Month: October 2021
ABC Business News
When should I mail holiday gifts? USPS, FedEx, UPS release 2021 ship-by dates
400tmax/iStock (NEW YORK) — Each year, we spend time sweating over getting holiday gifts out in time and worrying about shipping delays. This year, experts are warning of possible shortages and delays on getting everything [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA recommends restaurants, food manufacturers cut back on use of salt
iStock/alvarez (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released sweeping new guidance for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods in an attempt to reduce Americans’ [Read More…]
ABC Health News
People turn to glucose monitors to track their body’s reaction to foods: What to know
Click_and_Photo/iStock (NEW YORK) — People with diabetes rely on blood glucose devices to monitor their blood sugar levels, but now people who do not have diabetes are tapping into the technology. People without diabetes are [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10/13/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Phoenix 119, Portland 74 Dallas 127, Charlotte 59 Orlando 103, Boston 102 Indiana 109, Memphis 107 New York 108, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House pushes for release of Jan. 6 documents as Trump, Bannon rebuff committee
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The battle over White House records of former President Donald Trump’s activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack intensified Wednesday as President Joe Biden formally rejected Trump’s claims that the documents [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mayorkas calling for end to ICE raids shows diversity of Biden’s cabinet, experts say
iStock/OlegAlbinsky (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, one of four Latino cabinet members in President Joe Biden’s administration, said on Tuesday he wanted to end raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at workplaces. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court considers Boston Marathon bomber death sentence as Biden halts executions
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, even as the agency has suspended all federal executions and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans fight for Latino voters in Democratic strongholds
tovfla/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Voting rights activists from Mi Familia Vota said after years of being ignored, they are seeing significant investments from politicians trying to reach out to the Latino community. As the largest non-white [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate committee questions TikTok in Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation
5./15 WEST/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday added TikTok to a list of social media companies being scrutinized for their potential involvement in the spread of misinformation related to the Jan. [Read More…]
ABC National News
School bus carrying 6 children crashes into woods after driver suffers medical emergency
WCVB (PLAISTOW, N.H.) — A driver experiencing a medical emergency crashed a school bus carrying six children into the woods in New Hampshire Tuesday, according to the Plaistow Police Department. The accident took place at [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: US to reopen Mexico, Canada borders for vaccinated
Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 716,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black construction worker shot 7 times in potential hate crime, police say
kali9/iStock (STOCKTON, Calif.) — The family of a Black man who was shot seven times in Stockton, California, last week is pushing for justice in what is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Blue Origin live updates: William Shatner ‘overwhelmed’ by ‘moving’ trip to space
Mario Tama/Getty Images (VAN HORN, Texas) — Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin’s New Shepard have returned to Earth after a 10-minute trip to space. Shatner, 90, is the oldest person [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fort Hood soldier found dead behind barracks, investigation underway
iStock (FORT HOOD, Texas) — A 26-year-old Fort Hood soldier was found dead Saturday behind his barracks, according to military officials. The soldier was identified as Spc. Maxwell Hockin, who was assigned to 1st Armored [Read More…]
ABC World News
5 dead, 2 injured in random bow and arrow attack in Norway
Fotonen/iStock (KONGSBERG, Norway) — Five people were killed and two others injured in an apparently random attack in Kongsberg, Norway, late Wednesday as a man roamed the city shooting people with a bow and arrow. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch trailer to ‘Colin in Black & White’; Robin Givens joins HBO Max reboot of ‘Head of the Class’; and more
Courtesy of Netflix Netflix has released the official trailer to Colin Kaepernick‘s upcoming limited series, Colin in Black & White. As previously reported, the six-episode drama follows Kaepernick’s journey to becoming a civil-rights activist and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Hello, Sidney…”: Trailer drops for final ‘Scream’ movie
Paramount Pictures Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and her ex-husband, David Arquette, are reunited in the new trailer for the fifth Scream film. The Boys‘ Jack Quaid, along with Marley Shelton, Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, join the series veterans, who are all being stalked by the masked slasher known [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Superstars! Couple goes viral after finding Molly Shannon’s cellphone
ABC/Randy Holmes The COO of Metropolis Comics became the superhero that a celebrity needed, after he found Molly Shannon‘s cellphone. On his TikTok, Vincent Zurzolo posted a selfie video in which he explained he was in a cab with his wife, headed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nick Cannon credits Fat Joe with helping to squash Eminem beef
Johnny Nunez/2021 BET Hip Hop Awards/Getty Images Nick Cannon and Eminem feuded for over a decade, and on Monday, The Masked Singer host thanked Fat Joe for helping to end their grudge when Joe appeared on Nick’s new self-titled TV talk show. Eminem, who [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wendy Williams Show’ taps guest hosts to stand in for Williams amid her “serious” health complications
Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Fans will have to wait a little bit longer for host Wendy Williams to officially return to her daytime talk show. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, The Wendy [Read More…]