Month: September 2021
ABC World News
Chinese government cracking down on K-pop fandom
metamorworks/iStock SEOUL — Fourteen content providers in China including Tencent and Weibo are promising a “healthy” cyberspace environment as Chinese authorities expand control over the entertainment industry. The China Association of Performing Arts, an organization [Read More…]
ABC World News
Chinese government cracking down on K-pop fandom
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Fourteen content providers in China including Tencent and Weibo are promising a “healthy” cyberspace environment as Chinese authorities expand control over the entertainment industry. The China [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea test-fires long-range missiles, officials say
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (NEW YORK) — North Korean officials announced they test-fired long-range missiles this weekend. The “long-range cruise missiles” were launched on Saturday and Sunday and allegedly hit a target 1,500 kilometers away, officials said [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Over 243,000 kids test positive in one week, nearly setting new record
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 660,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have [Read More…]
ABC National News
US families step up to welcome Afghan refugees in their homes
AndreyPopov/iStock (NEW YORK) — Kenneth and Adi Martinez have an extra bedroom in the home they share outside of Seattle with their 6-month-old son and 3-year-old daughter. So when the Martinezes watched the coverage of tens of [Read More…]
ABC National News
School shooting survivors speak out on how their ‘Teenage Dream’ disappeared in new PSA
urfinguss/iStock (NEW YORK) — A powerful new public service announcement is raising awareness about gun violence in a unique way. Today, Sandy Hook Promise — a nonprofit organization led by several family members whose loved ones [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested with weapons near DNC headquarters: Capitol Police
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — United States Capitol Police said Monday they arrested a man in a truck who was armed with multiple knives, a bayonet and a machete near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. A [Read More…]
ABC National News
How one woman brought makeovers, food and love to Los Angeles’ homeless community
James Rice/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Every weekend, Shirley Raines gets up early to head to Skid Row, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles known for its struggles with homelessness and poverty. At Skid Row, Raines wears many [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to survey California fire damage as he urges action on climate change
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden on Monday was making his first visit to the West Coast as president, with plans to survey wildfire damage and push for action on combatting climate change. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mississippi abortion clinic warns Supreme Court against overturning Roe v. Wade
Bill Chizek/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The lone abortion clinic in Mississippi is warning the U.S. Supreme Court that any move to undermine a half-century of legal precedent affirming abortion rights would diminish the court’s credibility and lead to a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Justice Amy Coney Barrett picking up ‘mores’ of Supreme Court, Breyer says
rena shield/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett found common ground Monday over shared concern that the nation’s highest court is increasingly viewed in ideological terms. Barrett, in one of her first public speeches as [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/13/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 6, Minnesota 5 Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 1 Houston 15, Texas 1 Seattle 5, Boston 4 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Foundation honors high school coach’s legacy to fund athletic programs after he died of COVID-19
AndreyPopov/iStock (IN) — Neighbors, first responders, health care workers, teachers and coaches are the strong, quiet heroes that make up every corner of the country, and one Indiana man’s pep talks, booming voice and bear hugs [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/12/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 11, Cleveland 1 Arizona 5, Seattle 4 NY Mets 7, NY Yankees 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 8, Tampa [Read More…]
ABC Health News
How National Guard members are helping hospitals on the brink during delta surge
Maj. W. Chris Clyne/Oregon National Guard (NEW YORK) — When Lt. Nathan Brashear saw the call for National Guard service members to help as hospitals were reaching a crisis point during Kentucky’s delta surge, he [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Price increases expected on these grocery products through end of year
Prostock studio/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the cost of meat and other grocery products in the U.S. steadily increasing since the onset of the pandemic, grocery retailers and the Biden administration have weighed in on the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Buy your holiday airline tickets now or face price hikes, experts say
iStock (NEW YORK) — If you want to find the best deals for holiday flights, experts say you will find the lowest prices of the season this week. Airlines are being forced to drop fares [Read More…]
ABC Business News
First female-led food hall offers new opportunity for entrepreneurs and delicious, affordable food
Sebastian Fahrni/iStock (SAN FRANCISCO) — La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, which started as a non-profit kitchen incubator, has become the nation’s first women-run, immigrant-owned food hall. “It’s a dream come true. I feel so proud especially [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Whose outfits stood out the most at the 2021 Met Gala?
Rob Kim/GC Images, ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images, Raymond Hall/GC Images Fashion was on high display at this year’s Met Gala, celebrating the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Of course, the night drew [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kate Hudson announces engagement to Danny Fujikawa
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa are engaged. The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star, 42, took to Instagram on Monday to announce the good news, posting a photo of her and Fujikawa, 35, sharing a romantic kiss. [Read More…]