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Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 21, 4:04 PM EST 3-year-old Israeli-American may be among hostages freed: US official The U.S. expects tha...

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader, is expected to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race, sources with knowledge told ABC News. Vander Plaats support, which is set to be announced later on Tuesday, will come after DeSantis secured the backing of Iowas popular Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who has said DeSantis is the only candidate who can beat f...

Warner Bros. DiscoverySuperman: Legacy writer/director and co-CEO of DC Films James Gunn has confirmed two roles in the upcoming movie, but a question mark still remains about who will play the movies presumed big bad, Lex Luthor.  Vacation reboot star Skyler Gisondo, currently seen on HBOs The Righteous Gemstones, has been cast as over-eager Daily Planet reporter Jimmy Olsen, Gunn confirmed, while Portuguese model and former Victorias Secret angel Sara Sampaio landed the role as ...

Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SEATTLE) -- The Justice Department announced Tuesday that the cryptocurrency giant Binance and its CEO are pleading guilty to violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws while agreeing to pay more than $4 billion in fines. Chengpeng Zhao, the companys founder, pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle on Tuesday for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and has agreed to resign as part of his plea deal, the Justice Department sa...

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A Fulton County judge on Tuesday rejected a request to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd, one of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, after District Attorney Fani Willis personally argued for him to be jailed immediately. Judge Scott McAfee found that Floyd violated the conditions of his bond "in several instances" after he posted multiple tweets tagging witnesses in the case -- but the judged ruled that "not every v...

Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people are getting ready to gather with their family and friends for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday in a way that most closely resembles pre-pandemic ways for the first time in more than three years. However, respiratory illness activity -- defined as people going to the doctor with symptoms of any respiratory illness such as fever, cough or sore throat -- is increasing across some areas of the United States, according to the latest d...

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 20, 3:45 PM EST Over 1,200 Americans and relatives trying to leave Gaza: State Department A little more t...

Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New Yorks highest court on Monday upheld the citys ban on police use of chokeholds, a measure enacted after the widely publicized deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd following the use of force by police officers during their arrests. The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York and 16 other law enforcement unions challenged the law as unconstitutional, but the Court of Appeals said the New York City Council exercised a permissible use of its l...

Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said Monday he believes a deal is near to free some of the more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden was participating in the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House when he was asked if an agreement was close. "I believe so, but Im not prepared to talk to --" Biden said before he was cut off by the reporter, who pressed him: "You believe so?" "Yes," Biden r...

Courtesy Warner Bros Pictures/ ™ & © DC ComicsA new trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom splashed down, and for all its action, it opens up with a tender moment: Jason Momoas comic hero Arthur Curry talking to his baby son. The infant is a chip off the old block, using his aquatic telepathy to talk "to the fishies" in a tank. "You and me, son," he tells the boy. "Were special: Were connected to the land and the sea ... I cant wait to show you how awesome this worl...