Martin Lawrence, Mariah Carey, and others hailed at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors”

Courtesy of VH1(LOS ANGELES) -- On Monday night, VH1 brought together an all star line up for its Hip Hop Honors: The '90s Game Changers event in Hollywood. The '90s style block party celebrated the golden era of hip-hop and shed light on the influential genre and how it crossed over into pop culture. Hosted by Regina Hall, the event honored Master P, Jermaine Dupri, Martin Lawrence, director Hype Williams and Mariah Carey. Comedy also had […]

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Sean Spicer on his surprise Emmys appearance: “It’s an honor”

CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc./Trae Patton(LOS ANGELES) -- Emmy audiences at home, and in the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, where stunned Sunday night, when, during his opening monologue, host Stephen Colbert brought out former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Spicer lampooned his own first White House press conference -- about the size of the audience at President Donald Trump's inauguration. While Hollywood is not thought to be the […]

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Backstage, “Dancing with the Stars” contests are pumped up after season premiere

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- The battle for the Mirror Ball trophy got underway Monday night as season 25 of Dancing with the Stars premiered. No contestants broke away from the pack on the premiere. But backstage, many told ABC Radio they were happy with their performances and excited about the competition. Former NFL star Terrell Owens finished the night second to last, but, the night got his competitive juices flowing. […]

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“Dancing with the Stars 25” recap: The battle for the Mirror Ball trophy gets underway

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- Thirteen celebrities and their professional partners strutted their stuff Monday night on the season 25 premiere of Dancing with the Stars in their bid to win the coveted Mirror Ball trophy. After a splashy production number, hosts Erin Andrews and Tom Bergeron welcomed the new cast and revealed some changes for the landmark season. This year, there are only three judges: Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba […]

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Jimmy Kimmel rips senator for lying about new health care bill

United States Congress(NEW YORK) -- Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on his show Tuesday night for proposing new health care legislation that Kimmel said fails the "Jimmy Kimmel test" that Cassidy himself had proposed in an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in May.Cassidy appeared on the program earlier this year after Kimmel made an emotional plea for health care legislation that would insure affordable health […]

September 20, 2017 19

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Building codes on Puerto Rico unable to withstand Category 5 storms: Expert

iStock/ThinkStock(NEW YORK) -- With Hurricane Maria bearing down, residents in Puerto Rico are hunkering down, preparing for 175 mph winds, 6- to 9-foot storm surge and up to 25 inches of rain. Unfortunately, most of the homes in Puerto Rico are built to withstand just 125 mph winds, characteristic of a Category 2 hurricane, according to one expert on building codes on the island.With current gusts reaching 175 mph or […]

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Maria ‘potentially most catastrophic hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century’: Governor

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As residents of Puerto Rico brace for Hurricane Maria -- which slammed into the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm Monday night -- Puerto Rico's governor is calling the storm "the biggest and potentially most catastrophic hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century.” Maria, which has left at least one dead in the Caribbean, is expected to move over the northeastern Caribbean Sea today and […]

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9th patient of Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning after Irma dies

John McCall, South Florida Sun-Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images(HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Fla.) -- A ninth person has died after a Florida nursing home lost its air conditioning in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, subjecting the residents to sweltering heat. Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills resident Carlos Canal, 94, died Tuesday, the Hollywood Police Department announced in a press release. The circumstances surrounding Canal's death were unclear. Eight additional people died last week. […]

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Sinkhole swallows part of Florida home

iStock/Thinkstock(APOPKA, Fla.) -- A huge sinkhole opened up in a city northwest of Orlando, Florida, this morning, damaging part of a home.According to ABC affiliate WFTS, emergency crews responded to the house in Apopka, Florida, around 8:30 a.m.Officials told WFTS the sinkhole is about 25 feet wide and around 15 feet deep.The family that lives in the now-partially collapsed home reportedly told Orange County Fire Rescue they started to notice […]

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