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WNBA star Candace Parker announces retirement after 16 seasons
Candace Parker #3 of the Las Vegas Aces reacts in the second quarter of a game against the Connecticut Sun at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 01, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts donates $200,000 for air-conditioning units in Philadelphia schools
Jalen Hurts attends the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 07, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) (PHILADELPHIA) [Read More…]
Kristi Noem defends controversial decision to shoot her dog: ‘I can understand why some people are upset’
ABC News South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending a controversial account she shares in a new book about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in an incident she said was decades ago. “I can understand [Read More…]
Baby among 2 people killed as a swarm of tornadoes hits heartland: Officials
ABC News At least two deaths, including one of a 4-month-old child in Oklahoma, were confirmed Sunday from a severe storm that swept through the heartland, spawning multiple tornadoes across four states, including a powerful [Read More…]
Tornados leave trail of destruction as 4 injured, hundreds of homes damaged
ABC News Severe weather left a trail of destruction in the Heartland on Friday with 83 reports of tornadoes across five states. The multi-day tornado outbreak continued Saturday, with powerful storms expected from Texas to [Read More…]
Amid college protests and arrests over Gaza, White House says: ‘We don’t want to see anybody hurt’
ABC News As protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and the treatment of civilians continue at dozens of colleges and universities across the country, the White House says that President Joe Biden respects [Read More…]
Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents’ dinner
ABC News President Joe Biden tweaked the concerns over his fitness for office and dug at his 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night. Speaking at [Read More…]
Two Florida deputies shot, suspect killed in gun battle
Polk County Sheriff’s Office (LAKELAND, Fla.) — Two deputies in Lakeland, Florida, were shot and a suspect was killed after a gun battle ensued in an area known for vehicle break-ins and burglaries, according to [Read More…]
NTSB investigating after freight train carrying fuel derails near Arizona-New Mexico border
Thinkstock/Getty Images/STOCK (LUPTON, Ariz.) — Federal authorities are investigating after a freight train carrying fuel derailed near the Arizona-New Mexico border, igniting a large fire and prompting an evacuation and traffic closures. A BNSF freight [Read More…]
A ‘coat hanger’ could unlock Mar-a-Lago storage room where Trump stored classified docs: Witness
Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A coat hanger or “very tiny screwdriver” could be used to unlock the Mar-a-Lago storage room where former President Donald Trump stored highly classified documents for more than a [Read More…]
In a new book, Kristi Noem writes about shooting her dog
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kristi Noem is speculated to be among the leading contenders to be Donald Trump’s choice of a running mate. In her new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on [Read More…]
More than 150 people in West Virginia exposed to measles: Health officials
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — About 152 people across 30 counties in West Virginia have been exposed to measles, state health officials said Friday. Earlier this week, the first confirmed case of [Read More…]
Southwest Airlines CEO says airline may reevaluate open seating after financial loss
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines famously allows passengers to select their own seats upon boarding, but the low fare carrier could be changing course. Earlier this week, after the Dallas-based [Read More…]
‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy coming back to theaters
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ – New Line/WireImage Peter Jackson‘s Oscar-winning epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy is returning to theaters for three days in June. The extended and [Read More…]
Kevin Spacey claps back after ‘Spacey Unmasked’ documentary trailer debuts
Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images The trailer to Spacey Unmasked, a documentary about Kevin Spacey from the U.K.’s Channel 4 that will debut there on May 6, has debuted online. Thanks to a deal with Warner [Read More…]
Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain’s death
Andy Cross/Getty Images (AURORA, Colo.) — Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper has been sentenced to a four-year probationary sentence Friday after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the final case connected to Elijah McClain’s [Read More…]
Michigan man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly building explosion
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DETROIT) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a building storing thousands of cans of nitrous oxide and butane exploded last month and a teenager [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Trump assistant recalls seeing Stormy Daniels in Trump Tower
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
Student protesters denounce antisemitism amid criticism over pro-Palestinian encampments at college campuses
Alex Kent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Student protesters critical of the Israeli government’s military actions in Gaza have continued to face accusations of antisemitism, as politicians from across the ideological spectrum react to the widening [Read More…]
Maine Democrats threaten to switch to winner-take-all delegate system
aimintang/Getty Images (AUGUSTA, Maine) — Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state’s split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same. The [Read More…]