Macklemore was removed from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour in September 2026 after using his opening performances at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to express support for Palestinians, criticize Israel’s actions in Gaza and perform his protest song “Hind’s Hall.” The performances triggered criticism from several Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, a petition … Read more
Cesar Oriol Cardoso is a 53-year-old Miami-Dade educator accused of showing sexually explicit material to elementary school students and engaging in inappropriate physical contact with multiple girls at Sunset Park Elementary School in the Kendall area. Miami-Dade Schools Police arrested Cardoso in September 2026 on three felony charges. Police say their investigation identified at least … Read more
Julie Kaputa is a senior, honors student and student body president at Beaver River Central School in northern New York who received an in-school suspension after refusing to throw away a cup of coffee on the first day of the 2026-27 school year. The punishment initially appeared to be a dispute over a school beverage … Read more
The University of Michigan is facing a federal lawsuit from 16 former men’s hockey players who allege that younger members of the Wolverines program were subjected to ritualized sexualized hazing and abuse for years while coaches and other staff members knew about, tolerated or encouraged the practices. The anonymous former players competed at Michigan between … Read more
Donald Trump Jr.’s May 2026 wedding to Bettina Anderson has become the center of a new controversy following an investigation reporting that Russian oligarch and boxing executive Umar Kremlev secretly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the couple’s lavish Bahamas celebration. The controversy centers not simply on a wealthy friend helping finance a wedding, … Read more
Sydney Sweeney became the center of another advertising controversy in September 2026 after appearing nude and nearly nude in a campaign for sports prediction market Novig. The “Just Sports” campaign was intended to emphasize that Novig focuses exclusively on sporting events, but several prominent female athletes accused the advertising of sexualizing women’s sports and undermining … Read more
HYROX is facing a hygiene and safety controversy after Australian elite athlete Joanna Wietrzyk suffered fecal incontinence during a race in Beijing but was allowed to continue competing, use shared equipment and ultimately win her division. The September 12, 2026 incident triggered criticism of both Wietrzyk’s decision to continue and HYROX officials’ failure to intervene. … Read more
Anlan is the online name of a Chinese social-media influencer who became the subject of a major controversy after posting what appeared to be proof of a 1 million yuan — roughly $150,000 — donation to flood-relief efforts in Guangxi. The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Red Cross later said it had received no individual donation … Read more
Jeffrey Pribble is a 48-year-old teacher and head varsity football coach at Tracy High School in California who was arrested after police said students discovered his cellphone recording them while they changed clothes inside the school’s boys’ locker room. Tracy police arrested Pribble at Tracy High School on September 11, 2026, one day after a … Read more
Tasia Fortune was a 29-year-old Black mother of four whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant house in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 3, 2026. Her death drew national attention as her family insisted she had not died by suicide and authorities investigated how she ended up hanging from the tree. The … Read more
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