Leaked audio revealed that new Iranian Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei survived the strike that killed his father due to a sudden decision to go outside. The audio, obtained by the Telegraph, captured the words of Mazaher Hosseini, head of protocol for former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office, who was briefing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders on what […]

Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel lamented the current status of the world and the U.S.’s leadership at the Oscars on Sunday. Kimmel, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said he is “exhausted” by current events.  “It’s ridiculous, we live in a ridiculous country,” Kimmel said to Variety. “We always lived in a ridiculous country, […]

Bank of America agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit on Monday brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, who alleged the bank helped facilitate the late financier’s sex-trafficking operation, according to court records filed this week. Lawyers for the bank and a group of Epstein victims told the federal judge overseeing the case that they had […]

Officials in Cuba announced an islandwide blackout on Monday amid the country’s energy crisis.  “A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System has occurred,” Cuban officials wrote on X, saying restoration efforts were underway.  The blackout comes as the Trump administration turned its Latin American focus to Cuba following the capture of former Venezuelan […]