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In the news today: The U.S. sends five men to Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's deportation program; Paramount comics Colbert and Stewart criticize their network's $16 million "60 Minutes" settlement of a Trump lawsuit; and Israel threatens to escalate its involvement in Syria. Also, stars react to their Emmy nominations. |
Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the Climate Action Summit at the U.N. headquarters in 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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The US sends third-country deportees to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
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The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Read more. |
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The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal |
CBS "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert condemned parent company Paramount Global's settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" story during his first show back from a vacation. Colbert followed "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart's criticism of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement announced July 1. Read more. |
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"I am offended," Colbert said in his monologue Monday night. "I don't know if anything – anything – will repair my trust in this company. But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help." He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was "big fat bribe."
Colbert's "bribe" reference was to the pending sale of Paramount to Skydance Media, which needs Trump administration approval. The deal ended Trump's lawsuit over the newsmagazine's editing of its interview last fall with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Critics suggested the settlement was primarily to clear a hurdle to the sale.
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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses
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Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and Israel threatened to escalate its involvement in support of the Druze religious minority. Read more. |
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Since the December ousting of Syria's longtime despotic leader, Bashar Assad, the country's new rulers have struggled to consolidate control over the territory.
The latest escalation in Syria began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions in the southern province.
- In Israel, the Druze are seen as a loyal minority and often serve in the military. Israel has taken an aggressive stance toward Syria's new leaders since Assad's fall, saying it doesn't want Islamist militants near its borders. Israeli forces have seized a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone on Syrian territory along the border with the Golan Heights and launched hundreds of airstrikes on military sites in Syria.
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A bottlenose dolphin with a marine sponge on its nose swims in Shark Bay, Australia in 2024. (Meredith MacQueeney/Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project via AP)
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Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it's harder than it looks
Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose, to protect themselves from sharp rocks. But this behavior, passed down through generations, is trickier than it looks. |
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