Yemen's Houthi rebels launch missile that lands near oil tanker in Red Sea

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday they launched a missile at an oil tanker off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, potentially renewing their attacks targeting shipping through the crucial global waterway.

Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for the launch in a prerecorded message aired on al-Masirah, a Houthi-controlled satellite news channel. He alleged the vessel, the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray, had ties to Israel.

The ship's owners, Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, could not be immediately reached. However, the maritime security firm Ambrey described the ship as fitting the Houthis' "target profile, as the vessel is publicly Israeli owned."

Eastern Pacific is a company that is ultimately controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. Eastern Pacific previously has been targeted in suspected Iranian attacks.

The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, which monitors Mideast shipping, earlier reported a ship heard a splash and a bang off its side near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

From November 2023 to December 2024, the Houthis targeted more than 100 ships with missiles and drones over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sank four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.

The Iranian-backed Houthis stopped their attacks during a brief ceasefire in the war. They later became the target of an intense weekslong campaign of airstrikes ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump before he declared a ceasefire had been reached with the rebels. The Houthis sank two vessels in July, killing at least four on board with others believed to be held by the rebels.

The Houthis' new attacks come as a new possible ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war remains in the balance. Meanwhile, the future of talks between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's battered nuclear program is in question after Israel launched a 12-day war against the Islamic Republic in which the Americans bomb three Iranian atomic sites.

Israel just launched a series of airstrikes last week, killing the Houthis' prime minister and several Cabinet members. The Houthis' attack on the ship appears to be their response, as well as their raids on the offices of the United Nations' food, health and children's agencies in Yemen's capital Sunday in which at least 11 U.N. employees detained.

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Frank Grillo Gets Candid About the Difference Between Working with Marvel vs. DC — and Which He Prefers More (Exclusive)

Frank Grillo Gets Candid About the Difference Between Working with Marvel vs. DC — and Which He Prefers More (Exclusive) Kimberlee SpeakmanAugust 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Frank Grillo on Aug.

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Frank Grillo, who stars as Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Rick Flag Sr. in the DC Universe, told PEOPLE which franchise matched his preferred work style

Grillo, 60, also discussed the differences between the two franchise, saying with DC, "the scripts are in front of you," while with Marvel things are done a little more on the "fly"

The actor also discussed going toe-to-toe with John Cena's Peacemaker and Chris Evans' Captain America

Frank Grillo is explaining how collaborating with DC feels worlds apart from his time working with Marvel.

The 60-year-old actor, who stars as Rick Flag Sr. in the DC Universe (DCU) and Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) recently told PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation that there are several key differences between the two studios both on-screen and behind the scenes.

"It's different. It's not organized in the same way. [DC] is really like all the scripts are in front of you and you kind of have a real secure handle on what's happening," Grillo says at the Peacemaker Season 2 premiere.

"And there's nothing wrong with it, but [Marvel] was a little fly by the seat of your pants," he adds, referring to Marvel, at the Aug. 13 event.

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Frank Grillo in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' from 2014

He noted that Marvel was "done very well," but it can be daunting for some actors who don't know what is in store for their characters in the script.

"For me, it's a little scary to do it that way," Grillo admits.

However, there are some similarities between the two characters he plays as both Brock Rumlow and Rick Flag Sr. are soldiers who are fighting for what they believe in.

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In the MCU's Captain America: The Winter Soldier from 2014, Grillo has an intense fight scene with Chris Evans' Captain America. He also goes toe-to-toe with John Cena's Peacemaker in the second season of the DCU show.

When it comes to which was the better fight, Grillo knows his answer.

"I had no problem beating the crap out of either one of them," he said, jokingly, despite his character losing the fight to Captain America. "I mean … I don't know. They were both easy pickings."

Grillo is not the only one who stars in movies for both universes, as Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn, who starred in Guardians of the Galaxy as Yondu and Kraglin, also are in the DCU, following in the footsteps of the film's director James Gunn.

James, 59, also recently weighed in on Marvel vs. DC, saying that the key distinction between the two lies in how their universes are built.

In a recent chat with Interview Magazine, the filmmaker explained that while Marvel often ties its heroes together under one overarching narrative, his approach at DC is about exploring different heroes and worlds told through standalone stories.

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Sean Gunn and James Gunn in April 2023

"People say, 'Oh, the DCU is doing what MCU is.' But I think it really is a lot more to me what the Game of Thrones world is like or what Star Wars is like, because we're building a universe and then picking out little pieces of it and telling individual stories from that universe," James said.

"There is not a New York City in our DCU. There is not a Los Angeles in our DCU," he continued, describing the differences. "There is Metropolis, Evergreen and Coast City. It's a different map. It's a world in which some form of superheroes, which we call Metahumans, have existed for at least 300 years and they've been a part of our life."

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Smith's pinch-hit homer in 9th inning gives Dodgers a 5-4 win over Diamondbacks

Smith's pinchhit homer in 9th inning gives Dodgers a 54 win over Diamondbacks August 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM 1 / 5Diamondbacks Dodgers BaseballLos Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith (16) celebrates after his walkoff solo home run with teammates during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Dia...

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1 / 5Diamondbacks Dodgers BaseballLos Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith (16) celebrates after his walkoff solo home run with teammates during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Will Smith homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday that prevented a three-game sweep.

Los Angeles took a two-game lead in the NL West over rival San Diego, which lost 7-2 at Minnesota.

Smith sent the second pitch he saw from reliever John Curtiss (2-1) a projected 420 feet into the left-center stands. His 17th home run of the season saved the Dodgers after they blew a late lead.

Corbin Carroll tied it 4-all by launching a three-run homer off Tanner Scott with two outs in the eighth.

Blake Treinen (1-2) pitched a perfect inning for the win.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in seven innings and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts for the Dodgers. He retired his first 10 batters before Ketel Marte bunted for a single.

Carroll, Marte and Adrian Del Castillo each had two hits for the Diamondbacks. Brandon Pfaadt permitted eight hits and four runs over 4 1/3 innings.

Andy Pages drove in two runs for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman had an early RBI double and Miguel Rojas added a run-scoring single.

Key moment

Smith had the day off before being called upon to bat for Dalton Rushing in the ninth. Smith fouled back the first pitch before jumping on Curtiss' 96.4 mph fastball over the heart of the plate and driving it 10 rows up into the bleachers.

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Yamamoto has completed at least seven innings in five of his last 10 starts. He previously completed seven innings only three times in his first 34 career starts.

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Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.53 ERA) pitches Monday against Texas.

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-2, 3.06) opens a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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Sherri Shepherd Goes Makeup-Free in Instagram Video After Doctor Recommended She Get a Facelift: 'Loving Me Just as I Am'

Sherri Shepherd Goes MakeupFree in Instagram Video After Doctor Recommended She Get a Facelift: 'Loving Me Just as I Am' Toria SheffieldAugust 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM Sherri Shepherd/Instagram; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Sherri Shepherd Sherri Shepherd is aging on her own terms.

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Sherri Shepherd is aging on her own terms.

The View alum shared a makeup-free video of herself on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 30. In the post's caption, she revealed that a plastic surgeon recently told her she "needed a facelift" and also that they suggested she get facial fillers to help her look "refreshed."

"I think for right now, I am loving me just as I am," Shepherd, 58, wrote.

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The television personality noted that the lines on her face help tell the story of her life.

"This is my natural face with no makeup. The lines around my mouth are deep because of the laughter from my soul… my eyes are droopy because of the weight of tears I have shed," she wrote. "I have two chins because I have had to hold up anxiety, worry & beautiful memories. My lips turn downward but they quickly turn upwards with joy. My nose gets fuller every year because I need to breathe in a lot of peace."

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This isn't the first time Shepherd has gotten real about the aging process. She previously opened up about her experience with perimenopause on the March 27 episode of her show, Sherri.

"My anatomy is still playing tricks on me. Like, every time I go to the doctor, and I think we've got it figured out, something else comes up," she said during the episode.

She then explained that she had been getting hot flashes and assumed she was going through menopause — but shared that "my doctor gave me the most shocking news: She told me I was in perimenopause."

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According to the Mayo Clinic, perimenopause is "the time before menopause when your body is getting ready to stop having periods."

Symptoms can include irregular periods, hot flashes, sleep problems and mood changes. Some women may experience symptoms as early as their 30s or as late as their 50s.

"The menopause before the menopause," Shepherd continued during the episode. "If what I'm going through right now is perimenopause, what the hell is the real menopause? You tell me ... what is a peri hot flash?"

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"I've been blaming all of my chin hairs on menopause. But by the time the real menopause gets here, I swear I'm gonna look like Sasquatch from the chin up," she joked.

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Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles favored by sushi eaters

Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles favored by sushi eaters CHARLOTTE GRAHAMMcLAY September 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM This photo shows plastic soy sauce fish containers in Newcastle, Australia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Plastic soy sauce bottles shaped like fish are popular among takeout sushi eaters in many counties. But restaurants in the state of South Australia were banned from offering the decorative containers to customers beginning Monday in a new measure enacted to curb plastic waste.

The state of 1.9 million was the first in Australia to enact a prohibition on the fish-shaped bottles. South Australia's government has annually added new items to its list of banned plastics, making the measures the country's most comprehensive.

Fish-shaped bottles were singled out

Singling out the fishy containers might seem unusually specific, but officials said the receptacles were particularly bad for the environment and could be mistaken by marine life for food when they reached the ocean.

The tiny bottles were "easily dropped, blown away, or washed into drains," South Australia Deputy Premier Susan Close said in a statement.

Even when the bottles landed in recycling bins, they were "too small to be captured by sorting machinery and often end up in landfill or as fugitive plastic in the environment," she said.

Instead, restaurants were required to use larger bottles, refillable condiment containers or what officials said were less harmful single-use alternatives such as sachets, squeezable packs or compostable vessels. The ban covered fish-shaped or rectangular containers that had lids, caps or stoppers and held less than 30 milliliters (1 ounce) of soy sauce.

Balloon sticks and Q-Tips among banned items

Other items banned beginning Monday included cutlery or straws attached to food items, such as the plastic-wrapped straws often connected to juice boxes.

The move was the latest expansion of plastic elimination measures that began in 2009 when South Australia became the first state to ban single-use plastic shopping bags.

Plastic cutlery, plastic straws and many forms of takeout packaging and single-use coffee cups have followed since a 2021 law change. Plastic balloon sticks, confetti and Q-Tips are among other items banned.

Breaches of the law are enforced by the state's Environment Protection Authority, with possible penalties ranging from warnings to prosecution.

Next on the list for prohibition are stickers often applied to fresh produce, such as apples, that identify the item's branding or origin. The state government delayed the change, which was due to take effect in 2025, after producers said it would drive up costs and hamper the supply chain moving fresh fruit and vegetables between Australian states.

Talks on a global plastics treaty have collapsed

Governments around the world have enacted various forms of consumer plastic bans.

In 2023, New Zealand's government said it was the first to implement a nationwide prohibition on thin plastic bags used for produce in grocery stores. Authorities in Lagos, Nigeria, one of the world's most plastic polluted urban areas, established a prohibition on single-use items in July, with mixed results so far.

The world has seen an explosion in plastic use this century, much of it single-use items that take hundreds of years to break down. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers and lakes where they drive environmental degradation, poisoning of marine life and human ill-health, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.

Very little plastic is recycled. About 85% of single-use plastic bottles, containers and packaging end up in landfills or are mismanaged, U.N. reports say.

Talks to create a binding global plastic pollution treaty collapsed in August with no consensus. Plastics are made from fossil fuels, such as oil, and oil-producing countries oppose any moves to include limiting the production of plastics in the accord.

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