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USPS is allowed to continue delivering abortion pills, Justice Department says
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States Postal Service can deliver prescribed abortion medication, even in states where abortion access is severely restricted, the Department of Justice announced. The department’s Office [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Walter White (Cheddar): Bryan Cranston to reprise ‘Breaking Bad’ role in Super Bowl ad
AMC/Ursula Coyote Time to cook: Walter White is coming back. No, not in another spin-off to the Emmy magnet Breaking Bad, but reportedly in an ad for this year’s Super Bowl. The man himself — [Read More…]
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to fly past ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to become 2022’s highest-grossing film
20th Century Studios – Paramount Pictures The blue-skinned people of Pandora have done what no Russian MiG ever could: They’ve shot down Maverick. Specifically, Deadline reports the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water will become [Read More…]
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Rick Singer, mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal, sentenced to 42 months in prison
Jason Marz/Getty Images Rick Singer, mastermind of the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues that involved Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to 42 months in prison. Singer [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal sentenced to 42 months
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BOSTON) — William “Rick” Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will [Read More…]
ABC National News
What are atmospheric rivers? How climate change impacts the storms they produce
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change [Read More…]
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Death in the Dorms: Inside the shocking murder of 21-year-old UCLA student Andrea DelVesco
ABC News Studios (LOS ANGELES) — Westwood, the picturesque Los Angeles neighborhood home to UCLA, is the “perfect college town,” according to one student. “It’s beautiful. It feels safe.” But one morning in September 2015, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
When was the longest it took to elect a speaker of the House?
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The vote to elect a House speaker in the new Congress is in its second day — the first time that has happened in a century — as Republican leader [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: House breaks again after McCarthy loses six speaker votes
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is in a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who is Byron Donalds, latest GOP protest nominee against McCarthy’s speaker bid
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was nominated on Wednesday as the latest protest nominee from within the GOP as leader Kevin McCarthy continues to struggle to win a majority to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Gaetz calls McCarthy a ‘squatter’ in speaker’s office
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The battle between a small but influential group of Republican hardliners and Rep. Kevin McCarthy heated up Tuesday night when Rep. Matt Gaetz accused the House GOP leader of squatting [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Damar Hamlin’s collapse is the latest in history of medical emergencies in sports
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images (CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical condition after he collapsed Monday night during a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition moving in ‘positive direction’: Family spokesperson
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Doctors told family members Wednesday morning that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition is moving in a “positive direction” after collapsing two days ago from cardiac arrest during a game [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wednesday’ breaks another record for Netflix as ‘Knives Out’ sequel scores #1 on streamer’s movie chart
Netflix Wednesday continued working its ratings magic for Netflix over the New Year’s weekend. The streaming service says the show starring Jenna Ortega managed to break another Netflix record by spending six consecutive weeks on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Major storm to bring flooding threat, damaging winds to West Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Millions in Northern California are bracing for a massive winter storm, just [Read More…]
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Couple killed at their Florida senior living community, person of interest in custody
Mount Dora Police (MOUNT DORA, Fla.) — A husband and wife in their 80’s were murdered in their home at a Florida retirement community in what the police called a “random crime,” and a female [Read More…]
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Man arrested for allegedly intentionally driving a car off cliff with woman, two children
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) — A Southern California man has been arrested for attempted murder and child abuse after California Highway Patrol officials say he intentionally drove a Tesla over a cliff [Read More…]
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Times Square machete attack suspect wanted to ‘kill an officer in uniform’: Complaint
Handout (NEW YORK) — A Maine teenager charged in a New Year’s Eve machete attack on three New York City cops near Times Square was arraigned from a hospital bed on Wednesday as an unsealed [Read More…]
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Reward climbs to $500K for information on suspect who placed pipe bombs day before Jan. 6
FBI (WASHINGTON) — Law enforcement is raising the reward to $500,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national headquarters a day [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: McCarthy dealt fourth defeat as GOP speaker standoff enters second day
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership drama enters a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied by [Read More…]