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Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Jan 07, 2:52 PM EST International Rescue Committee wi...

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday lambasted former President Donald Trump for his reported inaction to quell the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. "He incited an insurrection," the California Democrat told ABC News "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos one day after the three-year mark of the riot. Trump has long maintained he did nothing wrong during Jan. 6 and has downplayed the chaos of that day. Pelosi invoked the nations ...

Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAfter months of speculation from fans on the internet, singer/actress Halle Bailey confirmed she and her boyfriend, rapper DDG, have welcomed a baby.  They named their new bundle of joy, a baby boy, Halo.  "Even though were a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son," Bailey wrote in her Instagram announcement. "Welcome to the world my halo." With the post, and a similar one also s...

Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, has announced he is resigning from the organization days before the start of a civil corruption trial. LaPierre, 74, cited health reasons, according to the NRA. The resignation will be effective Jan. 31. "With pride in all that we have accomplished, I am announcing my resignation from the NRA," LaPierre said in a statement. "Ive been ...

Ilbusca/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida abortion rights advocates on Friday said they surpassed the required number of signatures needed to put a referendum that would enshrine abortion rights in Floridas Constitution on the states 2024 ballot in November. If the referendum, which needed 891,523 total verified signatures to be placed on the ballot, prevails in November, it will undo Floridas abortion ban and deliver a devastating blow to Florida Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSanti...

MoMo Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A variant that has been circulating in the U.S. for the last couple of months currently makes up a majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States. JN.1, a descendant of BA.2.86 -- which is itself an offshoot of the omicron variant -- now makes up an estimated 61.6% of cases in the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is up from the estimated 3.3% of cases the variant made up in mid-November, CDC data show...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Days away from the first ballots cast in the 2024 primary election, former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over his Republican rivals and tops President Joe Biden in some head-to-head polls. Trumps standing appears to stem in part from widespread frustration over Bidens handling of the economy. Only 30% of voters approve of what Biden has done on that issue, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll from the fall. While such voter sen...

ABC News/Plant(NEW YORK) -- Beginning in December, after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its ground operation in Gaza — both in the south, and more recently, in the central region of the territory. This has also resulted in more evacuation warnings for civilians in areas of combat, and with the addition of warnings for cities in the central region, 60% of Gazas territory is now under evacuation orders, according to an analysis ...

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is "likely the largest single day mass assault of law enforcement officers in our nations history," D.C. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves said in remarks Thursday, and three years later, the Justice Departments sprawling investigation into the riot remains far from over with the hunt still on for dozens of participants who are believed to have assaulted officers. In a nearly hourlong on-camera briefing with reporters, Gra...

Disney/John & Joseph PhotographyGerry Turner and Theresa Nist, the couple who met on Turners season of The Golden Bachelor, tied the knot on Thursday, January 4, at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs in front of family and friends. Turners and Nists children and grandchildren made up their wedding party and each walked down the aisle to a song performed by a string quartet. Nist, who wore a white mermaid-style gown by designer Badgley Mischka, walked down the aisle with her son, Tommy Nis...