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Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather across the United States on Tuesday has left at least five people dead, according to local authorities, and the latest forecast shows more winter storms are on the way. The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office in Wisconsin said one person was killed in a car crash due to poor road conditions amid snowfall on Tuesday morning. Another car crash killed a 35-year-old woman in Webber Township, Michigan, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lake...

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...

Martin Hospach/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- "Superfood" has become a bit of a culinary buzzword, most often used by brands or influencers to sell more products with possibly empty promises. However, theres a small and mighty contender packed with nutrients that could power an array of potential health benefits and make a great addition to an already balanced diet -- one that might already be in your kitchen pantry: sesame seeds. The tiny, flat, oval-shaped seeds are full of nutty flavor a...

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Efforts were underway Sunday to rescue five people who became trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia when torrential rains caused water levels to rise in the subterranean labyrinth, cutting off their exit routes, officials said. A 22-year-old Slovenian man, his parents and two guides became trapped in the Krizna Jama cave on Saturday morning, Sandi Curk, head of the Regional Civil Protection Headquarters for the Notranjska Region, told ABC News. Cu...

A Del Haven man was arrested Friday, Jan. 5, and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. The Cape May County Herald reports 35 year old Patrick L. Grace was charged in the wake of an investigation stemmed from a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTip that revealed an unidentified person, later identified ... Read more

Tetra Images/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Christian Ziegler on Monday was voted out as chair of the Florida Republican Party, weeks after being pushed to resign from his position as police continue to investigate a rape accusation against him that he denies. The vote to remove Zeigler occurred during a closed-door meeting on Monday afternoon in Tallahassee. The state partys vice chair, Evan Power, was elected as the new chair. "What we did today was come together and close this chapte...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(ATLANTA) -- One of former president Donald Trumps co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case is seeking to dismiss the indictment against him and disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, alleging that she "engaged in a personal, romantic relationship" with one of the top prosecutors she bro...

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...

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...