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Nathan Howard/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sought to force Elon Musk to sit for a deposition as part of an ongoing investigation about his purchase of Twitter, now known as X. The SEC said Musk failed to appear for testimony as required by a May subpoena despite agreeing to show up last month at the SEC’s office in San Francisco. Musk waited until two days before the scheduled date to notify the SEC he would not appear, regulators said. They’re...

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesChris Rock is reportedly gearing up to direct and produce a new film about Martin Luther King Jr. According to Variety, Rock is in the final stages of talks to board the project, with Steven Spielberg already on board as an executive producer. The as-yet-untitled film from Universal Pictures will be based on Jonathan Eig’s biography King: A Life, which was released in May to critical acclaim. The comprehensive biography was described as “an intimate view of the c...

Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone armed with air-to-surface missiles that was flying extensively in the area of U.S. ground troops in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed. An F-16 shot the drone down after a dozen unheeded calls to Turkish military officials stating American forces were in the area and the U.S. would engage in self-defense if it didnt leave, a U.S. official had told ABC News. "This is certainly a regrettab...

NBCUniversal/Virginia Sherwood -- Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images Saturday Night Live will return October 14, with one of its most famous alums in recent history, Pete Davidson, as host and Ice Spice as the musical guest. On Wednesday, the shows official Instagram announced the Bupkis star and the "Munch (Feelin U)" artist will officially kick off SNLs 49th season. With the late night shows back following the resolution of the monthslong WGA strike, some wondered what would become of Satu...

Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After weeks of increasing COVID hospitalizations in the United States, the number of patients seems to be trending downward, and experts say the summer peak might be over. Weekly hospitalizations decreased 3.1% from 19,691 to 19,079 for the week ending Sept. 23, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figure is close to levels seen in March of this year and marks the second straight week of declines, data shows. Pre...

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) -- Four students were among five people shot during Homecoming week at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said. The victims -- four men and one woman, between 18 and 22 years old -- all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The gunfire broke out Tuesday night "on campus within the vicinity of the Murphy Fine Arts Center and Thurgood Marshall Hall," according to David Wilson, the president of the historically black uni...

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Powerball frenzy was in full swing Wednesday as potential billionaires were lining up at kiosks across the nation with dreams of what theyll do if theyre lucky enough to hit the estimated $1.2 billion jackpot up for grabs. The drawing Wednesday night will be the third-largest purse in the American lottery games history and the biggest so far this year. Its also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball....

Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Australia is voting in a landmark referendum to decide whether it will permanently recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and set up a body to advise on policies impacting their communities. More than 17.6 million Australians are called on to cast their ballots in the compulsory vote on Oct. 14. The proposal would see an advisory body elected by and made up of Indigenous Australians. It would have no veto power to make laws but would be able...

Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A 16-year-old girls alleged assault at the hands of Irans "morality police" is renewing criticism of the regime more than one year after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests. Armita Geravand, a student, was hospitalized in Tehran after an alleged encounter with police officers in a metro station southeast of the city on Sunday, journalists and human rights observers said. Geravand is now in a coma, the Hengaw Org...

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - AMCAMC has announced it will have a big presence at New York Comic Con, which runs from October 12 to October 15 at the Javits Center. Thanks to SAG-AFTRA strike, stars wont be promoting as they usually would. However, the network will be hosting panels, special screenings and Q&As, along with peeks at some of its most anticipated series debuting in 2024. On Thursday, October 12, from 4:15pm – 6:15pm at the venues Empire Stage, AMC will be rolling out the season...