Year: 2017

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Harvey Weinstein takes a leave of absence from his company amid alleged sexual harassment claims

Getty Images/Drew Angerer (NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein announced on Thursday that he is taking a leave of absence from The Weinstein Co. The announcement came amid claims of sexual harassment made against him by several women in interviews with The New York Times. In a statement obtained by ABC News, Weinstein acknowledged that he has "caused a lot of pain" and apologized for his inappropriate behavior. During his sabbatical, Weinstein stated […]

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Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll raise $1 million for Puerto Rico with #PuberMe campaign

CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc./Scott Kowalchyk(NEW YORK) -- Last week, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert and comic actor Nick Kroll launched a campaign asking celebrities to share embarrassing photos from their awkward teen years, pledging $1,000 to Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico for each photo shared. Colbert has been airing various embarrassing celebrity photos every night on his show since announcing the campaign, and on Thursday Colbert brought the campaign to an end announcing […]

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“Scandal” recap: Season 7 premieres with “Watch Me”

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- In "Watch Me," the premiere episode of Scandal's seventh and final season, Frankie Vargas dies and Cyrus Beene is sworn in as Mellie Grant's new vice president. Olivia, Mellie and Cyrus seem unstoppable in the White House, with Olivia pushing her legislation by blackmailing a senator to vote for her free college bill. Back at Olivia and Associates offices, now Quinn and Associates, Quinn has received her first case […]

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“Blade Runner 2049” and “The Mountain Between Us” top this week’s new releases

Warner Bros./Stephen Vaughan (LOS ANGELES) -- Opening nationwide on Friday: * Blade Runner 2049 -- Ryan Gosling stars as a young android hunting cop -- known in the future as a blade runner -- whose discovery of a long-buried secret spells chaos for society. The discovery leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard -- played by Harrison Ford, reprising his role from the 1982 original -- who's been missing for thirty years. […]

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Paramedic searched for victims inside Vegas hotel where shooter was: ‘We went from floor to floor, room by room’

ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- When Joe DiGaetano showed up for his 24-hour shift as a paramedic coordinator at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, he was ready for anything, but expected it to just be another Sunday.After a typical weekend day of paperwork, answering calls, and making some deliveries, DiGaetano and his team were settling in for the night.“Everybody winds down around 9 o’clock. We go into the room, we take our […]

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Former student sues fraternity after alleging hazing ritual left him with brain damage

vladans/iStock/Thinkstock(NORMAN, Okla.) -- The son of a legendary Dallas Cowboys player is now suing a University of Oklahoma fraternity, alleging that a hazing ritual left him with permanent brain damage so severe he can no longer remember his Social Security number.According to lawyer Christopher Cooke, Blake Novacek, 20, whose father is former NFL tight end Jay Novacek, was subjected to numerous hazing incidents as he pledged the Gamma Phi chapter […]

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Security guard who found Vegas gunman was alone and unarmed: ‘I was just doing my job’

ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- An unarmed security guard at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was the first to take on gunman Stephen Paddock, getting shot in the process, but providing crucial help for police looking to stop the massacre.The security guard, identified as Jesus Campos by the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America, was shot in the leg after Paddock fired at him through a […]

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Three men arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired plot targeting New York City

Ultima_Gaina/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Three men have been arrested in three different countries after they allegedly plotted to "create the next 9/11," federal prosecutors revealed Friday after unsealing a case first brought more than a year ago.The alleged plot was to have been carried out in the summer of 2016. Court records said the planned attacks included detonating bombs in Times Square and in the New York City subway system, and […]

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Man faces murder charges in deaths of two women over a decade

3drenderings/iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- A man is facing murder charges in connection to the deaths of two women over the past decade.The suspect, Kylr Yust, allegedly told acquaintances he "just snapped" when killing 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky, his ex-girlfriend, in 2007, according to documents filed Thursday. Days before Kopetsky vanished in Kansas City in May of that year, she filed a protective order against Yust, according to police reports. In her […]

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