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Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in strike near hospital
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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Hundreds of thousands without power in Northeast after deadly storms wallop US
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Severe weather across the U.S. has left at least five people dead and is causing rivers to rise to dangerous levels as more winter storms move in. Hundreds of [Read More…]
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Record number of guns found at airport checkpoints in 2023, TSA says
makenoodle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officers with the Transportation Security Administration found 6,737 guns — a record high — at airport security checkpoints across the U.S. last year, the agency said Wednesday. About 93% of [Read More…]
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Memphis police chief could be out, a year after Tyre Nichols’ death
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (MEMPHIS) — Memphis Police Chief Chief C.J. Davis could be voted out of her position, one year after the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis Police Department officers. In [Read More…]
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Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at contempt of Congress hearing
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill, defiantly walking into a House committee hearing centered on whether to hold him in contempt. The move sparked outrage from [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states — but bystanders aren’t using them, study finds
AED are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. CREDIT: Boy_Anupong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bystander use of automated [Read More…]
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Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week?
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than three years into the pandemic, hundreds of Americans are still dying from COVID-19 every week. For the week ending Dec. 9, the last week [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Steve Martin defends Jo Koy after shaky Golden Globes hosting gig
CBS/Sonja Flemming Steve Martin has come out to defend fellow comedian — and awards show host — Jo Koy after his shaky stint as host of Sunday night’s Golden Globe awards. “I tip my hat [Read More…]
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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ tie with four noms, ‘Succession’ leads TV with five for SAG Awards
SAG Awards It looks like the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, February 24, will be another Barbenheimer double date. Nominations for the awards were announced Wednesday morning by Issa Rae and Kumail [Read More…]
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Angela Bassett receives Honorary Oscar at 14th Governors Awards
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Angela Bassett accepted an Honorary Oscar at the 14th Governors Awards Tuesday night. During her speech, she shouted out “trailblazing” Black actresses that paved the way for her, including Ruby [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Should you invest in CDs while interest rates fall? Experts weigh in
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a high-flying performance last year, the stock market has dropped at the outset of 2024. The turnabout has sent some investors looking for alternatives, including certificates of deposit, [Read More…]
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Second season of ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ in development
Lucasfilm Lucasfilm on Tuesday, January 9, confirmed that season 2 of the Disney+ series Star Wars: Ahsoka is in development with creator Dave Filoni. The news was part of a larger announcement that noted The [Read More…]
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In Brief: Harrison Ford to be feted by Critics Choice Awards, and more
Actor Adan Canto, who starred in Fox’s series The Cleaning Lady and appeared as the mutant hero Sunspot in X-Men: Days of Future Past, has died at 42, according to the actor’s Instagram. The Mexican [Read More…]
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Gunmen storm Ecuador TV station after president declares state of emergency
An Ecuadorean police squad approach the premises of Ecuador’s TC television channel after unidentified gunmen burst into the state-owned television studio live on air on Jan. 9, 2024, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty [Read More…]
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US Navy and UK Royal Navy shoot down 18 Houthi drones and three missiles
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy and the U.K.’s Royal Navy foiled a major Houthi attack Tuesday night in the Red Sea, shooting down 18 one-way drones and three missiles targeting commercial ships. The [Read More…]
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Blinken announces deal to launch UN assessment mission in northern Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz (2nd-R) in Tel Aviv, on Jan. 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East. (Evelyn Hockstein/POOL [Read More…]
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Man pretending to be Queen Elizabeth’s footman, selling ‘antler walking stick’ that never belonged to her sentenced
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — An internet seller who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick that he falsely said belonged to Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced. Dru Marshall, a 26-year-old man [Read More…]
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‘We were going to die’: Passengers on Alaska Airlines jet speak out about door plug catastrophe
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane is parked on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Passengers who [Read More…]
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At least five dead after severe weather wallops US
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Severe weather across the United States on Tuesday has left at least five people dead, according to local authorities, and the latest forecast shows more winter storms are on [Read More…]
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Over a ton of cocaine worth $32 million seized by US Coast Guard near Florida
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs (NEW YORK) — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell seized over a ton of cocaine with an estimated street value [Read More…]