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NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesMatthew Perry died in October, but his legacy lives on in Chandler Bing.The sarcastic Friend is apparently the most popular TV character based on Google search data for 12 months crunched by the website NoDeposit365.co.uk: According to their numbers, there are more than 320,000 monthly searches for Chandler, proving no, he cannot be any more popular in the eyes of TV watchers.Second comes Bart Simpson with 291,000 monthly searches, an...

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...

AtlantiCare plans to undertake a six-year initiative to improve the health of South Jersey residents, expand health care services and grow into a $2 billion-a-year company. According to the Press of Atlantic City, company officials say its part of what’s called the VISION 2030 initiative. Among the steps AtlantiCare plans to take is healthcare defined, ... Read more

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 21-year-old man has died while attempting to perform a “high-risk skiing stunt” trying to jump the width of a U.S. highway in Colorado, authorities say.The incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 3 p.m. when the Grand County Communications Center in Colorado received a 911 call regarding a skiing accident on Highway 40, just west of Berthoud Pass Summit about reports of a 21-year-old male skier who was found “unconscious and not breathing...

Artisan EntertainmentHorror filmmaker and producer Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions are paying it forward to a film he said was influential to his career: 1999s The Blair Witch Project. Blumhouse and Lionsgate will collaborate on a new Blair Witch movie "as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library," reads an announcement from Adam Fogelson, the head of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. Wr...

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...

Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An Israeli attack in Gaza on a convoy of aid workers from World Central Kitchen, the relief organization providing desperately needed food to Palestinians, has generated outrage from the groups founder, celebrity chef José Andrés and condemnation from around the world.Israel has apologized for the strikes, which killed seven members of the group late Monday, saying it was an accident in "the fog of war." They have promised a thorou...

Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAs a person who grew up in front of the camera, Saved by the Bell veteran Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he feels awful about what the alleged victims revealed in the hit documentary series Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.The Investigation Discovery docuseries detailed emotional and even sexual abuse suffered by former Nickelodeon stars, including Drake Bell, who revealed he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by former dialogue coach Brian Peck.Speaking to P...

Atlantic City’s bond rating gets a boost from Moody’s Investors Service. The Press of Atlantic City reports the agency upgraded the city’s bond rating from Ba2 to Ba1, said the increase reflected the “substantial strengthening of the city’s fiscal position,” including a sharp increase in fund balances and declines in debt, while maintaining a positive ... Read more

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer prices rose 3.5% in March compared to a year ago, accelerating markedly from the previous month and reversing some of the progress achieved in a two-year fight to cool inflation, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed. The finding matched economists expectations.Price increases have cooled dramatically from a peak of about 9%, but inflation still stands more than a percentage point higher than the Federal Reserves target rate of 2%.A spike in...