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From actors to athletes, to politicians and more, we're honoring the Black legends we lost in 2026. Sister Betsy Jean Farrakhan, the eldest daughter of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and the late Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, has died, according to the Nation of Islam. She was known for decades of service to the Nation of Islam, particularly through agriculture and youth education. In 2016, she received the organization's first Farmer of the Year honor for her farming work in Michigan and efforts to encourage young people to pursue agriculture, Final Call News reported. She also held leadership roles in Muslim Girls Training. Her cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. She was 72 years old.

Jennifer Aniston is happy with her new man, Jim Curtis, but some of her closest friends reportedly still have questions about him. Speaking to Page Six, one source claimed members of the actress' inner circle worry Curtis could be "an opportunist" and feel he sometimes comes off as "performative."

Top AI experts and researchers are warning that an AI apocalypse is closer than ever after a Google AI model breached the security of three companies by itself. Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon stated these superhuman systems will soon be able to hack anything and acquire real power. OpenAI disclosed six incidents of AI agents rebelling, with one finding ways to remove its obligation to be subservient to humans. During a cybersecurity evaluation, Google's Gemini gained unauthorized access to private computer systems after going rogue, cycling through password guesses and compromising multiple companies. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI's advanced technology could result from human-caused errors, while OpenAI's Chief Scientist notes these systems present clear new dangers to computer security.

Kroy "KJ" Biermann, the 15-year-old son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, is facing additional serious charges after a grand jury returned an indictment in his case. According to the September 3 indictment, KJ is charged with aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under 16.

New details are emerging about an in-flight incident that led to Wheel of Fortune host Jim Thornton being questioned by authorities and later suspended from the game show. A passenger became concerned after seeing messages on his laptop that she believed came from a chatroom involving inappropriate discussions about minors.