Lindsay Lohan delivers her first son, a boy
Lindsay Lohan gave birth to her first baby. A rep for the “Parent Trap” star tells The Associated Press Monday that Lohan’s son with husband Bader Shammas is healthy and the family is over the moon in love. Luai, the name of the baby. It means “shield” and “protector” in Arabic. Page Six reported that Lohan gave birth to her child in Dubai where she lives together with her financier spouse. They married last year. The “Freaky Friday” actor was once regular tabloid fodder but has since kept a lower profile. She has recently returned to the world of acting. Lohan starred in Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas” last year.
Taylor Swift is the only woman in history to have more No. It’s official: Taylor Swift has more No.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is Taylor Swift’s world, and we’re just living in it. The popstar is officially the only woman in history to have more No. Swift has more No. 1 albums in history than any other woman. Swift’s re-recording of her 2010 album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third in her effort to re-record her first six albums, has officially debuted at No. Billboard 200. This is her twelveth full-length album to top the charts, surpassing Barbra Streisand in the category of most chart-toppers for a female. Drake, who has also 12 hits in his career, is just one behind Swift and Jay-Z.
Increase in sales of Powerball lottery tickets ahead of estimated $900,000,000 jackpot
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot was an estimated $900 million heading into Monday night’s drawing — the third biggest Powerball jackpot on record and the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Debbie Kempf is store director at Cosentino’s Price Chopper in St. Joseph, Missouri. She said that the store is seeing an increase in sales, as the jackpot grows and the hype grows. Last time, a Powerball jackpot of approximately $253,000,000 was won on April 19. Since then, nobody has won the top prize in 37 consecutive drawings. In November, the largest Powerball jackpot reached $2.04 billion.
Florida suburb on the lookout for new rabbit owners due to a fluffy invasion of domestic bunnies
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida neighborhood is having to deal with a growing group of domestic rabbits on its streets after a breeder illegally let hers loose. A suburban Fort Lauderdale area has seen between 60 to 100 lionheads take up residence. The lionhead rabbits are unsuited to life outdoors in Florida because of their thick fur and fearless nature. Residents are working to raise the $20,000 to $40,000.00 needed to save and bring home these animals. After stating that rabbits must be killed, the city has now agreed to give residents more time.
Benjamin Franklin fought early counterfeiters and laid the foundation for the US Dollar
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Benjamin Franklin, the colonial inventor, publisher, diplomat and U.S. founding father, was so busy that it’s easy to lose track of his accomplishments. Add to that his early work on printing colonial currency which was plagued with constant counterfeiting. Franklin invented printing techniques which used colored threads, imprints from leaves and watermarks to make it harder for counterfeiters to produce his paper bills. A team at the University of Notre Dame used advanced scanning techniques to reveal some of Franklin’s methods — and one more reason his face appears on the $100 bill.
Federal officials say the decline of the disappearing whale is worse than thought.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal’s population is in worse shape than previously thought. North Atlantic Right Whales Numbers Less Than 350. Population has been decreasing for several year. Recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that 114 whales were documented as being dead, severely injured or sub-lethally wounded or sick since the recent decline of the North Atlantic right whale. The number of whales has increased by 16 since the earlier estimate.
Hall of Famer Johnny Bench apologises for antisemitic comment at Cincinnati Reds’ event
CINCINNATI (AP) — Hall of Famer Johnny Bench apologized for an antisemitic comment made at an event to honor former Cincinnati Reds general manager Gabe Paul, who was Jewish, and others. Bench made the remark Saturday at an event attended by Paul’s daughter, Jennie Paul. Paul, who died in 1998, and former Reds pitchers Danny Graves and Bronson Arroyo were being inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. When Jennie Paul joked about the “cheap” contract her dad negotiated with Pete Rose, Bench responded: “He was Jewish.” He issued a statement the next day to apologize and said his comment was insensitive.
‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing. A new controversy is sparked by an old book in the Vatican
LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church’s guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book about kissing and the sensations it evokes. Now, some conservative sectors in the church are using the reflections in “Heal Me with Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing” to criticize the designation of Victor Manuel Fernández to lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Holy Office was a body that for centuries prohibited books it considered to be sinful, punished heretics, and enforced sexual morality. The book, which was originally published in 1995 but is no longer available in print has become a major point of criticism against his appointment.
Princess Diana’s iconic sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction. The playfully patterned wool jumper featuring a single black sheep amid a pattern of white ones headlines Sotheby’s online Fashion Icons sale in September. Lady Diana Spencer, then 19 years old, was photographed wearing the jumper at a June 1981 polo game. This was shortly after she had been engaged to Prince Charles. Some have speculated Diana liked the “black sheep” pattern because she felt like an outsider in the royal family. The estimated price for the sweater is $50,000 to $80,000. Online bidding starts on Aug. 31. It runs until Sept. 14.
How the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack came together, according to mastermind Mark Ronson
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Finding the sound of “Barbie,” one of 2023’s biggest blockbusters, a film with such a rich visual palette, was no easy task. It all started with a text message. The music supervisor on the project, George Drakoulias, shot producer Mark Ronson a quick, “Barbie?” Ronson read the script and was in. He scored and executive produced the soundtrack. “I’ve never really executive produced something before,” Ronson told the Associated Press. “I love this film. Atlantic Records was a great partner but there were many lessons to be learned on the job. And it’s fun.” With a soundtrack that includes Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Karol G, HAIM, Tame Impala, Dua Lipa and more — how could it not be?