Month: August 2017

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George and Amal Clooney donate $1 million to Southern Poverty Law Center

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- George and Amal Clooney just made a big statement against hatred.  They’ve donated one million dollars to the Southern Poverty Law Center. A statement from the SPLC says they’re partnering with the Clooney Foundation for Justice “In the wake of the deadly violence at a white nationalist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia,” referring to the gathering August 12 that left a woman dead.  The partnership […]

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Entertainment

What made Daniel Craig change his mind about playing James Bond?

© 2015 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures/EON Productions(LOS ANGELES) -- Two years after declaring that he'd "rather break this glass and slash my wrists" than do another James Bond film, Daniel Craig confirmed to Late Show host Stephen Colbert that he would, indeed, play the secret agent one more time. So why the the change-of-heart? A source tells the New York Daily News that Craig was convinced to re-up by the promise that he'd "make history." The film's 2019 release date would […]

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National

Mom of missing sailor from destroyer USS John S. McCain ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of her son

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Senyk/Released(DETROIT) -- The mother of one of the ten sailors who went missing following a U.S. Navy ship collision near Singapore on Monday said that she and her husband "couldn't be prouder" of their son.April Brandon, the mother of Kenneth Brandon, spoke to ABC News about her son."His father and I couldn't be prouder of our son," Brandon said about […]

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Family of missing Chinese scholar vows to find her

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) -- More than two months after a visiting Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was allegedly kidnapped, authorities say she is presumed dead but her body has not been found. Her family members, who are from China, are staying in Illinois and have not given up on finding her.Brendt Christensen, 28, of Champaign, Illinois, was arrested on June 30 and charged with the kidnapping of 26-year-old […]

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Man who allegedly shot Ohio judge was father of Steubenville rape case culprit

ABC News(STEUBENVILLE, Ohio) -- The man who officials say ambushed and shot an Ohio judge was the father of a high school football player convicted in the high-profile Steubenville High School rape case.Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr. was shot and injured outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Steubenville in eastern Ohio shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, after the suspect, identified as Nathaniel Richmond, ran up to him and started firing, […]

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Family of ‘Slender Man’ stabbing victim speaks out after teen’s plea deal

iStock/Thinkstock(MILWAUKEE) -- The family of Payton Leutner, a Wisconsin teenage girl who survived a stabbing -- allegedly at the hands of two other teenage girls who prosecutors say were trying to impress the fictional character "Slender Man" -- said a plea agreement for one of the accused teens "is what is best."Anissa Weier, 15, one of two teens accused of stabbing Leutner 19 times, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted second-degree […]

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White House lockdown lifted without incident

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A lockdown on the White House was lifted without incident Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package drew the attention of law enforcement outside the complex's North Fence.Members of the press and construction workers performing renovations were moved inside the building while Secret Service and D.C. Metropolitan Police responded to the scene.President Donald Trump was aboard Air Force One, traveling to Arizona for a scheduled campaign rally.Additional details were […]

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At least 160 water rescues, one death in Kansas City area flooding

iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- Authorities in the Kansas City, Missouri, area have responded to at least 160 water rescues after heavy rains produced deadly flooding, officials said.Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in the Kansas City metro area overnight, drenching the roads, flooding rivers and stranding residents. By 5:30 a.m. local time the rain began to subside, moving southeast of the city.At least one person has died because of the […]

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Multiple injured in high-speed train incident outside of Philadelphia

Robert Millis / EyeEm(PHILADELPHIA) -- More than 40 people were injured on Tuesday after a high-speed train made contact with an unoccupied parked train outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to official with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.The incident happened just after midnight at a transportation terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, located about 30 minutes west of Philadelphia, a SEPTA spokeswoman said.Forty-two people, including the train’s operator, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in […]

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