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The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host poked fun at the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star's "Bachelorette" season getting axed in March.

The discussion was sparked after a curious poster on Reddit posed the query, "Are there any things that are called 'American ______' in other countries?"

"She sat down across from me and I went, 'F--k, what is wrong with my head?'" Colbert shared.

"She sat down across from me and I went, 'F--k, what is wrong with my head?'" Colbert shared.

Leo Martinez, a lead organizer for the ICE watch group VC Defensa, was in handcuffs and wearing a black hoodie and pants as law enforcement executed search warrants early Wednesday. 

In the most recent game he pitched, he gave up three home runs for the first time in either the majors or Japan.

The "Today" show anchor's 84-year-old mom, Nancy Guthrie, was first reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1.

The "Today" show anchor's 84-year-old mom, Nancy Guthrie, was first reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1.

The fate of Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome remains a sore spot among Angeleno cinephiles.

Forget the movies! The biggest buzz at the Cannes Film Festival so far centers on dueling parties between Graydon Carter and his former magazine, Vanity Fair.

Tuesday’s Cannes jury press conference saw reporters lobing politically loaded questions against the backdrop of a frayed geopolitical order, from Ukraine to Gaza to Iran.

Tuesday’s Cannes jury press conference saw reporters lobing politically loaded questions against the backdrop of a frayed geopolitical order, from Ukraine to Gaza to Iran.

Jennifer Lopez and her long-time producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas have parted ways, Page Six Hollywood has learned.

"She aspired to be an actress, and would talk about New York, so whatever is going on is beyond me."

Two Empty Qatari LNG Tankers Head Toward Gulf After Weekend Hormuz Transit Breakthrough

Bloomberg ship-tracking specialist Stephen Stapczynski has identified two empty Qatari LNG tankers, Al Gattara and Fraiha, transiting north toward the Gulf area after idling near Mauritius.

This movement comes just days after a Qatari LNG carrier successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that Doha may be engaged in backchannel discussions with Tehran about a gradual normalization of LNG flows through the maritime chokepoint.

Al Gattara and Fraiha could be returning to Qatar to load LNG cargoes. If confirmed, this would mark a notable development after a Qatari LNG tanker sailed through the Hormuz chokepoint over the weekend, the first seaborne LNG export from Qatar since the war began in late February. However, no empty Qatari LNG tankers had yet returned through the critical waterway for loading operations.

As of Wednesday, Hormuz tanker flows remain highly disrupted, as the U.S. and Iran have yet to agree on a deal. President Trump landed in China earlier today, and the Trump-Xi summit will focus on unfreezing the world's most critical waterway.

Polymarket:

//--> //--> Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of May?
Yes 8% · No 93%
View full market & trade on Polymarket

We have pointed out that a one-month countdown is underway. If Hormuz traffic does not resume, the real energy crisis will begin after June. 

Tyler Durden Wed, 05/13/2026 - 09:40

Trump Says 'Open Up China' Before Landing In Beijing For Pomp-Filled Red Carpet Airport Welcome

President Trump and his Air Force One entourage have arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, greeted by a lavish red carpet welcome. The American president was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, China’s ambassador to Washington Xie Feng, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxuong, and US envoy to Beijing David Perdue.

Reports describe the extravagant welcoming ceremony as made up of a military honor guard and band, as well as about 300 Chinese youths waving alternating Chinese and American flags.

via Associated Press

"We’re the two superpowers," Trump had told reporters just before departing to China the day prior. "We're the strongest nation on Earth in terms of military. China’s considered second."

This is Trump's first visit there in nearly nine years, and an array of pressing issues will be discussed over the next two days of a packed-out schedule.

Official events with President Xi Jinping will kick off Thursday at 10am (local) with a formal welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, leading into the first meeting with Xi, after which the Chinese leader will host Trump for a state banquet at 6pm.

⚡️ Trump has arrived in China — the first visit by a U.S. president to Beijing since 2017

A day earlier, the U.S. president said Washington does not need China’s help on Iran.

According to Trump, the U.S. will “win one way or another — peacefully or otherwise.”

A meeting… pic.twitter.com/2QWYQZc5q8

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 13, 2026

Also looming large over the historic visit is the ongoing Iran conflict. Just before departing Washington Trump while talking to reporters raised eyebrows in remarking that the financial situation for Americans was not a factor in his decision-making when it comes to Iran and dealing with the nuclear issue. 

"Not even a little bit," he said in the remarks at a moment Americans continue to face rising gas and food prices, connected to the war.

A day earlier, the U.S. president said Washington does not need China’s help on Iran. According to Trump, the U.S. will “win one way or another — peacefully or otherwise.”

Meanwhile, over in the Strait of Hormuz:

A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data.

The Yuan Hua Hu crude carrier is now anchored off the Gulf of Oman near where the US navy has set up a blockade of Iranian vessels. It marks the third known passage by a Chinese oil tanker through the waterway since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.

Trump has landed in Beijing. Motorcade en route to hotel. pic.twitter.com/PkN5XKz7QB

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 13, 2026

While Iran and Taiwan remain pressing geopolitical challenges between the US and China, and for the whole globe really, Trump appears ready to focus on major business deals, per the Associated Press:

But Trump appeared firmly focused on business deals, with Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarding the plane at the last minute in Alaska and Tesla’s Elon Musk also traveling on the presidential jet.

As the global AI race hots up, China is currently banned from purchasing the cutting-edge chips that Huang’s company produces under US export rules that Washington says are to protect national security.

Trump said in a social media post en route that he would be “be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic.”

But this is how Beijing is going to read this....

Pretty hilarious of him to say that he's going to China with Jensen Huang to ask them to "open up," when the whole issue is that it's the U.S. that banned the sale of advanced Nvidia chips...

You can't ask China to reverse your own policies 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/B6jSLZxRik

— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) May 13, 2026

Apparently very few of the CEOs were on Air Force One, with the rest flying presumably on private jets...

The US has banned an array of Chinese technology imports, citing national security, and so it's likely that China will only see this as having to go the other way - that it is the United States which must 'open up' to more Chinese business and tech.

The Chinese foreign ministry meanwhile stated Wednesday it "welcomes" Trump’s visit and that "China stands ready to work with the United States... to expand cooperation and manage differences."

Tyler Durden Wed, 05/13/2026 - 09:35

Alejandro Estrada is facing 12 charges including two counts of open murder.

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Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Shaohua Sun, of Monterey Park, and Yanwen Gu, of Rosemead, both pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit elder abuse along with additional special allegations tied to the case.

Sixteen days and this undrafted free agent had seen enough of the NFL.