President Obama Affirms His Support for Same Sex Marriage
President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.
Lambert has gone through many of those "hard things" in the public eye. In 2015, she and fellow country superstar Blake Shelton divorced after four years of marriage. "When you get broken down pretty good, you look at the mirror and you go, 'I have to spend some time with me, learn who I am and what I want,'" Miranda said.
In the wake of the apparent worst human smuggling tragedy in U.S. history, and amid migrants crossing the border at record levels, frustration among border patrol agents and other law enforcement on the ground is "earned," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said. Migrants have been streaming across the border and getting taken into custody at record levels since the start of the year -- averaging well over 200,000 apprehensions a month.
A man accused of shooting two Alabama sheriff's deputies has been arrested after an overnight manhunt, authorities said. Austin Patrick Hall allegedly shot two Bibb County Sheriff's deputies Wednesday afternoon on Highway 25 in the Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle, according to Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson. Hall, 26, was arrested Thursday at about 8 a.m. local time, found in a tent behind a trailer about 1 mile from the crime scene, Martin Keely, U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama told ABC News.
Kaitlin Armstrong, a fugitive wanted in the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, has been captured in Costa Rica after a 43-day search, authorities announced Thursday. Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Austin police had issued a warrant on May 17 for the arrest of Armstrong on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Wilson, 25, who they determined was romantically linked to Armstrong's boyfriend, professional cyclist Colin Strickland.
With Fourth of July festivities, beach days and barbecues come big sales from some of our favorite retailers, including Outdoor Voices. The trendy athletic brand has rolled out a Summer Essentials sale along with slashed prices on some of its most coveted offerings. Now through July 5, shoppers can get up to 30% off select styles including everything from the label's famed Exercise Dress to other great must-haves such as supportive sports bras and durable skorts.
Eli Lilly has announced the U.S. government is buying an additional 150,000 courses of the only monoclonal antibody therapy left that still holds up against all COVID-19 variants of concern, including BA.2. This comes after the White House has repeatedly warned the money is running out to buy new vaccines and treatments, including antiviral therapies like Paxlovid and the monoclonal antibodies, without additional relief funds. This new purchase was paid for out of the $10 billion in COVID funding, which the White House diverted earlier this month to pay for more vaccines and treatments.
A 93-year-old suburban Los Angeles homeowner, who a relative said was frustrated over being the victim of numerous home break-ins, shot and critically wounded a burglar and scared off the would-be thief's accomplices, according to authorities. The retired plumber, identified as Joe Howard Teague by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, turned the tables on the group of home invaders early Wednesday when he grabbed his gun and confronted them inside his house in Moreno Valley, the sheriff's office said. As deputies responded, Teague told a dispatcher he was holding several men at gunpoint, according to the sheriff's department.
Prepare for some more new music from Demi Lovato. On Wednesday, the 29-year-old singer announced on Instagram that they're dropping a new song, titled "Substance," on July 15. Lovato shared the track's cover art, which features them sitting inside of a sphere as black liquid oozes out.
One of four men facing federal charges in connection with an alleged smuggling incident that left 53 people dead after they were trapped in a tractor-trailer is due in court Thursday. Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, of Pasadena, Texas is charged with one count of alien smuggling resulting in death. Zamorano could face up to life in prison or the death penalty.
Don't expect to see Daniel Craig's successor as James Bond for at least two years. With speculation flying as to who will don the super-spy's tux next -- with names including Chris Hemsworth, Henry Cavill and Idris Elba being bandied about -- Broccoli insists that she hasn't settled on any shortlists just yet.
After stepping away from Hollywood for nearly a decade, Cameron Diaz is back in action -- literally. Actor Jamie Foxx tapped an expert on getting back in the game, NFL legend Tom Brady, to help him convince the "Charlie's Angels" actress to co-star in his upcoming Netflix film, "Back in Action." "Had to call in the GOAT to bring back another GOAT," Foxx captioned the recording of his phone conversation with Diaz, which he posted on Instagram.
A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head while pushing her 3-month-old baby in a stroller on New York City's Upper East Side on Wednesday night, police sources said. The killing appears to be targeted, police sources told ABC News. Before she was shot, the victim texted a relative saying she was planning to meet her baby's father "to work things out," according to police sources.
Police have released images of a person of interest wanted in connection to a mass shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed a 15-year-old boy. At about 8:48 p.m., as police were telling organizers to shut the event down, gunshots rang out, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department said. Teenager Chase Poole was killed and three others, including a D.C. police officer, were shot and injured, police said.
With Justice Stephen Breyer retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court at noon on Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson, his former law clerk, marked a milestone in American representation when she was sworn in as the first Black woman in history to sit on the nation's highest court -- officially taking on the title of justice. Chief Justice John Roberts, from the Supreme Court in Washington, administered the constitutional oath to Jackson, and Breyer administered the judicial oath. "It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments," Jackson said at the White House after her Senate confirmation, "But we've made it."
Toxic toads are returning to South Florida in growing numbers as the region falls back into its warm, rainy summer season, experts say, and they want people to be aware of the risk to pets. The bufo toad, also known as the cane toad, is a common summer sight in South Florida, but experts in the area believe the species is returning in larger numbers than in previous years. Jeannine Tilford, owner of local toad management company Toad Busters, said that the changing climate has impacted the population of bufo toads in the area.
Nick Cannon has formed a new pediatric cancer foundation in honor of his late son Zen, who died of brain cancer in December at just 5 months old. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Cannon said he hopes the organization will help other families with children suffering from cancer. "I feel like hopefully the foundation's work will be able to help other families going through similar situations," he added.
After a remarkable career spanning nearly 50 years, STEM trailblazer, physicist and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is retiring. In 1973, Jackson graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics, making her the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in any field from the renowned university. "I knew when I looked around, there weren't very many African Americans when I was an undergrad, and especially as a graduate," Jackson said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency's power to fight climate change. The case involved how far the federal government could go in regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The court held that Congress did not grant EPA the authority under the Clean Air Act to devise emissions caps based on the "generation shifting approach" the agency took in the Clean Power Plan, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the 6-3 conservative majority.
Ten gun distributors sold tens of thousands of illegal, unfinished frames and receivers later fashioned into untraceable handguns and assault-style rifles in violation of a New York public nuisance law, a new lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. The defendants include some of the nation's leading gun distributors, including Brownells, Indie Guns, Primary Arms and Rock Slide. The lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused the gun distributors of flooding the streets with ghost guns -- firearms that come packaged in parts, which can be bought online and assembled without much of a trace.
Luke Combs said that he’s struggled with his weight his whole life, but thinks about those struggles differently now that he’s a dad. While genetics are part of the reason for Combs' weight struggles, he said that’s not the whole picture.