Former PGA Tour golfer Matt McQuillan has died at 45, leaving the Canadian golf community mourning a player remembered as much for his character as his time on the course.

McQuillan died Wednesday at Kingston General Hospital in Ontario while surrounded by family, according to his online obituary. No cause of death has been announced.

After turning professional in 2003, the Kingston, Ontario, native earned his PGA Tour card through Q-School in 2010 and spent the following season competing against the world's best. During the 2011 campaign, he played in 21 PGA Tour events, made seven cuts and posted the best finish of his career with a tie for third at the John Deere Classic.

Following his playing career, Matt McQuillan returned home to Kingston, where he dedicated himself to teaching the game and helping develop young Canadian golfers.

The PGA Tour honored McQuillan in a tribute, noting

A horrific child-abuse case out of red-state Ohio is drawing national attention after a 7-year-old special-needs boy was allegedly tortured for an extended period before being found dead and bound with duct tape inside a Cincinnati apartment.

William Michael Evans-Ellis was discovered unresponsive in a closet Aug. 6 in the city's Oakley neighborhood.

His biological mother, Kaitlin Elizabeth Evans, 38, along with Kirby Rankin, 33, and Nessa Keaney, 23, have been charged with murder and child endangerment.

All three defendants have pleaded not guilty.

Investigators described a horrifying scene, alleging William suffered repeated beatings, blunt-force injuries, burns and other forms of abuse.

A veteran homicide detective told the court that the child was found with "a number of injuries that would indicate physical beatings, blunt force injuries."

Authorities also suspect William was choked and held underwater during the prolonged abuse.

The case took another disturbing turn as scrutiny shifted toward the

Lionel Messi has stepped away from Inter Miami following the death of his father and longtime representative, Jorge Messi, at age 68.

Jorge died in Rosario, Argentina, after battling a prolonged illness, according to Reuters. He had spent his final months receiving medical care while surrounded by his wife, Celia, and their children.

Messi is expected to remain in Argentina with his family for an indefinite period, with no timetable set for his return to Inter Miami.

The loss is especially painful for the soccer icon because Jorge was far more than his father.

He played a central role in Messi's career from the very beginning, helping move the family from Argentina to Spain when Lionel was just 13 so he could receive treatment for a growth hormone deficiency and pursue an opportunity with Barcelona.

Jorge remained closely involved as Messi rose from a teenage prospect into one of

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once urged Americans to find another way to celebrate the Fourth of July, arguing "fireworks suck" in one of roughly 100 YouTube videos that have since disappeared from public view.

The videos, many of which have since been removed from YouTube, are part of a broader online archive that has largely disappeared as El-Sayed campaigns for the U.S. Senate. According to a CNN KFile investigation, roughly 100 videos that were once public have been made private.

One July 2024 video urged viewers to reconsider Independence Day traditions, promising four reasons "why fireworks suck."

The episode included a segment titled "Fireworks just aren't worth it: hear us out," with El-Sayed pointing to Detroit's post-fireworks air pollution, chemicals used in fireworks, the potential impact on veterans with PTSD, and dangers posed to pets and children.

The fireworks episode is only one example of older

President Donald Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One and onto a smaller military jet last month after U.S. officials received what they believed was a credible Iranian threat against his life, according to a bombshell new report.

The extraordinary deception operation unfolded July 8 as Trump prepared to leave Turkey following a NATO summit and renewed U.S. military strikes against Iran.

Trump initially boarded the familiar blue-and-white Air Force One in full view of television cameras at Ankara Esenboga Airport.

But minutes later, the president and several aides were reportedly moved out of sight through an airport catering truck and transferred to a nearby Air Force C-32A, a modified Boeing 757 commonly used to transport senior government officials.

The legacy Air Force One then departed carrying journalists and some White House staff who reportedly believed Trump was still aboard.

In reality, the president was flying separately under

Meghan McCain is demanding Dr. Anthony Fauci be thrown in jail after newly released text messages showed the former top health official privately discussed a theoretical miscarriage risk associated with COVID-19 vaccination during the first trimester, prompting women across social media to share heartbreaking stories of pregnancy loss during the pandemic.

The 2021 messages, released Monday by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., show Fauci discussing COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy with then-CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

In one exchange, Fauci wrote that many people experience a "significant cytokine storm and fever" after the second vaccine dose and that it "theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester."

The texts do not show Fauci concluding that COVID-19 vaccines cause miscarriages or citing evidence that they do. The CDC has said COVID-19 vaccination "has not been linked to increased health risks

Questions about Sen. Mitch McConnell's health are growing after an in-home caregiver was spotted leaving the Kentucky Republican's Washington residence and quickly ducking away from a reporter asking about his condition.

The woman was approached outside McConnell's home by independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy as she arrived to care for the 84-year-old senator, who has not been seen publicly since he was hospitalized June 14 following a serious fall.

She initially answered a few questions about why she was there.

"No, I am a home care, home caregiver," the woman said, and the reporter asked if she had been there before. "No, this is my first time. Now I can go?"

The caregiver also said she was scheduled to remain at the residence overnight.

But when Ballasy encountered her again as she later left McConnell's home, the mood appeared noticeably different.

The woman declined to answer additional questions and hurried toward

Rep. Lauren Boebert's 21-year-old son has been arrested in Colorado and is facing multiple felony charges involving the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor.

Tyler Jay Boebert, the Republican congresswoman's oldest son, was taken into custody Sunday by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office after a warrant was issued in connection with an investigation dating back more than two years.

Court records show Boebert is facing five felony counts, including three charges of sexual exploitation of a child and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The allegations center on sexually explicit material involving Boebert and a girl who was under the age of 18 at the time.

According to court records, investigators allege Boebert recorded a video depicting himself having sexual intercourse with the minor and later shared the recording. Boebert was reportedly 18 years old at the time of the alleged incident,

Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef are being pulled from the market after federal officials discovered that the imported meat entered the United States without undergoing a required inspection.

Corte Argentino USA LLC, an Aventura, Florida-based meat importer, is recalling approximately 29,628 pounds of raw beef products imported from Argentina, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The agency announced the recall on August 7 after determining that the products had entered the country without receiving the required import reinspection. The affected beef was subsequently distributed to retailers and distributors in Florida and Texas.

The recalled products were produced between May 15 and May 20, 2026, and have "use by" or "freeze by" dates ranging from September 15 through September 20, meaning some of the meat could still be sitting in consumers' refrigerators or freezers.

Federal rules require imported meat to undergo

Rod Stewart abruptly postponed a Cincinnati concert just two hours before doors were set to open after undergoing an unexpected medical procedure.

Organizers announced the last-minute change online ahead of the Aug. 9 show, telling disappointed fans that the 81-year-old rock legend needed immediate medical attention.

"due to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention" his performance was postponed.

Officials stressed that Stewart's condition was not believed to be serious and said fans should expect more information about a replacement date soon.

"Rescheduling is currently underway, with additional information to follow on Tuesday," they noted.

The statement also said that "Rod is expected to make a quick recovery," though organizers did not reveal what type of procedure he underwent.

Ticket holders were assured they would not have to repurchase seats once a new date is announced.

"all previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date."

It remains

Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2022, was released on Tuesday, August 11 on humanitarian grounds and is set to return to the United States.

President Donald Trump announced the development in a Truth Social post. "I am proud to announce that American Citizen Robert Gilman, a former United States Marine, is coming HOME! In a well known Media story, Robert was imprisoned in Russia in 2022, during the Biden Administration. After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis," the president wrote.

"We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return — No exchange took place. Robert will land at Andrews Air Force Base, in Washington, D.C., tonight, where my Representatives, some of whom are on the plane with him, will welcome

Disturbing images obtained by Savanah Hernandez of Turning Point USA's Frontlines highlighted the extent of decay and disorder inside Seattle's $165 million library, which has been plagued by vagrancy and open drug use.

"I visited Seattle's $165 million dollar downtown library and it was OVERRUN with drug addicts. Not only is this library filled with adults who are high on drugs, but they also offer FREE fentanyl test strips, syringes and injectable narcan that anyone, including children, can access," Hernandez said in a new video report released on August 6.

"Visitors have complained of 'foul odors', unusable restrooms and harassment by the homeless and I experienced all of this while at this location. Seattle residents just passed a tax increase to raise $480 million dollars for libraries just like this one and this is unfortunately the state that they're in."

The accompanying video shows Hernandez outside