Jailbirdie!

Woods' Martin County mugshot

Tiger Woods was photographed for the first time after he left jail following his arrest for driving under the influence (DUI).  The 50-year-old pro golfer was involved in a rollover crash near Jupiter Island, Fla., around 1 p.m. local time last Friday.

After the incident, Woods was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.  The athlete bonded out and was released from custody that same day, and new photographs taken after his release show Woods looking upset as he sat in the passenger seat of a car, exiting the premises of the Martin County jail. 

 

The March 27 crash took place between Woods' Land Rover and a pressure-cleaning truck that was pulling a small trailer, Martin County Sheriff John M. Budensiek said at a press conference that same day.

According to authorities, Woods was alone in his vehicle at the time of the crash. Budensiek said police are “not sure” whether he was wearing a seat belt. 

“Mr. Woods did not appear to be injured at all, and the other individual was not injured,” Budensiek said during the press conference, adding that the athlete was “lethargic on scene because of what he was intoxicated on.”

The police chief also confirmed that Woods “did exhibit signs of impairment," but added that authorities "were not suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail," where he blew "triple zeroes" on the breathalyzer test. (Woods refused to take a urinalysis test at the jail, Budensiek said.) 

The March 27 incident marked another car accident involving Woods. He previously sustained serious injuries in a 2021 crash in Los Angeles that required surgery, and he was also involved in a separate incident in 2009, also near his Florida home.  

Spanish Woman Dies by Euthanasia after Legal Battle with Neglectful Father

The death by euthanasia of a 25-year-old Spanish woman after a protracted legal battle with her father has triggered debate about the role of the state in caring for her and why it took so long to implement her wish to end her life.   Spain is one of a handful of European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, that have passed laws allowing euthanasia to be carried out by physicians. The Catalan regional government had granted Noelia Castillo's request for assisted dying in 2024.

The case has received enormous attention in Spain, with Castillo's father and Christian Lawyers (Abogados Cristianos) attempting to block her death until the last moment. After an 18-month legal battle, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled this week in Noelia Castillo's favor. 

In October 2022, Castillo had thrown herself from the fifth floor of a building. It was then that she became paraplegic and requested euthanasia, a petition that was approved in July 2024 after the Catalan regional government agency determined that she was in an “irreversible” clinical condition causing her “severe dependency, chronic pain, and debilitating suffering.”  The government determined that she had met the requirements set by law and she passed on Thursday evening at a Barcelona hospital.  

It is ironic that Castillo was blocked by the very father who had neglected her during her youth and was the source of much of her anguish. 

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Sleepy Time for Don

Convicted felon Donald Trump continues to be the subject of speculation around his health and wellbeing online, after having two MRI scans in the space of a year in 2025, being diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency and – in this case – appearing to fall asleep on multiple occasions.

The 79-year-old orange man has, however, addressed the rumors before, speaking during the January 29 cabinet meeting to say that the last meeting – where he appeared to close his eyes – “got pretty boring”.

For reference, here are some of the most recent instances of Trump taking a "spontaneous nap" -- 

April 26, 2025: One of the earliest and most high-profile instances where Trump was accused of falling asleep was at the funeral of Pope Francis. He also faced criticism for going against the Vatican’s dress code and wearing a blue suit and appearing to be on his phone during the event. 

May 13, 2025: While on a tour of the Middle East, touting a new agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in a press conference, Trump appeared to fall asleep, and was subsequently branded “Sleepy Don.”

July 15, 2025: Ironically, despite its name, people pointed out that Trump appeared to fall asleep during the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit.

October 8, 2025: Trump has long been vocal in his opposition to the Antifa movement, but during a round table on this very subject in October, the Republican seemingly struggled to stay awake. 

November 6, 2025: At the same event where a White House guest fainted, Trump was seen leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed.

December 2, 2025: As Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed Trump is “the only leader in the world who can help end” the war in Ukraine, the president was seen leaning to one side with his eyes closed, nodding but without opening his eyes when Rubio addressed him as “Mr President” while speaking.

December 4, 2025: Just days later, Trump’s head was seen drooping and he seemed to be struggling to stay awake during a press conference marking the signing of new agreements by leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

December 18, 2025: During an Oval Office event marking Trump signing an executive order to give marijuana a lower drugs classification, the president appeared to drift off while sat at the Resolute Desk.

January 4, 2026: During the press conference on U.S. action in Venezuela, Trump was observed fighting off slumber land while top military official Dan “Raizin” Caine was at the podium.  Trump was seen in the background appearing to be struggling to stay awake, closing his eyes on several occasions. 

January 14, 2026: With Health Secretary RFK and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins standing behind him, Trump appeared to nod off in his Oval Office chair during a White House event focused on the return of whole and two per cent milk to school lunches. 

February 12, 2026: Standing behind Lee Zeldin of the Environmental Protection Agency during a press conference on removing climate regulations, Trump appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open yet again.

February 19, 2026:  The Orange Man appeared to close his eyes during the first meeting of his newly established Board of Peace, with the press office of California governor Gavin Newsom among those poking fun at the Republican. 

March 23, 2026: Trump was in Tennessee attending a round table on the Memphis Safe Task Force when he appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open. 

 

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Controversy Reigns After Senegal Stripped of its Africa Cup Title

A night of jubilation in Morocco was ushered in by anger in Senegal after the Confederation that governed football in the continent made the controversial decision to strip the Senegalese national team of their continental football title and hand it to their North African rivals.  Last week (over two months after the final whistle blew at a contentious and acrimonious final in Rabat) came the news that the Africa Cup tournament host Morocco was named the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) had ruled that Senegal had broken the rules by leaving the pitch in protest at a refereeing decision. The match later resumed and Senegal won 1-0 but Caf said that the walkout meant they had forfeited the game.

Moroccans took to the streets to celebrate and local media have shown videos of happy fans driving through Tangier waving the national flag, banging tambourines and honking their horns. Other pictures show triumphant supporters letting off flares.  Moroccan journalist Jalal Bounour said that it was "a sleepless night as fans welcomed the news with great excitement and joy".

There was an overwhelming sense that justice had been done after what Moroccans saw as a violation of the rules.  "I believe this was a sporting injustice, Morocco was certainly wronged and the facts were clear," one man told the BBC in Rabat.  "The entire Moroccan people are out in every city and everywhere, happy with our cup. The cup has returned to us, the cup that was denied to us," a woman, who was wearing the national team's top, told a local sports channel.  "My friend told me that Morocco had won, and I was so happy. I was sleeping at home when I heard this news, and I was so happy. We're so happy now," another man said.

Another fan said the nation was still astonished by the decision: "The team is in shock, I swear I am in shock. Thank God, our cup has returned to us and we are grateful because it was given to us."  The news also dropped like a bombshell in the Senegalese capital, Dakar - but for the opposite reason.  "I'm stunned. Football no longer exists. This is not football. No-one here understands or accepts this decision," a young man, Daouda Seck, told the AFP news agency.  "We're shocked. Corruption has ended up winning."

His views echoed the official response from the Senegalese government which said it would appeal against the decision to take the title away from the national side, adding that the ruling undermined Caf's credibility.  The authorities have also called for an "independent international investigation into suspected corruption within Caf's governing bodies".

"Caf is set to become a laughing stock in the football world, and Africans will be ridiculed for everything that has been said and criticized regarding the organization of this tournament," another Senegal fan told the BBC.  "I think the best team won on the pitch, and that should be respected off it as well, so the rules, the laws of the sport should come into play at that level," Senegalese student Ralf Nonga told AFP.