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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ reigns with $17.8 million in slow box office weekend
Universal Five Nights at Freddy’s held on to the top spot at the domestic box office with an estimated $17.8 million haul — a far cry from its $80 million debut a week ago, but not [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Black entrepreneurs awarded $25K grants to grow their businesses
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Despite a gradual slowdown in investment opportunities for Black businesses, Daymond John is determined to rewrite the narrative through Black Entrepreneurs Day. John, CEO of FUBU and co-star of ABC’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Arab Muslim student at Stanford hurt in hit-and-run on campus: University police
ABC7 (STANFORD, Calif.) — An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hurt in a hit-and-run on campus, and the incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime, according to university police. The victim [Read More…]
ABC National News
How mass shootings have historically prompted changes in gun laws
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Recent mass shootings have put a spotlight on the gun laws of the states in which these tragedies happened and the actions that local legislators take to address the growing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Thousands of protesters gather in DC to call for a cease-fire in Gaza
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters came together Saturday to call for a cease-fire and an end to the siege on the Gaza Strip at a march in Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinians must have new political future, US official says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. believes the Middle East cannot return to the status quo and must agree on a new future for the Palestinians in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Virginia elections could allow ‘reasonable’ 15-week abortion ban with exceptions, Gov. Youngkin argues
ABC News (RICHMOND) — With three days until Election Day in Virginia’s pivotal legislative races, Gov. Glenn Youngkin believes the state can “lead” on rather than “fight” about abortion if enough of his fellow Republicans [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Scalise defends IRS cuts in GOP’s Israel aid bill, refuses to say 2020 election was legitimate
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday defended Republicans seeking to send aid to Israel in its war with Hamas by cutting funding for the IRS to go after tax crimes, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hostage situation shuts down major airport in Germany for 18 hours
ABC News (HAMBURG) — One of Germany’s largest airports was shut down for more than 18 hours after a man believed to be armed and holding his 4-year-old child hostage drove a vehicle through a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
14th Amendment challenges to Trump’s candidacy are likely Supreme Court bound
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The attorney leading a bipartisan campaign to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in every state says there’s a “very good chance” a top court in Minnesota, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kourtney Kardashian welcomes son with Travis Barker
Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have welcomed a son, a source close to the situation confirmed to ABC News. The couple, who married in 2022, first announced the pregnancy in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 60 hostages killed in bombings, Hamas’ military arm claims
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
ABC National News
11-year-old dead, 5 injured after shooting in Cincinnati: Police
WCPO (CINCINNATI) — An 11-year-old boy was killed and five others injured Friday night in a shooting in Cincinnati, police said. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. ET, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. Police [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge orders anonymous jury for E. Jean Carroll case against Trump
Stephan Rudolph/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the third time Friday, former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is factoring into a court case against him. A federal judge in New York said the upcoming civil defamation [Read More…]
ABC World News
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Nepal: USGS
John Elk III/Getty Images (NEPAL) — A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Nepal just before midnight on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.6 magnitude quake had a depth of 17.9 kilometers (11.12 miles) [Read More…]
ABC World News
Some families of US citizens say they face being separated when exiting Gaza
MOHAMMED ABED / Contributor/Getty Images (GAZA) — Moments after President Joe Biden announced the Rafah crossing would open for “wounded Palestinians and for foreign nationals to exit Gaza,” hundreds of American families held their breath, [Read More…]
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Person of interest charged after car drives through security fences at South Carolina nuclear plant: Police
Oconee Sheriff Sheriff’s Office (OCONEE COUNTY, S.C.) — A person of interest has been charged a day after a man drove a vehicle through security fences at a nuclear power station in South Carolina, authorities [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Here’s why some doctors say standard time should be permanent
Catherine Lane/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans are set to change their clocks back to standard time overnight on Sunday, which some doctors say should be permanent. “Fixed national time is the best option as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Family of US hostages believed to be taken during Israeli kibbutz massacre plead for release
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The family of an American-Israeli couple believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7 is recounting the agonizing details of what they know [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two confirmed dead in building collapse at shuttered Kentucky coal plant: Officials
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A worker who became trapped after an 11-story building collapsed at a shuttered coal plant in eastern Kentucky has died following a multi-day rescue effort to find the missing [Read More…]