Year: 2021
ABC Health News
Front-line workers warn of significant increase in pediatric COVID patients
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 infections surge again in the U.S., health officials are warning of a concerning uptick in pediatric cases and hospitalizations across the country, just as many children head back [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Five questions answered for parents about the delta variant in kids
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the number of COVID-19 infections surges across the United States, with unvaccinated children among the most vulnerable, parents across the country are left wondering what decisions to make to keep [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Experts share best masking tips to protect against COVID-19 delta variant
bohemama/iStock (NEW YORK) — The contagious delta variant has complicated the country’s COVID-19 recovery, and health care experts are again suggesting Americans cover their faces. They’re now advising all people, both unvaccinated and vaccinated, to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
MLB heaven in Iowa: Yankees, White Sox set to square off in “Field of Dreams” game
33ft/iStock (DYERSVILLE, Iowa) — It was built, and on Thursday night the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees are coming to Dyersville, Iowa to play a historic game. The ballpark, newly constructed for this [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera nearing milestone, hits 499th home run
Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images (BALTIMORE) — Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera moved one step closer to a major milestone on Wednesday night, bashing the 499th home run of his big league career. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
USMNT jumps into top ten of FIFA World Rankings
Photo by Ben Solomon / ESPN Images (NEW YORK) — Fresh off a run of success in North American competitions, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team earned the number ten spot in FIFA’s latest [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/11/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 5, Colorado 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 1, Chi White Sox 0 NY Yankees 5, Kansas City 2 Detroit [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Plea deal for 1 of 2 defendants in horse doping scandal includes $25 million in restitution
Deejpilot/iStock (NEW YORK) — Two defendants indicted in a massive racehorse doping scandal in New York have have pleaded guilty. Thoroughbred trainer Jorge Navarro and the head of a New York veterinary clinic, Kristian Rhein, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
HHS to mandate vaccinations for more than 25,000 employees
Bill Oxford/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As the delta variant spreads nationwide, the Department of Health and Human Services will require vaccination from more than 25,000 of its employees that directly work with patients, HHS Secretary Xavier [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nearly a dozen new state laws shift power over elections to partisan entities
adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Among the dozens of election reform laws changing rules regarding how voters cast ballots, several have also diminished secretaries of states’ authority over elections or shifted aspects of election administration to highly [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Gaetz associate providing feds intel, documents as probe into congressman continues: Sources
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the federal investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz continues into the summer, sources tell ABC News that Gaetz’s one-time wingman has been steadily providing information and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What’s next for Gov. Cuomo? Investigations, charges, potential impeachment
Photo by Carlo Allegri-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent shockwaves across New York when he resigned on Tuesday. But the 63-year-old Democratic stalwart still faces potential legal challenges, investigations and a potential [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House: Trying to fight COVID-19, not FL Gov. Ron DeSantis
Bet_Noire/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden White House is continuing to push back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News reported earlier this week that the state of Florida [Read More…]
ABC National News
Over 1 million without power in wake of severe storms in Midwest
MattGush/iStock (NEW YORK) — Over 1 million customers are without power in the Midwest Thursday morning after severe storms slammed the region. The storms included several reported tornadoes. Power was knocked out in Michigan, Wisconsin, [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Mississippi asks Biden administration to send military hospital ship
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 618,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people [Read More…]
ABC National News
Why school districts nationwide are facing bus driver shortages
DavidPrahl/iStock (NEW YORK) — At the start of the school year, it’s not uncommon for school districts to be short bus drivers. Before the pandemic, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia had been down [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Alarming’ increase in law enforcement officers killed this year
amphotora/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Pentagon Protection Force Agency Officer George Gonzalez was a beloved son, brother and friend. He was a Yankees fan and a “one of the good guys,” according to an obituary shared by [Read More…]
ABC National News
FDA poised to authorize 3rd vaccine dose for immune-compromised people: Sources
Bill Oxford/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a third shot for the immune-compromised on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans confirmed to ABC News. If the FDA green-lights [Read More…]
ABC World News
US military analysis says Kabul could fall to Taliban in 90 days: Official
omersukrugoksu/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the Taliban sweeps across Afghanistan and claims at least nine provincial capitals in just days, a new U.S. military analysis warns that the country’s capital, Kabul, could become isolated in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Iran facing its deadliest coronavirus surge after banning import on US vaccines
da-kuk/iStock (NEW YORK) — Eight months after Iran banned imports of any vaccines developed in the United States or the United Kingdom, the country is in the grips of its deadliest coronavirus surge yet, prompting [Read More…]