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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Alex Cooper dodges Dave Portnoy's memoir claim that she planned fake harassment allegations to exit Barstool

Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview […] The post Alex Cooper dodges Dave Portnoy's memoir claim that she planned fake harassment allegations to exit Barstool appeared first on American Almanac .

Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview this week in which the interviewer pressed her directly on the most explosive passage from Portnoy's book, "Cancel Me If You Can." Her response amounted to a flat denial, a compliment, and a pivot: she said she hadn't read the memoir and had no interest in relitigating the past. The exchange matters because Portnoy's allegation, that Cooper and former co-host Sofia Franklyn devised a scheme to…Open

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump's cartoonish devotion to gold backfires in ballroom argument

Donald Trump is trying to get around restrictions on the construction of his White House ballroom by arguing that the facility is a military necessity. But as Jen Psaki points out, it's hard to argue the national security purpose of covering everything in gold.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar on service members aboard the USS Lincoln

MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar on servicemembers aboard the USS Lincoln during their record-breaking deployment tied to Pres. Trump’s Iran war. Sridhar spoke to the wife of a sailor who went overboard and was in water for about an hour before he was rescued. Pres. Trump shrugged off reports about conditions aboard the carrier saying the deployment was “not nearly long enough.”

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Obama mocks Trump's gold signage in Oval Office

“I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.” In a behind-the-scenes video for Larry David’s new HBO show, “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” former President Barack Obama mocked the gold 'Oval Office' sign President Trump installed outside the office.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 25 states SUE Trump admin. over latest round of tariffs

25 mostly Democratic states sued Trump over his latest round of global tariffs. MS NOW's Fallon Gallagher breaks it down.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - AL Gov. candidate Doug Jones BLASTS Tuberville and Trump's push for more AI data centers

Former Senator Doug Jones joins The Weekend to discuss why he’s pushing back on the construction of AI data centers in the Alabama Gubernatorial race this November and why Tommy Tuberville is echoing Trump talking points on that issue as community backlash continues to grow.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - EXPIRED CONTACT LENSES: Wife of sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln says he worried about vision

In her exclusive interview with the wife of a sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln last week, Priya Sridhar learned that the sailor’s prescription contact lenses had expired and that he was having trouble seeing as he worked on helicopters on the flight deck. “Every single time he would make a mistake, they would yell at him, and he would get into a lot of trouble,” his wife told Priya. “He would explain to them that he can’t see because his prescription was expired, but they still allowed him to work.”

NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia, Hits Strategic Industrial Site in Samara as Kyiv Escalates Long-Range Campaign

by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 16, 2026 Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian strikes on Russian strategic facilities as Moscow reports massive overnight drone barrage across multiple regions Ukraine launched a major long-range [...]

NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Trump Demands Death Penalty for Cop Killers as New Data Shows Historic Drop in Violent Crime

by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 16, 2026 GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — President Donald Trump delivered a forceful law-and-order message Friday, calling for the harshest possible punishment for criminals who kill [...]

NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - College athlete details water rescue of 3 girls in Washington

“I did not really think all that much," said Lillie Vehling. "I kicked off my shoes, immediately got in and just moved."