National News
- Tropical Storm Nestor batters Florida with storm surge, tornadoes October 19, 2019ABC News(APALACHICOLA, Fla.) -- Post-tropical storm Nestor made landfall in Florida Saturday, and while it continues to lose steam, heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to impact parts of Southeast U.S. Nestor touched down on St. Vincent Island, near Apalachicola, around 2:15 p.m. ET.The storm is no longer a tropical storm and is now […]
- Cranes at Hard Rock Hotel 'more damaged' than experts thought, demolition delayed October 19, 2019JONGHO SHIN/iStock(NEW ORLEANS) -- The controlled demolition for the cranes at the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans has been delayed, officials said Saturday.The two cranes are "more damaged" than experts initially thought, which forced them to change their course of action, New Orleans Fire Department chief Timothy McConnell said at a news […]
- Judge halts Atatiana Jefferson's funeral amid family dispute October 19, 2019iStock/Kuzma(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Family and friends of Atatiana Jefferson, the 28-year-old woman fatally shot by a Fort Worth police officer in her home last week, will have to wait to pay their respects after a judge halted Saturday’s scheduled funeral.At the request of the victim’s father, Marquis Jefferson, Dallas County Probate Court Judge Brenda […]
- Video shows Oregon coach disarming student then embracing him before police arrive October 19, 2019KATU(PORTLAND, Oregon) -- Stunning surveillance footage captured the moment a high school coach in Oregon disarmed a student with a shotgun and then held him in his arms.Keanon Lowe, a football and track and field coach at Parkrose High School, can be seen walking through the hallways and entering a classroom on May 17.When he […]
Sport News
- NBA commissioner says league 'willing' to take losses in China to stand for 'American values' October 18, 2019Rich Arden / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has suffered "substantial" losses in China as a result of the firestorm that followed a since-deleted tweet by the Houston Rockets general manager supporting the Hong Kong protests."The losses have already been substantial," Silver said in an interview with ABC News' […]
- Report: Patrick Mahomes to have MRI following patella dislocation October 18, 2019Allen Kee / ESPN Images(DENVER) -- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes left in the middle of Thursday night's game against the Denver Broncos with what appears to be a dislocated kneecap.Citing a source, ESPN reports the 24-year-old suffered a right patellar dislocation during the second quarter of the game. Mahomes walked off the field […]
- Scoreboard roundup -- 10/17/19 October 18, 2019iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events:AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFSHouston 8, NY Yankees 3NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONMiami 107, Orlando 98Chicago 111, Atlanta 93Milwaukee 118, Minnesota 96 Denver 110, Portland 104Dallas 102, LA Clippers 87NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUETampa Bay 4, Boston 3 - SOMontreal 4, Minnesota 0New Jersey 5, NY Rangers 2Vancouver 4, St. […]
- Zion Williamson to sit out final preseason game with sore right knee October 17, 2019Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- First overall draft pick Zion Williamson will sit out the New Orleans Pelicans' final preseason game with a sore right knee, the team announced Thursday.New Orleans is in New York City to take on the Knicks on Friday. Williamson did not travel with the team, and […]
Entertainment News
- Jane Fonda arrested again at another U.S. Capitol climate protest October 18, 2019iStock/rarrarorro(WASHINGTON D.C.) -- Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda, 81, was arrested by police with a group of about a dozen protesters Friday after being warned repeatedly to leave the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Inspired by young climate activists like 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, Fonda recently told ABC News that every Friday while she's in the nation's capital, […]
- "None of my kids want to be actors," says 'Maleficent' mom Angelina Jolie October 18, 2019Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- While there are enough of them to make their own ensemble movie cast, don't expect to see Angelina Jolie's kids on the big screen. The Oscar-winner and Maleficent series star explains to People that Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, have no […]
- 'Patsy & Loretta' star Megan Hilty says Lifetime film celebrates "true female friendship" October 18, 2019Jake Giles Netter(NEW YORK) -- In the new Lifetime movie Patsy & Loretta premiering this weekend, Broadway darlings Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller star as two of country music’s most beloved stars: Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Instead of being rivals, the two singers formed a close bond as they took on the male-dominated music […]
Music News
- The Struts premiere live video for 14-minute "Rebel Rebel" cover October 18, 2019Walt Disney Television/Paula LoboThe Struts have premiered a new live video featuring a cover of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel." The performance, which was filmed in Paris earlier this year and featured French guitarist Yarol, stretches to nearly 14 minutes long, mostly due to a long breakdown during which frontman Luke Spiller jumps into the crowd […]
- Pink Floyd's Nick Mason recalls how he met Roger Waters on new 'Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road' episode October 18, 2019Courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment/ AXS TVThe latest episode of the AXS TV series Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road features the longtime AC/DC frontman chatting with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason while checking out Mason's impressive rare car collection. During the show, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, Mason recalls how […]
- Regina King is thrilled to finally become a superhero in the new HBO series 'Watchmen' October 18, 2019Mark Hill/HBORegina King appears as superhero Sister Knight in the new HBO series Watchmen, and the Academy Award-winner is thrilled with her fantasy role. King portrays Tulsa, Oklahoma police detective Angela Abar, who moonlights as Sister Knight, a costumed vigilante who fights against a white supremacist group. The Boyz n the Hood star says she was amazed when she […]
- For Whom the Billabong Tolls: Metallica announces collaboration with surf clothing brand October 18, 2019ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica has announced a new apparel line in partnership with the famed surf clothing company Billabong. The collaboration will include five different collections inspired by the metal legends' music. The first one will arrive this Tuesday, October 22 at 9 a.m. PT. Metallica's Billabong team-up follows their recent collaborations with the Stance sock company […]
- City Girls' Yung Miami welcomes baby girl Summer Miami October 18, 2019Edras ThelusmaCongratulations to City Girls' Yung Miami and her boyfriend, 808 Mafia producer Southside: They've welcomed their first child together. On Friday, the rapper posted a photo of her new baby girl, wrapped in a pink blanket and sleeping in a hospital bassinet, with Southside sleeping in a bed next to her. "Summer Miami. So […]
Business News
- As panic buttons become more common, some hotel workers say they are still waiting October 19, 2019monkeybusinessimages/iStock(BOSTON) -- Fatoumata Bah has worked in the hotel industry since 2001, when she immigrated to the country from Senegal. But she has not received a paycheck since early September when she and 75 colleagues walked off their jobs at a hotel in Boston and began a month-long strike.Top on the list of their demands: […]
- Boeing pilots messaged about 737 Max issues years before 2 crashes killed 346 October 19, 2019Robert Michaud/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Internal messages between two Boeing pilots appear to show the company knew about problems with an automated system in the 737 Max aircraft in 2016, two years before two separate crashes involving the Max killed 346 people. In a document obtained by ABC News, Boeing's chief technical pilot, Mark Forkner, told […]
- Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62 October 18, 2019wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Mark Hurd, a tech industry tycoon and the co-CEO of Oracle, died on Friday, according to co-founder Larry Ellison. Hurd was 62."It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I tell everyone here at Oracle that Mark Hurd passed away early this morning," Ellison wrote in a statement posted […]
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