Ryan Seacrest to replace Pat Sajak as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host
ABC/Mark SeligerRyan Seacrest is replacing Pat Sajak as the host of Wheel of Fortune.
Seacrest, who also currently hosts American Idol, will take over hosting duties from Sajak beginning in 2024. Sajak recently announced he was stepping down from the …
Prigozhin used false pretext to lead Wagner Group’s armed insurrection against Russia: US official
Sergey Alimov/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Yevgeny Prigozhin used a false pretext to lead his Wagner Group forces in an armed insurrection against the Russian state, according to a senior U.S. official.
Prigozhin had been plotting ways to reverse his f…
The gang’s back in Hulu’s trailer to new episodes of ‘Futurama’
HuluHulu released the trailer to the new season of Futurama on Tuesday, June 27. The snippet shows the gang getting used to a new pandemic, Explovid-23, and all that comes with it, including the novel idea of nasal swabs.
“That looks kinda fun! I look …
New report finds some heavy metals in baby food appear to be on the decline
skaman306/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new analysis from Consumer Reports found that some heavy metals in baby food have been on the decline but the report argues more can be done to make baby food safer overall.
Through random testing of baby food pro…
Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions
Anne-Sophie Thill/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The amount of smoke being emitted from the wildfires burning in Canada has reached the highest-ever recorded in the country as plumes make their way across the Atlantic to Europe.
The typical wildfir…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to meet with special counsel Jack Smith’s team Wednesday
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is expected to sit for an interview on Wednesday with investigators in special counsel Jack Smith’s office, the secretary’s spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
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Chicago air quality hits ‘very unhealthy’ category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest
FILE photo — AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index’s “very unhealthy” category.
The AQI in hazy Chicago reache…
More than $200 billion in pandemic relief potentially squandered, says government watchdog report
IronHeart/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to a report …
Dueling Trump, DeSantis events in New Hampshire stir up GOP excitement and drama
FILE photo — vm/Getty Images(CONCORD, N.H.) — The focus of the Republican primary has turned to New Hampshire on Tuesday, with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holding competing events.
The scheduling pileup in the first-i…
Costco cracks down on members sharing cards at checkout
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Costco Wholesale is cracking down on customers sharing membership cards at the self-service checkout.
The big box retailer will require shoppers at the self-checkout kiosks show their membership cards with th…