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Taylor Hill/FilmMagicScarlett Johansson has taken legal action against an AI app that used her name and likeness in an online advertisement without her permission. The 22-second ad was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, and has since been taken down. It used an image-generating app called Lisa AI: 90’s Yearbook & Avatar, to take real footage of Johansson and generate a fake image and dialogue for her. “We do not take these things lightly. Per our usual course of action in these circums...

RapidEye/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Uber and Lyft agreed Thursday to pay a combined $328 million for withholding money from drivers. Uber agreed to pay $290 million and Lyft $38 million in what New York Attorney General Letitia James called the largest wage-theft settlement her office has ever secured. The money will be distributed to cheated drivers who will get back pay along with mandatory paid sick leave and other benefits. Eligible drivers can file a claim to receive the money owed. The &quo...

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the United States heads into the cold-weather months, respiratory virus season has also arrived, with cases of influenza and COVID-19 likely to increase. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends that everyone 6 months and older stay up-to-date and get a flu vaccine and a COVID vaccine, and that its safe to get both at the same time. "For flu and COVID, not only does the vaccine reduce…the chance of getting sick, i...

ABC News(HANOI, Vietnam) -- In Hanoi, Vietnam, remnants of its centuries of colonialism and war are scattered among the citys more modern structures. An ancient gate hides amongst urban noodle stalls, a statue of Russias Communist forefather Vladimir Lenin overlooks a skateboard park, and a decaying French colonial apartment building still stands as cars pass by on a bustling street. But Vietnams most recent history is its bloodiest. Less than 50 years ago, more than a million people died in th...

Getty Images for Disney - Marvel StudiosBradley Cooper has always expressed affection for the Marvel movie hero he voiced, Rocket Raccoon, and he reprised the role in real life on Tuesday night while taking his six-year-old daughter trick-or-treating in New York City. For good measure, Bradleys ex and baby mama Irina Shayk also dressed up as a human-sized version of the Guardians of the Galaxy character. Despite their fuzzy, full-head masks, paparazzi spotted the hidden Oscar winner and his mode...

GMVozd/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With less than one month until Thanksgiving and the start of the winter holiday season, Americans are already eyeing grocery prices to gauge how much their festive gatherings are going to cost this year. Experts are encouraging consumers to start making shopping plans early for the holiday feast with a budget in mind, especially with inflation still putting the pinch on wallets at check out. "It is still sticker shock -- this year over last year prices are u...

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Cornell University student was charged with making threats against Jewish students on the campus, according to federal charges filed by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Patrick Dai, a junior at Cornell, was charged by the DOJ with making explicit threats against Jewish men, women and babies, which allegedly included threats of rape and murder. According to the DOJ, Dai allegedly threatened to "bring an assault rifle to campus and shoot" Jews...

Crystal Sing / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Halloween can come with a lot of fun, but also lots of concern for parents worried their kids are eating too much candy. While some parents may respond to that stress by quickly getting all the candy out of their house or hiding it from their kids, one mom, Dani Lebovitz, a registered pediatric dietitian, says not so fast. Lebovitz, a kids nutrition expert and founder of Kid Food Explorers, says the days and weeks after Halloween are a perfect time ...

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Friends cast has released a joint statement in the wake of Matthew Perrys death. In the statement shared with ABC News, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc paid tribute to their late co-star and friend, who died Saturday at the age of 54, according to law enforcement sources. Perry was known for playing Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, which ran from 1994 to 2004. "We are all so utterly devastated b...

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: Oct 31, 7:42 AM EDT Israeli bulldozers, tanks continue push into Gaza The Israeli military has continued its ...