(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) — A suspect is dead after a shooting and vehicle ramming incident at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
No injuries have been confirmed, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
Preliminary information is that this was an intentional vehicle ramming, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
According to the sources, the driver was seen steering around security bollards, and caused a fire when colliding the car into the building’s front doors.
The suspect was then engaged by synagogue security, the sheriff said.
The Michigan State Police said it’s urging residents to stay away from the area and said police are increasing patrols at other places of worship in the area.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit said in a statement, “We are aware of an active security incident at Temple Israel. Law enforcement are responding. Our Jewish agencies are currently in precautionary lockdown.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement, “This is heartbreaking. Michigan’s Jewish community should be able to live and practice their faith in peace.”
“I am hoping for everyone’s safety,” she added.
In New York City, the NYPD said it’s continuing to deploy officers to synagogues and other Jewish institutions “out of an abundance of caution.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The 98th Academy Awards air March 15 on ABC and will also stream live on Hulu.
The 98th annual Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday. This year’s nominees have cemented their place in Oscars history. Here’s a look at some of the historical achievements that could be made and records that could be broken at this year’s ceremony.
Sinners has the opportunity to break the record for the most Oscars won in a single night. The film is nominated for a record-number 16 awards at the ceremony. If it wins 12 of those trophies, it will surpass Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which all currently hold the record for most wins in a night with 11. If One Battle After Another wins 12 of its 13 nominations, it could also beat the same record.
If Sinners helmer Ryan Coogler wins in the best director category, he would become the first Black director to do so. He is the seventh Black director to be nominated in the category. Wunmi Mosaku is nominated for best supporting actress for her performance in Coogler’s film. She was born in Zaria, Nigeria, and is British-Nigerian. If she wins, she will become the first Nigerian to ever win an Oscar in any category.
Sentimental Value could break the record for the most Oscars won by a non-English-language film. The movie is nominated for nine trophies. If it wins five of them, it would beat Fanny and Alexander, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Parasite and All Quiet On The Western Front, which all hold the current record with four wins. If its stars Renate Reinsve or Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas win best actress or best supporting actress, they will become the first Norwegians to win for any acting performance. Similarly, if Stellan Skarsgård wins for his performance in the film, he will be the first Swedish male actor to ever win an Oscar for acting, as well as the first Nordic male actor to do so.
The Oscars will take place on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show will air live on ABC and will also stream live on Hulu.
(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) — Authorities are responding after shots were fired at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
FBI Director Kash Patel described the incident as an “apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation” at Temple Israel.
No injuries have been confirmed, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
The suspect came to the synagogue and was engaged by synagogue security, the sheriff said, adding that the suspect is not in custody at this time.
Preliminary information is that this was an intentional vehicle ramming, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
According to the sources, the driver was seen steering around security bollards, and caused a fire when colliding the car into the building’s front doors.
The Michigan State Police said it’s urging residents to stay away from the area and said police are increasing patrols at other places of worship in the area.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit said in a statement, “We are aware of an active security incident at Temple Israel. Law enforcement are responding. Our Jewish agencies are currently in precautionary lockdown.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement, “This is heartbreaking. Michigan’s Jewish community should be able to live and practice their faith in peace.”
“I am hoping for everyone’s safety,” she added.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Cover of Tears for Fears’ ‘Songs From The Big Chair’ (UMe)
Tears For Fears’ classic track “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” has been given a new spin by pop star Harry Styles.
Styles covered the song during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The singer is out promoting his recently released album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., and will be the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live March 14.
“Everybody Wants To Rule the World” appeared on Tears For Fears’ second studio album, 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair, which hit #1 in the U.S. and has been certified five-times Platinum. “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” became the band’s first #1 hit, spending two weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. The second single from the album, “Shout,” also went to #1.
This isn’t the first time Harry has covered a classic tune for Live Lounge. In 2017 he performed his take on Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”
Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin, Oscar Isaac as Josh Martin and Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller in ‘Beef’ season 2. (Netflix)
FINNEAS is scoring the upcoming second season of the Netflix anthology series Beef.
The show, created by showrunner Lee Sung Jin, will return with a new storyline and cast on April 16.
“Very grateful to Sonny for involving me, very grateful for the incredible performances from the entire cast,” FINNEAS says in a statement. “I probably watched every scene 100 times while I scored the show and I felt it every time. True fan of this show, very honored and proud to be a part of it.”
The first season of Beef starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, and premiered in 2023. The soundtrack notably featured a number of ’90s and early 2000s rock songs, including a cover of the Incubus hit “Drive” recorded by Yeun.
The Beef season 2 cast includes Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.
FINNEAS previously scored the 2024 Apple TV miniseries Disclaimer. Outside of his soundtrack work, he’s released two solo albums and put out a record with singer-songwriter Ashe as The Favors.
FINNEAS is also known for producing his sister Billie Eilish’s albums.
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
The Pretty Reckless’ next album officially has a title.
The fifth studio effort from Taylor Momsen and company is called Dear God and is due out June 26. A new track from the record, titled “When I Wake Up,” premieres Thursday at midnight.
“And so it begins… the dawn of a new era,” Momsen writes in an Instagram post.
Dear God is the follow-up to 2021’s Death by Rock and Roll. In between, The Pretty Reckless put out a compilation called Other Worlds in 2022, as well as a new single, “For I Am Death,” and a holiday EP in 2025.
The Pretty Reckless is currently on tour in South America with AC/DC.
Jason Segal in Apple TV’s ‘Shrinking’ (Courtesy Apple TV)
Christina Perri’s hit “A Thousand Years” figures prominently in the latest episode of the Apple TV series Shrinking, so the show managed to arrange for Christina to come and sing the tune with most of the cast.
In the episode we learn that Jason Segel’s character, Jimmy, and his late wife, Tia, used to sing “A Thousand Years” at karaoke, but Tia misheard the lyric “I will be brave” as “I will be grape” — which is why the episode is titled “I Will Be Grape.”
In a YouTube video, we see Jason at the piano with Christina next to him. He plays the song while she sings, and the cast members gather around. As cast member Luke Tennie joins on guitar, everyone else chimes in on the chorus, “I have died every day waiting for you/ Darling don’t be afraid, I will love you for a thousand years/ I’ll love you for a thousand more.”
While star Harrison Ford isn’t included in the group, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie, Rachel Stubington, Lukita Maxwell and guest star Cobie Smulders are all present and singing along.
Christina wrote “A Thousand Years” for the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1. While it peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, it’s since gone on to sell over 10 million units.
Smoke from a building in the center of the city which has been hit by the IDF after an evacuation order on March 12, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — As Israel continued striking Beirut on Thursday, Israel’s military is preparing to expand its activity in Lebanon, Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
The IDF issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, expanding the area in the south of Lebanon from which residents have been told to leave. The area now extends past the Litani River, all the way to the Zahrani River.
“I warned the Lebanese president that if the Lebanese government does not know how to control the territory and prevent Hezbollah from threatening the northern communities and firing at Israel — we will take the territory and do it ourselves,” Katz said in remarks at a military operations center in Tel Aviv.
“The prime minister and I instructed the [Israel Defense Forces] to prepare to expand IDF activity in Lebanon and restore peace and security to the northern communities,” Katz added.
The expanded evacuation order now includes the city of Nabatieh, with a population of at least 35,000 people.
Overnight, Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s Corniche, a seafront area where many had evacuated to, following orders by the IDF to leave southern Beirut neighborhoods, a Hezbollah stronghold that the IDF has been striking and bombing in the past 12 days. At least eight people have died and dozens more were injured in the strikes, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
“The IDF continues to conduct extensive waves of strikes from the air and sea in the Beirut area against the Hezbollah terrorist organization … Among the targets struck were terrorist infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, central headquarters, and the IRGC Air Force headquarters in Beirut,” the IDF said in a statement Thursday.
Around 800,000 have now been driven from their homes in southern Lebanon and Beirut, according to Lebanese officials.
The Israeli military had issued an urgent evacuation notice for parts of southern Lebanon, including Beirut, on Wednesday, days after first ordering the evacuation of residents from southern Lebanon.
The two have continued to trade fire since Israel last week began carrying out intensified attacks targeting Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy force in Lebanon, following its strikes on Iran.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah announced a new operation against its neighbor, launching dozens of rockets.
Israel has responded with an intense bombardment of the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.
The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it began a “large-scale wave of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure” after issuing an “urgent and dangerous” evacuation alert for the area.
In an update late Wednesday, the IDF said it had struck 10 Hezbollah facilities in Dahieh in 30 minutes, including an intelligence headquarters and command centers.
Since March 2, when Israel began issuing evacuation warnings amid its airstrikes, over 630 people have been killed and nearly 1,600 injured in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. T (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told ABC News on Thursday that he is running for reelection, not announcing his retirement.
Clyburn, 85, later made the announcement official at South Carolina Democratic Party HQ in Columbia, where he promised to mount a “vigorous campaign” as he pursues an 18th term in the House of Representatives.
Amid speculation that he may opt to retire, the former House majority whip admitted he seriously considered it and consulted with his three daughters and polled constituents. He said the message he received was, “We don’t want you to leave.”
“So, I’m responding to the people down here,” Clyburn said.
After more than 33 years in the House, what is left unfinished for Clyburn to accomplish?
“We exist in pursuit of a more perfect union,” Clyburn said. “There’s nobody here today who thinks that this country is perfect. It is not a perfect country. But I don’t think there’s anybody today who believe that we should give up on that pursuit of perfection, and I’m here today to say I do believe that I’m very well equipped and healthy enough to move into the next term, trying to do the things that are necessary to continue that pursuit of perfection.”
Clyburn’s potential reelection would push his political survival beyond Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, who are retiring at the end of the current term on Jan. 3, 2027.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats need a net gain of just three seats to seize the majority in November’s midterm elections.
“He was among those who asked me to stay,” Clyburn said of Jeffries. “He expressed an interest in my being a part of his leadership if he were to take the House back.”
Clyburn helped propel former President Joe Biden to the White House in 2020, throwing his endorsement behind Biden days before the South Carolina primary after three consecutive primary victories by Bernie Sanders as a field of Democrats vied for the party nomination.
Biden awarded Clyburn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024.
“Always grounded in faith, family and service, Jim has guided South Carolina and our country with a steady hand and honest heart for over the last half century,” Biden said. “I would not be standing here as president making these awards were it not for Jim. I mean that sincerely.”
Clyburn on Thursday would not say whether, if he is reelected, it would be his final term.
“This could very well be my last term, and it could very well not be,” Clyburn said. “We’ll just see how things go.”
Clyburn’s announcement comes as an increasing number of members of Congress are retiring, including Pelosi, 85, Hoyer, 86, and Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84.
Clyburn said in a 2021 interview with Axios that there is a path for the next generation and that if they wanted his seat, to “come get it.”
“The path is there for the next generation; I never asked anyone to die for me. I don’t know why people come saying you need to step aside for me. No. If you want my seat, come get it,” Clyburn said at the time.
Still, the U.S. Congress has gotten younger as a whole, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of representatives and senators who took office at the start of the 119th Congress.
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years. That’s down from 57.9 at the start of the 118th Congress (2023-2025), 58.9 in the 117th Congress (2021-2023).
The Senate, following the death or retirement of some of its oldest members, has begun to reverse its aging trend. The new Senate’s median age is 64.7 years, down from 65.3 at the start of the previous Congress.
Lord Sear attends the “Everybody Can’t Go” Album Release Party on January 29, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Steve Watson, famously known as rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear, has died at 52 years old. The news was confirmed in a joint post on his Instagram, the accounts for his Lord Sear Special radio show and Shade 45, Eminem’s hip-hop channel on Sirius XM.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Lord Sear. He was more than a voice on the radio — he was a force, a friend, and family to so many of us,” the caption reads. “Lord Sear’s legacy in hip hop runs deep.”
The post briefly summarizes his history, including his work alongside rapper Kurious, his run on the Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in the ’90s, the time he spent on the road during Eminem’s Anger Management Tour and his more than 20-year stint on Shade 45.
“Rest easy, Lord Sear,” the caption says. “The culture will never forget you.”
Hip-hop stars including Fat Joe, Yasiin Bey, Lloyd Banks, Sheek Louch, Xzibit, Tony Yayo and David Banner have commented on the post announcing Sear’s death. Eminem also posted a tribute on Instagram, remembering Sear as “one of the greatest people to be around.”
“I will never forget how he made me laugh on our tour together,” Em wrote. “Our time on @shade45 together was always some of my favorite interviews. He made the world a better place and I’m gonna seriously miss that. Rest in peace Lil Trey aka @LordSear!!!”
