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West braces for more storms bringing rain, wind, high surf and snow
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nine states are on alert for wind, snow, avalanches and high surf as new storms hit the west. Parts of Oregon and Northern California could see 4 to 8 inches [Read More…]
Middle East live updates: Israeli forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen, IDF says
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON)– Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon [Read More…]
Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan plane: US official
Issa Tazhenbayev/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — There are early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens, a U.S. official told ABC News. If these [Read More…]
Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after ‘massive’ Russian strike
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service work to put out a fire in a private house after a drone strike in Kharkiv, on December 25, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY [Read More…]
Dozens dead as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
‘It Ends With Us’ star Brandon Sklenar shows his support for co-star Blake Lively
Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Blake Lively‘s It Ends With Us co-star Brandon Sklenar has shared his support for the actress, following her legal action against her It Ends with Us co-star and director, [Read More…]
Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah Willis announces engagement
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Tallulah Willis is engaged to Justin Acee. The daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, shared the news on Instagram in a joint post with her fiancé on Monday. The post [Read More…]
Final trailer for Bob Dylan movie ‘A Complete Unknown’ released
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures The Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown hits theaters on Thursday, and the final trailer for the film just dropped. While the clip features scenes from the movie, as well as [Read More…]
Middle East live updates: IDF troops killed in Gaza as hospitals ‘besieged’
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON)– Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon [Read More…]
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche
Millo Moravski/agence Zoom/Getty Images (LONDON) — Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort [Read More…]
Hanna Katzir, Israeli hostage survivor who spent 49 days in captivity, has died
Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Hanna Katzir, an Israeli hostage survivor who was released last year after 49 days of captivity in Gaza, has died, officials said. Katzir, 78, struggled with a “complex [Read More…]
Just 1 hospital providing humanitarian services in northern Gaza, say health officials
AFP via Getty Images (BEIT LAHIA, Gaza) – Health officials in Gaza say there is only one hospital remaining that is providing humanitarian aid services in the northern part of the strip amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. [Read More…]
Letter urging residents to report ‘brown folks’ condemned by Oregon officials
Rarrarorro/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEWPORT, Ore.) — Several officials in Lincoln County, Oregon have received an anonymous letter urging people to report “brown folks” they suspect are undocumented immigrants, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More…]
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion ahead of its Christmas Eve drawing. The estimated jackpot would make it the seventh-largest in the [Read More…]
Defense fund established by supporters of suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione tops $200K
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to state murder and terrorism charges in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, supporters of the suspect continued to donate tens of [Read More…]
California storm turns deadly as waves wreak havoc in coastal communities
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (SANTA CRUZ, Calif.) — A powerful storm pummeling the West Coast churned up waves as high as 60 feet, killing one man, sweeping another out to sea and prompting multiple [Read More…]
Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after 1-day stay
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “He and his family are deeply grateful [Read More…]
Starbucks strike expands to 300 stores on Christmas Eve
John Keeble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of Starbucks baristas are set to walk off the job on Tuesday, expanding the dayslong holiday strike to 300 stores in dozens of cities and towns nationwide, according to the union Starbucks [Read More…]
Christopher Nolan’s next film: ‘The Odyssey’, with a star-studded cast
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Christopher Nolan will be drawing on a Greek epic for his next project. The Oppenheimer director will use IMAX to tell the more than 2,000-year-old story of Homer’s Odyssey, Universal [Read More…]
White Christmas forecast: Where snow, ice is expected
(NEW YORK) — Nine states from Virginia to Maine are under snow alerts on Christmas Eve morning as a band of snow moves through the Northeast, bringing treacherous driving conditions. A white Christmas? The National [Read More…]