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Search suspended for four people missing after Alaskan charter boat sinks: Coast Guard
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SITKA, Alaska) — The Coast Guard suspended its search late Monday for four missing people after a charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Alaska. Rescuers located one deceased individual and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Debt ceiling deal to prevent default faces first big test in key House committee
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces its first major test Tuesday, just days before a potential default. With [Read More…]
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia, Carter Center announces
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images, FILE (ATLANTA) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia, The Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in [Read More…]
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White House truck suspect should be locked up pending trial, government says
USPP via U.S. District Court for D.C. (WASHINGTON) — The man suspected of ramming a truck into the White House barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square should be locked up as he awaits [Read More…]
ABC Health News
More than 40% of restaurant foodborne illness outbreaks caused by sick workers: CDC
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Sick workers were behind a plurality of foodborne illness outbreaks and caterers in the U.S., new federal data shows. In a report published Tuesday afternoon, the Centers for [Read More…]
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison for defrauding investors
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (BRYAN, Texas) — Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reported to a Texas prison on Tuesday to begin a more than 11-year sentence for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing technology. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
HBO drops full trailer for The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp’s controversial ‘The Idol’
HBO/Eddy Chen After it received a five-minute standing O at its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last week, HBO has debuted a full trailer to The Idol, starring The Weeknd in his series acting debut, and Lily-Rose Depp, the actress [Read More…]
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Don’t forget, like Dory: ‘Finding Nemo’ turns 20
Nemo and his pals — Disney/Pixar Twenty years ago, a small clownfish named Nemo swam into the hearts of moviegoers. Alexander Gould voiced the titular character in Pixar’s Finding Nemo, which was released 20 years [Read More…]
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Miami Heat advance to NBA finals
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (BOSTON) — It took all seven games but the Miami Heat were finally able to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals Monday night. After taking a 3-0 lead in [Read More…]
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‘Succession’ star Sarah Snook reveals birth of child, “And now my life has changed”
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Succession‘s Sarah Snook has welcomed her first child with husband, Dave Lawson. In an Instagram post shared on Monday, May 29, the actress shared a photo of herself watching the HBO show’s series finale with what appeared to [Read More…]
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Knife-wielding man threatens Benedict Cumberbatch and family at their London home
Samir Hussein/WireImage A knife-wielding suspect was arrested after he kicked in the garden gate of Benedict Cumberbatch‘s north London home, and threatened the Doctor Strange star and his family. According to the Daily Mail, the incident happened earlier this month. The suspect, [Read More…]
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In Brief: Will Ferrell huddles up with Prime Video to play Madden, and more
George Maharis, best known for playing Buz Murdock on Route 66, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, his longtime friend and caregiver Marc Bahan tells The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94. Maharis quit the CBS drama during [Read More…]
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Major drone strike hits residential area of Moscow in apparent first
Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging residential buildings in the Russian capital, the mayor said. The pre-dawn attack “caused minor damage to several buildings” in [Read More…]
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Partially collapsed apartment building set to be demolished in Iowa amid protests
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — A partially collapsed apartment building is set to be demolished in eastern Iowa on Tuesday morning, despite calls for a delay from members of the community who say their [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Congress has days to OK debt limit deal before default: Timeline of what’s next
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A critical deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling was announced over the weekend, and lawmakers in Washington now face one week to pass the bill in both chambers of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/29/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi Cubs 1, Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 7, St. Louis 0 Oakland 7, Atlanta 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland [Read More…]
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What is fungal meningitis after two Americans die from the infection contracted in Mexico
CDC (NEW YORK) — At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected patients [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to report to prison for defrauding investors
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will report to prison on Tuesday to begin a more than 11-year sentence for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing technology. Holmes, [Read More…]
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‘The Little Mermaid’ surfaces with $117.5M Memorial Day debut
Walt Disney Pictures Disney’s The Little Mermaid swam to the top of the domestic box office in its opening weekend, grabbing an estimated $95.5 million for the three-day weekend and $117.5 million over the four-day. That’s slightly [Read More…]
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Drone attack damages residential buildings in Moscow, mayor says
Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging residential buildings in the Russian capital, the mayor said. The attack “caused minor damage to several buildings” in a [Read More…]