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Jameson Rodgers and his wife Sarah Allison Turner have welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Shepherd.
The couple announced the news on Wednesday, July 3 with a heartfelt Instagram post featuring a carousel of professional photos documenting this next chapter of their life at home.
Their caption was filled with joy and excitement as they wrote, “He’s here, he’s a red head, and he’s perfect. Everybody meet Shepherd 🩵”
Rodgers made sure to give an update on both the baby and his mom, stating “they are doing great.”
He added, “we’re soaking up every second in this sweet newborn season. Our lives will never be the same.”
This news arrives six months after the lovebirds announced they were expecting their first child back in January.
At the time, Jameson Rodgers wrote, “Gratitude looks a lot different this year as we welcome the newest addition to our family! Baby boy Rodgers coming soon 🩵”
Their latest announcement received an outpouring of love and support from fellow country singers and songwriters.
Greylan James wrote, “THERE HE IS!!”
Meghan Patrick added “Congrats buddy! So happy for y’all
Drew Baldridge gushed, “So happy for y’all! Congrats!! Y’all are gonna be the best parents!”
Travis Denning chimed in to say, “Coach’s son!! Congrats yall”
Cole Swindell shared, “Congrats y’all!”
Jameson Rodgers and Sarah Allison Turners love story began over 10 years ago when they first met at a songwriting workshop at the iconic Bluebird Café. That fateful moment led them to walk down the aisle and say “I do” in a ceremony at The Venue at Birchwood in Spring Hill, TN on September 5, 2021.
“I’ve never felt more loved than I did last Sunday with all our friends and family in one place celebrating Sarah and me. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with Sarah,” Rodgers told PEOPLE at the time.
Along with announcing their pregnancy at the top of the year, Rodgers dropped his latest release, “I Love This Town.”
He currently has no tour dates scheduled as he takes time to enjoy this new personal chapter at home.
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Some would argue that a parent’s job is to embarrass their children.
At the very least, some of them act like its a professional calling.
This week, Donald Trump rambled about awards in a speech … only to joke about having “a threesome” with sons Don Jr. and Eric.
Though that arguably wasn’t the worst part of the speech, it was the most eye-opening.
‘And we’ll have a threesome’
On Wednesday, July 1, Donald Trump made remarks at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.
As is his habit, he ad libbed stream-of-consciousness commentary on whatever crossed his mind.
When mentioned that Teddy Roosevelt and his son were almost the only father-son pair to earn the Medal of Honor in wartime, a thought surfaced that he simply could not resist sharing.
“Except for Arthur and Douglas MacArthur … they’re the only father and son pair to receive our nation’s highest military award for courage above and beyond the call of duty,” Trump noted.
“Now, as I see my two beautiful sons sitting there,” Trump stated. “I think I’m going to give one to myself, one to them, and we’ll have a threesome.”
As you can imagine (actually, you don’t have to imagine, as you can hear it for yourself), this resulted in gasps of shock from the audience.
Famously, Trump did not serve in the military in any capacity. Neither have either of his sons.
“Ok, I’ll pick out one of the two,” he rambled. “I’ll give them the Congressional Medal of Honor for something for their genius at hunting.”
Not leaving out his favorite person, he continued: “And I’ll get one for taking on Russia, Russia, Russia, or something, and we’ll have a third pair now.”
Trump then added that he was “only kidding.”
“I see my two beautiful sons sitting there. I think I’m going to … have a threesome.”
— Sky Marchini (@sky.skymarchini.net) July 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
‘Only kidding’
It was, in fact, the second time in the span of a few hours that he’d “joked” about awarding himself the medal.
Now, it is very likely that Trump did not intend a sexual implication, even though threesome almost universally refers to a sexual encounter involving three individuals.
(In contrast, twosome may get some chuckles but is often used in a non-sexual context.)
The idea of one of the most infamous sexual predators on the planet cracking incestuous sex jokes in public without a care in the world is nauseating.
It’s possible that, given the state of his brain, he simply forgot words like “trifecta.” But, if you were paying attention, you likely spotted that the “threesome” line was not the worst aspect of his on-stage rambling.
Trump seems to have a fixation with awards and honors.
Not with earning them, but simply with receiving them — and, at times, this means lashing out at those who do receive them, and those who do not give him awards.
The result has been decision-making about the leadership of Venezuela, weird diplomatic issues with Sweden even though the government does not determine who receives the Nobel Peace Prize, and the creation of bogus awards like the much-lampooned “Fifa Peace Prize” simply to appease him.
What’s sad is that it works. These glittering awards appear to mollify him, albeit temporarily.
Trump and members of his regime have spent a year and a half participating in what feels like a ritual desecration of our nation, from his gold-embossed Oval Office to the demolished East Wing to the fighting pit on the White House lawn to the Greenwater reflecting pool scandal and beyond.
For now, at least, the Medal of Honor is safe from losing all meaning. Any day now, however, Trump may stop listening to whichever advisers are counseling him against awarding it to himself.
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The Tustumena is seen docked in Kodiak in 2021. The 62-year-old ferry is referred to affectionately as the “Trusty Tusty.” State officials are moving toward replacing it with a modern ship, a plan that has been in the works for more than a decade. (Photo by Gabe Strong/Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
A Louisiana shipbuilder is proposing to build a replacement for one of the workhorse vessels in the Alaska state ferry fleet.
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC submitted a bid of about $350 million to build a replacement for the 62-year-old Tustumena, one of two ocean-going ships in the fleet, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said Tuesday.
Thoma-Sea’s bid was the only one submitted for the project, a department spokesperson said.
The company’s bid, which is still subject to more review, brings the state a step closer to replacing the iconic “Trusty Tusty,” a ship famous for plying often-rough Gulf of Alaska waters as far west as Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands.
“For the communities served by the Tustumena, this vessel represents far more than a new ferry. It is a lifeline that connects families, supports local economies, moves freight, and provides access to essential services,” Ryan Anderson, commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, said in a statement.
Submission of the bid represents an important step toward what is planned as the first major Alaska Marine Highway System vessel procurement in more than a decade, the department said.
The effort to replace the Tustumena has been an on-and-off process stretching over more than a decade.
The Tustumena, named for the Tustumena Glacier on the Kenai Peninsula, is the smallest of the state’s four mainline ferries, but it is known for its toughness.
Decades of being battered in the Gulf of Alaska have taken a toll on the ship. Starting in late 2012, it spent several months in dry dock for a series of repairs, disrupting sailing schedules and leaving Gulf of Alaska communities like Kodiak without ferry service for an extended period. In 2016, it developed a hull crack severe enough to force some weather restrictions for the ship’s operations. Those problems inspired another nickname: “Rusty Tusty.”
The ship has withstood political and economic turbulence, as well.
A replacement plan triggered by the 2012 repair problems was later shelved for budgetary reasons, then revived and then shelved again, also for budgetary reasons. A 2022 state request for bids from shipbuilders drew no responses. Plans to solicit bids in 2024 and 2025 did not materialize.
This year’s bidding process resulted in an estimated cost about $100 million higher than what was estimated in 2021 by the Dunleavy administration. However, most of the money that would be needed to pay for the planned replacement has come to the state through federal legislation shepherded by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
The replacement ship is to be built by 2029, according to the state’s request for bids. Meanwhile, the Tustumena, which has gotten several upgrades, continues to operate on its route between Homer and Unalaska.
Despite its ups and downs, the Tustumena has a loyal and affectionate following from residents of western Gulf of Alaska communities and Alaska history buffs.
An oral history project compiled stories of people who worked or rode on the Tustumena in past decades.
In 2024, residents of Kodiak threw a 60th anniversary bash for the Tustumena that featured speeches by legislators and mayors from communities served by the ferry.
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For Khloe’s birthday, all of the Kardashians came out of the woodwork.
As a result, family photos included smiling kid, momager Kris Jenner, and even Rob.
Rob is often a no-show at even semi-public gatherings, avoiding reality TV spots and red carpet walks whenever possible.
Showing up in snaps with his sisters meant that he totally stole the show, to the delight of fans.
Happy birthday, Khloe!
Khloe Kardashian was born on June 27, 1984.
With that in mind, her birthday was this past weekend. She is now 42!
Several days later, she shared a series of snaps from the birthday bash in an Instagram post.
“How blessed am I?” Khloe captioned.
She added: “Missing a few but they’re always with me.”
However, the very first of the snaps that Khloe posted was a family portrait.
We can see Khloe in her red-orange gown next to Kim, who is standing next to Kourtney (whose bangs are a choice), Kris, and finally Rob, who appears to be holding a bottle of Pellegrino.
9-year-old Dream Kardashian looks beautiful as she smiles, standing next to Kourt.
Almost all eyes were on Rob, however, Kris’ 39-year-old (and only) son.
He doesn’t appear on camera so much these days. But fans love when he does!
Fans were so happy to see him there
“We are so Blessed to have you!” Rob gushed in the comments.
He continued: “We love you so much!!!”
For her part, Momager Kris wrote: “My heart.”
“We love you so much,” Kim raved.
Obviously, thousands upon thousands of other commenters swarmed the comments. Many of them chose to praise Rob.
Rob has had what one might generously characterize as “ups and downs” in terms of public perception.
Less than a decade ago (it was almost exactly 9 years, wasn’t it?), he and Blac Chyna went to war on social media.
Among other things, Rob posted revenge porn of her. He received a hefty Instagram ban as a result.
It is unclear why Meta decided to reinstate him, except of course that Zuckerberg stopped pretending to care about right and wrong years ago.
Regardless, a lot of people see him so seldom that they shower him with encouragement whenever he pops up in a family photo.
Rob Kardashian Upstages Sisters in Rare Photo at Khloe’s Birthday was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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