized the ten-year marriage. Bailee Ann, Jelly Roll's 18-year-old daughter, went live on TikTok on July 19 and told viewers they had no idea why her father's marriage actually ended. She […] The post Bunnie Xo brushes off stepdaughter's cryptic divorce claims as Jelly Roll split goes final appeared first on American Almanac .
Bunnie Xo dismissed her stepdaughter Bailee Ann's TikTok hints about an undisclosed reason behind the Jelly Roll divorce, days after a Tennessee court filing finalized the ten-year marriage. Bailee Ann, Jelly Roll's 18-year-old daughter, went live on TikTok on July 19 and told viewers they had no idea why her father's marriage actually ended. She denied infidelity but dangled the promise of a bigger revelation, saying the truth would make "the internet in totality" collapse. Bunnie Xo, 46, fired back three days later in a now-vanished comment on her own TikTok video, calling the speculation baseless. USA TODAY reported that Bunnie Xo, whose legal name is Alisa DeFord, wrote in the comment section of a July 22 post that there was nothing…Open
A stage musical built on Prince's iconic Purple Rain album and film will open on Broadway next spring, bringing more than 20 of the late artist's songs to the Majestic Theatre after a 2025 run in his hometown of Minneapolis. Producers announced the Broadway transfer on July 27, the 42nd anniversary of the original 1984 […] The post Prince's 'Purple Rain' heads to Broadway in 2027 after Minneapolis debut appeared first on American Almanac .
A stage musical built on Prince's iconic Purple Rain album and film will open on Broadway next spring, bringing more than 20 of the late artist's songs to the Majestic Theatre after a 2025 run in his hometown of Minneapolis. Producers announced the Broadway transfer on July 27, the 42nd anniversary of the original 1984 film, with previews set to begin March 12 and opening night scheduled for April 12. Producer Orin Wolf framed the production as a chance to introduce Prince's catalog to a new generation while honoring what the original album and movie accomplished four decades ago. The show first staged at the Hennepin Theatre Trust's historic State Theatre in Minneapolis in 2025, a deliberate choice, given that the city is both Prince's…Open
Former Playboy model and reality star Kendra Wilkinson broke down on Instagram after losing a real estate client, describing a season of professional setbacks and personal hardship that has tested her second-act career. Wilkinson, 41, posted a series of emotional video clips to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, weeping as she told followers she had […] The post Kendra Wilkinson tearfully reveals a real estate client fired her, opens up about personal struggles appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Playboy model and reality star Kendra Wilkinson broke down on Instagram after losing a real estate client, describing a season of professional setbacks and personal hardship that has tested her second-act career. Wilkinson, 41, posted a series of emotional video clips to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, weeping as she told followers she had been let go by a client after what she described as extensive work on their behalf. "When a client fires you... after all the work you put in," read text she placed over one of the clips, the Daily Mail reported . She followed that with a blunt admission: "Ya, I'm struggling today guys." The posts offered an unvarnished look at the gap between celebrity and the grind of earning a living in a…Open