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Schedule for Notre Dame Cathedral’s grand reopening in December unveiled
Richard Silver Photo/Getty Images (PARIS) — The schedule for Notre Dame’s grand reopening in December was announced Saturday in a pastoral letter from Archbishop of Paris Mgr. Laurent Ulrich. The cathedral was heavily damaged in [Read More…]
Live updates: US strikes in Iraq killed at least 16 and wounded 25
fhm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. on Friday began to carry out strikes against Iran-backed militants and Iranian military targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas has received proposed hostage deal, Qatar says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
California braces for life-threatening storm expected to bring flooding, mudslide threat
ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night [Read More…]
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Oklahoma City
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to [Read More…]
Lawsuit alleges sheriff’s deputies assaulted woman while she was hospitalized
Malia Ashad filed a lawsuit against five Alameda County Sheriff deputies after they allegedly denied her medical treatment ordered by a physician. (Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People) (CALIFORNIA) — A California woman alleges [Read More…]
A new bill in Georgia could criminalize bail funds, expand cash bail
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative [Read More…]
Biden attends dignified transfer of US service members killed in drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in [Read More…]
House committee subpoenas DA in Trump Georgia case over use of federal funds
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, [Read More…]
Bureau of Prisons union leader asks Biden ‘to prioritize and address’ staffing
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal [Read More…]
East Palestine residents still displaced, suffering 1 year after toxic train derailment
Environmentalist Scott Smith test samples around the East Palestine train derailment. (ABC News) (OHIO) — In the one year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where 11 cars carrying hazardous materials spilled [Read More…]
Bissell recalls over 140,000 vacuum cleaners due to potential fire hazard
Bissell recalls multi reach hand and floor vacuum cleaners due to fire hazard. (Consumer Product Safety Commission) (NEW YORK) — Bissell, a floor cleaning product company, recalled over 150,000 of its Multi Reach Hand and [Read More…]
Jim Carrey reportedly back for ‘Sonic 3’
Paramount Pictures We apparently haven’t seen the last of Dr. Robotnik. That’s what Variety said Friday regarding Jim Carrey reprising the mustachioed maniac from the hit Sonic the Hedgehog movies. Sonic‘s official social media platforms [Read More…]
Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’ and ‘Predator’ actor, dies at 76
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney Carl Weathers, the actor known for playing boxer Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 76. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of [Read More…]
“The time has come”: Sam Waterston exits ‘Law & Order’
NBC/Will Hart Longtime Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston is leaving the show after 400 episodes playing District Attorney Jack McCoy, a role he’s filled since 1994. On the show’s Instagram, the 83-year-old actor bade [Read More…]
‘Schitt’s Creek’ alumna Catherine O’Hara joining ‘The Last of Us’
Rich Fury/VF22/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Former Home Alone franchise star and Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara has been tapped to co-star in the second season of Max’s The Last of Us. The streaming [Read More…]
Ryan Reynolds taps Anthony Hopkins for Super Bowl coffee commercial
Maximum Effort Actor-and-ad man Ryan Reynolds has managed to secure a two-time Oscar winner for a Super Bowl spot. The recently released commercial for STōK Cold Brew coffee shows Anthony Hopkins getting serious as he [Read More…]
Reality Roundup: ‘Big Brother’ legend Janelle Pierzina retires, ‘Vanderpump’ returns and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: Big Brother (CBS)Janelle Pierzina is giving up her Big Brother key for good. [Read More…]
Robert Downey Jr. says his ‘Tropic Thunder’ turn was in part to “clown” on actors
Good Morning America As part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s ongoing Conversations chats with this year’s Oscar nominees, Best Supporting Actors Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction) and Willem Dafoe (Poor Things) shared [Read More…]
Sources say former WWE head Vince McMahon is under federal investigation
McMahon in 2007 – Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Former WWE executive and personality Vince McMahon is under a federal investigation as he grapples with sex trafficking allegations by an ex-employee, sources familiar with the matter told [Read More…]