Stephen Curry, the celebrated Golden State Warriors guard, is known for his precision on the basketball court, particularly from beyond the arc. Off the court, his choices are just as impeccable. Curry and his wife, Ayesha, marked a milestone as they joyfully celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on Friday.

Ayesha took to Instagram early Friday to commemorate their special day with a heartfelt post. The collection of images featured the four-time NBA champion and Ayesha in tender moments, showcasing their deep affection for each other.

Her touching caption read, “23 years since we met, 18 years of love, and 15 years of marriage. My love for you grows with every day, even more than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow. You still make my heart flutter. I adore you beyond words! (I find it amusing you’re right beside me as I post this. But I’m claiming this rooftop to shout it aloud) I LOVE YOU!”

In the shared series of images, one particularly adorable photo shows the pair snuggled on a boat, seemingly enjoying a quiet nap together. Other pictures capture Stephen leaning in to kiss Ayesha, while another portrays them posing closely, Stephen’s arm lovingly wrapped around her.

The Curry family has firmly embedded themselves in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area community. With Stephen continuing his illustrious career with the Warriors, there are no plans for the family to leave any time soon.

Stephen hadn’t commented on Ayesha’s post, nor has he posted about their anniversary on his own social media accounts. But that’s likely to arrive at some point on Friday, as Stephen is likely busy with some offseason venture.

Stephen surely wanted LeBron James by his side during this upcoming season. He’ll have to settle with Ayesha instead, which doesn’t seem to be a bad consolation for him.

In a bold move to win over Trump supporters, Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin Democratic socialist, is seeking to distance herself from several controversial progressive stances she once endorsed, notably the suggestions to defund the police and dismantle the Senate.

Hong, currently a prominent figure in the Democratic gubernatorial race, claims to have undergone a political transformation. Her campaign now centers around prioritizing working-class voters, a shift she emphasized in recent statements.

During an appearance on Fox’s America’s Newsroom last Friday, Hong addressed questions about her allegiance to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and whether she continues to support its platform.

Pressed to identify any DSA-associated ideologies she finds objectionable, Hong revealed a significant divergence from her past views.

“Abolishing the Senate. I believe it’s nonsensical and nonpractical at this time,” Hong declared, marking a clear departure from her previous positions.

Host Dana Perino then pulled up what she described as ‘far left’ posts written by Hong in 2020 and 2021, including repeated calls to defund police departments and abolish the Senate.

Perino pressed Hong on why voters should believe she no longer supports those positions.

‘I believe as a Democratic Socialist what that means is that I would like to put working class people first over mega corporations…’ Hong explained.

Perino interjected, asking, ‘How does defunding the police put working class people first?’

 To which Hong responded, ‘I believe that people can evolve. We need Trump voters from previous elections who now would like to vote for me, who have a sign in their yard.’

She later insisted she would not pursue policies to defund police departments if elected governor.

‘The governor can not defund the police, and I won’t defund the police,’ Hong affirmed.

Instead, she said she would invest in resources that she ‘knows’ would prevent crime, including ‘getting guns off of our streets, making sure that there’s victims for justice.’

CNN’s Dana Bash also questioned Hong about her past social media posts endorsing defunding and abolishing the police.

Hong said she wants to ensure communities receive funding for programs that are proven to improve public safety.

She again stated that the governor ‘cannot defund the police’ and said she wants to be ‘the governor that is most serious about public safety.’

After the Fox interview aired, Hong reiterated her position on X.

‘Once again: I am not running to defund the police. And to be clear, the governor cannot defund the police.

My administration will prioritize public safety & justice for victims. If you want to talk about who’s actually defunding public safety, start with @ScottWalker & @repvos!’

Hong is not nationally endorsed by the DSA but has been endorsed by DSA chapters in Wisconsin, including the Madison Area and Milwaukee Area DSA chapters.

Hong’s walk-back follows similar moves by other DSA politicians who previously supported the ‘Defund the Police’ movement but later shifted their messaging.

In 2020, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made at least a dozen X posts calling to defund the police.

He publicly supported the ‘Defund the NYPD’ movement and made statements calling for reducing the role and funding of the NYPD.

However, during his mayoral campaign, Mamdani said, ‘I am not defunding the police’ and ‘I am not running to defund the police.’

He instead emphasized shifting some public-safety responsibilities toward non-police services while maintaining a police force.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supported the ‘defund’ movement in 2020 and argued for reallocating some police funding.

She later emphasized police accountability, mental health response, and community investments rather than eliminating police departments.

Representative Ilhan Omar supported defunding proposals in 2020. She later shifted messaging toward police reform, accountability and improving public safety while continuing to criticize excessive police spending and misconduct.

The Democratic nomination currently appears to be trending toward Francesca Hong, while Republican Representative Tom Tiffany is the clear Republican frontrunner.

A recent Marquette Law School poll found that in a hypothetical 2026 Wisconsin governor matchup, Republican Tom Tiffany led Hong 43 percent to 40 percent, with 17 percent of registered voters undecided.

Wisconsin’s primary election is Tuesday, August 11.

CHICAGO (WLS) — In a robust response to the unsettling discovery of a woman’s body in a trash bin three weeks ago, Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood saw a large-scale cleanup initiative orchestrated by the city through Operation Clean.

On Friday, the Chicago Police Department united with multiple city departments to tackle the community’s service requests and launch enhancement projects near the junction of 54th Street and Union Avenue.

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Throughout the day, officials reported extensive collaboration among various agencies as they worked diligently to address residents’ problems and carry out essential maintenance tasks.

“It’s very good to see the group out here,” said Cmdr. Joseph Mark of the Chicago Police Department’s 9th District. “The day is positive, the weather is great, and it just shows the collaboration with the community and all the city services.”

Debbie DeLopez, the deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, emphasized that the collaborative effort’s main goal was to uplift living conditions across the neighborhood.

“I’m very prideful when we can make a difference in a community and leave it better than we found it,” DeLopez said.

Craig Turner, first deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, said the work provides an opportunity for both city employees and residents to engage with one another.

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Over 40 years since a University of Colorado student was brutally murdered in his Boulder apartment, the FBI is enlisting public assistance by circulating new age-progressed images of the suspect in the case.

On Thursday, investigators revealed updated images of Thayne Alan Smika. Authorities allege that Smika has successfully eluded capture for decades following the fatal shooting of his former roommate, 22-year-old Sidney Lee Wells, on August 1, 1983.

Responding to a call at a Boulder apartment complex that day, police discovered Wells lifeless on the living room floor, shot in the head. At the time of his death, Wells was a senior journalism student at the University of Colorado Boulder and an active member of the Navy ROTC program.

Smika, then 24, was suspected early on in the investigation, yet charges were not filed immediately. Authorities later found his vehicle abandoned in October 1986, in Beverly Hills, California, bearing a stolen license plate. Smika has been a fugitive ever since.

A Boulder County judge issued a state warrant charging Smika with first-degree murder in December 2010. Days later, federal authorities charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and obtained a federal arrest warrant.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to Smika’s arrest and conviction.

“It is never too late to hold a murder suspect accountable,” FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski said. “The FBI is unwavering in our determination to deliver justice for victims’ families. We will work with Boulder Police to pursue this fugitive until he is found and brought into custody to face the consequences of his actions.”

Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said investigators hope the newly released images generate fresh leads in the decades-old homicide investigation.

“We are hopeful these images generate actionable tips that our detectives can investigate to find Smika and bring justice in this case,” Redfearn said. “No matter how much time has passed, we will never stop searching. We are grateful for our FBI partners for their help in creating these images and publicizing this crime.”

Authorities said Smika would now be 67 years old. He may be clean-shaven or have a beard or mustache and may wear glasses. Investigators also said he does not have a valid U.S. passport and may have lived in Yelapa, Mexico, for years before 2007.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Boulder Police tip line at 303-441-1974, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. Anonymous tips can also be made through Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Rod Stewart defies the passage of time, proving he’s eternally youthful!

Despite raising concerns earlier in the summer with several health issues and some canceled gigs, the iconic rocker made a vibrant comeback on Wednesday night. He performed a series of his classic hits at a lavish benefit gala for Steven Van Zandt’s Teach Rock charity, which took place at a sprawling mansion in Southampton.

Sources at the exclusive gathering shared that Stewart delivered nothing short of a spectacular performance, treating guests to an hour-and-a-half of beloved tunes. Hits such as “The First Cut is the Deepest,” “Have I Told You Lately,” and the timeless “Forever Young” filled the air as he commanded the stage.

“Everyone was buzzing about his remarkable appearance,” reported a witness from the event. “At 81, he moved around the stage with the energy and agility of someone much younger. Remarkably, he seemed fitter than many men half his age.”

Another enthusiastic guest remarked, “Rod is in fantastic form—his voice was absolutely phenomenal!”

Stewart told Page Six, “Music gave me my direction when I was a young lad, and I’ve never forgotten it. What Stevie’s built with TeachRock is the real deal — getting music back into classrooms and giving kids that same spark. Sharing a stage with him in Southampton for a cause like this? That’s what it’s all about.”

Stewart recently had fans worried about his health. He canceled a show in San Diego, California June 12 “on the advice of his doctors and following a diagnosis of an acute upper respiratory infection that has resulted in laryngitis,” but angered fans when he was seen cheering at a World Cup match the next day. 

He also postponed his shows at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, June 16 and 16, citing vocal rest. 

On June 22, he paused his concert in Utah and used an oxygen tank on stage. The altitude may have played a factor. 

He had also previously canceled two Vegas shows in May. 

But it seems like all is well.

A source tells us Stewart played the gig for the charity — which helps keep music in schools — for free.

Van Zandt joined Stewart onstage for performances of “We’re Having a Party” and “Stay With Me.”

The night raised $1.7 million dollars for the charity, which boasts founding members Bono, Jackson Browne, Martin Scorsese, and Bruce Springsteen. 

A dinner with E Street Band member Van Zandt and three other actors from the “Sopranos,” cast in Little Italy was auctioned to two people for $80,000 (combined $160,000) in front of guests including Ramona Singer, Georgina Chapman, Chris and Christina Cuomo, Stefano Tonchi and Fern Mallis.

Stewart will be back on stage at Jones Beach on Friday, July 31.

Ariana Grande has set tongues wagging with concern over her noticeable weight loss following the release of her startling new music video, “Petal.”

While the 33-year-old pop star has reassured the public about her well-being, fans continue to express their alarm at her remarkably thin appearance in the intense video.

In this peculiar video, Grande takes on the role of Pepper, a hopeful actress navigating numerous auditions on her quest for stardom.

After another setback, the studio executives dismiss her as “unmarketable,” “unattractive,” and “inauthentic,” even going so far as to suggest she has a personality disorder.

One executive remarks, “We miss the old you. Perhaps you should go rediscover her and then come back to try again?”

Grande leaves, only to return moments later with a chainsaw, which she uses to violently dismember the men. 

Now drenched in blood, she returns to the waiting room, only to receive a round of rapturous applause from the other female auditionees.

Despite the clever social commentary in the video, many fans were more distracted by Grande’s weight than anything else. 

‘This is like looking at Karen Carpenter and everyone was like [shrug],’ wrote one fan.

‘I am actually so over us normalizing this and acting like this is okay,’ wrote a second.

‘Shocking and heartbreaking,’ wrote a third, while a fourth added, ‘For the love of God, please eat something.’

Another wrote, ‘Her bones are literally popping out.’ 

Despite the concerned comments, other fans defended the singer and said that it was inappropriate to comment on her physical appearance. 

‘If y’all actually cared about her you wouldn’t be publicly making comments about her body,’ argued one.

‘The irony of all the girls over 200 pounds saying she’s “unhealthy”. You think being 200 pounds is healthy? Good lord, the jealousy is screaming from you guys!’ wrote another. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Grande’s management for comment. 

Grande released her eighth studio album, Petal, on Friday. 

The project was preceded by the lead single ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

The singer has addressed her weight multiples times over the years and has insisted that she’s healthy, despite the continued speculation around her shrinking frame. 

‘There’s a comfortability that people have commenting on that that I think is really dangerous,’ she told YouTuber Sally in a 2024 interview. 

‘I’ve been kind of doing this in front of the public and kind of been a specimen in a petri dish really since I was 16 or 17, so I have heard it all,’ she continued. 

‘I’ve heard every version of it — of what’s wrong with me. And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons. But that’s everything from — even just the simplest thing — your appearance, you know?’ 

She added, ‘I think in today’s society, there is a comfortability that we shouldn’t have at all — commenting on others’ looks, appearance, what they think is going on behind the scenes or health or how they present themselves.’

In a 2023 TikTok, Grande directly addressed concerns about her weight and explained that older photos of herself, where she wasn’t as thin, were actually taken during an unhealthy period in her life.

‘I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy, but that in fact wasn’t my healthy,’ she explained.

‘I know I shouldn’t have to explain that, but I do feel like having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here will [mean] something good might come from it. Healthy can look different.’

Last December, conservative commentator Megyn Kelly shockingly accused Grande of being ‘anorexic’.

‘Take a look at Ariana Grande right now, of the music industry and now also as an actress starring in Wicked. Let’s check in on how Ariana, who was raised on television, on Nickelodeon… is doing,’ Kelly began.

‘She is very clearly anorexic. If she’s 90 pounds, it’s a lot. She looks like you could snap her in two with your fingers.’

In a troubling incident, authorities have arrested a man from California who faces accusations of sending threatening messages to a woman connected to the mysterious disappearance of Nolan Wells. The individual targeted was the mother of a friend who accompanied Wells on the day he vanished.

Eighteen-year-old Wells went missing on July 4 following a boat outing with friends to Horn Island, a scenic barrier island situated off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. After a frantic two-day search, rescue teams halted their efforts when a National Parks Service ranger located his body on the island’s northwestern edge on July 6.

Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce, aged 27, was apprehended on Thursday for allegedly making interstate threats, as detailed in federal court filings. The criminal complaint reveals that Dumarce used Facebook Messenger to send multiple menacing messages to Jackson County Chancery Court Judge Ashlee Cole, including a grave claim of intending to dispatch a bomb to her office.

The alleged suspect, Dumarce, hails from Sacramento, California.

“There will be a package coming to your guys office in the next few days,” Dumarce allegedly sent Cole on July 11. “It’s gonna blow you away when you see it lol. probably best to have the boys there to see as well.”

“Blood. So much blood everywhere. Hard to clean. Especially from a boat. But yours will be quick I promise. I got all your info. Not even the FBI can stop this. Once that package is opened the timer will start. And then you have maybe 10 seconds or less to ask god forgiveness,” Dumarce allegedly messaged Cole.

Dumarce also allegedly called numbers associated with the office of the Jackson County Chancery Court on July 11 at 1:27 a.m.

Dumarce was identified by authorities through the email associated with his Facebook account. The charge Dumarce faces carries a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Cole is the mother of Warren Hudson, who was with Wells the day he disappeared. Hudson hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing, and records from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources indicate Wells chose to stay on Horn Island rather than return to the coast with him.

During a July 22 news conference, attorney Ben Crump revealed that an area of “red discoloration” was found on Wells’ head, but said Dr. Roger Mitchell, who performed an independent autopsy, couldn’t come to a conclusion on a cause or manner of death “pending further investigation.” Official autopsy results for Wells’ death have not been released.

Wells was a wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College and had hopes to play at the Division I level, according to Crump, an attorney for his family.

The FBI declined to comment.