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iStock/EEI_Tony (CALIFORNIA) — Yosemite National Park officials warned visitors not to feed or approach wildlife after a girl was attacked by a buck. The girl, whose identity has not been made public, was approaching a deer [Read More…]

Homicide record broken in Louisville with 2 slayings, including a teenager killed on Thanksgiving Day

iStock/D-Keine (LOUISVILLE) — Two people were gunned down, including a 15-year-old boy, on Thanksgiving morning in Louisville. The city of 600,000 residents saw its 174th and 175th homicides of the year in a span of [Read More…]

Germany and Austria seeing COVID cases rise among unvaccinated population

Okan Celik/iStock (BERLIN) — Germany passed a grim milestone on Thursday: 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. In recent weeks, the situation has spiraled out of control as cases have spiked and intensive care beds have become [Read More…]

Honduras votes in elections critical to country’s future and Biden’s agenda

Manuel Chinchilla/iStock (NEW YORK) — Honduras teeters on the edge of democracy. In one of the most consequential elections in the Western Hemisphere, in one of Central America’s poorest countries, Hondurans head to the polls [Read More…]

Egypt opens Luxor’s ancient ‘Avenue of Sphinxes’ to great fanfare

DeAgostini/Getty Images (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt on Thursday opened to the public a 3,000-year-old sphinx-filled avenue in the Southern city of Luxor to great fanfare, having wrapped up restoration works that took over seven decades [Read More…]

“It feels like Christmas!” Watch Andrew Garfield nerd out after getting greeting from ‘Cobra Kai’ cast

Netflix Andrew Garfield can be seen on Netflix in Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical film Tick…Tick…Boom!, and he can also now be seen absolutely losing his mind on NetflixGeeked’s social media. And it’s all thanks to a greeting from the cast [Read More…]

Why are coronavirus cases and hospitalizations on the rise in the US?

iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — With coronavirus infection rates back on the rise, many Americans are wondering why the U.S. is, once again, experiencing surge in cases and hospitalizations, despite widespread vaccinations. The U.S. is now [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 11/24/21

ABC (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 106, Orlando 99 Phoenix 120, Cleveland 115 L.A. Lakers 124, Indiana 116 (OT) Brooklyn 123, Boston 104 Milwaukee 114, [Read More…]

‘They make me proud’: Biden meets with Coast Guard after virtual meeting with service members

Getty/MANDEL NGAN (Nantucket, MA) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden spent the first part of their holiday hosting a virtual meeting with service members from around the world to wish them a [Read More…]

Death of 14-year-old Florida boy ruled a homicide

iStock/tillsonburg (FLORIDA) — The death of a 14-year-old Florida boy whose body was found last week has been ruled a homicide by local police. Ryan Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens was found dead Nov. 16 [Read More…]

2 NYPD officers shot in Bronx ‘gun battle,’ authorities say

iStock/carlballou (NEW YORK) — Two New York City Police officers were shot but are expected to make a full recovery after a “gun battle” broke out in the Bronx on Wednesday evening. Police say the [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Only 1 in 4 health workers fully vaccinated in this region

iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 775,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother speaks out after murder trial verdict: ‘I’m really, really thankful’

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother said she is feeling especially thankful this Thanksgiving, after three men were found guilty of his murder. “Today is Thanksgiving and I’m really, really thankful. My family and [Read More…]

Food insecurity persists, forcing community organizers to act

iStock/Halfpoint (NEW YORK) — As families gather across the country to celebrate Thanksgiving and give thanks, many are struggling to fill their kitchens with fresh food and groceries. The U.S. has made virtually no progress [Read More…]

Will Smith narrates ‘Bel Air’ trailer, Halle Berry’s ‘Bruised] debuts, and more

Peacock Will Smith narrates the trailer for Bel Air, the new coming-of-age series he is executive-producing that’s inspired by his iconic show Fresh Prince of Bel Air. “This is a story all about how my life got flipped and turned upside down,” [Read More…]

Watch holiday magic become real Thanksgiving night on ABC’s ‘The Magic Maker’

ABC Yes, the holidays are a magical time, but one guy is about to show you that with a Thanksgiving special that incorporates some actual magic. Magician Adam Trent, aka The Futurist, has appeared on America’s Got [Read More…]

Zoë Kravitz says Robert Pattinson is “perfect” as the Dark Knight in the upcoming ‘The Batman’

Warner Bros. Pictures Bat-fans are going to have to wait until next year to see it, but until then, they can take some comfort in Zoë Kravitz‘s new comments about The Batman. Kravitz plays Selena Kyle/Catwoman in the [Read More…]

“Our hearts are shattered”: Lacey Chabert mourns the death of her sister, Wendy

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Mean Girls star and 911 veteran Lacey Chabert is mourning the loss of one of her older sisters. In an Instagram post Tuesday showing a graduation photo of her “beautiful” sister, Wendy, Chabert captioned, “Our hearts are shattered into a [Read More…]

As Amazon takes victory lap for ‘The Wheel of Time’ debut, it’s eyeing series based on ‘Mass Effect’ video game

Amazon Studios Amazon Studio’s The Wheel of Time launched on November 19, and the sword and sorcery series is performing well for the streaming service, the studio’s head Jennifer Salke tells Deadline. The show, which stars Rosamund Pike, is based on [Read More…]

T-Mobile to pay nearly $20 million after outage leads to thousands of 911 calls failing