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Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Shares of Boeing slide after South Korea plane crash
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of Boeing fell in early trading on Monday, one day after a Boeing model 737-800 was involved in the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed scores of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Will Ferrell dresses in full ‘Elf’ gear for NHL hockey game
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Will Ferrell is closing out the holiday season in iconic form. The actor and comedian was spotted at the Los Angeles Kings game Sunday night, sitting rinkside decked head to toe in [Read More…]
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Gal Gadot reveals she had ‘massive blood clot’ in brain while pregnant
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Gal Gadot is opening up about a scary medical condition she faced midpregnancy this year. The Wonder Woman actress shared in an Instagram post Sunday that she had been diagnosed with “a massive blood clot” in her [Read More…]
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Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin dies at 87
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Linda Lavin, the Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and star of the 1970s sitcom Alice, has died at age 87. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her PR rep [Read More…]
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Keanu Reeves’ stolen Rolex and other luxury watches recovered in Chile: Police
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Three luxury watches, including a Rolex worth about $9,000, that were stolen from actor Keanu Reeves‘ Los Angeles home have been discovered in Chile, police confirmed to ABC News. Authorities in Chile said a man was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Year in Entertainment 2024: Those we lost
Here’s a look back at those in the entertainment community we lost in 2024: JanuaryJanuary 4 — Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins actress, 100January 13 — Joyce Randolph, The Honeymooners actress, 99January 20 — Norman Jewison, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Matthew Gaudreau’s widow gives birth 4 months after he was killed by alleged drunk driver
Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The widow of hockey player Matthew Gaudreau, who was killed alongside his brother when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver, has given birth to their son [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/29/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEJets 14, Bills 40Raiders 25, Saints 10Colts 33, Giants 45Cowboys 7, Eagles 41Panthers 14, Buccaneers 48Titans 13, Jaguars 20Dolphins 20, Browns [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson amid a fight over the House gavel that will culminate in a vote at the end of the [Read More…]
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Jimmy Carter’s state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral
Benjamin E. “Gene” Forte/CNP/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Carter, the son of [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Year’s Eve weather: What to expect
ABC News (NEW YORK) — It’ll be a rainy New Year’s Eve in New York City, but dry and warm for much of the country. Here’s what you need to know: Rain will hit the Ohio [Read More…]
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a jury’s verdict last year that found he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official
Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A 33-year-old flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people, is awake and talking to medical staff, according [Read More…]
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2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL and LONDON) — The two survivors of South Korea’s deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both [Read More…]
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South Korean investigators seek to arrest President Yoon over martial law declaration
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, according to the Yonhap news agency. [Read More…]
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Middle East live updates: Gaza hospitals become ‘battlegrounds,’ WHO says
DECEMBER 30: Palestinians taking shelter in tent camps are battling harsh weather conditions as heavy rainfall has flooded their tents on December 30, 2024 in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza are [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the United States would offer almost $2.5 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine, a move that will bring an “immediate influx of capabilities” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
’Sonic 3’ & ‘Mufasa’ battle for post-Christmas box office title
Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 3 narrowly edged out Mufasa: The Lion King for the #1 spot for the post-Christmas weekend box office title. According to Box Office Mojo, the video game-inspired threequel earned $38 million over the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the [Read More…]