Page 33 - Ave Graichen News Today

ABC/Randy HolmesTom Cruises Mission: Impossible and Top Gun franchises live at Paramount Pictures, but the global superstar has just inked a huge deal with rival Warner Bros. Pictures. The "excited" star took to Instagram to share the news, noting, "I look forward to making great movies together!" Cruise has made movies with WB before, including his first huge hit, 1983s Risky Business. In the statement posted by the producer and actor, co-CEOS of the Warner Bros. Motion Pict...

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is the latest public official to fall victim to a swatting incident, according to law enforcement sources. Steven Dettelbach was swatted at his home over the holidays, sources confirmed to ABC News. Local law enforcement quickly engaged with the ATF security detail and determined there was no threat to the director, sources said. ATF declined to comment. Dettelbach was appointed by President Jo...

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An internet seller who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick that he falsely said belonged to Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced. Dru Marshall, a 26-year-old man from Romsey, England, claimed to be a Senior Footman at Windsor Castle -- one of the queen’s many homes and where she was buried following her funeral in 2022 -- when he listed an “antler walking stick” for sale via online auction just one week after she passed away, accordin...

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After a high-flying performance last year, the stock market has dropped at the outset of 2024. The turnabout has sent some investors looking for alternatives, including certificates of deposit, or CDs. A CD is a type of savings account that offers a fixed interest rate over a given period of time. If depositors remove their funds before their agreed-upon end date, however, they incur a penalty. Investor returns for CDs have soared over the past year in...

Lacaosa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The ketogenic diet, described as “Atkins on steroids” for its focus on foods high in fat and low in carbohydrates, is an increasingly popular diet. If you’re looking to start the trendy diet in the New Year, here is what you need to know: What is the ketogenic diet? The ketogenic, keto for short, diet was developed in the 1920s after it was noticed that after fasting, epileptics would experience a marked reduction in their seizures. The diet is designed to...

Belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukraines Air Force said Monday it was only able to shoot down 18 of the 51 Russian missiles fired overnight at targets across Ukraine, and that 33 of the missiles could have hit their intended targets. At least four people were killed in the latest Russian missile attack, which the Ukrainian military described as "massive." A major factor for the low success rate for Ukraines air defense in Sunday nights attack was that Russia targeted many areas of th...

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health is tracking a measles outbreak in the city, with eight confirmed cases as of Monday. Health officials told ABC News all confirmed cases are among non-immune individuals. The health department said its actively tracking current cases and has listed several known exposure sites across the city, mostly at health care facilities and a daycare. The first known case was identified as a patient who wa...

Avid_creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith was targeted with a swatting call at his Maryland home on Christmas Day, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Montgomery County Police quickly engaged with the U.S. Marshals and determined there was no threat to Smith, sources said. The U.S. Marshals and the Special Counsels office declined to comment. Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate election interference and mishandling of ...

Marvel StudiosAll five episodes of Marvel Studios Echo debut Tuesday night on Disney+. The show, Marvels first mature-rated series, spins off Hawkeyes Maya Lopez/Echo, played by Alaqua Cox. Also returning is Vincent DOnofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, who as is established in Hawkeye, acted as an uncle to young Maya. Deaf and an amputee, like Cox, Maya rises through his criminal ranks as an assassin, until she ultimately finds out he was the one to blame for her fathers death at the climax of Hawke...

Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Shares of Boeing have plunged nearly 10% this week after a door plug blew out of the companys 737 Max 9 aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident, which took place on Friday night, prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ground the aircraft. The stock price of Spirit Aerosystems, the manufacturer of the door plug, has fallen by more than 11% since trading began on Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigati...