Damian Dovarganes/AP Tens of thousands of Black youth and women go missing across the U.S. each year. But their cases hardly ever grab national headlines, let alone receive the attention and resources dedicated to finding them. The state of California is taking steps to address that, creating a new statewide …

Jose Luis Magana/AP Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be their nominee for House speaker in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Scalise defeated House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, by a vote of 113-99. That gave Scalise a narrow majority of the Republicans’ 221 votes in the chamber, …

Cal Wilson is being remembered for her enormous generosity, sheer talent and the immense impact she had on the lives of all those she met. The Melbourne-based New Zealand comedian died suddenly at the age of 53, from a short illness. She was born in 1970 in Christchurch, New Zealand, where …

This Morning stand-in host Rochelle Humes has paid tribute to Holly Willoughby following her exit, saying she was right to put family first. Willoughy announced on Tuesday she was quitting the ITV daytime programme after 14 years “for me and my family”. The presenter had been absent from the show …

The cause of a huge blaze at London’s Luton Airport that damaged up to 1,500 cars and sparked travel chaos has been revealed. More than 100 firefighters battled through the night to extinguish the car park inferno, which left tens of thousands of passengers facing cancelled or diverted flights. With flights set to be …

Both Steve Smith and Virat Kohli had Border-Gavaskar Trophy flashbacks during different stages of their World Cup opener in Chennai on Sunday. Smith, clean bowled for 46 by the kind of unplayable Ravindra Jadeja delivery that has given Australia’s top-order nightmares, admitted: “I felt like I was back playing Test …

Jaden Smith is celebrating the power of hard work. In new photos shared to social media this week, the 25-year-old son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith showed off the work he’s been putting in on his body in recent years, and the transformation is remarkable. Jaden shared the side-by-side shirtless pics to X (formerly …

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — An encore episode of ‘General Hospital’ will air on Tuesday, October 10 due to an ABC News Special Report. The originally scheduled episode of “General Hospital” will air on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. With more than 15,000 episodes and counting, “General Hospital” is the longest-running daytime …

LAS VEGAS — — Jonathan Marchessault scored, Adin Hill made 23 saves and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Tuesday night after a banner-raising ceremony. Conn Smythe winner Marchessault scored in the first game of the season for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in seven seasons with Vegas. …

PITTSBURGH — Connor Bedard had an assist in his NHL debut, and the Chicago Blackhawks came back from down two goals to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Bedard, selected No. 1 in the 2023 NHL Draft, led Chicago with five shots on goal in 21:29 of ice …