Month: November 2022
As he begins 2024 run, Trump faces legal challenges in four courtrooms in one day
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cases involving former President Donald Trump are playing out in four different courtrooms Tuesday, underscoring the legal challenges he faces as he mounts a third run [Read More…]
Mother on a mission to find a bone marrow donor for her son
Courtesy of the Ramirez family (NEW YORK) — Seven-year-old Jax Ramirez was born a “typical little boy,” according to his mom — but now, he’s one in 1.6 million. Due to an extremely rare genetic [Read More…]
Delphi murder case in court over whether documents should be unsealed
Indiana State Police (DELPHI, Ind.) — A judge presiding over the Delphi, Indiana, double murder case will hear arguments Tuesday on whether the probable cause affidavit and other documents related to the suspect’s arrest should [Read More…]
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 31: Charli D’Amelio, Mark Ballas are Mirrorball champions
ABC/Andrew Eccles TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas are season 31 Mirrorball champions. The duo was announced as the winners of the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars, beating drag queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Shangela, comedian, actor, and singer Wayne [Read More…]
Biggest rail union rejects contract, raising possibility of nationwide strike during holidays
EschCollection/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest rail union on Monday voted down a tentative contract brokered by the White House, raising the possibility of a nationwide strike next month that could cripple the [Read More…]
Colorado club shooting: ‘Hero’ Army veteran who stopped suspected gunman says he feels ‘no joy’
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A U.S. Army veteran who stopped a suspected gunman from fatally shooting more people after he allegedly killed five people at an [Read More…]
3 ways you may be able to boost your vaccine response
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With winter fast approaching, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s never too late to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster. Now, doctors are sharing [Read More…]
GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As investigators continue to gather clues about Saturday night’s shooting in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub that has left 5 people dead and 25 people injured as of Monday afternoon, [Read More…]
‘Lovecraft Country’ vet Yann Demange taking reins of Marvel Studios’ ‘Blade’
David M. Benett/Getty Images for Brilliant Consulting, INC — ABC Yann Demange, who helped craft the creepy aesthetic of HBO’s heralded-but-short-lived Lovecraft Country, is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The filmmaker has taken the reins [Read More…]
FTX owes creditors $3.1 billion, court documents show
Leon Neal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes creditors $3.1 billion, according to court documents filed late Saturday night. The Bahamas-based platform filed for bankruptcy earlier this month after the company, run [Read More…]
How to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans will soon be gathering for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday semi-normally for the first time in more than two years. However, it comes at a time when respiratory [Read More…]
Ryan Reynolds, AMC and Jimmy Kimmel helped resurrect undead ‘The Walking Dead’ characters for new ads
Laurie Holden for Deloitte – Courtesy Maximum Effort Ryan Reynolds is almost as famous for his ads as he is for his acting, and that was on display Sunday night during AMC’s series finale of [Read More…]
Biden pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip in White House Thanksgiving tradition
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fresh off several weeks of celebrations for his family and political party, a jovial President Joe Biden expressed thanks on Monday as he took part in the annual White House [Read More…]
Bob Iger returns as CEO of Walt Disney Company
Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media (NEW YORK) — Bob Iger is returning to The Walt Disney Company as its chief executive officer, effective immediately, the company announced Sunday night. “We thank Bob Chapek for [Read More…]
Biden sending federal aid as NY digs out from huge snowstorm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending federal aid to western New York to help state and local authorities clean up from the massive storm that dumped more than 6 feet of snow in [Read More…]
Man charged with reckless homicide in Apple store crash
HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A man is being charged with reckless homicide after crashing his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, authorities said [Read More…]
Woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges after prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s [Read More…]
Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw coming
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Bob Iger, the enterprising entertainment executive who brought Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel under the Disney marquee and challenged the streaming dominance of Netflix, will replace his handpicked successor, CEO Bob [Read More…]
World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him after scoring one of the [Read More…]
NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for [Read More…]