Year: 2017

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Jennifer Lawrence says she goes crazy over the “Real Housewives”

NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) -- Jennifer Lawrence dropped by the Tonight Show on Tuesday and talked about her new movie mother! and her fascination with The Real Housewives franchise. JLaw told host Jimmy Fallon that she and her friends have different rituals they follow when watching each of the shows, particularly when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills comes on. "With Beverly Hills, my friends and I have a drinking game of any time Lisa […]

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Stephen Colbert on hosting the Emmys: “I’ve gone through a fair amount of bronzer”

CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved./Johnny Vy(LOS ANGELES) -- Stephen Colbert literally rolled out the red carpet Tuesday morning at a pre-Emmy Awards ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. The Late Show host, who was helped by producers for Sunday night's telecast, will be emceeing.  It's Colbert's first time hosting the Emmys, so what has the comedian done to prepare? "I've gone through a fair amount of bronzer, and […]

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Hand in Hand hurricane telethon reaches out to the nation for help

Hand in Hand - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- UPDATE: As of 6:00 a.m. ET, the amount raised has surpassed $44 million. *** In the aftermath of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, dozens of A-list actors and musicians joined together for Hand in Hand Tuesday night, a nationwide television event spanning 16 networks and multiple radio and internet platforms. The event already raised more than $14.5 million for the […]

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Lin-Manuel Miranda honored with 2017 Freedom Award from the US Capitol Historical Society

ABC/Heidi Gutman(WASHINGTON D.C.) -- Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night to accept the 2017 Freedom Award from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.  Miranda was being honored for sparking interest in American history, especially among young people. "With the Tony award-winning Broadway hit Hamilton, he energized America's understanding of our own history," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in introducing Miranda. "The world's reaction, and, and […]

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“America’s Got Talent” recap: The semifinal rounds continue in Los Angeles

NBCUniversal Media - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- America’s Got Talent continued its semifinal rounds at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater Tuesday night, with 11 acts relying on fan votes to see which five of them would advance to the finals. Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel B were treated to performances from singers, magicians and dancers, all introduced by host Tyra Banks. Here’s a rundown of some of Tuesday’s highlights: After […]

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Pregnant Maryland teacher found dead in shallow grave, boyfriend charged with murder

aijohn784/iStock/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Md.) -- A pregnant Maryland high school teacher who has been missing for more than a week has been found dead in a shallow grave, and her boyfriend is charged with her murder, Montgomery County police announced Wednesday night.Police Chief Thomas Manger said investigators found Laura Wallen's body in a shallow grave in Damascus, Maryland, about 38 miles west of Washington.Wallen's boyfriend, Tyler Tessier, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and […]

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Woman says hanging incident that injured 8-year-old son was ‘intentional’

ChiccoDodiFC/iStock/Thinkstock(CLAREMONT, N.H.) -- The mother of an 8-year-old mixed-race boy who suffered injuries to his neck after, she says, he was left to hang by a group of youths in New Hampshire told ABC News Wednesday that she feels the incident was "intentional" and that her son was "targeted.""I don't feel like, you know, an 8-year-old boy being hung could ever be an accident," Cassandra Merlin said. "It doesn't just […]

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Fifteen Marines injured in training accident

MattGush/iStock/Thinkstock(CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.) -- Fifteen Marines were injured on Wednesday after a training accident involving an amphibious landing vehicle at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California.A U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that the vehicle involved in the accident had caught fire. What caused the blaze remains under investigation.The vehicle was identified as an AAV7, the same type Marines used to respond to Hurricane Harvey. It weighs […]

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Federal officers arrested for hazing victims using ‘rape table’: Officials

digicomphoto/iStock/Thinkstock(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Three Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to a specialized screening team at Newark Airport were arrested Wednesday for assaulting fellow officers, allegedly pinning the victims to what was known as a “rape table,” according to court records.Tito Catota, Parmenio Perez and Michael Papagni are charged with forcibly assaulting, impeding, intimidating, and interfering with two men identified in court documents as “Victim One” and “Victim Two” while […]

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