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Jerry Springer, former mayor who transformed daytime TV, dead at 79
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Jerry Springer, the former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, whose eponymous daytime show transformed talk television, has died, ABC News has confirmed. He was 79. According to his rep, Springer “died peacefully Thursday [Read More…]
Unleash the ‘Beasts’: Paramount drops new trailer to ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’
Paramount Pictures On Thursday, Paramount Pictures dropped an action-packed trailer for its June 9 release, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Set in 1994, the movie has In The Heights‘ Anthony Ramos as a human caught [Read More…]
Chris Evans and Ana de Armas’ ‘Ghosted’ becomes Apple TV+’s most-watched movie
Apple TV+ Ghosted, starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, has become the most-watched movie debut to date for Apple TV+, according to Deadline. The movie, which debuted April 21, saw viewership climb through Tuesday, [Read More…]
Tucker Carlson breaks his silence with viral video tweet
Jason Koerner/Getty Images After his surprise ousting at Fox News, Tucker Carlson addressed his fans in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday night that has gone viral. Sitting at his home studio, wearing a suit [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘General Hospital’ leads Daytime Emmy nominations, and more
Deadline reports Cara Delevingne has joined the 12th season of FX’s American Horror Story, as a series regular, joining season 9 vet Emma Roberts and franchise newcomer Kim Kardashian. Details of Delevingne’s character haven’t been [Read More…]
Ukrainian officials open more than 100 cases of alleged Russian kidnappings
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian juvenile prosecutors have opened more than 100 criminal proceedings for what they describe as illegal transfers of Ukrainian kids to Russian-occupied territories, their further deportation to Russia and Belarus, [Read More…]
Prosecutors allege Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira accessed ‘hundreds of classified documents’
Obtained by ABC News (WORCESTER, Mass.) — Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira began accessing “hundreds” of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents more than a year before he was arrested for allegedly leaking them, federal [Read More…]
DeSantis responds to Disney lawsuit: ‘I think it’s political’
Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he doesn’t think Disney’s lawsuit against him “has merit.” “I think it’s political,” DeSantis said during a press conference in [Read More…]
One dead after Amtrak train hits car on tracks in Mobile, Alabama: Police
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (MOBILE, Ala.) — One person has died after an Amtrak train hit a car that was on the tracks at a Mobile, Alabama, rail crossing Wednesday night, police said. A [Read More…]
Search underway for man overboard on cruise ship hundreds of miles away from Hawaii
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger from Australia who went overboard a few hundred miles off the coast of Hawaii. The incident occurred at [Read More…]
South Korea’s Yoon to address joint meeting of Congress amid state visit
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will address a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as he continues a weeklong state visit to Washington. Yoon’s trip comes [Read More…]
DeSantis plans to launch 2024 exploratory committee as early as May: Sources
Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to take a major step closer to announcing that he’s running for president in 2024, with plans in the works to launch [Read More…]
Judges reject Trump appeal of order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals panel on Wednesday rejected an effort from former President Donald Trump to prevent former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying before the special counsel investigating Trump’s efforts to [Read More…]
Republicans grill teachers’ union head on COVID classroom closures
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A divided House panel on Wednesday alternately questioned and defended American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for her role in the closing and reopening of schools at the height of [Read More…]
Supreme Court weighs ‘equity theft’ claim after state seized 94-year-old’s home
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year-old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/26/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 5, Texas 3 Cleveland 4, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 2 Arizona 2, Kansas City 0 Philadelphia 6, [Read More…]
Popular diabetes drug Mounjaro could be FDA-approved for weight loss this year, company says
Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A popular drug currently approved to treat Type 2 diabetes could soon also be approved for weight loss. Eli Lilly, the maker of [Read More…]
Why having good credit could cost you more on a home mortgage
Phillip Spears/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you’re looking to buy a home, new federal rules may impact how much you pay for a mortgage. Beginning May 1, upfront fees for loans backed by Fannie [Read More…]
Supreme Court takes on what critics call predatory tax foreclosure practice
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After saving up for three years during which they sometimes worked 80 hours a week, Tawanda Hall and her husband purchased their dream home in the suburbs of Detroit in [Read More…]
Former ’Bachelorette’ Becca Kufrin pregnant, expecting first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs
ABC/Craig Sjodin Another Bachelor baby is on the way! Former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin is expecting her first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs, the couple announced Wednesday. Sharing a video montage of the happy couple — complete with ultrasounds, sonograms, and their [Read More…]