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Five dead, officer injured in ‘killing spree’ across Denver, police say
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (DENVER) — A shooter allegedly went on a “killing spree” across the Denver area, killing four and wounding three, including a police officer, officials said on Monday. The violence unfolded in Denver, [Read More…]
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Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument
Steve Helber – Pool/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After a time capsule found last week proved to be a letdown, another one has been found in the pedestal of a now-removed Robert E. Lee state [Read More…]
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Search for man who went missing at California ski resort continues amid avalanche warning
iStock/ijoe84 (LOS ANGELES) — Search and rescue crews are battling severe weather as they are hunting for a man last seen on Christmas Day at a California ski resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s [Read More…]
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‘High risk’ of armed conflict over Ukraine, Russian defense ministry warns
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russia’s deputy defense minister warned foreign ambassadors of a “high risk” of conflict between the country and its neighbor Ukraine — one day after President Vladimir Putin threatened “diverse” military [Read More…]
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UK tabloid acknowledges legal loss to Duchess Meghan with front-page statement
iStock/nirat (LONDON) — After a failed appeal earlier this month, Britain’s The Mail on Sunday included a front-page notice on Dec. 26 to readers that it lost the legal battle over publishing parts of a [Read More…]
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s archbishop and Nobel laureate, dies at 90
(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died on Sunday. He was 90. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter [Read More…]
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Daunte Wright’s parents speak out after verdict for former officer Kim Potter
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this year, spoke out after a former officer was convicted [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kate Winslet saw her pal Leonardo DiCaprio for first time in three years and “couldn’t stop crying”
Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for LDC Foundation If you’ve been feeling the pain of being separated from your friends during the pandemic, Kate Winslet is right there with you. In a new interview with The Guardian, [Read More…]
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Tiffany Haddish reacts to Common’s breakup comments, Anthony Anderson emotional about ‘black-ish’, & more
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin After Common recently explained that he broke up with Tiffany Haddish because of their busy schedules, the Night School star is now responding to his comments. Haddish gave her response on FOX SOUL’S Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored [Read More…]
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Another accuser speaks out against Chris Noth
Jason Merritt/Getty Images Another person has accused Chris Noth of sexual misconduct. Singer-songwriter Lisa Gentile went public with her allegations during a Thursday press conference with her lawyer, Gloria Allred. She says she was “sexually [Read More…]
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Olympic diver Tom Daley reveals his three-year-old son is already “fully into Christmas”
Chen Jianli/Xinhua via Getty Image Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with his husband, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and their three-year-old son, Robert. Tom tells ABC Audio that his toddler is now “fully [Read More…]
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Author, essayist and screenwriter Joan Didion dead at 87
Jemal Countess/Getty Images Revered journalist and author Joan Didion died Thursday at her home in New York City due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, her longtime publisher confirmed to ABC News. She was 87 years [Read More…]
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Airlines cancel more than 300 holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, three major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel more than 300 Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading [Read More…]
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Private jet firms are soaring in popularity after big COVID-19 bailouts. Were they a ‘handout to the wealthy’?
Viaframe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lingering health concerns about commercial air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled a boom in private jet travel, a trend that has led to fresh scrutiny of the industry’s [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Omicron surge putting strain on schools to stay open, experts say
Ina Fassbender/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has been a major challenge for schools. From shutting down in March 2020, to reopening and trying to stay open, the task has been varied and in some cases [Read More…]
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Boosters are the best defense against omicron. But that message isn’t getting through.
Newsday LLC/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For weeks now, as public health experts have warned about the COVID-19 omicron variant and its incredible ability to infect people, they’ve followed the bad news with good: booster shots [Read More…]
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Omicron the Grinch hits kids, families days before Christmas
MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gretchen Lee, a third grader in Washington, D.C., was wrapping up her last week in school ahead of Christmas break when the unexpected happen. A fully vaccinated [Read More…]
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Omicron vs. treatments: What we know about how monoclonal antibodies work against new variant
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With omicron’s explosive spread threatening to outpace current COVID-19 treatments, the race is on to find new options that will stand up to the variant. The first oral antiviral treatment [Read More…]
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WHO investigating mysterious illness in South Sudan that has killed nearly 100 people
Fabrice Coffrino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness in South Sudan that has killed dozens of people. So far, 97 people have died of the unknown disease in [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/22/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 111, Cleveland 101 Orlando 104, Atlanta 98 Oklahoma City 108, Denver 94 Milwaukee 126, Houston 106 LA Clippers 105, [Read More…]