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Viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun says ‘hate’ over her performance has been ‘devastating’
Raygun of Australia in action during the Paris 2024 Olympics in Paris on Aug. 9, 2024. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer known as Raygun, is speaking out after her [Read More…]
Breaking down the LA Clippers new home ahead of Intuit Dome grand opening
ABC News (INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — The Los Angeles Clippers have been playing their home games in downtown Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as Staples Center, which is also home to the Los [Read More…]
Scoreboard Roundup — 8/14/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEBaltimore Orioles 4, Washington Nationals 1Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago Cubs 1NY Mets 9, Oakland Athletics 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEKansas City Royals [Read More…]
Harris to propose $25K in down payment support for 1st-time homeowners
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When Vice President Kamala Harris unveils her economic policy proposals in North Carolina on Friday, it will include a proposal to provide up to $25,000 in down payment support for [Read More…]
Trump highlights higher grocery prices at 2nd news conference in a week
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is holding a news conference Thursday afternoon at his Bedminster golf club — his second in a week — as the campaign continues to pressure Vice [Read More…]
Harris to unveil economic agenda that would crack down on ‘price gouging’ on food, groceries
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to release her economic agenda on Friday following calls for her campaign to zero in on policy after their unprecedented rise to the top [Read More…]
Election 2024 updates: CBS News confirms VP debate will be Oct. 1 in New York City
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris [Read More…]
How to watch, what to know about the 2024 DNC
Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Democratic National Convention is set to begin Monday, Aug. 19 in Chicago — during which Democratic Party delegates are set to support Vice President [Read More…]
1-year-old dead after abduction of 3 children ends in car crash in Maryland: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — An alleged abduction of three Virginia Beach children ended in a car crash Thursday morning that left the youngest dead, according to police. Virginia State Police responded to [Read More…]
August’s full moon will be a rare super blue moon: What to expect
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On the heels of the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month, August is offering another great astronomical sight — the rare combination of a supermoon and blue [Read More…]
28-year-old mother ‘involuntarily’ missing for 2 weeks, police say
Manassas Park Police Department via Meta (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old mother has been missing for two weeks under what police in Virginia said are believed to be “involuntary” circumstances. Mamta Kafle was last seen [Read More…]
Search warrants executed in fatal shooting of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor: Sources
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Search warrants were being executed Thursday by the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, multiple law enforcement sources told [Read More…]
5 charged in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: DOJ
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, federal officials in Los Angeles announced Thursday. Three of the defendants, including [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Cease-fire talks resume in Qatar
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. The United States and its allies continue to plead for [Read More…]
Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years for treason
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in a Russian penal colony on treason charges, local media reported. Karelina was arrested in January, according to [Read More…]
Ukraine says it now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including town of Sudzha
Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its major incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said [Read More…]
As a father was registering his twins’ birth in Gaza, an airstrike killed the 3-day-olds and their mother at home
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and GAZA STRIP) — When he left his home on Tuesday morning to get birth certificates for his newborn twins, Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan never imagined he would return with [Read More…]
Gaza death toll surpasses 40,000 in grim milestone, says Hamas-run Health Ministry
People stand by the tombs of a family members after corpses were unearthed from temporary graves at the al-Amal hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and handed over to their families for [Read More…]
NASA’s Mars rover to begin ‘most challenging’ journey up crater rim
NASA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marking a new journey in NASA’s exploration of Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to begin a monthslong, steep and challenging ascent up a crater, the space agency [Read More…]
Ernesto becomes hurricane after leaving 728,000 without power in Puerto Rico
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ernesto has become a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday after hitting Puerto Rico overnight and leaving power outages and flooding in its wake. The center of then-Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within [Read More…]