‘Bachelor’ Peter Weber rushed to hospital after suffering freak accident to his face

The Bachelor/ABC(NEW YORK) -- Peter Weber was rushed to the hospital on Monday after a freak accident in Costa Rica. Radar Online reports that the new Bachelor split his head open and the serious injury required stitches. A source tells Radar that Weber, who was golfing at the time, "went to step on the cart but fell and and split his face open on two cocktail glasses he was carrying." The Bachelor star required 22 stitches. However, because the […]

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Apple drops big bucks for ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell

duncan1890/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Apple reportedly shelled out big bucks to secure the rights for A Christmas Carol, a new live-action musical based off the Charles Dickins' classic that will star Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. Variety reports there was a major bidding war over the film, which included Warner Bros., Paramount, and Netflix. In the end, Apple offered the most money and has since entered into final negotiations. Sources to Variety claim Apple's offer "blew everyone out of the […]

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David Oyelowo playing POTUS in adaptation of Bill Clinton novel ‘The President Is Missing’

ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) -- David Oyelowo is stepping into the Oval office for a new upcoming role. According to Variety, Olyelowo has been tapped to play the president in the pilot for the upcoming Showtime series, The President Is Missing, which is based on the novel by former President Bill Clinton and thriller author James Patterson. Like the book, the series will follow Oyelowo as a, "powerless and politically aimless […]

October 10, 2019 7

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Mark Consuelos says there wasn’t a dry eye in the house during table read of tonight’s ‘Riverdale’ tribute to Luke Perry

ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) -- Mark Consuelos was on Watch What Happens Live Monday night and spoke at length about working with Luke Perry and the upcoming tribute to him on their show, Riverdale. The former Beverly Hills, 90210 heartthrob Perry died March 4 of this year, days after suffering a stroke at 52 years old.When asked about his fondest memory of working with Perry, Consuelos said it was a boating […]

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Arizona official arrested amid alleged illegal adoption scheme

iStock(PHOENIX) -- A local official in Arizona has been arrested and charged in connection with an adoption ring.Paul Petersen and an associate are facing over 30 charges in connection to allegedly helping bring pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth and then have the children adopted by American families.Petersen serves as the Maricopa County Assessor, described on the office's website as a position that administers […]

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Man killed wife, 3 kids in quadruple murder-suicide in Massachusetts home: DA

iStock(ABINGTON, Mass) -- A family of five, including 9-year-old twins and an 11-year-old girl, found dead at home were shot in a quadruple murder-suicide carried out by the dad, prosecutors said Wednesday.The family was discovered Monday morning after a relative went to the condo in Abington, Massachusetts, to help get the three children to school Monday morning, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said. The relative called 911 around 7:30 […]

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Fallen tree crashes through Washington home, just missing mom and 1-month-old

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A Washington woman and her baby narrowly escaped a tree that crashed through the roof of their home and landed just feet away from them.Aja Hauff, of Lakewood, was bottle feeding her 1-month-old daughter, Ava, on Monday afternoon when she heard a loud noise."I thought maybe someone was doing construction outside, but I really wasn't sure what was happening," Hauff told ABC News on Wednesday.The noise got louder, […]

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Warm weather amplifies tarantula mating season, but don’t fear these ‘gentle giants’

iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Tarantulas are coming out in droves in Northern California just in time for Halloween. But the gargantuan spiders aren't nearly as spooky as they look.Warm weather in the region is encouraging male tarantulas to come out and mate, said Cameron Morrison, supervising state park peace officer for Mount Diablo State Park, where a large population of the spiders resides.The mating season at Mount Diablo typically begins the […]

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‘Fat’ and ‘fabulous’ 435 Holly wins Fat Bear Week 2019

L. Carter/National Park Service(KING SALMON, Alaska) --All hail this year’s "Queen of Corpulence."A national park in Alaska declared 435 Holly the winner of its 2019 Fat Bear Week competition on Tuesday."She is fat. She is fabulous," the Katmai National Park & Preserve wrote on Facebook.In photos from July, 435 Holly touted a slimmer figure but she managed to beautifully pack on the pounds for hibernation and dominate the competition.The public […]

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