ABC News President James Goldston says in a statement Friday that Vargas is leaving to pursue new ventures. She is 55.
Author: The Associated Press
Mariah Carey returns to ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’
The Grammy-winning singer’s live performance in Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2016 was marked by problems, but now she’s back.
Tax overhaul leads to end-of-year rush to pay property bills
Tax collectors in many communities are seeing a surge in property tax prepayments before 2018 in an effort to cash in — for one last year.
U.N. imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea
The new sanctions approved in the council resolution include sharply cutting limits on North Korea’s imports of refined oil.
FCC proposes $13.4M fine for TV-station owner Sinclair
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $13.4 million fine on TV-station owner Sinclair for not identifying paid programming as advertising.
British celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies while imprisoned for sexual assault
The confidant to the stars, whose clients included Simon Cowell and ex-Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed, was 74.
Priest who used to be KKK member apologizes 40 years later
The Rev. William Aitcheson told Philip and Barbara Butler he was “blinded by hate and ignorance” when he targeted them in 1977 at their home.
Actor Steve Reevis of ‘Fargo,’ ‘Dances With Wolves’ dies at 55
Ralph Foster of the Foster Funeral Home said Friday that Reevis died Thursday at a hospital Missoula. He did not know the cause of death.
Bono tells paper he takes tax probe ‘incredibly seriously’
The U2 frontman was named in the “Paradise Papers” leaks that detailed the offshore tax arrangements of numerous high-profile individuals.
China logs strong exports, imports, as economy gains steam
China reported strong growth Friday in both exports and imports in November in a reassuring sign for the world’s second-biggest economy.