‘Undemocratic’: Tennessee legislature expels two lawmakers over gun violence protest
ilbusca/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Two Democratic lawmakers have been ousted from the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives and one was allowed to stay in what marks the first partisan expulsion in the state’s modern his…
Officials credit vigilant Ohio high school student for preventing potential shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(CHESTERLAND, Ohio) — Local officials in Ohio are commending the quick thinking of a high school student who they say potentially averted a school shooting.
After the 17-year-old student alerted a school resource officer on …
Biden administration will share reports on Afghanistan withdrawal with Congress, official says
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon and State Department have shared with Congress their after-action reports on the 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House announced at Thursday’s press briefing — immediately dr…
Viola Davis says it was “flattering” yet “challenging” to play Michael Jordan’s mother in ‘Air’
Amazon StudiosWhen Ben Affleck approached the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan, about the movie Air, the GOAT had one major note: Another GOAT had to play his mother Deloris — EGOT winner Viola Davis.
Jordan explained to Ben tha…
‘Wicked’ about to become the fourth longest-running play in Broadway history
Bruce Glikas/WireImageWicked is about to scratch Cats from a slot on the Broadway record books. The musical will play its 7,486th performance at the Gershwin Theatre on Tuesday April 11 — surpassing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic Cats, and making it th…
Search underway for man convicted of murder who left Atlanta correctional facility
Mikhail Pivikov/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A manhunt is underway in Georgia for a man convicted of murder who apparently left an Atlanta correctional facility while on parole.
The Georgia Department of Corrections issued an alert Wednesday for r…
Judge in Trump’s criminal case has received dozens of threats, police sources say
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump has received dozens of threats in recent days, police sources told ABC News.
Trump himself has repeatedly lashed out at…
Last stop of Michelle Obama’s ‘The Light We Carry’ book tour coming to Netflix
Courtesy of Live NationIf you missed Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry Book tour, you’re in luck.
The final stop of the trek, featuring Oprah Winfrey, is coming to Netflix. The special will see Michelle open up to Oprah about her childhood and time …
Relative calm so far following Taiwan leader’s US meeting with McCarthy
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — China’s foreign ministry condemned a meeting in Los Angeles between Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and the House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, describing it as “acts of collusion” and vowing t…
Ben Affleck explains how Michael Jordan helped him find the story behind ‘Air’
Affleck on the set of “Air”/Amazon StudiosThe actor playing Michael Jordan doesn’t show his face in Ben Affleck’s new drama, Air, but as the movie’s star, producer, co-writer and director explains, that’s because the legendary athlete showed him who th…