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Scoreboard roundup — 10/18/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Boston 12, Houston 3 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NY Rangers 2, Toronto 1 (OT) Philadelphia 6, Seattle 1 [Read More…]
Trump sues to block release of Jan. 6 records to Congress
Stephen Emlund/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against the Jan. 6 select committee and the National Archives as he seeks to block the release of presidential records related to his [Read More…]
DNA evidence from decades-old unsolved child murders heading to private lab
iStock/MattGush (ATLANTA) — Police are taking DNA evidence from decades-old unsolved child murder cases to a private lab in Utah in the hopes of finding “concrete answers for the families,” Atlanta’s mayor said. From 1979 [Read More…]
NYPD officers face discipline due to alleged Black Lives Matter protest misconduct
iStock/Juliana Vilas Boas (NEW YORK) — The NYPD’s oversight agency has recommended the department discipline 65 officers who are accused of misconduct during last year’s anti-racism protests. The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board [Read More…]
COVID-19 updates: FDA may allow mixed boosters: Source
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 726,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.9 million people [Read More…]
Trump sits for deposition in lawsuit brought by demonstrators alleging assault
littleny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sat for a deposition Monday at Trump Tower in New York City that lasted “several hours,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs suing him over an alleged [Read More…]
Judge agrees to delay sentencing of former Gaetz associate as cooperation continues
Kuzma/iStock (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A federal judge in Central Florida has granted a request from attorneys representing Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector of Seminole County, to delay his sentencing after prosecutors said Greenberg was [Read More…]
Seventeen missionaries, including five children, kidnapped in Haiti, ministry says
Pawel Gaul/iStock (NEW YORK) — A Haitian gang has been blamed for kidnapping a group at a Haitian airport that included 17 missionaries, five of them children, according to officials. Nineteen people were abducted by [Read More…]
What to know about the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan
samxmeg/iStock (NEW YORK) — Since the beginning of October, Beijing has sent more than 150 military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone in an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese government. In recent days, the People’s [Read More…]
‘Halloween Kills’ scares up $50.4 million to top the weekend box office
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Halloween Kills, the 12th and latest installment in the Halloween horror franchise, slashed its way to the top of the box office — opening with an estimated $50.4 million. The film, also available [Read More…]
Mom diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant
Courtesy Christine Kump (CHANNAHON, Ill.) — Christine Kump, of Channahon, Illinois, was newly pregnant with her second child late last year when she felt a lump in her breast. She said it was in the [Read More…]
Dad walking 1,200 miles to fund research for daughter’s treatment
Courtesy the Brannigan Family (NEW YORK) — One dad is going the extra mile for his daughter — literally. Chris Brannigan, 41, from England, is currently walking 1,200 miles barefoot from Maine to North Carolina [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/17/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Atlanta 5, LA Dodgers 4 (Atlanta leads series 2-0) NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Ottawa 3, Dallas 2 NATIONAL [Read More…]
Out of the Shadows: Christopher Steele defiant on dossier, says Trump still ‘potential’ threat
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Retired British spy Christopher Steele is stepping out of the shadows to discuss his so-called “Steele dossier” for the first time publicly, describing his efforts as apolitical and defending his [Read More…]
Trailer for ‘The Batman’, ‘The Rock’ teases ‘Black Adam’ and more: Nerd news from Saturday’s DC Fandome
TM & © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. For fans of DC’s big and small-screen properties, the wait ended Saturday, with the long-awaited launch of the marathon online event DC Fandome. This [Read More…]
Congrats: ‘Queens’ star Eve announces she’s pregnant with her first child
ABC/Gavin Bond Congrats are in order to Queens star Eve. The 42-year-old rapper-actress has announced she is expecting her first baby with husband Maximillion Cooper. “Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell [Read More…]
Golden Globe Awards to be held on January 9
HFPA After a blistering racial controversy that saw its longtime broadcast partner NBC drop the annual show, the Golden Globe Awards are still happening. However, two big questions remain: Where will they be broadcast — and [Read More…]
Daredevil rushed to hospital after stunt goes seriously wrong on ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’
“AGT: Extreme” hosts – NBC/Eliza Morris A contestant on NBC’s spin-off America’s Got Talent: Extreme was hospitalized Thursday evening after a stunt went terribly wrong. A source for Freemantle Media, which produces the daredevil competition show, tells [Read More…]
What’s causing America’s massive supply-chain disruptions?
SHansche/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. economy struggles to fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic, supply-chain disruptions across the country are driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods. The supply chain [Read More…]
Double amputee beats breast cancer diagnosis
ABC (NEW YORK) — Even before her stage two breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, Yvonne Llanes knew her strength — and her community. Llanes, who was first introduced to “World News Tonight” in 2017, had [Read More…]