According to the record label, the song was written about veterans suffering from PTSD.
The indie movie company Neon has released its first image of Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales, in its upcoming drama "Spencer." Production on the film just got underway in Germany for a planned release this fall, ahead of 2022's 25th anniversary of Diana's death. The photo shows Stewart as the spitting image of the princess turned human rights advocate.
Women in the U.S. Army can soon wear nail polish, lipstick and earrings as well as their hair in more natural hairstyles thanks to what the Army calls "major revisions" to its regulations. In addition to relaxed grooming standards, women in the Army who are breastfeeding or pumping will also have the option to wear an undershirt. "We are continuously assessing our policies to identify areas for improvement, then implementing policies that demonstrate our commitment to ensuring all Soldiers feel as though they are valued members of the Army team," Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, Army deputy chief of staff for personnel, said in a statement Monday announcing the changes.
Meena Harris, the niece of Vice President Kamala Harris, said being taught that having ambition was a "good thing" growing up and explained why family is the inspiration behind her children's book, "Ambitious Girl." "Everything that inspires me really goes back to family," Harris said of her children's book. "When I got to the working world, I realized that society tells us something much different and that we do not view female ambition so positively."
Amanda Gorman, the poet who captivated the country's attention at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harrs, can add another title to her resume: model. The 22-year-old Los Angeles native has signed with IMG Models, the same agency that represents supermodel sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid. IMG Models confirmed in a tweet that they are now representing Gorman, but have not yet released further details on partnerships or deals for the Harvard graduate.
Using a federal system designed to warn all Americans about terrorist threats to the U.S. homeland, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that anger "fueled by false narratives," especially unfounded claims about the 2020 presidential election, could lead some inside the country to launch attacks in the coming weeks. "Information suggests that some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence," according to a bulletin issued Wednesday through the DHS National Terrorist Advisory System -- or NTAS. The system was last used to issue a public warning a year ago, when DHS issued a bulletin over potential retaliation by Iran for the U.S. assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq days earlier.
A key plant in the U.K.'s vaccine supply chain was forced to evacuate on Wednesday after receiving a "suspicious package," which authorities have recovered and now are analyzing. The plant in the Wrexham Industrial Estate in north Wales is owned by the Indian pharmaceutical company Wockhardt, which has a partnership with AstraZeneca to manufacture vaccines in the U.K. "Wockhardt UK in Wrexham this morning received a suspicious package to site," the company said in a statement to ABC News.
An army of amateur traders loosely organizing on Reddit have shaken up all preconceived notions about the stock market as they fueled the meteoric rise of GameStop stock. Shares for GameStop, the electronics retailer that has largely struggled in recent years, have skyrocketed by nearly 2,000% since the beginning of the year. On Wednesday alone, the hot stock jumped by more than 100% after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk further fanned the flames on Twitter after markets closed Tuesday.
"Without Me" singer Halsey announced Wednesday on Instagram she is pregnant with her first child. Sharing a series of three photos showing off a baby bump, the 26-year-old performer -- born Ashley Frangipane -- kept the caption simple as she wrote "surprise!" and included emojis of a baby bottle, a rainbow and a cherub. In the first photo, Halsey is seen wearing jeans and a colorful crocheted bra.
Your mail will soon feature characters from a galaxy far, far away thanks to a new line of stamps coming from the United States Postal Service. In an official release, USPS said its latest collection of stamps will salute "Star Wars" droids such as C-3PO and R2-D2 for the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm. The beloved BB-8 from the latest "Star Wars" trilogy will, of course, make an appearance alongside other fan favorites: IG-11, C1-10P (aka "Chopper"), K-2SO, D-O, L3-37, a GNK (a power droid) and a 2-1B (a surgical droid).
Old Navy has launched a line of activewear face masks for adults and children: Active Face Masks. The new protective face coverings have been redesigned to include a sporty, contoured fit with an adjustable nosepiece. The children's Active Face Masks retail for the same price and are available in six colors with fun names such as "Neon Poppin'."
Sea shanties have seemingly taken over TikTok, and the U.S. Navy band recently got in on the craze by giving an early Taylor Swift hit a sea-faring transformation. On Monday, the band released a tongue-in-cheek parody of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Swift's Grammy-nominated record from 2012's "Red." Theres's even a reference to another Swift song, "I Knew You Were Trouble," off the same album.
John David Washington is opening up about following in the footsteps of his father, Denzel Washington, Hollywood's leading man. The former athlete, 36, told The Wall Street Journal that he always wanted to mirror his two-time Oscar-winning dad's path. "I always wanted to do what he did, always wanted to be an artist," John David said.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of "The Wedding Planner," stars Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey virtually reunited to reminisce about the romantic comedy. Hitting up Instagram Live on Tuesday, the two expressed disbelief over the movie's major milestone, with Lopez, who played Mary Fiore, in complete disbelief they made the film together back in 2001 with director Adam Shankman. Both agreed that "it still feels like yesterday" that they were filming together, which brought them to reflect on the movie's finale -- the big kiss scene.
Tennessee authorities are searching for a 70-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two duck hunters, officials said. The duck hunters, Chance Black, 26, and Zachery Grooms 25, were at Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee on Monday morning when the suspect, David Vowell, approached them, District Attorney Tommy Thomas told ABC News. An argument ensued and Vowell allegedly fatally shot both men, Thomas said, citing a witness.
President Joe Biden took a series of actions on climate change on his seventh full day in office, fulfilling campaign promises such as freezing new oil and gas leasing on federal land and kicking off his ambitious agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- making tackling climate change a priority across the federal government. Biden’s actions Wednesday will follow up on several climate-related executive orders he signed in his first few days in office, including rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate, and revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Biden and his top climate advisers, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, said the steps to tackle climate change will also be good for the economy and create jobs for former energy industry workers struggling with a downturn in industries like coal or oil production.
While the push to get Americans vaccinated continues across the country, preliminary data has emerged that lab-created monoclonal antibodies could be a treatment for COVID-19. The pharmaceutical company Regeneron said Wednesday its antibody cocktail appears to hold up against the U.K. and South African variants. Researchers at Columbia University and Regeneron scientists each independently confirmed the antibodies' success in neutralizing both variants they tested it against.
President Joe Biden was clear on the campaign trail that he would roll back several actions taken by the Trump administration, many of them having to do with climate and the environment. Throughout his presidency, Trump reversed several American commitments to mitigating climate change that were made during the Obama administration -- most notably pulling out of the Paris Agreement, removing clean water protections and seeking to fast-track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects, such as drilling, fuel pipelines and wind farms. After Biden was sworn in as the 46th president on Jan. 20, he was ready with pen in hand to begin signing executive actions -- 33 in less than a week, with nearly two dozen of them aimed specifically at undoing what was on Trump's agenda.
A lobbyist brother of Biden's new White House counselor Steve Ricchetti has reported his best quarter of business since 2009 after picking up several major new clients just before and after the November election. Ricchetti Inc., the lobbying firm Jeff Ricchetti previously shared with this brother Steve, has signed up nearly a dozen new clients, according to lobbying disclosure reports.
The Biden administration is "actively looking" at requiring COVID-19 tests before domestic flights, a senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said on Tuesday. This would be an expansion of the administration's mandatory testing requirement for U.S.-bound travelers that took effect on Tuesday. All travelers flying into the U.S. must now provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than three days before their flight, or they will be denied boarding.
FKA twigs is opening up with more allegations of abuse she said she suffered from ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. Speaking Monday on the "Grounded with Louis Theroux" podcast, the 33-year-old said she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks because of her past relationship with the "Transformers" actor. "I felt so controlled and I felt so confused and I felt so low," FKA twigs, born Tahliah Barnett, said, alleging that LaBeouf forced her to live a "contained life."
