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J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject a request from a defendant convicted for participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month, according to a court filing. Cindy Young, of New Hampshire, was convicted in the U.S. District […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over TikTok’s effort to block a federal ban on the platform if it’s not sold by Jan. 19. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, came out against Speaker Mike Johnson going forward with a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday, saying, “This bill should not pass.” Johnson was asked about the Tesla CEO’s post during an interview on “Fox & Friends.” He appeared […]
(NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The federal health agency said Wednesday that the patient has been hospitalized in Louisiana. No identifying details about the patient were made available. Genomic data showed the Louisiana patient was infected with […]
Chesnot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of bitcoin topped $107,000 for the first time this week, climbing to a fresh high days after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed support for a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve akin to its strategic oil reserve. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has seen its price climb more than 50% since the […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the 125th Army-Navy football game Dec. 14, 2024, in Landover, Maryland. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Democrats have a plan to take back power in Washington back from Republicans in two years: work with them now. Democrats, who are […]
Simon Chasalow J. Cole‘s in-demand one-night-only show took place Monday at Madison Square Garden to the delight of many of his fans. The event was intended to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, which Cole performed in its entirety. He also took time to take in the love and support […]
Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images Latto is her name, but you can also call her Big Mama, an alter ego she’s created in alignment with her newfound sense of self and value. “Everybody respect Big Mama. You don’t play with Big Mama because she’s gonna put belt to a**. That’s the energy,” she tells Ebony of her […]
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Jay-Z‘s lawyer doubled down on claims of his client’s innocence on Monday, while disputing the timeline behind a rape accusation that has been leveraged against the music industry titan. Alex Spiro, the lawyer representing Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter as he faces a civil lawsuit alongside fellow music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, held a press […]
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several House Republicans stormed out of Tuesday morning’s conference meeting furious over Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the government funding bill – which still isn’t ready and puts the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at the end of the week. Republicans had initially promised […]
