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El-Sayed’s Pawpaw Comment on Usha Vance Sparks Controversy and Potential Backlash

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In a political move that’s stirring significant controversy, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has directed a racially charged comment at Second Lady Usha Vance. This action appears to be backfiring, potentially alienating Michigan’s 130,000 Indian-American voters along with crucial female constituents, sources revealed to The Post.

The ill-advised remark showcases El-Sayed’s vulnerabilities, according to a GOP source. The insider criticized the anti-Israel Democrat for targeting women to project toughness. El-Sayed’s controversial post on platform X questioned, “So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no …”

“I believe Abdul suffers from a Napoleon complex, choosing to victimize women to seem formidable, rather than confronting the men he professes to challenge,” the insider conveyed to The Post.

While JD Vance has yet to respond directly to the remark aimed at his wife, strategists expect him to address it head-on. Vance is scheduled to campaign in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District near Detroit on Monday, where insiders anticipate a strong rebuttal to El-Sayed’s comments.

State GOP party co-chair Sunny Reddy expressed confidence that Vance will adopt an assertive stance, telling The Post, “He’s definitely going to come out swinging. Expect a significant response from the community,” Reddy added.

The swing state ranks third nationally in female voter participation, with 69% of women turning out, according to Census Bureau data, about 10 points above the national average.

Republicans see an opportunity to try to peel away South Asian voters from El-Sayed, whose parents are Egyptian immigrants, in a race that pits him against former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).

El-Sayed leads Rogers by less than a percentage point in the RealClearPolitics average.

Michigan state GOP chair Reddy said family members should be off limits.

“We may have differences. We attack each other. But going to the family and the kids is a disaster,” he fumed. “They are not the one running.”

Reddy predicted it would hurt El-Sayed with middle-aged women, Indian-Americans, and other ethnic groups, and slammed him for dragging Usha’s recent pregnancy into his attacks.

“Enough is enough,” he said, adding that the party is already working to put El-Sayed’s comments into an ad. The state party and Indian-American leaders demanded Friday that El-Sayed apologize.

Reddy was referencing another crude El-Sayed remark that brought up Usha – this one during the candidate’s April appearance on “The Allen Analysis Show” podcast. “What do you think is going through Usha’s head when [JD Vance] talks? She’s like, ‘Damn, I have to sleep with him,’” he said. “I guess she’s pregnant so something is happening.”

The nasty attack, which relates to the vice president’s late father James Lee Vance, known as “Pawpaw,” ultimately fell flat on its face as Vance deftly neutralized the smear.

She told Fox News in an interview last week she “kind of laughed” when she heard it – but then punctured the attack by saying how “incredibly loving” his children were to her and that the late Pawpaw would have done the same.

Vance invoked his Pawpaw on a trip to Ohio last Friday when he accused El-Sayed of saying if you criticize Sharia law “you’re a white supremacist.”

Pawpaw features prominently in Vance’s autobiography, “Hillbilly Elegy,” where Vance called it “one of the great regrets of my life that Mamaw and Papaw never met” Usha.

The Post reached out to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment.

The Usha flap comes as El-Sayed is trying to insulate himself against critics from within his own party demanding he end his association with Hasan Piker, who is accused of antisemitism and said “America deserved 9/11.” He appeared with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a prominent Jewish House member, and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich) in Ann Arbor Thursday.

“Don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker,” Dingell told a crowd of supporters. “It’s not what November is about.”

Former Bill Clinton advisor James Carville wasn’t so willing to side-step the issue in a race that has El-Sayed leading by less than a percentage point in the RealClearPolitics average.

“I find this guy [El-Sayed] to be really, really troubling. I think he’d do himself some good if he made very clear the specific things that Hasan Piker said that he disagrees with, because I gotta tell you, they make me really, really uncomfortable,” Carville said on his “Politics War Room” podcast.

Vice President Shettima Urges Friends to Pray for Nigeria Instead of Celebrating His 60th Birthday

As Vice President Kashim Shettima turns 60 on September 2, he has requested that Nigerians, as well as his friends and associates, refrain from holding public ceremonies or publishing birthday advertisements in his honor.

Instead of lavish celebrations, Shettima has asked his well-wishers to channel their efforts into praying for Nigeria. He seeks prayers for the success of the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, enhancements in national security, as well as greater unity and peace across the country.

Approaching his 60th year, Vice President Kashim Shettima has discouraged public festivities and birthday advertising, urging his circle to keep the occasion low-key. He emphasizes that the spotlight should remain fixed on advancing the nation’s interests.

Shettima desires a quiet commemoration, with attention firmly steered away from his personal milestone towards contributing to Nigeria’s development and progress.

The Vice President clarified that his choice stems from a sense of responsibility and the urgent need for national focus. In light of Nigeria’s current challenges, he insists personal celebrations should not overshadow vital issues facing the country.

“To ensure absolute propriety, I respectfully appeal that there should be no public birthday celebrations, congratulatory gatherings or goodwill advertorials across print, broadcast and digital media platforms,” Shettima said.

Rather than receiving congratulatory messages through newspapers, radio, television and digital platforms, Shettima urged Nigerians, friends and associates to channel their goodwill into prayers for the country and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He specifically called for prayers for the success of the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, lasting solutions to Nigeria’s security challenges, greater national unity, peace and prosperity.

The Vice President is expected to turn 60 on September 2, with the milestone providing an opportunity for reflection and gratitude. However, he has chosen a subdued approach and asked those who would ordinarily organise celebrations or publish goodwill messages to refrain from doing so.

His request also means that friends, political associates and well-wishers have been encouraged to mark the occasion by praying for Nigeria rather than organising public events in his honour.

Michelle Obama’s Bold Parenting Views Ignite Online Debate

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Michelle Obama, the former First Lady, continues to make waves in the media landscape, largely due to her podcast with her brother that occasionally reflects her complicated sentiments about the privileged life she leads.

The Obamas, now a symbol of American success, enjoy the fruits of their labor with luxurious properties in Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard. Barack Obama, revered as the first African American president, and Michelle are almost iconic figures for many with left-leaning ideologies, garnering unwavering admiration.

Yet, through Michelle’s candid podcast reflections, it seems her path has been shaded with challenges, including navigating a society plagued by racial bias, confronting a press that she views as insufficiently supportive, and managing the scrutiny that accompanies being the spouse of a global leader. Despite these hurdles, the demands of public life felt burdensome for her, turning what many would consider privileges into unwelcome obligations.

Her latest remarks have stirred up discussions yet again, this time touching on the topic of parenting. On Wednesday, during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s podcast “IMO,” she expressed relief at having moved past the demanding years of raising children, adding fuel to the ongoing conversation about her perspective on family life.

Jon Stewart: “You obviously miss the energy and excitement of the kids being around is so incredible.”

Michelle Obama: “I don’t! I love them. I’m going to see them tonight for dinner. I love them. But Barack cried when they went to college. I was like, ‘Bye, goodbye!’”

Stewart: “The thing I miss, though, is the job. It gave meaning and a pattern to my life.”

Michelle: “I’m good…” 

The daily grind of taking care of children and ensuring their safety was a bit too much for the former First Lady:

“Now, Friday nights aren’t wracked with terror and fear about, ‘Where are you, where are you?'” she said, adding that she has loved seeing Malia and Sasha’s “growth” following their “emancipation”.

The bestselling author also stressed that her enthusiasm for this new phase didn’t mean she was any less close to her children.

“I’ve had so much quality time with my children, so much, I know them inside and out,” she said.

It’s a bit weird that she used a loaded word like “emancipation.” Parenthood isn’t about infringing on kids’ freedoms; it’s about nurturing them and keeping them safe. Unless parents are abusive, they don’t need to fight for their “freedom” from us.

“I love my schedule,” she added. Because that’s the most important thing in life, evidently: making sure your schedule doesn’t involve caring for other human beings. “I have a great schedule, and it’s all mine.”

I can sympathize with her that raising kids while in the White House must have been extremely challenging, with the never-ending scrutiny and criticism. I can only share my own experience, though, and I can tell you that raising my four children with my mama-bear wife has been the most amazing experience in my life, bar none, and even though they’re now in various stages of young adulthood, it continues to be. 

Does it come with worry and sacrifice? Yes, of course, and that’s what makes it all the more meaningful. 

Plenty of people had thoughts, and many of them weren’t kind. Conservative pundit Matt Walsh didn’t hold back:

Michelle had only two kids. She was rich and famous for most of their childhoods so she would have had a fleet of nannies and assistants doing most of the grunt work. And yet she still couldn’t wait for the kids to leave because the minor demands they made on her time and energy were still too much for her. Just a total raging narcissist.

Wrote political commentator Link Lauren: “This podcast is just her sitting around her mansion in Martha’s Vineyard complaining about how hard her life of luxury is, and how much she despises her husband and children.”

The episode airs as a disturbing number of women are supporting Lindsay Clancy, who stands accused of strangling her three children to death. Instead of condemning the heinous act, many leftists are sympathizing with her and saying the trauma of being a mom was just too much for her, as our Brandon Morse has been reporting. 

Some of those types are totally down with Michelle’s position, pointing out that raising your kids into independent adults should be considered a victory. There’s merit to that argument; turning out well-functioning adults is the end-game when raising kids, but to myself and many others, Michelle’s point seemed to be about something more: parenthood sucks, and I’m glad to wash my hands of it.

California Republican Party Delegate and mom Elizabeth Barcohana said none of this is relatable to the devoted and loving moms and dads around the country:

“There is a difference between a mother expressing exhaustion from the demands of motherhood — which is real and relatable — and expressing resentment,” Barcohana said. “Resentment is what appears to come through in Michelle Obama’s remarks, and it is especially painful to hear amid the national conversation surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial.

“She seems happy that her daughters’ childhoods are over. That is not a relatable feeling for most mothers at all.”

I’m so sorry Michelle Obama has lived such a beleaguered existence. It’s beyond me what exactly it is that would make her happy.

For myself, though, I’ve loved every minute of parenthood. Now I want me some grandkids. Get on it, offspring of mine!

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Local Man Arrested for $2,000 Jersey Theft at University Bookstore

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Authorities detained Travis William Pavlovski, 40, for his alleged involvement in the theft of 15 jerseys, valued at approximately $2,000, from the University of Florida Bookstore.

On the afternoon of August 27, at around 4:50 p.m., Pavlovski was allegedly observed exiting a fitting room, arms laden with jerseys still on hangers. These jerseys, available in various sizes — small, medium, and large — each carried a price tag ranging from $130 to $140, summing up to a total estimated value of about $2,000.

It is claimed that Pavlovski proceeded to bypass all checkout stations, leaving the bookstore and heading east along Museum Road. Realizing that a bookstore employee was making a phone call behind him, he reportedly retraced his steps to inquire about the location of the “lost and found.” When informed no such service existed, Pavlovski allegedly abandoned the jerseys on the welcome desk.

Having already received a warning to stay off university premises just a day before, on August 26, Pavlovski now faces charges of grand theft along with trespassing following prior warning.

Reports indicate that Pavlovski confessed to avoiding all payment counters, admitting his inability to pay for the jerseys. He expressed a desire to enter a drug rehabilitation program.

Pavlovski has eight felony convictions (one violent) and 20 misdemeanor convictions (non-violent) and has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2014. Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $22,000 but did not order Court Services to screen him for Drug Court.

Fox Hollow Coroner Questions Serial Killer’s Lone Wolf Theory in Pursuit of Truth

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In an unsettling revelation that still haunts the public decades later, the sinister legacy of Herb Baumeister continues to linger. Nearly three decades have passed since the macabre discovery of thousands of human bones and fragments at Fox Hollow Farm, yet the chilling mystery of what transpired on that estate remains unsolved, and new, probing questions are surfacing.

The ongoing investigation has reached a critical juncture as Hamilton County’s chief coroner suggests that a pivotal individual in the case might not be telling everything they know, potentially hindering the quest for truth.

“I’ve engaged in a few discussions with Mark Goodyear,” Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison shared with News Media, underscoring the complexities that have come to define this case.

Close-up of Jeff Jellison speaking.

As he spearheads this renewed pursuit of justice, Hamilton County coroner Jeff Jellison is determined to put names to the unidentified remains from Fox Hollow Farm. (ABC News Studios)

“The initial question I’d present to him is, ‘Are you now ready to be truthful with me?’ Throughout our dialogues, honesty has been elusive. I posed several inquiries, aware of the answers, only to witness his failure to respond truthfully. To engage in a meaningful conversation with Mark Goodyear, he must choose to embrace honesty. Engaging with someone entrenched in deceit is a futile endeavor, one that I cannot afford,” Jellison stated, marking a critical stance in the ongoing investigation.

Investigators searching on the Fox Hollow Farm grounds.

Authorities dig for human bones in a wooded area on the Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield. (Rich Miller/Indy Star-USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

Jellison appears in the ABC News Studios true crime documentary “Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets,” which explores new theories about potential accomplices, overlooked evidence and witness accounts in the case of Baumeister, a suspected serial killer believed to have murdered numerous men in Indiana. It’s a follow-up to the 2025 docuseries “The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer.”

Jellison said he wants to determine whether Goodyear knows something that could help investigators identify the remaining victims and determine how they died.

Indiana Herb Baumeister is suspected of killing at least 25 victims. So far, 12 victims have been connected to Baumesiter.

Indiana resident Herb Baumeister was suspected of killing at least 25 victims. (Indianapolis Police Department)

Goodyear has never been charged with any crime related to the case and has repeatedly denied any involvement in the disappearances.

“If we move forward in that conversation, certainly I want to know any information I can gather to help identify these remains,” said Jellison. “Were you familiar with anybody? Things that would focus more around identification and how these people died.”

A photograph of Jeffrey Allen Jones in a frame.

A portrait of Jeffery Allen Jones, who was identified as a victim of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

“Mark Goodyear knows a lot about this case,” Jellison said.

Mark Goodyear speaking.

Mark Goodyear was questioned by Hamilton County police in 1996. He claimed to be Herb Baumeister’s sole survivor. (ABC News Studios)

Jellison also shared that Goodyear knew many people through gay nightclubs and could help investigators identify some of the remains.

Goodyear, who participated in the first docuseries, has described himself as Baumeister’s only known survivor. The film detailed how investigators believed Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement. Goodyear said he was forced to watch some of the tapes in 1994. He said the video was so “bad” it made him scream.

A close-up of a memorial honoring the victims at Fox Hollow Farm

A memorial stands at Prairie Waters Funeral and Event Center at Hamilton Memorial Park for the victims of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK)

“It was like having a camera right up against something,” Goodyear said. “You’re not going to be able to tell what’s going on, but the minute you got a flash of what was going on, it made you scream.”

Jeff Jellison knocking on doors during an investigation.

“Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets” is available for streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. (ABC News Studios)

The previous documentary examined how Goodyear’s account of his relationship and encounters with Baumeister has changed over the years. At the time, Jellison told News Media it was unlikely those tapes, if they exist, would ever be recovered.

News Media reached out to Goodyear for comment but did not receive a response.

Edited picture Daniel Thomas Halloran in front of Fox Hollow Farm.

Daniel Thomas Halloran’s remains were identified after they were found at Fox Hollow Farm. (Michelle Pemberton/USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn and Hamilton County Coroner’s Office)

Goodyear initially agreed to another interview for the follow-up documentary but did not appear for the scheduled interview, according to the film.

Phone showing a voicemail from Mark Goodyear.

Mark Goodyear did not participate in “Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets.” He left a voicemail for producers heard in the film. (ABC News Studios)

About 10,000 burned and broken human bones and bone fragments were recovered from the 18-acre estate that once belonged to Baumeister. Before investigators could arrest him in 1996, Baumeister was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ontario, Canada. He was 49.

Investigators believe Baumeister frequented gay bars in Indianapolis, lured men to his home while his family was away, killed them there and disposed of their remains on the property.

About 10,000 remains of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister were found on the 18-acre Westfield, Indiana, property.

About 10,000 remains of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister were found on the 18-acre Westfield, Indiana, property. (Google Street View)

Baumeister’s son discovered a human skull in the woods at Fox Hollow Farm in 1994, but, according to reports, investigators did not search the property until June 1996.

Fox Hollow Farm multi-car garage in Westfield, Ind.

Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana was once owned by suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister, owner of the Sav-a-Lot shopping chain. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

Goodyear said he first encountered Baumeister at an Indianapolis gay bar in 1994, where Baumeister introduced himself as “Brian.” Goodyear later told investigators that he went home with Baumeister and described what he said was a disturbing sexual encounter.

Goodyear’s account eventually helped advance the investigation. After encountering Baumeister again the following year, Goodyear helped investigators obtain information that led them to identify Baumeister.

Black and white photo of the woods at Fox Hollow Farm

Evening view of the area behind the Fox Hill Farm main house. (Michelle Pemberton-USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

While Jellison has questioned Goodyear’s account, he also made clear in the documentary that Goodyear was not a suspect.

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Jeff Jellison at a funeral

Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison stands for the victims of the Fox Hollow Farm tragedy during services on Aug. 29, 2024, at Prairie Waters Funeral and Event Center at Hamilton Memorial Park in Westfield, Indiana. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK)

“There are very strong indications there is another suspect, and it wasn’t Mark Goodyear,” Jellison said in the film.

Jellison said there are still more than 9,000 bones and bone fragments yet to be examined. Investigators believe at least 25 people fell victim to Baumeister, according to WRTV.

Allen Livingston's photo displayed next to his remains at a funeral service.

A photo of Allen Livingston sits next to his remains during the first public remembrance services for all nine identified Fox Hollow Farm victims on Aug. 29, 2024, at Prairie Waters Funeral and Event Center at Hamilton Memorial Park in Westfield, Indiana. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

The scope and placement of the remains have also raised another question for Jellison: whether Baumeister could have carried out the crimes alone.

Jeff Jellison looking down to the side wearing a blue collared shirt.

Victims were identified in 2023 and 2024, thanks to efforts by Jeff Jellison. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

“I was always convinced that there was more than one,” Jellison said. “There were a lot of people that lost their lives in this incident, and just the placement of the evidence alone. How does one man pull this crime off? And how does one man get … deceased individuals from his residence to potentially 200 yards through very dense woods? I think it would’ve been a very difficult task.”

Fox Hollow Farm sign in Westfield, Ind.

The sign at Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

Jellison is determined to put names to the unidentified victims. He believes some families may still be unaware that a loved one vanished or that the person’s remains may have ended up at Fox Hollow Farm.

Rob Graves points toward woods behind his home at Fox Hollow Farm.

Property owner Rob Graves points to the area behind his home where suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister may have dumped multiple bodies. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

Jellison compared the scale of the investigation to the recovery effort at the World Trade Center.

“Some of these folks did not have close family connections, and they were somewhat marginalized,” he explained. “So there may be families out there not even knowing that their loved one went missing, much less consider that person was a victim at Fox Hollow.”

Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison stands during memorial services for Fox Hollow Farm victims.

Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison stands during services for victims of the Fox Hollow Farm tragedy on Aug. 29, 2024, at Prairie Waters Funeral and Event Center at Hamilton Memorial Park in Westfield, Indiana. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

“Thirty years have passed since these remains have been recovered,” he reflected. “So potentially, mom and dad could be deceased, and maybe they had no brother or sister. So we’re reaching out further down the lineage to cousins. And a cousin may not even know that they had a family member that even went missing.”

Jellison said identifying the Fox Hollow victims presents a unique challenge.

A close-up of a hand holding a wooden box.

Linda Znachko, founder of the “He Knows Your Name” ministry and the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office lay victims of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister and the Fox Hollow Farm tragedy during the first public services for in Westfield on Aug. 29, 2024, at Prairie Waters Funeral and Event Center at Hamilton Memorial Park in Indiana. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

He contrasted the case with the World Trade Center investigation, where records and missing-person reports gave investigators a clearer idea of who they were looking for. At Fox Hollow, investigators started with remains but few clues about their identities.

People digging at Fox Hollow Farm during an investigation.

Investigators believe Herb Baumeister targeted young gay men at nightclubs and lured them back to Fox Hollow Farm. (ABC News Studios)

“I really believe that this investigation is more complicated in some ways than the World Trade Center,” he said. “With Fox Hollow, we’ve recovered these remains, but we have no idea who it is that we’re looking for.”

Investigators digging for bones on the grounds of Fox Hollow Farm.

A lab technician with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department examines human bones in a wooded area at Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield. (Rich Miller/Indy Star-USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn)

Jellison is urging anyone who believes a missing loved one could be connected to the case to contact his office. After the original documentary aired, his office received approximately 500 emails, phone calls, text messages and social media messages, Jellison said.

Jeff Jellison and Linda Znachko stand by the Fox Hollow Farm memorial

Linda Znachko and Jeff Jellison partnered to create the Fox Hollow Farm memorial for identified and unidentified victims of the 1990s serial killings. (He Knows Your Name)

“Come forward,” he said. “If you don’t know what to do or you don’t know who to call, call me. I’ll get you going in the right direction.”

Anticipation Builds as ‘Call The Midwife’ Season 15 Gets Netflix Release Date: When to Watch

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Call the Midwife enthusiasts, rejoice! The long-anticipated debut of Season 15 on Netflix is just around the corner.

While the cherished BBC period drama has already graced screens via PBS, U.S. Netflix viewers have been anxiously anticipating their chance to reunite with the residents of Nonnatus House. Fortunately, the wait is almost history.

Great news for binge-watchers: Call the Midwife Season 15 will be available on Netflix this September, and all eight episodes will drop simultaneously. No need to hold your breath for weekly releases.

In addition, the Season 15 release on Netflix will include the special two-part Christmas 2025 feature. If you’ve been patient until now, your reward will be an abundance of new content to dive into.

Here’s all the crucial information you need: from the exact Netflix release schedule for Call the Midwife Season 15 to the episode count and exciting extras in this new batch of episodes.

When Does Call the Midwife Season 15 Come Out on Netflix?

Call the Midwife Season 15 premieres on Netflix on Monday, September 7, 2026.

All eight episodes will be released at once, so Netflix subscribers can watch the season at their own pace rather than waiting for each episode to arrive.

The September release also isn’t exactly a surprise for longtime Netflix viewers. Seasons 11, 12, 13 and 14 all made their way to the U.S. streamer in September, with Season 14 arriving on September 15, 2025.

In other words, Call the Midwife is right on schedule.

What Time Does Call the Midwife Season 15 Come Out on Netflix?

Netflix typically releases its new movies and TV shows at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET on the scheduled release date.

That means Call the Midwife Season 15 should be available to stream at 3 a.m. ET on Monday, September 7.

And yes, there’s more than just the eight episodes waiting for you.

How Many Episodes Are In Call the Midwife Season 15?

Season 15 consists of eight episodes.

The new season moves the story into 1971, with Nonnatus House facing a changing social and political landscape. The Women’s Liberation movement is gathering momentum, while the midwives continue dealing with the medical and personal challenges that come through their doors.

The season tackles storylines involving premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery.

Here’s a look at what’s coming:

  • Episode 1: The Nonnatus team grows increasingly concerned about the welfare of four young children.

  • Episode 2: A new medical technique threatens to change obstetrics forever.
  • Episode 3: Rosalind gets involved in an unusual domestic case, while Joyce is seconded to the hospital.
  • Episode 4: Sister Catherine is devastated when a newborn baby is taken from the maternity home.
  • Episode 5: A tragedy strikes a local family, while Dr. Turner comes under scrutiny.
  • Episode 6: The Nonnatus team helps a young father after he receives a life-threatening diagnosis.
  • Episode 7: Timothy Turner, now newly qualified, joins the midwives on their district rounds.
  • Episode 8: Sister Veronica is forced to make a major decision about her future with the order.
  • What About the Call the Midwife Christmas Specials?

    There’s another reason Netflix’s Season 15 release is worth circling on the calendar.

    The streamer will also add the two-part 2025 Christmas special on September 7, giving viewers a chance to catch up on the holiday episodes before diving into the new season.

    The specials take the Nonnatus team beyond Poplar, with part of the story unfolding in Hong Kong. Members of the team travel there to deal with a crisis involving the order’s branch house, while the second installment follows a rescue effort that doesn’t go quite according to plan.

    The Christmas specials originally aired ahead of Season 15, setting the stage for what’s to come.

    Can You Watch Call the Midwife Season 15 Before It Comes To Netflix?

    You can — and, in fact, U.S. viewers have already had the opportunity to watch Season 15.

    The season premiered on PBS on March 22, 2026, with new episodes airing weekly. PBS Passport members were also able to stream episodes ahead of their broadcast premieres.

    But if you haven’t been following along on PBS, Netflix’s September 7 release gives you an easy way to catch up. All eight episodes will be waiting for you on the same day.

    And for anyone who needs to do a little more catching up first, Seasons 1 through 14 are currently streaming on Netflix in the U.S.

    Call The Midwife Season 13

    Photo: PBS/BBC

    Will There Be A Call the Midwife Season 16?

    Yes. There’s more Call the Midwife on the way.

    Season 16 has already been confirmed, with production expected to begin in 2027. The series will continue moving further into the 1970s.

    And that’s not all. The BBC and Neal Street Productions are also developing a World War II-era prequel set in Poplar, along with a feature film set overseas in 1972 that will bring back characters from the series.

    For now, though, Season 15 is next.

    Call the Midwife Season 15 premieres Monday, September 7, 2026, on Netflix.

    Clooney’s Lake Como Date: A Romantic Night with Amal

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    Earlier this month, the ever-charming George Clooney and his wife Amal were seen enjoying an enchanting evening in the picturesque setting of Lake Como.

    The iconic 65-year-old actor and the esteemed 48-year-old human rights attorney, who recently faced the ordeal of evacuating their home in France, were guests at a gathering held at the elegant Villa Passalacqua.

    Radiating style and synergy, the couple donned coordinated ivory ensembles. George sported a sophisticated look with a short-sleeved shirt neatly tucked into trousers, rounded off with a pair of classic loafers.

    Amal, exuding elegance, was a vision in a low-cut, floor-length slip dress. She added a romantic touch to her look, holding a delicate bouquet of flowers received as they stepped off a boat.

    Enhancing her bridal-like attire, the fashion-forward Amal complemented her look with dazzling chandelier earrings, striking chunky bangles, and chic strappy silver heels.

    The pair, who share nine-year-old fraternal twins Ella and Alexander, are known to spend time in Italy every summer.

    George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney were spotted enjoying a night out in Lake Como earlier this month

    George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney were spotted enjoying a night out in Lake Como earlier this month

    The 65-year-old actor and 48-year-old human rights attorney attended an event at Villa Passalacqua

    The 65-year-old actor and 48-year-old human rights attorney attended an event at Villa Passalacqua

    In late July, wildfires blazing across southern France forced George and his family to flee their home.

    The star, his wife, and their kids live in Brignoles, located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, which was threatened by fires spreading across France, Greece, Italy and Spain.

    George revealed that he and his loved ones evacuated their home in a letter to the mayor of Brignoles, Didier Brémond, his representative confirmed to People at the time.

    The actor reportedly vowed to support the town, which has a population just under 18,000 people, regardless of the impact of the encroaching fires.

    ‘Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,’ the Hollywood veteran began.

    ‘As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize two things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,’ he wrote.

    ‘We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.’

    In May, the Clooneys celebrated George’s birthday in St. Tropez. 

    The longtime couple complemented each other in ivory looks, with George wearing a short-sleeved shirt tucked into trousers, and finishing the monochrome outfit with loafers

    The longtime couple complemented each other in ivory looks, with George wearing a short-sleeved shirt tucked into trousers, and finishing the monochrome outfit with loafers

    The husband and wife pictured on April 27 at the 51st Chaplin Award Gala

    The husband and wife pictured on April 27 at the 51st Chaplin Award Gala

    Amal treated her husband to a bash full of surprises – including having his friends show up in disguise.

    ‘I just surprised him on his birthday, actually with a number of things that…’ she began sharing with British Vogue at the King’s Trust 50th Anniversary Celebration in London.

    ‘Yeah, she had friends of mine show up posing,’ George started before his wife chimed in, saying they were ‘Posing as waiters.’

    He joked, ‘It’s a dangerous thing to surprise someone when they turn 65 because you could drop. 

    ‘You know, that could be the end of you, so you have to be very careful when you surprise people.’

    U.S. Cities Incentivize Safe Driving with Reduced Red Light Stops

    For years, Albuquerque, New Mexico, battled relentless high-speed crashes along a key residential route. Traditional approaches, primarily punishing speeders, seemed ineffective in controlling the hazardous speeding.

    The breakthrough came from an unconventional approach: incentivizing lawful drivers by minimizing their encounters with red lights.

    The city attributes a significant decrease in accidents and injuries to this innovative method, a modern twist on the “rest in red” traffic signal strategy. This approach normally keeps lights red until a vehicle nears. Albuquerque, alongside Portland, Oregon, elevated this concept by integrating speed sensors that reward drivers adhering to speed limits with quicker transitions to green lights.

    “The technology really speaks for itself,” remarked Jennifer Turner, Albuquerque’s municipal development director, about the new system implemented on Lead and Coal avenues, which are adjacent one-way streets. She explained, “Visitors quickly realize that speeding means stopping.”

    Resident Isaac Romero has observed substantial changes. Prior to implementing “rest in red,” he often awoke to the chaos of drivers rushing through intersections or competing with one another. The aftermath was evident, including vehicles overturned, with one even landing in his neighbor’s yard.

    “We had one accident where it’s even shaken the whole house because some guy slammed into a tree,” Romero said. “It’s a lot of change because now you don’t get as many people flying through there.”

    Portland credits its ‘virtual speed bumps’

    Portland recently rolled out the concept during the late-night hours on Southeast Powell Boulevard, a busy state highway with a long history of crashes, including fatal ones.

    Peter Koonce, who manages signals and street lighting for the city, calls the new approach a “virtual speed bump” and said the early results are promising. At the first intersection tested, rest in red was able to lower the average speed from 39 mph (63 kph) to 30 mph (48 kph), which is the speed limit, he said.

    Oregon State University researchers helped Portland choose its vehicle detection system for monitoring speeds, and now they’re assessing its performance. David Hurwitz, a professor of transportation engineering who leads the study, said it’s too early to draw sweeping conclusions.

    “This choice that we are making to try to increase speed compliance seems like it’s working really well — seems like it has potential,” said Hurwitz, who stressed that further research is needed to ensure those gains aren’t offset by more drivers running red lights or other negative consequences.

    Cities try to change driver behavior but avoid other problems

    Potential negative consequences are also a primary concern of Jay Beeber, chief government affairs and policy officer for the National Motorists Association, a drivers advocacy group. Although he acknowledges that rest in red could be effective in certain places at specific times, he questions whether driver behavior can really change without a broad education campaign and believes there are simpler, less-intrusive solutions.

    “I think it’s wishful thinking that drivers are aware enough and pay attention enough to really learn to change their speeds based on whether the light is gonna be red or not,” Beeber said. “I think people are going to end up at the light and just be frustrated. I don’t think they’re gonna know why.”

    Many U.S. cities, including Albuquerque and Portland, have long used speed cameras to successfully prevent speeding. In fact, Albuquerque set up three near where it also deploys the rest in red approach, which has made that approach even stronger, according to officials.

    LA briefly tried rest in red, but most cities haven’t

    A few other cities including Boulder, Colorado, and Long Beach, California, implemented smaller targeted efforts to use the threat of more red lights to force speeders to slow down.

    Rebecca Sanders, a national safety practice leader at the transportation consulting firm Fehr & Peers, led a 2019 report at Arizona State University and Toole Design looking at various strategies used across the country to manage speed. Of the cities surveyed, only Los Angeles was trying rest in red at the time, and it briefly experimented with using feedback signs to trigger a red light when a driver traveling too fast was detected.

    Sanders said the concept seems to work best on roads built for high-capacity traffic during the day but much less congested — and therefore more conducive to speeding — at night.

    A 2023 study on five rural and urban roads in North Carolina found a 43% reduction in total crashes after rest in red was implemented around the clock, said Aaron Moody, spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Unlike the systems being used in Albuquerque and Portland, this and other versions of the rest in red approach didn’t use speed sensors to turn lights green for law-abiding drivers, but instead kept lights red by default until vehicles approached, slowing them.

    Despite their apparent effectiveness at deterring speeding, cities have been slow to embrace rest in red.

    Romero said he’s visited enough neighborhoods through his home security business to know that the approach could work in many other places in Albuquerque and beyond. But it’ll take all drivers buying in, as the presence of just one speeder can trigger a red light.

    “If everybody cruises to 30 calmly, I can promise you, you can get every single green light all the way down,” Romero said. “But the moment that one person is there, it changes that whole route for everybody.”

    Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

    Husband Searches California Streets After Wife Vanishes

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    In the serene backdrop of Northern California, Brian Hooker continues to lead a tranquil life, months after his wife Lynette vanished without a trace.

    The 58-year-old was recently photographed by News Media near a residence in Citrus Heights, a small suburb located approximately 15 miles northeast of Sacramento.

    Lynette, who hailed from Michigan, mysteriously disappeared during what was meant to be a relaxing sailing trip in the Bahamas with her husband in April.

    Brian Hooker in California

    On a quiet Saturday, August 22, 2026, Brian Hooker casually strolled through California. This walk happens against the somber backdrop of his wife Lynette Hooker’s ongoing disappearance in the Bahamas since April. (Kevin Perkins for News Media)

    Brian Hooker walks home carrying collected trash in California.

    The following day, Sunday, August 23, 2026, Hooker was photographed returning home, carrying a bag of trash, in an image that eerily contrasts his routine life with the void left by his wife’s mysterious vanishing in the Bahamas. (Kevin Perkins for News Media)

    Her daughter and the rest of her family have been waiting for any answers in her disappearance.

    Brian Hooker walks a dog in California.

    Brian Hooker takes two dogs for a walk in California on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. His wife, Lynette Hooker, went missing in The Bahamas in April. (Kevin Perkins for News Media)

    Brian Hooker rummages through neighborhood trash in California.

    Brian Hooker rummages through neighborhood trash in California on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. His wife, Lynette Hooker, went missing in The Bahamas in April. (Kevin Perkins for News Media)

    Brian has not been accused of any crime or wrongdoing. He was initially detained and questioned then released from Bahamian custody in April.

    Brian Hooker rummages through neighborhood trash in California.

    Brian Hooker rummages through neighborhood trash in California on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. His wife, Lynette Hooker, went missing in The Bahamas in April. (Kevin Perkins for News Media)

    Brian and Lynette Hooker on dinghy

    Brian and Lynette Hooker sit on a dinghy in the water in this undated image. (Brian Hooker/Facebook)

    The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service is the lead agency investigating Lynette’s disappearance. Hooker told investigators Lynette fell from a dinghy while the couple was making their way back to their sailboat, Soulmate, that fateful evening.

    Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street.

    Lynette Hooker (L) and Brian Hooker (R).

    Lynette Hooker and Brian Hooker seen in a picture taken in 2023 on a small boat. (John Waters)

    He may be staying with a family member.

    Hooker was snapped wearing a brown hat and khaki shorts while walking two small dogs.

    Cameras also captured him sifting through people’s trash on the side of a neighborhood street picking up items and walking away with them.

    Brian Hooker (L) and Soulmate (R)

    Left: Brian Hooker leaves Central Police Station after being released from custody, Freeport, The Bahamas, Monday, April 13, 2026. Right: Hooker’s sailboat “Soulmate.” (Matthew Symons for News Media and Matthew Symons for New York Post)

    Hooker also appeared to be enjoying a cup of coffee inside his garage wearing a graphic tee that reads “Hellfire Club” from the show “Stranger Things.”

    He was also seen walking out of a store with his Marine Corps tattoo on full display.

    Lynette Hooker

    Lynette Hooker vanished after reportedly falling overboard during a boat trip near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas. (Brian Hooker/Facebook)

    When News Media asked about the recent sighting of Hooker, Darlene Hamlett, Lynette’s mother, simply said, “I just want the truth to be told and justice for my daughter Lynette.”

    News Media has reached out to Hooker’s attorney, Matthew Borgula.