NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Real Time” host Bill Maher wasn’t bothered by President Donald Trump’s controversial joke to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, saying while it was not entirely appropriate, it was funny.”[Trump] was in the Oval Office yesterday with the prime minister of Japan, Takaichi. And he was talking about our strike in Iran, and he said, ‘We didn’t tell anybody because we wanted it to be a surprise. Who knows better about a surprise attack than Japan?’” Maher said during Friday’s episode of his HBO show.”Is it right to say that? No, but if Shane Gillis said it, you’d laugh.”While meeting with Japan’s PM Takaichi at the White House on Thursday, a reporter asked Trump why the U.S. did not inform its allies of planned strikes on Iran.BILL MAHER CALLS OUT TRUMP’S ‘BULLS—‘ TRUTH SOCIAL POST ATTACKING HIM In response, the president used Japan’s 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to help justify the administration’s decision-making while sitting beside the leader of the nation responsible for the historic assault.”We didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan?” the president said with Takaichi sitting beside him. “Why…

The Tiger II tank, officially designated as Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B and introduced in 1944, was Germany’s most advanced heavy tank of World War II. Known as the Königstiger (King Tiger) by the Germans and often referred to as the Royal Tiger by Allied forces, it was designed to dominate the battlefield with unmatched firepower and armor. Tiger II tanks in formation for a wartime propaganda newsreel at the armor-training ground in Sennelager, Germany. Image: Bundesarchiv/CC-BY-SA 3.0 While the Tiger II boasted many superior specifications, its operational impact was limited by mechanical issues, fuel shortages and Germany’s deteriorating war position. Design Origins of the Tiger II Tank The Tiger II’s development began in 1943, as German engineers sought to improve upon the Tiger I tank’s strengths while addressing its weaknesses. The original Tiger I had already demonstrated the value of heavy armor and the powerful 88mm gun, but its vertical armor was vulnerable to angled shots, and its mechanical reliability was poor. The Soviet T-34 tank’s sloped armor and mobility had impressed German designers, prompting a shift in design philosophy. German Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. B “Tiger II” of the 503rd heavy tank battalion on the streets of Budapest in October 1944.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Not often does a 6-foot-8 basketball player look small on the court, but that’s what the tallest college basketball player ever did on Friday night.Florida’s Olivier Rioux entered the game late in the team’s dominant 114-55 win over No. 16 Prairie View A&M at Benchmark International Arena, and at 7-foot-9, he floored his opponents with his height.Prairie View A&M forward Hassane Diallo, who stands at 6-foot-8, a full foot shorter than Rioux, went viral for sizing up the towering 20-year-old as he entered the game. Rioux was the world’s tallest teenager before his birthday last month. Rioux has been little used throughout the year as he continues to develop, but has become a fan favorite in short order. Whenever the Gators are up big late in games, the Florida crowd chants Rioux’s name at head coach Todd Golden, wanting to see the tall center in action.Rioux sent the crowd into a frenzy when he checked into the game with about two minutes left. He sent them into even further hysteria when he slammed home a put-back dunk for his first career NCAA tournament points, as fans rained down “Oli! Oli!” chants.RICK PITINO…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new phishing scam is tricking people into installing malware by pretending to be a Google security check. The page looks convincing and tells you that your Google account needs additional protection. It walks you through a simple setup process that appears to strengthen your security and protect your devices.If you follow those steps, you may end up installing what looks like a harmless security tool. In reality, security researchers say the page installs a malicious web app that can spy on your device. It can steal login verification codes, watch what you copy and paste, track your location and quietly send internet traffic through your browser. The most troubling part is that nothing is technically hacked. Instead of exploiting a software flaw, attackers simply trick you into granting the permissions they need. Once that happens, your own browser can start working for them without you realizing it.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report. Get my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM newsletter.THE #1 GOOGLE SEARCH SCAM…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sidestepped Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in her glowing endorsement Thursday, despite previously expressing alarm over Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian tattoos.Warren, one of the Senate’s most liberal members who is seeking to recruit progressive candidates, endorsed Platner’s campaign in a video posted to social media Wednesday, calling him “the real deal.” “Graham Platner has the grit to go against the grain and to fight for what is right,” Warren said. “And the people in Maine are fired up and excited for change.”The 41-year-old oyster farmer has been widely criticized for having a chest tattoo of a skull and crossbones resembling a Nazi-linked symbol associated with the SS. Platner has since had the tattoo removed and pleaded ignorance, saying he was unaware of the symbol’s meaning. DEM SENATE CANDIDATE MOCKED AFTER CLAIM ABOUT DISMANTLING ICE GOES VIRAL: ‘UNMASK THESE THUGS’When asked about Platner’s host of controversies, Warren largely brushed it off.”Look, he has apologized for that, and he’s out there talking to the people of Maine every single day,” Warren told Huffpost on Thursday.Warren’s remarks sharply contrasted with her scrutiny of Hegseth for his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., invoked his collegiate soccer career while introducing a package of bills to prevent immigration enforcement behavior in and around World Cup sites this June.More than a dozen American cities will be hosting World Cup soccer matches, including East Rutherford, N.J., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington – while three Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee want to prevent what they call racial and linguistic profiling that would instill fear in fans.”How can our country host the World Cup while deporting visiting fans from around the world?” Swalwell said in a statement introducing his “Safe Passage to the World Cup Act.””As a former Division I soccer player, I know what an honor it is to host the world’s biggest sporting event.SENATE DEMS REFUSING TO BUDGE ON DHS FUNDING MAY CAUSE HEADACHE FOR WORLD CUP TRAVELERSSwalwell, an Iowa native, played goalkeeper in Division I soccer at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The future liberal firebrand dreamed of being a professional soccer star himself, but ended up breaking his thumbs, which eventually sidelined his prospective career.After transferring to the University of Maryland in College Park, he interned in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Oklahoma man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a family’s home and climbing into bed with their young child. Authorities were called to a home in Oklahoma City after Josh Hodnik was jolted awake by his 11-year-old son who told him there was a strange man in his bed on Saturday, March 14, according to KOKH. “My son woke me up, and he said, ‘Hey, there’s a man in my bed,’” Hodnik told the outlet. Hodnik said he did not believe his son at first, chalking it up to the young child having a nightmare or imagining things.HOMELESS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTACKING SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR’S SECURITY DETAIL ARRESTED AGAIN DAYS AFTER RELEASE “It just kind of shocked me, shook me,” Hodnik said. “I was like, ‘What, what do you, what do you mean?’ I thought he was sleepwalking and, and, and he mistook, he was imagining things or whatever.” However, when Hodnik went to check the bedroom, he realized his son was telling the truth. “There was a grown man laying in the bed,” Hodnik said, KOKH reported. “He brought his own blanket, had one sock on, no shoes on.”REPEAT…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A criminal case tied to the 2020 Austin, Texas, George Floyd riots is erupting into a broader controversy, with prominent law enforcement groups calling for the Soros-backed district attorney to resign over accusations of misconduct, political coordination, and withholding key evidence.Attorneys for Austin Police Department officer Chance Bretches filed a motion in Travis County district court to dismiss the case against him, alleging prosecutors in DA Jose Garza’s office violated the officer’s constitutional rights and compromised the integrity of the case by not disclosing alleged behind-the-scenes communications with Austin officials about potentially holding the city or police leadership criminally responsible for harming injured protesters. Bretches is facing charges of aggravated assault by a public servant after being deployed as part of a crowd-control response during the 2020 riot, where officers worked to disperse demonstrators and restore order in downtown Austin. His attorneys argue he relied on department-issued “less-lethal” beanbag rounds that were later called into question, contending the equipment itself was defective and contributed to the injuries at issue.The alleged “secret meetings” with Austin officials about the city being responsible for the defective beanbag rounds that caused more harm than they were designed for,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, can stay shut down.”We already said we’d open everything in the department except ICE, so the answer is yes,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said when asked about partial funding for DHS.”Republicans won’t agree because they’re trying to hold the security of the country hostage.”SCHUMER, DEMS AGAIN BLOCK DHS FUNDING, FORCE STATE OF THE UNION SHOWDOWN His position was echoed by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.”We need to fund every aspect of it other than ICE. We’re going to fight on the ICE funding. I mean, they already have $75 billion,” Khanna said, noting that ICE itself already received funding through Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.In light of those appropriations, Republicans believe Democrats have assumed an unsustainable position as they continue to shoot down efforts to fund DHS in its entirety.”They’re not interested in reopening, right? Their whole thing is: ‘Okay, we’re doing a shutdown to go out…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pilot with decades of experience flying thinks he may have found an image of Amelia Earhart’s lost plane via Google Earth.Justin Myers told Popular Mechanics recently he began looking through satellite images of Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific after watching a documentary on her final flight.”To be totally honest, my interest started after watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel. It was the next day when curiosity about Nikumaroro Island took me to looking on Google Earth.”When first looking at images of Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific, Myers said he wasn’t trying to find the Lockheed Electra 10E. “I was just putting myself in Amelia and [her navigator] Fred’s shoes.”ARCHAEOLOGIST BELIEVES HE FOUND LEGENDARY VIKING RULER’S LOST GRAVE IN REMOTE SPOT: ‘THIS IS RARE’ But then he tried to imagine, as a pilot, “where I would have force landed a light twin aircraft in their position, lost and low on fuel.”Once he zoomed into an area where he thought they might have tried to land, he noticed a “dark-coloured, perfectly straight object” that measured approximately 39 feet, the same as Earhart’s plane.”I used the measuring tool on…