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  • Meghan McCain called out Tucker Carlson after a guest on his podcast called her "fat" multiple times

  • "Yes, I am very fat, I'm almost 9 months pregnant with my third child. I am also very happy," McCain wrote on X

  • McCain and her husband, Ben Domenech, announced they were expecting their third child in June

Meghan McCainis speaking out againstTucker Carlsonafter a guest on the conservative commentator's podcast repeatedly referred to her as "fat."

In anew X postpublished on Thursday, Dec. 4, McCain, 41, said she was aware that her weight came up during a discussion Carlson had with another right-wing figure, Milo Yiannopoulos.

"Yes, I am very fat, I'malmost 9 months pregnantwith my third child," McCain wrote. "I am also very happy."

I am aware on the most recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show a subject of conversation with his guest was my weight - particularly how fat I am.Yes, I am very fat, I'm almost 9 months pregnant with my third child. I am also very happy.I don't care how many times Tucker…

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain)December 5, 2025

"I don't care how many times Tucker talks about being a Christian, that is not Christian behavior to engage in such a conversation on one of the largest podcasts in the world," McCain continued, adding that this is the "kind of meanness to women and hypocrisy" that explains why conservatives have "such a problem with women voters of my generation."

"Don't feel bad for me, people have been calling me fat since I started in media at age 22," the formerThe Viewco-host wrote. "It is old, lazy, tired. I don't make my living off of ugliness like that and truly can't fathom what life is like for anyone who does. It must be very dark."

McCain is expecting her third child with her husband, Ben Domenech, PEOPLE reported exclusively in June. She also shared the news in an episode of her2Way's Citizen McCain with Meghan McCainpodcast with second lady Usha Vance.

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Carlson, 56, hosted Yiannopoulos, 41, on the Wednesday, Dec. 3, episode ofThe Tucker Carlson Show. About an hour into the conversation, Yiannopoulos asked Carlson if there was "anything gayer than John McCain's bloodlust" as the pair discussed "closeted gays" in right-wing media.

"I mean, he's even got the fat friend. It's his daughter," Yiannopoulos said as Carlson silently listened. "He even bred the fat best friend. Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain? You know, she hates herself. She's fat. She's crazy. She's every gay man's dream."

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McCain, the daughter of Cindy McCain and the late Sen. John McCain, has called out other members of the conservative media sphere in the past. In November,she criticized Megyn Kelly for questioning whether Jeffrey Epsteincounted as a pedophile in an episode of her podcast.

"I think my question in general is, why are we having a conversation about what is okay or more socially acceptable when it comes to pedophilia?" McCain said on her own podcast. "It's disgusting."

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  • Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa died on Thursday, Dec. 4, at age 75

  • He died due to complications of a stroke in Santa Barbara, Calif., his publicist confirmed to PEOPLE

  • He was best known for his role as Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat films, TV series and video games

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for roles inMortal KombatandThe Man in the High Castle, has died. He was 75.

The prolific actor died due to complications from a stroke in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 4, his publicist Penny Vizcarra confirmed to PEOPLE.

He is best known for his work in the film, TV and video game iterations ofMortal Kombatafter making his debut as the franchise's evil sorcerer, Shang Tsung, in Paul W.S. Anderson's original 1995 film.

The actor was born in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 1950. His father's work in the American Army caused the family to move to Fort Bragg, N.C., when he was 5. He also lived in Louisiana and Texas before his family moved to California,where he began actingat Duarte High School.

"Being Japanese and living in the south during the '50s was pretty tough," he said in a 2010 interview, according toDeadline, which was first to report the news of his death.

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Tagawa began learning martial arts in Japan. He continued with the sport during his time at the University of Southern California, before moving back to Japan and studying with the Japan Karate Association's Master Nakayama, Deadline reported. He later returned to Los Angeles, where he taught his own martial arts style, Chu Shin, and began acting.

It was when he was teaching Chu Shin that director and screenwriter Bernardo Bertolucci discovered the actor and cast him in his breakout role inThe Last Emperor, his wife, Sally, said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. At 37, in 1987, he scored his breakout role, starring as Chang in Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film.

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He called working on Bertolucci's production an "amazing experience," in a 2015 interview with theAV Club. "It was mind boggling. You know, to suddenly be working with one of the top-10 directors in the world, plus the film was in China, I almost blurted out, 'How much do I have to pay?' It was just like a dream come true," he recalled.

Then in 1991, the late actor starred as Heihachi Mishima inTekken, which spawned a popular video game franchise, per Deadline. But it was his role in the 1995Mortal Kombatthat led to some of his most recognizable performances, including the 1997 filmMortal Kombat: Annihilation. He reprised his role twice more in the 2013 web seriesMortal Kombat: Legacyand in the 2015 web seriesMortal Kombat X: Generations.

Shortly after, in 2019, he continued his portrayal of Shang Tsung and voiced the character forMortal Kombat 11; and lent his physical likeness to the 2023 game,Mortal Kombat: Onslaught.

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Throughout his decades-long career, he earned over 150 credits across film, TV and video games. In addition to Bertolucci, he worked with directors such as Ivan Reitman onTwins(1988), Philip Kaufman onRising Sun(1993), Tim Burton onPlanet of the Apes(2001), Michael Bay onPearl Harbor(2001) and Rob Marshall onMemoirs of a Geisha(2005).

He also appeared on network showsMacGyver, Star Trek: The Next GenerationandMiami Vice. His final major role was on TV, when he starred as Nobusuke Tagomi in the 2015 Amazon Prime series,The Man in the High Castle.

He spent his final days living on the island of Kauai, and is survived by his wife, Sally, their three children, Calen, Byrnne and Cana, and two grandchildren, River and Thea Clayton, Vizcarra shared.

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  • Lizzo clapped back after seeing a "fat joke" about her go viral

  • The singer posted a bikini selfie and reminded fans to "NEVER let anyone shame you for what you choose to do with your body"

  • She finished the message by telling haters to mind their own business

Lizzofired back at trolls who made a "dumb joke" about her weight — and reminded everyone that their bodies are "not FOR them. It's for you."

"Today I saw a fat joke about me — in 2025 — and it was viral," the"Love in Real Life"singer, 37, wrote alongside a photo she posted toInstagramDec. 4. In the caption for the photo — taken from the neck down, while she sits poolside in a yellow snake-print string bikini — the singer acknowledged that the viral comment was "a dumb joke," but didn't specify what was said.

"They were just laughing at me because I'm fat…. Let me be a reminder to everyone to NEVER let anyone shame you for what you choose to do with your body. Because when you're big they talk s---, when you're small they talk s---," she wrote. "Your body will never be good enough for them because it's not FOR them. It's for you."

The musician, whose full name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, went on to emphasize that point: "If I get aBBLmind ur business, if lose 100lbs mind ur business, if I gain every pound back and then some… mind ur f------ business."

She signed off with a clapback for those who want to talk about her appearance: "Anyways.. my fat ass stays living with a paid off mortgage in yall bitches heads. 🥱."

The singer has been candid about her ongoing fitness journey — and how she's been judged for being overweight, then judged for losing weight — addressing it in "IDGAS," a track from her mixtape,My Face Still Hurts from Smiling.

"What you gonna say? I throw ass on the 'net for attention. What you gonna say? I lost weight. Let me guess, is that Ozempic?" she rapped in the track.

The speculation that Lizzo took Ozempic or a similarGLP-1 medicationto lose weight has followed the singer throughout her health journey. She previously said she's"tried everything" to lose weight, but has alwaysdenied claimsof using medication long-term: "I work my ass off, training 3x a week, daily sauna & cardio, adding animal protein back into my diet, hiring a chef who helps me meal prep and keeps track of what I put into my body in a calorie deficit," she wrote in July in a now-deleted Instagram post.

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She recently addressed how the focus on her weight has impacted her career in apersonal essaypublished on Substack. "People could not see my talent as a musician because they were too busy accusing me of making 'being fat'my whole personality," she wrote in the Nov. 23 essay. "I had to actively work against 'mammy' tropes by being hypersexual and vulgar because being a mammy by definition is being desexualized."

"And that's the reality that nobody wants to talk about," she wrote. "We're in an era where the bigger girls are getting smaller because they're tired of being judged."

"I want us to allow thebody positive movementto expand and grow far away from the commercial slop it's become," she continued. "Because movementsmove."

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Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks during a press conference. (Tom Baker / AP)

MINNEAPOLIS — Many in Minnesota's Somali community — even those who are citizens — say they are fearful after Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched an operation in the region and after President Donald Trump'srants against Somaliaand Somaliimmigrantsliving in the United States.

"Nobody is leaving their homes right now," a 21-year-old Minnesota native of Somali descent, who asked to not be named for fear of harassment,told NBC News. "They don't even have anything to run for. They're citizens. They've been living here for years."

Many of the shops at Karmel Mall — a hub of Somali businesses, merchants and restaurants in Minneapolis — were closed Thursday, and the normally busy mall was quieter than usual. Some establishments had signs that read "No ICE."

Karmel Mall closed shops (Maggie Vespa for NBC News)

While a senior law enforcement official previously saidICE officers are not specifically targeting Somali immigrants, the operation in Minneapolis coincided with Trump's saying Wednesday that Somalis have"destroyed Minnesota" and "our country."Trump spokefollowing news reportsthat dozens of people of Somali descent have been convicted in fraud schemes related to Covid relief that netted over $1 billion.

"The mistakes of a few individuals can never be used to generalize or stereotype an entire community," Imam Hassan Jama, executive director of the Islamic Association of North America, said Thursday. He added that the majority "of Somali Americans in Minnesota are hardworking, reasonable and deeply committed to contributing to the prosperity of our state and our country."

Trump has also directed comments at Rep.Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who fled the civil war in Somalia with her family and lived in a Kenyan refugee camp before she moved to the United States and became a citizen. Trump called her "garbage" and "a real terrible person" duringa tirade about Somalis on Tuesday.

Omar, a progressive Democrat whom Trump hasmocked and targetedfor years,responded Tuesday on X: "His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs."

There are more than98,000 Somali immigrants in the United States, and about 83% are naturalized U.S. citizens, according to census data. In Minnesota, most of the 80,000 people of Somali ancestry are U.S. citizens. Nearly 6 in 10 were born in this country or are legal permanent residents.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said in an interview that ICE arrests had been rising in the Minneapolis area for the last month, with officers predominantly targeting the Latino community.

"What changed this week was it was the first time people from the community reaching out over the Thanksgiving weekend to say that Somalis were being targeted," he said.

O'Hara sparked conservative backlash at a news conference Tuesday, telling residents to call 911 if they're unsure whether the masked strangers forcing residents into unmarked vehicles are law enforcement officers. Trump's "border czar," Tom Homan, called the message "shameful."

O'Hara reiterated the message in an interview Thursday, saying the FBI urged law enforcement agencies this year to be on the alert for criminals impersonating ICE agents.

"We need to let the community know if somebody or some people show up that are armed, that are claiming to be in law enforcement, but you don't see any badges or you're not sure who's there, you don't see police cars, and they're trying to get you to open the door to their house, absolutely, people should call 911," O'Hara said.

Jamal Osman, a Minneapolis City Council member who was born in Somalia, urged his constituents "to carry their passport around."

"I'm telling them to carry documents like we live in 1930s, 1940s in Germany. This is sadly what we are seeing in America," Osman told NBC News.

A sign posted at one of the businesses in Karmel Mall, a major center of Somali commerce in Minneapolis, declares,

Residents and community leaders in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area say they have spotted immigration agents in their neighborhoods andgotten anecdotal reports about Somalis' being detainedthis week after a senior law enforcement official confirmed the immigration operation in Minneapolis was underway.

In a news release Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that officers had arrested "some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including child sex offenders, domestic abusers, and violent gang members." The release included photos and brief descriptions of 12 people arrested during what DHS dubbed Operation Metro Surge. Five of those listed were from Somalia, according to the release. One was from EL Salvador, and the rest were from Mexico.

Asked about Osman's comments recommending that Somali Americans carry their U.S. passports, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said people "who are not here illegally and are not breaking other laws have nothing to fear. Elected officials choosing to fearmonger by distorting reality are doing a great disservice to our country."

"Removing dangerous criminals from our streets makes it safer for everyone — including business owners and their customers," she said.

Decades of refugee resettlements and growing American-born families have turned Minnesota into the home of thecountry's largest Somali population. Since 1993, thousands of Somali immigrants have fled war and instability in the East African country.

According to the State Department, in the last five years, the United States has admittedabout 9,000 Somali refugees, many of whom later became eligible to apply for green cards and eventually for citizenship.

"There are a lot of people who have come to this country to flee persecution, war," Zakaria Abukar, a Somalia-born tech entrepreneur in Minnesota,told NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis.

Abukar settled in Rochester, Minnesota, nearly three decades ago, when he was 6 years old. "Many of us have gone through the legal channels," he said.

Those legal channels have narrowed for Somalis. Most recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services paused all immigration requests for applicants from19 countriesthe Trump administration deemed "high risk" in June, including Somalia, and launched a "reexamination of every Green Card" granted to people from those countries of concern.

"We feel hunted," Osman said. "That is unacceptable."

Nicole Acevedo reported from New York and Maggie Vespa and Kailani Koenig from Minneapolis.

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LED lights, student ornaments. Trump lights National Christmas Tree.

WASHINGTON, DC — PresidentDonald Trumphonoredtwo members of the National Guardwho were shot last week on patrol near the White House as he and first ladyMelania Trumpcontinued the more than a century-old tradition of lighting the National Christmas Tree.

National Guard memberSarah Beckstromdied after the attack. Trump said he met with the parents of surviving Guard memberAndrew Wolfe.

"Andrew is getting better. Sarah, unfortunately, is watching from a high, watching from heaven," Trump said Dec. 4, adding: "I just want to pay my respects to them, two incredible people, unbelievable people. I spoke with the parents and met with the parents today," he said. "The parents of Andrew."

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For over a century, the White House has served as a place to celebrate the holiday season for presidents, first ladies, children and more.See the annual themes and most memorable decorations from years past, beginning here with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy. The first lady began the tradition of selecting a theme for the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room in 1961,according to the White House Historical Association. Her tree was decorated with ornamental toys, birds, angels, and characters from the "Nutcracker Suite" ballet. The White House observance of the holiday season before the twentieth century was not an official event, but first families would decorate for friends and family.

The tree lighting ceremony included performances by the Beach Boys, Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, and other musicians.

"It is beautiful. Not too cold. There's no wind. We don't have to wear hats or anything," Trump said of the 30-degree weather.

Making light of his 2020 election loss, which saw him leave the White House for four years before returning in January, Trump said that if it weren't for that outcome, he wouldn't be president as America celebrates 250 years of independence next year.

"I'm so happy that our presidency was delayed. Otherwise, I'd be sitting home watching television, not being invited, I would be extremely upset," Trump said, repeating baseless claims that the vote was "rigged."

Trump later said he loves all U.S. citizens. "Whether you like them or not, we love them all, we want to take care of everybody, we have to take everybody in our country," Trump said.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C, on Dec. 4, 2025.

LED lights, smaller trees, and student ornaments

The Dec. 4 tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse was the 103rd such event, which dates to former President Calvin Coolidge, who presided over the lighting of a 48-foot Balsam fir from Vermont, his home state, in 1923.

The 2025 tree is a 32-foot red spruce that grew in the mountains of Highland County, Virginia. It was selected by a ranger district in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, according to the National Park Service.

The tree has more than 80,000 LED lights and is surrounded by 59 smaller trees donated by a North Carolina tree farm that represent every U.S. state, territory, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense schools, and America250. They are hung with ornaments created by students.

One of Florida's ornaments features a beach scene, while one of Alaska's features a moose. An Indiana ornament has a race car.

The National Christmas Tree display runs from Dec. 6 to Jan. 1 and is free for visitors. It is open every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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Video shows Canadian police officer narrowly dodging a skidding car

A policeman in Canada had a near-death experience during a snowstorm as a skidding car almost collided with him.

In a video shared by theOntario Provincial Police - North East Region, officials said the incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 26, while a police officer was working during a snowstorm in Wawa, Ontario, about 560 miles northwest of Toronto.

Thevideoshows an officer on the side of a snowy road when a skidding SUV flies toward them, seemingly out of nowhere. The officer narrowly avoids the car and jumps into a ditch on the side of the road.

"This video from Highway 17 near Wawa on Wednesday shows how quickly things can go wrong. Please slow down, drive to conditions, and give emergency workers space," police said in thevideo's caption.

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Maurice DuBois joins John Dickerson in leaving 'CBS Evening News'

Maurice DuBoisis parting ways with "CBS Evening News" after nearly 15 years, leaving the show without an anchor after this month.

His final broadcast will be Dec. 18 after more than 21 years at the network, dating back to his time at the New York City station WCBS-TV in 2004, he announced in anInstagram poston Thursday, Dec. 4.

"It has been the Honor of a Lifetime," he wrote. "What a privilege! To be welcomed into your homes night after night, delivering the news / meeting extraordinary people and telling their stories. I'll leave filled with gratitude, cherished relationships and amazing memories. A couple weeks to go; until then, see you on The CBS Evening News every night at 6:30."

Throughout his career, the Long Island native and Northwestern University alum has covered a variety of topics, moderated political debates and earned five Emmys.

Maurice DuBois at the 2023 Bring Change To Mind Gala at City Winery on Oct. 9, 2023, in New York City.

Who will replace Maurice DuBois on 'CBS Evening News'?

DuBois joins his co-anchorJohn Dickersonin exiting the show by the 2025's end and CBS has not yet confirmed who will succeed both in the next year. USA TODAY has reached out to CBS for comment.

Dickerson announced his departure as co-anchor and CBS News chief political analystin an Oct. 27Instagram postwithout specifying why he is leaving.

"I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human," he wrote. "I will miss you."

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The network confirmed he will continue to co-anchor the "CBS Evening News" until the holidays, making it unclear who viewers tuning in will see come January.

Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY

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