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‘Big City Greens’ creators get animated about real-life inspiration behind Disney Channel series

Disney Channel/Aaron Poole(NEW YORK) -- Brothers Shane and Chris Houghton [HOE-tun] have taken their small town sensibilities to the big city with their animated Disney Channel series, Big City Greens. The series, heading into its second season next month, was inspired by their own childhood in the rural St. Johns, Michigan and their eventual move to a concrete jungle. “We just lived in this little oasis and our parents would […]

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Alleged ringleader in GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 now facing federal charges

Marilyn Nieves/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man accused of pulling off a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 for an invented feel-good story is now facing federal charges, officials said. Mark D’Amico, 40, was charged with one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. D’Amico, a Bordentown resident, has already been charged in state court […]

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Dashcam video shows escaping suspect fire at officers before fleeing into forest

Raleigh Police Department(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, has just released dashcam footage that shows a suspected kidnapper firing on police as he flees into a forest after a high-speed chase. The Raleigh Police Department had been notified of a vehicle description relating to a kidnapping case Sept. 24. An ensuing police chase on local highways led to the exchange of gunfire between Sgt. R.L. Warner and […]

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‘Joker’ tops this weekend’s new movie releases

Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures (NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide on Friday: * Joker -- Joaquin Phoenix plays the titular character in this film that serves as the origin story for the classic Batman villain.  The film, set in 1981, follows failed stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City, assuming the identity of the Joker.  Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy also star.  Rated R.  Opening in limited release on Friday: * Lucy in the […]

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James Franco sued by two former acting students for alleged sexual exploitation

Lloyd Bishop/NBC(NEW YORK) -- Two former acting students of James Franco filed a class-action lawsuit against his acting school, accusing the actor of inappropriate and sexually charged behavior. The complaint was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, former students at Franco's now-shuttered Studio 4.  The defendants allege Franco was looking to “create a pipeline of young women who were subjected to his personal and professional sexual exploitation in the name of education.” This is the first […]

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October 3 was ‘Mean Girls’ Day — original cast reunites for special cause

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) -- If you saw an abundance of people wearing pink on Wednesday, that's because it was "Mean Girls Day."  The original cast of the 2004 comedy also celebrated the unofficial holiday by banding together for a heartfelt cause. Lindsay Lohan, who played ingenue Cady Heron in the film, posted a video to her Instagram featuring her former co-stars, such as Amanda Seyfriend, Jonathan Bennett, and Lacey Chabert talking about the Thirst Project.   "We’ve teamed up with @thirstproject to build […]

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Authorities still looking for ‘key’ information on missing 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez

New Jersey State Police(BRIDGETON, N.J.) -- The search for 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, who has been missing for more than two weeks after vanishing from a New Jersey park, continues with few answers and few clues, authorities said Friday."We are still searching for that key piece of information that we need to lead us to Dulce or to the circumstances surrounding her disappearance," Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae said at […]

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Botham Jean’s brother discusses his courtroom hug with Amber Guyger

ABC News(DALLAS) -- Brandt Jean, the 18-year-old who hugged Amber Guyger, the woman convicted of killing his brother, in court spoke out for the first time about the moment that shocked the nation and spurred a national conversation on forgiveness."I just told her that I forgave her and with usual instances the words only, they mean something, but I felt that wasn’t enough," Jean said in an exclusive interview Friday […]

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‘She planned to use them to hurt people’: Florida woman arrested after 24 pipe bombs found in home

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office (NEW YORK) --  A Florida woman is behind bars and facing 24 counts of making a destructive device with an attempt to harm after being turned in by her parents.Just after 5 p.m. Thursday, the parents of 27-year-old Michelle Kolts called 911 after allegedly finding bomb-making materials in their home, officials said. When deputies entered Kolts’ room, they found dozens of weapons including 24 pipe bombs, […]

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