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Denisovan Bones Found Undersea Fuel Debate Over Biblical Giants

Denisovan Bones Found Undersea Fuel Debate Over Biblical Giants

Leg bones belonging to an extinct human species have been pulled from the sea floor off Taiwan and they belonged to individuals who stood up to 6ft 3in tall and weighed over 200 pounds. The bones are Denisovan, a species of archaic human that lived across a vast stretch of Asia and interbred with Homo sapiens thousands of years ago. Until now, almost everything known about them came from teeth, a few jaw fragments, and a single finger bone. These are the first leg bones ever identified. They change what scientists know about how big Denisovans actually were. They are also, predictably, being used online as proof that the biblical Nephilim were real - this is the internet, after all. What was found A femur and a tibia, both recovered from sediment in the Penghu Channel off the coast of Taiwan. Protein analysis published in the journal Science confirmed the bones belonged to the Denisovan lineage. Two individuals are represented. One stood roughly 5ft 11in and weighed about 183 pounds. The other was approximately 6ft 3in and 200 pounds. Both were larger than earlier Homo erectus and Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens found in eastern Asia, according to researchers cited by the European Research Council. The study also suggests the Denisovan lineage more broadly had robust bodies and large brains. Whether these two individuals were representative of the species as a whole, or whether they happened to be unusually large, is not yet known. More fossils are needed. The research has not yet been peer-reviewed. The biological sex of both individuals was inferred rather than directly confirmed. The bones were found in the sea near Taiwan. Credit: University of Tokyo Why the bones were on the sea floor This is the part that sounds dramatic in a headline but has a perfectly ordinary explanation. During glacial periods, sea levels were significantly lower than they are today. Land that is now underwater was once exposed. The bones ended up on what is now the sea floor because the ground they were originally deposited on is now beneath the Penghu Channel. It is climate history and geology. It is not evidence of a biblical flood. Althought that is definitely something that has been argued. The Nephilim theory Jimmy Corsetti, the YouTuber behind the Bright Insight channel, posted his interpretation of the discovery and connected the bones to the Nephilim, the giant figures described in the Hebrew Bible. The Nephilim appear in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33. They are described as the offspring of divine beings and human women, sometimes translated as 'giants' or 'fallen ones'. The first Book of Enoch expands on the story further. Mainstream biblical scholarship treats them as mythological. Corsetti's argument is that the size of the Denisovan bones, combined with the fact that they were found on a sea floor, lines up with ancient accounts of giant beings who lived before a great flood. The study's authors made no such connection. The bones are large for an ancient human but not supernaturally so. A 6ft 3in individual is tall, not a giant. There are people that height in every gym in America right now. That said, there is something genuinely interesting buried in the speculation. Ancient communities that encountered unusually large bones, whether Denisovan or otherwise, may well have built stories around them. It is not difficult to imagine someone in the ancient world digging up a femur significantly larger than anything they had seen before and deciding it belonged to something more than human. It could be the prehistoric equivalent of a Reddit thread spiraling into mythology. But 'may have inspired myths' is not the same thing as 'proves myths were true'. The Nephilim are biblical figures, not thought to be real. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Why the find actually matters Denisovans are one of the most important pieces of the human story and until this week they were known from almost nothing. A finger bone found in a Siberian cave in 2008. A jawbone from a cave on the Tibetan Plateau. Teeth and fragments, but enough to know they existed and that they interbred with Homo sapiens, but not enough to know what they looked like below the neck. These leg bones change that. For the first time, scientists can estimate how tall Denisovans were, how heavy, how their bodies were built. The genetic traces they left behind are still detectable in modern populations across Asia and the Pacific. Parts of the Denisovan genome live on in people walking around today. That is a story about real ancient humans whose DNA is still inside living people. It does not need the Nephilim to make it remarkable. Featured image credit: University of Tokyo

Aug 13, 2026
Karoline Leavitt's Tense Exchange with Trump: What Led to Her Resignation?

Karoline Leavitt's Tense Exchange with Trump: What Led to Her Resignation?

Footage of Karoline Leavitt has resurfaced, just hours after she announced her resignation as White House Press Secretary. The 28-year-old could be seen in a heated exchange with Donald Trump and his executive assistant, Natalie Harp, in the viral clip. Leavitt confirmed that she was officially leaving her post at the end of August, explaining in a statement that she can't fulfill her duties as a mom while working as part of the Trump administration. The president confirmed her departure in a Truth Social post, saying she was 'one of my most trusted aides', explaining that the decision was about family. Theories have started to circulate despite Trump's words, with many believing that the US leader's decision to secretly exit a decoy plane to board Air Force One in Turkey last month was the last straw. But now, others believe that tensions started to rise before this unfolded. Karoline Leavitt announced that she is stepping down as White House Press Secretary. Credit: Tom Williams / Getty Leaked video of Leavitt and Trump The fiery clip shows Leavitt in a heated exchange with Trump and his political aide, as speculation has started to build that this may have contributed to her departure. One user posted the clip to X, noting: "In a LEAKED video from last night, she looks visibly isolated during a tense Marine One exchange with Trump and another woman. Hours later, she's out. Is the WH covering up something?" Leavitt can be seen with her arms crossed, sitting across from Harp and Trump, while speaking to the former before yawning and pointing in her direction. Both women could be seen glancing at their phones during the exchange, leaving the contents of the conversation completely up for discussion. Another user noted: "A tense exchange between Karoline Leavitt and Natalie Harp and Donald Trump on Marine One last night. Today, Karoline Leavitt was fired." Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the US President. A third speculated: "Karoline Leavitt seen looking visibly worried. Unaware the camera is recording. She urgently gets on her phone after the signal. Then today she is out. What is really happening?" It has not been confirmed whether this conversation contributed to Leavitt's decision, which she said was due to wanting to spend more time with family. Karoline Leavitt welcomed her second child with husband Nicholas Riccio in May 2026. Credit: Instagram Official departure statements Trump took to Truth Social to confirm Leavitt's decision, penning: "Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt , will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!" He also added that she was 'one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office'. Leavitt posted her own statement on X shortly after Trump's announcement. It was longer and more personal than anything she has shared publicly since taking the job. The Press Secretary added: "The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary - and that is why I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House and embark on a new chapter in my life." Featured image credit: Win McNamee / Getty

Aug 13, 2026
Jen Hamilton's Candid Take on Dating After Her Separation Sparks Buzz

Jen Hamilton's Candid Take on Dating After Her Separation Sparks Buzz

Influencer Jen Hamilton is opening up about her mindset on dating after her separation from estranged husband Brian Hamilton. Jen, 35, claimed in a Thursday, August 13, profile for The Cut that Brian had already moved on, quipping that it was “not to employment,” and explained that she was not in a rush to be in a relationship. “Right now, I’m of the belief that all men should start out in jail and earn their way out,” she said. “I hate that I need a wiener in my life. Can I please be gay? I wish I could fix that, but I’m gonna need a software update or something because it just don’t work out for me like that.” In June, Jen shared that she and Brian were splitting after 14 years of marriage. The pair share two sons. “Yes, we are separating. This comes with enormous pain for the both of us but also gratitude for the 15 years of shared history, love, and friendship,” a joint statement read at the time. “What we are committed to is loving each other well through this transition and placing the wellbeing of the family we created at the center.” Jen has since claimed that Brian was leading a “double life” and had been unfaithful. In her profile for The Cut, Jen alleged that she and Brian had briefly separated after he previously had an affair but had reconciled. “He did all this stuff to make me feel like he had changed,” she said. In the recent affair, Jen alleged that the other woman had called her. (Brian has not publicly addressed the allegations. Us reached out for comment.) “I knew about you. He talked about you all the time,” Jen recalled of the other woman’s comments. “I just didn’t know you had so many followers.” While recalling the moment, Jen alleged that the call with the other woman “pissed [her] off” and partially led her to go public with her story. She went on to claim that she found a secret TikTok account Brian had used to message other women. “Which, bold, because that’s where I live. That’s my neck of the woods,” she said. Jen, whose book Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth reached New York Times best-seller list, shared that she’s working on the proposal for a memoir. “It’s going to be about this season of my life, for sure,” she said, “because it can’t not be.”

Aug 13, 2026
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bold Response to Egg-Freezing Critics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bold Response to Egg-Freezing Critics

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is shutting down the haters over her decision to freeze her eggs. During an Instagram Story Q&A on Wednesday, August 12, Ocasio-Cortez, 38, received a supportive message in which an unknown follower hoped the politician could “ignore the idiotic Republican men saying dumb things” about her. “They hate me ‘cause they ain’t me, and they can’t ever be me,” Ocasio-Cortez quipped in a video shared via her Instagram Stories, flashing a smile to the camera. The New York congressman announced earlier this month that she recently began the process to freeze her eggs. As Ocasio-Cortez planned to document the journey via social media, she was met with an onslaught of criticism about her career aspirations, her age and more. She further addressed the commentary on Wednesday, answering another user’s question about whether she was still “young enough to have kids traditionally.” “The answer is yes, and also my biology does support that. One aspect to egg-freezing in this process that, I think, really is under-discussed is that a lot of people don’t freeze their eggs for their first child,” she stated. “They may freeze their eggs for their second child or even a third child. People may want to space their kids out, people may want to start and have their first kid a little bit later. If they decide later that they want a second kid and they try and it’s a little challenging, they can turn to banked eggs.” As for Ocasio-Cortez, she recently shared that she had her own reasons for starting the egg-freezing process. “Usually, I keep my private life quite private, but I have made the decision to start freezing my eggs,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a Saturday, August 8, social media upload. “I want to share this because I was weighing it for a very long time, and I think that I was saving for it for a very long time and there just isn’t a ton out there [about it], I feel.” She continued at the time, “Sometimes it can feel very daunting, and as women in general, we are not taught about our bodies, we are not prepared for our own lives whether that is in puberty, whether that is in pregnancy, whether that is in perimenopause [or] menopause, whether that is in so many different aspects of our lives, whether that is if you have a condition like PCOS, whether you want to plan to have a family or you don’t plan to have children, biologically or what have you.” Ocasio-Cortez, who reportedly ended her engagement from college sweetheart Riley Roberts earlier this year, stressed that she decided to freeze her eggs to “feel more in control” of her life.

Aug 13, 2026
Jeremy Meeks: From Viral Mugshot to Fashion Icon and Personal Battles

Jeremy Meeks: From Viral Mugshot to Fashion Icon and Personal Battles

A man who became famous for being the 'world's hottest felon' after his mugshot went viral in 2014, leads a different life nowadays. Jeremy Meeks , 42, was arrested on June 18 2014, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and soon after, the Stockton Police Department posted a photo of Meeks' mugshot to Facebook. Meeks would be sentenced to 27 months behind bars in February 2015, with the judge also ordering him to participate in the 500-Hour Bureau of Prisons Substance Abuse Treatment Program, as per CBS News . Meeks had already served a nine-year sentence for grand theft from a person, from 2002 to 2011. It didn't take long for the Washington native to go viral the second time around, with many taking note of how attractive he looked despite being a felon. Jeremy Meeks became better known as the 'world's hottest felon' after his mugshot went viral. Credit: Stockton Police Department via Getty Images Meeks became involved in the fashion world Upon his release in March 2016, the ex-convict secured a modelling contract after his mugshot did the rounds. Meeks took to Instagram following his release, writing: "I want to thank my family and everybody for all your love, support and prayers. I'm overwhelmed and grateful for what lies ahead. I'm ready." But the felon went beyond modeling, later becoming a fashion designer and an actor, as reported by PEOPLE . Meeks reportedly agreed an eye-watering $15 million deal with Fashion Concept GmbH to develop his own clothing line, back in 2019. He wouldn't stop there, later launching his second collection for Canon Mitchell in January 2024. As for the titles you can catch Meeks in, he has appeared in the following films: Secret Society (2021), Dance for Me (2023), Love After Holidays (2024) and Beach Chain (2024). Jeremy Meeks has gone on to live a very different life. Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Meeks opened up on personal life Ahead of the release of his autobiography, he told PEOPLE: "I'm in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, the whole story, and hope that people can connect to it and understand how I came to be in the place that I'm at in my life." Meeks also opened up about the struggles with fame, which included a battle with drugs. In an appearance on the True Crime Podcast earlier this year, Meeks said that the challenges went beyond him. "The mother of my second child was struggling with me struggling," he began to explain. "She took a video of me sleeping, my breathing was very delayed and my lips were turning blue and I was pretty much overdosing in my sleep." Meeks welcomed his youngest child into the world with ex-girlfriend Chloe Green, as Meeks recalled: "She was four months pregnant, "So she's like, 'Dude, if something happens, like there's nothing I can do', and so luckily she made a phone call and got some help and got a doctor in there and it was very expensive, but they got me the treatment that I needed." He said that he has splashed out thousands of dollars to stay sober. Featured image credit: Stockton Police Department via Getty Images

Aug 13, 2026
Nicole Kidman Reflects on Her Youthful Marriage to Tom Cruise

Nicole Kidman Reflects on Her Youthful Marriage to Tom Cruise

Nicole Kidman is looking back at her whirlwind marriage to ex-husband Tom Cruise. “Yeah, I got married so young,” Kidman, 59, admitted to British Vogue in a profile published Thursday, August 13. “Suddenly, I was 22, 23 years old and I had this huge movie star husband, but it just seemed completely natural.” Kidman met Cruise, 64, on the set of 1990’s Days of Thunder, getting married later that year. The two actors, who share two children, ultimately divorced in 2001. “We just fell madly in love and it was that simple. I remember people saying to me, ‘OK, well this is really going to affect your career,’” Kidman recalled to British Vogue. “I’m like, ‘I don’t care. I’m in love. I want to be married.’ Then, I was his ‘wife’ and they were like, ‘See, we told you.’ I’m like, ‘So what? I wasn’t meant to marry the man I love? Of course I’ll throw my career away. I don’t care.’” In the years after divorcing Cruise, Kidman enjoyed a thriving Hollywood career and, in her personal life, moved on with country singer Keith Urban. The Practical Magic 2 star and Urban, 58, were married for 19 years before they separated in 2025. Kidman and Urban, who share two daughters, finalized their divorce in January. Without going into details of the split, Kidman hinted to the British outlet that she was still processing her new normal. “I’ve approached my whole life like that,” the actress said, noting that she tends to maintain a “feelings-first” approach. “That’s just who I am. I don’t overthink things and I’m probably not that analytical. I’m far more feeling-centred and I lead with my heart. I just go, ‘OK, what do I feel here? I’ll give it a go.’ It throws people, because I think they think I’ll be far more measured and I’m not.” She continued, “I can still approach things intellectually, but my desire is not to be ruled by my head. I’ve always wanted to live a well-examined life, so what does that entail? Trying things, making mistakes, failing, getting back up, moving on, embracing love, staying open, keeping the heart open and the possibilities.” Kidman further acknowledged that she “didn’t expect” to divorce Urban, though she’s ready to embrace a new future. “I had a different view of what my life was going to be, but this is what it is now,” she said. “You make all these plans and you have all these ideas of what it’s all going to be like and then it’s … not. You have to adjust. You adapt. The future, it’s completely unknown to me right now.” As for Cruise, he was married to actress Katie Holmes from 2006 to 2012.

Aug 13, 2026
The Chilling Messages Lindsay Clancy Sent Before Tragedy Struck

The Chilling Messages Lindsay Clancy Sent Before Tragedy Struck

Lindsay Clancy’s chilling messages to a nurse practitioner in the weeks before she strangled her three young kids and tried to kill herself were reavealed this week during her murder trial. Clancy, then 32, sent nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta a string of messages in early December, describing that she was overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts, concerned she could be addicted to an anxiety medication, and disturbed that she was “completely numb.”“I feel like I’m going to die and I don’t care,” the Massachusetts mother of three messaged Jollotta, who works at South Shore Hospital’s Perinatal Behavioral Clinic, on MyChart on Dec. 2, 2022.Lindsay Clancy sent nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta a string of concerning messages about her feelings of numbness and intrusive thoughts leading up to her killing her three children. Mark Stockwell / Pool via REUTERS“I have never felt anything like this before,” Clancy added, the Daily Mail reported.Jollotta responded, telling Clancy that intrusive thoughts were “quite common” in women suffering from postpartum depression. “They mean nothing about you as a mother,” Jollotta maintained. Just over a month later, on Jan. 24, 2023, Clancy murdered her kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was 8 months old, with exercise bands before she slit her wrists and throat and threw herself from the second story of her Duxbury, Mass., home, leaving her partially paralyzed.Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who was involved in Lindsay Clancy’s treatment, testifies at Clancy’s murder trial in Plymouth, Mass., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. via REUTERSJollotta treated Clancy from Nov. 29, 2022 to Dec. 13, 2022, after a colleague left the clinic and transferred her to her care. During that time, Jollotta prescribed her a slew of powerful psychiatric medications.A day after starting treatment with Jollotta, on Nov. 30, Clancy messaged the healthcare provider stating, “What I’m really feeling is I cannot go on this way,” the outlet reported. Later that day, Clancy asked Jollotta if they could call, but the nurse practitioner testified at her murder trial that she was too busy seeing other patients and had a more junior member of her staff call her instead. Over the next two days, Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, started describing her intrusive thoughts and concerns about her overall treatment plan and medications. “It’s just a very scary stressful time for me, and starting new meds with side effects is very scary to me,” she wrote.Lindsay and Patrick Clancy pose with their children Cora, 6, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in the fall of 2022. Plymouth Superior CourtClancy continued on Dec. 2, writing, “I took the Remeron,” referring to an antidepressant used for insomnia. “I woke up at 12:15 and had intrusive thoughts – of wanting it all to be over.”Clancy then pressed Jollotta about whether she could be addicted to the anxiety drug Ativan — stating she did not feel she was “being heard that that is a possibility.”“I really need to explore the option that I am addicted to Ativan,” Clancy said. “I feel addicted to it, and I feel like I’m not being heard that that is a possibility,” she wrote, per the outlet.“I feel like we are throwing all these different meds at my insomnia when the root cause is Ativan dependence. I don’t feel any of the anxious thoughts I had before.”“I feel completely numb,” she said. “I feel like I’m going to die, and I don’t care. What do I do about this?”Jollotta treated Clancy from Nov. 29 to Dec. 13, 2022, after a colleague left the clinic and transferred her to her care. AP Photo/Michael CaseyJollotta testified in court that she did not believe the mom was addicted to the medications and that the string of comments showed she was experiencing suicidal ideation. Clancy, now 36, called Jollotta on Dec. 15, 2022, with her then-husband, Patrick Clancy, to report she was having such dark thoughts and that they would likely go to the emergency department of Mass General Hospital — with the pair referring to it as the “worst day for Lindsay.”She was having “persistent and intrusive thoughts of suicide,” but she had “no active plan” to harm herself, Jollotta said, reading from her notes about the phone call.Clancy did go to the emergency room that day and ended up opting out of checking into mental institution McLean Hospital, deciding instead to join an outpatient program at Women and Infants Hospital in Rhode Island, Jollotta said.The nurse practitioner had “strongly, strongly” recommended that Clancy check into Women and Infants in a Dec. 12, 2022 MyChart message to the struggling postpartum mom, the jury learned.But when Clancy went to the Rhode Island facility on Dec. 20, 2022, they turned her away because they thought she might have been taking too many prescription medications, according to Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington.Clancy has been charged with strangling her two children to death and attempting to kill her 8-month-old baby before trying to take her own life. lind.say.969/Facebook“Did you know that, in fact, they wouldn’t accept her because of their concern she had been overmedicated on drugs?” Reddington said to Jollotta during cross-examination.“I can’t speak to that,” the nurse practitioner responded, noting she wasn’t affiliated with the other hospital.Women and Infants recommended that Clancy enter a general mental health facility like McLean, rather than the hospital that specialized in postpartum care, Clancy told Jollotta over MyChart the next day on Dec. 21, 2022.Jollotta previously met with Clancy and Patrick in person during a Dec. 6, 2022, visit and raised the possibility that Clancy could have bipolar disorder, she testified.Here’s the latest on Lindsay Clancy’s trial for allegedly murdering her three children: Lindsay Clancy’s haunting messages to nurse revealed weeks before she killed her 3 kids Lindsay Clancy erupts into sobs, yells as medical examiner testifies about autopsy of her daughter: ‘I can’t do this!’ Lindsay Clancy begged crisis line for help twice — but was turned away Lindsay Clancy’s ‘worst day’ revealed weeks before she killed her 3 kids: ‘Persistent and intrusive thoughts of suicide’ “I recall Patrick saying, ‘My wife is not bipolar,’” Jollotta said.Jollotta explained that she suspected bipolar disorder because of Clancy’s intense reactions to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors like Zoloft and Prozac – a common side effect for people with bipolar disorder.The lack of sleep with no fatigue could be a symptom of a manic episode, Jollotta said. The nurse practitioner said she thought Clancy’s contradictory symptoms suggested she might be in a “mixed manic, hypomanic state.” Still, Jollotta never had concerns Clancy was in psychosis, she testified.Clancy also confessed in her journal that she was deeply struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, insomnia, and being wracked with guilt over how she was raising 8-month-old Callan.She wrote in the diary that she had “horrible PTSD from sleep training Callan” and felt terrible that she had to stop breastfeeding him, according to excerpts of the journal read to a jury.

Aug 13, 2026
Chris Watts' New Romance Sparks Outrage: Who Is Lizzie Henderson?

Chris Watts' New Romance Sparks Outrage: Who Is Lizzie Henderson?

Chris Watts found love behind bars while serving five consecutive life sentences after he admitted to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters in 2018. Chris’ new girlfriend, Lizzie Henderson, revealed their romance in August 2026, and shared that things are so serious between them that they’re planning to wed in a prison ceremony. Following the major relationship update, Us breaks down everything to know about Henderson, what she does for work and her romance with Chris. Who Is Chris Watts’ New Girlfriend Lizzie Henderson? Henderson has not shared much about her personal life, but she did reveal she works as a licensed realtor. While she previously lived in Ohio, she relocated to Wisconsin to be closer to Chris as he serves his sentence at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun. It’s not currently known when she moved states, but her Zillow profile states that she has one year of experience working as a realtor in Wisconsin. Inside Chris Watts and Lizzie Henderson’s Romance While speaking to the Daily Mail in August 2026, Henderson confirmed that she was in a relationship with Chris and admitted that she knew some people may view their romance as “weird.” Henderson also told the outlet that Chris is now a born-again Christian, though she did not disclose any details about how they met or when their relationship turned romantic. “How things began is between me, him and God,” she teased. Henderson seems to be serious about having a future with Chris, and she even applied to legally change her name to Lizzie Watts in September 2025, according to court documents seen by the Daily Mail. She acknowledged that she is aware of Chris’ crimes, and she said that he “knows how I feel.” She went on to say that she didn’t “know all the people involved, but I would want to respect them.” While Henderson is not physically allowed to live with Chris, she revealed she visited him 20 times in 2025 and they even spent Christmas Day together in 2024. Chris Watts and Lizzie Henderson Are Planning to Get Married The couple sparked marriage rumors when Henderson was photographed wearing a ring on her wedding finger. Meanwhile, her former stepfather told the Daily Mail that the couple submitted a marriage request to prison officials. Additionally, Henderson and Chris were spotted kissing just one day after the seventh anniversary of when he killed his wife and kids. The couple has been spotted packing on the PDA, and prison visitor Lisa Johnson told the Daily Mail that she saw Chris and Henderson making out during a visit in August 2025. Johnson said that Chris was holding a Bible as he spoke to Henderson, while Henderson appeared “googly-eyed” and seemed “really excited to take a picture with him.” She added that Chris and Henderson “hugged their whole ten seconds while they were kissing” goodbye. DCI protocols prohibit physical contact between prisoners and loved ones until the end of the visit, and they are only allowed to embrace for 10 seconds while saying goodbye. Additionally, conjugal visits are not at the prison. Why Is Chris Watts in Prison? Chris was convicted of killing Shanann and their daughters, Bella and Celeste, in August 2018. He eventually pleaded guilty to the murders in November 2018, and he was sentenced to serve five consecutive life sentences.

Aug 13, 2026
Karoline Leavitt's Surprising Exit from Trump's Team: The Real Reason Revealed

Karoline Leavitt's Surprising Exit from Trump's Team: The Real Reason Revealed

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role at the end of this month, saying she cannot be the mother she wants to be while doing one of the most demanding jobs in American politics. Trump announced the departure on Truth Social this afternoon, calling Leavitt 'one of my most trusted aides' and saying the decision was about family. "Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt , will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!" he wrote. He added that she had been 'one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office'. Credit: Karoline Leavitt/Instagram. What Leavitt said Leavitt posted her own statement on X shortly after Trump's announcement. It was longer and more personal than anything she has shared publicly since taking the job. "The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary," she wrote. She called it a 'bittersweet decision' and said the past year and a half had been the experience of a lifetime. She gave birth to her second child, a daughter, in May. She went on maternity leave the same month and returned to the briefing room podium in July. Less than six weeks later, she is leaving. Who is Karoline Leavitt? Leavitt is 28 years old, from Atkinson, New Hampshire. She graduated from Saint Anselm College and began working for Trump in 2018 during his first term as an assistant press secretary. She went on to serve as national press secretary for his 2024 campaign. After the election, she was named White House press secretary in November 2024. She was the youngest person to hold the role in American history. She was also the first woman to serve as press secretary while pregnant, announcing her second pregnancy after she was already in the job. She is married to Nicholas Riccio , a real estate developer . They have two children. She became known for a combative approach at the lectern, regularly sparring with the White House press corps in a style that Trump clearly valued. She was the only person to hold the role during his second term. In his first term, he went through four: Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephanie Grisham, and Kayleigh McEnany. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty What happens next? Leavitt will stay until the end of August. After that, she moves to an outside advisory role, working with the Republican Party on the midterm elections in November. Trump framed it as a promotion: "Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections." No successor has been named. During Leavitt's maternity leave earlier this summer, press briefings became less frequent and the White House filled the gap by putting VP JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio behind the lectern instead, with mixed results. The departure leaves Trump without a press secretary less than three months before the midterms, which is either a problem or an opportunity to install someone new depending on how you look at it. Leavitt turns 29 on August 24, six days before her last day in the job. Featured image credit: Instagram/Karoline Leavitt

Aug 12, 2026
Chris Watts Sparks Controversy with New Romance in Prison

Chris Watts Sparks Controversy with New Romance in Prison

Eight years after Chris Watts killed pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their two daughters, he has reportedly found love again while serving a life sentence in prison. Chris, 41, is now in a relationship with Lizzie Henderson, according to the Daily Mail. The pair are said to be so serious that Henderson, 38, has relocated from Ohio to Wisconsin to be closer to Chris as they plan to wed. Henderson confirmed to the outlet that she was in a relationship with Chris while acknowledging their love story could be viewed as “weird.” Additionally, she shared that he is now a born-again Christian. Despite confirming their relationship, she did not reveal how she met Chris or how their relationship turned romantic. “How things began is between me, him and God,” she said. Henderson applied to legally change her name to Lizzie Watts in September 2025, according to court documents seen by the Daily Mail. She sparked marriage rumors when she was photographed wearing a ring on her wedding finger, while her former stepfather said that the couple submitted a marriage request to prison officials. Chris previously made headlines when he was convicted of killing Shanann, 34, and their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, in August 2018. He pleaded guilty in November 2018 and was sentenced to serve five consecutive life sentences. When Hendersion was asked what she thought about Chris’ crimes, she said that he “knows how I feel.” She added, “I don’t know all the people involved, but I would want to respect them.” Henderson has made the most of her time with Chris, revealing she visited him 20 times in 2025 and spent Christmas Day with him in 2024. Additionally, the pair were spotted kissing just one day after the seventh anniversary of the killings, per the outlet. Lisa Johnson, who was visiting a loved one at Dodge Correctional Institution (DCI) in Waupun, Wisconsin, said she saw Chris and Henderson making out during a visit in August 2025. Johnson, 39, told the outlet that Chris was holding a Bible while speaking to Henderson. She added that Henderson was “googly-eyed” and seemed “really excited to take a picture with him.” Inmates at DCI are prohibited from having any physical contact with loved ones until the end of the visit. Once it is time for the visitor to leave, they are given 10 seconds to embrace. Meanwhile, conjugal visits are not allowed. Johnson said that Chris and Henderson “hugged their whole ten seconds while they were kissing.” When it comes to submitting requests to marry, prisoners at DCI must meet strict criteria and receive formal approval from the warden in order to move forward with nuptials. News of Chris’ new romance comes after his second mistress, Amanda McMahon, candidly discussed her relationship with the killer while speaking to The Daily Mail in July. After explaining that they met on Tinder while he was still married to Shanann, she said that he exhibited many red flags including that his “sweetness” was “very fake.” The pair ended their romance in March 2018, which was five months before the killings. During his trial, prosecutors revealed that Chris was having an affair with coworker Nichol Kessinger at the time of the killings.

Aug 12, 2026
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Bold Defense of Anne Hathaway Sparks Online Buzz

Jennifer Love Hewitt's Bold Defense of Anne Hathaway Sparks Online Buzz

Jennifer Love Hewitt came to Anne Hathaway’s defense amid her pregnancy with baby No. 3. Hewitt, 47, took to her Instagram Story on Monday, August 10, to shut down body-shamers who claimed Hathaway’s bump looked “fake.” “Anne Hathaway, you are perfection,” she wrote, while tagging the Devil Wears Prada star. “This woman has been working sooo hard. Handling it all with such grace and, by the way, looks incredible!” Hewitt continued, “And now we are going to comment on her body while pregnant. Please stop talking about women’s bodies. Please leave women alone.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3Zh2FqRrB/?hl=en Hathaway, 43, who is expecting her third child with her husband Adam Shulman, also responded to haters via Instagram on Tuesday, August 11. “Fake hair, real bump �� ✌️����☀️����,” she captioned a clip of herself getting ready for the End of Oak Street premiere in Burbank, California. “Enjoy The @endofoakstreet Block Party chaos with me as my outfit literally melts in the heat!!” For the event, she showed off her baby bump in a sky blue top featuring a high-low silhouette that exposed her belly and cascaded into a cape. Her top was complete with a high neck and cherry red inside. Hathaway teamed her top with low-rise jeans and pointed-toe red heels. She further accessorized with a diamond ring and matching dangly earrings. For glam, she stunned with a bright red lip, filled-in eyebrows, dark eyeliner and long lashes. Her brunette hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. Hathaway announced that she and Shulman, 45, are expecting their third baby via Instagram in June. At the time, she shared a photo of herself cradling her bump. “x Baby I’m yours x,” she captioned the post. Hathaway and Shulman are already the parents of sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6.

Aug 12, 2026
Lindsay Arnold's Surprising Decision About Returning to 'DWTS'

Lindsay Arnold's Surprising Decision About Returning to 'DWTS'

Former Dancing With the Stars pro Lindsay Arnold is not ruling out a potential return to the ballroom — but season 35 just might not be the right time. “I've always said that I will literally never say never because I love the show. There's so many aspects of it that I miss,” Lindsay, 32, exclusively told Us while promoting her partnership with Stitch Fix. “In a perfect world, I could do the show and also do all the other things I have and also take my kids to all of their things and also be home. … But I think right now, I am just absolutely loving and embracing this phase of life that we're in.” Lindsay explained that her children, whom she shares with husband Sam Cusick, will begin school soon and she wants to be fully present in their Utah lives rather than juggling dancing, parenthood and the inevitable responsibilities in Los Angeles that come with DWTS. (The couple are parents to daughters Sage, 5, and June, 3, and son Hayes, 2 months.) “I've got my girls in so many different things, and I love being there for all of those things. I love being able to be fully present and just embrace this phase of life,” Lindsay said. “I feel really grateful for all the years that I had on the show and embracing that phase of my life.” Lindsay’s youngest sister, Rylee Arnold, previously told Us that the former pro was likely saying “no” to DWTS right now because she’s feeling “so established in her life.” When asked about Rylee’s assessment, Lindsay agreed that she’s soaking up this chapter. “I feel like there's a lot of really awesome things that I'm doing that are fulfilling me and helping me with a creative outlet and making me feel like I'm creating something for myself. So, yes, I think what she said kind of sums it up,” Lindsay said. “Again never say never because I love the show so much and getting to do [DWTS] Con was such a fun reminder of that passion. I think as of now, no, I'm really just loving where we're at and being able to be here with my family and doing all the things that we're doing.” While she may not be lacing up her dancing shoes right now, Lindsay is staying busy with her Stitch Fix partnership and challenging the unrealistic pressure to “bounce back” after giving birth. “I feel like as a mom of three, I'm not doing anything or adding anything into my life unless it's going to make my days easier because it's just crazy,” she said. “I think one of the biggest things that I live by across the board is embracing every stage of life that I am in. I think it's so easy in this culture to feel like we need to bounce back from whatever it is to always stay in this pristine premium phase of life.” Lindsay shared that she’s “truly just embracing everything about postpartum,” whether that means changes to her body, her fitness level or the clothing that she feels comfortable in. “If you've been pregnant, postpartum, you know that your body is constantly changing and it can be hard to feel confident,” she said. “The clothes that fit you at one point of your life probably won't fit you at this point. I just love that Stitch Fix helps you embrace that. They're not forcing you to fit into the clothes that maybe fit you before baby or before pregnancy. They're helping you find this kind of new sense of style in this new phase of life. It truly has taken so much time off of my hands.”

Aug 12, 2026