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‘Barbie’ becomes 1st solo female-directed film to reach $1 billion at box office
Warner Bros. On Sunday, the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, Barbie, reached $1,031,481,000 at the worldwide box office, making her the first solo female director to cross the $1 billion plateau. Three films co-directed by women have crossed the [Read More…]
Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (JUNEAU, Alaska) — City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed. [Read More…]
Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Extreme weather is blanketing much of the United States as the weekend comes to a close. The severe storms plaguing the Midwest on Saturday are now moving east. Eight tornadoes were reported [Read More…]
Influencer charged after chaos erupts in New York City’s Union Square
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat was charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union [Read More…]
Pence: ‘No plans to testify’ at Trump’s Jan. 6 trial but would ‘comply with the law’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he doesn’t intend to testify in former President Donald Trump’s trial over Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — but Pence didn’t [Read More…]
Sweden knocks USA out of World Cup in penalty kicks
Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MELBOURNE, Australia) — The United States was knocked out of the World Cup by Sweden, in a match that pitted the reigning champions against a hard-charging team on a winning [Read More…]
Why tracking COVID reinfections has waned even as more people became sick
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 states confirmed they are actively tracking them, according to an ABC News analysis. At least 18 states [Read More…]
‘Pretty sad at this point’: Top House Democrat pushes back on Trump’s Jan. 6 defense
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar on Sunday pushed back on arguments by Donald Trump’s attorney that he wasn’t acting with illegal intent in pushing to overturn the 2020 election. “Everybody saw [Read More…]
Doug Burgum repeatedly declines to weigh in on Trump’s Jan. 6 charges: ‘We have to move on’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, largely refused on Sunday to weigh in on GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment. But he acknowledged [Read More…]
Trump lawyer welcomes Pence testifying at Jan. 6 trial but does not say if Trump will too
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorney on Sunday welcomed former Vice President Mike Pence potentially testifying at Trump’s future trial related to his push to overturn the 2020 election — but Trump’s lawyer [Read More…]
Dream of being a monster hunter? New search for mythical Loch Ness creature needs volunteers
Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images (EDINBURGH, U.K.) — Monster hunters, assemble! The Loch Ness Centre announced it’s set to begin the biggest search for its infamous mythical creature in over 50 years and volunteers are needed. [Read More…]
Search continues for beloved teacher who went missing 1 week ago
WJLA (GREENBELT, Md.) — The search continues for a beloved Maryland teacher who mysteriously vanished a week ago, as the community held a vigil praying for her safe return. Mariame Toure Sylla, 60, was last seen [Read More…]
2 officers injured in shooting in Orlando, suspect dead: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two police officers were injured in a shooting in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night after they stopped a vehicle allegedly connected to a homicide, police said. The suspected gunman was [Read More…]
Flash flood warnings continue for parts of Missouri, Illinois
ABC News (ST. LOUIS) — Flash flood warnings continue Saturday for parts of Missouri and Illinois, as severe weather is forecast across parts of the U.S. over the next three days. More than six inches of [Read More…]
Husband of missing Georgia woman Imani Roberson charged with her murder
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (CONYERS, Ga.) — The husband of Imani Roberson, a Georgia mother of four who disappeared last month, has been arrested and charged with her murder in what investigators said was a domestic [Read More…]
Why is Tim Scott’s PAC betting $40 million on an early state advertising blitz?
Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DE MOINES, Iowa) — Sen. Tim Scott’s supporters are bankrolling an eight-figure advertising blitz in key early voting states in an effort to build on his recent polling momentum in the [Read More…]
Special counsel alerts court to Trump’s social media post
Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith alerted the court to a social media post by former President Donald Trump in a filing that asks for a protective [Read More…]
Democrats are drastically overperforming in 2023’s special elections. Is it a clue for Biden vs. Trump?
LPETTET/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Looking ahead to 2024, Democrats concede some cause for concern — including President Joe Biden’s anemic approval rating and early polls forecasting a repeat race against former President Donald Trump in [Read More…]
CEOs’ pay climbed before layoffs at tech giants like Alphabet and Microsoft, data shows
Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While some tech giants neared or imposed widespread layoffs last year, compensation for their CEOs climbed as much as tens of millions of dollars, according to an [Read More…]
Pope greeted like rockstar, appears revitalized at ‘Catholic Woodstock’ in Portugal
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (LISBON, Portugal) — You’d think you were at a music festival — jubilant crowds singing and dancing, wearing face paint, even having a beer in some cases. And the [Read More…]