Within hours of American munitions striking Iranian soil, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a statement that the Western press largely treated as a diplomatic footnote, but it was a signal that what happens in the skies over Tehran has a direct impact on the ground in Ukraine.President Zelenskyy explicitly endorsed the strikes, called Iran "Putin's accomplice," noted that his country has absorbed over 57,000 Iranian-supplied drone attacks, and took aim at Moscow: "Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken. This understanding must also come to the Russians."Zelenskyys framing of the war in Iran through the lens of Ukraine's war is not incidental. Whatever Washington's stated objectives, the president, who has lived through the Ukraine conflict since the 2022 invasion, understands that Iran has been an active accomplice in Russia's war against Ukraine, and the United States has now acted against that accomplice.THE FUTURE OF WAR? US-ISRAEL BLITZ ON IRAN UNVEILS NEXT-GEN ALLIED COMBATBy striking the Iranian regime that provided the Shahed drones to Russia (and the ability to manufacture them) that have terrorized the Ukrainian civilian population for over four years, Washington has taken out a key Russian ally, which will negatively impact Russias ability to wage war in Europe.When Iranian-provided drones began falling on Kyiv in October 2022, reducing apartment blocks to rubble and plunging cities into darkness, the world quickly learned a new word: Shahed. The Shahed-136 is not a sophisticated weapon. It is not fast (though Russian improvements have increased its capabilities significantly). It is not quite as precise as a cruise missile. What it is, and what it was always designed to be in Russia's hands, is a weapon of civilian terror.Russian Shaheds targets power stations and apartment buildings. The destruction they reap contributes to the blackouts that leave families without light and heat in winter. It is the triangular silhouette Ukrainians have learned to dread in the night sky, the low distinctive buzz from its propeller that sends people running for shelters. I have watched Shaheds glide through Ukrainian airspace toward civilian targets. I have stood with interceptor teams in the darkness doing everything they could to bring Shaheds down before they found their targets. The images of these drones flying into buildings in Kyiv represent the human toll of Irans pernicious contribution to the war in Ukraine.By early 2023, Iran signed a $1.75 billion contract for additional drones and complete manufacturing blueprints. Russia subsequently built its own production facility in Tatarstan. Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia now produces up to 1,000 modified Geran drones per day using Iranian-derived technology. In essence, Tehran handed Moscow the blueprint for a terror campaign against civilians that Russia has since industrialized on its own soil.CHINA PLEDGES AID TO UKRAINE AS US OFFICIALS WARN BEIJING IS QUIETLY FUELING RUSSIAS WARBeyond drones, Iran delivered nearly $3 billion in ballistic and surface-to-air missiles before and during the invasion, including hundreds of Fath-360 ballistic missiles, numerous anti-aircraft systems, and hundreds-of-thousands of artillery shells, with total weapons value exceeding $4 billion.Iranian munitions replenished Russias stockpile, dashing Western hopes that Russia might quickly run out of shells, drones, and missiles. In return, Russia offered Iran S-400 air defense systems, Su-35 fighter jets, nuclear reactor construction and geopolitical cover at the UN Security Council. A 20-year strategic partnership was formalized in early 2024. This was an axis built across military, nuclear, financial, and diplomatic dimensions, and due to U.S. action in Iran, this axis has crumbled in spectacular fashion. In a recent statement, Russian Foreign Minister Dimitry Peskov stated that Russia would not honor its defense agreement with Iran because he signed the agreement with Ayatollah Khameini, and Khamenei has been killed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONHowever, Russia's most important strategic partner, China, continues to supply vast quantities of microelectronics and components for Russias military-industrial complex at a scale Iran could not match. But Beijing has carefully avoided direct lethal hardware transfers to preserve a degree deniability. Iran, on the other hand, filled the gap China deliberately left open: front-line weapons and production blueprints, deployed without hesitation.Russia has fully indigenized Shahed production, even improving on the original design with the more sophisticated and expensive Geran variants. The Iranian governments 50-year legacy of terror will live on not only in Middle Eastern states, but in Europe for as long as the war in Ukraine continues.With the U.S. campaign promising to last for at least several weeks, Iran's capacity to supply additional ballistic missiles is now compromised. Its ability to upgrade drone designs at home and deliver replacement components is degraded. Moreover, every Russian asset potentially diverted to shield a battered Iran, air defense systems, aircraft components, logistics, is an asset unavailable in Zaporizhzhia or Kherson. Moscow is now burdened by a weakened, desperate partner at precisely the moment it can least afford the distraction.This represents a different kind of pressure on Russia than sanctions or battlefield aid one that works through the partnership networks and supply chains that have sustained the Russian war effort. Zelenskyy's prescient statement that every act of aggression ultimately meets a just response was directed towards Moscow and Tehran. While Ukraine was not Washington's primary consideration when President Trump decided to strike Iran, the calculus of the war in Ukraine will become more complicated for Russia, and thats a good thing for Ukrainians fighting for their very right to survive.

A fire near Glasgow Central Station has disrupted rail services across Scotland

The Pentagon on Sunday announced that U.S. forces have carried out a lethal strike on a vessel allegedly carrying suspected narco-traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing six people on board.The U.S. Southern Command said it conducted "a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations" at the direction of the new leader of the Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan of the Marine Corps, who took over in January."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the Southern Command said in a press release.NEW LAWSUIT PRESSES PENTAGON, STATE DEPT TO DISCLOSE LEGAL JUSTIFICATION FOR VENEZUELAN BOAT STRIKESSix men on the ship were killed but no U.S. forces died in the attack on the vessel, according to the Southern Command.The latest strike brings the death toll in the Trump administration's attacks on ships carrying people it accuses of drug smuggling to at least 156, according to The New York Times.This was the 45th strike since the U.S. began targeting boats in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific in early September and comes amid a recent increase in the pace of strikes, the newspaper reported.BIPARTISAN PUSH GROWS IN SENATE TO FORCE RELEASE OF UNEDITED CARIBBEAN STRIKE FOOTAGEThe attack on Sunday was one of the deadliest boat strikes the military has conducted in recent weeks."Going on offense with Operation Southern Spear has restored deterrence against the narco-terrorist cartels that profited from poisoning Americans," Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said last week. "Last month, we went a few weeks without targeting a single boat. Why? Well, because we couldn't find a whole lot of boats to sink, and that's the whole point is to establish deterrence from narco-terrorists who have been able to traffic almost unfettered."The Pentagon has refused to release the identities of those killed in the strikes since last fall or provide evidence of drugs on board.The administration has been scrutinized in recent months over the strikes, including by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has raised concerns about killing people without due process and the possibility of killing innocent people."I look at my colleagues who say theyre pro-life, and they value God's inspiration in life, but they don't give a s- about these people in the boats," Paul said in January. "Are they terrible people in the boats? I don't know. They're probably poor people in Venezuela and Colombia."The senator previously cited Coast Guard statistics that show a significant percentage of boats boarded on suspicion of drug trafficking are innocent.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency in several counties.

We can now openly admit what has been unfolding before our eyes for a year: that Kristi Noem was an utter, complete, total catastrophe, her tenure in charge of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) little more than a self-promoting crusade.She was unqualified for the job from day one, and largely responsible for the awful excesses of ICE and the frustrating failures of FEMA.President Donald Trump's decision to fire her, which took way too long, liberates many Republicans to acknowledge what many in the media, including me, along with Democrats and outside critics, have been saying all along: Noem was a slow-motion train wreck.WATCH THE MOST VIRAL MOMENTS AS KRISTI NOEMS HEARING GOES OFF THE RAILSThe former South Dakota governor had no experience in national security issues, and that became painfully evident.This is a woman so determined to project the image of a tough cowgirl that when she wrote a memoir, she boasted about having shot her dog because she hated the pet. Talk about a self-inflicted wound.This is a woman who trashed two American citizens tragically killed by ICE by calling them domestic terrorists, and in one case an agitator. And refused to take it back.The proper response was simple: This is awful, we feel terrible for the family, we are investigating, and I'll report back when we have more information. How hard is that?In the case of Renee Good, who was fatally shot after dropping off her child at school, there was no investigation. Noem simply declared the ICE agent had acted properly, and that was that.Noem also bears responsibility for the hyper-aggressive approach of ICE in Minneapolis, which led to innocent Americans being dragged out of their cars and homes. The agents have a tough job to do, but many were hired after ICE slashed training for new recruits. She and the agency lied about that too.The constant mistakes turned the public against ICE to the point that Trump had to bring in border czar Tom Homan to try to salvage the situation.DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM ADDRESSES CALLS FOR HER FIRING, NEW ALEX PRETTI VIDEONoem also exacerbated the mess at FEMA. By insisting that she approve every contract or grant over $100,000, she created a huge backlog in which people who had been through the process in disaster areas have waited months and months and cant get their money. Some Republicans complained about this after taking heat from their constituents.Meanwhile, DHS spent millions on ads promoting the boss, not to mention the private plane used to ferry her around.She posed at the notorious El Salvador prison, the shirtless inmates behind her reduced to props, wearing a $50,000 gold Rolex watch.She posed riding a horse at Mount Rushmore to further that gun-toting image. Other agents nicknamed her "ICE Barbie."Noem was awful at hearings, defensive and ill-prepared, as lawmakers hammered her.She even got grilled about her relationship with her special government employee, Corey Lewandowski, Trump's first campaign manager, although both dismissed the rumors.But the thin ice didn't crack until she flatly lied about the president.HOUSE DEMOCRATS HOLD 'SHADOW HEARINGS' AS THEY BUILD CASE TO IMPEACH KRISTI NOEMUnder aggressive questioning by Republican Sen. John Kennedy, she claimed Trump had approved a $220-million advertising contract with her as the featured star.Even someone with a rusty political antenna would realize that Trump was the star of the show.Only four firms were deemed eligible to bid for this contract. And the award went to a firm that had not existed eight days earlier. It had no website. It had no known office. It had never done work for the government.This company was created for the sole purpose of winning this lucrative windfall of federal money.What the firm did have was a strong political connection to Noem.As revealed by Pro Publica, this Delaware outfit, the Strategy Group, played a key role in Noem's 2022 campaign for governor.When Kennedy let it be known that Trump had phoned him and called BS on her account, anyone with 10 minutes' experience in Washington could tell that Noem was toast.The president was so furious that he shuffled her off to a previously nonexistent job, as special envoy to a new Western Hemisphere security initiative. Not exactly a golden parachute.Trump, addressing the radioactive contract, told NBC News:"I wasnt thrilled with it. I spent less money than that to become president. I didnt know about it."The president's replacement pick, Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, is widely respected as a more seasoned choice with aggressive views about deportation.He was classy with reporters, saying he and Noem are friends and that she did the best she could under difficult circumstances.It's hardly unusual for a Cabinet to have a couple of clunkers. For Trump, who dismissed top officials left and right during his first term, this was the first Cabinet firing of his current tenure, and came while he's waging war against Iran.The president was extraordinarily patient with Noem, but she did serious damage to him, the administration and the country on his signature issue of immigration.Virtually no one is defending her, except perhaps close family and friends. The need for pretense is over.

Pennsylvania "tragically lost one of our finest," Gov. Josh Shapiro said.

During his fathersmemorial service on Saturday, Jesse Jackson Jr. offered a sharp rebuke of the tributes given by former Democratic presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, noting that the trio shared one thing in common: they didnt really know his father."Yesterday I listened for several hours of three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson," Jackson Jr. said on Saturday.The reverends son called out the idea that his fathers life wasnt defined by the "political order," but by a commitment to those who were marginalized."He maintained a tense relationship with the political order, not because the presidents were White or Black, but the demands of our message, the demands of speaking for the least of these those who are disinherited, the damned, the dispossessed, the disrespected demanded notDemocratic or Republican solutions, but demanded a consistent, prophetic voice that at no point in time sold us out as a people," Jackson Jr. continued.OBAMA, BIDEN, CLINTONS REMEMBER JESSE JACKSON IN CHICAGO MEMORIAL SERVICEJesse Jackson died at the age of 84 on February 17 in Chicago.Following the death of Rev. Jackson, his son held a press conference where he requested politics be kept out of the services, and the focus to be kept on Jacksons legacy."Do not bring your politics out of respect to Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the life that he lived, to these ongoing services. Come respectful, and come to say thank you. But these ongoing services are welcome to ALLDemocrat, Republican, liberal, and conservative. Right-wing, left-wing. Because his life is broad enough to cover the full spectrum of what it means to be an American,"Jackson Jr. said in February, one day after his fathers death.Among the notable attendees paying their respects in Chicago for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson a longtime civil rights leader, two-time Democratic presidential candidate and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition included former Vice PresidentKamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.BIDEN SAYS IM A H--- OF A LOT SMARTER THAN MOST OF YOU TO CROWD AT JESSE JACKSON'S FUNERALObama, Clinton and Biden each spoke at Jacksons funeral.Obamareportedly took aim at President Donald Trump during his speech,saying "every day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions."Bill Clinton called Jackson a friend, and recalled his conversation with the reverend during his impeachment.Biden told mourners at Rev. Jesse Jacksons memorial service Friday that he is "a h--- of a lot smarter than most of you," a pointed remark that stood out during his tribute to the late civil rights leader. Biden made the comment while recounting how he was mocked as a child for his stutter and how speech impediments are often mistaken for a lack of intelligence.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREOverall, the memorial largely focused on Jacksons legacy as a civil rights leader who helped shape the modern Democratic Party and broaden political participation in the United States.Fox News Patrick McGovern,Greg Norman-Diamond and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

A woman fired shots into Rihanna's Beverly Hills mansion on Sunday afternoon, Fox News Digital confirmed.Officers responded to a "ADW (assault with a deadly weapon) shots fired" call in the affluent area of Los Angeles at around 1:15 p.m., an LAPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital."Approximately 10 shots heard," according to LAPD audio dispatch, who also described the shots being fired "from across the street."BRITNEY SPEARS REPORTED FOR ERRATIC DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEFORE DUI ARRESTCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERRihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was reportedly home when the suspect fired multiple rounds from inside a vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Times.The suspect was located shortly after and "taken into custody without further incident,"an LAPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital.No injuries were reported, and one weapon was recovered at the scene.Rihanna's representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSRihanna and her partner, musician A$AP Rocky, welcomed a baby boy in May 2022. She gave birth to their second son in August 2023.In July 2022, she was named the youngest self-made female billionaire by Forbes when she hit the $1.4 billion net worth marker, earned by her music, beauty and fashion ventures.Rihanna owns 50% of Fenty Beauty, and a 30% stake in her Savage X Fenty lingerie brand. Her stake in the beauty brand alone was valued at an estimated $700 million.

A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and killed on Sunday night while conducting a traffic stop in Chester County, according to officials.The shooting happened in West Caln Township shortly after 9 p.m. during a traffic stop near Compass and Michael roads.Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that the trooper, identified as Timothy O'Connor, died from the shooting."I am profoundly saddened to announce that tonight, Pennsylvania State Police family lost a son, lost a hero, and lost a dedicated public servant," Shapiro said at a press briefing."Corporal Timothy O'Connor is killed tonight doing what he's dedicated his life to. And that is serving others, keeping our community safe, looking out for his fellow Pennsylvanians, especially right here in Chester County," he continued. "Our entire Commonwealth, State Police family, Chester County, are mourning the loss of Corporal O'Connor."Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe said he was praying for the trooper."Chester Countys brave police officers put their lives on the line for us every day. I thank all of them for their extraordinary bravery and sacrifice," Roe said on Facebook.

A newly surfaced video appears to show a U.S.-made missile hitting a building in Iran adjacent to a girls school where local officials say 168 people were killed.

As Americans are stranded in the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel war with Iran, government and private agencies are working around the clock to conduct evacuations.In addition to the U.S. Department of State's 24/7 task force aimed at evacuating Americans, private security firm Global Guardian is also working around the clock to complete the same mission.As of Friday, Global Guardian has evacuated more than 4,000 people from the Middle East, according to its CEO and President, Dale Robert Buckner.While operations and logistics teams sit in an office building in northern Virginia, the firm has personnel in more than 140 countries, allowing Global Guardian access to nearly every corner of the world for emergency response or evacuations.TRUMP SAYS DEFENSE GIANTS WILL QUADRUPLE PRODUCTION OF WEAPONS"We provide medical evac services, we provide kidnap, ransom, extortion negotiation payment if someone is kidnapped or extorted," Buckner said. "We're providing about 300 missions a month of executive protection travel, in about 84 countries a month."The private security firm also conducts camera surveillance of residences and commercial property and has cyber analysts monitoring mobile devices.After the U.S. and Israel struck Iran in a joint attack last weekend, the firm has been coordinating multiple emergency response evacuations but this isn't the first time it has assisted Americans out of a crisis zone."That means getting people out of Puerto Vallarta a week ago, and Jalisco, Mexico. That means getting people out of Asheville, North Carolina when it got wiped out by a hurricane," Buckner said.STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES UPDATES ON AMERICANS FLEEING MIDDLE EASTLogistically, getting tourists out of a war zone and back to safety is a process, but the firm works fast, completing their first border crossing within the first six hours of the missile strikes.Immediately, the firm received a call from a pair of students studying abroad, Deputy Vice President of Operations Colin O'Brien told Fox News. He said they were trying to leave Dubai."Within about four and a half hours from the phone call, we had our teams in motion to go pick these people up and it was two college-aged women," said O'Brien."Put them in the car, we were then able to move from the Omani border and by eight hours we were at the border. Work through the border checkpoint to a hotel in Muscat, where we could stop and give them a short rest while we arrange their transportation home," he says.The group said it remains active year-round to ensure evacuation plans are in place before disasters strike."There's a narrative of, heres the pickup point, heres the key crossing site," Buckner said. "This is what youre gonna need from a paperwork standpoint, legally. And then were gonna put you in a hotel or straight onto a commercial flight. Most likely, at this point in the war, were gonna put you on a private charter."WHAT'S NEXT IN OPERATION EPIC FURYBuckner said most of these missions happening in the region are ground movement, done by locals. He says in the 140 countries the firm is in, they have ground teams working year-round. Consistently training year-round."We're communicating, we're coordinating, we're executing. Executive protection agents, armed agents, armed vehicles, large-scale event support with medical and security personnel," he said, describing the firm's standard operating capabilities."We're coordinating whether the firm needs drivers. From Dubai to Oman, Israel to either Oman, Jordan or Egypt. Out of Bahrain into Saudi Arabia," Buckner said.While the firm is coordinating with the State Department, it said it has not yet conducted a flight mission on behalf of the department.Global Guardian offers these services through what it calls a "Duty of Care Membership," which Buckner said costs $15,000 per year for a family of five."You are going to sign a contract whether it's a family, a family office or typically a large corporate logo. Then we become, at your beck and call," Buckner said, describing the emergency response services included in the agreement.For Americans currently stuck in the Middle East, Buckner said the cost of evacuation using ground and air resources varies depending on the situation and location.

The United States military announced on Sunday that it struck another boat suspected of carrying drugs in the Eastern Pacific, killing six men.

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team may still make the NCAA Tournament, but Dick Vitale thinks this iconic program should be much better than their 19-12 record this season considering their whopping $22 million roster.The legendary ESPN college basketball analyst didnt hold back his feelings about the Wildcats as they played Florida during Saturdays prime SEC matchup. After the Gators hit some free throws to extend their first-half lead to 26-19, Vitale started to lay into the Wildcats.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Im going to say this right here, Ive done several Kentucky games, win or lose, $22 million this team [which has been reported] in terms of the NIL for their players," he said, per Awful Announcing. "I think in $22 million, they could have put together a better roster than they did. I really do."The Wildcats ended up losing by a score of 84-77, and Vitale continued about Kentucky near the end of their 12th loss of the season.2025-26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL ODDS: WHICH SQUADS WILL WIN CONFERENCE TOURNEYS?"Ill tell you one thing, you dont want to walk out of here thinking you got a moral victory," Vitale said, referencing a hard-fought game against the No. 5-ranked Florida team. "Moral victories dont count at this level of basketball. And you hear some of the people, We played them close. We played them tough."The bottom line is youre Kentucky. Youre Kentucky. And youve got to leave here with a win, especially at home. There are no moral victories. Come on. I dont want to hear that."The Wildcats were once the top program in the country under former Coach John Calipari, who left for Arkansas after being unable to make a long March Madness run in recent seasons, including a shocking first round upset to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.The Wildcats have been coached by Mark Pope since, and they made the Sweet 16 in last years tournament before losing to Tennessee.But this year, Kentucky is 10-8 in SEC play, and now face the No. 9 seed in the upcoming tournament this week. The winner of each conference earns a tournament berth, but the Wildcats know good seeding in the NCAA Tournament requires a strong run heading into Selection Sunday this upcoming weekend.The Wildcats will start their SEC Tournament play on Wednesday against No. 16 LSU.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on Xand subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Los Angeles Rams not only traded for Trent McDuffie they just made him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.When the Rams struck a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs last week, they addressed a key need this offseason. But McDuffie was only set for one more year with his fifth-year option picked up by Kansas City, though reports said both sides would likely agree to an extension.The Rams and McDuffie agreed to a four-year, $124 million extension, including $100 million in guaranteed money, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIn turn, McDuffie is now the highest-paid at his position in the league with an average annual value of $31 million in new money. He will be paid $13.6 million in 2026 on his fifth-year option.The Rams sent over their No. 29 pick in this years NFL Draft to acquire McDuffie, as well as 2026 fifth- and sixth-round selections and a 2027 third-round pick.RAMS PICK UP ALL-PRO TRENT MCDUFFIE IN BLOCKBUSTER TRADE WITH CHIEFS: REPORTMcDuffie, a First-team All-Pro in 2023, has Super Bowl pedigree, playing a starting role in the secondary for two rings as part of the Chiefs dominance in recent seasons. He set a career-high in tackles last season (63), while totaling seven passes defended, one sack, and one forced fumble.For his early career, McDuffie has 34 passes defended, eight forced fumbles, 5.5 sacks and 246 combined tackles. He is one of the best at his position, which is why Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted, "damn," after news broke that McDuffie was moving out west.McDuffie, though, heads back home, having been born in Westminster, California, which is part of Orange County. He even discussed the possibility of playing somewhere other than Kansas City, hoping, if anything, he would be going back to California."If I could play for another team, I'd probably want to play close to my family, so that would probably be the L.A. Rams so that my family could come see every single game," McDuffie said during a back-to-school event in August 2025, per ESPN.McDuffies deal comes before whats expected to be a hectic free agent period, beginning on Monday when the legal tampering window opens at noon ET. During that time, players and teams are allowed to agree to terms on an extension, which would clear when the new league year begins on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on Xand subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A woman fired several shots into the Beverly Hills home of pop star Rihanna on Sunday, and a round penetrated a wall of the mansion, a law enforcement source told The Times.

Rihanna's Beverly Hills mansion was struck by gunfire on Sunday afternoon while she was home, according to the LAPD and sources with knowledge of the investigation.

Timothe Chalamet is under fire this week and losing traction in the best actor Oscar race for saying just about the most obvious thing in the world: Nobody cares about ballet or opera in 2026.Here is the exact quote from the "Dune" and "Marty Supreme" star during a recent CNN town hall: "I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.' All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there."The backlash was swift and severe. According to the BBC, Canadian mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny described Chalamet's comments as a "disappointing take" while, American artist Franz Szony wrote, "Two classical art forms that have been around for hundreds of years, both of which take a massive amount of talent and discipline this man will never possess."But to todays pretty boy of Hollywoods point, who the hell are these people?BROADWAY ICON PATTI LUPONE CALLS THE PRESIDENT A 'BUFFOON' OVER TRUMP-KENNEDY CENTER RENOVATION PLANSWhen I was 10 years old, the greatest ballet dancer in the world was Mikhail Baryshnikov. He was as famous as Larry Bird or Doc Gooden, as was the greatest opera singer of the time, Luciano Pavarotti. That is gone today.Today, almost no American has the slightest idea who the greatest ballet dancer or opera singer alive is, because it's not for them any more. The fine performing arts have become a bubble of progressive intolerance. They dont even want us unwashed non-believers involved.The fine performing arts are the last trench that the sad wokesters are hunkered down in.ROB SCHNEIDER EXPOSES HOLLYWOOD'S 'ROT' AS HE CLAIMS CONSERVATIVE ACTORS FACE INDUSTRY BLACKLISTIn the 1950s, there were published collections of the great works of the West. You may have seen some of these leather-bound volumes in your grandparents' houses. They were very expensive, but publishers couldnt print them fast enough.The middle class ate it up.On any given night in those 1950s and 1960s on television, one could see a Shakespeare play, or Leonard Bernstein describing symphonies or great philosophers of the day lecturing. But by the 1970s, it was decided that this was a bit much for the masses.ROB SCHNEIDER: GO WOKE, GO BROKE ISN'T A SLOGAN IT'S BECOMING HOLLYWOODS REALITYThe Pavarottis and Baryshnikovs would linger through the 1990s, but by the turn of the millennium, that was over. The leftist elites had rendered opera and ballet their own private dominions, a dwindling and now dying domain that Chalamet rightfully calls out.The problem for opera and ballet, and indeed for straight theater and musicals as well, is that they stopped looking for audiences and started looking for grants. A bunch of woke, rich White people can give you money to produce the first Inuit opera but it doesnt mean anybody wants to see it.That includes Inuits.DAVID MARCUS: MEMO TO BONO: PLEASE SHUT UP AND GO AWAYPart of what Chalamet is realizing here is that opera and ballet have spent 50 years being protected. But protected from whom?The drive to diversify and move away from the standard repertoire that everyone loves -- for a reason -- made these art forms a delicate flower for the elites among us, not a strong crop that feeds the soul of the masses.Now, the same people who refuse to attend their supposedly beloved opera and ballet wont grace the door of the Trump Kennedy Center performances as their own performance protest, the upshot of which is that now there is no audience for these forms.HOLLYWOOD KEEPS MAKING MOVIES FAMILIES WON'T WATCH WHILE 'LORD OF THE RINGS' RERELEASE RAKES IN MILLIONSSad to say, opera and ballet may truly be dead. There may be nobody left in those art forms who can breathe life back into their morose, woke corpses, but Chamamet knows that maybe movies can avoid this fate. Maybe.I suspect that Hollywoods new non-offensive "it guy" will walk this all back, making me long for the days of movie makers like John Cassavettes who know how to tell the industry and elites to stick it where the sun dont shine.But his point stands. It's absurd to even argue. Ballet and opera have rendered themselves irrelevant by placating the shibboleths of wokeness and obeying its rules. Until that stops, they will remain dying forms.I think Chalamet has probably learned his lesson here, and his chastisement may well stick. But they cant chastise us, and when they want to invite us back into the fine arts, we will be here.But the makers and shakers of opera, ballet, theater, painting and sculpture should be warned that while you fritter away your legacy of centuries, we might just be starting our own.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS

Former Carson councilwoman aide alleges he was fired for refusing to spy for her and complaining about non-city duties, including mowing her lawn. City attorneys dispute his lawsuit.

It will fizzle if the state fails to extend gains to later grades with school choice.

Conference tournaments are underway and March Madness has officially arrived. Teams that win their conference tournaments clinch automatic bids into the 2026 NCAA Tournament, which begins with the First Four on Tuesday, March 17.Bookmark this page OutKick will update as automatic berths are locked up through Selection Sunday.Last updated: Sunday, March 8, 2026 (5:30 p.m. ET). All times ET.The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed Sunday, March 15 at 6 p.m. on CBS.ASUN: QueensBig South: High PointMissouri Valley (MVC): Northern IowaNortheast (NEC): Long Island (LIU)Ohio Valley (OVC): Tennessee StateOhio Valley Conference (OVC)Championship: Saturday, March 7Tennessee State def. Morehead State, 93-67Big South Conference (Big South)Championship: Sunday, March 8High Point def. Winthrop, 91-76Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)Championship: Sunday, March 8Northern Iowa def. UIC, 84-69Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)Championship: Sunday, March 8Queens def. Central Arkansas, 98-93 (OT)*All times ETSummit League (Summit)Championship: Sunday, March 8, 9 p.m. (CBSSN) Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, SD)No. 1 North Dakota St. Bison vs. No. 3 North Dakota Fighting HawksSun Belt Conference (Sun Belt)Championship: Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)2025 champion: TroySouthern Conference (SoCon)Championship: Monday, March 9, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Harrahs Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)2025 champion: WoffordCoastal Athletic Association (CAA)Championship: Tuesday, March 10, 7 p.m. (CBSSN) CareFirst Arena (Washington, DC)2025 champion: UNC WilmingtonHorizon League (Horizon)Championship: Tuesday, March 10, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Corteva Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)2025 champion: Robert MorrisNortheast Conference (NEC)Championship: Tuesday, March 10, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Steinberg Wellness Center (LIU Campus)No. 1 LIU vs. No. 3 Mercyhurst*NOTE: LIU clinches automatic bid regardless of result (Mercyhurst is ineligible for NCAA Tournament)Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)Championship: Tuesday, March 10, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)2025 champion: Mount St. MarysWest Coast Conference (WCC)Championship: Tuesday, March 10, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)2025 champion: GonzagaSouthland Conference (Southland)Championship: Wednesday, March 11, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA)2025 champion: McNeesePatriot League (Patriot)Championship: Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m. (CBSSN) campus site (higher seed hosts)No. 2 Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. No. 4 Boston University TerriersBig Sky Conference (Big Sky)Championship: Wednesday, March 11, 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)2025 champion: MontanaWestern Athletic Conference (WAC)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 12 a.m. (ESPN2) Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)2025 champion: Grand CanyonAmerica East Conference (America East)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) campus site (higher seed hosts)2025 champion: BryantMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Norfolk Scope Arena (Norfolk, VA)2025 champion: Norfolk StateBig 12 Conference (Big 12)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 6 p.m. (ESPN) T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)2025 champion: HoustonMountain West Conference (MWC)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 6 p.m. (CBS) Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV)2025 champion: Colorado StateBig East Conference (Big East)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)2025 champion: St. JohnsSouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Gateway Center Arena (Atlanta, GA)2025 champion: Alabama StateMid-American Conference (MAC)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)2025 champion: AkronConference USA (C-USA)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL)2025 champion: LibertyAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)2025 champion: DukeBig West Conference (Big West)Championship: Saturday, March 14, 10 p.m. (ESPN2) Lees Family Forum (Henderson, NV)2025 champion: UC San DiegoIvy League (Ivy)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 12 p.m. (ESPN2) Newman Arena at Bartels Hall (Ithaca, NY)2025 champion: YaleAtlantic 10 Conference (A10)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m. (CBS) PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)2025 champion: VCUSoutheastern Conference (SEC)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)2025 champion: FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference (AAC)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Legacy Arena at the BJCC (Birmingham, AL)2025 champion: MemphisBig Ten Conference (Big Ten)Championship: Sunday, March 15, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) United Center (Chicago, IL)2025 champion: Michigan

Robert Porter, 50, was booked on suspicion of murder after he allegedly struck his 89-year-old father with his car, killing him, authorities said.

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Irans Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the countrys new supreme leader, according to Iranian state television.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the second-eldest son of Ali Khamenei and was born in Mashhad in 1969.His early childhood coincided with his fathers rise as a revolutionary figurehead opposing the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.TRUMP SAYS IRANS SUCCESSION BENCH WIPED OUT AS ISRAELI STRIKE HITS LEADERSHIP DELIBERATIONSAfter the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ali Khamenei moved from a dissident cleric to a senior government official, holding key posts in the regime including deputy defense minister.The family moved from Mashhad to Tehran, where Mojtaba attended Alavi High School, which is a school that is known for educating members of Irans political and religious elite.There, he received a general and religious education and graduated in 1987. In 1989, after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei was appointed supreme leader.ISRAEL STRIKES IRANIAN LEADERSHIP MEETING CHOOSING KHAMENEI SUCCESSORThat same year, Mojtaba began his formal clerical studies in Tehran. He studied under his father as well as Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who later served as Irans chief justice.Over the years, Mojtaba was seen constantly with his father and was also regarded as an influential figure behind the scenes.In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei under Executive Order 13867. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that he had been "representing the supreme leader in an official capacity despite never being elected or appointed to a government position aside from work in the office of his father."IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI DEAD AFTER IDF STRIKE HITS TEHRAN COMPOUND, ISRAELI SOURCE CONFIRMSThe Treasury also said that the supreme leader had delegated part of his leadership responsibilities to Mojtaba.It said he worked closely with commanders of the IRGCs Quds Force and the Basij Resistance Force, positioning him as a key player in both domestic and international security affairs.Mojtaba is married to the daughter of former Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.Among Ali Khameneis sons, he is considered the most powerful and politically influential, according to reports.Initial reports had indicated Mojtaba was among around 40 officials killed in Feb. 28's strike targeting Irans highest-ranking cleric.As previously reported by Fox News Digital, President Trump said strikes on Iran eliminated much of the regimes anticipated leadership succession bench. "Most of the people we had in mind are dead," Trump told reporters Tuesday.

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The NYPD is asking residents to avoid the area of East End Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street in Manhattan due to ongoing police activity."Due to ongoing police activity, please avoid the area of East End Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street in Manhattan," the NYPD wrote on X on Sunday.According to two NYPD sources, the activity is connected to the investigation into two devices that were thrown during dueling protests outside Gracie Mansion.The activity follows hours after New York City officials confirmed that a device ignited and thrown during protests near Gracie Mansion on Saturday was an improvised explosive device (IED) capable of causing "serious injury or death."Fox News' CB Cotton contributed to this report.

It could backfire and help the Tehran regime keep the public on its side.

Oprah Winfrey stunned when she arrived at Paris Fashion Week with her new slimmed-down figure.The 72-year-old media personality was spotted arriving at the Chloe runway show looking noticeably thinner in a pair of high-waisted jeans, a cream-colored top and a brown jacket.She paired the look with a pair of sunglasses, a white purse and closed-toed pointy high-heeled shoes, and wore her hair in a high ponytail.The media mogul was also photographed sitting front row at the Stella McCartney fashion show, in which she paired a pink blazer with tan pants and a white shirt.OZEMPIC BOOM COLLIDES WITH AMERICA'S EATING HABITS AS RESTAURANTS SHRINK PORTIONSThe former talk show host has been open about struggling with her weight many times throughout her career. She famously wheeled out 67 pounds of fat on a wagon while hosting an episode of her talk show in 1988, to represent the amount of weight she had lost due to a liquid diet.After trying many different diets, joining Weight Watchers and trying a holistic approach, Winfrey shared in 2023 that she began taking GLP-1 weight loss medication, telling People in December 2025, she made the decision when she realized her lifelong struggle with her weight was due to obesity, a word she "avoided" before."If you have obesity in your gene pool, I want people to know its not your fault," Winfrey said. "I want people to stop blaming yourself for genes and an environment you cant control. I want people to have the information, whatever you choose to do with it, whether you get the medications, or whether you want to keep dieting."Winfrey shared that after she began taking the GLP-1 medication, she began feeling like "everything is just calmer and stronger" since she has help controlling "the messages that are being sent to your brain about overeating."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe went into detail about her weight loss journey in her book, "Enough," which she co-wrote with obesity expert Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff. She discussed the book and what it was like being the butt of every joke for years, while appearing on "The View" in January."The reason why Ive done this book with Dr. Ania is because what I felt all those years the shame and the blame I gave to myself I felt it because it was my fault," she said. "I felt it was my fault I was overweight, and so when comedians made fun of me, I felt like, Well, its OK for me to be the butt of their jokes because I should be losing the weight.'"The "A Wrinkle In Time" star described feeling embarrassed each time she gained the weight back, saying she "accepted" the jokes about her weight because she "thought they were right."One example she gave was when she appeared on "The Tonight Show" for the first time, explaining she was "so excited to be there" that she spent her "entire paycheck on Stuart Weitzman shoes," only for host Joan Rivers to shame her about gaining so much weight.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"And I remember leaving feeling embarrassed, but that she said I could come back if I lost 15 pounds, so I wasnt even, like, upset with her. I thought, I got to get on it. I got to lose those 15 pounds," Winfrey said.When speaking with People, Winfrey said that when she realized "overeating doesnt cause obesity. Obesity causes overeating," she felt "the most mind-blowing, freeing thing Ive experienced as an adult."

A woman holding 'what appeared to be a firearm' was shot and killed by Los Angeles police late Saturday night following a reported robbery at a South L.A. 7-Eleven.

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Police arrested several people after a smoke-generating "suspicious devices" was thrown during dueling protests at Gracie Mansion Saturday.