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‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts at #1 at the box office for Presidents’ weekend

Tuesday, February 17 by ABC News

Wuthering Heights was the box office champ over the long holiday weekend.The film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, earned $38 million domestically over the Presidents' Day holiday to debut at #1, according to Box Office... Read More.

Ari Lennox talks working with Jermaine Dupri: ‘He’s everything’

Tuesday, February 17 by ABC News

Ari Lennox had been applying that "Pressure" long before the song became a hit in 2021, but the collaboration marked the beginning of her working relationship with Jermaine Dupri. Ari told ABC News on the Grammys red carpet that being embraced by the legendary... Read More.

Billy Steinberg, co-writer of ‘Like a Virgin,’ ‘True Colors,’ ‘Eternal Flame’ & more, dead at 75

Tuesday, February 17 by ABC News

Billy Steinberg, the songwriter who, with musical partner Tom Kelly, penned pop classics such as Madonna's "Like a Virgin," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and The Bangles' "Eternal Flame," died Feb. 16 in Los Angeles, his attorney Laurie Soriano confirmed to ABC News. He was... Read More.

Harry Styles to curate UK’s Meltdown Festival, play headlining show as part of event

Monday, February 16 by ABC News

Harry Styles is playing 12 nights at London's Wembley Stadium this summer, but fans will also have a chance to see him in a smaller London venue.Harry has been announced as the curator of Meltdown, the world's longest-running artist-curated music... Read More.

Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, dead at 95

Monday, February 16 by ABC News

Robert Duvall, the Academy Award-winning actor known for roles in some of American cinema's greatest films, including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at age 95."Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our... Read More.

Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say

Monday, February 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Khelin Marcano was preparing for her routine scheduled appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in December, she debated packing a bag full of her 1-year-old daughter's clothes. While she and her husband had been attending appointments without issue, she knew... Read More.

‘Stranger Things’ star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson

Monday, February 16 by ABC News

Maya Hawke and singer-songwriter Christian Lee Hutson are married.The couple exchanged vows in a surprise Valentine's Day ceremony on Feb. 14, surrounded by family and close friends, according to People.Maya Hawke's parents, actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, were both... Read More.

Teen who called for dad’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer

Sunday, February 15 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- A Chicago teen who fought for her father's release from immigration detention while she was battling stage 4 cancer, has died, a representative for her family says.Ofelia Torres died Friday at age 16, according to the family representative. The cause of death... Read More.

Rubio tries to reassure foreign allies in Munich speech

Sunday, February 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a bluntly worded, but ultimately conciliatory, speech Saturday to leaders of Western nations, saying the Trump administration does not want to dismantle its traditional alliances.However, during his speech at the Munich Security Conference, he called... Read More.

Severe weather across the South may bring tornadoes

Saturday, February 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather is headed to the deep South, from Texas to Mississippi, with damaging winds, possible tornadoes and some large hail forecast.A powerful storm system will move out of the Rockies on Saturday and will bring the severe weather across the... Read More.

Author: ABC News

‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts at #1 at the box office for Presidents’ weekend

Ari Lennox talks working with Jermaine Dupri: ‘He’s everything’

Billy Steinberg, co-writer of ‘Like a Virgin,’ ‘True Colors,’ ‘Eternal Flame’ & more, dead at 75

Harry Styles to curate UK’s Meltdown Festival, play headlining show as part of event

Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, dead at 95

Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say

‘Stranger Things’ star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson

Teen who called for dad’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer

Rubio tries to reassure foreign allies in Munich speech

Severe weather across the South may bring tornadoes

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