Khamenei’s death met with public mourning, quiet celebrations as regime’s opponents wait for an opening

The streets were eerily quiet elsewhere on Sunday as businesses, schools and universities shut their doors. Opponents of the regime, who turned out in the thousands for protests that faced a brutal crackdown in January, largely stayed off the streets on Sunday, perhaps heeding advice from U.S. President Donald Trump and former Crown Prince Reza … Read more

AI executive Dario Amodei on the red lines Anthropic would not cross

“It’s about the principle of standing up for what’s right,” said Dario Amodei, CEO of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, who has found himself at the center of a new kind of firestorm. What’s wrong, in his view, is why the AI company he co-founded has been banned from the federal government. “It feels very … Read more

Sen. Tom Cotton says

Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that there’s “not a simple answer” as to who will lead Iran after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a massive U.S.-Israeli military operation a day earlier.   “I don’t think anyone can give you a simple answer,” Cotton said on “Face … Read more

Three U.S. service members killed in Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM says

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Iranian state media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 02:34 Israel begins new wave of strikes on Iran targeting missile systems 00:59 Iran could face political and societal challenges if the regime collapses 02:19 Trump says Iran’s supreme … Read more

3 U.S. service members killed in military operation against Iran, CENTCOM says

U.S. Central Command said Sunday that three American service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded during the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. “Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty,” CENTCOM said in a post on social media.  “Major combat operations … Read more

Mark Kelly calls Khamenei’s death a ‘good thing’ but slams lack of ‘plan’ in Iran: Full interview

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Ro Khanna says ‘Americans are not safer today’ after Iran’s Khamenei is killed: Full interview 07:45 Lindsey Graham says it’s ‘not our job’ to pick Iran’s leader after Khamenei’s death: Full interview 13:28 Now Playing Mark Kelly calls Khamenei’s death … Read more

Broadway and Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on his new memoir, and being a

There’s a line from an old movie that says no man is a failure who has friends, and by that reasoning, meet the most successful man in town: Marc Shaiman, the legendary composer, Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winner, and a guy with friends like Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Steve Martin who’d brave a New York … Read more

3 killed, 14 injured in shooting at bar near University of Texas in Austin

At least three people were killed and 14 others injured after a man opened fire at bar in Austin, Texas, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. Officers responded to reports of a male suspect opening fire at Buford’s, a beer garden in the city, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. The … Read more