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From the start of his war with Iran, President Donald Trump took care to acknowledge the ugly headlines that could result. He has many talents as a politician, but speaking about dead and wounded service members is decidedly not among them. The war with Iran is now less than a week old, and Trump and his administration have already made multiple awkward comments about the deaths of US soldiers. “And sadly, there will likely be more [deaths] before it ends,” Trump said, before adding: “That’s the way it is. These are also especially significant deaths, given they’re the first in a new war whose justification the administration has struggled mightily to explain.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday reacted after President Donald Trump was asked about the worst-case scenario in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on the nation that is still underway. “And his answer was not the best,” Colbert said. Trump said the worst case would involve someone taking over in Iran who’s just as bad as Khamenei. “That could happen,” Trump said. You go through this and then in five years you realize you put somebody in who was no better.”Advertisement AdvertisementColbert agreed.
So, when the Lakers encountered a Pelicans team that arrived at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night with a 19-43 record, they knew they couldn’t afford to overlook New Orleans. It took all five starters scoring in double figures as well as a strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter for the Lakers to pull out a 110-101 win over a stubborn Pelicans team. Advertisement“We knew we weren’t playing against their record tonight,” said LeBron James, who had 21 points on eight-for-12 shooting with seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Reaves was briefly sidelined late in the fourth quarter after stripping the ball from Williamson, holding his right hand and shaking his arm. They had just one in the fourth quarter and that came on a late 24-second violation when they were running out the clock.
The cast of Squid Game: The VIP Challenge NetflixWhen Netflix first confirmed it was making a reality TV spin-off of Squid Game, you may recall the announcement was almost unanimously panned. However, we have to concede that the ensuing series, Squid Game: The Challenge, ended up winning us over in the end, even if it is more guilty pleasure than TV treasure. On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the eight contestants on its VIP line-up, with Spice Girls icon Mel B among them. AdvertisementWho is on the line-up for Squid Game: The VIP Challenge? The full cast is as follows:Dylan Efron (TV personality and reality star)Hannah Godwin (former The Bachelor contestant)Kim Zolciak (Real Housewives Of Atlanta alum)Kristy Sarah (influencer)Mel B (pop singer)Ryan Serhant (real estate broker and Owning Manhattan cast member)Tristan Thompson (basketball player)Viper (Squid Game: The Challenge participant)What is Squid Game: The VIP Challenge all about?
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump plans to strip away layoff protections for longtime federal workers, a move unions warn could enable the administration to reward political loyalists during mass firings. It would also exclude more job categories from layoff protections, widening the pool of workers who could be cut. Many workers say their performance ratings have been unfairly downgraded since Trump took office, believing it is a pretext to reduce bonuses or make it easier to get rid of them. AdvertisementYet another administration scheme would reclassify thousands of workers to remove their civil-service protections, making it easier to fire them for politically motivated reasons. Unions and public interest groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at stopping Trump from moving forward with that plan.
AdvertisementBut nearly every Republican argued this week that Trump has legal authority to unilaterally wage war against Iran because its regime posed a threat to U.S. troops in the region. They forced a vote on the matter under the War Powers Act, which Congress passed in the wake of the Vietnam War to assert its constitutional authority over war-making. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a vocal critic of the Trump administration, voted with his party to block the war powers resolution. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives will vote on its own War Powers resolution blocking hostilities with Iran on Thursday. Among Democrats in the Senate, only John Fetterman of Pennsylvania broke ranks and voted to sustain the war in Iran.
It was beyond disconcerting to hear the Iranian foreign minister on Sunday sounding like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky circa 2022. That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East. By contrast, President Trump took out a theocratic dictator who in January told his security forces to crush mass protests against him with lethal force , leading to thousands of deaths. Many of us remember President George W. Bush’s grandiose notions of exporting democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The protected U.S. zone in Baghdad during the Iraq war?
How to talk to your kids about what’s going on in IranShare via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! PrintAs war with Iran escalates, parents may be struggling to decide whether they should talk to their children about the events unfolding. It can be tough to figure out how much a child should know if at all. Behavioral pediatricians shared why it may be good for parents to talk with their children about the war and what they should consider when approaching the conversation. “The idea is to let them know you are a safe person and a person who will help them understand things they wish to understand.”
“The Daily Show” host Michael Kosta on Tuesday noted the striking similarity between Donald Trump supporters’ reluctance to call the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran a war and the rhetoric used by Russia when it launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which is still ongoing. Kosta aired a montage of Trump allies arguing the Iran war is not actually a war and said: “Guys, you can call it whatever you want. We all know it’s a war.”“By the way, this all seems a little familiar. Advertisement Advertisement“We don’t need Trump copying more **** Putin does. It’s a slippery slope that could lead to the worst possible scenario: Trump going shirtless,” he added, before showing a mocked-up image of Trump topless on a horse ― which drew groans from the audience.
A new chapter: Altadena welcomes its first new storefront since the 2025 firesShare via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! PrintBevel Coffee opened its first permanent storefront in Altadena, becoming one of the first new businesses since the Eaton fire destroyed thousands of homes. After the fires, the pop-up served as a refuge for displaced residents, offering a sense of normalcy and community as they rebuilt their lives.
Kit Harington in character as Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones HBOOne final chapter in the Game Of Thrones saga is coming to our screens – this time in the form of a feature-length film. Game Of Thrones came to an end in 2019, with a dramatic turn of events that saw Jon Snow offing Daenerys Targaryen, and Sansa Stark being crowned Queen of the North. The series was notable in that it vastly differed tonally from other adaptations set in the Game Of Thrones universe, with much more emphasis on comedy than fans are probably used to – which split critics down the middle. AdvertisementA spin-off centred around the hero Jon Snow was also heavily rumoured to be in the works, but this project was eventually shelved when Kit Harington pulled out. Game Of Thrones, House Of The Dragon and A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms are all streaming on Now and Sky in the UK.
Today we look at one of the Cubs’ camp arms, who might, MIGHT have a shot at the MLB bullpen. He’s pitched a total of six innings for the Cubs during the regular season, resulting in a 9.00 ERA, 7 strikeouts, and a 1.67 WHIP. In his MLB career, he’s pitched to a 4.85 ERA in 10 games, with one save, one hold, 9.1 innings pitched, 15 strikeouts, and 6 bases on balls. Other than his cups of coffee with the Yankees and Cubs, that’s pretty much a career retrospective. Some projection systems have him reaching The Show this year, pitching in a few games, following the line of his career statistics.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, setting up yet another clash between House Republicans and the White House over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “For months, Attorney General Bondi has been instrumental in orchestrating the White House’s cover-up of the Epstein files, and has failed to comply with our bipartisan subpoena for the release of the complete, unredacted files. The Epstein Files Transparency Act required that all of the Justice Department’s Epstein files be publicly released by Dec. 19. Last month, Bondi touted the Justice Department’s efforts to comply with the law during an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. “Pam Bondi has a direct hand in the cover-up of the Epstein files, the most egregious cover-up in American history,” Ansari said.
The medicine remains in a warehouse while children in Gaza continue to die because they can’t get basic treatments. Israel is estimated to have destroyed or demolished more than 80% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip by last fall, creating wastelands of rubble. Life for Palestinians in Gaza constricted even further last October when Israel agreed to the Trump-imposed ceasefire that left Israel in control of 53% of the enclave. Israel has also refused to allow the 600 daily truck deliveries of humanitarian aid that it agreed during ceasefire negotiations would be able to enter the Gaza Strip. What will become of the 5.6 million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
