Patty Jenkins insists “I never walked away” from ‘Wonder Woman 3’
Warner Bros. PicturesWonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is denying reports that she walked away from the third installment of the franchise, insisting instead that there was nothing she could do to advance the project.
“I never walked away,” Jenkins …
Soccer writer Grant Wahl, who died at World Cup, suffered aneurysm
Richard Sellers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — American soccer writer Grant Wahl died of an undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium while attending the Netherlands-Argentina match last week, according to his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder.
Goun…
In Brief: Adam Sandler to receive Mark Twain Prize, and more
Adam Sandler will be the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prize recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-ce…
American Suedi Murekezi freed from Russian-controlled territory by Ukrainian military intelligence
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — American Suedi Murekezi has just been freed from Russian-controlled territory by a team from Ukraine’s military intelligence and is now being driven to Kyiv.
ABC News followed a military convoy into the war’s g…
Two dead as tornado hits Louisiana town
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A woman and her son were killed after a tornado swept through a Louisiana town, officials said.
“A young boy was found deceased in a wooded area of Pecan Farms where his home was destroyed,” the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office said…
States that banned abortion already had high maternal death rates and fewer doctors: Study
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — States that imposed strict abortion laws this year were already more likely to have significantly higher maternal and infant death rates as well as fewer doctors providing care to women, according to an analysis relea…
‘One chance to get it right’: Memorial honors Sandy Hook shooting victims after decade-long effort
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images(NEWTON, Conn.) — Two days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, then-President Barack Obama approached a podium to speak. Before him was a room of people in shock over what had occurred in their…
Colorado Springs shooting survivors to speak before Congress about anti-LGBTQ violence
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Survivors of last month’s Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will provide testimony on Wednesday at a House Oversight Committee hearing regarding anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, extremism and…
France mobilizes police officers ahead of World Cup semifinal match
Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — French authorities are gearing up for the country’s World Cup semifinal match on Wednesday against Morocco.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin unveiled the enforced security measures on Tuesday,…
More than 3,500 Americans have died from long COVID during pandemic: CDC
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — More than 3,500 Americans have died from long COVID-related illnesses, according to new federal data.
The report, published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center…