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How to help after Bronx building fire kills 17, injures dozens
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon (NEW YORK) — The deadly blaze that tore through a New York City building in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx has left many residents homeless, displaced or in need of basic necessities [Read More…]
Robert Durst dies in custody
iStock (NEW YORK) — Robert Durst, a convicted murder who was awaiting trial on a separate murder charge, died of natural causes while in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said. Durst, 78, was sentenced [Read More…]
Northeast expecting temperatures well below zero this week
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — The coldest air of the season is moving into the Northeast on Monday night, sending temperatures plummeting by Tuesday morning. The wind chill — what temperature it feels like [Read More…]
Seventeen dead, including several children, after dozens injured in NYC fire: Officials
iStock/motortion (NEW YORK) — Seventeen people, including eight children, after dozens were injured in a fire at a Bronx apartment in New York City. Officials previously reported that 19 people — including nine children — [Read More…]
US open to talking with Russia about missiles, troop exercises: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States was open to discussing limits on missile deployments and troop exercises in Europe during talks with Russia [Read More…]
Ten dead after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CAPITOLIO, Brazil) — At least 10 people are dead and two remain hospitalized after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto four tourist boats [Read More…]
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament due to injury
Kelly Defina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Naomi Osaka on Saturday withdrew from the Melbourne Summer Set due to an abdominal injury, saying she needed to rest before the Australian Open. “I had a lot of [Read More…]
5 dead, 20 missing after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAKE FURNAS, Brazil) — At least five people are dead and as many as 20 are missing after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto three [Read More…]
Signs Kazakhstan president regaining control after crackdown on protests
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — There are signs Kazakhstan’s president is slowly regaining control in the country, following a bloody clampdown by security forces to end days of mass protests and after [Read More…]
Damon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’
John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Deadline reports that Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment are producing a “reimagining” of the classic family comedy The Honeymooners — with “a bold, female-driven” twist. CBS Studios is producing the project, which [Read More…]
Disney/Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ skipping theaters, coming to Disney+ on March 11
Disney/Pixar The latest offering from Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, will follow its predecessors Luca, and Soul, by debuting directly on Disney+. The trailer for Turning Red have been playing in theaters — oddly, ahead of the very different, adult-themed action film The King’s Man, which was produced by Disney-owned [Read More…]
Harry Belafonte remembers Sidney Poitier; Rick Ross stars in ‘The Equalizer’, and more
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images The tributes continue for one of the greatest actors of all time, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, who passed way Friday at age 94. Harry Belafonte was one of [Read More…]
Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis and more mourn the late Sidney Poitier
Bettmann/Getty Images Hollywood is mourning the passing of the legendary Sidney Poitier, who died Friday. He was 94. Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, in 1964 for his [Read More…]
‘The Boys’ season 3 debuts June 3
Amazon Studios/James Minchin (SPOILERS) The third season of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys finally has a release date: June 3. The revelation was made after the first footage of the anticipated new season was revealed on the [Read More…]
Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month — significantly lower than economists’ expectations — and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, the Department of Labor said Friday. [Read More…]
How Walmart’s new grocery delivery works, giving access straight to your fridge
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walmart Plus has taken its delivery service a step further. A new enhanced feature that’s set to roll out in select cities later this year would give [Read More…]
CDC warns about rabies linked to bats after three Americans die in recent weeks
Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday about the risk of rabies after three Americans — including a child — died from [Read More…]
High school ice hockey player dies after in-game skate injury
iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — A high school ice hockey player has died after sustaining a skate injury during a game, in what school officials called an “unimaginable tragedy.” The accident occurred Thursday evening during a [Read More…]
WATCH: NFL season finale kicks off this weekend
Tom Pennington/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Saturday kicks off the NFL Regular Season finale with two huge games in the first ever Saturday Doubleheader on ABC and ESPN. Watch ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark break [Read More…]
WATCH: Knicks defeat Celtics with buzzer beater, 108-105
Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It was a New York buzzer-beating win for the books, heading into the weekend. The New York Knicks RJ Barrett launched a game-winning shot into the basket with 1.5 [Read More…]