‘A Spell of Good Things’ tells a story of worlds colliding
Author Ayobami Adebayo discusses her new novel and how she pulled from her own experiences to write it.
Author Ayobami Adebayo discusses her new novel and how she pulled from her own experiences to write it.
Taylor Swift fans got their day in court on Monday, months after the botched release of tour tickets prompted widespread outcry. A federal court in Los Angeles held a predominantly procedural hearing in a case brought by as many as 340 fans who allege that Live Nation -- and subsidiary company Ticketmaster -- violated antitrust and consumer protection laws. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, John Genga and Jennifer Kinder, were joined by a handful of plaintiffs who flew in from various parts of the U.S., the attorneys said.
Three children and three staff members were shot and killed at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, according to officials. The shooting unfolded Monday morning at the Covenant School, a Christian school for students in preschool through sixth grade. The suspect, a 28-year-old Nashville woman, was shot and killed by authorities in a lobby area on the second floor of the school, according to police.
Florence Pugh recently showed off a hair look that she did totally by herself. For her starring role as Allison in "A Good Person," which was released Friday, Pugh filmed an intense scene in which she is seen using a pair of scissors to chop away at her hair. "I did a thing," Pugh captioned a photo of herself with her fresh cropped cut.
Dwayne Johnson is sharing the reality of being a dad to two little girls. On Saturday, the "Jungle Cruise" actor posted a funny video on Instagram featuring himself getting his makeup done by his two daughters Jasmine, 7, and Tiana, 4, whom he shares with wife Lauren Hashian. "No baby, daddy has a zoom meeting in 10min."
A day after announcing that her new album would be called "Chemistry," Kelly Clarkson announced a Las Vegas residency of the same name. "chemistry...an intimate night with Kelly Clarkson" will kick off July 28 at Bakkt Theater -- formerly Zappos Theater -- at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. "I am so excited for these shows and couldn't think of a better place to get back on stage than Las Vegas!" Clarkson said in a statement.
The violent and deadly twister that leveled Rolling Fork, Mississippi, this weekend clocked in as a rare EF4 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale. At least 22 people were killed from this weekend's devastating tornadoes across the South, including the EF4 in Rolling Fork. What is the EF scale?
Jeremy Renner shared a recent health update with his fans, proving he's back at it following a near-fatal snowplow accident earlier this year. In a video shared to his Twitter on Sunday, the "Hawkeye" actor is seen using a special anti-gravity treadmill, which secures the user's pelvis and provides weight relief, allowing them to walk normally but with less of their body weight on their hips, knees, and feet as they recover. Renner was seriously injured when he was pulled under the tracks of his unmanned snowcat snowplow machine on Jan. 1.
Daniel Radcliffe and longtime girlfriend girlfriend Erin Darke are expecting their first child together. A rep for the "Harry Potter" actor confirmed the news to "Good Morning America" on Monday. Radcliffe, 33, and Darke, 38, have been together for more than a decade.
The deadly tornado outbreak that pummeled the South this weekend sent residents scrambling for a safe place to hunker down in the middle of the night. A tornado watch means you should head toward a shelter, while a tornado warning signals that you should be in a shelter immediately. The first tornado watch for western Mississippi was issued at 5:15 p.m. local time over the weekend.
Israel's controversial judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed until the parliament's next legislative session, according to the head of the far-right Jewish Power party. "I agreed to remove the veto for the postponement of the legislation, in exchange for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's commitment that the legislation will be brought to the Knesset for approval in the next session, if no agreements are reached during the recess," Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a statement. The Jewish Power party was critical in bringing Netanyahu back to power late last year.
Tens of thousands of people are marching in the streets in Israel on Monday, the latest day in a series of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul. Why are people protesting in Israel? Stores, restaurants and the biggest airport in Israel were closing their doors on Monday amid an escalation in protests that have kept the nation's attention for weeks.
The Fox News producer who sued the network last week alleging she was "conditioned and coerced" to give false testimony in the billion-dollar defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems has now been fired, according to amended complaints filed on Monday morning. In amended complaints filed in Delaware and New York Monday morning, former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg expanded on her earlier complaints, alleging that Fox News attorneys directed her to testify during her deposition in a way that would "inculpate" her and host Maria Bartiromo while "exculpating ... certain blame worthy male colleagues." "Ms. Grossberg's deposition testimony, as manufactured by Fox News, put Ms. Grossberg and Ms. Bartiromo squarely on the frontline of the Dominion/Fox Lawsuit so they could be scapegoated as sacrificial female lambs," the complaint alleges.
Following in his dad's footsteps, Nicholas Lloyd Webber also became a composer and producer. The devastating news came just days after Andrew Lloyd Webber, 75, shared that his son had "been moved into a hospice."
A restaurant owner's remarkable act of heroism saved multiple lives during a storm in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, that leveled an iconic eatery that has fed farmers and locals for decades. Tracy Harden, the owner of Chuck's Dairy Bar, rushed her staff into a walk-in cooler moments before a tornado hit the establishment on Friday. Harden spoke to "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts on Monday alongside two employees, Barbara Pinkins and Carolyn Washington, who were both in the diner when the tornado hit.
Hayden Panettiere, who hasn't shied away from talking about postpartum depression, is sharing what she wishes she knew beforehand. The "Scream 6" star welcomed her daughter Kaya back in 2014, but said she wasn't aware that postpartum depression could affect her. "I wish somebody told me that that was a possibility, told me it's OK if you birth your child and you're not immediately like, 'Oh my god, I love you more than anything in the entire world!'" Panettiere told E News' "The Rundown."
Gender non-conformity is not a new phenomenon or trend – in fact, gender diversity can be seen throughout history in countries around the world – from ancient Greece to India to the Americas, according to historians. "There is no historically universal way that societies have sorted biologically different people into personhood categories in the way that we do it now," Susan Stryker, a historian and professor, told ABC News in an interview. In America, gender norms enforce that, for example, a person of the female sex will automatically think of themselves as a girl and live socially as a woman, according to Stryker.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, made an unexpected appearance in a United Kingdom courtroom on Monday. Harry, who now lives in California with his wife Meghan and their two children, appeared in person at the High Court in London for a hearing on a lawsuit he, Elton John and other celebrities have brought against a group of British tabloids. Harry and John, as well as filmmaker David Furnish and actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, are among those suing Associated Newspapers Ltd., the publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline.
Communities in the southern United States awoke Monday morning reeling from a deadly tornado outbreak and powerful thunderstorms. Over the weekend, at least 27 tornadoes were reported across five states -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Officials said at least 25 people died in Mississippi, where one long-track twister left a trail of destruction for about 59 miles.
For Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, fatherhood and politics are not mutually exclusive. Since Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted newborn twins in 2021, the Democrat and his family have been repeatedly criticized and mocked by Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence. Most recently, Pence made what the White House described as a "homophobic joke" about Buttigieg taking parental leave.
Newer generation fighter jets are giving Russia "increasing dominance" in the skies over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian official. It is a potentially worrying shift for the United States and its allies because Russia’s inability to achieve total air superiority throughout the course of the war has been key to Ukrainian successes on the battlefield. In a briefing last week with journalists, a Western official downplayed the concern, stating that Russia’s ability to control the skies has been limited by air defense and surface-to-air missiles.