Month: November 2021
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Omicron cases spread to UK, Germany
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 775,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mall shootings, flash mob thefts mark Black Friday
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Several mall shootings and flash mob robbery sprees cast a pall on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Three people were shot, including a 10-year-old, and [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Nashville apartment, police say
Kali9/iStock (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three people were killed and four injured in a shooting at an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, Friday night, police said. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. local time and “claimed the [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 19 dead, 32 injured after bus crash in Mexico
kali9/iStock (JOQUICINGO, Mexico) — At least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central Mexico Friday. The accident occurred on a highway in Joquicingo, a township in the State [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Stephen Sondheim, giant of musical theater, dead at 91
Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images A little more than a week before a new, Steven Spielberg-directed version of West Side Story — one of his most famous works — is set to hit [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Dow sinks more than 900 points on concerns over South Africa COVID-19 variant
iStock/Nikada (NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 900 points on Friday over concerns about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa. Anxiety among investors grew as countries [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Classic car shows evolve alongside a new generation of car enthusiasts
ABC News/Mike Dobuski (NEW YORK) — Classic car shows have long been a staple of car enthusiasm — a place for gearheads to gather with fellow enthusiasts to show off their antique rides. “The vibe is [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about new COVID-19 variant omicron
iStock/peterschreiber.media (NEW YORK) — Global health authorities said they’re monitoring a new COVID-19 variant first identified in Botswana, with the World Health Organization saying Friday the new strain, dubbed omicron, is a variant of concern. Previously [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Tracking breakthrough cases key to pandemic response, experts say
iStock/peterschreiber.media (NEW YORK) — Waning immunity has become a focal point in the pandemic. COVID-19 cases among those fully vaccinated against the virus have been cited by several state public health officials as partly responsible for [Read More…]
ABC Health News
How an NBA player’s genetic heart disease led to advocacy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Alex Goodlett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A healthy athlete all his life, Jared Butler entered his college basketball physical exam as the last step before he could step on the court. But an unexpected diagnosis [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rep. Lauren Boebert issues apology for anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (COLORADO) — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) issued an apology on Friday for remarks she made that used anti-Muslim tropes to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democratic representative from Minnesota [Read More…]
ABC National News
North Carolina mall evacuated after Black Friday shooting; 3 people shot, police say
iStock/Mirko Kuzmanovic (NORTH CAROLINA) — A North Carolina mall was evacuated Friday afternoon after a shooting on the premises, police said. Three people were shot at Southpoint Mall in Durham, police said. Their conditions are [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man stabbed to death near Penn Station; 2 sought in connection with attack
iStock/gerenme (NEW YORK) — A man was fatally stabbed near New York’s Penn Station on Thanksgiving, said police, who are now seeking two people in connection with the attack. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Michigan State University suspends frat in wake of student’s death
iStock/wellesenterprises (MICHIGAN) — The death of a 21-year-old Michigan State University student has prompted the school to suspend a fraternity he recently joined as police investigate whether alcohol played a role in the tragedy that unfolded [Read More…]
ABC National News
Visitor attacked by buck in Yosemite National Park, as others feed wildlife
iStock/EEI_Tony (CALIFORNIA) — Yosemite National Park officials warned visitors not to feed or approach wildlife after a girl was attacked by a buck. The girl, whose identity has not been made public, was approaching a deer [Read More…]
ABC National News
Homicide record broken in Louisville with 2 slayings, including a teenager killed on Thanksgiving Day
iStock/D-Keine (LOUISVILLE) — Two people were gunned down, including a 15-year-old boy, on Thanksgiving morning in Louisville. The city of 600,000 residents saw its 174th and 175th homicides of the year in a span of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Germany and Austria seeing COVID cases rise among unvaccinated population
Okan Celik/iStock (BERLIN) — Germany passed a grim milestone on Thursday: 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. In recent weeks, the situation has spiraled out of control as cases have spiked and intensive care beds have become [Read More…]
ABC World News
Honduras votes in elections critical to country’s future and Biden’s agenda
Manuel Chinchilla/iStock (NEW YORK) — Honduras teeters on the edge of democracy. In one of the most consequential elections in the Western Hemisphere, in one of Central America’s poorest countries, Hondurans head to the polls [Read More…]
ABC World News
Egypt opens Luxor’s ancient ‘Avenue of Sphinxes’ to great fanfare
DeAgostini/Getty Images (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt on Thursday opened to the public a 3,000-year-old sphinx-filled avenue in the Southern city of Luxor to great fanfare, having wrapped up restoration works that took over seven decades [Read More…]
Ag News
Hog futures end the week lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were mixed on spread adjustments, watching corn with the mixed midday boxed beef prices. December lean hogs closed $.20 higher at $138.10 and [Read More…]