New character posters for Disney's live-action Dumbo were released by the studio and the baby elephant and his big blue eyes stole all the attention.

The 22-year-old actor posted a photo of herself after her wisdom teeth extraction procedure. Some fans noticed that her Spider-Man co-star, Tom Holland, had undergone the same procedure.

On Friday, President Trump said that he'd be willing to keep the government closed for months, or even years, if Democrats do not offer him wall funding. A CNN report suggested that workers for the TSA are already calling in sick at major US airports, raising the possibility that lawmakers will have to strike a deal much earlier than that.

In one of her first moves in the Democratic-controlled House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to tackle gun safety measures. Pelosi will join California Rep. Mike Thompson in introducing universal background check legislation, which is likely to be opposed by the Republican-led Senate. The bill will be released on the eighth anniversary of the shooting that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

In the White House Rose Garden, President Trump said former presidents privately expressed support for his controversial border wall, without offering any corroboration. A spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton denied the claim, saying he hadn't talked to Trump since the inauguration.

Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that seven were killed in a fiery crash in Alachua County, near Gainesville, on Thursday. The passengers on the van, five of which were children, were headed to Disney World when the van collided with a semitractor trailer.

Ocasio-Cortez responded to a recently unearthed video of her dancing gleefully on a rooftop when she was younger by sharing a new video of her dancing in the halls of Congress. The newly-sworn in Democrat congresswoman wrote: "I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous. Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too!"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer met with the president on the 14th day of the partial government shutdown to find a resolution. "We really cannot resolve this until we open up government," Pelosi said. President Trump told press that a group will meet to discuss the shutdown over the weekend.

An impressive strike from Serge Aurier gave Tottenham Hotspur the lead in the first half of their clash with Tranmere, ahead of his second goal of the night.

Butler has "aggressively challenged" head coach Brett Brown on his role within the 76ers offense, "complicating an already-tenuous chemistry among team’s Big 3 hierarchy," a new report by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski suggests.

The author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and host of a new Netflix show advises people to get rid of books that do not bring them joy. Not everyone agrees with the notion.

Varun Patra, the co-founder of the youth media company Homegrown, has admitted to making audio recordings of his sexual encounters in order to protect himself against possible accusations of misconduct in the #MeToo era. Patra has released an apology via Rolling Stone India.

In an interview set to air Friday, Ellen DeGeneres said she had an "incredible and honest" conversation with Kevin Hart about his Oscars controversy. In December, Hart stepped down from 2019 hosting duties after receiving backlash for past offensive comments about the LGBTQ community.

The new congresswoman from Michigan is under scrutiny after using profanity-laced language to call for Donald Trump's impeachment during a Thursday event with supporters. "I will always speak truth to power #unapologeticallyMe," she Tweeted.

Police confirmed that five teenage girls were killed and a man was hurt in a fire at an Escape Room location in Koszalin, Poland.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) joined the 116th Congress on Thursday and placed the flag outside of her office in a show of solidarity.

Team Canada was sent packing earlier this week when blueliner Noah Dobson had a stick break on him, which led to Finland's game-winning goal in overtime. PAMA Hockey, a Finland-based company, sent Dobson a new hockey stick — a pretty good gibe that most fans found good-natured.