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A man from Ukraine was taken into custody on Wednesday in Croatia in connection with the undersea blasts that compromised the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany back in 2022, according to a statement from Germany’s federal prosecutor.
Identified as Vladimir Z., adhering to German privacy regulations that restrict the disclosure of full names, the Ukrainian individual was apprehended in the city of Pula by Croatian authorities acting upon a European arrest warrant.
A leak from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in September 2022. Swedish Coast Guard via AP
On September 26, 2022, these underwater detonations severely damaged pipelines designed to transport Russian natural gas to Germany beneath the Baltic Sea.
This incident exacerbated existing tensions surrounding the conflict in Ukraine, as European nations sought to reduce their dependence on Russian energy in response to the Kremlin’s comprehensive invasion of Ukraine.
By year’s end, Amazon plans to usher in a new era of its aerial delivery service, aiming to reach millions more with small, lightweight packages sent via drones. This ambitious expansion targets suburban areas across nearly 500 cities in the United States, the company revealed in a Thursday announcement.
Incredibly, these drone deliveries could reach customers in as little as 30 minutes, according to Amazon’s latest statement. The drones are engineered to carry payloads of up to five pounds, ensuring swiftness and efficiency in delivery.
This strategic expansion amplifies the competition between Amazon and Walmart, as they both vie for the crown of the quickest delivery services. Both retail giants are cleverly balancing the use of drones and traditional delivery drivers to meet customer expectations for rapid service.
Amazon’s vision includes scaling its drone delivery services more than sixfold, reaching hundreds of fresh markets nationwide. This growth will see their drones buzzing over various suburbs, extending their reach to metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Boise. These drones are set to operate primarily in suburban locales, avoiding the complications of skyscrapers and busy airspace near major airports.
Despite the rapid advancements in drone technology, drone delivery still constitutes a modest aspect of the broader logistics landscape.
Hundreds of thousands of packages have already been delivered by Amazon drones this year, but even after this expansion drones will still only handle a fraction of the hundreds of millions of package deliveries each year. In addition to only being able to carry 5 pounds, the drones Amazon builds face countless challenges from tree cover to landscaping and inflatable pools that can make it hard to find a good drop zone.
There are also regulatory hurdles to overcome in every community where Amazon wants to set up operations. Noise concerns also pose a potential challenge.
“It’s still an experiment. It’s still in test and learn mode,” said Sucharita Kodali, who is a retail analyst with Forrester.
The novelty of drone delivery may attract orders at first
Initially, consumers might order something delivered by drone because they are curious about it, but it’s not clear how often they will continue to use the service, and Amazon is still working out the economics, Kodali said.
The service will be free for Amazon Prime members who are ordering more than $50 worth of goods, but smaller orders will cost members $2.99. Non-members will pay $4.99 for drone delivery.
Prime members get free deliveries while non-members pay a flat fee if the shipment is under $35 for standard delivery or up to $12.99 for same‑day shipments when available.
Kodali said drones could prove more useful for certain light-weight deliveries that are needed urgently like prescription medications.
DoorDash and other delivery companies also are experimenting with using drones to deliver foods and other goods.
Amazon CEO believes drone delivery will be part of the mix
Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders in his annual letter in April that the company has learned a great deal by flying drones in 11 sites across Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas. In each location, the drones launch from an Amazon warehouse and cover about 175 square miles, so it takes multiple drone launching locations to serve a large metro area.
“Prime Air now has a design that’ll scale, plans to serve communities with 30 million customers by year-end, and expects to deliver half a billion packages by the end of this decade (with an aim to deliver inside 30 minutes),” Jassy wrote.
Amazon is also continuing to invest in its warehouses, smaller fulfillment centers closer to customers and its fleet of trucks as the company competes to deliver packages within minutes or hours instead of just days.
Amazon is already certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and the company has been awarded waivers to fly drones beyond the line of sight of the pilots. Amazon has invested in safety measures to help drones avoid collisions with anything else in the sky while they are making deliveries.
The federal government has proposed a rule that would allow more drone operators to fly beyond the horizon, but that hasn’t been finalized yet.
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Facing a storm of criticism, Lisa Rinna, known for her role on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has stirred controversy by claiming that Patrick Clancy, not his wife Lindsay, was behind the tragic deaths of their three children.
Rinna shared a video in which she, now 63, questioned accusations leveled against Lindsay Clancy, who allegedly killed her children by strangulation in 2023. Rinna’s defense was rooted in a stereotype, insisting that such acts are atypical of women. This assertion led to a wave of backlash, with many condemning her for what they described as “brain rot.”
In the video, Rinna steadfastly maintained her stance, repeating, “Alright, he did it. Patrick did it. Patrick’s the one who did it. Not Lindsay. Patrick did it.” Her statements have sparked widespread debate, especially since there is no evidence to support Patrick’s involvement in the tragic events.
According to Lisa, Lindsay couldn’t have committed the heinous crime because she heard “that women typically don’t strangle.”
“[It’s] so awful to even say. But that isn’t what a woman would do. They don’t strangle. I was actually in therapy the other day, and my therapist and I were talking about it, and I said, ‘Well, what do they do?’ She said, ‘Well, they poison or drown them,’” Lisa continued. “We literally had that conversation today, and she looks at me, and she goes, ‘He did it.’”
“Wow! And now, yeah, yeah,” she added.
Actress Lisa Rinna says she and her female therapist agreed that Patrick Clancy killed his children, not Lindsay Clancy, because “women don’t strangle.”
“[My therapist] looks at me and she goes, ‘He did it.’ I was like, ‘Wow, yeah.’”
Following the sharing of the post, one person replied, “Remember, ret*rds like this are on juries.”
“That’s just ridiculous and shows a blatant lack of understanding about human behavior,” said another.
A third slammed Lisa as a “crazy woman,” and they added that her therapist was “crazy” as well.
“So this crazy woman was talking to her crazy therapist and decided that the crazy woman that admitted to killing her kids is innocent because that’s not how they would have done it,” they wrote.
Others suggested Patrick sue Lisa for defamation.
“This man needs to take her to court. As if feeling helpless to help his wife and LOSING his children is NOT tragic enough she’s slinging this garbage accusation to millions of people who are JUST AS CRAZY and will believe her. He will be harassed now,” someone mentioned.
“I really hope Patrick Clancy sues the bigger figures like this. This is absolutely defamation,” another person agreed.
Someone else recalled a past scene from RHOBH when Lisa seemingly attempted to strangle her then-co-star, Kim Richards, 61, for mentioning a rumor about her husband, Harry Hamlin, 74.
“Is she getting dementia therapy? She literally went to strangle Kim Richards as a raw anger response?” they noted. “[Then] broke the stemware at the restaurant to ‘cut a b*tch’ on camera RHOBH. I can’t stand her lies, all the time. Blatant and stupid.”
Is she getting dementia therapy? She literally went to strangle Kim Richards as a raw anger response? Them broke the stemware at the restaurant to “cut a bitch” on camera RHOBH. I can’t stand her lies, all the time. Blatant and stupid. pic.twitter.com/TdzFlY4IyP
— Mrs. Stacy Sullivan (@MrsSullivan2004) August 18, 2026
Lisa Rinna was featured in a full-time role on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from season five to season 12.
In a surprising turn of events, Natalie Harp reportedly found herself squeezed into the trunk of an SUV while on her way to attend a court session with Donald Trump. This unusual scenario unfolded due to a lack of space in the vehicle, as highlighted by a CNN report.
This remarkable incident surfaced amid a heated confrontation involving the president’s executive assistant. Harp became a focal point in the ongoing tensions between the White House and Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff.
The unconventional ride took place in October 2023, as Trump headed to a courtroom in New York City. The journey occurred during President Biden’s administration, as CNN detailed in their story released Tuesday.
According to the report, the incident followed an alleged ‘screaming match’ in which Harp insisted that she was summoned by Trump himself. This altercation with fellow staffers, as described by two anonymous sources, highlighted tensions within Trump’s close circle.
Faced with no available seat, Harp reportedly took matters into her own hands and rode in the SUV’s trunk. This act underscores the lengths she went to be by Trump’s side, further illustrating how her actions have sometimes tested the patience of those around the former president.
One advisor said that Trump ‘likes the attention and the fact that she is 100 percent committed and loyal,’ according to the report. ‘She doesn’t question, doesn’t second guess,’ the source said.
It came as the White House hit out at Ossoff, who is considered a potential presidential contender for 2028, for referring to Harp during a rally for his Senate reelection campaign on Sunday.
He told supporters: ‘[Trump] doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.’
Davis Ingle, a White House spokesperson, told The Daily Mail that Ossoff’s character and voting record are equally awful.
Natalie Harp (pictured right) once rode in the trunk of an SUV to go to court with Donald Trump, as the White House hits back at Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff for bringing up the President’s favorite aide
Ossoff, considered a contender for his party’s presidential nomination in 2028, drew cheers at a rally Sunday after he referenced Trump’s close relationship with his 35-year-old executive assistant
‘Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hardest working aides on President Trump’s team,’ Ingle said in response to the CNN report.
‘Jon Ossoff is a feminine theatre kid who voted to massively raise taxes, give illegal immigrants free taxpayer-funded healthcare, and defund federal immigration enforcement and Border Patrol. Lightweight Jon’s rhetoric is cringeworthy, but his extreme voting record is dangerous,’ he added.
The statements echo the White House follow Communications Director Steven Cheung’s heated response to Ossoff on Monday.
‘Jon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics. Instead of denigrating hard working people serving their country, Jon should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he’s a miserable person who hates this country. It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat,’ he wrote.
Trump himself called Ossoff a ‘Pee-wee Herman lookalike’ and said that ‘we’re fixing a White House that hasn’t been taken care of’ in response to the ‘build the ballroom’ statement.
Ossoff responded to the media interest in his comments in an interview with MS Now Monday night, saying he referred to Harp because he believes she’s one of his ‘enablers.’
‘Well, I’ve heard this particular aide referred to as his security blanket. And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They’re not telling him what he needs to hear. They’re telling him what he wants to hear,’ he said.
Administration officials told Semafor Tuesday that they consider Ossoff’s statement a ‘cheap shot’ and that they feel the need to combat his misinformation over potentially upsetting First Lady Melania Trump.
Trump himself called Ossoff a ‘Pee-wee Herman lookalike’ and said that ‘we’re fixing a White House that hasn’t been taken care of’ in response to the ‘build the ballroom’ statement
A person close to the White House said that ‘the first lady doesn’t like these types of things’
A person close to the White House said that ‘the first lady doesn’t like these types of things’ and that the President ‘does get furious’ about what he sees as personal attacks.
Harp has been one of Trump’s closest aides for years and is dubbed the ‘human printer’ as she carries bundles of news articles around for him to read.
She was among a handful of aides including Trump’s former caddy Dan Scavino who switched planes with him on the tarmac in Ankara.
Israeli intelligence had warned of an impending Iranian attack on Air Force One. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were left on the plane with dozens of journalists.
Harp is never far from the President and is trusted with taking dictation on the market-moving posts he makes to his Truth Social account, where he often announces major decisions such as strikes on Iran or tariffs on foreign countries.
She once ran behind his golf cart while he was playing in Scotland to keep him up to date with the latest news headlines.
Harp is Trump’s ‘connective tissue,’ sources told the Daily Mail, with some pointing out that she has more access than even his chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Harp famously wrote, ‘You’re all that matters to me,’ in a letter to Trump published by the New York Times in 2024.
Preston Harp, Natalie’s socialist brother who fled to Central America, has said that his sister’s relationship with the president is ‘very unhealthy.’
‘She’s just like his fan club,’ Preston said from his new adoptive homeland of Nicaragua in an interview with The Daily Mail in July.
Preston moved to the Central American country in 2023 to live under the authoritarian rule of Daniel Ortega, who has called Trump ‘mentally deranged’ for his handling of the war in Iran.
He had no idea his sister had started working for Trump until a friend pointed him to a Daily Mail article about a ‘glamorous new assistant’ in March 2023.
‘He’s like, “Hey, did you see the Daily Mail?” And he’s like, “No, look at this,” and I’m like, “Oh my gosh, my sister’s in the Daily Mail, and working for Trump!”,’ he said.
‘And I had no idea,’ he added. ‘And so it just kind of caused some cognitive dissonance.
‘I don’t understand why my sister, or anyone could want to work for Trump.’
Inset: Joseph Niemiec (Hall County Jail). Background: The 4200 block of 21st Street in Racine, Wisconsin, where Niemiec allegedly stabbed his father in the neck (Google Maps).
A shocking incident unfolded in Wisconsin when an 18-year-old man reportedly requested a hug from his father, only to then stab him in the neck and pursue him with intentions of further harm, according to local police reports.
Joseph Niemiec has been charged with first-degree attempted homicide, as announced by the Racine Police Department.
Authorities were called to the 4200 block of 21st Street around 1 a.m. on August 12 following reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers discovered Niemiec’s father wounded, while Niemiec himself had already fled the scene.
An arrest affidavit, as detailed by local Fox affiliate WITI, revealed that the father was found severely injured, grasping his neck to stem the bleeding. Despite his serious condition, the father explained to police that he initially believed the disturbance was caused by an intruder but soon realized it was his son.
Once inside, Niemiec allegedly asked his father if they could talk. They sat in the kitchen where Niemiec said he was having a “rough go at life” and had attempted suicide multiple times and didn’t know what to do, cops wrote. Niemiec apparently went to use the bathroom, and when he returned, asked his dad for a hug.
“As they went to hug Joseph quickly presented a knife and stabbed [the victim] in the neck,” the affidavit stated.
The victim said he “felt a punch to his throat and immediately placed his hand over it as he stumbled backwards,” cops said.
Niemiec allegedly came at his dad a second time, but the victim disarmed him and pushed him away. The victim ran away with his son in pursuit, cops said.
The victim tossed the knife in a trash can and ran to a neighbor’s house to call 911. Niemiec allegedly fled in a Chevrolet Malibu.
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol spotted the Malibu about 10 hours later on Interstate 80 near the Alda interchange. It was about 650 miles away from the crime scene. Niemiec was arrested and taken to the Hall County Jail where he remains, pending extradition.
His mug shot shows him smirking for the camera.
Cops say the victim is expected to make a full recovery.
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Carli Kierny, who serves as a judge for the Nevada 8th Judicial District Court’s Department 2, began her tenure on January 4, 2021, after winning the November 2020 election. Her term is scheduled to conclude on January 4, 2027, with her next electoral challenge set for November 3, 2026.
Prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Kierny devoted a decade to the Clark County Public Defender’s Office, focusing the last five years on the sexual assault team. She also played a key role on the county’s Criminal Justice Coordination Committee, striving to enhance outcomes for probation.
Her legal journey started in Champaign County, Illinois, where she tackled numerous misdemeanor and felony cases as a public defender. Judge Kierny also contributed her expertise as a volunteer in the SafeNest PS 417 program, aimed at averting deadly domestic violence events. During her law school days, she honed her skills as a clerk with the Cook County Homicide Task Force, taking part in trials and contributing to rectifying a miscarriage of justice at the Chicago-Kent Law Clinic.
Judge Kierny holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earned in 2003, followed by a Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008, as detailed in her official biography.
Carli Kierny Age
Hailing from Duluth, Minnesota, Judge Carli Lynn Kierny was born in 1981 and has since paved an impactful legal career.
Family
Judge Kierny is the daughter of two public school teachers. She and her husband have two children.
Carli Kierny Political Party
Judge Carli Kierny is nonpartisan.
Tupac Shakur Murder Trial
Judge Carli Kierny is presiding over the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips gang, was arrested in Sept. 2023 and charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has been in custody ever since.
Davis is the only person ever charged in connection with Shakur’s death. Judge Kierny has ruled the jury will be able to hear about the book Davis published and his previous police interviews. He has pleaded not guilty.
The Labor government has decided against increasing the superannuation contributions that employers need to make for their employees. Instead, they are prioritizing efforts to eliminate “predatory” schemes that entice individuals to invest their retirement savings in hazardous ventures.
Currently, the superannuation guarantee rate, which dictates the minimum portion of a worker’s income that must be allocated to a retirement fund by employers, stands at 12 percent. There have been discussions within Labor about potentially raising this rate to 15 percent.
Despite not pursuing a hike in the guarantee rate, the government remains steadfast in its commitment to defending the superannuation system. This comes amidst proposals from One Nation to permit early access to super funds for mortgage repayments.
“There are no plans to increase the super guarantee,” confirmed Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino, during a Wednesday appearance on ABC’s Radio National where he introduced long-awaited consumer protection reforms.
Mulino emphasized that reaching the 12 percent rate was a long-standing objective for Labor, asserting that it is currently leaving individuals in a “very strong position” as they plan for their retirement.
Mulino detailed the long-awaited crackdown on predatory practices in an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, after the high-profile collapses of First Guardian and Shield Master Funds in 2024 and 2025 stripped an estimated 12,000 Australians of their retirement savings.
The reforms land in the middle of a wider fight over superannuation.
One Nation has pushed to loosen rules around early access, while the government ruled out any rise to the compulsory super guarantee on Wednesday morning.
What’s changing?
The reforms target “lead generators” — operators who use social media, online ads and cold calls to funnel people’s retirement into high-risk schemes.
Unlicensed real-time communication about superannuation will be banned, and licensees will be required to take reasonable steps to ensure lead generation activities comply with legal requirements.
The anti‑hawking regime will also be bolstered, with stronger consent requirements, a narrower exemption for financial advisers to existing clients, and harsher penalties for breaches.
Mulino said the reforms were designed to strengthen consumer protections and disrupt “predatory and inappropriate behaviour” that led to the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian funds.
“Lead generators reaching out to these people in unsolicited ways, undertaking highly manipulative interactions to convince them that their super products were not performing well or were inappropriate, and then manipulating them into inappropriate products for them,” Mulino told ABC radio on Wednesday morning.
The government previously floated the measures in a consultation paper published in April.
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has previously called on Labor to crack down on the practices, which can steer consumers towards inappropriate financial products.
FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the collapse of Shield and First Guardian showed how devastating high-pressure sales tactics can be when unregulated.
“Around 12,000 Australians lost, in some cases, all their retirement savings after being targeted by sales processes that looked and felt like advice,” Abood said.
“Consumers need stronger protections against predatory lead generation, while still being able to find the right adviser for them.”
SBS’ The Feed spoke to victims of the collapses in July 2025, including Melbourne woman Susy Zjak, 52, who lost her entire $574,000 super balance after being cold-called and steered into the First Guardian Master Fund.
“I felt dizzy. I just cried. I vomited. I actually thought I was going to have a heart attack. It was the worst nightmare of my life,” Zjak said at the time. “This is 30 years of working, 30 years of hard working.”
A new political battleground
The reforms come as superannuation threatens to become a fresh political battleground.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson called this week for super rules to be relaxed and allow Australians to withdraw their super during the cost of living crisis, labelling the current system as broken.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers rejected the idea on Tuesday, warning it would “absolutely decimate the retirement incomes of millions of Australian workers” and that One Nation was undermining the superannuation system.
“One of the most important features of our superannuation system is … this idea that, with compounding interest over time, Australian workers can access the decent retirement incomes that they need and deserve after a lifetime of work.”
Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O’Neil backed that view on Wednesday morning, but said people shouldn’t be forced to choose between surviving now and their future retirement.
“Workers shouldn’t have to choose between housing and being able to have a retirement with some dignity and not retiring into poverty,” O’Neil said.
“We have to recognise that it’s a good thing that we’ve built up the opportunity for people to be able to retire with a bit of security — it shouldn’t be an either-or.
“We need to keep super strong and growing for people. If money’s taken out early, then they get less at the end. They don’t get all that compounding effect, which is so important when you face retirement.”
Currently, super can only be accessed in limited circumstances, such as stopping the foreclosure of a home, a terminal medical condition or severe financial hardship.
Tax office figures show 67,900 early super releases were approved in 2024/25, amounting to just over $1.4 billion.
New research from comparison site Finder found 24 per cent of Australians have withdrawn money from their super before retirement, according to a survey of 1,011 people.
Medical expenses were the most common reason, cited by 9 per cent, with another 9 per cent withdrawing for “other reasons”. Eight per cent did so during the COVID pandemic, and 4 per cent have used their super to help fund a house deposit.
Eleven per cent said they were considering a withdrawal, while 65 per cent said they had no plans to touch their super early.
Of those who had accessed their super early, 43 per cent said they regretted it.
— With additional reporting by the Australian Associated Press.
Gray hair, an inevitable hallmark of aging, graces both the general public and the silver screens’ biggest stars. While some find it daunting, associating silver strands with the passage of time, others welcome the transformation with open arms. Among Hollywood’s elite, many have opted to forgo the dye, choosing instead to embrace their naturally gray locks.
Icons such as George Clooney and rising stars like Chris Pine (whom many still remember as a youthful heartthrob) are redefining the idea of aging gracefully, proving that embracing a more refined appearance is undeniably chic. Even though at first glance, some celebrities might seem unrecognizably transformed, it’s evident that the gray adds an intriguing layer of elegance, marking these stars as the ultimate “silver foxes” and showcasing that gray hair is just another color to flaunt.
George Clooney felt weird dyeing his hair for a role
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Few understand the allure of gray hair quite like George Clooney. His signature silver locks are almost as iconic as the actor himself. Affectionately dubbed Hollywood’s leading gray-haired man, Clooney temporarily parted with his beloved hue in 2025 for a Broadway stint in “Good Night, And Good Luck.” The color change to brown merited considerable attention.
Clooney candidly shared his thoughts on the matter during a lively chat on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” expressing his displeasure with the dyed look. When Meyers complimented the brunette transformation for the stage, Clooney responded with playful sarcasm, “Sure.” He further jested, suggesting the look was reminiscent of a mid-life crisis gone awry.
It was no surprise, then, that Clooney eagerly abandoned the temporary color as soon as possible, proudly showcasing his renowned gray mane during that year’s Tonys. Such is the power and appeal of authenticity, reminding us all that gray is timeless.
Matt Damon has played around with gray for a while
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Matt Damon joked about going gray back in 2011, sharing during an appearance on “Anderson Live” that it had happened after he became a dad. He joked about it again in 2012 with People, but added that he was “proud of it.”
Either way, Damon would continue to sport blond dye on and off until 2024, when he decided to stick with his natural hue. It’s been a major hit with fans, who’ve taken to social media to compliment him. Damon has also won over the press, his new hue prompting countless “Silver fox” headlines.
Lorenzo Lamas has been gray since 2022
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Beloved ’80s heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas may have been known for his dark features once upon a time, but he’s been gray for a hot second, too. The actor debuted his much lighter hair in a June 2022 Instagram post, revealing that his then-wife Kenna Lamas liked it, but also joking, “I’ll tell ya, it’s a lot easier.” We’ll bet!
Lamas does seem to have reverted to darker hair in the time since, though we’re not sure if that was a long-term decision, because he’s let his silver roots peek out on Instagram, too. It’s a journey, we guess.
Chris Pine is almost unrecognizable with gray hair (almost)
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Patrick Dempsey has rocked his grays for years
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Patrick Dempsey has let his gray strands peek through since the late aughts, and some will remember that in 2022 he took that hair transformation even further and dyed it white for “Ferrari.” At the time, he said he was enjoying the look, but he ultimately went back to his natural hue after the film wrapped.
These days, he’s sporting a gunmetal gray, and we may even go as far as saying it’s his best look yet.
Steve Carell’s gorg gray hair made headlines
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After years of a chocolate brown mop, “The Office” alum Steve Carell went gray in 2017 — and if ever there was a sign that going gray can actually make you look younger, this is it. Carell’s hair transformation prompted countless columns on the virtues of going gray, GQ even saying the switch-up made him look like a “worldly leading man/grooming god.”
As for Carell’s feelings on the attention, he joked about feeling objectified, telling ET, “I am so sick of people just looking at me for my physical attributes.” However, he followed up, joking, “I’m busting with pride.”
Johnny Knoxville hid his grays for 20 years
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Another star who embraced their gray hair transformation? Johnny Knoxville, though the “Jackass” star kept his silver locks hidden for a very long time before officially ditching the dye during the pandemic. “Don’t tell anyone but I’m no longer a natural brunette 😉 I haven’t been for over 20 years,” he quipped in his Instagram reveal.
Knoxville also spoke about going gray on “Steve-O’s Wild Ride,” and admitted that he’d tried it years prior but opted not to at his daughter’s request. By 2020, though, that ship had sailed, and he called the constant color treatments “a drag.”
Idris Elba has toyed around with some grays
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Idris Elba is something of an honorary mention, because he seems to be slightly on the fence when it comes to a total silver fox transformation. Case in point: sometimes he seems gray, sometimes not so much (and sometimes, he’s gone the sneaky route of shaving off the grays at his temples and going for more of a skin fade).
All that said, on the occasions when Elba has let his grays shine through, he looks great. Considering he’s pretty much always fallen into the “Distinguished leading man” category, if anyone would be a great gray candidate, it’s Sir Elba.
14 charged in alleged Penn State cocaine ring bust
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced charges against 14 individuals linked to a significant cocaine trafficking operation allegedly running through Penn State University’s fraternities. He cautions that any fraternities enforcing “indoctrination” rituals, such as forcing pledges to cut cocaine, will face legal consequences.
WESTBURY, N.Y. – The purported mastermind behind a cocaine distribution network within Penn State University fraternities is now behind bars.
Attorney General Sunday declared that 24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello, originating from Westbury, New York, voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Tuesday morning.
Upon his surrender, Abbatiello was arraigned on multiple felony charges and was denied bail after failing to attend his scheduled court appearance the previous day, according to the attorney general.
Agostino Abbatiello, described as the chief operator in the alleged Penn State cocaine network, faced arraignment and was held without bail after surrendering on Tuesday. (Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Dave Sunday)
Abbatiello was among 13 other men who were charged with offenses in the case.
He and his family live in the affluent Westbury village community on Long Island.
A man who identified himself as Abbatiello’s father, Mario, briefly spoke with reporters at the family home Tuesday after asking for their cameras to be turned away.
“I have no comment,” he said, instead deferring to his son’s attorney, whose name he gave as Phillip Misorti. “We have no comment,” he said.
Agostino Abbatiello lives within the affluent Westbury village on Long Island.(Rashid Umar Abbasi for News Media)
News Media spoke to neighbors Abbatiello family home. One person told said that Abbatiello’s father owns an asphalt business and the family has been well off.
“He had a good job in accounting, his father said he had a nice job in accounting,” he said. “He was doing well.”
Abbatiello had two other siblings around the same age, he added, who may have been a little spoiled.
“They were all taken care of, spoon-fed,” he said. “They weren’t the kind of kids to take the garbage out or shovel the snow.”
Another said she didn’t know the family well and that they’d moved into a home formerly owned by her late close friend.
“They are pretty nice people next door, pretty obliging if I need anything,” she said, adding that she was shocked to see the news Tuesday morning.
Exterior of the Sigma Chi fraternity house in State College. Penn., April, 2025. The Penn State University frat house is one of two at the center of an alleged cocaine trafficking ring which was announced in a press conference by State Attorney General Dave Sunday, Monday, August 17, 2026. (Google Maps)(Google Maps)
The cocaine distribution ring allegedly occurred from 2023 through 2024 within off-campus fraternity houses belonging to Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi.
A criminal complaint alleges Abbatiello was continuing to deal the drug as soon as February of this year.
Court docs also allege the suspect made tens of thousands of dollars in profit from transactions.
For example, in one transaction a codefendant told investigators he purchased over $50,000 worth of the drug from Abbatiello through cash and digital transactions.
More alleged purchases of the drug from another co-defendant paid to Abbatiello are listed in the complaint:
500 grams for $18,000 on March 19, 2024
1 kilogram for $22,000 around July 12–13, 2024
another 1 kilogram for $22,000 around September 21, 2024
Investigators say during that March transaction a photo from a co-defendant’s phone allegedly shows “several pledges of Delta Upsilon” who were packaging the cocaine into smaller baggies for distribution.
Pledges within the fraternities were ordered to cut and pack kilos of drugs as part of “indoctrination” rituals, Attorney General Sunday said.
The Delta Upsilon fraternity house in State College. Pa., April 2025. The Penn State University frat house is one of two at the center of an alleged cocaine trafficking ring which was announced in a press conference by state Attorney General Dave Sunday on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.(Google Maps)
The complaint alleges Abbatiello used personal debts to draw others into his drug operation, including making one fraternity brother deliver cocaine after he couldn’t repay a $1,500 spring break loan and another sell cocaine after owing him thousands of dollars.
Penn State students made up the majority of the alleged cocaine sales, Attorney General Sunday said. The drug was reportedly being trafficked from Philadelphia and New York.
“We are pleased to report that the most significant members of this cocaine-trafficking organization are accounted for, and will have their fair process in court,” Attorney General Sunday said.(Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday)
“We are pleased to report that the most significant members of this cocaine-trafficking organization are accounted for, and will have their fair process in court. These are very serious charges and the next steps will be preliminary hearings,” Attorney General Sunday said.
News Media has reached out to Abbatiello’s attorney.
In a shocking incident at the US-Mexico border, federal prosecutors reported the arrest of a woman from Tijuana after a significant discovery by US Customs and Border Protection. The authorities found a staggering 69 live animals, including dangerous vipers, caimans, and even a baby crocodile, all allegedly crammed into pillowcases that were sealed shut with tape. These shocking occurrences unfolded within a hidden compartment of her Volkswagen, according to information released by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
Identified as 66-year-old Georgina Bribiesca Chavez from Tijuana, she was taken into custody on August 10 while attempting to cross into the United States through the bustling San Ysidro Port of Entry, as confirmed by the Justice Department.
During an initial checkpoint stop, Chavez reportedly informed a CBP officer that she had nothing to declare. However, a routine check against records unveiled an active warrant linked to an ongoing wildlife trafficking probe.
Customs officers subsequently confiscated the Volkswagen, although the startling find of the animals did not occur until they conducted a thorough inspection the next day.
Within the rear compartment of the vehicle, cleverly concealed by factory design, officers uncovered pillowcases that had been securely knotted and taped shut. This concealed stash revealed the extent of the alleged smuggling operation.
One of the pillowcases was moving.
The bags were taken to the San Diego Zoo, where workers found 60 abronia lizards, four venomous yellow-blotched palm pit vipers, three caimans, a baby crocodile and an indigo snake, according to the DOJ.
Prosecutors said Chavez never told officers about the animals, leaving them inside the vehicle for nearly 24 hours in the August heat. All three caimans died.
The other animals were stable and remained in the zoo’s care as of last week.
Chavez pleaded not guilty to a federal wildlife trafficking charge and was ordered held without bond.
Her alleged trafficking partner, Salvador Pelayo, 28, of Chula Vista, was arrested in July and has also pleaded not guilty.
The arrests followed an approximately 18-month undercover investigation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, though prosecutors allege Chavez and Pelayo had trafficked wildlife together since 2023 and made tens of thousands of dollars selling exotic animals.
During one alleged undercover transaction in March 2025, Chavez delivered four protected Mexican box turtles to an agent for $2,600 cash shortly after crossing the US-Mexico border.
All four turtles later died after being transferred to the Oakland Zoo, prosecutors said.
The turtles were already in poor health when they were acquired during the undercover operation and were believed to have been wild-caught and suffering from respiratory disease, according to prosecutors.
Pelayo is separately accused of using the alias “Jose Lopez” to ship four protected Mexican and Yucatan box turtles to an undercover agent in New York.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the case with assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Chavez and Pelayo face Lacey Act trafficking charges carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
