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(GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.) -- A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a pair of the ruby slippers that actress Judy Garland famously wore playing Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." Federal prosecutors allege that Terry Martin stole the iconic slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota -- one of only four remaining pairs worn by Garland in the 1939 film. […]

(NEW YORK) -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company developed the widely used AI conversation program ChatGPT, warned federal lawmakers Tuesday that artificial intelligence could pose significant risks to the world if the technology goes wrong. “We understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are, too. But we believe that we can and must work together to identify and manage the potential downsides, […]

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday heard arguments in a high-stakes bid to invalidate FDA approval of the most widely used abortion medication in the country more than two decades after it hit the market and despite its safe use by millions of women. Three judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals -- one of the most conservative courts in the country -- appeared […]

Brian Rasic/Getty Images Queen’s Brian May and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi had a chance to hang out together this week, but it looks like it may have been more than just a social call. “Joy ! A rare and special afternoon with my dear pal Tony Iommi,” May shared on social media, noting they got together for a “documentary on RIFFS!!!!” Iommi added on his page, “It was so lovely to see my dear friend Brian yesterday […]

On This Day May 17, 1989… After breaking up in 1982, The Doobie Brothers reunited to release their 10th studio album, Cycles. The album featured most of the 1972-1974 lineup, with Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack rejoining the band for the first time since 1977, 1979 and 1974, respectively. The first single from the record, “The Doctor,” was a Top 10 hit for The Doobie Brothers, landing at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 […]

Roswell Records/RCA Records As previously teased, Foo Fighters have premiered another new song off their upcoming album But Here We Are. The track is called "Under You," and follows the lead single "Rescued." Like "Rescued," "Under You" seems like it could be about late Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins with lyrics such as "Someone said I'll never see your face again/Part of me just can't believe it's true." You can listen […]

(NEW YORK) -- A can of beer, a semi-automatic pistol and a dune buggy were factors in a deadly confrontation in Florida on Friday. A Florida man allegedly threw a beer can as a dune buggy passed him, then fatally shot the driver after a confrontation, according to court records. The alleged shooter, Wallace Mannin Kirkland, 59, of Sorrento, Florida, was standing on the side of a road with his […]

(NEW YORK) -- For some people, a parking spot is a nightmare and for others it's a status symbol tied to their homes and vehicles. Slate reporter Henry Grabar, who wrote the book "Paved Paradise How Parking Explains the World," however said that that piece of concrete or a spot inside a garage has wide ranging impacts on the environment, health, and even policy. He spoke with ABC News Live about […]

(NEW YORK) -- A new study from the medical journal JAMA Network estimates there were 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans between 1999 and 2020. "Excess deaths" is an estimate of how many people died above and beyond what is expected, according to the study. Put another way: An estimated 1.63 million more Black Americans died compared to what would have happened if Black people experienced the same death rate […]