Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Saeid Iravani, sparred with U.S. envoy Mike Waltz at a Security Council session on Sunday, telling the American ambassador to “be polite,” a remark that drew a sharp rebuke from Waltz, who accused Tehran of killing “tens of thousands” of its own citizens and imprisoning many more simply for seeking freedom from “your tyranny.”
“I have one word only: I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite,” Iravani said during the emergency meeting.
Moments later, Waltz responded: “Frankly, I’m not going to dignify this with another response, especially as this representative sits here in this body representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people and imprisoned many more simply for wanting freedom from your tyranny.”
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. Feb. 28, 2026.(Heather Khalifa/Reuters)
The exchange came during an emergency Security Council briefing as the United States, Israel and Iran entered war, with diplomats offering sharply different interpretations of the expanding military campaign and its legality under international law.
In extended remarks at the session, Waltz rejected what he described as Iran’s “ridiculous and frankly farcical assertion” that U.S. actions violated international law, arguing that the United States acted “in close coordination with the Government of Israel” and “in line with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations,” which addresses self-defense.
He also reiterated that Iran supports armed proxies across the region and has destabilized the Middle East for decades.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. Feb. 28, 2026.(Heather Khalifa/Reuters)
The clash unfolded against the backdrop of broader controversy surrounding Iran’s standing within the U.N. system, previously reported by Fox News Digital. Last mnonth Iran was elected vice-chair of the U.N. Charter Committee, a body focused on examining and strengthening the principles of the U.N.’s founding document — a move that drew criticism from Israeli and Western officials.
Fox News Digital also reported earlier that month on backlash after U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres sent a congratulatory message to Iran marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a gesture critics described as “abjectly tone-deaf” given Tehran’s human rights record.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. on Feb. 28, 2026. (Heather Khalifa/Reuters)
The United States is set to assume the rotating presidency of the Security Council on March 1, a role that shifts monthly and gives the presiding country control over the council’s agenda and meeting schedule, placing Washington in a key procedural position as tensions continue to mount.
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In an Instagram video shared on Friday, Feb. 27, the 69-year-old actor’s son Chet Hanks, 35, revealed he is stuck in Medellín, Columbia, after traveling there without an American passport.
The “Running Point” star explained he first traveled to Puerto Rico to celebrate his friend Max’s birthday, and then decided to stop in Medellín before heading back home to visit another friend of his, Taylor.
“I’m traveling with my Greek passport because I’m a dual citizen,” he said. “The reason I didn’t use my American passport is because it’s about to expire, and sometimes they don’t let you in the country, even if it hasn’t expired, but it’s about to expire.”
Chet shared he is stranded in Colombia after traveling without an American passport.(Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Clarins USA)
He went on to say that when he arrived to the airport for his flight he was told that because he was using a foreign passport, he would “need a green card to get back into America.”
“I don’t have a green card, ’cause I’m an American citizen,” he said.
He added: “I don’t have my American passport with me, so I’m literally stuck in Colombia. I’m stuck in Medellín. Granted, there’s worse places to be stuck, but I literally have no f—ing idea what I’m gonna do, and the only embassy to get this s— settled is in Bogotá.”
Bogotá is roughly an hour flight from Medellín, with Chet saying he doesn’t want to make that trip. He ended the video by joking with his fans to “free me.”
Chet said he was told he needs a green card to fly back to America.(Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Fans of the actor took to the comments section to poke fun at his situation, with one writing, “lol have a nice life in Medellín,” and another adding, “Welp, looks like you live in Colombia now.”
A third follower was more concerned about Chet’s hit Netflix show, writing, “I don’t mean to make this all about me.. but how does this impact season 2 of Running Point?”
Chet stars on the show as Travis Bugg, the point guard of the fictional professional basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves, as well as an aspiring rapper who is known to be a loose cannon with a troubled personal life.
“I said, ‘If I don’t get this role, I’m just going to quit acting,’” Chet told Esquire. “It was just uncanny—it’s almost like it was written for me, but it wasn’t. So I basically get to be a slightly exaggerated version of myself.”
Chet sees similarities between himself and his character in “Running Point.”(Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
The actor celebrated three years of sobriety in 2025, telling Esquire he was happy that “Running Point” added addiction into his character’s storyline, saying, “It’s always helpful when you can relate personally to whatever is happening with your character.”
He said he likes speaking about his struggles with addiction and his sobriety journey publicly because “a lot of people really have no idea how great life can be if they just gave up the things that are holding them back.”
Chet has spoken publicly about his struggles with addiction in the past.(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“It’s really important because people think that sobriety is boring,” he said.” Like, ‘Oh, if I get sober then my life is still going to suck because I won’t be able to enjoy it in the way that I’m used to enjoying it.’ But it’s actually the opposite. Your life completely changes in ways that you’re not going to be able to understand until you just do it. I’m a guy on the other side just trying to tell people that.”
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An unruly passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight was caught on camera screaming at crew members as she was escorted off the plane — in yet another recent incident of airplane drama that captured attention on social media.
In a TikTok video that garnered over 2 million views, a blonde woman wearing a yellow hoodie can be seen walking through the airplane toward the cockpit, escorted by the crew, as the plane approached Denver, Colorado.
As she reached the front of the aisle, she unleashed a profanity-filled tirade that shocked numerous TikTok viewers.
A flight attendant calmly responded to the woman, “We’re getting out of your way, sweetheart.”
In a TikTok video that garnered more than 2 million views, a woman (not pictured) unleashed a profanity-filled tirade during a recent Frontier Airlines flight headed for Denver, Colorado.(Paul Hennesy/Anadolu)
The out-of-control passenger was not appeased and blurted out more expletive-filled remarks.
Just seconds later, becoming even more enraged, she then blasted a flight attendant about trying to open the “f—ing exit door.”
Another traveler intervened and asked her to “take a seat” — but that didn’t work either.
The woman asked the person and others to “back up,” adding a long and profane comment about getting out of her “face.”
She added, “I walk off, and then you get arrested.”
Though profanity-laced tirades are relatively rare on planes, a travel expert said those who observe an unruly passenger’s behavior should resist getting involved in the matter and let the crew handle it.(Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg)
Though profanity-laced tirades are relatively rare on planes, Brett Snyder, author of the aviation blog “The Cranky Flier,” said travelers who observe an unruly passenger like this should resist getting involved.
“That flight attendant has the patience of a SAINT.”
“While it is still relatively rare to encounter this kind of disruption on a flight, it absolutely happens far more than it should,” Snyder, who is based in California, told Fox News Digital.
“Travelers should follow crew instructions and do what they can to avoid getting involved in the situation if one arises,” he added.
Gary Leff, a Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the blog “View from the Wing,” told Fox News Digital that flight attendants receive training on how to handle such issues, but that it varies by airline.
“Why can’t anyone just take a flight and get to your destination without any problems?” one TikTok follower said after watching the tirade in a video.(Mario Tama/Getty Images)
“After the April 2017 David Dao passenger dragging incident, United put their cabin through de-escalation training,” he said.
“I was skeptical at the time, but it turned out to be effective,” said Leff.
“United had far fewer flash points with passengers over mask compliance during the pandemic than American Airlines did, for instance.”
“There’s no definitive answer to how common incidents like this are,” Leff continued. “There were 1,621 reports in 2025, or 4.4 reports per day.”
Meanwhile, other travelers weren’t amused.
“Every disturbance on an airplane should [earn that person] a minimum 10-year ban on TSA travel,” one commenter said about the recent plane drama (not pictured).(iStock)
“Every disturbance on an airplane should [earn that person] a minimum 10-year ban on TSA travel,” one commenter said.
“That flight attendant has the patience of a SAINT,” another said, referencing the calm and even demeanor of a member of the crew shown in the video.
“That no-fly list gotta be long as hell by now with all these videos I’m constantly seeing,” a third commenter said.
“Flight attendants do not get paid enough.”
Yet another commenter said, “Why can’t anyone just take a flight and get to [their] destination without any problems? This is sad.”
Another person writing on TikTok said, “Flight attendants do not get paid enough.”
It was not immediately clear what caused the passenger’s tirade. Fox News Digital reached out to Frontier Airlines for comment.
“Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, we operate more than 100 A320 family aircraft and have the largest A320neo fleet in the Americas, serving approximately 120 destinations in the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Central America,” the airline says on its website.
The airline celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024.
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Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of Spinosaurus — the meat-eating dinosaur that may have rivaled T. rex in size.
The new species, called Spinosaurus mirabilis, lived 95 to 100 million years ago. The fossil remains were found in the Sahara Desert, in a remote location called Jenguebi, in the country of Niger.
Recently detailed in the journal Science, the discovery was years in the making — with researchers finding jaw fragments in 2019 and two additional crests in 2022.
Spinosaurus mirabilis was a shallow water predator that preyed on fish, though its habitat was 600 miles inland from the ancient Tethys Sea.
Researchers believe the dinosaur’s crest — a large bony ridge rising from the top of the dinosaur’s skull — was brightly colored and covered in keratin.
Fossil remains of the newly discovered species Spinosaurus mirabilis were found in a remote region of the Sahara Desert in Niger, shown on the left. At right, an artist’s depiction of the creature.(SWNS)
The study’s leader, professor Paul Sereno, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago, described Spinosaurus mirabilis as a sort of “hell heron.”
The dinosaur “had no problem wading on its sturdy legs into two meters of water, but probably spent most of its time stalking shallower traps for the many large fish of the day,” said the professor, as news agency SWNS reported.
Sereno was tipped off to the site by a French geologist’s monograph describing a fossilized tooth resembling that of a similar predator.
With the help of a local, he was led to the fossil field with the rest of his team — where they found the teeth and jaw bones.
“It was really emotional for our team.”
“No one had been back to that tooth site in over 70 years,” Sereno said.
“It was an adventure and a half wandering into the sand seas to search for this locale and then find an even more remote fossil area with the new species.”
Sereno described the find as “so sudden and amazing.”
“It was really emotional for our team,” he said.
Professor Paul Sereno, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago’s biological sciences division, described the newly discovered dinosaur as a sort of “hell heron.”(SWNS)
“I’ll forever cherish the moment in camp when we crowded around a laptop to look at the new species for the first time, after one member of our team generated 3D digital models of the bones we found to assemble the skull — on solar power in the middle of the Sahara.”
He added, “That’s when the significance of the discovery really registered.”
Fossil remains will be put on display in the Museum of the River in Niamey, Niger.
A replica, meanwhile, will be shown at the Chicago Children’s Museum.
The fossil site had not been revisited in more than 70 years before Sereno’s team returned.(SWNS)
“Letting kids feel the excitement of new discoveries — that’s key to ensuring the next generation of scientists who will discover many more things about our precious planet worth preserving,” Sereno said of the children’s exhibit.
The discovery follows other dinosaur-related discoveries in the past several months.
In November, Australian researchers announced they uncovered the traces of a dinosaur that may have been limping over 150 million years ago in Colorado.
Earlier in 2025, scientists unearthed a new dinosaur — and its ancient leftovers — in a tourist hot spot in Argentina.
Passengers aboard a cruise ship sailing from Texas to Mexico erupted in cheers after the crew rescued four people from a distressed, makeshift boat in the Gulf — the second such rescue involving a Caribbean cruise ship in just days, according to reports.
The Regal Princess was en route from Galveston to Cozumel on Monday, Feb. 23, when crew members responded to the distress suffered by a small boat that had four people aboard.
“Regal Princess responded to a small vessel in distress and safely rescued four individuals at sea,” the cruise line said in a statement shared with multiple media outlets.
“All four individuals were brought onboard and were evaluated by the ship’s medical team,” it continued.
“Their safety and well-being remain our immediate priority.”
The Regal Princess cruise ship sailing from Texas to Mexico (not pictured) rescued four people from a small boat in distress this week.(Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Photos shared on social media showed what appeared to be four men aboard a small rusted boat constructed of metal and wood, as People reported.
A white sheet or tarp could be seen blowing in the wind as passengers dumped water from the vessel into the surrounding sea, according to the posts shared online.
Fox News Digital reached out to Princess Cruises for comment as well as to passengers.
Some of the travelers onboard said they noticed something unusual when their ship began to change course.
Passengers said their ship changed course (not pictured) before rescuing four people from a makeshift boat that had been taking on water.(Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images)
“We knew something was going on because the ship started turning,” passenger Melody Almogabar Barr told the Houston Chronicle.
When the ship’s captain announced the rescue was successful, people inside the packed theater began to cheer, said Barr.
“It is clear that this cruise ship has passengers that care about the well-being of others, and we are grateful to have been a part of that,” she told the outlet.
Princess Cruises said the rescued individuals would be transported to the ship’s next scheduled port, where they would be received by local authorities and support services.
The ship had departed Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 22 — and was set to return on March 1.(iStock)
“Consistent with international maritime obligations, individuals rescued at sea are cared for onboard and transported to the ship’s next scheduled port stop,” the cruise line reportedly said in its statement.
Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, ships are required to provide assistance to anyone found at sea in danger, provided doing so does not pose serious risk to the rescuing vessel.
The rule applies regardless of nationality or circumstances.
Ships are required to provide assistance to anyone found at sea in danger, provided doing so does not pose serious risk to the rescuing vessel.
“Princess Cruises extends its sincere appreciation to the captain and crew of Regal Princess for their swift response, professionalism and unwavering commitment to safety,” the statement said.
A Carnival Celebration ship brought five people safely onboard as their makeshift boat reportedly began taking on water, Carnival Cruise Line told multiple outlets.
The U.S. Coast Guard was notified and provided guidance during the rescue — and the ship continued its seven-day itinerary without disruption.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has built a coalition of largely Shiite terrorist proxies — the axis of resistance — that is set to join Tehran in counterstrikes in response to the joint U.S.-Israel preventive attacks on Iran’s military installations and leadership.
A flag bearing the picture of assassinated pro-Iranian Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah flutters in front of a picture of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of Nasrallah’s assassination in an Israeli airstrike at his grave in Beirut. Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 27, 2025.(Marwan Naamani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Hezbollah
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is obligated to disarm Hezbollah, according to the Nov. 2024 ceasefire with Israel. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, Effie Defrin, said on Friday that “In Lebanon, we continue to act daily against attempts by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to rebuild and rearm.”
He said, “An example of this is the strike we carried out yesterday in the Baalbek area, during which we targeted ammunition depots and eliminated terrorists from the Radwan Force. We will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its capabilities and pose a threat to Israeli civilians.”
Smoke rises over the city after the Israeli army launched a second wave of airstrikes on Iran in Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026.(Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
An official from Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the jihadi terrorist organization will not intervene militarily if the U.S. delivers “limited” strikes Iran. Yet the Hezbollah official said they regard any attack against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a “red line.”
According to the Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center (Alma),”Hezbollah fields a substantial combat force, estimated at around 40,000–50,000 active combatants and an additional 30,000–50,000 reservists. Central to its offensive structure is the Radwan Unit, which Hezbollah is making major efforts to rebuild and restore.”
Iran rebuilds Hezbollah ties as Trump gives 10-15 day deadline.(Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
IDF Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi, president and founder of Alma in northern Israel, told Fox News Digital, that the “Lebanese army is not putting much effort into disarming Hezbollah. The outcome of that is good intentions are just words. As a resident of the north, I have not seen any systematic disarmament.”
Edy Cohen, a Lebanese-born Israeli scholar of Hezbollah, told Fox News Digital the “Lebanese population does not see Hezbollah as resistance” because Hezbollah lost its recent war against Israel. He said Hezbollah failed in its efforts to aid Hamas in Gaza to defeat Israel after its Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of the Jewish state.
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces:
The second Iranian-backed proxy is the Shiite militia movement in Iraq. Entifadh Qanbar, a former spokesman for the deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, told Fox News Digital he believes the Shiite militia will join Iran in the war: “Many second-tier Shia leaders, militia lords, as I like to call them, harbor ambitions to rise and challenge the aging top-tier top leadership. They have accumulated enormous wealth, and the only way they can compete with the old guard is by proving to Iran that they are bold, reckless and ready to fight in defense of Tehran.”
A general view taken on April 5, 2015 shows members of the Popular Mobilisation units – paramilitary forces that are dominated by Iran-backed Shiite militias – holding an Islamist flag in Tikrit after Iraqi forces retook the nothern city from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists earlier in the month. (Mohammed Sawaf/AFP via Getty Images)
He added, “Their ambitions have blinded their rational thinking. These are militia terrorists with little understanding of the outside world, yet they are dangerously overconfident. They are loose cannons, completely out of control and Iran is prepared to throw them into the fire because they are expendable. That is why you see Kataeb Hezbollah in Iraq issuing threats, while older, more established militias like Hezbollah Lebanon have made it clear they will not participate.”
The pro-Iran Iraqi militia accuses the U.S. of bombing it and pledged a retaliatory response on Saturday. Kataeb Hezbollah said the U.S. is responsible for a strike that targeted an Iraqi military base that houses the Iranian proxy militia. The Iraqi terrorist group says it will “soon start assaulting American bases in response to their attacks.”
Houthi terrorists walk over British and U.S. flags at a rally in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and the recent Houthi strikes on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Feb. 4, 2024, on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
Houthis:
The third part of the axis of resistance is the Houthi movement in Yemen.
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have decided to resume missile and drone attacks on shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran, according to two senior Houthi officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because there is no official announcement from the Houthi leadership, according to the Associated Press.
One of the officials said the rebels’ first attack could come as soon as “tonight.” Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip is also part of the axis of resistance and Hamas and Iran are also partners in their campaigns to destroy the Jewish state.
THE Associated Press contributed to this report.
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LifeX Research Comments on AI Public Health Planning Advancements in 2026 61
LifeX Research, a leading voice in longevity and health-tech trends, recently released a comprehensive analysis of these advancements. Their verdict? We are currently witnessing “The Great Calibration” – a fundamental shift where data is finally catching up to human biology.
Atlanta, GA, February 27, 2026, LifeX Research As the threshold of 2026 is crossed, the intersection of artificial intelligence and public health has moved past the era of speculative “moonshots” and into a phase of rigorous, systemic integration. This AI Public Health Revolution is transforming the way we address longstanding challenges in healthcare.
In 2026, public health planning is no longer a reactive discipline focused on managing outbreaks or chronic disease after the fact. Instead, it has become a proactive, predictive science. Here is an in-depth look at the core advancements LifeX Research highlights as the pillars of this new era.
From “Sick Care” to “Signal Care”
For decades, the primary hurdle in public health was the “data lag.” By the time health departments identified a trend, the damage was often done. LifeX Research points out that 2026 marks the first year where Real-Time Signal Processing has become the standard for municipal health planning.
Through the integration of anonymized wearable data, environmental sensors, and even wastewater monitoring, AI models can now detect physiological “noise” across entire zip codes. LifeX notes that this allows planners to identify rising cortisol levels or sleep disturbances in a specific region weeks before those residents might seek clinical help for burnout or cardiovascular issues. This transition from “sick care” to “signal care” allows for hyper-local interventions, such as targeted mental health resources or environmental adjustments before a crisis manifests.
The Rise of Hyper-Localized Health Equity in the AI Public Health Revolution
One of the most profound comments from LifeX Research involves the “Invisible Gaps” in healthcare. Historically, minority and underserved populations have been underrepresented in medical data, leading to biased AI models. In 2026, the advancement of Synthetic Data Generation and Federated Learning has begun to solve this.
LifeX highlights how AI is now used to “fill in the blanks” by simulating health outcomes in data-poor environments without compromising individual privacy. Public health planners are using these insights to deploy mobile clinics and nutritional programs with surgical precision.
Rather than a blanket city-wide initiative, AI allows for “micro-planning,” ensuring that a neighborhood with a high prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension receives specific diagnostic tools tailored to its unique socio-economic profile.
Longevity as a Public Infrastructure
LifeX Research has long championed the concept of “Longevity as a Service,” and in 2026, this concept has officially entered public policy. AI-driven planning now treats aging not as an inevitability, but as a manageable biological process that affects public infrastructure. Planners are utilizing AI to model the long-range economic impact of biological aging.
By analyzing the “biological age” of a population versus its “chronological age,” cities are redesigning everything from public transport to park lighting to encourage “Low-Impact Longevity” – small, AI-suggested lifestyle nudges integrated into the city’s physical layout. LifeX notes that this systemic approach to longevity is expected to reduce the burden on public healthcare systems by up to 15% by the end of the decade.
The AI Public Health Revolution in Behavioral Health
Perhaps the most controversial, yet effective, advancement noted by LifeX is the use of Behavioral Metadata. In 2026, AI can analyze the “digital exhaust” of a population—app usage patterns, gait analysis from smartphones, and linguistic changes in social media—to predict mental health trends.
LifeX Research comments that this has revolutionized suicide prevention and depression screening. Public health departments now use these aggregate signals to trigger “Community Wellness Responses.” For example, if AI identifies a significant shift in the linguistic markers of a specific demographic, health planners can deploy non-intrusive, supportive digital content or bolster community center staffing.
LifeX emphasizes that the key to this advancement is transparency and trust, ensuring that the data is used for collective benefit rather than individual surveillance.
The Integration of Value-Based Employer Planning
A significant portion of LifeX’s 2026 report focuses on the blurred lines between public health and employer responsibility. With AI, corporations are now functioning as “micro-public health zones.” LifeX observes that the most successful companies in 2026 are those using AI to create Adaptive Benefit Ecosystems.
Instead of a standard annual health plan, AI allows employers to adjust benefits in real-time based on the workforce’s current health needs. If the AI detects a spike in respiratory strain during a high-pollen season or a localized smog event, the “benefit plan” might automatically pivot to offer subsidized air purifiers or telehealth respiratory consults.
LifeX argues that this “Value-Based” integration is the future of corporate sustainability, linking employee biological health directly to organizational productivity.
Navigating the Ethics of the “Digital Twin”
Finally, LifeX Research addresses the elephant in the room: the Population Digital Twin. By 2026, many major metropolitan areas have developed a digital replica of their population’s health dynamics. These models allow planners to “run a simulation” of a new policy – such as a tax on sugar or the addition of a new bike lane – to see the projected health outcomes over 20 years.
While LifeX praises the efficiency of these models, they also issue a cautionary note. The “Great Calibration” requires a new social contract. To prevent AI from becoming a tool of exclusion, LifeX advocates for Algorithmic Accountability.
They suggest that every public health AI model must be audited by independent “Bio-Ethical Boards” to ensure that the pursuit of efficiency doesn’t come at the cost of individual liberty or privacy.
Looking Ahead: The Human Element as Part of the AI Public Health Revolution
LifeX Research concludes that while the advancements of 2026 are driven by silicon and code, their success depends entirely on human empathy. AI can tell us where the help is needed and what that help should be, but the actual delivery of care remains a deeply human endeavor.
As we move toward 2027, the goal is no longer just to live longer, but to live better through a seamless partnership between human intuition and machine intelligence. The public health planning of 2026 is not just about data points; it’s about creating a world where the environment is designed to help us thrive by default.
For those looking to enhance their practice’s effectiveness, exploring LifeX Research’s offerings is a vital step forward. The future of healthcare lies in intelligent data-driven decision-making – make sure you’re part of that evolution by visiting https://lifexresearch.com/ today.
Explore how you can transform your approach to population health analytics and ultimately elevate the standard of care for your patients.
Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had “no idea” of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York.
Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee’s bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
“Now, let me say what you’re going to hear from me. First, I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that, at the end of the day, matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos,” Clinton said, according to his prepared opening remarks.
“I know what I saw and more importantly, what I didn’t see. I know what I did and more importantly, what I didn’t do. I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong.”
Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage in New York City on Sept. 18, 2023.(Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)
Clinton also warned lawmakers, “You’ll often hear me say that I don’t recall” but said he would not speculate when asked questions.
“That might be unsatisfying, but I’m not going to say something I’m not sure of. This was all a long time ago, and I’m bound by my oath not to speculate or to guess. This is not merely for my benefit, but because it doesn’t help you for me to play detective 24 years later,” Clinton said.
Meanwhile House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., suggested he had an abundance of questions for the former president ahead of the deposition.
“I think everyone’s seen that there are a lot of photos that have been released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as well as the Epstein estate. There are a lot of email correspondence that included President Clinton,” Comer said when asked what he needed to hear.
“Secretary Clinton confirmed this yesterday: Jeffrey Epstein was in the White House 17 times while Bill Clinton was president. We know that Bill Clinton flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane at least 27 times. So those are questions that we’re going to ask.”
He said questions would pertain to Epstein and to Clinton’s relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, the late financier’s accomplice who is serving out a prison term in Texas after being convicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
Comer told reporters that his list of questions for Clinton had “increased” in the wake of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s own deposition before the committee on Thursday.
“Mrs. Clinton deferred a lot of questions to her husband today. There were at least a dozen times when she said, ‘You’ll have to ask my husband that. I can’t answer that,'” the chairman said.
Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, center, joined by Republican members of the House Oversight Committee, speaks to members of the media while arriving for a closed-door deposition with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., on Feb. 26, 2026.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He said that many of those deferrals had to do with the Clintons’ nonprofit work.
“There are so many examples in the evidence the Department of Justice released, in correspondence where Epstein bragged about how involved he was initially in setting up the Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Foundation,” he said.
“We asked those questions to Secretary Clinton yesterday, and she kept saying she was in the Senate at that time. She wasn’t focused on it. ‘You’ll have to ask my husband.’ So a lot of the Clinton Global Initiative questions yesterday went unanswered because Mrs. Clinton deferred to her husband.”
Bill Clinton’s deposition began a few minutes after 11 a.m. on Friday, a person familiar with planning told Fox News Digital.
Comer told reporters on Thursday after Hillary Clinton’s sitdown that he expected the ordeal to be “even longer” on Friday.
Her deposition lasted roughly six hours from start to finish, with a brief lunch break in between.
Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, speaks to members of the media outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Neither of the Clintons has been accused of anything related to Epstein’s crimes. But the former president’s name appears multiple times in documents released by the DOJ and the House Oversight Committee pertaining to the investigation into Epstein.
Like his wife’s testimony, Clinton will speak to the committee behind closed doors and under oath.
The interview will be transcribed, with a video likely to be released within a week of its conclusion.
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Kaitlin Bucaro and Robbie Morris couldn’t wait to get married in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday.
But their vision took a shocking turn this week as Mexico was ravaged by violence after the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho.”
The Chicago couple abruptly canceled their long-planned destination wedding amid safety concerns and government warnings, as Fox32 Chicago reported.
Even so, the couple — who met in college and dated for four years — was determined to get married Friday. With less than a week to find a venue and vendors, the bride and groom scrambled to see if a reception hall or restaurant was available at very short notice.
“I said, you know, I’m going to see what I can do to help,” Nicholas Cuda, managing partner of The Alston restaurant in Chicago, told Fox32 in an interview.
A couple had to alert 150 guests that their long-planned wedding in Mexico (not pictured) had to be canceled — but the story doesn’t end there. (iStock)
“Marriage is [a] unique thing, and for her and her fiancé to be going through this at this point in time, not being able to continue to the destination wedding [that] they’d planned — for me, it was heartbreaking.”
Before finding a local venue, Bucaro and Morris had to alert 150 guests that their wedding in Mexico had been canceled.
“[We were] dealing with the shock and sadness, and kind of like grieving that our dream kind of died,” Marcus told Fox32.
“We then very quickly realized we want to get married on Friday — and whether it’s Guadalajara or not, it’s still, I think, something we were determined to pull off.”
Guadalajara, Mexico, was the Chicago couple’s choice of dream wedding destination. Shown above, the Guadalajara Cathedral (Catedral de Guadalajara) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.(iStock)
Earlier this week, the couple still did not have a venue, photographer, DJ or florist lined up.
Bucaro started to see the government warnings online as of last Sunday.
“We had to make so many quick decisions,” Bucaro said.
“But also grieving the fact that the wedding we’d been trying to put on for a year and the vision we have in this beautiful location [is] no longer available to us,” she told NBC Chicago.
As of Monday, the couple didn’t have a venue or vendors. But they were determined to get married Friday no matter what.(iStock)
Morris said they took turns crying.
“We decided that we were going to press on, and we’re going to find a way,” he recalled.
“I’m going to see what I can do to help,” said Nicholas Cuda, managing partner of The Alston restaurant in Chicago — which has stepped up to the challenge for the couple. (iStock)
Ultimately, the couple found The Alston restaurant in Chicago — which embraced the wild challenge the couple was facing.
Savannah Jimenez of The Alston in Chicago spoke about how her venue took on the happy occasion within mere days. “Pulling off a seamless event on such short notice is exactly what we want to do best,” she said. “We’re just happy to be part of this.”
Bucaro and Morris’ wedding is far from the only event in Mexico that was canceled this week.
Four professional soccer matches in Mexico were postponed Sunday after violence flared near Guadalajara — one of the country’s host cities for the 2026 World Cup — in the wake of a military operation that left the cartel leader dead.
Concerts and music events in several parts of Mexico were also scrapped or rescheduled.
Smoke rises after violence recently hit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.(Photo courtesy of Scott Posilkin)
Colombian artist Kali Uchis was slated to perform in the Mexican state of Jalisco on Sunday, but her show was reportedly canceled.
A Feb. 24 security alert indicated that shelter-in-place orders have now been lifted in cities including Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum, Tijuana and Puerto Vallarta, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
As of Thursday afternoon, Mexico was still at a level 2 travel advisory, according to the State Department — whose guidance is that Americans use increased caution.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed reporting.
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