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Hundreds of displaced pets find refuge after being displaced in the LA wildfires

Food and water has been left out for pets roaming Los Angeles County without their owners or homes after wildfires blazed through the area in January 2025. Via ABC News(Los Angeles) -- Whimpers and whines can be heard long before the sad feline and canine faces are visible within one Los Angeles-area animal shelter that has been overflowing since the fires.Nearly 1,000 displaced and stray animals have come through the Pasadena Humane Society, just half a mile from a stadium […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Sports News

Scoreboard roundup — 1/23/25

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONSpurs 140, Pacers 110Trail Blazers 101, Magic 79Raptors 122, Hawks 119Mavericks 121, Thunder 115Heat 96, Bucks 125Kings 123, Nuggets 132Bulls 106, Warriors 131Celtics 96, Lakers 117Wizards 93, Clippers 110NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUESenators 0, Bruins 2Canadiens 2, Red Wings 4Flyers 1, Rangers 6Blue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 7Golden Knights 4, Blues 2Utah Hockey Club 4, Wild 0Sabres 2, Flames 5Canucks 2, Oilers 6Penguins 1, Ducks 5Capitals 3, Kraken 0Predators 6, Sharks […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

Phil Collins’ ‘No Jacket Required’ is turning 40

Rhino/Warner RecordsAfter two successful solo albums, Face Value and Hello, I Must Be Going, Genesis frontman Phil Collins saw his solo career skyrocket thanks to the release of his third solo record, No Jacket Required, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Saturday.The 1985 release saw Collins embracing a more up-tempo sound, which proved to be wildly popular with fans. The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, where it spent seven weeks. It also went to #1 in several other […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

National News

Newark mayor says ICE ‘raided’ a business, as agents make arrests in other Northeast cities

(aire images/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Trump administration border czar Tom Homan recently promised to carry out “big raids” in sanctuary cities across the U.S. -- and scenes of immigration authorities detaining migrants Thursday have rattled some residents in cities like Newark, Boston and New York City.However, sources told ABC News the enforcement operations this week since President Donald Trump's second inauguration are the type of routine immigration raids that have been customary of ICE for years.In a post on X, […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

Music News

KISS’ ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ tops the ‘Billboard’ Top TV Songs chart

ABC/TsuniKISS has found themselves on top of a new chart.The band’s classic “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” is #1 on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart for December 2024, thanks to its use in the third season of the Disney+ series What If…?The song earned 8.6 million official on-demand U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads to earn the top spot.“I Was Made For Lovin’ You" has also jumped to #2 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs Sales chart for Jan. 18 thanks to […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

Music News

Jeff Beck’s guitar collection brings in over $10 million at auction

Larry Busacca/Getty Images for GibsonA collection of Jeff Beck’s guitars was sold at auction Thursday, bringing in over $10 million, which is over eight times what they were expected to sell for.The auction took place at Christie’s in London, with bids coming in from 40 countries.Among the guitars sold were Beck’s iconic 1954 “Oxblood” Gibson Les Paul, which brought in over $1.3 million, double its initial estimate, setting a new world record for the sale of a Gibson Les Paul. In addition, […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

Music News

The Beatles earn Brit Awards nomination for ‘Now and Then’

Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UmeNominees for the 2025 Brit Awards were announced Thursday, with The Beatles recognized for their 2023 single “Now and Then.”The track, which was billed as the final Beatles song, has been short-listed for song of the year, along with tunes by Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX with Billie Eilish and others.The nomination comes nearly 50 years after The Beatles last earned a Brit Award nomination, which happened at the inaugural awards in 1977.And this isn’t the first big nomination The Beatles have received for “Now […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

Music News

Billy Joel and Rod Stewart announce another co-headlining show

Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images for ABABilly Joel and Rod Stewart continue to announce co-headlining stadium shows for 2025.The latest is a Sept. 20 date at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tickets go on sale Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. Citi cardmembers can access tickets on Jan. 27 at 10 a.m ET.Billy and Rod played their first shows together last year. So far, in addition to this new date, the two are also set to perform together July 18 at Yankee Stadium. […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

National News

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(SEATTLE) -- A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday heard a request made by four Democratic-led states to issue a temporary restraining order against the executive order signed by Trump that purports to limit birthright citizenship -- long guaranteed by the 14th Amendment -- to people who have at least one parent who is a United States citizen or […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

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