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Multiple earthquakes hit Oklahoma City metro area, including 2 of 4.4 magnitude
Charles O’Rear/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA) — A series of earthquakes struck Oklahoma Friday evening into Saturday morning, including at least two of 4.4 magnitude. A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:37 p.m. CT near Arcadia, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former President Donald Trump cancels 3 of his 4 weekend campaign events
Grafton Marshall Smith/Getty Images (IOWA) — Weather continues to impact the schedule of presidential candidates heading into the Iowa caucuses as former President Donald Trump has now canceled three out of his four in-person commit [Read More…]
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2 Navy SEALs missing off Somalia coast were on a nighttime boarding mission: US officials
shaunl/Getty Images (SOMALIA) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after having fallen into the water during a nighttime boarding mission on Thursday, according to two U.S. officials. The officials [Read More…]
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Biden says Austin showed lapse in judgment regarding hospitalization
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday publicly faulted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for not informing him earlier that he was hospitalized for complications from cancer treatment. When a reporter asked Biden [Read More…]
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A partial government shutdown could happen next week. Here’s what you need to know
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The next week in Congress will be consumed by efforts to keep the lights on as Congress — for the third time in the past year — is running up [Read More…]
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Who are the Houthis and why did the US attack them?
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel have riled commercial shipping and threatened to dangerously escalate heightened tensions in the Middle East. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID hospitalizations increase for 9th straight week: CDC
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory virus activity continues to remain elevated across the United States but there may be some signs that a peak has been reached for at least one virus, newly [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emmys saluting 75 Most Impactful TV Moments, will highlight classic shows
Television Academy/Fox The Television Academy on Friday revealed its list of the 75 Most Impactful TV Moments to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Emmy Awards. Included in the list, which was compiled by industry [Read More…]
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Drew Barrymore gets emotional rewatching ‘The Wedding Singer’ in sweet video
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Netflix Drew Barrymore is clearly still a fan of The Wedding Singer. The talk show host and actress took to social media this week to share a video of her rewatching [Read More…]
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Winter storm updates: Over 2,000 flights canceled nationwide, Chicago airports hit the hardest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as the Midwest is pummeled by snow and the South and Northeast brace for rough weather of their own. The Midwest and [Read More…]
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Trump ordered to pay New York Times’ legal fees for failed lawsuit
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times $392,638 in legal fees Friday following the former president’s failed lawsuit against the newspaper. In 2021, [Read More…]
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Biden defends strikes on Houthis, vows to respond again
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended ordering the U.S. military, in coordination with the United Kingdom and other partners, to carry out large-scale retaliatory strikes in Yemen against Iran-backed [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom has limbs amputated after going into septic shock following kidney stone surgery
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cindy Mullins was a healthy 41-year-old mom of two when she went into the hospital nearly six weeks ago for surgery on kidney stones. On Friday, Mullins is finally going [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What the US attack in Yemen means for oil prices, inflation
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday night escalated an ongoing conflict over a shipping route that holds significant implications for oil prices and inflation. The military [Read More…]
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Director David Ayer, star Josh Hutcherson talk new thriller ‘The Beekeeper’
L-R: Ayer, Statham — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc./Daniel Smith Jason Statham plays the title role in the new revenge thriller The Beekeeper — in that, yes, his soft-spoken Adam Clay keeps bees. But unbeknownst to those who know him, [Read More…]
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Reality Roundup: ‘RHOSLC’ reunion, new ‘Summer House’ trailer and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo) Part 1 of the RHOSLC reunion aired this week and featured Monica [Read More…]
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‘Oppenheimer’ coming to Peacock February 16
Universal Christopher Nolan‘s award-winning nuclear age drama Oppenheimer is coming to Peacock on February 16. The Golden Globe-winning film that stars Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy, among many others, has already made [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Deal reached to get medicine to hostages, Israel says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas ended, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The end of the cease-fire came [Read More…]
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Justice Department to pursue death penalty against Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department said Friday in a court filing it will seek the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the then-19-year-old who killed 10 people in a racially motivated shooting [Read More…]
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Winter storm updates: Over 1,900 flights canceled nationwide, Chicago airports hit the hardest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 1,900 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as major winter storms prepare to unleash blizzard conditions, flooding rain and tornadoes. The Midwest and the Great Lakes are in the [Read More…]