Hollywood star Zendaya has clarified that “many people were fooled” by fabricated AI-generated images purporting to show her wedding to actor Tom Holland, amid persistent speculation that the couple has already tied the knot.
The rumours intensified after her stylist, Law Roach, reportedly suggested their nuptials had taken place.
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel’s US late-night talk show, the 29-year-old actress directly addressed the circulating images and marriage claims. When asked about recent headlines, she quipped: “Really? I haven’t seen any of them.”
She then elaborated on the AI photos: “Many people have been fooled by them. While I was just out and about in real life, people were like, ‘Oh my God, your wedding photos are gorgeous’. And I was like, ‘Babe, they’re AI. They’re not real’.”
Further fuelling the speculation, Zendaya was recently photographed wearing a bridal white dress and a gold band on her left hand at the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week.
Arriving at the Louvre, Zendaya debuted a chic new dark bob haircut. She wore a dramatic white shirt with a long pointed collar, a voluminous white bubble skirt, black belt, and stilettos. Crucially, a gold band was visible on her finger, worn beneath her glittering engagement ring.
Zendaya and Tom Holland star in the Spider-Man movies (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Archive)
The couple, who first met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017, have largely kept their romance private, confirming their relationship in November 2021 and getting engaged last year.
Roach, who accompanied Zendaya, had previously told Access Hollywood: “The wedding has already happened. You missed it.” When asked “Is that true?”, he replied with a laugh: “It’s very true.”
They are set to reunite on screen later this year in their fourth superhero film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Speaking about the franchise, Zendaya told Kimmel: “It’s such a huge part of our story, obviously. We grew up making those films, and it’s such a privilege to be able to do them. I know Tom cares so much about the role and doing it, and he’s just the best Spider-Man ever.”
They are also slated to co-star in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in 2026.
Arizona’s attorney general on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Kalshi, alleging the prediction market platform is engaging in illegal gambling practices and election wagering by allowing users to bet on the outcome of certain events.
The complaint, filed in Maricopa County, Arizona, includes 20 separate counts against Kalshi, claiming the company accepted bets from Arizona residents in violation of state law. The bets in question focused on events including sporting contests, individual player performance, legislation and state and federal elections, according to a statement issued by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office.
“Kalshi may brand itself as a ‘prediction market,’ but what it’s actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law,” Mayes said in the statement.
Arizona state law prohibits residents from offering or accepting bets on the outcome of an election. The charge is classified as a class 2 misdemeanor, a low-level offense that can result in jail time, a fine or probation, according to legal groups based in Arizona. Gambling on the outcome of a sporting event is also illegal under state law, although the Arizona Department of Gaming permits it in some cases.
Four of the counts against Kalshi concern betting on elections, while the remaining 16 relate to wagering on sports.
The charges against Kalshi come just days after the New York-based prediction market company sued Arizona officials, in what the state’s attorney general’s office referred to as a preemptive “attempt to avoid accountability under Arizona law.”
State vs. federal jurisdiction
Kalshi called the criminal charges “paper thin” and said states don’t have the authority to regulate a national financial exchange.
“As other courts have recognized and the [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] affirms, Kalshi is subject to federal jurisdiction,” a spokesperson told CBS News in an email. “It’s different from what sportsbooks and casinos offer their customers, and it should not be overseen by a patchwork of inconsistent state laws.”
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates prediction markets, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Dennis Kelleher, president of Better Markets, a nonprofit advocacy group that champions financial reform, told CBS News in an email that many of the events Kalshi customers bet on are “substantively the same as gambling” and that they violate the terms of the Commodities Exchange Act. That 1936 law bars betting on gaming, war, assassination or terrorism.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions on Cuba are tied to political change on the island, as the country faces widespread blackouts, unrest and a worsening economic crisis.
“Suffice it to say that the embargo is tied to political change on the island,” Rubio told reporters at the White House. “The law, it’s been codified. And, but the bottom line is their economy doesn’t work. It’s a nonfunctional economy. It’s an economy that has survived.… That thing they have, has survived on subsidies from the Soviet Union and now from Venezuela. They don’t get subsidies anymore. So they’re in a lot of trouble. And the people in charge of them don’t know how to fix it. So they have to get new people in charge.”
Rubio’s comments come as Cuba faces a deepening energy crisis that has fueled protests and instability.
A nationwide power grid collapse left roughly 10 million people without electricity, according to U.S. Embassy statements and Cuban authorities.
People walk on the street during a blackout in Havana, March 16, 2026.(Ramon Espinosa/AP)
President Donald Trump indicated his administration is actively engaged.
“Cuba right now is in very bad shape. They’re talking to Marco,” Trump told the reporters, “We’ll be doing something with Cuba very soon.… We’re dealing with Cuba.”
Trump escalated his rhetoric against Cuba Monday, saying he expected to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form” and that “I can do anything I want” with the neighboring country.
A senior State Department official rejected claims that U.S. sanctions are responsible for the humanitarian situation, saying, “Widespread blackouts have sadly become common for many years in Cuba — a symptom of the failing regime’s incompetence and inability to provide even the most basic goods and service for its people.”
“This is the tragic result of over 60 years of Communist rule,” the official added. “An island that was once the crown jewel of the Caribbean has plunged into extreme poverty and darkness.
“As President Trump has said, what is left of the regime should make a deal and finally let the Cuban people be free and prosperous, with the help of the United States,” the official told Fox News Digital.
Protesters gather outside a Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba, as a fire burns in the street during overnight unrest. Video obtained by Fox News Digital appeared to show demonstrators attempting to set fire to the building amid protests linked to widespread blackouts.(Reuters)
Cuban human rights activist Rosa María Payá argued that the current crisis reflects systemic collapse inside the regime, not external pressure.
“The blackout is the regime’s collapse made visible: 65 years of totalitarianism finally consuming itself,” Payá told Fox News Digital. “The protests are Cubans refusing to disappear into that darkness.”
She rejected claims that U.S. sanctions are driving the humanitarian situation.
“Cubans are not suffering because of American policy,” she said. “They are suffering because of a dictatorship. Pressure on the regime works. What hurts the Cuban people is legitimizing it.”
“The only way to end the humanitarian catastrophe is to end the regime,” Payá added. “That’s the demand of the Cuban people.”
Recent blackouts and shortages have been linked to failures at key infrastructure, including the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, as well as fuel shortages following U.S. actions to curtail oil shipments from Venezuela, one of Cuba’s primary energy suppliers.
At the same time, Pentagon officials told lawmakers there are no plans to invade Cuba, even as they described it as a long-standing security concern.
Joseph Humire, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, said he was “not familiar with any plans on Cuba” when asked during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday.
Riot police walk the streets after a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Arroyo Naranjo Municipality, Havana, on July 12, 2021.(Yamil Lage/AFP)
He described Cuba as “one of the strongest intelligence adversaries that we’ve had in the United States,” adding that Cuban officials have operated across the region and were “defending Nicolás Maduro… in Caracas” during past operations.
Cuba’s government has blamed U.S. sanctions for worsening the crisis, while U.S. officials argue it stems from decades of economic mismanagement and reliance on foreign subsidies.
Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to [email protected].
We dig through the evidence on the effect of screen time on babies and young children, with the help of some parents and experts. And after hearing our story of a woman who got her voice back with the help of AI, a listener got in touch to tell us his own moving story of hearing his father’s voice for the first time in 50 years.
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Yewande Komolafe has been a recipe developer, columnist and video host for The New York Times since 2018.
As a reserved extrovert, I love cooking and hosting in my own home, and the feeling that sharing a meal with others gives me. My instinct has always been to create a careful, detailed, curated plan — one that, admittedly, does not always work. I’ve had to quickly pivot, turning underproofed doughs meant for rolls into crackers or soggy jollof rice into panko-crusted fritters. But the goal is not perfection; it’s to open up my space and myself to family, friends and sometimes even strangers.
To understand — and share — my approach to these meals, I’ve selected 25 recipes from New York Times Cooking, dishes that highlight the flavors of the African continent and its diaspora, a focus of my work as a columnist for The Times. All of the recipes are drawn from everyday life of places like Nigeria, Liberia, Kenya and Somalia. They tell a rich story of a region’s food, balanced, vibrant and deeply nourishing.
The recipes here include crisp-crunchy appetizers; robust soups and stews; sparkly condiments for dipping; generous helpings of meaty mains; and vegetable dishes that are textured and bright. You can make them for any style of gathering — formal or casual, seated multicourse or standing room only. Mix and match them as you like. Below, you’ll find three possible menus that I’ve created for you, too.
Take these dishes as an offering, a springy step forward after the long winter months. Feel free to include your guests as part of the planning process. Delegate any task you can’t do yourself; this support will free up your mind and allow you to execute the meal as intended. It will also make way for conversation, catching up, reflecting and sharing, all future memories of an unforgettable gathering.
Menu A begins with hilib sambuus (beef dumplings) and ends with a quick mango kulfi.Credit…Kelly Marshall for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Roscoe Betsill. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.
Each of these suggested menus is a journey, evocative and riddled with flavor. Every course is an invitation to fill your kitchen with scents that waft across your nose; audible sears, spatters, pops and crunches that please your ears; and tingles of sour, spice, bitter and sweet that awaken your tastebuds.
MENU B follows similar directives of sensory delight, beginning with a Liberian collard green dip, inspired by a conversation with the chef Ope Amosu, of ChòpnBlok in Houston. He often serves his with fried plantain chips, but any chip would work. It’s a lively introduction to this menu’s flavors. Moving east, the Zanzibari street food urojo, a bright, bouncy soup, has been adapted for the home cook here, and is then followed by a return to Somalia with xawaash braised lamb shanks. It’s paired with a firm but delicately set bean pudding, mọin-mọin for a gathering. Use the humble burẹ́dì ágẹ̀gẹ to drag sauces to your mouth. A beet salad tinged with coriander-yogurt dressing and in-season fresh fruit end the meal on a nuanced, earthy note.
A great starter offers an introduction to the menu, gets your mouth moving, activates your senses and whets your appetite.
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Liberian stewed greens, but make it a condiment: This dip is made for dunking. Make it your own by serving it alongside any chips, fritters or starchy grains and vegetables.
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An ode to the soups and stews of Nomadic communities across the vast Sahel and Savanna regions of West Africa, this savory soup is a silky smooth, creamy, cooling and delicious spoonful.
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Yes, a salad can be the last course! Roasted beets with orangey chickpeas and North African-inspired coriander-yogurt drizzle, this is easy to put together and the perfect end to a robust meal.
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A fragrant, brothy green mango soup with a sour bite, urojo (a.k.a. Zanzibari mix) is an East African favorite. This home-cooked version, with a toasted and spiced crispy-crunchy topping, is a vivacious and splashy way to begin any meal.
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Fold a roti around some spiced ground meat and cabbage, cook it in ghee and pair it with some hot pepper sauce to serve for a festive start to any party.
These technique-driven recipes allow the best qualities of any protein to shine.
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Baked fish with a Nigerian touch, this quick dish from Kiano Moju begins with peanuts and spices ground together and tossed with panko crumbs, making a mixture to sprinkle over chunky salmon slices. A drizzle of olive oil and a high-temperature oven complete this roast for a crunchy-crispy seafood dinner.
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“Fork-tender braised lamb shanks don’t require much more than time” — a subtle reminder from Ifrah F. Ahmed, who developed this recipe. All that’s needed is patience, with yourself and the meaty lamb shank as it succumbs to the delicious, spiced sauce.
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Here, the soft, supple texture of divine tofu takes on the flavor of peanuts and miso, with a kick of chile spice. The sauce provides the perfect edge for an otherwise mild roasted dish.
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How easy is it to make kebabs? The answer is 25 minutes easy with this recipe, described by its creator, Zaynab Issa, as “spiced, ground beef over cooling yogurt.” This version is Iranian-inspired, but its inclusion here nods to the prevalence of kebabs of all sorts across Africa.
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Rich, meaty pork plays well with dazzling tart oranges. But wait! Brown sugar is also invited to the party, for a hint of sweetness in this robust and lively main dish.
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With a bright yellow hue from floral red palm oil, this dish is an assertive call for your attention. It is riddled with flavor from dried crayfish and irú (tiny dry shrimp and fermented black beans). It beckons, adamant you notice and give it a try.
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The chef Kia Damon describes this as “the makings of a stew with a fraction of the time and effort.” Combine the smoky, the mildly sweet and the savory together on a baking sheet, add a glug of olive oil, a sprinkle of salt and pepper and pop in your oven.
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Is it even a party if there’s no jollof rice? Begun on the stovetop, coated in a saucy tomato-pepper mix and completed in the oven, its journey is a thrill.
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These caramelized carrots are doused with earthy yaji (a.k.a. suya spice) and finished with a sparkling green relish for a bright burst of freshness. Suya spice is ubiquitous across many African cuisines and is excellent on just about everything.
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The main character here is the resplendent plantain. Roast and pair it with cooked beans, a shower of fresh scallions and lemon to make a mildly sweet and puckery dish.
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This take on a West and Central African dish is a steamed bean pudding studded with surprises. This version uses banana leaves for the package and is cooked in a skillet.
Credit…Kelly Marshall for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Roscoe Betsill. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.
These plush and fluffy rolls are perfect to split in half to cradle braised meats, or to use as a vehicle to smoosh, dip and drag any saucy stews to your mouth.
On the continent, fresh fruit often serves as a reset in between courses or after a large, rich meal. Eat it plain and juicy, or in these simple meal-ending dishes.
Credit…Kelly Marshall for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Roscoe Betsill. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.
Tapioca pearls maintain their bouncy texture when simmered in coconut milk suffused with lemongrass, makrut lime and spices. A splash of coconut cream, a scattering of toasted coconut flakes and a pop of fruit make every spoonful an absolute stunner.
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The honeycomb shape is not the only distinguishing factor of this soft, pillowy, sweet and savory, stuffed dessert. Popular in Somali households, it also has a creamy, gently cheesy filling and a finish of sweetened condensed milk.
The 2026 NCAA women’s Frozen Four is set. No. 1 seed Ohio State will face No. 5 Northeastern, followed by No. 2 seed and defending champion Wisconsin taking on No. 3 Penn State. The action will unfold Friday at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin defeated Ohio State 4-3 in overtime to win the 2025 national championship. The two teams have alternated as national champions over the past five seasons and have met in the title game each of the past three years. The Badgers won in 2023, and Ohio State took the trophy in 2024.
Here are key facts about the 2026 NCAA women’s Frozen Four:
The attacks are part of an escalating cycle of violence between US forces and Iraqi groups aligned with Tehran.
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Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, has been rocked by a series of explosions close to the United States embassy in the city’s heavily fortified Green Zone as the rapidly escalating US-Israeli war on Iran continued to spill over the border.
“We’ve had drone activity here in Baghdad’s Green Zone, where the US embassy is located … and we understand that two drones [were] intercepted, while the third disappeared off radar,” said Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig, reporting from the capital on Tuesday night.
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Security sources told the Reuters news agency that at least three explosive drones also targeted a US diplomatic facility near Baghdad International Airport, activating C-RAM air defence systems.
Baig said he heard a series of loud explosions and that debris had fallen across the city, causing “damage to windows and infrastructure” in a university compound in the neighbourhood of al-Dura.
A fire also broke out near the Central Bank in the al-Jadriyah district, where “debris from an aerial object” had fallen close to the building’s main gates, said Baig, citing Iraqi authorities.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from Tuesday’s attacks, which are part of an escalating cycle of violence between US forces and Iraqi armed groups aligned with Tehran.
The violence came a day after four people were killed in an air raid on a building used as a headquarters by the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), which includes several groups aligned with Iran. The building reportedly hosted Iranian advisers.
The PMF, known in Arabic as Hashd al-Shaabi, is an umbrella group of mostly Shia paramilitary factions, which was founded in 2014 to stop lightning advances by the ISIL (ISIS) group, and has now been formally integrated into Iraq’s state security forces.
Baig said the attacks demonstrated the “constant threat” faced by Iraqis. “There’s really no let-up,” he said. “But the real question is some of these drones are being launched from within Baghdad, and that raises serious security questions.”
Baig said there had also been attacks on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, where the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group was targeted by drones.
He also reported that the US carried out air strikes against a tribal meeting in Anbar province, and debris fell on agricultural land near the city of Mosul.
New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter believes that trophies are earned, not handed out to everyone for participating.
Jeter, 51, was seen giving his daughters a pep talk in his car during FOX Sports’ broadcast and told them the goal was to win. After the broadcast showed the clip in the car, the five-time World Series champion lamented that trophies are given out to people who don’t win.
“You get to let them know. I get so ti- look I’m going off, this is a whole other show – you give out trophies to everybody. You got to win, you got to win,” Jeter said on the broadcast.
MLB Hall of Famer and former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter throws out a ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York, on Oct. 28, 2024.(Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
Jeter and his wife, Hannah Jeter, have four kids together: three daughters and one son. The former Yankees captain started off his pep talk to his kids with the intention of having fun when you play.
“Is that you do your best, and you have fun, and you root for your teammates. You understand? And regardless of what happens, mommy and daddy are proud of you,” Jeter said.
One of Jeter’s daughters asked if he would be proud if they finished in last place. Jeter responded that he would be as long as they worked hard.
Hall of Famer Derek Jeter arrives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the Parade of Legends in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2025.(Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)
The conversation took a turn toward winning instead of having fun when one of Jeter’s daughters said you’re supposed to have fun.
“No, you want to have fun, you will have fun. The goal is to win, don’t get it twisted. Win. Beat them down, all of them, you beat ’em down. You run faster, you hear me? You finish, first. That’s what we do, we finish first,” Jeter said.
The Baseball Hall of Famer then showed a glimpse of his trademark competitiveness and explained what it means to dominate.
Hannah Jeter and Derek Jeter attend “The Captain” premiere during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC in New York City, New York, on June 12, 2022.(Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
“Dominate? That means you beat ‘em. You beat ’em and then you smile and shake their hands afterwards,” Jeter said.
The 14-time All-Star has a disdain for participation trophies and wants to make sure his daughters share the same view.
