Jimmy Kimmel joined Michelle Obama on her podcast Wednesday to discuss tackling “real” topics during the second Trump administration.“I just can’t imagine on those nights talking about anything other than what we are talking about, and I give a lot of credit to my colleagues for doing the same thing,” Kimmel said on “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” which the former first lady co-hosts with her brother. “I think it would be embarrassing if we didn’t talk about this stuff.

SINGAPORE/TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday on the first full day of the U.S. blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports, shipping data showed.U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal.As the three vessels transiting the strait were not heading to Iranian ports, they are not covered by the blockade.Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, a...

President Donald Trump’s border czar sent a strongly worded message to the Vatican this week after Pope Leo XIV criticized the Iran war and the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Speaking to Newsmax in an interview that aired Tuesday, Tom Homan said he was “disappointed” in the Catholic church and offered to “educate” faith leaders who opposed Trump’s policies. “Well, it’s unacceptable, and I’ve called the pope out before,” Homan explained.

Donald Trump appears to have banished another ally from his orbit because she called him out.The president pulled his signature about-face on former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines, whose anti-trans-athlete crusade landed her on Fox News frequently ― and by the president’s side when he signed an executive order aiming to bar trans athletes in February 2025. The president praised her for being at the “forefront” of the transgender athlete opposition who was doing a “great job.”The commander in chief pulled a 180...

It seems like the 10-day Artemis II lunar flyby mission was pretty ruff for one astronaut’s dog.On Sunday, mission specialist Christina Koch published a video on Instagram of how her dog, Sadie, reacted when she returned home from her record-setting 694,481-mile lunar flyby.It’s safe to say Sadie was over the moon.In the video, Sadie peeks through a front door window and excitedly wags her tail as she realizes that Koch is standing on the porch.

WASHINGTON ― After modeling anti-democratic, pro-corruption changes at home on Viktor Orbán’s “reforms” in Hungary, President Donald Trump and his allies now have available to them important lessons from his drubbing Sunday in time for the November midterm elections.Orbán, for instance, was sunk by the same affordability concerns now dogging Trump and his fellow Republicans. His attempts to blame foreign interference for Hungarians’ struggles fell flat.

Tony Gonzales said Monday he will retire from Congress, after the Texas Republican faced bipartisan heat for having an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.“There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all,” the congressman wrote on X. “When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.”Gonzales did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.

Bruce Springsteen’s former drummer is hitting back at the New York Post after it published a story where he reportedly suggested that his former “Boss” needs to respect President Donald Trump.Vini Lopez, who manned the skins for Springsteen between 1968 and 1974, was the subject of a Post article published Sunday with the headline, “Ex-Longtime Springsteen Drummer Vini Lopez Says Woke Boss Should Respect Trump.”Although Springsteen is currently lashing out at Trump on his current tour, the article makes it sound...

Eric Swalwell (D) questioned the credibility and motive of multiple women’s sexual assault and misconduct allegations against his client — and California gubernatorial candidate — during a heated interview Saturday morning.“I’m telling you that I’m assessing the credibility of the claims that are being made, the timing of the allegations, and it raises eyebrows,” Elias Dabaie told CNN’s Elex Michaelson, noting that the allegations were made 25 days out from the California governor’s election.The allegations from...

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.Khamenei’s face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader’s compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said.The 56-year-old is nonetheless recovering from his wounds and remains mentally sharp, according to the people,...

First lady Melania Trump called for Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, in a Thursday press appearance where she also attempted to distance herself from the late sex abuser.“Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony,” she told reporters. “Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public, if she wishes, and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the congression...

Multiple women accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), one of the top contenders to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, of sexual assault and misconduct in two bombshell reports Friday. The San Francisco Chronicle was the first to report on allegations from a former female staffer who said Swalwell engaged in sexual encounters with her while he was her boss and that, on two occasions, he sexually assaulted her while she was too drunk to consent.The unnamed woman said Swalwell pursued her just weeks after she was hired to...

and Iran seek to cement a ceasefire, Israel is seizing more territory from its neighbors in preparation for a long, drawn-out conflict across the Middle East.Israel’s creation of “buffer zones” in Gaza, Syria and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October 7, 2023, one that puts the country in a semi-permanent state of war, six Israeli military and defence officials told Reuters.The approach also acknowledges a reality the officials said had become increasingly clear after two-and-a-half...

Joe Scarborough isn’t ready to accept Melania Trump’s claim she was never friendly with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, arguing the first lady’s latest remarks have done little to quash speculation. On Thursday, Trump delivered a televised address from the White House in which she went to lengths to distance herself from Epstein, who died by an apparent suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls.

The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California.The finale to NASA’s celebrated 10-day mission was expected to begin with separation of Orion’s crew capsule from its service module, followed by a fiery re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and a six-minute radio blackout before the capsule parachutes into t...

A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has been convicted of the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter.A Honolulu jury returned the verdict against Gerhardt Konig, 47, on Wednesday after a day of deliberations. He was convicted of attempted manslaughter based on extreme mental or emotional disturbance, which carries up to 20 years in prison.

Even as President Donald Trump declares a victory in his war against Iran, what precisely the United States has won remains unclear, while the purported loser may be better off in key respects than it was 40 days ago.“The world has just witnessed a historically swift and successful military triumph,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt proclaimed at a press briefing on Wednesday.“Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital ‘V’ military victory,” Defense Secr...

Michael Moore on Tuesday slammed Democrats and their “so-called ‘opposition party’” as “cowards” and, in the precarious hours before President Donald Trump announced a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, accused them in a Substack post of actually supporting the war.“The so-called ‘opposition party’ in...

A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the pleas in a courtroom packed with reporters and victims’ relatives, some of whom wept as he detailed his crimes for the court.

backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting , union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground state. Taylor, who focused her campaign on abortion rights, handily defeated Republican-backed Maria Lazar in the fourth straight victory for liberal court candidates dating back to 2020.

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia , turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump ’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran. In a deep red district that Greene won by 29 points and Trump carried by almost 37 points two years ago, Fuller was on track to prevail by about 12 points with almost all votes counted.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former FedEx driver accused of killing a 7-year-old girl after he said he accidentally struck her with his van while delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home, and then strangled her during a fit of panic, pleaded guilty to capital murder just after his trial began...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.Police have not confirmed the name of the 47-y...