LOADING ERROR LOADING“Saturday Night Live” kicked off this weekend’s episode with a sketch showing a pill-addled President Donald Trump holding an anything-goes press conference on Air Force One. Oh, she’s got a beautiful face and those lips that don’t quit,” Johnson fawned as the camera panned in to Padilla’s face. “It’s pretty amazing that I can just openly simp over my young blonde subordinate.”Advertisement"Saturday Night Live" depicted President Donald Trump in a prescription pill daze during this week's cold open. “They go ‘bop, bop, bop’ like a machine gun. AdvertisementIn the sketch, James Austin Johnson's Trump bragged about being very "nice to women" before calling CNN's Kaitlan Collins a "nasty, horrible witch."

But then, at 60, my husband announced he wanted to have a child with a younger woman. When I was younger, I’d agonized about how I’d age. Who knew which way I’d go or what I’d discover? AdvertisementDespite the visible reminders of old age, strangers say hi and smile at me. I could choose to believe I control the world ― or should ― and always be upset when things don’t go the way I’d planned.

(He’s actually a big musical theater fan. But to dig a little deeper, we decided to ask some therapists who love musical theatre what it might say about someone if they hate the sound of music(als). TORSTEN BLACKWOOD via Getty Images “The dynamics onstage in musical theater can sometimes be overstimulating for people,” said Alaina O’Neill , a therapist and self-professed theater kid. “I think that is ultimately what can turn people off to musical theater. Either way, Esther said it’s worth continuing to try them out when one does pique your interest.

Gavin Newsom (D) is calling out President Donald Trump again for spreading misinformation. On Sunday, Trump doubled back on his repeated, false claims about rigged elections, claiming this time that he would’ve won California in the 2024 presidential election if he hadn’t been cheated by the Democratic party. The right-wing leader continued, “It’s a rigged election in California because we would win California by a lot. Gavin Newsom (D) has regularly blasted President Donald Trump and his administration. But then we won again in 2024 with an election we call ‘too big to rig,’” he said.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Brown University student said surviving Saturday’s mass shooting at the college made her feel like she was 12 years old again in Parkland, Florida, surviving that mass shooting in 2018. “Mentally, I feel like I’m 12 again,” Zoe Weissman, a sophomore at Brown University, told MS NOW. Weissman told MS NOW she was in her dorm about to study for finals when her friend called to tell her about the mass shooting. Mia Tretta, another student at Brown University, told NBC News that she was shot during the 2019 mass shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. “I am 21 years old, and this is the second mass shooting that I have now lived through,” Matthews said in a 2023 TikTok video.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump addressed Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University in a manner that was very Trump-like. “Brown University, great school, really one of the greatest schools anywhere in the world,” Trump said Sunday from the White House. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were at the White House on Sunday for the White House Christmas reception. On Saturday night, Trump told reporters the shooting at Brown was a “terrible thing.”“All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those who were very badly hurt it looks like,” he said. Just pray.”Vice President JD Vance offered a similar sentiment, writing on social media that he is “thinking of and praying for the victims tonight.”

“I love the Lumbee tribe,” Trump said as he signed his proclamation in January. Lumbee Tribe.”The Lumbee tribe, a massive group with about 55,000 members, was all in for Trump in the 2024 election. Their support for Trump paid off this week, as lawmakers tucked language into a fast-moving defense bill to grant full federal recognition to the Lumbee tribe. AdvertisementNorth Carolina lawmakers have played hardball for years to try to get the Lumbee tribe federal recognition, and they’ve angered colleagues in the process. But some senators have taken offense to the idea that the Lumbee tribe is getting off easy by going the legislative route.

Police said one of the gunmen was known to the security services, but that there had been no specific threat. AdvertisementANKARA, TURKIYE - DECEMBER 14: An infographic titled "Mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach" created in Ankara, Turkiye on December 14, 2025. He said it was declared a terrorist attack due to the event targeted and weapons used. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that “the United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Throughout last summer, the country was rocked by a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

“To many people, ghosting — which is a passive way to leave a relationship — feels like a gentle breakup,” Koch continued. We Can Blame The Tech (At Least A Little Bit)I’ll be the first to admit that social media has made me far more comfortable ghosting friends than it should. To be clear — and this is in no way an excuse — the people I’ve ghosted were mainly social media and/or online friends. Ending A Friendship RespectfullyAlthough ghosting isn’t a kind way to end a friendship, it’s OK to walk away from certain friends if you feel the relationship isn’t working anymore. But when we need to, we can end relationships and friendships in a way that prioritizes everyone’s dignity and well-being.”

Courtesy of the legal team that represented Julius Jones and Tremane WoodYou kind of alluded to this, but many of your clients, including Julius and Tremane, had negative experiences with their trial attorneys. The community that developed around Julius’ case was really the result of “The Last Defense,” which was produced in 2018 by Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon’s company at ABC, that really spotlighted for folks the injustice in Julius’ case. AdvertisementLamont Williams and Rebecca Postyeni with Julius Jones' mother, Madeline Davis-Jones (center), at the 2024 Peace Needs Conference in Oklahoma City. Courtesy of the legal team that represented Julius Jones and Tremane WoodAhead of Julius’ case, there was this tremendous public, national pressure in support of clemency. LW: With Julius’ case, it was maybe an easier thing for people to get on board with questions of innocence.

via Associated PressPHOENIX, Ariz. – Democratic governors are in the club everyone wants to join. As many as eight of the Democratic governors in attendance are seen as potential candidates for the presidency in 2028. Similarly, Democratic governors were largely irrelevant in the 2020 nominating contests but will be central in 2028. Republicans are slightly favored to win in Kansas, where Democratic Gov. (Staffers for the potential candidates were often very interested in discussing the way other governors were positioning themselves, with less interest in talking about their own potential candidate’s plans.)

The most-streamed Christmas songs of the 21st century have been unveiled QUIQUE GARCIA/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockBut what about those songs released on this side of the new millennium? Well, the Official Charts Company recently unveiled a full list of the most-streamed Christmas tunes of the 21st century, to reveal the more modern songs we enjoy when we’re starting to feel festive. AdvertisementWhich British Christmas song from the 21st century is the most-streamed? Leona Lewis performing One More Sleep on The X Factor in 2013 Tom Dymond/Thames/ShutterstockAdvertisementWhich other British Christmas music offering from the 21st century has made the most-streamed list? At the opposite end of the “merry and bright” scale is the Coldplay offering Christmas Lights, which sits at number two on the Official Charts Company’s countdown.

And with the third film, Wake Up Dead Man, receiving yet another warm reception from critics and fans, it begs the question – what’s next for Knives Out? Here’s what we know so far…Kerry Washington arrives at the premiere of "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" via Associated PressAdvertisementWill there be another Knives Out movie? If we do get another Knives Out film, Rian has assured fans it will only come from him, as he owns the franchise along with producer Ram Bergman. Rian Johnson arrives at the premiere of "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" via Associated PressAdvertisementAnd how about Daniel Craig? Joseph Gordon Levitt arrives at the premiere of "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" via Associated PressAdvertisementWhy are people talking about a Muppets crossover?

Supplied Sarah was able to provide a bed for her child and put food on the table over Christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers. AdvertisementLast Christmas, support workers from Action for Children were able to provide Sarah with a £250 supermarket voucher, as well as a brand-new bed and mattress for her daughter, through the charity’s Family Fund. “Being able to give my child her own bed to sleep in was the best Christmas gift I could have asked for,” Sarah said. A quarter of applications for crisis help came from working families (25%). One family support worker said they helped a family whose nine-year-old was sleeping in a toddler bed as they weren’t in a position to buy a single bed.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGStuffy noses and bothersome coughs aren’t the only winter illness symptoms making the rounds right now. The highly contagious virus is on the rise in many states across the country. AdvertisementYou don’t need any fancy produce soaps, instead washing produce well with water is enough to kill the virus, Gooden said. You can’t rely on hand sanitizers necessarily, especially if you’ve touched contaminated surfaces or have come in contact with someone who is ill with norovirus,” Gooden said. Advertisement“It’s really important to monitor for any development of severe symptoms,” Gooden said.