Report: Hollywood chasing film rights to upcoming novel from Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Getty Images/Nicolas Hunt(LOS ANGELES) -- The President is Missing -- the forthcoming novel from former President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson -- isn't due out until next year, but a bidding war apparently already is brewing in Hollywood for the film rights. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Patterson and Clinton himself are set to meet this week with big-name producers and directors, like Steven Spielberg, George Clooney and J.J. Abrams, as the pair peddle the chance to make the […]

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James Cameron prepping “Titanic” special for movie’s 20th anniversary

Getty Images/David J. Hogan(LOS ANGELES) -- Director James Cameron is returning to Titanic. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his film, Cameron and the National Geographic network will partner on an hour-long documentary that will look not only at the making of the film, but also the discoveries about the sunken oceanliner made over the last two decades. Also taking part will be Dr. Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the wreck. Cameron and Ballard […]

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Usher joins James Corden for “Carpool Karaoke” on Tuesday’s “The Late Late Show”

Terence Patrick/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.(LOS ANGELES) -- Usher made a surprise visit to The Late Late Show with James Corden on Tuesday night for the latest edition of “Carpool Karaoke.” The segment, which may have been filmed some time ago, made no mention of the singer’s recent scandal and went right into the music. Seconds after James stops to pick up Usher, they’re singing “Yeah,” and tackling the Ludacris […]

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“America’s Got Talent” recap: DJ Khaled is a guest judge as seven acts advance

NBCUniversal Media - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- The Judge Cuts continued on Tuesday’s edition of America’s Got Talent, with seven more of the 20 acts that made it through the auditions advancing to the Live Rounds. Sad, singing clown Puddles Pity Party; song and dance duo Mirror Image; salsa dancers Junior and Emily; mentalist Colin Cloud; and singers Evie Clair and Yoli Mayor all advanced. Singer/songwriter Chase Goehring was sent straight to the Live Rounds via “the Golden Buzzer.” Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel […]

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One killed, several injured after report of incident on ride at Ohio State Fair

MattGush/iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- One person was killed after an incident on a ride at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, a spokesperson for the Ohio Highway Patrol told ABC News.Several more people were injured in the reported incident, the spokesperson added.The Grant Medical Center in Columbus has admitted three patients, hospital spokesperson Mark Hopkins told ABC News. Two of the three patients are in fair and stable condition, while the […]

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Widow of slain NYPD officer gives birth to their daughter more than two years after his death

(Courtesy NYPD) Sanny Liu, the widow of NYPD Detective First Grade WenJian Liu, gave birth to the couple's daughter, named Angelina, on July 25, 2017, in New York.(NEW YORK) -- The widow of a New York City police officer who was shot and killed on duty three years ago gave birth to the couple’s daughter Tuesday.Sanny Liu used in-vitro fertilization with sperm preserved after the death of her husband, NYPD […]

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Three-year-old twins drown in backyard pool on Long Island

boggy22/iStock/Thinkstock(MELVILLE, N.Y.) -- Three-year-old twin boys died after drowning in their backyard pool on Long Island Wednesday morning, police said.Suffolk County Police said officers responded to the tragic incident in Melville, New York, at about 8:40 a.m. ET after a woman called 911 reporting that she pulled her three-year-old son from her home’s pool and that he was not breathing.The mother began to perform CPR on him, police said, and […]

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Bodycam video shows Florida officer wrestling alligator on front porch

mahnken/iStock/Thinkstock(HOLLYWOOD, Fla.) -- Bodycam footage shows the moment a police officer took matters into his own hands to deal with an alligator trespassing on the front porch of a home in Hollywood, Florida.The Boynton Beach Police Department posted the video to Facebook Wednesday, which shows officer Alfredo Vargas wrestling the alligator after he found it lying near the front door of the residence.In the video, Vargas first approaches the alligator […]

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FBI investigating death of woman aboard Princess Cruise ship in Alaska

jgroup/iStock/Thinkstock(JUNEAU, Alaska) -- The FBI is investigating the death of a 39-year-old Utah woman aboard a Princess Cruises ship in Alaska, it announced Wednesday.The woman died aboard the Emerald Princess ship after a domestic dispute, the FBI confirmed to ABC News. The agency is investigating the "suspicious" death.Princess Cruises confirmed that the domestic dispute occurred at about 9 p.m. Tuesday and resulted in the woman's death.The Emerald Princess was on […]

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