ABC News South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending a controversial account she shares in a new book about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in an incident she said was decades ago. “I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book …

ABC News President Joe Biden tweaked the concerns over his fitness for office and dug at his 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night. Speaking at a ritzy Washington hotel to politicos and journalists alike, the 81-year-old commander in chief alluded to his past physical stumbles. “I told her, ‘Don’t worry, …

ABC News As protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and the treatment of civilians continue at dozens of colleges and universities across the country, the White House says that President Joe Biden respects the right of demonstrators to make their voices heard — peacefully — but “we don’t want to see anybody hurt in the process” as some …

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kristi Noem is speculated to be among the leading contenders to be Donald Trump’s choice of a running mate. In her new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” obtained by ABC News, South Dakota’s Republican governor writes about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, …

KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — About 152 people across 30 counties in West Virginia have been exposed to measles, state health officials said Friday. Earlier this week, the first confirmed case of measles in the state since 2009 was identified, according to the West Virginia Department of Health (WVDH). The patient was someone who was undervaccinated and …

Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines famously allows passengers to select their own seats upon boarding, but the low fare carrier could be changing course. Earlier this week, after the Dallas-based carrier reported a $231 million net loss from the first quarter of 2024, CEO Bob Jordan commented on the “disappointing” results and said they are …

aimintang/Getty Images (AUGUSTA, Maine) — Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state’s split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same. The two states are the only ones in the country to allocate some delegates proportionally by congressional district, which in 2020 allowed President Joe Biden and …

Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images The trailer to Spacey Unmasked, a documentary about Kevin Spacey from the U.K.’s Channel 4 that will debut there on May 6, has debuted online. Thanks to a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the doc will also air in the States at some point, Variety reports. In 2017, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning House of Cards star’s …

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ – New Line/WireImage Peter Jackson‘s Oscar-winning epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy is returning to theaters for three days in June. The extended and remastered cuts of 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring, 2002’s The Two Towers and the finale, 2003’s The Return of the King, will screen starting …

Disney/Scott Kirkland Ryan Gosling apparently hasn’t let his pipes cool down since his “I’m Just Ken” Oscar night showstopper. In a new spot promoting The Fall Guy, the Academy Award nominee goes for an eventful ride with members of his upcoming action-comedy’s stunt team. The film was directed by stuntman-turned-blockbuster director David Leitch, who calls Ryan to talk through the …