Nancy Guthrie lead cop admits he's 'intentionally withholding' vital clues from public

The sheriff leading the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has admitted he is deliberately holding back key details from the public as the hunt for answers intensifies.

Nancy wasabducted from her $1 million home in Tucson, Arizona, more than six weeks ago in circumstances that have baffled investigators and shaken the local community. Despite officers working around-the-clock,there have been no notable arrests.

As the search drags on, the grim reality is beginning to set in for those closest to her. Even family members, including Today show host Savannah Guthrie, have acknowledged there is a possibility Nancy "may already be gone." It comes after achilling new theory emerged on how Nancy Guthrie was sickeningly taken from her home.

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Authorities believe the kidnap may not have been random, stating several elements around the case suggest the disappearance could have been carefully planned. Investigators are examining everything from a possible targeted motive to potential technological interference on the night Nancy vanished.

In an interview with NBC News, Chris Nanos revealed detectives believe they have a strong sense of what may have happened but insisted that sharing the theory publicly could jeopardize the case.

During a probing exchange with NBC reporter Liz Kreutz, the sheriff acknowledged the chilling possibility that whoever is responsible could still pose a danger. "Do you think that this suspect could strike again, whoever did this?" Kreutz asked.

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Nanos replied, "Well, absolutely, we believe we know why he did this, and we believe that it was targeted. We're not 100% sure of that, and so it'd be silly to tell people, yeah, don't worry about it. You're not his target. Don't think for a minute that because it happened to the Guthrie family, you're safe. You know, keep, keep your wits about you."

The warning has heightened concern in the community as investigators continue combing through evidence from the night Nancy disappeared. Pressed further on whether detectives had uncovered a motive, Kreutz asked if developments in the investigation had provided clarity about why someone might have targeted Nancy.

Nanos responded, "I think from day one, we had some strong beliefs about what happened, and those beliefs haven't diminished." However, when asked if the incident could have been a burglary that spiraled out of control, the sheriff refused to speculate.

"Do you believe it was a burglary gone wrong?" Kreutz asked. "I'm not going to get into those theories. We have our beliefs. Everybody else has theirs," Nanos said.

Nanos confirmed investigators are intentionally withholding their main theory and other details, saying doing so is necessary to protect the integrity of the case.

Behind the scenes, detectives are exploring whether internet or electrical disruptions occurred at the Guthrie home when Nancy vanished, including the possibility a Wi-Fi jammer disabled connectivity or security systems.

The sheriff also confirmed forensic evidence recovered inside the property, including "mixed DNA," could still prove crucial in identifying a suspect. Despite the lack of arrests, authorities remain hopeful the genetic evidence could eventually lead them to the person responsible.

Meanwhile, Nancy's family have dramatically increased the reward for information, offering $1 million for details leading to her whereabouts on top of the $200,000 already pledged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and additional funds from the Pima County Attorney's Office reward program.

It comes afterNancy Guthrie's neighbor issued a chilling eight-word description of the suspected kidnapper.

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Trump demands other countries help secure vital Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows defiance

By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, calling on them to help protect ships in the vital waterway that Tehran has mostly blocked to oil tanker traffic.

With the conflict creating turmoil across the Middle ‌East and shaking up global energy markets in its third week, Trump insisted that nations relying heavily on oil from the Gulf have a responsibility to protect the strait.

"I'm demanding that these countries come in ‌and protect their own territory because it is their territory," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on the way from Florida to Washington. "It's the place from which they get their energy."

Though he declined to identify the seven governments that his administration has contacted, Trump said this weekend that he ​expected many countries would send warships to allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 20% of the world's oil.

He said in a social media post he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would participate.

In an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, Trump ratcheted up pressure on European allies to help protect the strait, warning that NATO faces a "very bad" future if its members fail to come to Washington's aid.

Trump also said Washington is in contact with Iran but expressed doubt that Tehran is prepared for serious negotiations to end the conflict.

U.S. officials responding to economic uncertainty over high oil prices predicted on Sunday that the war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs would follow, despite ‌Iran's assertion that it remains "stable and strong" and ready to defend itself.

Trump had threatened ⁠more strikes on Iran's main oil export hub Kharg Island over the weekend and said he was not ready to reach a deal to end the war which has shut off the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The Trump administration plans to announce as early as this week that multiple countries have agreed to form a coalition to escort ships through the narrow waterway but ⁠they are still discussing whether those operations would begin before or after hostilities end, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

Trump offered few specifics about the kind of assistance he wanted from other countries to open up the strait, except to say some have minesweepers and "a certain type of boat that could help us."

Asian markets were in a wary mood on Monday as the Gulf hostilities kept oil prices elevated. Brent rose 0.1% to $103.27 a barrel, while U.S. crude fell 0.7% to $97.99.

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Trump, who ​on ​Friday said the U.S. Navy would "soon" start escorting oil tankers, has said previously that Iran wants to negotiate, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ​Araqchi earlier on Sunday disputed that claim.

"We have never asked for a ceasefire, and we ‌have never asked even for negotiations," Araqchi told CBS' "Face the Nation" program. "We are ready to defend ourselves for as long as it takes."

With crude oil prices hovering around $100 a barrel, Trump administration officials insisted that all signs point to a relatively quick end to the conflict.

"This conflict will certainly come to the end in the next few weeks — could be sooner than that," U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABC's "This Week" program.

Trump on Sunday did not put a timeframe on concluding the war but said oil prices "are going to come tumbling down as soon as it's over, and it's going to be over pretty quick."

But the U.S. president said he saw no reason to declare victory yet.

"I think I just say they're decimated." Trump told reporters. "If we left right now, it would take them 10 years or more to rebuild, but I'm still not declaring it over."

Meanwhile, Araqchi sought to project an image of strength and resilience despite waves of U.S. and Israeli air ‌strikes that have killed a number of Iranian leaders, sunk much of the Islamic Republic's navy and devastated its missile arsenal.

"It's not ​a war of survival. We are stable and strong enough," Araqchi told CBS. "We don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans, because ​we were talking with them when they decided to attack us, and that was for the second time."

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Trump ​said on Saturday that U.S. strikes had "totally demolished" much of Kharg Island and warned of more, telling NBC News on Saturday, "We may hit it a few more times just for fun."

The ‌comments marked a sharp escalation from Trump, who had previously said the U.S. was targeting ​only military sites on Kharg, and dealt a blow to diplomatic ​efforts to end a war that has spread across the Middle East and killed more than 2,000 people, most in Iran and Lebanon.

With global air transport heavily disrupted and no clear end in sight, Iran's ability to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas, has emerged as a decisive threat to the global economy.

Although some Iranian vessels have continued to pass ​and a few ships from other countries have successfully made the crossing, the passage ‌has been effectively closed for most of the world's tanker traffic since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 at the start of an intensive bombing campaign that has hit thousands ​of targets across the country.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily in Dubai, Emily Rose in Jerusalem and Jarrett Renshaw in Palm Beach, Florida; Additional reporting by Reuters bureaux; Writing by James Mackenzie, David Morgan and Matt ​Spetalnick; Editing by Sergio Non, Chizu Nomiyama, William Mallard, Gareth Jones, Andrew Heavens, Deepa Babington, Diane Craft and Michael Perry)

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Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks

PARIS (AP) — France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatchingits aircraft carrierandother warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players inthe conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic talks.

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Macron said that France's military involvement is strictly "defensive" and aims to avoid making the country a party to the war.

He reaffirmed that position after one French soldier was killed Thursday in a drone attack in Iraq.

"We are not at war with anyone," Macron said.

Still, the large-scale deployment of the French navy — which he described as "unprecedented" — has made France the European nation with the most prominent presence in the region.

Visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier last week, Macron said that its presence in the Mediterranean demonstrates "France's strength: a balancing power, a force for peace."

Here's what to know about Macron' strategy.

France's large naval deployment

Macron announced the deployment to the eastern Mediterranean and the wider Middle East of eight warships, two helicopter carriers and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with its 20 Rafale fighter jets.

The French frigate Languedoc arrived off Cyprus, a fellow European Union member, to bolster anti-drone and anti-missile defenses. Cyprus and France signed a new strategic partnership in December. Macron also said that two French frigates have been dispatched to the Red Sea to help ensure maritime security and freedom of navigation.

Macron said that the warship deployment is intended to allow France "to respond to emergency situations" and evacuate French nationals if necessary.

France has more than 400,000 citizens in the Middle East — more than any other European country — including more than half in Israel and over 60,000 in the United Arab Emirates.

Other European nations, including Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Greece, have deployed frigates in the region.

The French navy's swift deployment contrasts with the United Kingdom's delay in sending the HMS Dragon destroyer, which left Portsmouth, England, on March 10.

U.K. opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government of moving too slowly to protect British bases in Cyprus and allies in the Middle East. The U.K. government also has sent Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets, helicopters and air defense systems to the region to help intercept Iranian missiles and drones.

Defending Gulf allies

France has key defense agreements with several countries in the region, including Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE, where it maintains a permanent base in Abu Dhabi. France's military, which has air and naval forces there, doubled the number of Rafale fighter jets stationed on site to 12.

French authorities acknowledged that Rafale jets intercepted drones targeting the UAE since the beginning of the war.

"We stand by the side of our allies and our friends," Macron said during his visit to the Charles de Gaulle. "There have been some interceptions that have continued in recent days."

"We do so within the framework of our partnerships," he said, without providing further details.

French forces are also deployed in Jordan and Iraq.

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On Thursday, one French soldier was killed and several others injured in a drone attack in the region of Irbil, in northern Iraq. They were training Iraqi units as part of a multinational counterterrorism mission in the country.

Former President François Hollande, who led France from 2012 to 2017, said that it was important for France to show it can protect its nationals and reassure its partners, but warned of the risks.

"We must be careful — it's always a risky operation — to make sure our warships are not targeted," Hollande said. "Because if they are attacked, we have to fire back."

Historic ties with Lebanon

Macron is leading a diplomatic effort to try to halt the conflict in Lebanon, where at least 850 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as the Hezbollah militant groupentered a new round of fightingwith Israel. Macron urged Hezbollah to stop fighting and called on Israel to renounce any ground offensive.

France supports the Lebanese military as authorities have pledged to "take control" of positions held by Hezbollah and assume full responsibility for security in the country, Macron said. Hezbollah's arsenal notably includes exploding drones, similar to the ones used by Iran.

France has traditionally been a key supporter of Lebanon, a former French protectorate, and maintains 800 troops in the U.N. peacekeeping force there. The French government provided the country with armored vehicles and operational military support.

France sent 60 tons of emergency aid to Lebanon last week on a humanitarian flight to Beirut, authorities said. The shipment included medicines, medical equipment, a mobile health unit, shelter materials, basic necessities and infant formula.

Maintaining contact with Iran

Macron was the first Western leader to speak with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian since the war began.

He said he urged Iran to halt strikes against countries in the region. Since the phone call on March 8, this appeal had gone unanswered.

Macron stressed that "a diplomatic solution" is needed to end the escalation and said that he and Pezeshkian agreed to remain in contact.

Macron also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, though there were no signs of de-escalation.

France hopes diplomatic efforts could bear fruit once the most intense phase of the conflict subsides, which could take weeks or months.

Macron is also promoting an international effortto secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor, so oil, gas and goods can flow freely again "when circumstances permit." He has suggested countries could use warships to escort tankers and container ships once fighting eases.

Political analyst Bertrand Badie, an international relations professor at Sciences Po Paris, said Macron has long sought to assert France's role on the global stage.

With low approval ratings at home and about a year left in his term, Macron may have the most to gain among European leaders by pursuing diplomacy, Badie said.

"At this point, we are forced to scale back our expectations — drastically," he said. "From a diplomatic standpoint, what leverage does France really have?"

"My assessment is that this crisis cannot be resolved by French remedies," Badie said. "There is no point in having any illusions."

Jill Lawless contributed to this report from London.

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Misty Copeland performs in “Sinners ”musical“ ”number at Oscars amid Timothée Chalamet ballet drama

Misty Copelandbroke out some major ballet moves at theOscars.

The ballerina joinedSinnerscast members Miles Caton, Jayme Lawson, andLi Jun Lionstage for a musical number at the 98th Academy Awards. Caton, who plays a young, gifted blues musician named Sammie Moore in the film, crooned the Oscar-nominated film's iconic tune "I Lied to You" while an all-star roundup of musicians and performers replicated its juke joint dance scene.Jack O'Connellalso made a cameo as his character Remmick, vampire teeth and all.

Just as it was inRyan Coogler's horror-thriller, the Oscars' musical number combined Delta Blues with rock-and-roll, hip-hop and more, creating a genre-blending, time-traveling celebration of Black music's history and ancestral ties. Joining theSinnerscast onstage for the number wereRaphael Saadiq, Shaboozey,Brittany Howard, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Bobby Rush, and Alice Smith.

Copeland's performance comes less than a week after calling out Best Actor nomineeTimothée Chalametfor hisdisparaging comments about both ballet and opera, which the actor said are two art forms "no one cares" for anymore.

The dancer said in a March 9TikTok videoshe found it "interesting" that Chalamet invited her to help promote his Oscar-nominated filmMarty Supreme"with respect to my art form."

Copeland, along with other celebrities such asTom Brady,Kid Cudi, andKendall Jenner, was photographed wearing a navy windbreaker featuring the film's title.

"But I think that it's important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that's not 'popular' and a part of pop culture as movies are," Copeland continued. "But that doesn't mean it doesn't have enduring relevance in culture."

The ballerina said that it is "often mistaken when something is popular that it's meaningful or more impactful"; however, Copeland added, "there's a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years."

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Copeland's final note to Chalamet was that theComplete Unknownstar wouldn't have the opportunities he's achieved thus far if not for "opera and ballet in their relevance in that medium."

"So all of these mediums have a space, and we shouldn't be comparing them," Copeland concluded.

Chalamet has drawn the ire of both the theater community and creative professionals overall since his comments during aVarietyand CNN Town Hallin February went viral on social media. During a conversation withMatthew McConaughey, theWonkaactor discussed the challenges the film industry faces in movie theaters.

"I admire people, and I've done it myself, who go on a talk show and go, 'Hey, we gotta keep movie theaters alive. You know, we gotta keep this genre alive,'" Chalamet said to McConaughey. "And another part of me feels like, if people want to see it, likeBarbie, likeOppenheimer, they're going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it."

Chalamet then mentioned other performing arts, sharing, "And I don't want to be working in ballet or opera, or you know, things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive,' even though it's like, no one cares about this anymore."

"All respect to the ballet and opera people out there," Chalamet — whose grandmother, mother, and sister are professional dancers who have performed with the New York City Ballet — added.

Chalamet's comments have sparked strong responses from the ballet and opera communities, including the London Ballet andthe Metropolitan Opera, as well as celebrities such asSteven SpielbergandDoja Cat.

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Sofia Vergara Shares Throwback Snapshot in Dress With Cutouts

If there's a Hollywood diva who knows exactly how to make a throwback moment feel new, it's none other thanSofia Vergara. The Modern Family actress recently took to Instagram and shared a stunning throwback photo carousel, showcasing herself in a striking dress. This ensemble featured bold cutouts, making it look gorgeous.

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The throwback post, captioned "Lets do it again @heidiklum ?? #tbt Oscar's 2025," featured Sofia Vergara in a risqué floor-length mint green gown. This stylish strapless dress helped the Griselda actress show off her shoulders and collarbones. The form-fitting silhouette of the piece further helped the diva flaunt her style.

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It was elevated with well-placed cut-outs. The ruffled hemline also added some extra sass to the look.  Several fans took to the comment section to praise her outfit and look, with one writing, "Effortlessly stunning, impossible not to admire."

Originally reported by Mehak Walia onMandatory.

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