Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As controversy continues to cloud some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, his team has an ominous warning for Republicans who don’t fall in line behind his nominees. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl reports that one senior Trump adviser said the message to lawmakers is, […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast have dried up due to drought conditions in recent months, according to experts. Water levels at reservoirs in the region have decreased to the point of concern for water supply managers, hydrologists told ABC News. Over the […]
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images, FILE The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime. Smollett was found guilty in 2021 for faking a racist and homophobic attack and lying to the police. His lawyers said this violated his Fifth Amendment rights because, in 2019, Cook County […]
Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images It may not be the Super Bowl, but Ne-Yo‘s getting “Closer.” The singer’s been tapped to headline the halftime show at the Big 12 football championship game on Dec. 7. He’ll perform songs from his catalog, including “So Sick,” “Closer” and “Miss Independent,” with some help from the marching bands of the […]
There’s a chance Saturday is Quinn Ewers‘ final game at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. Depending on how you measure it, Ewers is one of the four or five most successful quarterbacks in Texas history. He’s 25-7 as a starter. He ranks fifth on the program’s career passing list and will almost assuredly […]
Asad Zaidi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON )– As Jahanzeb Wesa fled toward the Pakistani border in the middle of the night, he wondered if his career defending human rights would help protect him now that he was a refugee himself. A 28-year-old Afghan journalist and women’s rights advocate, Wesa said he was attacked by a Taliban […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm the Federal Communications Commission. Meanwhile, fallout continues for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice to serve as attorney general. The […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime. Smollett was found guilty in 2021 for faking a racist and homophobic attack and lying to the police. His lawyers said this violated his Fifth Amendment rights because, in 2019, […]
ABC/Randy Holmes Matthew McConaughey says it took turning down a $14.5 million payday for Hollywood to take him seriously in dramatic roles. The actor appeared on tennis pro Nick Kyrgios‘ Good Trouble podcast and revealed he left Hollywood for Texas because he kept getting scripts for romantic comedies. After a string of successful ones, like How To […]
Another Millennium Tour is on the way. Omarion and Bow Wow will return as headliners, adding Trey Songz as a main act this go-round. They’ll be joined by Ying Yang Twins, Ray J, Sammie, Bobby V, Pleasure P and newcomers Plies, Boosie and Nivea. The tour kicks off March 7 in Louisville, Kentucky, with tickets going on […]
