Nearly 9,000 Dressers Recalled for Failing the Stability Standard Congress Passed After Children Died

Federal regulators have recalled about 8,981 nine-drawer dressers because they are unstable unless anchored to a wall, violating a mandatory safety standard Congress created specifically because children were dying under falling furniture. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on August 13, 2026. It covers DUMOS Nine-Drawer Fabric Dressers, sold as television stand…

Selena Gomez in deep legal trouble

Singer and actor Selena Gomez was sued on Thursday by investors who ​say the “Only Murders in the Building” star committed ‌fraud by failing to fulfill duties to build and promote her mental health start-up. The plaintiffs invested nearly $1.2 million in ​Wondermind Global, which was launched in 2021 to ​help users strengthen their “mental…

How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart — ProPublica

Reporting Highlights Inflated Claims: HSI deployed its tech platform to find noncitizens on voter rolls, despite warnings from agency insiders that it would lead to an “ungodly” number of false positives. Privacy Concerns: DOJ leaders ignored internal concerns that transferring voter lists to HSI for criminal investigation might not be legal. Scant Results: Despite intense…

‘Sound Check’ With Jeremy Hecht: Alex Warren

There’s nothing ordinary about Alex Warren. His debut album, 2025’s You’ll Be Alright, Kid, featured “Ordinary,” one of the biggest songs of the decade with over two billion streams and counting. Now, Warren is back with a new album, Wildchild, out August 28 via Atlantic Records. The singles, including “Fever Dream,” “Fine Place to Die”,…

Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability?

Politics / August 13, 2026 The president’s backing failed to secure a primary win in Minnesota for Mike Lindell. And he’s not the only one. Ad Policy Gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell makes his case for the GOP nomination in Duluth, Minnesota, in May 2026. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii / The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) In…