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Shooting reported at Iowa high school
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There was a shooting Thursday morning at a high school in Iowa, a police official told ABC News. The shooting took place at Perry High School, according to a Perry, [Read More…]
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Report: Sienna Miller welcomes second child
MEGA/GC Images Sienna Miller has reportedly welcomed a baby girl — her second child and first with model-actor boyfriend Oli Green, according to the Daily Mail. The British newspaper reports the couple was spotted walking [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Suits’ reunion at the Golden Globes, and more
Beef Golden Globe nominee Steven Yeun won’t be appearing in Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts team-up movie after all, Variety is reporting. Yeun’s participation had never officially been confirmed by secrecy-obsessed Marvel Studios, for the record. As [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas still has significant presence in Gaza, White House says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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Runway warning lights were broken at time of Japan Airlines plane fire, report shows
Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — The warning lights that tell pilots whether a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire after [Read More…]
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Court documents naming Jeffrey Epstein’s associates unsealed
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The first batch of what is expected to be hundreds of sealed court filings pertaining to the [Read More…]
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Father, son charged in connection with deaths of pregnant Texas teen, boyfriend: Police
Texas Department of Public Safety (SAN ANTONIO) — Police in San Antonio, Texas, said Wednesday night they have arrested a father and son in the deaths of pregnant teenager Savanah Soto and her boyfriend after [Read More…]
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Florida man charged with threatening member of Congress
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida man was charged with allegedly threatening a member of Congress, saying he was going to “come and kill” the member’s children, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Michael Shapiro, [Read More…]
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Family demands answers after Florida father fatally beaten in jail by cellmate allegedly for being gay
Courtesy of Graham Injury Firm (NEW YORK) — The family of an incarcerated man allegedly killed by his cellmate in a Broward jail is demanding answers. Janard Geffrard, 29, was allegedly killed by cellmate 35-year-old [Read More…]
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Former Harvard president Claudine Gay speaks out in op-ed
Dr. Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Claudine Gay, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Hearing aids may help you live longer, but barriers to their use persist
Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Regular use of hearing aids is associated with decreased death rates in U.S. adults with hearing loss, a new study out of USC found. The findings highlight the importance [Read More…]
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A court has ruled Texas doctors don’t need to perform emergency abortions. Here’s what that means
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court ruled this week that Texas hospitals and doctors are not required to perform emergency abortions despite guidance from the Biden administration. The U.S. Court [Read More…]
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Starbucks launches reusable cup option for mobile and drive-thru orders
JohnFScott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starbucks will become the first nationwide coffee retailer to accept reusable cups for mobile orders, effective immediately, the coffeehouse chain said in a release Wednesday. Customers will now also have [Read More…]
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Families’ lawsuit against Snapchat alleging the platform enables drug dealers allowed to move forward
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of families who are suing Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, won a legal victory Tuesday when a judge in California ruled their lawsuit against the social [Read More…]
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‘Bridgerton’ vet Phoebe Dynevor on her “whirlwind” audition for James Gunn’s ‘Superman: Legacy’
Taylor Hill/WireImage Bridgerton alumna Phoebe Dynevor has revealed to Variety that she was one of the finalists for the role of the Man of Steel’s woman in James Gunn‘s upcoming Superman: Legacy. However, it was [Read More…]
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Trump appeals Colorado 14th Amendment election disqualification to US Supreme Court
ABC News Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling disqualifying him from that state’s GOP primary ballot, his lawyers confirmed. This [Read More…]
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Morris Chestnut to star in CBS’ Sherlock Holmes-based medical drama ‘Watson’
Photo: Diondre Jones CBS has announced that Best Man star Morris Chestnut will play the lead role in Watson, a medical drama inspired by the mythology of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson was, of course, the [Read More…]
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Kevin Hart says he “lied to” Chris Rock to make their comedy special happen
Netflix/Glen Wilson Kevin Hart says he had to work a little hard to get Chris Rock on board with filming their Netflix comedy special. “I had to hoodwink Chris into understanding that it would be [Read More…]
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What’s behind Jimmy Kimmel’s threat to sue Aaron Rodgers
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Late night host Jimmy Kimmel lashed out at Aaron Rodgers on social media on Tuesday night, accusing the NFL quarterback of putting his family at risk and threatening to [Read More…]
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Mortgage rates are plummeting. Should homebuyers jump into the market?
moodboard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates have plummeted in recent weeks, boosting the prospects of homebuyers previously stifled by high borrowing costs. Many forecasters predict mortgage rates will drop further, however, since the Federal [Read More…]