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‘Uncharted’ repeats at #1 at the box office with $23.2 million
Sony Pictures With no new major releases, this weekend’s box office top five was a repeat of last weekend’s. Uncharted held on to first place, earning an estimated 23.2 million dollars in its second week of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US and allies bar Russian Central Bank from accessing reserves worldwide
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Monday emphasized the drastic nature of economic sanctions levied again Russia over the weekend in which the U.S. and allies targeted Russia’s Central Bank, [Read More…]
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How one group fights to reclaim Black land and battle the economic divide
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 1912, Willa and Charles Bruce bought land southwest of Los Angeles in Manhattan Beach to turn into a resort for African Americans to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom raises awareness after son is diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome
Courtesy of Katelyn Sample (NEW YORK) — A Georgia mom is on a mission to spread joy and raise awareness after her 1-year-old son was diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome, a hair disorder she’d never [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Minnesota at Philadelphia (Canceled) Detroit at Pittsburgh (Canceled) Philadelphia at Toronto (Canceled) Houston at NY Mets (Canceled) Texas at Cincinnati (Canceled) San [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court weighs rollback of EPA’s power to fight climate change
Skyhobo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the impacts of global climate change exact an increasingly dire human and economic toll, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is considering a major challenge to the power of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Risky drivers drove more during pandemic, AAA says
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Traffic deaths surged during the pandemic, despite less cars on the road. A new study from AAA found an increase in reckless drivers on the roads may [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine, Russia at Belarus border for talks
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
ABC World News
People, planet are ‘getting clobbered by climate change,’ UN report says
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the world follows news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week, a group of international scientists are warning that the world can’t lose sight of another major [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ recap: Judges give out first ever platinum ticket
ABC/Eric McCandless American Idol is back! That’s right — the show dedicated to finding the next singing superstar returned Sunday night with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie along with host Ryan Seacrest. This isn’t just your average season [Read More…]
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2022 SAG Awards: Complete winners list
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Here are the winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Guaranteed income experiment provides hope for formerly incarcerated
Courtesy of Just Income GNV (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — When Murray was released from prison in July, he didn’t have a source of income. The 54-year-old, whose last name is being withheld because he fears for [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine agrees to meet with Russian negotiators at Belarus border
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Meet entrepreneurs of color building Tulsa’s former Black Wall Street into hot, new tech hub
ABC News (TULSA, Oklahoma) — A community of Black entrepreneurs are shaking up the tech and innovation ecosystem and forming a new hub for digital creators, developers and investors based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founders building [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton won’t condemn Trump’s praise of Putin
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has refused to condemn former President Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine. “George, if you want to know what [Read More…]
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Putin’s nuclear alert part of ‘pattern’ of ‘manufacturing threats’: Psaki
ABC News (NEW YORK) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put his nation’s nuclear deterrent forces on a state of heightened alert was part of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Economic concerns hurt Biden’s approval, keep Democrats in peril ahead of midterms: POLL
ABC News/Washington Post (NEW YORK) — Economic discontent is hurting President Joe Biden and his party’s midterm election prospects, with six in 10 Americans reporting inflation hardships, three-quarters saying the economy’s in bad shape and [Read More…]
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NAACP Image Awards: Issa Rae, Will Smith, Angela Bassett win big; Jennifer Hudson takes Entertainer of the Year
Rich Polk/Getty Images for ESSENCE;Paras Griffin/Getty Images;Jason Merritt/Getty Images At the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, airing Saturday on BET, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson took home the biggest award of the night: Entertainer of the Year. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russians frustrated by lack of momentum: US official
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
ABC National News
14 shot, leaving 1 dead in hookah lounge shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Fourteen people suffered gunshot wounds, one of whom died, after two people exchanged gunshots at a Las Vegas hookah lounge on Saturday, according to a statement from the Las [Read More…]