Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Getting illicit pills as easy as ordering food delivery via app, DEA tells Congress...

09/05/2024

President Joe Biden's administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes A Drug Enforcement Administration official told Congress that illegal pills are being delivered to Americans' doorsteps "like Uber Eats." [Read more]

2 young children die after being swept away by fast-flowing California creek...

09/05/2024

Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains [Read more]

Attempted break-in takes place at Drake's Toronto mansion day after shooting: Police...

09/05/2024

The security guard remains hospitalized in serious condition following the early morning shooting outside Drake's Toronto mansion, authorities said. [Read more]

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter to plead guilty to stealing millions from baseball star...

09/05/2024

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud in relation to stealing nearly $17 million from the player. [Read more]

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Abc news - Entertainment

Movie Review: A radiant teenage road trip in 'Gasoline Rainbow'...

09/05/2024

In sibling directors Bill and Turner Ross' latest, “Gasoline Rainbow,” five Oregon teens just out of high school make their meandering way some 500 miles to reach the coast for what's been billed as the “End of the World” party [Read more]

Woman seeks to drop sexual assault lawsuit against ex-Grammys CEO...

09/05/2024

A woman who accused the former CEO of the Grammy Awards of sexually assaulting her in 2018 is asking a judge to drop the lawsuit [Read more]

After appearing on red carpet at Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for a sixth straight win on LPGA Tour...

09/05/2024

Nelly Korda will try to become the first woman to win six consecutive LPGA Tour starts when play begins in the 72-hole Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey [Read more]

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61...

09/05/2024

Steve Albini, a legendary rock producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died [Read more]

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Abc news - Health

Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say...

09/05/2024

New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies [Read more]

Iowa facility that mistreated residents with intellectual disabilities nears closure...

09/05/2024

An Iowa facility is closing after federal investigators said it violated patients' rights [Read more]

Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide...

09/05/2024

Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection [Read more]

How a Texas man is testing out-of-state abortions by asking a court to subpoena his ex-partner...

09/05/2024

A Texas man is petitioning a court for information over his former partner's alleged out-of-state abortion, setting up a first-of-its-kind legal test to the limits of statewide abortion bans [Read more]

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Abc news - Tech

Thick atmosphere detected around planet thatâs twice as big as Earth...

09/05/2024

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system [Read more]

Kai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologizes and pays for Union Square mayhem...

09/05/2024

Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York's Union Square last year [Read more]

Airbnb shares slide on lower revenue forecast despite a doubling of net income...

09/05/2024

Airbnb's profit more than doubled last quarter, but management's disappointing revenue forecast sparked a roughly 7% drop in its stock in after-market trading [Read more]

Judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options...

09/05/2024

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital ... [Read more]

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Abc news - Travel

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan...

09/05/2024

A Taliban-run tourism and hotel management institute has opened its doors to students [Read more]

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him...

08/05/2024

Pope Francis is traveling to Venice to visit the Holy See's pavilion for this year's Venice Biennale [Read more]

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan...

08/05/2024

A Taliban-run tourism and hotel management institute has opened its doors to students [Read more]

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him...

07/05/2024

Pope Francis is traveling to Venice to visit the Holy See's pavilion for this year's Venice Biennale [Read more]

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Abc news - World

China's Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments...

09/05/2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day European tour [Read more]

Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam...

09/05/2024

In sometimes violent confrontations, police have broken up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza [Read more]

Armenia's prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain in ties...

09/05/2024

Armenia's prime minister has visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies [Read more]

Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing...

09/05/2024

Gaza's overcrowded southernmost city has been thrown into panic and chaos by Israel's seizure of the nearby border crossing with Egypt and as the possibility of a full-scale invasion looms [Read more]

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Abc news - Finance

BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from $7.8M data privacy settlement, FTC says...

09/05/2024

Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers [Read more]

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed...

09/05/2024

President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin [Read more]

One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images...

09/05/2024

AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online [Read more]

Disney's streaming business turns a profit in first financial report since challenge to Iger...

09/05/2024

The Walt Disney Co. moved to a loss in its second quarter, hampered by significantly higher restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped Wall Street's view and its streaming business was profitable [Read more]

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