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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
Morning news brief
President Biden is expected to announce Tuesday he's seeking a second term. Jury selection is to start in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit against Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News.
Fire-breathing dragon at California's Disneyland caught fire over the weekend
Video shows the animatronic dragon engulfed in flames. It happened during a performance where Mickey Mouse is supposed to defeat this dragon. No people or mice were injured.
Feinstein dilemma: California voters consider whether the senator should retire
by Scott Shafer
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, is facing calls to resign after missing key Senate votes because of health issues. California voters talk about her absence. (Story first aired on ATC on April 24, 2023.)
Following the mass shooting in Dadeville, Ala., calls grow louder for gun reform
by Kyle Gassiott
Funerals for the victims of a mass shooting during a Sweet 16 party in Alabama are being held, as some question the state's new gun law that allows 19-year-olds to carry weapons without a permit.
Huge Rocky Mountain snowfall provides drought relief but causes flood worries
by Ryan Heinsius
Rain after big fires last year had whole neighborhoods in Flagstaff, Ariz., sandbagging to protect homes. Near-record snowpack in the mountains are threatening to test larger scale flood controls.
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have died in the battle for Bakhmut
by Joanna Kakissis
As Russia advances on Bakhmut, the loved ones of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war's longest battle mourn at an ever-growing cemetery in Kyiv, and pin their hopes on an imminent counteroffensive.
Storytellers at a Los Angeles planetarium join the union representing Broadway actors
by Andrea Hsu
The planetarium lecturers at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles have unionized. They hope that doing so will help preserve their longstanding tradition of live storytelling.
Fox News and Tucker Carlson have parted ways, the network announced
Fox News announced Monday that primetime star Tucker Carlson had hosted his last show on Friday. Fox had stood by him through several controversies. Why the split now?
Maryland created a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to rein in prices
by Scott Maucione
Maryland is working on a new way to keep prescription drugs affordable, as pharmaceutical companies continue to raise prices. Other states are following Maryland's lead.