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Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One hundred and twenty-eight House Republicans and nearly all Republican senators on Friday filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court opposing the Biden administration’s federal student debt cancellation [Read More…]

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu ‘definitely thinking about’ 2024 presidential run

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday that he is considering a run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “I’m definitely thinking about it and having those conversations,” Sununu told ABC [Read More…]

Buttigieg defends ‘extraordinary’ economy as polling suggests significant discontent

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With President Joe Biden preparing to deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, a new ABC News/Washington Post shows many people feel their finances are worsening — but [Read More…]

The science behind the zombie fungus from ‘The Last of Us’

Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The hit HBO series “The Last Of Us” describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a “zombie fungus” that infects and takes over the mind of [Read More…]

Where the Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted before being shot down

ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials closely tracked a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it traveled across the U.S. for several days. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]

Democrats approve new primary calendar for 2024

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The Democratic National Committee near unanimously approved a reconfigured presidential primary calendar rubber-stamped by the White House at the group’s winter gathering on Saturday. A few nay votes were drowned out [Read More…]

DOJ to conduct review of Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols’ death

Lucy Garrett/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Department of Justice will help conduct a review of the Memphis Police Department following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, city officials said. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday [Read More…]

Where the Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted

ABC News Illustration / Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials are closely tracking a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it travels across the U.S. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]

Robb Elementary School to be demolished, Uvalde contends with conflicting emotions

Alex Wong/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Jerry Mata, whose 10-year-old daughter Tess was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting last year, still returns to the campus of Robb Elementary to honor his child. “I’ve been [Read More…]

Train derails, goes up in flames in Ohio, causes half of town to evacuate

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Local officials in East Palestine, Ohio, have ordered roughly 2,000 residents, about half the town’s population, to evacuate their homes after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire. [Read More…]

Florida schools directed to cover or remove classroom books that are not vetted

Courtesy Don Falls (MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.) — A new state guidance in Florida is directing school districts to cover up or remove books in classrooms that have not been approved under a law restricting instruction and [Read More…]

Melinda Dillon, the mom in ‘A Christmas Story’, ‘Close Encounters’, dead at 83

Dillon and Richard Dreyfuss in ‘Close Encounters’ – Columbia Tristar/Courtesy of Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter notes actress Melinda Dillon passed away on January 9. One might not recognize her name, but the actress logged [Read More…]

One day at a time: Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 24 years of sobriety

ABC On her Instagram, Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once star Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated a major milestone: nearly a quarter century of sobriety. “8760 DAYS OF SOBRIETY = 24 YEARS,” Curtis captioned her post, [Read More…]

“You’re dying, brother”: Steve-O tries to reach ‘Jackass’ co-star Bam Margera about addiction

Bam and Steve-O in 2002 — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc While the Jackass gang was famous for performing death-defying stunts, Steve-O fears there’s one situation his friend and fellow co-star Bam Margera won’t escape: addiction. Steve-O, [Read More…]

Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get the movie star treatment on set

Robino Salvatore/GC Images While he certainly deserves it, considering his movies have made more than $9.3 billion worldwide, Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get movie legend treatment on set. The 80-year-old star of 1923 and [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: US announces new weapons package for Ukraine

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout [Read More…]

Possibly record-breaking cold temperatures hit Northeast: Latest forecast

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and possibly record-shattering freeze is invading the Northeast. The cold moved into the Northeast Friday morning, with a wind chill — what the temperature feels like — reaching [Read More…]

Chinese balloon live updates: Moving eastward, over central US, Pentagon says

Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials say a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China and seen above Montana is being tracked as it flies over the continental United States. “The United [Read More…]

Two in custody after six relatives, including baby, gunned down in targeted ‘massacre’

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office (GOSHEN, Calif.) — Two suspects are in custody after six family members, including a 16-year-old mom and her baby, were gunned down in a targeted and likely gang-related “massacre,” according to [Read More…]

Man arrested in connection with monkeys stolen from Dallas Zoo: Police