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Two suspects sought after alleged abduction attempt of 14-year-old at Pennsylvania mall, police say
Abington Township Police Department (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects after an alleged attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old took place at the Willow Grove Mall in Montgomery County Wednesday evening. [Read More…]
Demolition of Idaho murders home paused amid discovery of asbestos and lead, objections from families
David Ryder/Getty Images, FILE (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Asbestos and lead — in addition to objections from some of the victims’ families — have delayed the process of tearing down the Idaho home where four college [Read More…]
Secret Service to brief House committee on cocaine found at White House
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service on Thursday will give a classified briefing to members and staff of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on the cocaine found in the White House West [Read More…]
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s emails hacked in Microsoft cyber breach: Source
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s emails were hacked as part of the Microsoft cyber breach, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Microsoft’s Outlook systems were breached by Chinese hackers, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Connecticut 84, Chicago 72 New York 95, Indiana 87 (OT) Dallas 107, Minnesota 67 Atlanta 85, Seattle 75 Las [Read More…]
Why MIS-C cases are dropping dramatically across the US: Experts
Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee votes unanimously to recommend strike as Hollywood talks stall
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) negotiating committee has voted unanimously to recommend a strike in a move that could incapacitate Hollywood productions. The [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot jumps to $875 million after no winners in Wednesday’s drawing
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $875 million for Saturday’s drawing, after no winners took home the big payday on Wednesday night. The jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing was [Read More…]
Frustrated employees are ‘loud quitting’: What to know about the trend
Marko Geber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — First there was ” quiet quitting,” then there was ” quiet hiring,” and now the latest workplace trend is “loud quitting,” new data shows. Nearly 1 in 5, or [Read More…]
Bob Iger to stay on as CEO of Walt Disney Company through 2026
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Company has announced that Bob Iger will remain CEO for two additional years, extending his contract through Dec. 31, 2026. The Walt Disney Company Board of [Read More…]
San Francisco’s retail exodus goes beyond crime, experts say
Barry Winiker/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The slew of closures of retail stores in San Francisco in recent months doubles as a roundup of well-known shopping brands: Whole Foods, Old Navy and Nordstrom, among others. [Read More…]
‘The Last of Us’ showrunner Craig Mazin on the show’s 24 Emmy nods, strikes
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A lot of Emmy nominations for The Last of Us. The hit freshman HBO drama made history as the first video game adaptation to be nominated for outstanding drama, scoring 24 nods, second [Read More…]
Loved ones of Buffalo mass shooting victims sue social media, gun and body armor companies
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a “landmark” lawsuit Wednesday, [Read More…]
Cuban government calls US nuclear submarine stop a ‘provocative escalation’
KeithBinns/Getty Images (HAVANA) — The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called the stop by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay a “provocative escalation.” The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Pasadena, [Read More…]
1 killed, 1 injured in hit-and-run near National Mall
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service and other Washington D.C., law enforcement agencies are looking for a hit-and-run driver, who killed a man and injured a teenager Wednesday after the suspect allegedly ran [Read More…]
McCarthy working to satisfy GOP hard-liners demanding culture war amendments to defense bill
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday cleared its first procedural hurdle on the National Defense Authorization Act, approving a rule on non-controversial amendments to the annual military spending and budget bill. But the [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA strike looms as union and studios meet with federal mediators
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is expected to strike at midnight PT if a deal between the union and studios isn’t agreed upon, a [Read More…]
Bob Iger to stay on as CEO of Walt Disney Company through 2026
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Company has announced that Bob Iger will remain CEO for two additional years, extending his contract through Dec. 31, 2026. The Walt Disney Company Board of [Read More…]
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ snags $7 million from preview audiences
Paramount Pictures If the mission was to see Tom Cruise‘s latest movie before anyone else, it seems a lot of people chose to accept it. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One snagged some $7 [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Wagner forces turn over weapons to Russian forces
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]