Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for killing the House Republican-proposed government funding bill, telling ABC News there will be a government shutdown unless Congress eliminates or extends the limit on government borrowing. “We’re not going to fall into the debt ceiling quicksand,” Trump said in an exclusive phone interview. “There […]
Heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury (34-1-1) and Oleksandr Usyk (22-0) will square off in a rematch on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first bout between them took place at the same venue in May, with Usyk winning via split decision following a tightly-contested, 12-round fight. Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion […]
(BERLIN) — A car plowed into people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring nearly 70 others, according to German officials. German authorities are treating the incident as terrorism, U.S. law enforcement sources told ABC News. Among those injured, at least 15 were seriously hurt, according […]
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (VIRGINIA) — A Virginia college student is accused of plotting a “mass casualty attack” on the Consulate General of Israel in New York, according to court records. The FBI arrested Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, 18, a student at George Mason University, this week in connection with the alleged plot targeting Jews, […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If Congress fails to pass the continuing resolution to fund the government by the end of the day Friday, millions of federal workers could head into the holidays without paychecks. They could be furloughed or be asked to work without pay. That includes some members of the military, […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea for people with obesity — the first medication approved for the condition. The new, expanded Zepbound approval means that insurance providers, including Medicare, will likely cover the medication […]
Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube Jack Black and Paul Rudd will star in a new, reimagined Anaconda film. The duo announced the news in a hilarious video on Friday, which features the two actors on a fun set enthusiastically talking about the new project. “Hey, what’s up people, we’re making a movie,” Black says in the video. […]
Usher‘s Past Present Future tour has officially come to an end…at least in North America. His final show was on Thursday in Miami’s Kaseya Center, where he brought out special guests Uncle Luke, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Khaled and JT Money. The North American trek sold over 800,000 tickets for 62 sold-out shows, with a lineup of surprise guest including SWV, Keyshia […]
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Yung Miami is in her Yams era. For those who don’t know what that means, she breaks it down to Summer Walker on the latest episode of Summer’s Over It Radio. “The Yams era is my solo era. It’s just me on my own and I feel like Yams, for […]
Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Kid Cudi is ready to share his life story in a memoir that will released over the summer. In an X post Thursday, he announced that Cudi: The Memoir, now available for preorder, will come out Aug. 5 via Simon & Schuster. Cudi’s book news arrives shortly after he’d given fans […]
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