Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal freed by Israel, friend says
Disney/Kelsey McNeal (LONDON and JERUSALEM) — Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday, friend and fellow filmmaker Yuval Abraham said, after Ballal was detained by Israeli security forces on Monday. The co-director of
Several federal judges have slammed the Trump administration. Here's what they have said in court
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench as the Trump administration has been hit with numerous lawsuits challenging its policies, layoffs and firings and other orders.
Texas measles outbreak grows to 327 cases with 18 confirmed infections over last 5 days: Officials
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 18 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 327 cases, according to new data
Gusty winds threaten to spread North Carolina wildfires
ABC News (POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — As firefighters continued to battle three stubborn North Carolina wildfires in the same county, a breezy and dry forecast for the danger zones is threatening to spread the flames, officials said. The three
Woman and dog fall into Washington state river, recovery mission underway: Police
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PIERCE COUNTY, Wash.) — A 28-year-old woman is missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. Zuleika Witron was hiking with
Grant Ellis and his new love discuss 'The Bachelor' finale
Christopher Willard/Disney Bachelor Grant Ellis officially popped the question during the season 29 finale of The Bachelor on Monday night. The finale saw Ellis, a day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey, propose to
White House denies 'war plans,' classified information discussed in Signal chat on Yemen
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials with the White House’s National Security Council say they “are reviewing” how a journalist could have been “inadvertently” added to an 18-member group chat that included several of the
Jon M. Chu shuts down Britney Spears biopic casting rumors
Michelangelo Di Battista/Sony/RCA via Getty Images Jon M. Chu is setting the record straight on casting rumors for his Britney Spears biopic. After reports claimed Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Millie Bobby Brown were competing for the
Who is Mike Waltz, the national security adviser who added journalist to Signal group chat?
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he is confident in his national security adviser, Mike Waltz — a day after a report detailed how he inadvertently added a journalist to
From Tiny Toons to Terror: Kenmore’s Amy Schumacher and the Art of Horror Parody
The star and producer of the upcoming ‘Screamboat’ talks remixing a beloved Disney property, on-location shooting, and more.