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APTOPIX NYFW - Christian Siriano F/W 2026

The designer of "Project Runway" fame may have been accustomed to executing his designs on a tight deadline but with months to design his other looks, he told The Associated Press, that the last-minute design brought a fresh wave of excitement ahead of his show.

"The best dresses come at the end because I'm really, really in it," he said.

Unlike his previous shows, whereSirianodecorated his venues in sync with this theme, this time around the designer pared down the atmospheric drama allowing his clothes to speak for themselves. For his latest collection, the designer experimented with texture and a variety of colors to create his surrealist dream.

"It was more of an idea of this fantasy dream, maybe like a Dali painting that can never be explained," he said. "It really is this dreamlike world that hopefully everybody feels really beautiful in."

Siriano's fashionable crew of celebrity friends and loyal customers sat front row, including actors Leslie Jones, Uzo Aduba, Julia Fox, Natasha Lyonne,Whoopi Goldbergand rock singer Taylor Momsen.

The show opened with black and white structured looks before models emerged dipped in a sea of colors. They stopped along the runway to pose with their hair transformed into a surrealist swoop style, crisscrossed around their necks.

Siriano's collection reimagined red carpet silhouettes including eye-catching gowns with dramatic asymmetric necklines and exaggerated tulle sleeves or peplums. Even his black and white designs, featured shimmering fringe, alluring cut outs, feathers or delicate beading.

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Siriano's looks are not for the wallflower. The designer fashioned several revealing sheer looks.

In typical Siriano fashion, the runway was filled with models of all sizes and genders.

"We need to escape and be somewhere else … in a dream world," he said. This will be a celebration of like, beauty, bodies, age and cultures and we need that.

Siriano's standout looks of the night featured pops of color including a chartreuse lace cropped jacket and maxi skirt, and the bright green ombre bubble gown that arrived shortly before his show.

Siriano's supermodel muse Coco Rocha closed the show in the ombre bubble gown. As Rocha theatrically posed down the runway, she locked eyes with guests. Celebrity guest Jones cheered on the model, yelling "drama" as she passed by.

"He makes you feel secure in his clothes," Jones said of Siriano. "It doesn't matter what size you are; he's going to make you feel beautiful and that's the essence of Christian."

AP entertainment producerJohn Caruccicontributed to this report.

After banishing two traitors in a row, the faithful still seem at a loss heading into the finale.

In the Wednesday, Feb. 12 episode of "The Traitors," eyes were not on traitor Rob Rausch despite Candiace Dillard Bassett voting for him twice in a row before her banishment. The "Love Island" star's superb social game has shielded him from suspicion despite his fallen traitor's clear effort to bring him down.

For the mission, the players had to sit in closed boxes while the traitors quietly exited and decided how to answer questions like "who is the most manipulative?" and "who is the most useful to the traitors?" Then the faithful had to guess how the traitors answered to earn money for the prize pot while also analyzing the answers for clues.

The challenge gave the faithful a chance to identify the traitors with just a few rounds left. Instead, the faithful went back and forth with banishing three faithfuls, though "Top Chef" host Kristen Kish is seemingly on the trail of the new traitor recruited last episode.

Who was recruited to be a traitor?

Rob Rausch recruited Eric Nam as a traitor, giving the singer the ultimatum of either "dying" or joining him, to which he chose the latter.

Eric skeptically accepted the offer, though he wasn't entirely thrilled that his game had just ratcheted up in difficulty after Kristen accused him of being too quiet.

Who was 'murdered' by 'The Traitors'?

Dorinda Medley was "murdered" on "The Traitors" for a second time on Feb. 11.

"The Real Housewives of New York City" star was infamously the first person murdered in Season 3 and brought back by production for another go around.

With her death, there are no more housewives left in the cast following the "murders" of "Dubai" cast member Caroline Stanbury and banishments of Lisa Rinna, Candiace Dillard Bassett, and Porsha Williams.

Who was banished at the roundtable?

"One Tree Hill" and "Laguna Beach" star Stephen Colletti was banished by the traitors in a close vote, with him facing off against Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.

Ultimately, the faithful were suspicious of Lisa for giving her gold to Stephen during a crucial mission and for his private conversations with Candiace. Natalie's observation that the actor came across as inauthentic in the breakfast room only sealed his fate, despite his faithfulness.

Who is left in 'The Traitors' Season 4?

With only two episodes remaining, eight players remain standing, including two traitors (Rob and Eric) and six faithful.

• Rob Rausch ("Love Island")

• Eric Nam (singer / TV host)

• Maura Higgins ("Love Island")

• Natalie Anderson ("Survivor")

• Mark Ballas ("Dancing With the Stars")

• Kristen Kish ("Top Chef")

• Tara Lipinski (Olympic figure skater)

• Johnny Weir (Olympic figure skater)

When is the 'The Traitors' finale?

The Season 4 finale of "The Traitors" will drop on Thursday, Feb. 26, according to Peacock.

The reunion, hosted by Andy Cohen, is set to follow right after.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'The Traitors': Who was murdered, banished and recruited by Rob Rausch

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said Marimar Martinez, a 31-year-old Montessori school teacher, on Oct. 4 followed federal Border Patrol agents, blocked them, and rammed her vehicle into them before Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot her five times.

But video evidence, investigative reports and messages released Feb. 10 by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago tell a different story.

Footage from an officer's body camera and surveillance video do not show agents boxed in or Martinez ramming them as she and other demonstrators followed federal agents to alert neighbors to their presence.

"Border Patrol law enforcement officers were ambushed by domestic terrorists that rammed federal agents with their vehicles,"DHS said in a statementafter the shooting. "The woman, Marimar Martinez, driving one of the vehicles, was armed with a semi-automatic weapon."

Martinez is a legal gun owner with a concealed-carry permit who had her pistol holstered in her purse during the shooting.

"The question at the end of this is why, knowing the truth, would our own government continue to lie about who this woman is and what happened?" Chris Parente, Martinez's lawyer and a former federal prosecutor, told USA TODAY.

At the government's request, a federal judge on Nov. 20 alreadydismissed the criminal casefor assault with a deadly weapon against Martinez, an American citizen from Chicago who is Latina. The incident occurred during the Trump administration's"Operation Midway Blitz"that surged immigration agents in and around Chicago.

Activists protest outside of an immigrant processing and detention center on Oct. 2, 2025 in Broadview, Ill.

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Chicago protests push back against increased federal immigration raids

Martinez's lawyers are now pursuing legal action for damages from the shooting, which has left Martinez in pain and unable to close her hand or cross her legs months later. The incident is among a growing list ofviolent encounters with federal immigration agents.

In response to emailed questions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which includes Border Patrol, said Exum was placed on administrative leave, consistent with policy. The agency referred questions to the Department of Justice, which has not responded to USA TODAY's request for comment.

Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary for public affairs,previously said on Xofficers had been rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars, and Martinez rammed the officers while armed with a semiautomatic weapon.

What the footage shows

The body camera footage, released in agreement with federal officials, shows the moments leading up to the shooting on a Saturday morning on Chicago's South Side.

Inside agents' Chevy Tahoe, one agent had their body camera on before Exum shot Martinez. Exum, whoreportedly described himself in courtas a firearms instructor, didn't turn his body camera on before the shooting.

Exum can be seen in the video driving as protesters honk their horns. The agent wearing the body camera is seated in the back seat and has his finger on the trigger of an assault rifle while another agent also in the back seat, behind Exum, has his handgun drawn.

An agent can be heard saying "Do something, (expletive)."

"Alright, it's time to get aggressive and get the (expletive) out, cause they're trying to box us in," an agent says.

Exum then steers the wheel sharply left.

"Be advised we've been struck, we've been struck," the agent wearing the body camera says into a radio.

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Exum has his pistol in his right hand as he stops the car. He quickly opens his door and fires his weapon. Martinez, shot five times, drove away, then stopped to call 911 and was taken to a local hospital.

In released encrypted messages,Exum bragged about firing five roundsinto the windshield and being unharmed. Officials have said Martinez was driving toward him.

But Parente said bullet holes showed Exum fired as Martinez moved away from Exum's vehicle. Martinez's Nissan Rogue had three bullet holes into the passenger side windshield, followed by a fourth bullet from the side, shattering the passenger window. Another bullet appears to have been shot from behind, striking the passenger seat from behind. Parente said this violated Border Patrol's use of force policy for shooting at fleeing vehicles.

Previously released encrypted messages from a group called "Posse Chat" showedExum on Oct. 7saying "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."

Messages from fellow agents appeared to celebrate the shooting.

"Good shootin. lol," a message said. Exum responded "Gracias senior," an apparent reference to "señor," Spanish for "sir."

Exum also sent a screenshot of a text exchange, in which a message said, "You are a legend among agents you better (expletive) know that."

"Beers on me when I see you at training," a second message said.

Approximately four hours after the shooting, Exum received an email fromGregory Bovino, the high-profile Border Patrol chief patrol agent who has been dispatched by the administration to surges in several cities.

Bovino praised Exum, who is normally stationed in Maine along the Canadian border. Bovino offered to extend retirement beyond 57, his second extension.

"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!" Bovino wrote, instructing another official to have staff work with Exum "to accomplish this most illustrative endeavor. Thank you."

In the "Posse Chat," Exum said he was supported "big time" by federal leaders.

He cited Bovino, Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, DHS SecretaryKristi Noemand "El Jefe himself… according to Bovino."

"El Jefe" means "the boss" in Spanish.

On Feb. 3, Martinez testified in a U.S. Senate hearing on use of force by DHS. She provided testimony alongside the brothers of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

On Feb. 12, theSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a hearing with DHS officialsto examine tactics leading up to federal agents fatally shooting Alex Pretti, 37, on Jan. 24 also in Minneapolis. Like Chicago, Minneapolis has seen a surge of immigration enforcement and protests in response.

Contributing: Michael Loria, Reuters

Eduardo Cuevas is based in New York City. Reach him by email atemcuevas1@usatoday.comor on Signal at emcuevas.01.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Bodycam contradicts DHS story of Border Patrol shooting Chicago woman

An American flag is seen through the barbed wire surrounding the CoreCivic Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California, on October 4, 2025. Credit - Kevin Carter—Getty Images

Two of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) biggest contractors for building and managing detention centers have posted record revenue in 2025, as companies are expanding their facilities nationwide to hold more immigrants apprehended by the Trump Administration.

GEO Group, which operates 19 facilities for ICE around the country, reported $2.6 billion in total revenue in 2025, up 6% from $2.43 billion in 2024. CoreCivic, which owns and operates at least ten ICE detention facilities, reported $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2025, up 13% from $1.96 billion in 2024.

Read more:ICE Is Seeking to Build New Detention Centers Around the U.S. Here's How Communities Are Battling to Stop It

During their earnings calls, both companies hailed the rapid expansion of their facilities, marking it a "significant growth opportunity," and said they are working to reactivate facilities that were previously phased out under the Biden Administration to meet ICE's increasing detention demands. The two companies have told ICE that, together, they can hold an additional population of 19,000 if needed.

Asked by one caller about how he views the current rate of ICE detentions—which, at  fewer than 100,000 immigrants a day, the caller described as "below what investors thought [it] was going to be"— CEO of CoreCivic Patrick Swindle responded by assuring investors that the immigration crackdown will pick up pace.

"When you're looking at the way that ICE approaches enforcement action, nothing occurs immediately," Swindle said. "So, as we think about timing, it does take time because it is a very complex ecosystem, and as that ecosystem grows, it's gonna result in additional bed demand."

In addition to the expansion of its immigrant detention facilities, GEO Group also saw an increase in ICE's use of its surveillance devices, which the agency uses to monitor some immigrants as an alternative to detention. During the call, incoming GEO Group CEO George Zoley said the number of participants on GPS ankle monitors has increased from approximately 17,000 in early 2025 to more than 42,000 today.

According to Zoley, ICE is currently holding approximately 70,000 immigrants in 225 separate jails or detention centers, nearlydoublethe number of immigrants detained and the number of available facilities from last year.

The WashingtonPostreportedthat, thanks to an unprecedented $45 billion budget approved by Congress, ICE intends to expand immigrant detention to parts of the country where none are currently located while building new detention facilities in populous states like California and Texas. The plan would double the agency's number of large-scale, mega-detention centers—the kind that are contracted out to GEO Group and CoreCivic—as well as building makeshift "soft-sided" structures that can be built in a few weeks.

One of the plans that ICE is pursuing in this effort to build massive detention facilities is acquiring warehouses and turning them into jails, despiteprotestsin local communities. GEO Group said it is "cautiously participating in this process," despite having little experience in renovating warehouses.

"We've only had one experience in renovating a warehouse, and that occurred maybe 30 years ago. So it's more complicated than you may think," Zoley said during the earnings call.

"As a 40-year partner to ICE, we expect to be a part of this solution," he added.

For-profit detention centers hold the overwhelming majority of immigrants who are detained by ICE, according todatafrom TRAC Immigration. They have also been the site of most of the fatalities in federal immigrant detention that have occurred in recent months: Of the 38 people who died in ICE custody from January 2025 to now, 71 percent were held in for-profit facilities, according todata collectedby independent journalist Andrew Free.

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Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, fell into the water on Saturday while assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship, played a central role in President Donald Trump'sOperation Southern Spearmilitary buildup in the Caribbean ahead of the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Maduro and his wife were flown by helicopter to the Iwo Jima after their capture before being taken to the United States.

2 US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, minor injuries reported

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Oforah's death is the first U.S. military death associated with Operation Southern Spear, Trump's military operation in the Caribbean.

"We are all grieving alongside the Oforah family," Col. Tom Trimble, commander of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, said in a statement. "The loss of Lance Cpl. Oforah is deeply felt across the entire Navy-Marine Corps team. He will be profoundly missed, and his dedicated service will not be forgotten."

It's unclear what caused the incident, which is under investigation. The three-day-long sprawling search and rescue operation involved numerous large ships, aircraft, drones and personnel, according to the Marine Corps, including Navy MH-60 Sierras, two MH-60 Romeos, one Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, and one UH-1Y Venom; one Navy P-8 Poseidon; two U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King IIs, and one U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper.

Oforah joined the Marine Corps in October 2023 and graduated from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, in February 2024.

ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.

The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout. He will earn $10 million in 2026.

Also on Thursday, free-agent utility man Enrique Hernandez broke some news of his own by referencing his expected return to the Dodgers on Instagram.

"What else did you expect?!!! 3 in a row has a nice ring to it! #WeBack," Hernandez wrote along with posting a picture of himself wearing a Dodgers' World Series champions T-shirt.

The Dodgers confirmed Hernandez's signing later on Thursday, announcing it as a one-year, $4.5 million deal. He played last season on a one-year, $6.5 million deal.

Muncy, 35, is a two-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion entering his ninth season with L.A. in 2026.

He batted .243 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs in 100 games last season and added three homers in the playoffs.

Muncy's World Series Game 7 homer against the Toronto Blue Jays was his 16th in the postseason, a team record.

He is a career .229 hitter with 214 homers and 604 RBIs in 1,020 games for the Oakland A's (2015-16) and Dodgers.

Hernandez, 34, batted .203 with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs in 92 games last season. He spent nearly two months on the injured list with elbow discomfort and returned Aug. 26 after fears his season was done because of the injury.

He ended up having left elbow surgery last November and his status for the start of the 2026 season is uncertain.

In 12 major league seasons, nine of which have been with the Dodgers over two separate stints, Hernandez is a career .236 hitter with 130 home runs and 470 RBIs in 1,275 games.

The Dodgers continued a busy day of transactions by signing infielder Keston Hiura to a minor league deal with an MLB camp invitation, per multiple reports, and trading left-handed reliever Anthony Banda to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for international bonus pool money.

Hiura, 29, played the majority of his major league games with the Milwaukee Brewers from 2019-22, hitting .238 with 50 homers and 132 RBIs in 284 games. He's played just 18 major games over the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Angels (2024) and Colorado Rockies (2025).

Banda made a team-leading 71 appearances last season for the Dodgers, finishing with a 5-1 record and 3.18 ERA over 65 innings. He pitched 114 2/3 regular-season innings over two seasons with Los Angeles, winning a pair of World Series rings.

--Field Level Media