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President Donald Trump can play childish name games like changing Lake Ontario to Lake America, but he should instead be changing his trade negotiation strategy with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney. When trade negotiations fell apart last week between the United States and Canada, Trump decided to punish our northern neighbors with the executive order name change. However outside of nationalist MAGA backers, no one cares.

Bills close preseason against Steelers before cutdown day Updated Aug. 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. ET Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore Jr. (20) carries the ball for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at New Highmark Stadium. Gregory Fisher, IMAGN IMAGES Via Reuters Connect Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore Jr. (20) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at New Highmark Stadium.

Aug. 27, 2026, 8:11 p.m. ET Family vacations are supposed to be relaxing. For many parents, they end up feeling like a second job. Between planning activities, checking the weather, finding places everyone will enjoy and keeping kids entertained, even a short getaway can become exhausting. That's one reason so many families keep coming back to Great Wolf Lodge.

Aug. 27, 2026, 7:35 p.m. ET LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas dining institution earned two Michelin stars at the inaugural Michelin Guide Southwest ceremony on Aug. 26, as restaurants and chefs from Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah received honors from the prestigious dining guide for the first time. Restaurant de Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand took home the night's top honors with two Michelin stars, joining 39 other restaurants across the United States with the recognition.

Aug. 27, 2026, 7:23 p.m. ET Sleep Week 2026 will take place from Sunday, March 8 to Saturday, March 14. Labor Day has become one of the biggest mattress-shopping weekends of the season, and one of the last major sales events before Black Friday. For Labor Day 2026, DreamCloud is offering up to 60% off its lineup of best-selling sleep products and up to 66% off bundles. Shoppers can save on everything from the brand's most popular hybrid mattresses to cooling bedding and pillow bundles.

Aug. 27, 2026, 7:11 p.m. ET Harry Styles gave credit where credit was due. The "American Girls" singer took a few moments to pay homage to the late Dolly Parton toward the end of his Together, Together residency debut at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 26. The country music legend died a day earlier, on Aug. 25, following a brief battle with cancer. Styles joined the parade of A-listers who have paid their respects to the "Jolene" singer in recent days.

Aug. 27, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America." Interior Secretary Doug Burgum subsequently issued Secretary's Order 3453 directing the Department of the Interior to implement the change and update federal naming records. Read the executive order Want to see exactly what the federal government is being directed to do?

Trump endorsed nearly 300 GOP candidates. Almost all of them won President Donald Trump's endorsement record in the primaries is finishing out strong, highlighting his hold over Republican voters across the country.

Aug. 27, 2026, 5:42 p.m. ET Georgia's last Bahama Breeze location will be gone with the wind come Aug. 29, according to the owner of the once-popular chain. Darden Restaurants, the Florida company that operates the chain, told USA TODAY on Aug. 27 that its Kennesaw Bahama Breeze location, about 27 miles from Atlanta, will eventually be converted to a Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen and will reopen Sept. 23.

Aug. 27, 2026, 5:25 p.m. ET A line of severe thunderstorms is moving across parts of Central New York Thursday evening, bringing the threat of 60 mph wind gusts and large hail.