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Twelve monkeys missing from Louisiana zoo as search for thief continues
File photo – filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twelve squirrel monkeys that were stolen from Zoosiana, a Louisiana zoo, shortly before midnight Saturday remain missing five days later. The thief targeted facilities of smaller primates [Read More…]
House Republicans vote to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks on the House floor before the vote to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Feb. 2, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. – Pool via ABC News [Read More…]
Key Senate Democrat wants details on probes overseen by arrested former FBI official
Ignatiev/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants more information about investigations overseen by the former head of the FBI New York Field Office Charles McGonigal. McGonigal, who was the [Read More…]
Justice Department in talks to search former Vice President Mike Pence’s home for classified documents
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is in contact with former Vice President Mike Pence’s lawyers about scheduling a potential search of his home in Indiana, sources familiar with the matter [Read More…]
What’s the deal with AI? Endless, computer-generated ‘Seinfeld’-like show goes viral
Getty Images There have been a lot of stories lately about how AI programs like ChatGPT will someday replace the need for actual humans writing articles and ads, but for now, sitcom writers’ jobs are [Read More…]
Pedro Pascal can’t shake his job on ‘The Last of Us’ in new ‘SNL’ promo
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor Pedro Pascal is making his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, but he’s having some trouble transitioning away from his hit HBO show The Last of Us. A new spot shows the Game [Read More…]
Jessica Simpson “felt like a call girl” following secret affair with a movie star
Jessica Simpson once dated her movie star crush, only to find out she was the other woman. In an excerpt from her short story, Movie Star: They Always Say They’re Single, the singer recalls dating [Read More…]
Discrepancy between police accounts, evidence in Tyre Nichols case revealed
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The police traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death was detailed in an incident report obtained by ABC News, as well as a Memphis Police statement, but the [Read More…]
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ stars Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt expecting baby #2
Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images Baby number two is on the way for Bachelor in Paradise alums Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt. Wendt celebrated the exciting news on Wednesday, which also happened to be [Read More…]
In Brief: Another ‘Avatar’ sequel milestone, and more
The Fox drama The Cleaning Lady has been renewed for a third season, the network announced on Wednesday. The series follows Élodie Yung as a Cambodian doctor who comes to the U.S. to receive medical [Read More…]
Namibia reports record rise in rhino poaching
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Namibian government has announced that the number of Rhino’s poached in the Southern African nation reached a record-high in 2022 — rising by 93% since 2021. New data from [Read More…]
New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in possible targeted attack outside her home
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 30-year-old woman found fatally shot in her Sayreville, New Jersey townhouse complex has been identified by local officials as Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. She was shot while inside her [Read More…]
Two South Carolina men charged following 2019 murder of transgender woman
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over three years after Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe was found dead, the Department of Justice unsealed charges against two men involved in her murder. A South Carolina man was charged [Read More…]
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, awoke Thursday morning to see his shadow which means that — according to legend — there will be six more [Read More…]
Will the Texas power grid survive the next deep freeze?
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The lights have stayed on in Texas among the recent freezes the state has been experiencing, but experts aren’t sure whether the energy grids are winterized enough to withstand [Read More…]
Attorneys for “Rust” armorer say she was pressured to work in unsafe environment
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for the Rust film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt “extreme pressure” to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer [Read More…]
Top Trump Organization executive to appear before grand jury
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization’s controller is expected to testify Thursday before a grand jury in New York that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump played a role in the [Read More…]
FDA issues warning letters to companies selling unproven mpox treatments
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox “medication” and “cures” in order to swindle scared, [Read More…]
Is Ozempic safe to take during pregnancy or while trying to conceive? Experts weigh in
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what those drugs could [Read More…]
Senator calls on Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
5./15 WEST/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The push on Capitol Hill to rein in China-owned social media network TikTok has set its sights on tech giants Apple and Google. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-CO, sent a letter [Read More…]