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Ukraine, Russia to hold key talks on crisis in Berlin
iStock/malerapaso (KYIV, Ukraine) — A new round of key talks aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis are set to take place in Berlin on Thursday. The talks will follow the so-called Normandy Format, the name [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Batwoman’ star Javicia Leslie on breaking barriers, and bringing smiles to fans
Dean Buscher/The CW — (C) 2022 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Javicia [Ja-VEET-SEE-uh] Leslie took over the cape and cowl for Ruby Rose in the second season of the CW show Batwoman, and as a lifelong comic fan, continuing [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Eating a more plant-based diet can add years to your life, study finds
Rocky89/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Adding more plants to your diet can add years to your life, according to a new study. Researchers in Norway used computer models to compare a typical Western diet — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former White House press aide appears before Jan. 6 committee
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sarah Matthews, a Trump White House press aide who resigned over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared Tuesday for an interview with the House select [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pelosi blasts McCarthy for dodging press on RNC resolution, GOP for hitting ‘rock bottom’
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, saying he “literally ran away” from ABC News Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott as she asked him [Read More…]
ABC National News
University of California reaches $243.6 million settlement in UCLA sex abuse scandal
Survivor Kara Cagle speaks during a news conference to announce a $243-million settlement in the UCLA sex abuse case of former UCLA gynecologist/oncologist James Heaps in Irvine, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022. – Allen J. Schaben [Read More…]
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Second guilty plea made in alleged kidnapping plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — A second man charged in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday and has agreed to testify for the prosecution at the federal [Read More…]
ABC World News
Death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises in Madagascar as thousands left homeless
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Dozens of people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second to batter the island nation since the start of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I’m going to make myself happy”: Kim Kardashian tells ‘Vogue’ she’s living life on her own terms
Carlijn Jacobs/Vogue Kim Kardashian graces March’s cover of Vogue — a fitting choice, according to Demna Gvasalia, creative director for Balenciaga, the fashion house behind Kim’s masked Met Life look. “She did something that is very similar to what Marilyn Monroe did [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“So many stories. So many legends”: LaMonica Garrett ups the ante for Black cowboys with ‘1883’
Emerson Miller/Paramount+ (C) 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios. All Rights Reserved. Rattlesnakes. Fatal river-crossings. Bandits. And now tornadoes for good measure. Mother Nature dealt a backhand to our brave, if not woefully-unprepared pioneers in the latest [Read More…]
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#Genius: Fans, famous and not, wish legendary film composer John Williams a happy 90th birthday
Michael Kovac/Getty Images It was most appropriate that the 90th birthday of the most legendary film composer of all time, John Williams, fell on Tuesday, when the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced. Born [Read More…]
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In Brief: Niecy Nash enters ‘The Rookie’ for a possible spin-off; ‘Love, Victor’ ending, and more
Hulu on Tuesday dropped the first trailer for the upcoming limited series Conversations with Friends. Based on Sally Rooney‘s best-selling novel, the drama, according to the streaming service, follows Frances, a 21-year-old college student — played by Alison Oliver — as [Read More…]
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Report: Wendy Williams will not return to talk show this season
ABC Wendy Williams will not return to The Wendy Williams Show this season, according to a report from Variety. Williams, 57, has been on hiatus from the show, which is in its 13th season, as she battles health issues, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nine-year-old girl in critical condition after apparent road rage shooting: Police
ABC13 (KTRK-TV) (HOUSTON) — A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hurt in an apparent road rage shooting in Houston, police said. The suspect, believed to be in a white GMC Denali [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Massachusetts lifts school mask mandate
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 909,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Democrats introduce federal gas tax holiday ahead of midterm elections
Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Senate Democrats up for reelection introduced a bill on Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax through the end of 2022, as millions of Americans grapple with the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Education secretary warns easing mask mandates too early can cause disruption in schools
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A growing number of states are lifting mask mandates in schools, but Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says that prematurely easing restrictions could lead to more issues for in-person learning. “We [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Pandemic’s impact on youth mental health ‘devastating’: Surgeon General
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told lawmakers on Tuesday that the pandemic has had a “devastating” impact on the mental health of America’s young people. “I’m deeply concerned as a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Why Kelly Stafford says pressure is off for Matthew Stafford’s Super Bowl debut
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After being selected by the Detroit Lions as the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2009 and 12 seasons without a playoff win before being traded to the Los [Read More…]
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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin blows gate in slalom, out of event
Tom Pennington/Getty Images (BEIJING) — For the second straight competition, Mikaela Shiffrin has busted out of the competition just seconds into the first run. Shiffrin missed the fourth gate in her slalom run, the event [Read More…]
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