Month: October 2021
ABC Business News
Lego says its removing gender bias from its toys after new research
LewisTsePuiLung/iStock (NEW YORK) — The Lego Group says it will remove gender bias from its iconic toys. The Danish toymaker announced in a statement Monday, that it will get rid of gender references among its [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Southwest Airlines CEO apologizes for weekend travel mess
DaveAlan/iStock (NEW YORK) — Southwest CEO Gary Kelly apologized to the tens of thousands of passengers who were stranded at U.S. airports over the weekend due to widespread flight cancellations. “I want to apologize to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Facebook’s oversight board to meet with whistleblower Frances Haugen
luchezar/iStock (NEW YORK) — The former Facebook employee who testified before lawmakers last week will now address her concerns with Facebook’s Oversight Board. Whistleblower Frances Haugen alleged blatant disregard from Facebook executives when they learned [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Am I eligible for a COVID-19 booster?
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — If it’s been six months or more since your second COVID-19 vaccine shot, you may be wondering whether you qualify for a booster. In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Study: Infants of COVID-positive mothers have high rates of health complications
iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 are significantly more likely to experience health problems, such as difficulty breathing, compared to infants born to mothers without COVID-19, according to a new study [Read More…]
ABC Health News
California to require free period products in public schools, colleges
Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Beginning next school year, California public schools and colleges will be required to offer free menstrual products in restrooms under a new bill signed Friday by [Read More…]
ABC Health News
A tale of two counties: Texas communities illustrate deep divide in COVID-19 vaccination efforts
zoranm/iStock (PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas) — Americans remain deeply polarized over the renewed push to get the country vaccinated. Nowhere is such a divide more evident than in Texas, where the vaccination rates tend to vary [Read More…]
ABC Health News
ICU nurse helps fill nursery of newborn whose mom died of COVID-19 shortly after giving birth
Ashlee Schwartz (FORT SMITH, Ark.) — Emily Robison was just 22 years old when she died last month due to complications from COVID-19, leaving behind a newborn daughter whom she never met. Robison, of Fort [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10/11/21
iStock (NEW YORK) – Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5 Houston at Chi White Sox (Postponed) NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Atlanta 3, Milwaukee [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Boston Marathon mother-daughter duo make history with racing chair
Beth Craig (NEW YORK) — Boston marathon competitors Barbara Singleton and Beth Craig made history today as the first mother-daughter duo to run the race as one team with a racing chair. “Team Babsie” consisted [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Irina Krush looks to defend title at 2021 US Chess Championships
Andy Cossins/iStock (NEW YORK) — The 2021 U.S. Chess Championships are underway and Irina Krush is back to defend her title. Krush is an eight-time U.S. women’s champion and the only female American grandmaster. She [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman shares details about the upcoming NHL season
Montreal_Photos/iStock (NEW YORK) — Hockey fans can expect new viewing platforms and updates when they watch games this season. ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu are changing the way fans can watch their favorite sport while [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House votes to temporarily raise debt limit
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House voted Tuesday to temporarily raise the debt ceiling by $480 billion after the Senate approved the stopgap measure late last week, putting off the risk of default until early December. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House tells governors: Get ready to start vaccinating kids
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a private phone call Tuesday with the nation’s governors, the White House said states should prepare to begin vaccinating elementary-aged kids against COVID-19 in early November and that it would [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trial starting for Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas, in campaign finances case
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani face no criminal charges but their names will figure into the trial that starts Tuesday in Manhattan of Soviet-born and Florida-based businessman Lev Parnas, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US in middle of constitutional crisis: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on ‘The View’
Alliance for Women in Media Foundation/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (NEW YORK) — Democrats will reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s agenda in the Senate, former Secretary of State and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Monoculture farming is another way modern-day agriculture is killing bees, scientists say
xalanx/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered another way modern-day farming techniques are killing off bee populations. While pesticides have long been blamed for the decline in pollinators, a study published in Proceedings of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated NBA player won’t play until he can be a full participant
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 715,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]
ABC National News
Medical examiner: Gabby Petito died by strangulation
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A Wyoming coroner on Tuesday said Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a national park, died by strangulation. Petito’s boyfriend and cross-country traveling companion, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alisal Fire in California shuts down Highway 101, prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County
iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires wreaking havoc in several West Coast regions are expected to burn throughout the night as dangerous conditions may further increase their spread. The Alisal Fire in Southern California already had [Read More…]