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Kate Beckinsale (left) and Abigail Breslin are sharing stories of on-set harassment and retaliation, inspired by Blake Lively's public accusations against Justin Baldoni.

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  • Pop Culture

Blake Lively inspires more actresses to speak out against Hollywood toxicity

In the wake of Blake Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against co-star Justin Baldoni, more actresses are speaking up about their own similar experiences on set.

January 02, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after a person drove a truck into the crowd.

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  • National

Here's what we know so far about the deadly attack in New Orleans

In the early hours of New Year's Day, a truck rammed into crowds on the French Quarter's heavily foot-trafficked street. Police are looking into whether the suspect had ties to any terror groups.

January 02, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after a person drove a truck into the crowd.

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  • News

Details on the deadly attack in New Orleans. And, Amazon workers return to the office

The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here's what we know so far about the driver who plowed through the crowd. And, Amazon workers return to the office.

January 02, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Edward Bruski, right, hugs New Orleans police officer Zachary Stevenson at the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street.

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  • National

Photos: Scenes after the attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street

Authorities say the driver drove around a barricade and plowed through a crowd along Bourbon Street, the city's iconic stretch of bars and hotels near the French Quarter.

January 01, 2025
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  • Matt Bloom,
  • Drew Hawkins,
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The new kickoff time at the Caesars Superdome is 3:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, according to the Sugar Bowl as of Wednesday evening.

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  • National

The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans

The new kickoff time for the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs is 3:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, according to the Sugar Bowl as of Wednesday evening.

January 01, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
TikTok creators are preparing for the app to potentially be shut down in the U.S. this month unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company.

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  • Arts & Life

Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban

TikTok will be shut down in the U.S. this month unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company. Here's how creators are preparing.

January 01, 2025
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  • Claire Murashima
<em>Congrats! You've decided to put your drinking on ice for a month. Let's get started!</em>

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Life Kit's guide to a successful Dry January

It is officially 2025 and 'Life Kit' is kicking the year off with a series to help people complete Dry January successfully. And, a look ahead for this year from pop culture to politics.

January 01, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, W. Va.

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  • National

Look up! Here's what's to watch for in space in 2025

In the New Year, there will be supermoons, meteor showers and other exciting celestial events.

January 01, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster

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  • Arts & Life

New Year's resolution ideas: 25 fun and practical goals to reach for in 2025

Can't think of a good New Year's resolution? We've got suggestions. Whether it's to stay out of debt or get your first tattoo, our expert guides can help make your goals a reality.

January 01, 2025
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  • Malaka Gharib
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign rally for President Joe Biden on June 28 in Raleigh, N.C.

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  • Law

Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

December 31, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Patrons toast former President Jimmy Carter at The Original Pinkie Masters in Savannah on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

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  • Politics

‘Raise your glass to President Carter’: Savannah bar made famous by Jimmy Carter pays tribute

In 1978, Carter gave a surprise speech at a dive bar in downtown Savannah.

December 31, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Salim Turki al-Anteri, the commander of the Syrian Free Army, in his office in al-Tanf, Syria, Dec. 14.

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  • World

Syria's U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

December 31, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf
Left, Angelina Jolie at a premiere in Los Angeles on Sept. 2019; Right, Brad Pitt at a separate screening that same month.

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  • Arts & Life

After 8 years, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement

The couple married in 2014, but separated two years later. A lengthy legal battle ensued over custody of their children and the future of their once-shared Château Miraval.

December 31, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director General, delivers his speech after inaugurating the WHO Academy campus which promotes lifelong learning across the health sector, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Lyon, central France.

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  • Middle East

WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure

World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health crisis is indescribable and is calling for a ceasefire.

December 31, 2024
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Destinee Adams
The northern lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse on May 10, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine.

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  • National

Northern lights may brighten some New Year's skies over the U.S.

The northern lights could be visible Tuesday night and Wednesday night over the Northern Hemisphere due to a geomagnetic storm.

December 31, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
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