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American woman, child freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti) — American woman Alix Dorsainvil and her young child have been freed and are safe after being kidnapped in Haiti roughly two weeks ago, according to a statement from [Read More…]
Hawaii wildfire updates: Island fires rage as hurricane passes south of Hawaii
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ferocious wildfires, whipped by the winds of Hurricane Dora, wreaked havoc in Hawaii, prompting evacuations, rescues and school closures and prompting an emergency proclamation from the acting [Read More…]
Extreme weather blasts US with severe thunderstorms and record-breaking heat: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Extreme weather — from destructive storms to blistering heat — continues to wreak havoc across the United States. Since Monday, there have been more than 850 damaging storm reports nationwide [Read More…]
Dianne Feinstein at home following fall, her office says
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at home after briefly going to the hospital following a fall, according to her office. “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon [Read More…]
Inside DeSantis’ debate prep: Meeting with coach, prepping weekly — and ready for attacks
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of the first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, in two weeks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ramping up his prep and bracing for a potential onslaught of attacks [Read More…]
Octavia Spencer says pal Sandra Bullock lost her “soulmate” in Bryan Randall
Bullock and Spencer in 2013 – Steve Granitz/WireImage Octavia Spencer says her friend and fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock lost her “soulmate” with the death of her romantic partner Bryan Randall to ALS. On her [Read More…]
Billy Porter says he’s selling his home amid the Hollywood strikes
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes, actor Billy Porter shared the personal toll it has taken on him revealing that he has no choice but to put his house up for sale. “I have [Read More…]
In Brief: Stallone’s Netflix doc to close Toronto Film Fest, and more
Netflix dropped the trailer to the steamy new thriller Fair Play on Tuesday. The feature stars Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor and Solo‘s Alden Ehrenreich, respectively as Emily and Luke, a couple whose forbidden office romance while [Read More…]
Eleven missing after fire at vacation home for people with disabilities in France, officials say
FILE — Visoot Uthairam/Getty Images (LONDON) — Eleven people are missing after a fire engulfed a vacation home for people with disabilities in eastern France on Wednesday morning, officials said. The blaze broke out around [Read More…]
Hawaii wildfires fueled by Hurricane Dora’s winds prompt evacuations
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ferocious wildfires, whipped by the winds of Hurricane Dora, wreaked havoc in Hawaii, prompting evacuations, rescues and school closures and prompting an emergency proclamation from the acting [Read More…]
Three-month-old dies after being left in hot car in Houston, police say
Guido Mieth/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A baby boy died in Houston on Tuesday after being left in a car amid a dangerous and unrelenting heat wave, police said. A mother and her two children arrived [Read More…]
Second arrest made in death of Georgia mom of four
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (CONYERS, Ga.) — A second arrest has been made in connection with the death of Imani Roberson, a Georgia mother of four who disappeared last month, police said on Tuesday. The [Read More…]
Voters in Ohio reject change to state’s constitution
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Delivering a win for abortion rights advocates, Ohio’s Issue 1 will fail, according to projections. The Republican-backed ballot initiative would have increased the threshold to amend the state’s constitution, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/8/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Angels 7, San Francisco 5 Seattle 2, San Diego 0 Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE [Read More…]
Red Cross implements FDA policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood
Elke Meitzel/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood after the American Red Cross announced Monday it would follow recent guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. [Read More…]
Record $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot won by one ticket sold in Florida
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A single ticket sold in Florida won the estimated $1.58 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, a record high for the lottery and among the largest-ever U.S. drawings, [Read More…]
Nick Viall, fiancée Natalie Joy expecting 1st child together: ‘Our biggest dream came true’
Frazer Harrison/WireImage Nick Viall and Natalie Joy will soon be a family of three. In a joint Instagram post shared on Tuesday, the Bachelor alum and his fiancée announced they are expecting a baby. “Our biggest dream came true,” they wrote in the [Read More…]
Mayor finds 70 pounds of cocaine while on fishing trip in the Florida Keys
US Border Patrol (TAMPA, Fla.) — A Florida mayor had quite the unexpected catch while on a recent fishing trip. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor helped reel in 70 pounds of cocaine while fishing last month in [Read More…]
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday after he was convicted of felony assault for shooting and injuring hip-hop star [Read More…]
6-year-old allegedly admitted shooting teacher Abby Zwerner, court documents say
Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, during class in Newport News, Virginia in January allegedly admitted to doing so [Read More…]