Inmates serving time in Texas prisons have also found a way to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Officials say Texas prison inmates donated more than $53,000 from their commissary funds to the American Red Cross to be used for hurricane relief. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark […]
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Tampa opens arms to Puerto Rico evacuees after Hurricane Maria
Tampa is preparing to welcome any Puerto Ricans who may choose to make the Florida city their new home in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation. More than 36,000 people have arrived in the Sunshine State from Puerto Rico since Oct. 3, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. […]
Clinton attacks Trump’s handling of Iran, North Korea
Hillary Clinton says President Donald Trump’s threat to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord is “dangerous,” and she suggests her former campaign opponent is undermining the validity of the United States’ promises to other nations. Trump on Friday accused Iran of violating the landmark 2015 accord, blaming the Iranians […]
Harvey Weinstein expelled from motion picture academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to expell Harvey Weinstein, following numerous allegations of sexual harassment or assault against the former movie mogul and producer, the film academy announced today in a statement. “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors met today […]
Puerto Rico raises death toll from Hurricane Maria to 48
Hurricane Maria has been blamed for the deaths of at least 48 people in Puerto Rico since it roared ashore last month and knocked out power there, officials said. Authorities there raised the death toll by 3 on Saturday based on a review of medical records. The number could increase […]
Bob Weinstein says ‘sick and depraved’ brother Harvey Weinstein abused him
Bob Weinstein is opening up amid the scandal over sexual misconduct allegations against his brother, claiming he was a victim of abuse by Harvey Weinstein. “I was also the object of a lot of his verbal abuse — at one time physical abuse,” the co-chairman of The Weinstein Co. told […]
100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa in coalition battle to retake Syrian city
About 100 ISIS fighters have surrendered in Raqqa, Syria, in the last 24 hours and have been removed from the city, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS told ABC News. The mass surrender is viewed as a sign that the coalition’s battle to retake Raqqa could be nearing its end, with […]
Girl dies after falling from cruise ship’s interior deck to one below
An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after falling from one deck in a cruise ship’s interior atrium to a lower deck, officials said. The girl, whose name has not been released, fell on the Carnival Glory cruise ship while it was docked at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami on […]
Bannon hits GOP senators who failed to defend Trump over Corker feud
President Trump‘s controversial former chief strategist Steve Bannon said he plans to go to “war” against the GOP senators who didn’t rush to Trump’s defense during his public feud with Sen. Bob Corker. “Nobody can run and hide on this one, these folks are coming for you,” Bannon said Saturday […]