Carolyn Hax: Burned-out husband takes a week off work – and household
Hi Carolyn: My husband is the breadwinner for our family — he is a partner at a major law firm, and I stay home. Last month, my husband was feeling burned out and so he took a week off work. NB: “Major law firm partner” is not low-stress employment, to understate it comically. Readers’ thoughts:· People need vacations. Your job is hard, which means that if he takes the week off to help you with yours, then he’s not really resting.
Source:Washington Post
February 28, 2026 15:31 UTC
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
North Korea on Saturday released pictures showing leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter at a rifle range, the latest propaganda images to promote the child touted as a potential successor. Only the picture of Kim Ju Ae firing the rifle showed possible use of AI. North Korea's official KCNA news agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firing a new sniper rifle, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. North Korea's KCNA news agency shows leader Kim Jong Un (R) and his daughter Kim Ju Ae heading to the shooting range, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Other images appeared to show Kim Ju Ae, wearing a leather jacket, observing through binoculars as her father took a shot, and helping present the rifles to others at the event.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 15:17 UTC
CNN CEO Mark Thompson asks staff not to panic over potential Paramount merger
With Paramount really, finally poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery, it would be understandable for the employees at both enterprises to be freaking out, even just a little bit. Paramount already has its own streaming app, so employees at HBO Max may feel less secure than they did yesterday. But CNN CEO Mark Thompson has offered his staff a slightly consolatory message: “Don’t jump to conclusions.”“Despite all the speculation you’ve read during this process, I’d suggest that you don’t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more,” Thompson wrote in an email to staff yesterday evening (via Deadline). Other quotes The Guardian managed to get from CBS staffers included “Fuck, fuck, fuck” and “Well, fuck.”The sale of Warner Bros.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 15:16 UTC
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late Friday that the company had signed a deal with the Pentagon for its AI tools to be used in the military’s classified systems, but with seemingly similar guardrails rival Anthropic had also requested. The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement,” Altman said on X. It would require all contractors who work with the military to prove their military work does not touch Anthropic’s products. It’s not clear what is different about OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon versus what Anthropic wanted. CNN has asked both the Pentagon and OpenAI for clarifications.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 15:05 UTC
Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel | Margaret Sullivan
For many years, Donald Trump has trashed CNN and has taught his loyal followers to do the same. On Thursday, his rich and powerful friends at Paramount Skydance moved closer to acquiring CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros Discovery. And consider what has happened at CBS, whose parent company is none other than Paramount Skydance. Trump probably would like nothing more than to see Weiss – or someone just as pliant – expand her empire, thus bringing CNN to heel. But given the political forces at play – included a weaponized and corrupted justice department – Paramount Skydance is likely to prevail.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 15:00 UTC
Megan Rapinoe says Eileen Gu representing China over US is an 'excellent business decision' amid controversy
Rapinoe considers Gu's choice to compete for China an "excellent business decision." Read On The Fox News App"Excellent business decision on her part, I just have to say it," Rapinoe said on her podcast with co-host and spouse Sue Bird. Rapinoe and Bird agreed Gu's approach is "a great way to be raised." Gu has become a target for global criticism this Olympics for her decision to represent China while remaining silent on the country's alleged human rights abuses. Original article source: Megan Rapinoe says Eileen Gu representing China over US is an 'excellent business decision' amid controversy
Source:Fox News
February 28, 2026 14:24 UTC
Rep. Khanna calls on Trump to go under oath after Bill Clinton testifies in House Epstein investigation
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Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 14:17 UTC
Live updates U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change
Ahead of the operation, which a U.S. official said is expected to run through at least the weekend in a multiday pressure campaign, Vice President JD Vance told The Washington Post that there was “no chance” that U.S. action would result in the United States becoming involved in a years-long, drawn-out war. Vance said confidently on Thursday that it would not turn into the kind of conflict the vice president has harshly criticized. “The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen,” he told The Post in an interview as he returned to Washington from an event in Wisconsin, effectively pushing back against predictions by some foreign policy experts that there would be no easy out if America got involved in a bigger conflict with Iran.
Source:Washington Post
February 28, 2026 14:06 UTC
Former Air Force Secretary reacts to OpenAI announcing it made a deal with the Pentagon amid Anthropic fued
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Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 14:00 UTC
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’
President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is “freedom” for the Iranian people as the U.S. launched military strikes in the country. Iran quickly launched counterstrikes in response to the attack, which the Trump administration has named “Operation Epic Fury.” Multiple U.S. military bases were targeted by Iran, the official said, including the support facility for its 5th Fleet ships in Bahrain, according to the country’s state-run news service. Ask The Post AIDive deeper“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties,” Trump said in his taped remarks. He said Iran was “probably involved” in the al-Qaeda attack on the USS Cole in 2000 in Yemen. On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with The Post that any operation Trump initiates in Iran would not result in the U.S. becoming involved in a drawn-out war.
Source:Washington Post
February 28, 2026 13:55 UTC
Iranian regime tries to bury truth about protesters’ deaths
Iranian regime tries to bury truth about protesters’ deathsFollowing the bloodiest crackdown on protests in Iran since the founding of the Islamic Republic, CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh looks at how families of the victims are being pressured by the Iranian regime to reflect a false narrative about their deaths.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 12:28 UTC
The Taliban-Pakistan Conflict: What “National Uprising” Is Haqqani Talking About?
But how feasible is the Taliban’s proposed national uprising, a coordinated armed revolt across Afghanistan against Pakistan, including attacks on Pakistani territory? For the majority of the country, the Taliban’s call for a national uprising is likely to be ignored or actively resisted. Consequently, the classic model of a national uprising against foreign invaders is not applicable. Returning to the central question: would the Taliban’s national uprising achieve deterrence against foreign aggression? The proposed national uprising cannot compensate for this fundamental imbalance of power.
Source:New York Times
February 28, 2026 12:00 UTC
Key questions surround the death of a nearly blind refugee after he was dropped off at a coffee shop alone
Activists gather Thursday in the Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, following the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, who spoke little English and was nearly blind, was released from the Erie County Holding Center on February 19. Shah Alam was arrested in February 2025 when a homeowner called police because they saw him in their backyard. The day Shah Alam was dropped off at the coffee shop, the area saw light freezing rain with temperatures in the low 30s. The Buffalo Police Department said its homicide detectives are looking into the timeline and circumstances leading to Shah Alam’s death.
Source:CNN
February 28, 2026 11:59 UTC