Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesCelebrities served their best fashion looks on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet Monday, May 6.Held in New York City, the theme, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," is positioned to be an exploration of "rebirth" and "renewal" that uses nature as a metaphor for the impermanence of fashion, according to a release from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.In addition to this year s theme, there is an associated dress code titled "The Garden of Time," which is inspired by J.G. Ballard s 1962 book of the same name.Here are some of the night s most memorable looks:Zendaya: A co-chair of the event, the Challengers actress wore not one but two looks. She stepped out earlier in the evening in a Maison Margiela gown in hues of blue, accessorized with a unique headpiece and dramatic makeup. She then appeared in a black 1996 Galliano gown for Givenchy with a flower bouquet headpiece.Tyla: At her first Met Gala, the singer wore a B
ABC News(WASHINGTON) In the nearly three years since President Joe Biden appointed Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency has taken on some of America s largest corporations, filing lawsuits or taking other actions to challenge Big Tech, Big Pharma and Big Business."The FTC has been squarely focused on making sure we re using all of our tools and authorities to protect the American people from illegal business practices," Khan told ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an interview that aired Sunday.Tasked with enforcing the nation s antitrust laws and protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices, the FTC under Khan has homed in on industry giants like Amazon, Meta and biotechnology company Amgen. But not every pursuit has been successful an attempt to block Meta from acquiring a virtual reality startup failed, for example and Khan told Karl that she believes there s still much more to do."I
Universal PicturesThe Fall Guy topped the North American box office with an estimated $28.5 million in its opening weekend. The action comedy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, was expected to grab between $30 and $40 million, according to Variety.The movie added an estimated $25.4 million at the international box office, for a worldwide total of $65.4 million.Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, rereleased to honor May the Fourth, took second place, earning an estimated $8.1 million. The film, originally released in 1999, earned an estimated $6.4 million overseas, for a global tally of $14.5 million.Third place went to the Zendaya-led romantic sports drama Challengers, which collected an estimated $7.65 million at the domestic box office. Its two-week global tally currently stands at over $52 million.The second of this week s two major releases, the horror film Tarot, debuted in fourth place with an estimated $6.5 million. It added an estimated $3.7 million overseas, for a worldwide to
WKBW(BUFFALO, N.Y.) Saturday night outside a house party in Buffalo, New York, several blocks from the supermarket where a 2022 mass shooting occurred, according to police.The shooting unfolded just after 11 p.m. in Buffalo s East Side neighborhood where "several hundred" teenagers were gathered for a party, police said."This is a tragic day in the city of Buffalo. Overnight six young people shot between the ages of 14 to 16 years old," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said on his weekly radio show Sunday afternoon. "A 14-year-old girl is dead, a 15-year-old boy is in stable but critical condition. Fortunately, the other four children that were wounded will be OK."No arrests were announced as of Sunday afternoon. The Buffalo Police Department is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact investigators."If you were shooting and you want to prove that you have a conscience, we would encourage you to come in. You owe it to the little girl th
Ramiro Sanches/Getty Images(PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil) Severe flooding in Brazil has left 75 people dead, 103 individuals unaccounted for and multiple families standing on their rooftops hoping to be rescued, authorities said Sunday.The dire situation comes as heavy rain continues to downpour on Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil s southernmost state, according to officials.The Guaíba River, in the capital city of Porto Alegre, reached a high record level of 17.4 feet, putting the city s 1.4 million residents in a situation of unprecedented crisis, officials said.The Rio Grande do Sul s governor s office told ABC News, thus far, 75 people have died in the flooding, 103 individuals remain missing, 839, 000 houses in the area have no water and 421, 000 houses have no power.So far, 707, 000 people have been impacted by the ongoing flooding and more than 105,000 people have been evacuated in total, according to the governor s office, which notes, at least 20,000 people have lost their homes.Authoriti