Biden administration pauses ammunition shipments to Israel, US officials say

Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is delaying shipments of ammunition expected to be sent to Israel, three U.S. officials told ABC News on Tuesday in what appears to be the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that the U.S. has withheld weapons from its ally. According to one U.S. official, the U.S. Air Force has …

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Jeremy Renner is “coming out stronger” as ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ shooting draws to an end

Paramount+ On his Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, Jeremy Renner posted a smiling photo taken behind the scenes of the third season of his acclaimed Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown.  “We’ve been here in Pittsburgh, Pa for the entire year so far,” Renner said. “Our end is near bestowing a new beginning for the fans.” The actor, who suffered a near-fatal snowplow accident in 2023, …

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Where is Apple headed after latest product event? Experts weigh in

Fiordaliso/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Apple unveiled new models of its iPad at an event on Tuesday, promising revamped devices at affordable prices. “This is the biggest day for iPad since its introduction,” CEO Tim Cook declared. The announcement exemplified the current strategy at Apple: Rely on new models of its signature items, rather than transition to the next big …

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TikTok sues federal government over potential US ban

NurPhoto/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday over what it called an “unconstitutional” potential ban of the social media platform in the United States. In the lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance claim the law signed by President Joe Biden last month — which would force the company to sell …

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Robert Downey Jr. to make Broadway debut in this fall’s ‘McNeal’

Good Morning America Fresh from his everything-winning run for Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. is headed to Broadway.  Downey will produce and make his Broadway debut in McNeal, a new drama from Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar that will be helmed by Lincoln Center Theater resident director Bartlett Sher, the Tony winner whose 2018 adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird became the bestselling American play …

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Boy Scouts changing name to Scouting America to be more inclusive

Robb Reece / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In an effort to be more inclusive, The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouting America, the organization announced Tuesday. The rebrand reflects “the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcome every youth and family in America to experience the benefits of Scouting,” the group said in a release. The Boy …

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says Marvel Studios will slow down to “focus more on quality”

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ – Marvel Studios On Disney’s fiscal Q2 earnings call Tuesday, May 7, Disney CEO Bob Iger explained that a promised slow down of Marvel Studios projects is underway. Amid poor performance from projects including Marvel’s Secret Invasion on Disney+, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, as well as box office whiffs like Disney’s …

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Trump privately urged Greene to drop push to oust Speaker Johnson

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump spoke privately with Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over the weekend and urged her to drop her push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, a source close to the president confirmed to ABC News. During their discussion, Trump told Greene that the party needs to be unified, according to the source. The …

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“More torture awaits”: ‘Wednesday”s sophomore season cast revealed

Netflix/Helen Sloan In a video posted Tuesday, May 7, of Thing delivering scripts to the players that were, Netflix revealed the cast for the second season of its global hit Wednesday, including an impressive list of guest stars and the characters some of them will play. These include Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the Addams Family movies; Absolutely …

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Study of 100K Black women launches to figure out why more Black women are getting cancer

Courtesy American Cancer Society (NEW YORK) — Jacque Berry and her daughter, Breanna Berry, are Black women who say they have been surrounded by cancer all their lives. “My great-grandmother had breast cancer,” Breanna Berry, 30, told ABC News’ Good Morning America. “I remember when I was like 10 and she’d say, ‘Sweetie, go get me some tissue to stuff …

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