newsFriday, August 28, 2026
Chris Hansen is weighing a lawsuit against A24's upcoming thriller 'Primetime,' which depicts his real-life sting operations. Entertainment lawyers have told him he has a decent case, though he's hesitant to move forward immediately.
Hansen's potential lawsuit leads the day, while 'The View' locks in its cast and Big Brother hits a milestone.
Chris Hansen is exploring legal action against A24 over 'Primetime,' arguing the film exploits his real-life predator stings. Entertainment lawyers say he has a decent case, but he's not rushing to sue.
ABC confirmed the full 'View' lineup for season 30, including Whoopi Goldberg and Alyssa Farah Griffin, with a teaser promising a big premiere surprise on September 8.
Big Brother's 1,000th episode brought Mallory's eviction and a new twist that will shift the game going forward.
A beef recall and a deadly factory fire round out the day's consequential news.
The USDA recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida after the meat missed required import re-inspections. It's a Class I recall, the highest risk level.
Three people died in a fire at a fatty acid factory in Cheonan, South Korea, including a woman in her 70s trapped under debris.
J. Cole Cancels Concert After Touring Crew Member’s Deathwww.rollingstone.com
Black Box: episode 5 – The white mask – podcastwww.theguardian.com
Coroner rules out involvement of another person in death of Belgian tourist Celine Cremer in Tasmanian wilderness7news.com.au
Officials investigating 1977 killing seek public's help after releasing new photos of womanwww.ksbw.com
Train derailment disrupts Northern line serviceswww.newswire.lk
‘Massive bang’: Magnitude 3.4 earthquake rattles homes in southwest Sydney7news.com.auFederal judge again issues temporarily block on mail-in voting restrictionswww.counton2.com
The ruling will allow many states to send out absentee and oversea ballots.
Crews spent nearly two hours searching for a struggling swimmer. It was probably a sealwww.newcastleherald.com.au
Emergency services set out after a Triple-0 call this morning.
2 wildfires burn along California’s scenic Big Sur coastabcnews.com
Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft have attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations along California’s remote Big Sur coast
Japan to double security aid to 12 Indo-Pacific nationswww.scmp.com
Japan plans to provide defence equipment and other supplies to the armed forces of at least 12 like-minded countries under its Official Security Assistance programme this financial year, up from eight countries the previous year, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Mount Lewotobi Erupts This Morning, Spewing Volcanic Ashen.tempo.co
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in the East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), spewed volcanic ash approximately 1 kilometer into the air.
Woman seriously wounded during drone attack on Sevastopol — governortass.com
According to Mikhail Razvozhayev, a drone struck a section of a five-story residential building
17-year-old arrested in deadly Morgan Hill party shootingwww.ktvu.com
A 17-year-old was arrested in Salinas for the fatal Morgan Hill pop-up party shooting that killed Desiderio Romero V and injured 6 others.
'Go, go, go': Inside the stolen car as a 14-year-old raced towards disasterwww.newcastleherald.com.au
The teenager this week pleaded guilty over his 17-year-old passenger's death.
Driver, 50, arrested in Victorville hit-and-run that killed 2 teenswww.sbsun.com
The driver turned himself in, authorities said. The arrest comes nearly 2 weeks after the collision.
