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The stock market has soared this year, but will it last? Experts weigh in
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As long-standing recession alarms continue to blare from some forecasters, investors don’t appear to hear them. The S&P 500 — the index that most people’s 401(k)s track — has [Read More…]
Broadway workers could strike now, too
Getty Images With the Writers Guild of America and The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on strike, workers on Broadway could be the next to grab their picket [Read More…]
A “respectful” John Boyega ranks ‘The Last Jedi’ as the worst movie of the Star Wars sequel trilogy
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix In an appearance the YouTube show Hot Ones, John Boyega tried not to be too spicy on the subject as he chomped down on hot wings, but he got real [Read More…]
US military emails sent to Mali because of common typo
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (LONDON) — A small spelling error has resulted in thousands of emails intended for the U.S. military being sent instead to Mali, an issue that Pentagon officials said they’ve taken steps to [Read More…]
EF3 tornado rips through North Carolina amid extreme weather nationwide
File photo. (Chad Cowan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A powerful tornado ripped through central North Carolina for more than a dozen miles on Wednesday, destroying homes and injuring residents, according to officials. The National Weather [Read More…]
Searches for “Barbie-fying” your wardrobe go through the roof before movie’s debut
Warner Bros. Pictures Apparently, a lot of people out there are thinking pink. The hashtag #barbieoutfits has surpassed 246 million views on TikTok. The online retailer Boohoo says Pinterest searches for “Barbie outfits” have increased by 614% [Read More…]
In Brief: NBC’s strike-protected programming plans, ‘Only Murders’ peek, and more
The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have put a major crimp in the major networks’ fall schedule plans, with ABC and CBS leaning on reality shows — and the latter also calling up content like Yellowstone [Read More…]
Wildfires rage amid heat wave in Greece, prompting evacuations and call for European support
Milos Bicanski/Getty Images (LONDON) — As wildfires swept through the forests of Rhodes on Wednesday, Greek officials warned people in three nearby villages that they should begin to evacuate. The blaze began Tuesday on the [Read More…]
Six dead as Kenya rocked by nationwide anti-government protests over gas tax, Amnesty says
Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kenya is bracing for days of anti-government protests led by the government’s political opposition over a contentious new finance bill and the rising cost of living At least [Read More…]
‘Stay indoors’: Escaped wild animal on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search
Alexander Nolting / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — A suspected lion is loose in Berlin, prompting authorities in Germany to send emergency alerts to thousands of people in Berlin warning them to stay indoors. The message [Read More…]
Texas Department of Public Safety speaks out on migrant abuse allegations
Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas authorities are doubling down and pushing back on disturbing allegations of migrant abuse along the United States-Mexico border. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public [Read More…]
Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday in Las Vegas, where temperatures [Read More…]
Grand jury probing efforts to overturn 2020 election will speak with at least one more witness: Sources
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At least one witness is expected to appear Thursday before the grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources tell ABC News. [Read More…]
Senate committee to advance Supreme Court ethics bill after alleged justice misconduct
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will — for the first time — vote to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of [Read More…]
Extraterrestrial ‘technical supremacy’ is a top concern, Pentagon UFO investigator says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The scientist and military intelligence officer leading the Pentagon’s task force for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — which the public calls UFOs — says being caught off guard by “intelligent or [Read More…]
Trump screens “Sound of Freedom,” seeking to rally evangelicals around fear of child trafficking
Angel Studios (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night hosted a screening of the film Sound of Freedom at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, one day after the revelation that [Read More…]
Five things to know about the US Women’s National Team ahead of the Women’s World Cup
Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Women’s National Team is getting ready to defend its title at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, which kicks off Thursday. Ahead [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 5 Baltimore 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 6, Miami 4 Houston [Read More…]
US halts funding access to Wuhan lab at heart of COVID-19 origins debate
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The virus lab at the heart of the contentious debate around COVID-19’s origins has been cut off from U.S. funding opportunities for likely violating National Institutes of Health’s biosafety [Read More…]
Mom says 8-year-old daughter was injured by magnets in reusable water balloon
Courtesy of Kelley Whitty (NEW YORK) — An Ohio mom says her 8-year-old daughter was injured by magnets from a reusable water balloon. Kelley Whitty of Morrow, Ohio, told ABC News’ Good Morning America her [Read More…]