SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty ImagesBy CLARK BENTSON, ABC News (UR, Iraq) — Pope Francis gathered members of the prominent faiths in Iraq at Ur, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham, for an inter-religious convocation meant to promote unity among Iraqi’s diverse religious communities. “This blessed place brings us back toRead More →
ABCBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Maia Chaka will become the first Black female on-field official in NFL history, the league announced on Friday. Chaka, who has officiated college football and XFL games, will begin her new role this upcoming season. When not on theRead More →
Alex Panagopoulos – Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of a famous one — an illustration of a brave little teddy bear wielding a wooden sword to protect a sleeping child — it’s worth turning into a movie.Read More →
Shane Mahood/USA Network(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of Oprah’s much-hyped sit-down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex’s former Suits love interest, Patrick J. Adams is coming to her defense. Markle was recently accused of bullying by former Royal aides, in what some, including Adams, think was royal revenge for the Oprah tell-all. For his part, Adams was havingRead More →
Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesBy DANIELLE LONG, ABC News(NEW YORK ) — It seems like just yesterday Aaron Rodgers revealed he was engaged to Shailene Woodley, and now he’s already talking about starting a family. On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, joined Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare on Instagram LiveRead More →
Bill Oxford/iStockBy SOO RIN KIM, ERIN SCHUMAKER, MARK NICHOLS and EVAN SIMON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Jorge Figueroa was willing to drive eight hours round trip. He wasn’t going on vacation or to visit a relative. Instead, he was planning to get a life-saving shot to protect him fromRead More →
Chansom Pantip/iStockBy ANNE FLAHERTY and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — It’s the million dollar question everyone is asking: When will life return to normal? And will school be open this fall? The answers are all over the map — from Texas and Mississippi governors declaring their states alreadyRead More →
Anthony Russo – AppleTV+(NEW YORK) — After spending the better part of a decade keeping secrets for their Marvel Studios projects, including two Captain America movies and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, directors Joe and Anthony Russo say they were clueless about WandaVision. And they tell ABC Audio that’s exactly howRead More →
Marc Piasecki/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to come out in support of Britney Spears after watching the New York Times unauthorized documentary, Framing Britney Spears. In her Instagram Stories Friday, the reality star said after watching the doc, she felt “empathy” for the pop singer andRead More →
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin, who perhaps should know by now to stay off social media, has deleted his Twitter account for a fifth time, after he was flamed for seemingly shading Golden Globe-winning star of The Crown, Gillian Anderson. Baldwin retweeted a CNN story about Anderson’s accent; while she is American, she wasRead More →
