Year: 2017

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Jennifer Lopez-headed disaster relief efforts raise $36 million

ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- The disaster relief efforts being spearheaded by Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez to help Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Caribbean have raised more than $35 million to date, the group announced Monday. Lopez and Rodriguez have secured commitments of more than $26 million from corporations.  In addition, the One Voice: Somos Live Concert and Telethon on Saturday raised more than $9 million. […]

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“The Voice” recap: Battles begin with Miley Cyrus winning a two-way battle to steal one of Adam Levine’s artists

NBC Universal (LOS ANGELES) -- It was the first night of the battle rounds on The Voice Monday night, as teammates went head-to-head for the right to advance to the next stage in the competition. The evening culminated in Miley Cyruswinning a two-way battle with Blake Shelton to steal one of Adam Levine’s artists. Blake and Jennifer Hudson also stole artists. Each coach enlisted the help of a guest adviser during rehearsals: DNCE’s& Joe Jonas for Team Adam, Rascal […]

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“Dancing with the Stars” recap: On Disney night, Jordan gets the first perfect score of the season and Sasha goes home

ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) -- Monday night was “Disney through the ages” night on Dancing with the Stars as the 10 remaining celebrities transformed into characters from their favorite Disney films and danced to songs made famous by them. Broadway star Jordan Fisher brought the first perfect score of the season with a foxtrot to “You’re Welcome” from Moana. The judges were united in their admiration as Bruno Tonioli pointed out, "this is how you would dance the foxtrot […]

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California inmate injured battling wildfires as another escapes

northshorefirefighters/Instagram(SANTA CRUZ, Calif.) -- A prison inmate doubling as a volunteer firefighter suffered smoke inhalation on Tuesday while battling a blaze nicknamed "The Bear Fire," fire officials in California confirmed.A professional firefighter also suffered wrist and facial injuries after plunging 50 feet from a torched peak in the mountainous Boulder Creek region of Santa Cruz, California.Each was digging in on a fire line to smother flames that started around 10:30 […]

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Latest version of travel ban blocked by federal judge

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's most recent attempt to ban immigration to the United States from certain foreign countries was put on hold Tuesday by a Hawaiian federal judge.U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson, responsible for blocking President Donald Trump's second travel ban in March, authored the ruling again Tuesday, which notes that the third executive order on the matter ignored the "guidance afforded" by the earlier legal proceedings related […]

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Mom-speed-dating video will leave you in stitches

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) -- Of all the struggles of motherhood -- sleepless nights, potty training, answering what feels like a million requests a day from tiny dictators -- there's another hard aspect of motherhood that catches most women by surprise.Making mom friends.But as with most things in parenthood, it's easier to laugh than to cry about it and that's exactly what Tiffany Jenkins is doing.Jenkins posted on Facebook an all-too familiar […]

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Woman who fought back against carjacking suspect meets good Samaritan who came to her aid

Allen Park Police (DETROIT) -- Days after a woman fought back against an attempted carjacker at a Michigan gas station, she reunited with the good Samaritan who confronted the suspect in a dramatic encounter caught on camera.On Oct. 12, a woman -- identified by ABC affiliate WXYZ in Detroit as Haley Lorenzen -- was standing outside of her car at a gas station when a carjacking suspect jumped into the […]

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Marine who lost both legs is running 31 marathons in 31 days to raise money for wounded veterans

Credit: Rob Jones(NEW YORK) -- Rob Jones, a Marine who lost his legs in 2010 to an explosion while overseas in Afghanistan, is traveling the country to run 31 marathons in 31 days while raising money for wounded veteran charities.Jones' month of marathons started across the pond in London on Oct. 11. He has since made his way to North America -- running the 26.2-mile distance every day wherever he […]

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Video captures good Samaritans rushing to rescue elderly couple from burning car trapped under tanker truck

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) -- A witness captured the aftermath of a fiery collision on video this weekend, showing a group of motorists as they scrambled to rescue an elderly couple from a burning car trapped beneath a tanker truck.Carmin and Alejandro Rivera Sr. were driving along Route 17 in Goshen, New York -- about an hour north of Manhattan -- Sunday when a tire blew out on their Subaru, causing them […]

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