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Find My iPhone leads to car crash rescue in California
San Bernardino County Fire (SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) — A California woman was saved after her car crashed off a 200-foot cliff on Christmas Day thanks in part to her iPhone’s location tracking feature, the San [Read More…]
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Arizona recount shows Democrat Kris Mayes beat Republican Abe Hamadeh
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Democrat Kris Mayes is the winner of Arizona’s attorney general race, a state judge announced Thursday. Mayes defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh by 280 votes after a mandatory recount was triggered [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, citing investigation’s ‘imminent end’
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena of former President Donald Trump as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress, sources familiar with [Read More…]
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How a stranger helped three Buffalo nurses get to work during the historic storm
Courtesy of Ally Maderer (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — When the historic Buffalo, New York, storm stranded nurses at home, they turned to a stranger in a snowmobile club to give them an unconventional ride to work. [Read More…]
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Cropping out with the Kardashians? Christmas photo draws Photoshop hisses
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA When the Kardashian clan drops photos on Instagram — which is obviously often — some snarkers analyze them like the Zapruder film. In the past, Kim, Khloé, Kendall Jenner and [Read More…]
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Prosecutors push for six years in prison, fines, for Varsity Blues college cheating scheme “architect” Rick Singer
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, deserves to spend six years in prison, federal prosecutors said [Read More…]
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Pope Emeritus Benedict’s ‘condition remains serious,’ Vatican says
Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — A day after news emerged that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s health had worsened within a few hours, a Vatican official updated Thursday that he “is absolutely lucid [Read More…]
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Reporter shares husband’s journey from terminal brain cancer to remission
ABC News (NEW YORK) — One reporter decided to get personal on air in order to give hope to others who may need it. Diane Pathieu said she was told her husband Nick Adamski only [Read More…]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ breaks Paramount+’s weekend viewership record
Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick continues soaring to new heights. 2022’s box office champ has now become the most-watched film to ever debut on Paramount + domestically. The sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, once again starring Tom Cruise, [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine targeted by dozens of Russian missiles
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
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People flying from China will need negative COVID test to enter US
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starting Jan. 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers [Read More…]
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Could West Coast’s atmospheric river help undo drought conditions? Too early to tell, experts say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The atmospheric river currently impacting the West Coast, while creating dangerous weather conditions for millions of people, could possibly have a chance of temporarily reversing drought conditions in states that [Read More…]
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‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind Rick Singer pleads for leniency with sentence
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal — known by its investigative moniker “Varsity Blues” — deserves no more than six months in prison, Rick Singer’s attorneys [Read More…]
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‘Hopefully I don’t die’: Ice climber recalls 40-foot fall in Utah
Cavan Images/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — Nursing a broken arm, two cracked vertebrae and wearing a neck brace, ice climber Tim Thompson recounted surviving a 40-foot fall from a towering outcropping in Utah’s Provo [Read More…]
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Serena Williams shows off sister Venus Williams’ awards, trophies
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Serena and Venus Williams have faced off against each other in singles matches 31 times during their tennis careers, with Serena winning 19 of those matches, Serena has [Read More…]
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Expert tips to make New Year’s resolutions that last
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While most people can keep up with their New Year’s resolutions through the first days of January, it is those days and weeks throughout the rest of the [Read More…]
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Mom who lost 100 pounds and became a champion powerlifter shares her tip to make a change
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tamara Walcott, a 38-year-old mother of two from Columbia, Maryland, said that if anyone had told her five years ago she’d be a world champion powerlifter, she would have laughed. [Read More…]
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Shopping expert shares the ins and outs of returning unwanted holiday gifts
Ceneri/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ‘Tis the season for returning unwanted Christmas presents, and smart shopping expert Trae Bodge of TrueTrae.com is sharing some helpful tips to help make the process a little bit easier. [Read More…]
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Prosecutors looking at George Santos amid lies, questions about his wealth
David Becker for the Washington Post (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors have started looking into public filings by congressman-elect George Santos amid questions about the source of his wealth, sources familiar with the matter told [Read More…]
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Remains of teen kidnapped during armed home invasion found: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — The remains of an Arizona teenager were found a week after he was kidnapped during an armed home invasion, police said Wednesday. A homicide investigation is now underway. Jesse Sainz-Camacho, [Read More…]