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Scoreboard roundup — 2/15/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 120, San Antonio 110 Indiana 117, Chicago 113 Boston 127, Detroit 109 Brooklyn 116, Miami 105 New York 122, [Read More…]
Parents open up after photo of their baby with cleft lip and palate goes viral
Courtesy of Courtney Gardner (NEW YORK) — When photographer Shannon Morton shared a baby photo to her business’s Facebook page, she had no idea that it would go viral. “It was amazing,” Morton told ABC [Read More…]
Cara Delevingne explores human sexuality in the Hulu docuseries ‘Planet Sex’
Christina Belle/Hulu Just in time for Valentine’s Day week, Cara Delevingne wants to take you on an intimate journey with her new six-part Hulu docuseries Planet Sex. The series explores a lot of subjects — from sexuality to [Read More…]
UN secretary-general warns of impact of sea level rise, could cause ‘mass exodus’ of populations
Xie E/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billions of people are at “unthinkable” risk because of rising sea levels, according to the United Nations. Speaking at the United Nation’s Security Council meeting on Tuesday, [Read More…]
Woman barred from contacting Latino family she allegedly harassed in viral Ring video
Courtesy Fatima Suarez (ST. LOUIS) — A court granted a St. Louis family an order of protection on Wednesday against a woman charged with harassing the family for over a year. Judy Kline, 54, did [Read More…]
Man sentenced to life in prison walks free after Missouri judge vacates his conviction
Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — After serving nearly three decades of a life sentence, Lamar Johnson officially walks free for a crime he has always insisted he [Read More…]
Residents of Ohio town say they don’t trust safety claims after train derailment, chemical spill
ABC News (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — East Palestine, Ohio, is the kind of town where neighbors greet each other at the store and lean on each other during hard times. Now, in the wake of [Read More…]
2 dead after Black Hawk helicopter crashes onto Alabama highway: US official
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — Two fatalities were reported after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed onto an Alabama highway Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. The crash occurred on Highway 53 near [Read More…]
MSU mass shooting live updates: School community gathers to mourn victims
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Three students were killed and five others were injured when a gunman opened fire at two locations on Michigan State University’s main campus in East Lansing on Monday [Read More…]
US watched Chinese balloon from launch, may have accidentally drifted: Official
ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (WASHINGTON) — U.S. intelligence agencies tracked the Chinese spy balloon from its launch in China and watched as it may have been inadvertently blown into U.S. airspace, a U.S. official has confirmed [Read More…]
Biden’s pick to head IRS quells GOP criticism at nomination hearing
Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Internal Revenue Service appeared to quell some GOP criticism at his confirmation hearing Wednesday by promising to restore trust in [Read More…]
Nikki Haley’s South Asian heritage is historic part of her presidential campaign
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With her announcement this week that she is running for president, Nikki Haley has made a bit of history again — becoming the first prominent woman of color to seek [Read More…]
New teaser for ‘The Little Mermaid’ starring Halle Bailey out now
Walt Disney Pictures A new teaser for the live-action film The Little Mermaid is here. On Wednesday, Walt Disney Studios released the new look at the highly anticipated film starring Halle Bailey, who transforms into Ariel. “Just 100 days [Read More…]
Peacock renews mystery series ‘Poker Face’ for season 2
Peacock/Phillip Caruso Not even a month after the show premiered, Peacock has given the green light to Rian Johnson’s stylish, star-packed mystery series Poker Face. The show centers on Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, who is blessed — or possibly [Read More…]
“There’s no enemy like the past”: See Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors face off in final ‘Creed III’ trailer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Anticipation was already high for Michael B. Jordan‘s return to the Creed franchise, this time as a director, but if fans were somehow not already hyped enough for Creed III, the final [Read More…]
Two teens charged in death of transgender TiKTok personality Brianna Ghey
Cheshire Police (WARRINGTON, U.K) — Two teens have been charged in the death of Brianna Ghey, a transgender girl found dead in the English town of Warrington. Emergency services were called to a local park [Read More…]
US watched Chinese balloon from launch, may have accidentally drifted: Official
ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (WASHINGTON) — U.S. intelligence agencies tracked the Chinese spy balloon from its launch in China and watched as it may have been inadvertently blown into U.S. airspace, a U.S. official has [Read More…]
100 million Americans across 30 states on alert for severe weather
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There are 100 million Americans across 30 states on alert for severe weather as a major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, high winds and a threat for [Read More…]
Mom arrested after 6-year-old son allegedly brings semi-automatic handgun to school
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — A Pennsylvania mother has turned herself in to police after her 6-year-old son allegedly took a semi-automatic handgun from her room and brought it to school, prosecutors [Read More…]
Under pressure, Biden considering speech on Chinese spy balloon, other objects shot down
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Under political pressure from Democrats as well as Republicans, President Joe Biden is considering giving a speech in the coming days to address the Chinese spy balloon and [Read More…]