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COVID is now 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC
Getty Images – STOCK/dowell (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has significantly fallen as a leading cause of death in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new provisional data published Thursday [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Bob Odenkirk, Kieran Culkin and Bill Burr to star in Broadway revival of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images – Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images – Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk, Succession‘s Kieran Culkin, and actor and comedian Bill Burr will tackle David Mamet‘s classic drama Glengarry Glen Ross in 2025. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“They want you to fail”: Go behind the scenes of the first ‘SNL’ in trailer to ‘Saturday Night’
© 2024 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Every Saturday at 11:30 p.m., Saturday Night Live will be on — but 49 years ago, that was impossible to imagine. That’s the central thrust of the new [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Colin Jost limps away from Olympics surfing correspondent gig amid “growing list of ailments”
NBCUniversal After scraping his foot on a coral reef and getting a staph infection, then suffering a subsequent ear infection, SNL‘s “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost has apparently signed off as NBC’s “Olympic surfing correspondent.” [Read More…]
ABC World News
Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self and ‘as many people as possible,’ officials say
Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images (VIENNA, Austria) — Bomb-making materials were found in the home of one of two people suspected of planning a terror attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Austria, authorities said, adding that [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After Harris selected Walz as running mate, a look at the 2 men who came closest to being picked
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When Gov. Josh Shapiro took the stage ahead of the newly minted Democratic ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Blake Lively, Hugh Jackman star in Baz Luhrmann-directed ‘Vogue’ shoot
Baz Luhrmann/Vogue Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman are throwing it back nearly seven decades, appearing in a new Alfred Hitchcock-inspired photo shoot, a modern take on the famed director’s 1955 film To Catch a Thief. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Donnie Wahlberg hints about the future of ‘Blue Bloods’, and more
Peacock has added Dakota Fanning and Abby Elliott to the cast of All Her Fault, the upcoming limited series executive produced by and starring Succession Emmy winner Sarah Snook, according to Deadline. Per the streaming service, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ewan Mitchell unwraps that ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 finale
Ollie Upton/HBO No more dragons for a while. HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon concluded season 2 with its finale Sunday and the episode seemed to set up all-out war in season 3. [Read More…]
ABC World News
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coast of Japan
Getty Images – STOCK/chrispecoraro (LONDON) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just [Read More…]
ABC World News
Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect had chemical substances, technical devices at his home: Officials
Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images (VIENNA, Austria) — Chemical substances and technical devices were found at the house of a 19-year-old Austrian suspected of planning an attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria, the public [Read More…]
ABC World News
Taylor Swift shows in Vienna canceled after 2 arrested for planning ISIS-inspired terror plot
Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management (VIENNA, Austria) — Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week have been canceled after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said. “We [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Flooding targets North Carolina, Virginia
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. At least six people have been killed in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Harris leads Trump among likely voters nationally: Poll
Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Do voters care about climate change? How going green divides this election
Getty Images – STOCK/Dmitrii Marchenko (WASHINGTON) — As voters prepare to head to the polls in November, inflation, foreign policy and reproductive rights have dominated the national conversation, with environmental policy failing to emerge as [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about Walz’s military record and Vance’s accusations of ‘stolen valor’
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican JD Vance is alleging Democrat Tim Walz is guilty of “stolen valor” — an explosive allegation that supporters of Walz say goes too far. The allegation also has legal [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was ‘very happy’ with his handling of George Floyd protests
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the hours after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, allies of former President Donald Trump rushed to denigrate the Minnesota Democrat, seizing on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 rioter taken into custody after threatening posts targeting Justice Barrett, AG Garland
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Nevada man awaiting trial for charges stemming from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was taken into custody this week [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What is Tim Walz’s record on the economy? Look at Minnesota
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (Bloomington, Minn.) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, has enacted economic policies in the state on key issues like job creation and taxes. The track record, stretching back [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
KJ Apa on learning to ride a motorcycle for his “soul project,” ‘One Fast Move’
Frank Masi/Prime Video KJ Apa fans, start your engines. His new film, One Fast Move, races onto Prime Video on Thursday. Apa plays Wes, a down-on-his-luck thrill seeker who reaches out to his estranged father for help becoming [Read More…]