Month: August 2022
ABC Entertainment News
USC announces yearlong tribute to the late John Singleton
John Shearer/WireImage The trailblazing film and television career of the late John Singleton will be celebrated at his alma mater, the University of Southern California. The USC School of Cinematic Arts announced Tuesday that it is hosting [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Shia LaBeouf joins Coppola’s star-studded ‘Megalopolis’
David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images It appears that Shia LaBeouf may be primed for a comeback, as legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola reportedly tapped him for the star-studded epic Megalopolis. Variety reports the Peanut Butter [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sea, sick: Peacock drops teaser to COVID documentary ‘Hell of a Cruise’
Peacock What was supposed to be a luxury cruise aboard the Diamond Princess in January 2020 turned into a floating horror story when passengers and crew members were infected with COVID-19. That’s the subject of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Not such a Full House: John Stamos “trying not to cry” as son goes off to school for the first time
Disney+ John Stamos posted an emotional picture to Instagram Wednesday, just as his 4-year-old son, Billy, was about to leave for his first day of school. Stamos was pictured sitting on the steps in front [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ana de Armas “didn’t understand” Netflix’s NC-17 rating for Marilyn Monroe movie ‘Blonde’
Netflix Netflix raised eyebrows when it announced its upcoming Marilyn Monroe film Blonde would be branded with a rare NC-17 rating, and apparently, a pair of them belonged to its star Ana de Armas. Gracing the cover of the French magazine L’Officiel, de [Read More…]
ABC Business News
California legislature passes bill that could transform worker bargaining
Christopher Morris/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. labor unions enjoy their highest level of approval in almost 60 years, as high-profile worker victories at Amazon and Starbucks have galvanized public support. However, union membership — [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA authorizes new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New and updated COVID-19 booster shots were given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday morning, paving the way for shots in arms as soon as [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US reports at least 31 cases of monkeypox among children
Zeng Hui/Xinhua via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At least 31 children in the United States have tested positive for monkeypox, according to state officials across the country. So far, 11 U.S. states and jurisdictions have [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Serena Williams to step onto US Open court against No. 2 ranked player in 2nd round
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Serena Williams is set to begin her second-round match of the U.S. Open against the WTA No. 2-ranked player Anett Kontaveit of Estonia Wednesday night. Williams defeated 80th-ranked Danka [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s legal team responds to DOJ in dispute over review of seized records
James Devaney/GC Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to the Justice Department in the dispute over Trump’s request for a “special master” to review materials the FBI seized [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s filing opposing Mar-a-Lago raid forced DOJ’s hand, experts say
Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of accusations from former President Donald Trump and his allies that the Justice Department and FBI overreached in their unprecedented August 8 search of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michigan board of canvassers deadlocked on abortion rights initiative
ilbusca/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan Board of Canvassers is deadlocked on a bid to add an abortion question on enshrining abortion rights in the state’s constitution to the November ballot. Sponsors of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Lawsuit filed to block Indiana abortion ban as South Carolina lawmakers approve near-total ban
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As states continue to regulate abortion rights across the country, abortion rights groups and state legislatures in Indiana and South Carolina are at odds amid fallout from the U.S. Supreme [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman ramps back up campaign schedule with Hamptons fundraiser
Nate Smallwood/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman recently attended a fundraiser in the Hamptons, a previously unreported appearance as he recovers from a stroke and ramps up to face Republican [Read More…]
ABC National News
600 Mississippi National Guardsmen to be deployed to help with water distribution in Jackson
Brad Vest/Getty Images, FILE (JACKSON, Miss.) — Six hundred Mississippi National Guard members will deploy to Jackson starting Thursday to help with water distribution, officials said Wednesday, as they grapple with an ongoing water crisis [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jackson residents face clean water crisis — as state, local leaders point fingers
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson, Mississippi’s water supply is wholly unsafe to drink, officials said on Monday, with water pressure so low from long-failing treatment systems compounded by river flooding this [Read More…]
ABC National News
19-year-old man charged with murder in random shooting rampage in Detroit
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (DETROIT) — A search is underway for a suspect who shot four randomly selected victims over the span of 2 hours and 25 minutes on Sunday morning in Detroit, police said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jackson mayor speaks on water crisis, next steps in recovery
Brad Vest/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The main pump at the main water treatment facility in Jackson, Mississippi, shut down due to flooding that worsened longstanding issues, leaving up to 180,000 people without access to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Swimming discouraged at several SoCal beaches due to high bacteria levels
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Health officials are urging people to stay out of the water at several popular Southern California beaches due to high bacteria levels. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued [Read More…]
ABC World News
2021 saw record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels and ocean heat, new report shows
owngarden/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last year saw record levels of major greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, released into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to an international climate report. The annual State of the [Read More…]