Month: August 2021
ABC Health News
Mom urges masks in school after son experiences rare COVID-19 complication
Angie Abbott (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A Texas mom is urging parents to send their kids to school wearing masks after she says her 11-year-old son was diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome a month after [Read More…]
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Addressing vaccine fears as Latinos fall behind in COVID-19 vaccinations
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the delta variant continues to ravage communities across the country, Hispanic populations in many states have been left behind in the race to get the country vaccinated, according [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Wildfire smoke associated with increase in severe COVID-19 cases and death, new research suggests
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists are learning more about how widespread wildfires affect human health — and if there is a link between severe COVID-19 cases and regions that experience [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC officially recommends additional vaccines for people with weakened immune systems
Eduardo Sanz/Europa Press via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended a third dose of an mRNA vaccine for immunocompromised Americans on Friday afternoon, allowing around 7 million Americans [Read More…]
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Delta variant: Five things to know about the surging coronavirus strain
Pekic/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the CDC estimating that the delta variant accounts for more than 90% of new COVID cases in the U.S., scientists are still learning more about what makes this variant different [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood tackles COVID vaccine mistrust in communities of color
John McCoy/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — As many Americans hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, NBA legend Spencer Haywood is teaming up with a medical school in Las Vegas to tackle the mistrust of the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
‘Hands off my hijab’: French Muslims rail against ban on religious garb in soccer
Lorado/ iStock (LONDON) — Hawa Doucouré and her teammates on the Les Hijabeuses soccer team have a simple message to send while playing the game they love: “Hands off my hijab.” It’s a message they [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House moderates threaten to block budget vote over infrastructure funding
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of House moderates is threatening to blow up Democrats’ plans of passing a $3.5 trillion budget resolution when the chamber is set to return the week of Aug. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden keeps low public profile as more territory falls to Taliban in Afghanistan
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and criticism mounts over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the country after the 20-year war, President Joe [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Cuomo impeachment probe suspended by New York State Assembly
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — The New York State Assembly is suspending its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of his resignation announcement, officials announced Friday. Assembly Speaker [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, DeSantis faceoff raises questions of politics versus public health: ANALYSIS
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The war of words between President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP governors escalated Thursday, raising new questions about how much politics and politicians should be involved [Read More…]
ABC National News
9/11 anniversary, COVID-19 measures could spark terrorist attacks in the US: DHS
tzahiV/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11, religious holidays and more pandemic restrictions amid a COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant, could give rise to terrorist attacks in the U.S, the Department [Read More…]
ABC National News
Florida mom shot dead by toddler during Zoom call, police say
WFTV (ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) — A Florida mother was fatally shot by her toddler while on a Zoom video call for work, prompting one of her colleagues to call 911, authorities said. Shamaya Lynn, 21, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search launched for 3-year-old missing from camp site
WTAE (BETHEL, Penn.) — A search is underway for a 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy who went missing from a camping area along the Allegheny River in Bethel Township Friday afternoon. Pennsylvania Police in Kittanning are searching [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical depression Fred likely to strengthen into tropical storm as it hits Florida Keys
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical depression Fred continues to produce heavy rain across central Cuba as of Saturday morning. Fred is located about 90 miles south of Key West, Florida, and moving northwest at [Read More…]
ABC National News
3-year-old girl fatally shot by 5-year-old in Minnesota
kali9/iStock (BENA, Minn.) — A 3-year-old girl was fatally shot by a 5-year-old boy in a home in Bena, Minnesota, early Friday, officials said. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an accidental [Read More…]
ABC World News
US moving personnel out of its embassy in ‘orderly’ manner: Blinken
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that U.S. personnel are being relocated from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to the airport “to ensure they can operate safely and securely,” as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Afghanistan updates: US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fire
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fireTaliban militants have been ordered to enter Kabul, following earlier assurances by Taliban officials that they do not intend to take Afghanistan’s capital [Read More…]
ABC World News
Haiti earthquake latest: At least 700 people dead, more than 2,800 injured
pawel.gaul/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the death toll now at 700 people and more than 2,800 injured after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Saturday morning, the beleagured nation faces the threat of fast-approaching Tropical [Read More…]
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Afghanistan updates: Biden sends more US troops as Taliban continues advance on Kabul
Ivan Cholakov/iStock (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of an address to the nation by Afghanistan’s president, Taliban forces gained major ground Saturday while they advance toward the capital of Kabul. As the latest cities fall, [Read More…]