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Blinken details new efforts to investigate ‘Havana syndrome’
Hector Vivas/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday detailed new efforts to investigate “Havana syndrome,” the mysterious health affliction affecting dozens of U.S. personnel first identified in Cuba and now including several [Read More…]
Colin Powell to be remembered as statesman and warrior at Friday funeral
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts (WASHINGTON) — Retired Gen. Colin Powell, the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and later as the first Black secretary of state, [Read More…]
Tied city council race in Portland, Maine, decided by drawing name out of a bowl
WMTW-TV (PORTLAND, Maine) — Hundreds of people in Portland, Maine, turned up Thursday to watch an unprecedented event unfold in local election history: The winner of an open city council seat was chosen by chance, [Read More…]
DOJ sues Texas over restrictive voting law
Robert Cicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Thursday it has sued the State of Texas over its restrictive voting law that went into effect in September. The complaint argues SB1 violates Section 208 of [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US at ‘inflection point’ heading into winter months
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 751,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Live updates: Ahmaud Arbery murder case underway
DNY59/iStock (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The murder trial of three white Georgia men charged in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man prosecutors allege was “hunted down” and shot to death while out [Read More…]
Four ways to combat climate change with a fork
Grandbrothers/iStock (NEW YORK) — As leaders from nearly every country in the world converge upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference — the climate crisis is at center stage, as well as [Read More…]
Search continues for missing 14-year-old in New Jersey
ABC News (EAST ORANGE, N.J.) — 14-year-old Jashyah Moore has been missing since Oct. 14. Her family is pleading with her community for answers that would help bring her daughter home. “I cannot imagine what she [Read More…]
Bond raised for mom of 8-year-old boy left dead in Houston apartment
Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HOUSTON) — A bond was raised Friday for the mother of an 8-year-old boy whose remains were left in his Houston home, along with three malnourished siblings. Gloria Williams, 35, was arrested [Read More…]
Alleged kidnapper of 4-year-old girl sent to maximum security prison
Tamati Smith/Getty Images (PERTH, Australia) — Terence Darrell Kelly was charged Thursday afternoon with one count of forcibly taking a child under 16 for allegedly abducting 4-year-old Cleo Smith from a campsite on Oct. 16. Kelly [Read More…]
Famine-stricken Madagascar donations pour in from ‘World News Tonight’ viewers
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Donations have poured in from thousands of “World News Tonight” viewers in the wake of our report on Southern Madagascar, a country on the verge of the world’s first climate change-induced [Read More…]
‘The Boys’ posts gag reel of Jack Quaid doing a terrible job of being unconscious
Amazon Studios Season three of the Emmy-nominated superhero skewing series The Boys has wrapped, and all involved have a reason to smile — in fact, co-star Jack Quaid was way ahead of them. The producers of the Amazon series just posted [Read More…]
Shonda Rhimes commends Regé-Jean Page’s “really smart” decision to exit ‘Bridgerton’ after one season
KWAKU ALSTON/NETFLIX Fans may still be mourning that their beloved Duke of Hastings will no longer appear in Bridgerton, but one person is applauding Regé-Jean Page for exiting the show. Speaking to Variety, showrunner Shonda Rhimes explained why she [Read More…]
Jane Krakowski on shooting the final season of ‘Dickinson’ during our pandemic times
Apple TV+ Even though Dickinson‘s third and final season takes place during the Civil War, series creator Alena Smith and her cast found some eerie parallels from that time to our pandemic times. Like many shows, the cast and crew [Read More…]
Paula Patton says she had the opportunity to become “a boss” with her ‘Sacrifice’ character Daniella Hernandez
Courtesy of BET+ Paula Patton says her role as successful entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez on the BET+ drama series Sacrifice was a rare opportunity to boss up. “[I’ve] never had a character like Daniella come into [Read More…]
Dwayne Johnson banning real firearms from his Seven Bucks productions following ‘Rust’ tragedy
Netflix Dwayne Johnson has thrown down the gauntlet, telling Variety on Wednesday night that he’s banning the use of real firearms on the sets of films and TV shows he produces, in light of the fatal Rust set shooting. The incident [Read More…]
Majority of US workers to fall under vaccine mandate on Jan. 4
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by Jan. 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released Thursday by the [Read More…]
Maine recycling law targets packaging waste in bid to save taxpayers and climate
ABC News (OGUNQUIT, Maine) — In the cold autumn rain, as residents of this seaside resort town sort their paper, plastic and aluminum into community dumpsters, Steve Twombly uses a fishing net affixed to a [Read More…]
Got your booster? Here are five reasons to keep following public health measures for a bit longer
FG Trade/iStock (NEW YORK) — You did everything you could to stay safe. You socially distanced. You wore a mask. You avoided large gatherings and unsafe indoor environments. When the coronavirus vaccine became available, you [Read More…]
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now available for kids ages 5 to 11: Five things to know
carmengabriela/iStock (NEW YORK) — A COVID-19 vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11, marking a major milestone in the nearly two-year coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease [Read More…]