Year: 2021
ABC World News
New World Bank report highlights growing risks of climate change in poorest regions
E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — A new report from the World Bank highlights the growing risks of climate change across the world. The new Groundswell report finds up to 216 million people across six regions from Sub-Sahara Africa [Read More…]
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Afghanistan updates: Blinken faces 2nd day of grilling on Capitol Hill
christophe_cerisier/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the U.S. military and diplomatic withdrawal now complete after 20 years in Afghanistan, the Taliban has taken over the country, including the Kabul airport, the site of an often-desperate evacuation [Read More…]
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Duchess Kate visits teams who assisted in Afghanistan evacuation
Steve Parsons – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Duchess Kate made her first public appearance in more than two months on Wednesday. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, to [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: NYC officials investigating 16 cases linked to concert
stefanamer/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 666,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have [Read More…]
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Philadelphia pays $2 million to woman beaten by police, separated from her son
kuzma/iStock (PHILADELPHIA) — The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $2 million to Rickia Young, who was pulled from her vehicle, beaten by police and separated from her 2-year-old son in October 2020, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas school district that included masks in dress code hit with restraining order
FatCamera/iStock NEW YORK) — A Texas school district that included masks as part of its dress code has been hit with a temporary restraining order. Paris Independent School District (ISD), which serves about 3,900 students [Read More…]
ABC National News
Probe after Elijah McClain’s death finds police department racially biased
AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — A 14-month probe into the actions of the Aurora Police Department in Colorado following the death of Elijah McClain found the department “has a pattern [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tennis coach to plead guilty in college admissions scheme
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Rhode Island tennis legend Gordon Ernst, who formerly coached at Georgetown, has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his role in the college admissions cheating scheme that embroiled actress [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fence goes up around US Capitol, as law enforcement braces for Sept. 18 protest
lucky-photographer/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Fencing outside the U.S. Capitol was reinstalled late Wednesday ahead of the “Justice for J6” rally this weekend. The fencing erected after the Jan. 6 riot was removed in July. Recent Stories [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ documents impacts of Texas abortion ban in new court filings
Robert Cicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Women driving hundreds of miles alone for an abortion, clinics overwhelmed with out-of-state patients, providers facing “relentless harassment” from “emboldened vigilante activities,” those are some of the impacts detailed by the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden has ‘great confidence’ in Milley after secret actions in Trump’s final months
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed “great confidence” in his top military adviser, Army Gen. Mark Milley, after revelations he made secret calls to Chinese counterparts in President [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
60% of Californians voting in recall view Republican Party unfavorably, preliminary exit polling shows
(LOS ANGELES) — Positive results on handling the pandemic, unfavorable views of the Republican Party and a turnout advantage among Democrats cemented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to retain his seat in California’s recall election, according to [Read More…]
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DOJ files for immediate injunction to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
robertcicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — After announcing their lawsuit last week, the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday evening filed for an immediate injunction to halt Texas’ enforcement of their restrictive law banning most abortions in the state. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/15/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 4, Milwaukee 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 9, Seattle 4 NY Yankees 4, Baltimore [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Simone Biles ties mental health struggle at Tokyo Olympics to Nassar sexual abuse
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified before Congress Wednesday, they painted a portrait of a system that failed them when they reported [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Browns Star Odell Beckham to be held out this weekend
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be held out against Houston this week, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Wednesday. “[I] just felt like that was the right thing [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Jaguars Urban Meyer ‘No chance’ he leaves Jaguars for USC
Bob Levey/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE) — Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has no interest in the University of Southern California. “There’s no chance. I’m here and committed to trying to build this organization,” Meyer said. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Gymnasts testify as Congress investigates FBI’s handling of Larry Nassar sexual abuse
Saul Loeb – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. elite gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman are testifying before Congress Wednesday about what they say were failures in FBI’s handling of the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Teachers struggle with anxiety, burnout as another pandemic school year begins
Anjelica Lat, 26, instructs her students in New York City. – (Anjelica Lat) (NEW YORK) — Sophie Oleniacz, an elementary school English teacher in California, took a leave of absence right before the COVID-19 pandemic [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Teens turn to COVID-19 vaccine advocacy as most state laws prohibit minors from being vaccinated without consent
Courtesy Arin Parsa (NEW YORK) — There is a high school sophomore from Texas who wakes up at 6 a.m. on the weekends when she knows her parents are asleep, so she can secretly and [Read More…]