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Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. At the same time, during oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Rahimi, several conservative justices seemed to seek a narrow ruling that would reaffirm a generally expansive view of the Second Amendment. The case comes at a time when firearms are a leading factor in intimate partner violence na...

ABC NewsThe last post Matthew Perry made from Instagram closed with the actor saying, "Im Mattman," a phrase the lifelong Batman fanboy had used in the past. But according to director Adam McKay, it wasnt just a play on words. It was also the title of a project Perry had pitched to McKay while filming 2021s Dont Look Up. The Talladega Nights director revealed to The Hollywood Reporter why he cast Perry in the environmental comedy in a part that was eventually cut. "[We] were also ...

400tmax/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Leaders of nations from the Pacific region will gather in San Francisco for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco next week -- and the U.S. Secret Service has a plan to thwart threats amid heightened international tensions. With wars ongoing in multiple regions across the globe and an elevated threat environment, leaders from the Secret Service -- the agency responsible for securing the event -- say they are taking no chances. &quo...

Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way. Fear among South Korean citizens is beginning to spread after more than 30 confirmed or suspected bedbug reports were filed across the country, according to the government joint countermeasures headquarters on Wednesday. The first bedbug report was in October at ...

Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the diabetes drug Zepbound to also treat obesity on Wednesday. The drugs active ingredient is called tirzepatide. As a diabetes drug, it is sold under the brand name Mounjaro, which is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co. It has now been approved under the brand name Zepbound as a weight loss management treatment for people with obesity, or those who are overweight with at least one rela...

Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New legislation unveiled Monday would increase the list of hate crime-eligible charges in New York state from 66 to 97. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who proposed the Hate Crimes Modernization Act along with several elected officials and community leaders, said it would enhance criminal charges and certain sentences. A record high of 650 hate crimes were reported in New York City last year, and the new measure comes amid a recent surge in hate crim...

NetflixKevin Hart leads an all-star cast in the upcoming Netflix action-comedy Lift. The movie from Friday and Fate and the Furious director F. Gary Gray has the funnyman playing Cyrus Whitaker, a crack thief who is tasked by a law enforcement agent played by Lokis Gugu Mbatha-Raw to pull off one big score — or land in the big house. So Cyrus gets the band back together, including Vincent DOnofrio, Billy Magnussen, Yun Jee Kim and Úrsula Corberó, to steal $500 million worth of gold from a pl...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected the idea of a cease-fire in Gaza unless hostages are released, speaking in an exclusive interview with ABC News "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir. President Joe Biden and top administration officials have been pressuring Israel for temporary "humanitarian" pauses in the fighting so more aid can enter Gaza and more civilians can escape the fighting in the Palestinian territory. Biden a...

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black candidate vying for the GOPs presidential nomination and while he has talked openly about race in America -- sometimes seizing the moment to challenge his competitors -- his messaging on the issue hasnt often separated him from the other candidates in the field. Since hes launched his bid for the White House, Scott, like his Republican rivals, has leaned into his belief that America is "not a racist count...

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The CDC is warning about "dire" levels of babies born with syphilis in the U.S., with a new analysis showing a tenfold increase from 2012 to 2022. The agencys data shows that 3,761 babies were born with syphilis in 2022, and more than 200 babies died from the disease that year. Nine in 10 of those cases of babies born syphilis could have been prevented with better testing and treatment for syphilis in pregnant people, according to the new ...