By Stephen Collinson, CNN

(CNN) — It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare.

World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president.

Their dilemma is shifting the dynamic between the US and its allies. Leaders who once tried to appease and flatter the world’s most powerful man are now daring to criticize him and seeking distance. They are doing so not just out of antipathy to American foreign policy, but also because of war-related pressures threatening the livelihoods of their people, and therefore their own governments and careers.

Even leaders who tried to shape Trump’s second-term behavior are reacting to his contempt. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday said Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV were “unacceptable.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose friendship with Trump shattered over the war, said last week he was “fed up” that Britons were facing higher energy bills because of Trump’s actions.

Leaders are reacting to war consequences they can’t control, epitomized by an International Monetary Fund warning Tuesday that the world is trending toward an “adverse” scenario of only 2.5% growth this year, down from 3.4% in 2025.

Countries reliant on Middle East gas and oil supplies could fare worse. The IMF downgraded its growth forecast for Britain to 0.8% in 2026, down from a previous projection of 1.3%. That would be a disaster for Starmer’s imperiled government, which has failed to honor its pledge to reignite the economy.

Another key US ally, Japan, is also under duress because it relies on Middle Eastern energy. Higher shipping costs are pushing prices higher and threatening a modest rise in wages. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi never expected to face such headwinds soon after her historic election victory in February.

Even before the Iran war, Trump was deeply unpopular in many allied nations. A Pew Research survey last year showed the president’s approval ratings in more than a dozen countries at 35% or below. His approval was higher than former President Joe Biden in only a few countries, including Israel and Nigeria.

The disconnect does not merely represent a breach that will last through the rest of the Trump administration. It threatens the alliances that multiplied US political and economic power for decades. Trump’s antipathy to NATO, meanwhile, has left its mutual defense guarantees looking shaky even if he doesn’t decide to withdraw the US altogether.

The Trump White House has made clear in its rhetoric and foreign policy documents that it sees the application of US unilateral power as the best way to protect US interests in the 21st century. The president seems to regard NATO not as a defensive alliance but as a tool for him to advance his foreign policy interests — for instance in a war of choice in Iran. He has little tolerance for allies that rely on the US defense umbrella but refuse to join his wars.

But signing up to fight is politically impossible for many allied leaders. They face electorates that view the Iran war as unwise, unlikely to succeed and an infringement of international law. Trump’s disparagement of heavy allied war losses in t

BUELLTON, Calif. (KEYT) – A woman died after a single-car crash on Highway 166 near Riconada Ranch just before 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

A three-year-old child also needed medical transport to Marian Regional Medical Center following the crash, according to the SBCFD.

Authorities pronounced the woman dead at the scene. For more information, contact the SLO County Sheriff's Office.

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El uso de Tylenol por parte de mujeres durante el embarazo no se asocia con autismo en sus hijos, según los resultados de un estudio nacional realizado en Dinamarca y publicado este lunes.

Entre más de 1,5 millones de niños nacidos entre 1997 y 2022, incluidos 31.098 expuestos al Tylenol en el útero, el autismo se diagnosticó posteriormente en el 1,8 % de los niños expuestos y en el 3 % del grupo no expuesto, informaron investigadores daneses en JAMA Pediatrics.

La ausencia de una asociación se mantuvo incluso después de que los investigadores consideraran factores de riesgo individuales, como la dosis del medicamento y el trimestre del embarazo en el que se utilizó, señala el informe.

Un estudio sueco de 2024 tampoco encontró vínculo entre el autismo y el uso de Tylenol durante el embarazo, un nombre de marca para el acetaminofén y el paracetamol.

Una revisión de 2025 realizada por investigadores de Estados Unidos, que analizó 46 estudios previos, sí sugirió un posible vínculo entre la exposición prenatal al acetaminofén y trastornos del neurodesarrollo como el autismo y el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH). No obstante, los autores señalaron que el estudio no demuestra que el medicamento cause estas condiciones. Recomendaron que las mujeres embarazadas continúen usando acetaminofén cuando sea necesario, en la dosis más baja posible y durante el menor tiempo posible.

En septiembre, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) informó que iniciaba el proceso para modificar la etiqueta del acetaminofén, con el fin de advertir que su uso durante el embarazo podría estar asociado con un mayor riesgo de autismo y TDAH. En el momento del anuncio de la FDA, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo que las mujeres embarazadas y los bebés no deberían tomar el fármaco debido a su vínculo con el autismo.

Desde entonces, grupos médicos nacionales e internacionales han criticado los comentarios del presidente, diciendo que no están basados en evidencia científica.

Un mes después de que la FDA dijera que recomendaría limitar el uso de Tylenol en el embarazo, el secretario de Salud de Estados Unidos, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., dijo que la evidencia no muestra que el Tylenol cause autismo de manera definitiva, pero que aun así debe usarse con cautela.

La FDA declinó comentar sobre el estado actual del cambio de etiquetado previsto.

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By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN

(CNN) — For the second day in a row, a director of Camp Mystic — the rural Christian summer camp in Texas that was overwhelmed by flood waters last year — broke down in tears in a courtroom when asked about Cile Steward, one of the 27 girls and counselors who died in the disaster.

“I wish we had more information” before a decision was made to evacuate the camp, Edward Eastland testified Tuesday as he answered questions about the hours leading up to the catastrophic July 4 flooding at the camp’s Guadalupe River campus and the chaos that followed.

“All the information was there … if y’all had just stayed awake and looked, right?” responded Brad Beckworth, an attorney representing the Steward family.

The three-day hearing is part of a civil lawsuit brought by the Steward family and comes after Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble initially ordered the temporary shutdown of the camp’s flooded areas, saying the closure is necessary to preserve evidence.

Camp Mystic is challenging the continuation of the temporary injunction as it plans to open again this summer at its neighboring Cypress Lake location, which is on higher ground. It separately appealed the decision to an appellate court in March.

Although he remained composed for most of his time on the stand, Eastland began sobbing when asked about his rescue efforts and the Stewards’ 8-year-old daughter, whose body has not been recovered.

“I don’t remember her being there,” Eastland said when asked if he saw Cile Steward that night. “It was…” he began before his voice trailed off in tears.

Later on Tuesday during a somber moment on the stand, Mary Liz Eastland, Edward Eastland’s wife and the camp director in charge of the nursing staff, testified about her actions as the camp where she spent more than three decades — first as a camper then as a staff member — saw floodwaters rise.

“You knew the property. You knew the flood lines. You knew access points. Your children knew them. And these were first-year campers,” Christina Yarnell, another attorney representing the Steward family, said to Mary Liz Eastland. “You had 34 more years of experience than Cile. She needed your help, and you abandoned her, didn’t you?”

“Yes,” she replied.

When asked why she didn’t do more to help the campers, Mary Liz Eastland spoke about being physically unable to reach them due to the flooding.

“I knew I couldn’t get ahold of them,” she said.

The Stewards’ attorneys said in a statement that Tuesday’s proceedings produced testimony “highly relevant to any parent and any State of Texas regulator deciding whether children should ever be allowed to be in the Eastlands’ care again — and we encourage all of them to read every word before making any decisi