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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Giuliani, other Trump allies who pushed election fraud claims
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday subpoenaed former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, who pushed unfounded claims of widespread election [Read More…]
Senate begins debate on voting rights ahead of filibuster showdown
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — For the first time this Congress, the Senate started debating voting rights legislation on Tuesday, a day after Democrats failed to meet their hopeful, symbolic, deadline to pass an election reform [Read More…]
You can now order your government-supplied free at-home COVID tests
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration launched COVIDTests.gov on Tuesday, the website Americans can use to request free at-home rapid COVID tests mailed to their doorsteps, one day ahead of [Read More…]
Supreme Court takes up dispute over Boston flagpole and Christian flag
Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A dispute over a Boston flagpole, the Christian flag and the First Amendment is testing the limits of free speech on government property. The U.S. Supreme [Read More…]
Democratic Senate candidate smokes marijuana in new ad highlighting disparity and reform
Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Progressive activist and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. smokes marijuana in a field in New Orleans while talking about marijuana reform in his first [Read More…]
Judge blocks hospital from turning off ventilator of severely ill COVID-19 patient
Google Maps Street View (COON RAPIDS, Minn.) — A Minnesota man with COVID who had been fighting for his life for months was transferred to a new hospital days after a judge blocked another hospital [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Biden administration website to order free tests goes live
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 851,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
DHS, FBI warn faith-based communities they ‘will likely continue to be targets of violence’
Nes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Faith-based communities have been and will “likely” be the target of violence “by both domestic violent extremists and those inspired by foreign terrorists,” according to a note sent nationwide to law [Read More…]
3 Pennsylvania officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at high school football game
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office (SHARON HILL, Penn.) — Criminal charges have been filed against three Pennsylvania police officers in connection with the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl and the wounding of three others [Read More…]
Alleged hostage-taker at Texas synagogue was known to British authorities, sources say
Obtained by ABC News (COLLEYVILLE, Texas) — The man who allegedly held people hostage at a Texas synagogue on Saturday may not have appeared on any American watch lists but he was known to British [Read More…]
Huge asteroid safely passes close to Earth
NASA (NEW YORK) — A comet more than three times the size of the Empire State Building got up close to Earth’s orbit Tuesday afternoon but was far enough to avoid turning into a sci-fi [Read More…]
Tonga government releases 1st statement since volcanic blast, described huge mushroom plume
Handout/New Zealand Defense Force via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on Tuesday morning, [Read More…]
Teens arrested in England are children of alleged hostage-taker in Texas, sources say
PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Two teenagers have been arrested in England as part of an ongoing investigation into Saturday’s hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in the United States, British authorities said. The [Read More…]
‘The Book of Boba Fett’ stars weigh in on show’s “Mos Vespa” controversy
© 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved. The third episode of Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett proved pretty divisive with the Star Wars fanbase, all thanks to some space scooters. The Robert Rodriguez-directed episode sees Temuera Morrison‘s bounty [Read More…]
“Iron Man Is Back!”: Taika Waititi trolls Marvel fans with fake script sneak peek
ABC/Craig Sjodin Taika Waititi has a pretty wicked sense of humor, and the Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner proved it again with an Instagram Live video on Sunday, in which he “accidentally” revealed the return of Robert Downey Jr.‘s Iron [Read More…]
Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli’s home burglarized, $1 million in goods allegedly stolen
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The new year wasn’t off to a good start for Full House alum Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli. Their home has been burglarized, to the tune of $1 million. The incident occurred [Read More…]
Bob Saget honored by wife, Kelly Rizzo, ’America’s Funniest Home Videos’
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Comedian Bob Saget continues to be honored. After the comedian’s unexpected death last week, he was laid to rest on Friday and, for the first time his widow, Kelly Rizzo, has taken to Instagram to [Read More…]
‘Scream’ dethrones ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ with $30.6 million box office debut
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures’ fifth Scream film scared up an estimated $30.6 million at the box office to dethrone Spider-Man: No Way Home, which held the top spot for the past four weeks. The horror flick, with returning [Read More…]
Puppies and all-wheel drive: How Subaru built its ardent fan base
Robert Hradil/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some automakers tout engine performance, cutting-edge technology or exclusivity to attract buyers. Japanese automaker Subaru has a different approach. In 2019 the company transformed 10,000 square feet of the [Read More…]
Tennis legend Chris Evert reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis
Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former world No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert revealed she is battling Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Evert shared the news in a Tweet on Friday. “I wanted [Read More…]