Chad Lowe spoke proudly about being a “girl dad” two years before the death of his daughter Fiona, who was just 13.

Fiona’s family confirmed the devastating news to Page Six, revealing that the Life Goes On star, 58, lost his teenage daughter on Tuesday, while directing anyone struggling with mental health to reach out to the suicide prevention helpline. 

The actor shared Fiona with his producer wife, Kim Painter, 52. The couple are also parents to daughters Mabel, 17, and 10-year-old Nixie.

Lowe, the younger brother of Hollywood star Rob Lowe, called being a father to three daughters an ‘incredible privilege’ in a candid 2024 interview on Still Here Hollywood podcast.

“I’m a girl dad. It’s so interesting because I’m always wanting to have my own experiences and not live in the shadow or follow in the footsteps of somebody. I get the experience of being a girl dad. I feel like having daughters is such an incredible privilege.

“I know that there are struggles. And now it’s taken what I’ve known intellectually, and it’s put it in my heart because I now have three daughters. And so, I look at the world from really their perspective and I see the world and a lot of the injustices in the world from their perspective.”

“It’s not all doom and gloom. Society is changing. I see how we’re really becoming conscious of the role of women. We may, who knows, have the first female president.

“We’re really empowering women and seeing how much women have to offer. I personally think that if women were in charge of nations, we’d be a lot more peaceful.”

The family’s statement announcing Fiona’s death said: “We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona. She was a loving young girl who was smart, creative and loved to dance. She was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives.”

“Her passing is devastating for our entire family and we ask for prayers and privacy at this time.”

“If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988,” the statement concluded.

The Daily Mail contacted Lowe’s representative for comment.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Fiona died at home on Tuesday, with authorities called to the house at 12:10 a.m.

According to Page Six, parents at Fiona’s school received an email from the principal on Tuesday informing them that a student had died. The email did not identify the student.

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The message expressed condolences to the student’s family and said that “counselors are available to meet with students and staff who may need emotional support during this difficult time.”

Lowe’s Instagram account is filled with heartwarming photos of his three daughters. The devoted father last paid tribute to Fiona in November, marking her birthday with a photo of her smiling in cowboy boots.

‘Celebrating Fiona officially becoming a teen today!!’ the Emmy winner wrote. ‘Keep dancing through life FiBear! Love you soooo much!!’

The actor also shared a photo of all three of his daughters in February last year, showing them visiting the ruins of their childhood home in Los Angeles, following the devastating Palisades fire.

The girls were seen with their arms around each other as they looked on at the ruins.

‘Almost a month after we evacuated our girls finally got to go back to see what’s left of their home,’ he wrote in the caption.

‘The way they’ve handled this whole devastating experience is nothing short of remarkable. I am in awe of their spirit and resilience. Helping them navigate these tough times is my sole purpose. Being their dad is my life’s greatest joy and privilege.’

In January, the actor wrote about the ‘despair’ he felt after losing his home in the fires.

‘One year ago today, our lives got turned upside down by a completely preventable catastrophe. It’s hard not to let the anger, despair, and frustration overwhelm. Losing everything I ever owned and the home we raised our family in is still deeply painful to this day,’ he shared on Instagram.

‘However, this terrible experience has been a powerful reminder of this simple truth – we can’t always control what happens to us in this life but we can control how we respond. And I have been so incredibly proud of how my wife Kim and our daughters have strived to make the absolute best of this extraordinarily difficult circumstance. I am in awe of their resilience.’

He added: ‘Also, we are buoyed by the outpouring of support, assistance, and well wishes from so many people in our lives. The way people have responded has given us great comfort, hope and strength to rebuild our lives. Thank you one and all!’

Lowe has been married to Painter since 2010, following his previous marriage to Oscar-winner Hilary Swank from 1997 to 2007. 

He and Painter welcomed their first daughter, Mabel, in 2009. Mabel was followed by Fiona, who was born in November 2012. Their third daughter, Nixie, was born in 2016. 

Lowe won an Emmy Award in 1993 for his supporting role on the comedy-drama series Life Goes On, where he starred as a man living with HIV.

He has also appeared on shows like Melrose Place, ER, 24, Pretty Little Liars and Now and Again.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988. There is also an online chat available at 988lifeline.org 

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would support the United States joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) and enforcing its arrest warrants, including the warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mamdani made the remarks in an interview that aired Thursday on comedian Theo Von’s podcast, “This Past Weekend.” The mayor acknowledged this summer that, under current law, he has no authority to arrest Netanyahu over the ICC’s 2024 warrant alleging war crimes in Gaza.

“I believe that the US government should join the ICC. It should enforce its warrants for everyone,” Mamdani told Von.

Speaking about Netanyahu, he added, “When you ask about the prime minister, we’re talking about the architect of a horrific genocide.”

The ICC has 124 member states and may prosecute crimes committed by citizens of member countries, as well as crimes carried out on the territory of member states by individuals from elsewhere.

Neither Israel nor the United States is a member of the court, and both countries reject its jurisdiction.

When the ICC issued its warrant for Netanyahu, US officials—including members of the Biden administration and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)—criticized the move as “shameful,” “unserious,” and “troubling.”

During his mayoral campaign, however, Mamdani pledged to have Netanyahu arrested if the Israeli leader entered New York City.

Mamdani later softened that position. After examining possible legal options in July, he concluded that no lawful avenue existed to arrest Netanyahu.

“If I had my say, the US government would have joined the ICC and honored every single warrant that they’ve issued,” Mamdani said during the podcast interview.

Von responded, “F–k yeah.”

Netanyahu visited New York City last month for the United Nations General Assembly. During his address, he criticized Mamdani and said that “Jews no longer feel safe” in the city under the mayor.

The Israeli prime minister also condemned Mamdani’s accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and criticized Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, for liking anti-Israel posts on social media.

Mamdani described Netanyahu’s criticism as “strange.”

“I was having a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the LGBTQ center in downtown Manhattan … and then I get back from that meeting, and it’s like, ‘Oh, by the way, here’s what he was saying at the UN.’”

Mamdani argued that Netanyahu’s remarks were intended to divert attention from questions of accountability.

“If I was the architect of a genocide, I would probably talk about anything but that,” he said.

Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of using “hypocritical and provocative” language on Gaza, while alleging that Ankara is also working to derail a major energy link planned between Israel, Cyprus and Europe.

“Turkey has been making threats and has been acting on threats against Cyprus, especially in the exclusive economic zone,” Kombos told News Media in a televised interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

At the center of the dispute is the Great Sea Interconnector, a proposed subsea power cable that would connect Israel with Cyprus and then link Cyprus to Greece and the wider European electricity network.

“The main project of the electrical connection between Greece-Cyprus and then Cyprus-Israel has been blocked by Turkey because of illegal claims they have in terms of delimitation in the exclusive economic zone,” Kombos said.

The approximately €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector is expected to transmit as much as 1,000 megawatts over more than 1,200 kilometers of underwater cable. The European Union has pledged €657 million for the Cyprus-Crete segment, which is intended to bring Cyprus into the European power system and eventually provide Israel with a more direct route to the European electricity market.

The cable project has been slowed by funding challenges and complicated by geopolitical disputes involving rival Greek and Turkish claims over maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean.

“The fact that we have someone challenging all the bases and all the norms of international law cannot be the answer to how we plan the future of our people,” Kombos said.

Those broader disputes shaped Kombos’ pointed reaction to Erdoğan’s address before the U.N. General Assembly.

“We decided to stay in the room and hear Mr. Erdogan’s speech,” Kombos said, referring to his presence alongside Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. “And we are both, at the same time, thinking that this is hypocritical and provocative.”

Kombos argued that Erdoğan’s references to the U.N. Charter conflicted sharply with Turkey’s conduct on Cyprus, the Mediterranean island divided for decades.

“It’s an ongoing violation, an act of aggression, of invasion, of occupation,” he said. “So it’s a very clear example of a distance between rhetoric and action, words and deeds.”

In his Sept. 22 U.N. speech, Erdoğan launched a forceful attack on Israel, accusing its government of refusing to end its “occupation” and describing Gaza as “the most inhumane and shameful concentration camp of our time.” He also alleged that Israel has a “genocidal mindset.” Israel has repeatedly denied accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza.

Cyprus has remained divided since 1974, when a coup supported by Greece’s military junta was followed by a Turkish military intervention. The internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus governs the south, while Turkish Cypriots, backed by Turkey, administer the northern third. The self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is recognized only by Ankara, and a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone runs between the two sides.

Repeated attempts to reunify the island have failed to produce a lasting agreement. U.N.-sponsored negotiations have focused on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, whereas Turkey has increasingly promoted the creation of two separate states.

Kombos said Cyprus remains committed to restarting negotiations from the point where they collapsed in 2017, but maintained that meaningful progress will depend on Ankara.

“We need Turkey to give the green light to the Turkish Cypriot leadership,” he said, arguing that a two-state settlement “runs contrary to everything this very organization and the United Nations Security Council have decided.”

The United Nations has recently renewed efforts to restart the peace process. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Cyprus from July 28–29, holding separate and joint meetings with Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman as he sought to move the sides toward a “comprehensive and sustainable settlement.”

Kombos also raised concern over the possibility of Turkey obtaining U.S. F-35 fighter jets.

“This is something that is of concern to us, of course, as well as to other countries in the region,” he said. “We cannot just accept this as the usual day at the office. This is something that’s important. It’s upsetting regional balances.”

At the same time, Cyprus has moved significantly closer to Washington.

Kombos said the U.S.-Cyprus relationship is “probably right now at the highest level we have ever been,” pointing to strategic dialogue, military cooperation, joint exercises and work to make Cypriot facilities compatible with assets used by the U.S. and NATO partners.

Earlier this month, Washington renewed Cyprus’ exemption from U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations restrictions for fiscal year 2027, allowing transfers of US defense articles and services. Cyprus is also eligible for U.S. Foreign Military Sales and the Excess Defense Articles program.

“We want to make sure that we are an active, useful partner in the international system,” Kombos said, arguing that Cyprus’ location and close ties with Israel, Gulf states, Europe and the US give it an increasingly important regional role.

Dramatic video captured the moment a massive elk headbutted a man and sent him airborne as nearby witnesses sounded their vehicle horns in an effort to drive the animal away.

The elk had been wandering along a street in the Great Smoky Mountains while the unidentified man stood behind a tree nearby.

The person filming could be heard gasping as the elk charged, pursuing the man around the tree.

The man tried to escape but slipped and fell. The elk then moved toward him and headbutted him, launching him into the air.

Several witnesses honked their horns from their vehicles until the animal moved away from the man, who was left lying in the grass. The extent of his injuries has not been disclosed.

Tracy Howells, who first shared the footage online, said the incident took place Saturday at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the north side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

“Please keep your distance from the elk, especially during rut!!” she wrote.

The footage quickly spread online, prompting widespread warnings against approaching the enormous animals.

“It’s important for people to realize that things like this don’t just happen in Yellowstone. Wild animals are unpredictable,” one person commented.

“We go almost weekly to see the elk. Please don’t get out of your vehicle! It’s mating season and the big guys are territorial, especially now! It’s not a petting zoo! Signs are posted for everyone! Read!” another wrote.

Charles Sellars, superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, responded to the video by urging visitors to remain at least 25 yards away from elk, particularly during mating season.

“Visitors are encouraged to experience the beauty of elk in their natural habitat while prioritizing safety and conservation,” Sellars said.

“Elk are wild animals and can react instinctually to perceived threats. In particular females (cows) with calves and males (bulls) will defend their territory.”

The incident also prompted concern among conservationists that the elk could be euthanized. A petition was subsequently launched to save the animal.

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“Something feels inherently wrong about punishing a creature of the wild for acting on its instincts when it was intruded upon by a human who ignored clear safety advice,” the petition said.

“The bull elk, a majestic symbol of our beautiful wilderness, has been marked for execution because it defended itself when a person chose to violate the park’s guidelines. This unfortunate encounter was not the animal’s fault. After all, how can we blame an elk for doing what comes naturally?”

The petition reached almost 5,000 signatures, with many arguing that the man intruded on the elk’s space. 

However, Sellars denied the rumors and said in his statement that the park had no plans to euthanize the elk. 

The incident occurred just two days after the park warned of the rut, which occurs from early September until late October. 

Bull elk shed their antlers from the previous season at the start of the year and grow new ones under a velvet covering by August. 

Hormonal changes during this time end the growth phase, and the velvet is rubbed off to reveal new antlers. 

When they approach the rut, bull elk use their new antlers to intimidate and spar, often seeing anything as a threat. 

Park officials have warned visitors to keep their distance, warning that encroaching on the elk’s space is against federal law. 

Visitors have also been advised never to stop in the road or pull over to watch the elk from afar, and never to feed them. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to park officials for additional comment.  

For Huntington’s Blue Devils, Fred Fusaro has long been a guardian angel on the football field.

Now 83, the celebrated offensive and defensive line coach continues to shape Long Island football. More than five decades after beginning his coaching journey, Fusaro remains committed to mentoring young players and helping them grow on and off the field.

“The camaraderie you build with kids is what it’s all about,” Fusaro, a former Huntington noseguard, told The Post.

“If you’re going to coach, you have to love it … and I love these kids,” said Fusaro, who is volunteering for his second season with his alma mater as a super senior.

Known as a godfather of Long Island football, Fusaro helped guide four players to the NFL, including Giants Super Bowl champion John “Jumbo” Elliott during his lengthy tenure as Sachem’s head coach. Across 55 years in coaching, he estimates that more than 150 of his players went on to play college football.

Today, Fusaro is honored by having his name displayed above Sachem North’s varsity field. The tribute recognizes his two Rutgers Cups, numerous county championships and the lasting emphasis he placed on character during 34 years leading the Flaming Arrows, which ended in 2002.

“He’s a humble man,” said former Sachem running back Dave Shanahan, who helped the school win a Rutgers Trophy in 1986.

“From the time I was young, he was always there for me and supported the decisions he believed were right for me.”

Still, Fusaro and Shanahan acknowledged that their relationship—and Fusaro’s coaching style—wasn’t always easy. Much of his influence came through the kind of tough love players learned to accept and respect.

“When they know you genuinely care about them,” Fusaro said, “you can pretty much do anything you need to do.”

Winning isn’t everything 

Fusaro points to more than 200 victories, but he considers the number of former players who became coaches an even more meaningful measure of his impact.

“I’d say there are at least 50,” Fusaro said. “You want to believe you’re doing something right.”

When Fusaro left Sachem, he was ready to step away from dealing with parents—but not from working with players. His next opportunity came through Shanahan, who had become head coach at John Glenn High School in Elwood in 1995 and welcomed his former mentor onto the staff as an assistant in 2004.

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“I thought I’d be there with him for two years or so,” Fusaro said. “I ended up staying for 19 years.”

Together, the coaches captured consecutive Long Island championships in 2010 and 2011. Shanahan said Fusaro played a central role in those victories while directing the Knights’ defense.

“His schemes were outstanding—he’s a true technician,” Shanahan said.

Glenn’s 2010 squad went undefeated, the only Long Island team to accomplish that feat that season, and finished with a Rutgers Trophy.

“The kids loved him because he worked so hard,” Shanahan said. Fusaro, meanwhile, described Shanahan as “one of my best players.”

Calling the right plays 

For Fusaro, football’s X’s and O’s were never the entire lesson. Whether a player planned to continue competing after high school or not, the sport was a vehicle for teaching discipline, responsibility and resilience.

“By demanding more from you and holding you accountable, he prepared you not just for football, but for the much bigger game of life,” Shanahan said.

“The kids really bonded to him.” 

When John Glenn boys soccer coach Lou Hanner overheard Shanahan talking about Fusaro, he interjected to call him “first class.” 

Fusaro was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame over the summer — and had an entire first string of those he mentored right there with him for the honor. 

“I had 25 players come up to Buffalo for the induction,” Fusaro said. 

When Shanahan retired from coaching in 2025, Fusaro said he knew it was time to go back to where it all began for him: the Blue Devils, who are 2-1. 

Fusaro found his love for coaching from the staff he enjoyed as a varsity lineman in the 1960s. It led him to play for Ithaca and later coach at the college level with St. Lawrence and Hofstra. 

“It brought back a lot of memories being here,” Fusaro said. “I’ve been blessed, truly blessed, to have the kids that I had and the dedicated coaches that I had over the years.”