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SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Ashtin Gamblin remembers the night she was shot nine times, she can picture herself lying in the ambulance and worrying about whether she could afford it. “That’s how the American medical system is,” she told ABC News. “I just got shot and I’m concerned about how […]

RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When it comes to marketing hooks, “Taco Tuesday” may be among the most well-known and successful tactics to entice diners with a delicious deal on a beloved Mexican food. Now, California-based fast food giant Taco Bell has filed a new petition to do away with a trademark registration on the […]

NoSystem images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of music artists that includes legends like Whitney Houston, through her estate, and Bob Dylan have sold all or part of their song catalogs in recent years — a trend experts say has become more popular as artists seek to cash in on their copyrights and, in […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With high inflation over the past year and many people looking for ways to keep budgets in check, some are turning to social media as a forum to share and find ideas to save some cash. TikTokers like Daniela Martinez and Ana Marcks are among the many online video […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company developed the widely used AI conversation program ChatGPT, warned federal lawmakers Tuesday that artificial intelligence could pose significant risks to the world if the technology goes wrong. “We understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are, […]

Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, and Penguin Random House, one of the country’s largest book publishers, filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting a Florida school district for removing certain books from the shelves of public school libraries. Authors and parents of children affected by […]

MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Oscar Mayer is rolling into a new era, changing the name of its iconic Wienermobile to the “Frankmobile.” The name change is the 27-foot-long hot dog vehicle’s first in nearly 100 years. Kraft Heinz, the parent company of the cold cut brand, said in a press […]

LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billionaire Elon Musk blasted Jeffrey Epstein, who he referred to as a “dumb crook,” after he was subpoenaed as part of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands against JPMorgan Chase & Co., which officials said “financially profited” from deposits made by Epstein. In its filing, […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With time running short to address the debt ceiling or risk default ,President Joe Biden is cutting his upcoming foreign trip short amid the ongoing debt talks, a source familiar told ABC News Tuesday. Biden is set to depart Wednesday to meet with G-7 leaders in Japan, […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With time running short, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the debt ceiling as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed a default could trigger a recession. Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer […]