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A24One of the most hotly anticipated films of the year is out Friday.Ex Machina and The Beach veteran Alex Garlands Civil War depicts a modern-day United States at war with itself, through the lens of several reporters trying to cover the carnage. Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson play the reporters caught in the middle of the conflict.London-born writer and director Garland tells ABC Audio there were two specific things he wanted to ex...

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Annelle Sheline publicly resigned in March from her position with the U.S. State Department over the Biden administrations Israel policy.Sheline, who holds a Ph.D., worked for one year as a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.She resigned from her job due to the administrations position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. According to Sheline, she initially attempted to voice her ...

Michael Kurilla, head of the United States Central Command meets with IDF chief Aviv Kohavi at the Nevatim airbase in Beer Sheva, Israel, Nov. 15, 2022. -- Israeli Defense Forces/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- High-level U.S. officials are urgently trying to pressure Iran to back down from its threat to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel -- the latest challenge facing the Biden administration as it tries to avert an all-out regional war in the Middle East.In a sign of how...

In an aerial view, cargo ship Dali is seen after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Mar. 26, 2024 in Baltimore. -- Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) -- Baltimores Key Bridge, a vital transit and shipping route, collapsed last month after being hit by a cargo ship. The incident has left members of the community fearing for their future.Following the deadly bridge collapse, the Port of Baltimore suspended operations, resulting in 8,000 job losses. Many dockworkers have...

Filo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tax season, beloved by few and dreaded by many, comes to a close on Monday. For some tardy filers, though, the task will just be getting started.Up to one in three Americans waits until the last minute to file their taxes, according to a 2021 survey by IPX 1031. That amounts to tens of millions of people.A portion of them will realize that they do not have enough time to submit their taxes by the end of Tax Day. Luckily, the Internal Revenue Service offers the oppo...

A man walks past tents and shacks erected by destroyed buildings in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 9, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Even as U.S. officials applaud Israels initial steps to address dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are still openly at odds over Israels planned invasion of Rafah -- a military operation American diplomats and experts say would have devastating consequences for civilians...

Roadside AttractionsThe subject of Zoë Saldaña’s new movie is very personal to her and her family.The film The Absence of Eden stars Saldaña as a woman fleeing a deadly situation in Mexico for the hope of a better life across the border in the U.S. The movie, about the harsh realities of immigration, was co-written and directed by her husband, Marco Perego-Saldaña.Zoë tells ABC Audio that she was compelled to "share the way that we are processing immigration in our home and in o...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- From Whole Foods to corner bodegas, fizzy juice drinks from fruity seltzers to reduced-sugar sodas that boast prebiotic and digestive support have exploded in popularity.But what are the actual benefits of these juices and sodas?Registered dietitian and nutritionist Maya Feller joined ABC News Good Morning America on Wednesday to weigh in on the canned beverage consumption trend."Flavored sparkling water like Spindrift is literally seltzer water and a splash of real fr...

Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Starting Wednesday, internet users will now have more transparency about their broadband services.The Federal Communications Commission now requires broadband providers to display all the information about the price and performance of their services in clear labels.Alejandro Roark, the chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau for the FCC, spoke with ABC News "Start Here" about the new rule.START HERE: What should we know about this ann...

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaks during a "Get Out The Vote" rally with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been open about some of his past financial challenges, including nonpayment of debts and failure to pay rents.Hes also, throughout his political rise, railed against the social safety net and dispa...