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15+ min ago (248+ words) You wouldn't say that to somebody who's a top-line actor in Hollywood," he tells GalaxyCon attendees Matthew Lillard admitted to a crowd of fans Saturday in Ohio that Quentin Tarantino's recent criticism of his acting hurts" and it sucks." The Scooby Doo" actor told the at GalaxyCon attendees, Quentin Tarantino'this week said he didn't like me as an actor. Eh, whatever. Who gives a s't." Lillard also said that he is very popular in this room" but that doesn't extend to Hollywood in general. I'm not very popular in Hollywood," he explained. Two totally different microcosms, right? And so, you know, it's humbling, and it hurts." Tarantino offered his unfiltered opinions about several films and actors, including Paul Dano, during a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis" podcast. At one point during the conversation he was asked to rank…...

18+ min ago (541+ words) At event in California, US defense secretary says Trump has power to take military action "as he sees fit" Pete Hegseth on Saturday doubled down on his defense of US military strikes on alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean, arguing that Donald Trump has the power to take military action "as he sees fit" and dismissing concerns that the strikes violate international law. Hegseth spoke on Saturday at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California, amid growing scrutiny over the legality of the attacks and his leadership of the Pentagon. The defense secretary argued the strikes, which have killed more than 80 people since September, were justified to protect Americans. He compared suspected drug smugglers to al-Qaida terrorists. "If you"re working for a designated terrorist organization and you bring drugs to this country in a boat, we…...

19+ min ago (187+ words) The Prime Video superhero series returns for Season 5 on April 8 "The Boys" is headed for an all-out war when its fifth and final season debuts in the spring. The final season will debut April 6 on Prime Video and run until May 20. "Even if I have to drag your broken f'king carcasses over the finish line, we are going all the way, no matter the cost," Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) says in an ominous pep talk. For fans of "Supernatural" ' which "The Boys" showrunner Eric Kripke also helmed ' the first trailer also holds an extra special reunion. It has already been reported that Jensen Ackles would be returning for the final season as Soldier Boy, and he appears being overlooked by Homelander in the new footage. However, earlier in the trailer, Jared Padalecki's mysterious new character is also seen looking less…...

30+ min ago (908+ words) Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem amid war in Gaza Syria Alawite leader urges boycott of Assad removal celebrations Lebanon UN team examines options for border area with Israel The Mission: A surgeon, a war and the film the world must see For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings of red lights, a hopeful change in the Palestinian city that's been reeling since war broke out in Gaza. Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Palestinians hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future in a region shaken by tragedy. "It's not like it…...

33+ min ago (456+ words) MS NOW's Al Sharpton may have just set a cable news record for the quickest commercial break. Sharpton, while hosting his program, PoliticsNation on Saturday, started his show by looking to talk about President Donald Trump's "racist" remarks about Somali immigrants, which Sharpton said is part of his administration's "unprecedented assault" on "basic civil liberties." He brought on Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) to weigh in " but there was just one problem: Amo could not get his microphone to work. Amo, after being asked for his "reaction" to Trump's recent comments, started to jabber away, but the viewers could not hear a word of it. "I don't hear 'em," Sharpton could be heard telling his producers. "You're muted, congressman, you're muted," he added a moment later. An assistant for Amo then leaned into his shot while attempting to get the audio…...

33+ min ago (210+ words) Donald Trump's allies baffled onlookers on Saturday by calling on the president to make what one analyst called a "screeching J-turn" on his current policies. Former Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, the controversial figure Trump named to be his White House national security adviser, spoke to Steve Bannon on the latter's internet show. Both MAGA allies insisted Trump distance himself from the Muslim brotherhood and Qatar, a nation Trump has drawn closer to. "Qatar is the foundation of a large terrorist organization and network globally. And so one of the things that they're going to have to do, and Trump is the guy to do it, is to basically disavow themselves from the Muslim Brotherhood, which I don't believe that they'll ever do," according to Flynn, who was echoing comments made by far-right activist Laura Loomer. Politico reporter Josh Gerstein asked,…...

36+ min ago (203+ words) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant orders a probe into the tragedy in the resort city on the shores of the Arabian Sea. At least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, according to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and media reports. Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight on Sunday at a club in Arpora in the North Goa district, the Press Trust of India reported, citing officials. "Today is a very painful day for all of us in Goa. A major fire incident at Arpora has taken the lives of 23 people," Sawant wrote on X. "I visited the incident site and have ordered an inquiry into this incident," he said. "Those found responsible will face most stringent action under the law " any negligence…...

37+ min ago (1734+ words) Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington is calling for the release of Wilmer Toledo-Martinez, an immigrant who she says was mauled last month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attack dog in Vancouver, Washington. According to Murray's office, Toledo-Martinez is an immigrant with no criminal convictions, who came to the United States at 15 years old. His wife and three children'ages 2, 3, and 7, respectively'are all U.S. citizens. On November 14, Toledo-Martinez reportedly answered a knock at his door to find a federal immigration agent posing as a construction worker, who claimed to have hit his car. Toledo-Martinez went outside and was asked his name. When he turned to go inside to retrieve his insurance and ID, another agent is said to have released the dog, which bit him repeatedly, leaving injuries that were later captured in graphic images provided by Murray. His wife and…...

37+ min ago (1771+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went to great lengths Saturday to avoid saying whether the military will release the full, unedited video of its controversial September 2 double-tap strikes on a boat it claims was carrying drugs in the Caribbean. Thus far, only footage of the first strike has been released to the public. The full unreleased video, however, reportedly goes on to show two survivors clinging to the wreckage, before they were killed by a second strike that legal experts have described as a war crime or murder. Democratic lawmakers who viewed the full video of the strikes, which killed 11 people, this week said it was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service" and that it "confirmed my worst fears about the nature of the Trump administration's military activities." When asked Wednesday if his…...

46+ min ago (126+ words) Talks held on trade as Washington wants New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil. From limo diplomacy to a ceremonial guard, Vladimir Putin got a red-carpet welcome in India this week. He was there to talk trade ties and energy supply with Narendra Modi " and make a statement that his country is far from a global pariah. But as New Delhi tries to walk a tightrope between Moscow and Washington, what is at stake and who stands to benefit the most? Brahma Chellaney " Professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research Thomas Pickering " Former diplomat and US ambassador to India and Russia Aleksei Zakharov " Fellow at Observer Research Foundation focusing on Russia's foreign policy towards South Asia and its relations with India...