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(WASHINGTON) — Two dozen prisoners from seven countries were freed in a historic swap on Thursday, including several wrongfully detained American citizens held in Russia. President Joe Biden called the deal, the largest of its kind since the Cold War, “a feat of diplomacy and friendship.” Among those released were two wrongfully detained American citizens […]
(WASHINGTON) — Republicans and Democrats agree: Ohio Sen. JD Vance has had a rocky rollout as former President Donald Trump’s running mate. What’s less clear is how much it matters to voters. Since Vance was picked to join Trump on Republicans’ ticket, he’s been hit with a cascade of stories about past comments regarding childless […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated an extraordinary prisoner exchange that freed several Americans wrongfully detained in Russia, calling it a “feat of diplomacy and friendship” in remarks from the White House. Biden was surrounded by family members of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza as he spoke about the […]
(WASHINGTON) — Republican senators ABC News spoke with Thursday squirmed when asked about former President Donald Trump falsely questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity during his interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention a day earlier — as the former president doubled down on the false attack. In a social media post […]
(PARIS) — Simone Biles took gold in Paris in the individual all-around on Thursday after the disappointment of Tokyo, while fellow American Suni Lee took bronze. It is the third time the U.S. has had two medallists on the same podium and the sixth straight time Team USA has won gold in the event. Biles, […]
(WASHINGTON) — Russia, the United States and several other countries on Thursday were engaged in an extraordinary, 24-prisoner exchange, the largest of its kind since the Cold War and one in which President Joe Biden was directly involved, the White House said Thursday. The swap allows the two wrongfully detained American citizens held by Moscow […]
Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images An Olympian doesn’t need to worry about August’s rent thanks to some help from Flavor Flav. After venting about her inability to make the full payment, Veronica Fraley received a response from the rapper, who offered to cover the cost. “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent. my […]
Def Jam Recordings Jhené Aiko kicked off the second leg of her sold-out Magic Hour tour Wednesday, and it was filled with surprises. Ab-Soul, H.E.R., her sister Mila J and B2K joined her onstage for her hometown show at LA’s Crypto.com Arena. Ab-Soul came out to perform his verse on the Chilombo cut “One Way St.” He was […]
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service faced an array of challenges — and made some potentially dangerous mistakes — while trying to protect the president, vice president and vice president-elect on Jan. 6, 2021, the day a mob supporting then-President Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, according to a new report from the Department […]
Michelangelo Di Battista/Sony/RCA via Getty Images Britney Spears‘ life is getting the musical biopic treatment. Universal Pictures has won the rights to the pop superstar’s bestselling memoir, The Woman in Me. Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu is attached to direct the film, with producer Marc Platt developing. Britney first shared news of a project in […]
