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Funeral held for 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest Bondi Beach victim

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, who was the youngest victim of this weekend's mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.A tiny white coffin was slowly carried... Read More.

On This Day, Dec. 18, 2020: Paul McCartney releases ‘McCartney III’

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

Paul McCartney released the solo album McCartney III, the third installment in a trio of solo albums on which he played most of the instruments himself.The Beatle recorded the album at his Sussex studio while in lockdown due to COVID-19. McCartney III would go... Read More.

Billie Eilish is part of ‘Survivor”s 50th season, but not as a player

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

Billie Eilish sang, "I put on Survivor just to watch somebody suffer" in her 2022 song "TV." Now, she's part of the beloved CBS reality show's landmark 50th season.In the trailer for the new season, which begins in February, one... Read More.

Russia preparing for another year of war despite peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- LONDON -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address on Wednesday that Russia is preparing "the coming year as a year of war," despite ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks to end Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin... Read More.

Bondi Beach survivor recalls getting shot while running toward his family

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- When shots rang out at a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach, Arsen Ostrovsky said he thought it could've been balloons popping."Because it was the carnival, there were clowns and children's activities," he told ABC News. "But then it was just non-stop,... Read More.

Travis! Sabrina! Get a peek at the next two episodes of ‘The End of an Era’; final two will drop early

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

Taylor Swift is giving fans an early Christmas present, along with a sneak peek at the next two episodes of her The End of an Era Disney+ docuseries.ABC's Good Morning America debuted an exclusive clip Thursday from the new episodes,... Read More.

US admits failures in deadly mid-air crash at DC’s Reagan National Airport

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. government admitted some failures and accepted liability for its role in the deadly Jan. 29 mid-air crash over the Potomac River between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter, according to a filing in a civil suit, but pushed back... Read More.

In brief: KJ Apa stars as Jimmy Stewart in ‘Jimmy’ trailer and more

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

KJ Apa takes on the role of actor Jimmy Stewart in the official teaser trailer for the biopic Jimmy. The film, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 6, 2026, tells the true story of one of America's most-beloved actors during... Read More.

What to know about Nick Reiner’s high-profile attorney Alan Jackson, his past clients

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nick Reiner, the son of slain director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, has retained a high-profile attorney to represent him as he faces murder charges in their killing.Alan Jackson, who defended Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and Karen Read... Read More.

Brian Walshe set to be sentenced for murdering and dismembering wife

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- Brian Walshe is set to be sentenced on Thursday after a Massachusetts jury found him guilty of killing and dismembering his wife, the mother of their three children.His wife, Ana Walshe, went missing on Jan. 1, 2023, at the age of... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Funeral held for 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest Bondi Beach victim

On This Day, Dec. 18, 2020: Paul McCartney releases ‘McCartney III’

Billie Eilish is part of ‘Survivor”s 50th season, but not as a player

Russia preparing for another year of war despite peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Bondi Beach survivor recalls getting shot while running toward his family

Travis! Sabrina! Get a peek at the next two episodes of ‘The End of an Era’; final two will drop early

US admits failures in deadly mid-air crash at DC’s Reagan National Airport

In brief: KJ Apa stars as Jimmy Stewart in ‘Jimmy’ trailer and more

What to know about Nick Reiner’s high-profile attorney Alan Jackson, his past clients

Brian Walshe set to be sentenced for murdering and dismembering wife

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