Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton publicly defended nephew Bryan Seaver after the late singer's estate fired him as head of security, sued him, and obtained a restraining order. Less than a month after Parton's death, the entity she built to protect her legacy has turned on the nephew she trusted to announce her passing, and […] The post Dolly Parton's sister backs fired nephew as estate lawsuit reveals bitter accusations appeared first on American Almanac .
Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton publicly defended nephew Bryan Seaver after the late singer's estate fired him as head of security, sued him, and obtained a restraining order. Less than a month after Parton's death, the entity she built to protect her legacy has turned on the nephew she trusted to announce her passing, and the family is pushing back. She's Alive, LLC, the company Parton designed to manage her brand and business empire after her death, filed a lawsuit against Seaver on Sept. 22 in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville. A judge granted a temporary restraining order the same day, one day after Seaver received a termination notice ending his role as Parton's head of security, a position he held for more than twenty…Open
A struggling queer bar in small-town Massachusetts tried to drop its mask mandate for one night a week to stay afloat, and its own community responded with firebombing threats, accusations of eugenics, and a meeting that left the sole remaining owner in tears. The Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, opened in 2025 as a […] The post Massachusetts lesbian bar faces revolt after easing mask rules for a single night appeared first on American Almanac .
A struggling queer bar in small-town Massachusetts tried to drop its mask mandate for one night a week to stay afloat, and its own community responded with firebombing threats, accusations of eugenics, and a meeting that left the sole remaining owner in tears. The Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, opened in 2025 as a self-described gathering place for "dykes, transsexuals, gender freaks, workers, and their friends." From day one, the basement bar required patrons to wear face masks at all times, even years after the federal government declared the COVID-19 pandemic over in 2023. The bar's website spelled out the rule in detail: "Masks are required when not actively taking a sip of your drink or taking a bite of a snack. Lower,…Open
The Radio City Rockettes will debut their first new tap number in two decades this holiday season, a "darker, moodier" routine powered by wireless microphones embedded in their shoes and a costume studded with more than 600 Swarovski crystals. Set to "Carol of the Bells," the new routine marks the first addition to the Christmas […] The post Radio City Rockettes unveil high-tech tap routine for 2026 Christmas Spectacular appeared first on American Almanac .
The Radio City Rockettes will debut their first new tap number in two decades this holiday season, a "darker, moodier" routine powered by wireless microphones embedded in their shoes and a costume studded with more than 600 Swarovski crystals. Set to "Carol of the Bells," the new routine marks the first addition to the Christmas Spectacular's lineup since 2018 and the first new tap piece in roughly twenty years. Emmy-nominated choreographer Chloe Arnold, founder of the all-female tap group Syncopated Ladies, built the choreography. Radio City's production team paired it with technology that turns every heel strike and toe tap into amplified sound, piped through immersive speakers inside the 6,000-seat hall. Jessica Tuttle, Radio City…Open
A 19-year-old Wendy's manager in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was arrested and charged with false imprisonment and simple assault after she admitted to tying a neurodivergent employee to a kitchen grill, an act she dismissed as a TikTok joke. Michiko Burton told police on September 6 that she had restrained the employee, who has not been publicly […] The post Former Wendy's manager charged with tying neurodivergent employee to kitchen grill in Tennessee appeared first on American Almanac .
A 19-year-old Wendy's manager in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was arrested and charged with false imprisonment and simple assault after she admitted to tying a neurodivergent employee to a kitchen grill, an act she dismissed as a TikTok joke. Michiko Burton told police on September 6 that she had restrained the employee, who has not been publicly identified, because she needed him to "stay put" while she handled work in the back office. She also claimed the incident was part of a TikTok trend. A co-worker, Nicholus Murphy, filmed the episode, which the Daily Mail reported lasted roughly seven minutes. The video has since been viewed by millions. Burton now faces up to a year in jail on the misdemeanor charges. She was booked into the…Open
Ella Langley, the 27-year-old country singer riding the longest No. 1 streak in Billboard Hot 100 history, is dating fellow artist Tucker Wetmore, and the trail of clues stretches back nearly a year. Multiple sources confirmed the relationship to People on Wednesday, the same day Page Six reported that the pair had been spotted leaving […] The post Ella Langley's new romance: 'Choosin' Texas' hitmaker dating fellow country star Tucker Wetmore appeared first on American Almanac .
Ella Langley, the 27-year-old country singer riding the longest No. 1 streak in Billboard Hot 100 history, is dating fellow artist Tucker Wetmore, and the trail of clues stretches back nearly a year. Multiple sources confirmed the relationship to People on Wednesday, the same day Page Six reported that the pair had been spotted leaving the Nashville Songwriter Awards together the night before. Wetmore, 26, had been hiding backstage at the Ryman Auditorium, waiting for Langley to finish at the award presentation. The two then slipped out of the venue side by side. An insider told The Sun that "Tucker was hiding out backstage waiting for Ella to finish at the award presentation. They snuck out of the venue together." TMZ published photos…Open
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, is scheduled to move from federal prison to a Texas halfway house in August 2027, even as she continues to insist she did nothing wrong. The Department of Justice's Victim Notification System has approved Holmes for placement at the Austin […] The post Elizabeth Holmes approved for halfway house transfer despite owing $452 million in restitution appeared first on American Almanac .
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, is scheduled to move from federal prison to a Texas halfway house in August 2027, even as she continues to insist she did nothing wrong. The Department of Justice's Victim Notification System has approved Holmes for placement at the Austin Transitional Center in Del Valle, Texas, on August 23, 2027, ABC News reported . Her scheduled release date is February 22, 2030. Upon release, Holmes will reside in Austin and be supervised by the United States Probation Office there. Holmes reported to prison in May 2023 after a jury found her guilty of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for lying to…Open
Dolly Parton's longtime manager has filed a lawsuit and restraining order against her nephew after leaked text messages revealed threats to destroy the country icon's brand unless he was paid. Danny Nozell, who managed Parton for years, fired Bryan Seaver from his role as her head of security and moved quickly to court after a […] The post Dolly Parton's nephew threatened to dismantle her brand in texts now at the center of a lawsuit appeared first on American Almanac .
Dolly Parton's longtime manager has filed a lawsuit and restraining order against her nephew after leaked text messages revealed threats to destroy the country icon's brand unless he was paid. Danny Nozell, who managed Parton for years, fired Bryan Seaver from his role as her head of security and moved quickly to court after a string of threatening messages sent before and after Parton's death on August 25. The complaint, filed in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville, names Seaver and his security firm, Squadron Augmented Protection Services LLP, and asks a judge to keep Seaver at least 1,000 feet from anyone connected to the entity now managing Parton's business affairs, a company called She's Alive LLC, created through her trust…Open
A mother visiting Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, pinned a beached shark between her legs and yanked a fishing hook from its mouth with pliers, a gutsy act caught on video that drew cheers from a crowd of Fourth of July beachgoers. The woman, whose name has not been publicly identified, was fishing with her family […] The post North Carolina woman wrestles beached shark, pulls hook from its jaws on July 4th appeared first on American Almanac .
A mother visiting Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, pinned a beached shark between her legs and yanked a fishing hook from its mouth with pliers, a gutsy act caught on video that drew cheers from a crowd of Fourth of July beachgoers. The woman, whose name has not been publicly identified, was fishing with her family along the Cape Hatteras shoreline when the shark took their bait and dragged their line roughly 200 yards down the beach. Rather than cut the line and walk away, she waded in, straddled the thrashing animal, and went to work freeing it bare-handed before using pliers to extract the hook and wire from its mouth. Olivia Talbot, who captured the scene on video , said the woman moved fast because the species may be at risk. Talbot…Open
The View cohost Sunny Hostin told a national television audience she single-handedly prevented a guilty verdict against a man who killed, dismembered, and boiled his roommate, and she sounded proud of it. Hostin, 57, dropped the revelation on Tuesday's episode of The View during a panel discussion about the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy […] The post Sunny Hostin reveals she was the holdout juror who spared New York's notorious 'Butcher of Tompkins Square Park' appeared first on American Almanac .
The View cohost Sunny Hostin told a national television audience she single-handedly prevented a guilty verdict against a man who killed, dismembered, and boiled his roommate, and she sounded proud of it. Hostin, 57, dropped the revelation on Tuesday's episode of The View during a panel discussion about the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial on September 4 after jurors deadlocked 11 to 1. Hostin had been defending the lone dissenting juror in the Clancy case, a Massachusetts woman charged with strangling her three young children to death in January 2023, when she pivoted to her own past and stunned her cohosts into visible disbelief. She told the panel she had served as the holdout juror in the…Open
Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon paid at least $8,400 to a social media manager whose online history includes posts celebrating Hamas and wishing death on Zionists, and her campaign won't say whether it knew about any of it. Sara Mahmoud, who worked as the Nixon campaign's social media manager as recently as June, […] The post Florida Democratic Senate candidate paid thousands to staffer who praised Hamas, wished Zionists would "die" appeared first on American Almanac .
Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon paid at least $8,400 to a social media manager whose online history includes posts celebrating Hamas and wishing death on Zionists, and her campaign won't say whether it knew about any of it. Sara Mahmoud, who worked as the Nixon campaign's social media manager as recently as June, maintained a years-long trail of posts across multiple accounts and aliases expressing support for Hamas, calling for Zionists to die, and targeting Jewish people with hateful language, Fox News Digital reported in an exclusive. The antisemitism watchdog Canary Mission cataloged Mahmoud's comments and dozens of others like them across her digital footprint. Nixon, a Florida state representative backed by…Open