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Give A Mile donations get flights to see loved ones for the last time
Andrea Bryant applied for a Give A Mile flight to go see her mother who was in the hospital in Seattle. — Courtesy of Andrea Bryant (NEW YORK) — When Ileen Paden’s husband was diagnosed [Read More…]
‘Difference between life and death’: Inside the staffing crisis at 911 dispatch centers
The Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Faced with an ongoing labor shortage, some 911 centers are rethinking how to hire and retain workers. From increasing base pay to fostering a culture that [Read More…]
Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Four women and an OB-GYN are expected to testify at hearings on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a lawsuit filed against the state of Texas over its abortion [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot surges to $1 billion
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing, the game’s third-largest prize ever. The jackpot has a cash value of $516.8 million, [Read More…]
‘Will & Grace’ celebrates 25th anniversary with nostalgic new exhibit
Arielle Chester It’s been 25 years since we were introduced to one of television’s favorite onscreen friendships with Will & Grace. To celebrate — and kick off the Paley Pride celebration — The Paley Center [Read More…]
New Jennifer Lopez Madame Tussauds wax figure celebrates her Super Bowl look
Courtesy Madame Tussauds Jennifer Lopez is getting waxed…again. On July 21, a new wax figure of J.Lo will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York. This one is dressed in the gold-studded, black leather motorcycle vest, [Read More…]
‘Deadpool’ creator brings back artwork scavenger hunt to keep fans busy at San Diego Comic-Con
Rodin Eckenroth/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images With celebrity panels out thanks to the SAG-AFTRA strike, celebrated comic artist and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is bringing back an activity from conventions past to keep fans [Read More…]
Kenya rocked by nationwide anti-government protests over finance bill raising gas tax
Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kenya is bracing for three days of anti-government protests led by the government’s political opposition over a contentious new finance bill and the rising cost of living The [Read More…]
No evidence of toddler walking down highway in Carlee Russell disappearance case: Police
In this photo released by the Hoover Police Department, Carlee Russell is shown. — Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — Carlethia “Carlee” Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on Saturday after she went missing [Read More…]
Gilgo Beach murders: A timeline of the investigation
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — Police have called the Gilgo Beach murders “one of the most consequential homicide investigations” in Long Island’s history. The search for missing sex worker Shannan Gilbert led to [Read More…]
Judge denies Trump’s request for new trial in E. Jean Carroll case
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in the defamation and battery case brought by E. Jean Carroll that [Read More…]
US grapples with heat wave and wildfire smoke: Latest forecast and alerts
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states — from California [Read More…]
Kenneth Branagh back on the case in star-studded trailer to ‘A Haunting in Venice’
20th Century Studios After tackling Agatha Christie‘s classics Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile on the big screen, actor and director Kenneth Branagh is back as legendary investigator Hercule Poirot in [Read More…]
“Pure joy”: Maria Menounos and husband Keven Undergaro welcome baby via surrogate
Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage After weathering battles with both brain and pancreatic cancer and struggles with fertility, Maria Menounos is a mom. The entertainment journalist tells Us Weekly in a new interview that little Athena was [Read More…]
Dax Shepard shares sweet photos with “greatest” wife Kristen Bell for her birthday
ABC Dax Shepard has shared a loving message to his wife Kristen Bell for her 43rd birthday, which was Tuesday, July 18. In the caption of a sweet Instagram post showing the smiling couple on a boat, Shepard wrote, “Happy Birthday [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘The Little Mermaid’ coming to digital platforms, and more
Craig Robinson is back and ready to tackle a “creepy swamp family” in the season 2 trailer of Peacock’s comedy series Killing It, which was released on Tuesday. Robinson teased the new season, stating, “It’s [Read More…]
What we know about Travis King, the American soldier detained in North Korea
Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean detention facility fled across the border to North Korea where he was detained and remains in custody. Here’s [Read More…]
Ford plant in Missouri shuts down over ‘possible threat,’ sheriff’s office says
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CLAYCOMO, Mo.) — A Ford assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, was evacuated and shut down on Tuesday night after police received a report about a possible threat. At a press conference, Clay [Read More…]
‘Sticky Note Bandit’ robs fourth Houston bank in two weeks, FBI says
FBI (HOUSTON) — A man who’s been nicknamed the “Sticky Note Bandit” robbed another bank in Houston on Tuesday, marking his fourth robbery in two weeks, the FBI said. “He has committed four robberies in [Read More…]
Idaho college killings: Prosecutors dispute DNA could have been planted at murder scene
David Ryder/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Idaho prosecutors responded to a suggestion from the defense that suspect Bryan Kohberger’s DNA could have been planted at the scene of last year’s quadruple murder, saying it does [Read More…]