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Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Unions representing thousands of Hollywood movie and television writers reached a "tentative" deal with major studios on Sunday, ending a strike that lasted 146 days and brought pickets to productions and company offices nationwide. "WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who joined us ...

WFTS(HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.) -- Six people are dead after a freight train slammed into an SUV carrying seven at a crossing in Hillsborough County, Florida, on Saturday evening, law enforcement officials said. The dead, which included three adults and three children, were members of a family and a friend of the familys children, officials said. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister described a horrific scene, comparing the SUV to a crushed can in the aftermath of the crash. "This tr...

George Family Photo(TEXAS) -- The family of a Black Texas high school student who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal lawsuit Saturday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the states Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly not enforcing the state’s CROWN Act, a law which protects from hair discrimination. The family filed the complaint alleging that Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been subjected to "improper discipline and abrogation ...

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation UrbanHow does the NFL follow up a Rihanna halftime show? With Usher. The multi-Platinum performer will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show when it airs live on CBS from Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024. "Its an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," Usher said in a statement. "I cant wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else theyve seen from me before....

Aston Martin(NEW YORK) -- For decades, the fictional spy James Bond helped boost sales of Aston Martins beautifully designed sports cars and grand tourers. Now, the 110-year-old British marque has found a new star to attract customers: Fernando Alonso. The two-time world Formula One champion has racked up six podium finishes so far in 2023, putting Aston Martin in fourth place in the Constructor standings. Last year, the 42-year-old driver signed a multi-year contract with Aston Martin, replaci...

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended President Joe Bidens approach to the economy and the publics problems amid a new ABC News/Washington Post poll that shows many Americans feel their financial situation has deteriorated at the same time that Biden ramps up his reelection bid. "Well, look, we all know the economic pressure that Americans have felt," Buttigieg said in an interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz....

ABC News(TEHRAN) -- In a new interview, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi repeated claims by her countrys officials that the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last fall was the result of a preexisting illness -- which Aminis family vigorously disputes, believing instead that she was beaten in custody after being arrested by Irans notorious morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. Speaking with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz in an interview that aired Sund...

Apple TV+David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about the superhero genre: The Foundation writer and executive producer wrote Blade; co-wrote the Oscar-winning Batman movie The Dark Knight; and wrote Henry Cavills hit 2013 Superman debut, Man of Steel, among others. However, on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, he confirmed what many fans believed at the time — that Warner Bros. was so desperate to catch up to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that common sense started flying out the window, without Su...

Tetra Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- An auto strike impacting Michigan. A prominent GOP Senate recruit in Pennsylvania. A pending campaign launch from a hardliner in Arizona. News just in recent days has put the battleground map into sharp relief. But left out of the conversation is the nations erstwhile premier swing state: Florida. After a shellacking in 2022 that saw GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio defeat their challengers by 19 and 16 points, respectively, Democrats are hoping...

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A lawyer for the New York attorney generals office described "staggering" misrepresentations about the value of former President Donald Trumps properties and assets, arguing that Trump engaged in a prolonged "bait-and-switch" to lower his tax burden while inflating his assets to obtain favorable loan terms. "The court should not allow Mr. Trump to play it both ways," New York AG special litigation counsel Andrew Amer said at ...