In a heartfelt Mother's Day post shared on Instagram on Sunday, the Aquaman actress announced the birth of her twins -- daughter Agnes and son Ocean.
"Mother's Day 2025 will be one I'll never forget," Heard wrote alongside a sweet photo of her newborns' feet resting on a baby mattress.
"This year I am elated beyond words to celebrate the completion of the family I've strived to build for years," she continued. "Today I officially share the news that I welcomed twins into the Heard gang. My daughter Agnes and my son Ocean are keeping my hands (and my heart) full."
"When I had my first baby girl Oonagh four years ago, my world changed forever. I thought I couldn't possibly burst with more joy. Well, now I am bursting times three!!!"
Heard went to reflect on the deeply personal and empowering journey to motherhood.
"Becoming a mother by myself and on my own terms despite my own fertility challenges has been the most humbling experience of my life," she wrote. "I am eternally grateful that I was able to choose this responsibly and thoughtfully. To all the moms, wherever you are today and however you got here, my dream family and I are celebrating with you. Love always, A x."
In addition to the twins, Heard is already a mom to daughter, Oonagh, whom she welcomed in 2021. Heard has not publicly identified the father of Oonagh, whom Heard claims she brought into the world on her "own terms," alluding to surrogacy, in a post on Instagram.
Heard was previously married to actor Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2016, finalizing their divorce in 2017. She later dated Elon Musk before they went separate ways in 2018.
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(LONDON) -- American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on Monday after successful negotiations between the U.S. and the terrorist organization, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross transferred Alexander from Gaza to Israeli authorities, the organization said.
Alexander is "on his feet," and he's talking, Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of the General Medical Division of the Israeli Ministry of Health, said during a press conference from Ichilov Hospital after Edan was transferred to the hospital from Reim Military Base.
An Israeli official told ABC News, Alexander, 21, got to speak to his mother, Yael, by phone for the first time when he was in the IDF convoy.
"You are strong, you are protected, you are home," Yael told him over the phone, according to a video released by the Israeli prime minister's office. "We will meet soon. Love you."
Alexander was first taken to Re'im Military Base in Israel for a medical assessment and to be reunited with his family, the IDF said, and then was taken to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
When Alexander hugged his little brother, he exclaimed, "You're huge! My gosh!"
Alexander, a New Jersey native, moved to Israel at the age of 18. He was serving in the IDF when captured from his base close to the Gaza frontier during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. He was 19 when abducted and has had two birthdays while in captivity.
Alexander was the last living American citizen still believed to be held hostage by Hamas. The terror group is believed to also be holding the bodies of four dead American hostages, according to U.S. officials.
Alexander's supporters have gathered in Tel Aviv and in Tenafly, New Jersey, to celebrate his release.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message called Alexander's release "a very moving moment."
Netanyahu thanked President Donald Trump, crediting Alexander's release to Israel's "military pressure and the political pressure exerted by President Trump."
Netanyahu said Trump told him on Monday, "I am committed to Israel. I am committed to continuing to work with you in close cooperation -- to achieve all of our war goals: to release all the hostages, and to defeat Hamas."
Trump, who's hosted Alexander's parents at the White House multiples times, said Monday before his release, "They thought he was dead just a short while ago. His parents are so happy."
"He's coming home to his parents, which is really great news," Trump said.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Alexander's release "is the first of those final steps necessary to end this brutal conflict."
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy also celebrated his release, saying in a statement, "With every day that Edan has been held hostage, the Alexander family has endured unimaginable pain, uncertainty, and fear. With Edan's return home, their -- and our -- prayers have finally been answered."
"We continue praying for Edan and the Alexander family," the governor said, adding, "We are also praying for the safety and well-being of every remaining hostage and innocent family in Israel, Gaza, and the entire Middle East."
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement through his spokesperson welcomed Alexander's freedom and renewed "his urgent call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire."
He also said "aid is not negotiable" and called for "all parties to immediately ensure the rapid, unhindered and safe humanitarian relief" be transferred to "all civilians in need."
Hamas announced its intention to free Alexander on Sunday, describing the decision as a "part of the steps being taken to achieve a ceasefire."
The statement said Hamas had been in contact with American officials "over the past few days" as part of ceasefire negotiations.
A U.S. official familiar with the deal to release Alexander told ABC News that the agreement came together in recent days via direct talks between the U.S. and Hamas.
Alexander's release is being viewed as a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration and a potential opening to jumpstart talks surrounding the broader conflict, U.S. officials told ABC News.
Still, officials said the U.S. did not secure all the concessions it was seeking. Negotiators had also been pushing Hamas for the release of the remains of the four dead American hostages still held in Gaza, officials said.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement that "Edan's release is a ray of light and hope, but also a stark reminder" of the remaining hostages still being held.
The hostage families also issued a statement addressing Netanyahu directly, urging him to "announce tonight that you are ready to negotiate a comprehensive agreement to bring home all 58 hostages and establish a framework for ending the war."
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz in a statement promised Israel is "committed to acting in every way until all the abductees, our brothers and sisters, both living and dead, return to their homeland."
Fifty-seven hostages remain in Gaza, including 20 who are believed to be alive.
Alexander was one of the 253 hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, in which some 1,200 people were also killed, according to Israel.
Israel's subsequent offensive in Gaza had killed 52,829 people and wounded 119,554 more as of Sunday, according to figures released by the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
ABC News' Emily Shapiro, Shannon K. Kingston and Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.
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(GENEVA) -- The U.S. and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, with both sides "recognizing the importance of a sustainable, long-term, and mutually beneficial economic and trade relationship."
U.S. and Chinese representatives convened for talks in Geneva, Switzerland, this weekend in a bid to establish the basis for negotiations in a broader potential trade deal. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff measures announced in April touched off a spiralling trade war between the two economic giants, roiling markets and prompting fears of a recession in the U.S.
"We have reached an agreement on a 90-day pause and substantially move down the tariff levels," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a Monday press conference in Geneva. "Both sides, on the reciprocal tariffs, will move their tariffs down 115%," Bessent said.
U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer added that the U.S and China will maintain 10% reciprocal tariffs as part of the agreement.
"Today, with this agreement, we come to agreement that though that our reciprocal tariff rate will go down to 10% on the United States side," Greer said. "The Chinese on their side also go down 115% to 10% and they remove the countermeasures that they have in place."
Greer confirmed that during the pause, the effective tariff on Chinese goods entering the U.S. will be 30%. He also said that China's effective tariffs will be at 10% for the duration of the pause. The changes will come into force by Wednesday, the joint U.S.-China statement said.
"What matters for the agreement today is that we each agreed to come down on the reciprocal tariff and related retaliation to 10%," Greer said.
In a statement carried by China's official state news agency Xinhua, Beijing said that the two sides "will establish a mechanism to continue discussions about economic and trade relations" once the measures set out in Monday's agreement were in place.
"These discussions may be conducted alternately in China and the United States, or a third country upon agreement of the parties," the statement continued. "As required, the two sides may conduct working-level consultations on relevant economic and trade issues."
Monday's announcement followed two days of talks that both sides described as successful.
In a media briefing on Sunday, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said trade talks with the U.S. "achieved substantial progress and reached important consensus."
Earlier Sunday, the White House said that it reached an agreement without providing any details.
While Greer called it a "deal," Bessent said only that "substantial progress" had been made.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
ABC News' Lauren Minore, Hannah Demissie, Alex Ederson and Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
The teaser trailer for Peacemaker season 2 has arrived. Max also announced the new season will debut Aug. 21 on the streaming platform. The DC Studios show was created for TV by James Gunn. John Cena stars as the titular Peacemaker in all eight episodes of season 2. This time around, the vigilante superhero struggles to reconcile his past with his new sense of purpose ...
ABC has renewed several of its shows for new seasons, including American Idol. Deadline reports that the singing competition show will return for a ninth season on ABC and its 24th season overall. Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, SharkTank and America's Funniest Home Videos will also return for new seasons on the network ...
Omigod, you guys! The Legally Blonde prequel series Elle has added five new cast members, according to Variety. Chloe Wepper, David Burtka, Brad Harder, Kayla Maisonet and Lisa Yamada have joined the cast of the Prime Video series in recurring guest star roles. The upcoming show follows Elle Woods during her high school years ...
Making his season debut in the Cup Series for 23XI Racing, Truck Series regular Corey Heim came together with Justin Haley and triggered a crash that also eliminated teammate Bubba Wallace and and Austin Dillon from contention Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
23XI tried to repair the damage suffered to Wallace but it was too severe and the No. 23 was forced to accept a second straight 33rd place finish that dropped its driver from seventh to tenth in the standings, derailing a solid start to the season.
“Not sure if the 67 (Corey Heim) got into somebody, and I just tried to hang a left and stay in the gas and I got clipped in the right rear,” Wallace said. “It’s unfortunate. I hate it. It all stems back from our penalty earlier on. We tried so hard to fight back but it wasn’t meant to be. We had a lot of confidence coming into this race. Felt good about it yesterday, but just not our day. Not our last couple of weeks, but Happy Mother’s Day. Excited to get back home to see my wife and our baby boy and focus on that.”
Heim wasn’t entirely sure what happened.
“I don’t know who I wiped out there, and I don’t want to destroy any race cars, but I feel like I was squeezed there,” Heim said. “My goal was just to get down to the bottom and I saw (John Hunter Nemechek) peeking inside of me, and when you have someone on your left rear fender, it makes you tight and I had to flinch and caused a big wreck.
“I’d like to think I didn’t do anything wrong but I also haven’t seen it yet. I guess we’ll see.”
Heim went onto finish 13th, best amongst his team and in his season debut, spent mostly learning this radically different racing platform.
“I think from the very beginning I was trying to settle in. Such a different experience than my Truck Series regular style driving. Such a different approach with aero balance and trying to find clean air and trying to get grip. It is tough. We are at the top level, and I had to settle in. It has been about a year since I drove one of these things. First stage was messy to say the least. I went a lap down, but the team stuck with me and made really good adjustments, and we climbed back through the field all day. We kind of just made consistent steps forward. I’m super proud of everyone at 23XI, Toyota – very thankful for Robinhood for coming on board. The Robin Neon looked great out there running top-15 at the end. Just proud of the consistent progress, and team definitely stuck with me in the first stage. It wasn’t pretty on my part, but grateful for everyone believing in me and grateful for the opportunity.
DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including on the disputed tiebreaking goal off defenseman Alexander Petrovic’s skate that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat top-seeded Winnipeg 5-2 on Sunday to take 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series.
Officials looked at Petrovic’s goal for well over five minutes after the NHL’s situation room initiated a video review to determine if he kicked the puck into the net for a 3-2 lead with 16:09 left. The final decision was that replays supported the referee’s on-ice call that goalie Connor Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.
“At that point, you want them to take as much time as they need to get it right,” said Stars coach Pete DeBoer, adding that the explanation he got was that Hellebuyck was trying to make a play on the puck.
Jets coach Scott Arniel certainly didn’t agree.
“The rule states that if the puck gets kicked, if it hits a body or a stick of anybody else other than the goaltender, it counts as a goal. It hit our goaltender’s stick and went in the net. That is no goal,” Arniel said. “So they said that Helly propelled the puck in, and I haven’t seen the word propelled in the rulebook.”
Then only 49 seconds after play resumed, Rantanen scored his ninth goal of the playoffs — all coming in the last six games.
For Petrovic, who has played has played in all 10 postseason games after only five in the regular season for the Stars, got his first playoff goal since 2016 for Florida.
Game 4 is Tuesday night in Dallas.
Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists.
Rantanen, who has 18 points this postseason, had the primary assist on a power-play goal by Hintz only 2:27 in for a 1-0 lead. When Dallas scored again late in the first period for a 2-1 lead, Rantanen was on the ice for defenseman Thomas Harley’s goal, but the assists went to Granlund and Steel.
That ended Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in at 13 in a row for the Stars since Game 5 of their first-round series against Colorado.
“Obviously I’m happy to help the team, I’ll try to keep doing that as much as I can on both ends of the ice,” said Rantanen, who was traded to the Stars on March 7. “I’m just trying to stay in the moment and even keel after wins and good games.”
Stars goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 23 shots.
Hellebuyck, the odds-on favorite to win his third Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goalie and also among three finalists for the Hart Trophy that goes to the MVP of the NHL regular season, dropped to 0-4 with a 6.65 goals against average in road games this postseason after giving up the five goals on 26 shots.
Nino Niederreiter got Winnipeg even at 2 midway through the second period on his shot from the bottom of the right circle after Josh Morrissey made a nifty move to get around Stars center Colin Blackwell before making the pass for the score.
The Stars had gone ahead 2-1 late in the first after Niederreiter tripped Granlund, who slid with the puck along the boards behind the net and got his knees to swipe it to Harley in the slot.
Kyle Connor scored for Winnipeg on a wraparound goal that got under Oettinger’s extended glove.
“I don’t think (the game) got away from us. We were right there in the game,” Connor said. “One deciding goal that may or may not be a goal and we are right there in the game.”
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Texas A&M earned the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I softball tournament on Sunday, edging four-time defending national champion Oklahoma for the top spot and leading seven Southeastern Conference teams seeded in the top eight.
Oklahoma won the SEC regular-season title by a game over Texas A&M in its first season in the conference. Texas A&M and Oklahoma tied for the conference tournament title after the championship game was canceled because of bad weather.
No. 3 seed Florida, a national semifinalist last season, and No. 4 Arkansas also represent the SEC. Oklahoma State, which has made five consecutive Women’s College World Series appearances, is in the regional with Arkansas.
The final eight teams in the 64-team field will play in the WCWS from May 29-June 5 in Oklahoma City.
No. 5 seed Florida State, the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion, is the top-seeded team from outside the SEC. The Seminoles won the national title in 2018 and were runners-up in 2021 and 2023.
Florida State is followed by three more SEC teams. Texas, the national runner-up two of the past three seasons, is No. 6. Tennessee, with hard-throwing Karlyn Pickens, is No 7. South Carolina is No. 8 after being picked 15th out of 15 teams in the preseason SEC poll.
No. 9 UCLA hosts a regional in its first season as a Big Ten member.
No. 10 seed LSU could be challenged. Nebraska, led by former Oklahoma pitcher Jordyn Bahl, also will be in the Baton Rouge Regional. Bahl was the Most Outstanding Player of the World Series in 2023.
Clemson, the ACC tournament champion after knocking off Florida State in the title game, is No. 11.
No. 12 seed Texas Tech, the Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion, features NiJaree Canady, the reigning National Fastpitch Coaches Association Player of the Year. Canady did not allow a run in 16 2/3 innings at the Big 12 Tournament and was named its Most Outstanding Player.
Arizona, which lost to Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game, earned the No. 13 seed.
Duke reached the WCWS for the first time last season and will host a regional this year as the No. 14 seed.
Another SEC team, Alabama, is the No. 15 seed.
Oregon (47-7), the Big Ten regular-season champion, was seeded 16th.
A high-profile case against prominent real estate moguls took a new turn this week as federal prosecutors filed new charges against Oren and Tal Alexander, as well as their brother Alon, on May 8.
Filed as part of a superseding indictment, which overrides the first indictment, the charges against the Alexander brothers include additional counts of alleged sex trafficking -- one of which involves a minor.
Brothers Oren and Tal Alexander gained notoriety in New York's luxury real estate market through their company, Alexander Group, and have been under federal investigation alongside Oren's twin, Alon, since late 2024.
They have been accused of luring women to nightclubs and parties, then drugging and sexually assaulting them.
All three previously pleaded not guilty to the first set of sex trafficking charges.
They face 15 years to life in prison if convicted of the federal charges.
In addition to new charges, the superseding indictment included more alleged victims. Six alleged victims now form the basis for the criminal charges.
An individual identified as Minor Victim-3 was trafficked, even though Alon and Tal Alexander would have had a "reasonable opportunity" to observe she was not yet 18, the new indictment alleged.
"The superseding indictment changes nothing," the attorneys for Tal Alexander, Milton Williams and Deanna Paul told ABC News last week, calling it "a reheated version of the same case."
Richard Klugh, an attorney for Oren Alexander, shared similar sentiments, saying that the new charges are misguided and lack merit.
"We will fight any new spin offered in these charges and establish our client's innocence as he has shown his willingness to do in passing a rigorous polygraph examination," Klugh said.
Alon Alexander's attorney, Howard Srebnick, also referred to his client's willingness to take a polygraph, stating, "Alon passed a lie detector test, administered by a former, senior FBI polygraph examiner, establishing his innocence to the accusations in the earlier version of the indictment."
"To our knowledge, not a single alleged accuser, including those in the new version of the indictment, has passed an FBI lie detector test," he continued.
Federal prosecutors did not respond to the defense lawyer's assertion of a misguided prosecution, except to call it an ongoing investigation.
The case has sent shockwaves through New York's real estate community, where the Alexander Group was known for brokering multimillion-dollar deals for celebrity clients.
An arraignment on the new charges was not immediately set. The brothers are being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting trial, which is currently scheduled for January.
LONDON -- American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander -- held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023 -- was set to be released Monday after successful negotiations between the U.S. and the Palestinian group.
Israeli security officials told ABC News there would be a temporary pause in combat, airstrikes and aerial reconnaissance in the area of Gaza where Alexander is to be released.
The pause will last until Alexander crosses into Israeli territory, officials said, which is expected to take less than 30 minutes.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The Marvel superhero film, starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour, slipped 55% from its debut weekend, but still held the number one spot with $33.1 million. Following its opening, Marvel revealed the asterisk in the movie’s title represents its unofficial title, The New Avengers.
The Michael B. Jordan vampire flick Sinners comes in second place with $21.1 million, bringing the movie’s total box office gross to over $200 million.
Three new releases made the top 10 this week: the horror movie Clown in a Cornfield at number five with $3.65 million, the Kerry Washington thriller Shadow Force at number six with $2.015 million and action movie Fight or Flight at number seven with $2.001 million.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Thunderbolts* – $33.1 million 2. Sinners – $21.1 million 3. A Minecraft Movie – $7.95 4. The Accountant 2 – $6.1 million 5. Clown in a Cornfield – $3.65 million 6. Shadow Force – $2.015 7. Fight or Flight – $2.001 million 8. Until Dawn – $2 million 9. The Amateur – $1.1 million 10. The King of Kings – $680,656
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TEXARKANA — According to our news partner KETK, 21 year-old man was found dead inside a Texarcana home on Saturday.
Officials responded to the home on Carroll Street after receiving reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found the 21-year-old dead and a 52-year-old injured. The 52-year-old was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This marks the first homicide investigation of the year for the department and anybody with information is asked to contact them at 903-798-3875 or Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers at 903-793-STOP to leave an anonymous tip.
”It looks like the shooter – or shooters – fired several rounds into the house from the street before running off,” the department said.
A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information.
WACO – Our news partner KETK is reporting that Whitehouse native and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Waco on Saturday.
Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl Champion, was quarterback for the Whitehouse High School Wildcats before playing for Texas Tech University in college. Whitehouse ISD Athletics congratulated him on his achievements and being a part of the 2025 Texas High School Football Hall of Fame class.
“Congratulations to our very own Patrick Mahomes on being inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame! From Friday night lights at Whitehouse High to the brightest stage in the NFL, Patrick has always represented our community with class, grit and heart. This honor is a testament to his hard work, leadership, and the legacy he continues to build both on and off the field. Congratulations, Patrick! Your journey continues to inspire young athletes here in East Texas and across the country. We’re so proud to call you one of our own!”
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Mahomes wasn’t the only #bEASTTexas legend to be honored this year. Legendary Gilmer Buckeyes football coach Jeff Traylor and longtime East Texas sports broadcaster David Smoak were right alongside Mahomes in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
