Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for former Vice President Joe Biden to win the Democratic nomination. In a speech streamed over the internet, the 78-year-old independent told supporters the ideas he pushed won support in states across the political spectrum, including a $15 minimum wage, health care for all, moving away from fossil fuels for energy and tuition-free college education. “It was not long ago people considered these ideas radical and freakish,” Sanders said.

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, one of Russia’s most renowned literary and cultural figures, announced in a Telegram post that she could no longer write. “That’s it,” she wrote. “I’ve always written about my people. About the people who live in Russia. I felt sorry for them, the drunks and wretches… But now I don’t feel sorry for my people — invaders, thieves and rapists, murderers of children and destroyers of other people’s lives — or their hateful families, their wives and mothers.

Barry William Blenkhorn, better known by his stage name Barry Williams, is an American actor. He is known for his role as the eldest of the Brady sons, Greg Brady, on the ABC television series The Brady Bunch. Who is Barry Williams’ partner for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 32? Meet Peta Murgatroyd Williams and his partner Peta Murgatroyd danced a foxtrot to “It’s a Sunshine Day” by the Brady Bunch, Peta Jane Murgatroyd is an Australian and American professional Latin dancer.

An animal rescue organization in the Gaza Strip says it's trying to keep alive not only family members amid the Israel-Hamas war, but also hundreds of dogs, cats and donkeys. "We have already lost everything, but at least the animals are still with me," Saeed Al Err, the founder of Sulala Animal Rescue, told ABC News. Al Err said he and his family, including the animals he's currently able to care for, have relocated three times since Oct.

Plenty of fictional characters have become household names over the years: Barbie, Mickey Mouse, Mario—the list is goes on and on. But did you know that these are sometimes just shortened versions of their real names? Yes, many of these characters have far longer made-up monikers. To broaden your knowledge, we've rounded up 23 fictional characters whose full names you might not have known. Barbie may be internationally known, but it turns out that that's not the doll's real name.