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Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was back on Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with Republican lawmakers as misconduct allegations continued to cloud his selection to lead the Pentagon. Behind the scenes, Trump’s political team is focused on figuring out where female Republican senators […]
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The search for an unidentified gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the investigation into a possible motive, remain ongoing Friday. Thompson, 50, was shot Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, where the insurance group’s investors conference was being held. The masked gunman appeared to be lying in […]
Ronald Rowe, acting director of the United States Secret Service; Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Congressman Pat Fallon got into a screaming match Thursday at a House panel investigating the assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump. Fallon yelled about Rowe’s attendance at the […]
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images LONDON — Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 22 of 28 Russian drones in Moscow’s latest overnight barrage, though acknowledged “several hits on critical infrastructure facilities” in the west of the country. The air force said it also shot down three Russian Kh-59/69 cruise missiles fired […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth’s attorney has threatened legal action against a woman who accused President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for defense secretary of sexual assault — if she repeats what he calls “false” claims and his client ultimately fails to get confirmed. Tim Parlatore said in an interview on CNN Thursday night that […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The family of Austin Tice, the American freelance journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria in 2012, said it has been in contact with a “significant source” that confirmed he is alive and well. “We have from a significant source that has already been vetted […]
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL and LONDON) — South Korea’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, submitting a motion a day after his declaration of martial law set off a night of political chaos. The opposition Democratic Party’s motion to impeach Yoon is expected to make […]
A24 Go back to 1999 with Kyle Mooney‘s new film, Y2K. The A24 release, which arrives in theaters on Friday, is Mooney’s directorial debut. He told ABC Audio the actual Y2K was kind of a letdown, but he “was sort of kind of minorly obsessed with it.” The phenomenon “always was in the back of […]
David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images Cynthia Erivo has Ariana Grande‘s back. While in conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on behalf of the hit film Wicked on Friday, Erivo spoke about Grande’s past complaints about being cyberbullied for her appearance. “I think cyber bullying is quite dangerous to be honest because it’s easy […]
Jose Sarmento Matos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating HelloFresh over allegations that the popular meal kit service employed migrant children at a cooking and packaging facility in Illinois as recently as this summer, ABC News has learned. At least six teenagers, at least some of whom migrated from Guatemala, were found working […]
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