While grant makers can’t make up the budget shortfall, they can coordinate fast, local action when federal help falls short.
The Best and Worst Celebrity Outfits at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
- The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is now underway in France.
- The event will run until May 24 and feature numerous opportunities for bold fashion.
- Eva Longoria wore a stunning gown at a premiere, while Bella Hadid missed the mark with her look.
The stars are out at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
This year’s event kicked off on Tuesday with an opening ceremony and the premiere of the French film “Leave One Day.” The festival will continue until May 24, providing nearly two weeks of French street style and red-carpet fashion.
And celebrities are already arriving in bold ensembles.
From Bella Hadid to Halle Berry, here are the best and worst looks we’ve seen so far.
Tom Cruise looked sharp in maroon.
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Halle Berry made a last-minute fashion change, but her new outfit didn’t work for her.
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Isabeli Fontana could have been mistaken for a princess in a metallic gown.
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Bella Hadid is always one of the best-dressed stars at Cannes, but her outfit choice for the 2025 opening ceremony was underwhelming.
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Eva Longoria sparkled down the red carpet in a stunning gown.
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Irina Shayk wore a fun gown, but a different hairstyle could have elevated the whole look.
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Next iPhones will feature an under-screen Face ID
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Despite the fact that the iPhone 17 Pro is scheduled to be unveiled in just four months, industry experts are already sharing their predictions for the next generation of Apple flagship smartphones. According to them, the iPhone 18 Pro may be the first smartphone with an “invisible” Face ID system hidden under the screen, as reported by MacRumors.
What analysts say about the new feature
Ross Young, the vice president of Counterpoint Research who has accurately predicted Apple’s display innovations, published a commentary after Michael Gelender, the CEO of OTI Lumionics, spoke at the SID Business Conference. Gelender noted that phones with in-screen Face ID made using his company’s materials will appear on the market in 2026. Young believes the iPhone 18 Pro will be the first device with this technology, and that other brands will follow Apple’s lead.
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Journalist Wayne Ma of The Information previously published similar information. According to Ma, future Pro iPhones will have only a small hole in the upper left corner for the front camera, eliminating the current pill-shaped notch. However, the source does not specify whether the Dynamic Island software function will remain.
Assuming the company adheres to its standard schedule, the iPhone 18 Pro line is expected to be unveiled in September 2026.
As a reminder, Apple is preparing to completely revise its smartphone launch strategy. The company plans to release two unusual models — an ultra-thin iPhone and its first foldable device — over several seasons.
As we previously reported, the new iPhone 17 Air designs, which have appeared in photos and videos, have already generated significant interest in the upcoming release. Based on what is known so far, Apple has a real chance of recreating the success of the first MacBook Air by introducing a smartphone that could redefine the entire iPhone line.
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Texas heat to surpass fury of all US deserts as triple-digit temps reach historic levels
Record-breaking heat across Central Texas is expected, with Austin and San Antonio possibly seeing their hottest May temperatures ever. The FOX Forecast Center warns that hundreds of daily records are likely to be surpassed by the time this heat wave peaks by Thursday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Prepare for an inferno in Central Texas.
The scorching heat descending upon the Lone Star State will be so extreme that thermometers are forecast to climb higher than the sun-baked sands of all the U.S. deserts, with high temperatures possibly reaching close to 115 degrees along the Rio Grande.
The FOX Forecast Center said major cities like Austin and San Antonio can expect record-breaking triple-digit temperatures through Sunday.
FILE – The sun sets over the west Texas desert near Valentine, Texas, on Saturday, April 10, 2021.
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The hottest conditions will likely peak on Wednesday into Thursday, when all-time heat records for the month of May could be shattered. By the time the heat wave ends, hundreds of daily records are likely to be broken.
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The extreme heat has triggered Heat Advisories and even Extreme Heat Warnings.
These are the first Extreme Heat Warnings to be issued since the name was changed from “Excessive Heat Warning.” This was done as the National Weather Service continues to work on making alerts easier to understand for the public.
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For many locations west of Interstate 35 and south of Interstate 20, temperatures will likely exceed 100 degrees, marking the first real taste of summer this year. Even the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is forecast to reach 100 degrees on Wednesday.
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Some relief may come by the end of the week, but temperatures will likely remain in the 90s through the weekend and may potentially remain record-breaking.
This surge of heat will also coincide with the next severe storm threat across the South and Midwest on Thursday and Friday.
Thumbprint on cigarette carton leads to arrest in 1977 death of young woman
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nearly half a century after a young California woman was strangled to death, officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest.
Willie Eugene Sims was arrested in Jefferson, Ohio, in connection with the death of Jeanette Ralston, according to a Friday statement from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
Sims, 69, has been charged with murder and was arraigned on Friday in Ashtabula County Court before being sent to California.
Ralston was found dead in the back seat of her Volkswagen Beetle on Feb. 1, 1977, in San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Her body was found in the carport area of an apartment complex near the bar where friends say she was last seen.
She had been strangled with a long-sleeve dress shirt, and evidence appeared to show she was sexually assaulted, according to prosecutors. Her car showed signs of having been unsuccessfully set on fire.
Her friends said at the time that they saw her leave the bar with an unknown man the evening before, saying she would be back in 10 minutes, but she never returned. Police interviewed the friends and other witnesses and created a suspect sketch. But the investigation went cold.
A thumbprint found on Ralston’s cigarette carton in her car was found to match Sims last fall after law enforcement had asked to run the print through the FBI’s updated system, prosecutors said.
Earlier this year, officials from the District Attorney’s office and San Jose police went to Ohio to collect DNA from Sims. Prosecutors say it matched the DNA found on Ralston’s fingernails and the shirt used to strangle her.
“Every day, forensic science grows better, and every day criminals are closer to being caught,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “Cases may grow old and be forgotten by the public. We don’t forget and we don’t give up.”
William Weigel, homicide team supervisor for the Santa Clara county public defender’s office, confirmed Monday that Lara Wallman had been assigned the case. He said their office can’t comment on the evidence yet because they haven’t seen it but cautioned the public from jumping to conclusions.
“It is kind of important that we let the system play itself out and allow our side to conduct our own independent review and investigation of the case before we rush to judgment as it were,” he said.
Back in 1977, Sims was an army private assigned to a facility about 68 miles (109 kilometers) south of San Jose, prosecutors said.
The year after Ralston’s death, a jury in a separate case convicted Sims of an assault to commit murder in Monterey County and sentenced him to four years in prison, court records show.
Ralston’s son, Allen Ralston, was 6 when she died. He told WOIO-TV that he is grateful and relieved an arrest was finally made.
“I’m just glad that somebody cared,” he said about the case.
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New FEMA head says he will ‘run right over’ staff who resist changes
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Headquarters is seen in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025.
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David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will “run right over” anyone that resists changes and that all delegation of authority in the agency is immediately suspended.
Richardson spoke one day after he was appointed to replace acting FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton, who was ousted by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after telling a congressional hearing he did not support eliminating the agency.
President Donald Trump and Noem have called for the agency to be shrunk or even abolished, arguing that many of its functions can be carried out by the states, a stance that is already leading to decreased federal aid for disasters.
Richardson, a former Marine artillery officer and combat veteran, told staff in an all-hands call that was heavy on references to his military experience, that all decisions, including those on spending, would go through him.
“I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA. I’m here to carry out the president’s intent for FEMA,” Richardson, who was most recently assistant secretary for DHS’ office for countering weapons of mass destruction, told the staff.
Standing behind a lectern and speaking in a forceful tone, Richardson said in his experience carrying out reforms that roughly 20% of an organization will resist.
“Obfuscation, delay, undermining. If you’re one of those 20% of people and you think those tactics and techniques are going to help you, they will not, because I will run right over you,” Richardson said. “Don’t get in my way … I know all the tricks.”
The leadership change comes at a time when the agency, which is in charge of coordinating the federal government’s response to disasters, is helping states and local communities prepare for the onset of hurricane season on June 1.
Under Hamilton, FEMA had already moved to slash costs and narrow the agency’s mission. In April, Hamilton sent the White House a memo with suggestions for reducing FEMA’s role in responding to disasters. It included an option raising the threshold for providing aid to disaster-hit states.
In his first 100 days, Trump has turned down a series of requests for major disaster aid that the impacted states, both Republican- and Democratic-leaning alike, have said would have been approved under past administrations.
Richardson said he would be looking to narrow the agency’s operations to only actions that “are within the law” and “within our mission.” He said using resources beyond those parameters was a waste of taxpayer dollars.
“We’re going to find out how to do things better. We’re going to find out how to push things down to the states that should be done at state level. Also we’re going to find out how we can do more cost sharing with the states,” he said.
Richardson addressed a workforce that has been dwindling in size, targeted for cuts like other agencies by Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Some 2,000 FEMA employees have accepted incentives to leave or were terminated since the start of the Trump administration, shrinking its full-time staff by about one third, according to Michael Coen, former FEMA chief of staff under the administrations of former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Coen predicted Richardson’s address would further demoralize the staff.
“I think it’s going to lead to more departures from the agency, which is just going to further decrease FEMA’s capability for whenever the next catastrophic event happens.”
Coming Soon: Gautam Gambhir’s Test reboot after Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma era ends | Cricket News
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With Kohli & Rohit having retired, head coach Gambhir is now the most powerful figure in India’s setup. It’s time to back young talent & execute his plans. The only constant will be change…India’s Test team has been staring at generational change for a while now. The murmurs of transition started with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane losing their places three years ago. When Gautam Gambhir was appointed head coach last year, it was perceived as a forward-thinking move meant to shake things up and usher in fresh blood. In that context, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s retirements may be perceived as part of the process the selection committee and management envisioned for the team.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!There seems to be only way ahead — invest heavily in talented youth who can form the core of the Test team in time. The returns are not to be judged immediately.Who’s that IPL player?This isn’t an unfamiliar scenario in Indian cricket. When Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 within a year of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman calling it quits, the concerns were not too dissimilar. India went through the throes of transition for a good three years before becoming a force in Test cricket under Kohli’s leadership.Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim, a national selector at that time, says, “We had MS Dhoni leading the team. He was clear how he wanted to shape the team and who were his best bets. There was clarity that we had to be ready to move on from Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. Dhoni was the most important person.
“Kohli, Pujara and Rahane were all in and around the Test team. It helped that all three of them succeeded in South Africa in 2013 immediately after Tendulkar retired. The team wasn’t winning but we were heading in the right direction. It was apparent that once Kohli took up the No. 4 position, he would form the core of the batting lineup,” Karim told TOI.
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This time around, there’s no obvious leader in the team. Coach Gambhir came in with the mandate to usher in changes at the earliest. Now it’s time to execute those plans. “Gambhir becomes the most important person here. He has to give confidence to the players. The first thing he needs to do is understand the new captain, the vision he has and the brand of cricket he wants the team to play,” Karim said.Gambhir can now become the most powerful head coach India have ever had. In 2017, Anil Kumble tried to enforce himself but then-captain Kohli had the last word. Yet, Gambhir has to tread carefully here. “Gambhir has clear ideas about how he wants his team to approach a game. But he needs to be the man who empowers players and creates leaders in the team. I’m sure he’ll back someone like Rishabh Pant, who hit a rough patch in Australia, and give him more confidence on the upcoming, tough tour of England,” former national selector Devang Gandhi said.
Replenishing bowling resourcesIt’s not just about filling the void left by Rohit and Kohli. Not too long ago, India boasted of an enviable bowling attack that could hurt opposition teams irrespective of the nature of pitches and conditions. The famed pace attack of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav were handed the mantle starting from 2012-13.“Those bowlers, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, were identified for the longer run. They initially struggled to bowl out opposition batters even overseas. But the idea was to zero in on a pool of bowlers and keep working with them. Credit must go to Kohli for turning things around when he decided to play five bowlers in Tests. That regulated the workload of the pacers and became a metric going forward. Similarly, if you have identified the likes of Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Arshdeep, then stick with the pool,” Karim said.
Gandhi revisited the process of creating a strong backup in 2020 with the help of Rahul Dravid, who looked after the NCA and India’s developmental sides. “The primary job of our selection committee was to create bench strength. I went to eight ‘A’ tours as a selector and had robust discussions with Dravid. Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini were ready to step up. India has to focus on red-ball ‘A’ tours. The white-ball team will take care of itself because we have such a strong tournament like the IPL,” Gandhi said.In all the hype around the pace attack, one may have ignored the lack of resources in the spin-bowling department. “We chose R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to lead the spin attack and it paid off. Probably, they need to give Kuldeep Yadav more game time and groom the likes of Sai Kishore and Washington Sundar,” Karim said.It’s going to be a tough road ahead for India’s Test team. Persistence and patience seem to be the need of the hour.
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