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(NEW YORK) — When Palestinian American Lena Badr learned about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, she said she was “horrified and immediately concerned” about what Israel’s retaliation would mean for the Gaza Strip where part of her family resides. Badr scrambled to reach her family, to send money in anticipation of the hardships […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A line of strong thunderstorms is pushing through Louisiana and southeastern Texas on Monday, making for a stormy morning from Houston, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the area until 9 a.m. CT on Monday. Flash flood warnings are also in effect along the […]
MGM Challengers, Luca Guadagnino‘s romantic tennis drama starring Zendaya, opened in first place at the domestic box office, grabbing an estimated $15 million. The film added an estimated $10 million overseas, for a global tally of $25 million. Meanwhile, Zendaya’s other release, Dune: Part Two, crossed $700 million at the global box office. The faith-based […]
Getty Images for TIME Alongside Taraji P. Henson‘s entry on the 2024 TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World list is an essay written by her friend Mary J. Blige that praises her for being “unapologetically herself,” among other things. With the recent news of Blige’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Taraji returned the love, expressing […]
In this Nov. 3, 2018 file photo Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis speaks with President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Fla. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump in Miami on Sunday morning, multiple sources tell ABC […]
(NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for […]
(NEW YORK) — Two-time WNBA MVP and three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker announced her retirement Sunday. “I’m retiring,” Parker wrote in a lengthy Instagram message detailing her career and plans for her future. Parker’s message covered her mindset behind her decision to retire from basketball after most recently joining the Las Vegas Aces in 2023. […]
(NEW YORK) — At least five deaths, including one of a 4-month-old child in Oklahoma, were confirmed Sunday from a severe storm that swept through the heartland, spawning multiple tornadoes across four states, including a powerful pair of twisters that touched down in Nebraska, officials said. Emergency officials in Hughes County, Oklahoma, said the baby […]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending a controversial account she shares in a new book about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in an incident she said was decades ago. “I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in […]
President Joe Biden tweaked the concerns over his fitness for office and dug at his 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night. Speaking at a ritzy Washington hotel to politicos and journalists alike, the 81-year-old commander in chief alluded to his past physical stumbles. “I told […]
