Month: January 2022
Taraji P. Henson discusses mental health in Boston; Tracee Ellis Ross reflects on eight seasons of ‘black-ish’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Taraji P. Henson has been very public about suffering from depression, and she explores mental health issues in her Facebook Watch program, Peace of Mind with Taraji. Now she’s taking the show on the [Read More…]
Despite Omicron, Screen Actors Guild Awards soldiering on
John Sciulli/Getty Images for Turner While notable big Hollywood events like the Grammy Awards have postponed their ceremonies, and others have cancelled red carpet premiere plans as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads, the Screen Actors [Read More…]
‘SNL’ returning January 15 with Ariana DeBose and musical guest Roddy Rich
NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live is coming back on January 15 with West Side Story‘s Ariana DeBose as host, and musical guest Roddy Rich. The long-running sketch show posted the news to social media Thursday afternoon. Not only will it be the first SNL show [Read More…]
“A man among men” — Denzel Washington remembers worrying about health of the late Chadwick Boseman
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Denzel Washington remembers Chadwick Boseman in a new Variety feature, calling the late actor “a man among men.” Washington’s and Boseman’s paths crossed indirectly even before they finally worked together, when Denzel was a producer [Read More…]
Facebook promoted extremism leading to federal officer’s murder: Lawsuit
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In May 2020, as protests over the death of George Floyd raged across the country, federal security officer Dave Patrick Underwood was shot and killed while protecting [Read More…]
Two ticketholders win Powerball jackpot of $632.6 million — seventh largest in game’s history
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Two tickets sold in California and Wisconsin were the lucky winners of the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night. Both tickets matched all six numbers in Powerball’s drawing and the [Read More…]
Walmart, Kroger raise at-home COVID test prices after agreement with White House expires
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Major retailers have increased the price of at-home COVID-19 tests now that an agreement with the White House to sell them at a fixed price has expired. [Read More…]
Only 1 in 10 adults eating enough fruits and vegetables, CDC finds
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Most American adults are not getting enough of their fruits and vegetables, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with even greater disparities found [Read More…]
What to know about ‘flurona’
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, “flurona” [Read More…]
Staff shortages from COVID forcing some health care facilities to limit services
Johnny Louis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to surge, some health care facilities have been forced to shut down facilities or departments as staffing shortages worsen. Holy Cross Health in Fort [Read More…]
Djokovic in limbo amid Australian political tussle over COVID vaccination status
Xinhua/Bai Xuefei via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — The world’s top-ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, remains on Australian soil — for now at least — after having his visa to enter the country cancelled on [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/5/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 140, Detroit 111 Philadelphia 116, Orlando 106 Houston 114, Washington 111 San Antonio 99, Boston 97 Dallas 99, Golden [Read More…]
Djokovic denied entry into country ahead of Australian Open
Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fury, shock and widespread confusion unfolded on social media in Australia after tennis great Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he was granted a medical exemption to play [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/4/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 129, San Antonio 104 Memphis 110, Cleveland 106 New York 104, Indiana 94 Phoenix 123, New Orleans 110 LA [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 133, Houston 113 Washington 124, Charlotte 121 Memphis 118, Brooklyn 104 Detroit 115, Milwaukee 106 Chicago 102, Orlando 98 [Read More…]
Vice President Harris was inside the DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was found outside
Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris was inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pipe bomb was found outside the building, a White House official confirmed to [Read More…]
House Jan. 6 investigators contact ex-Oath Keeper featured in ABC News documentary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House investigators looking into the siege of the U.S. Capitol a year ago have contacted a former spokesman for the Oath Keepers militia, seeking to interview him about his time with [Read More…]
Jan. 6 House select committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks on the insurrection a year later
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin reflected on the whirlwind period between the death of his 25-year-old son and the impeachment trial of former [Read More…]
Jan. 6 anniversary live updates: Biden slams Trump for ‘web of lies’ about Jan. 6, election loss
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Thursday marks one year since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and Democrats plan to observe the anniversary with somber tributes at the building that’s the symbol of [Read More…]
Dick Cheney comes to Capitol on Jan. 6, says he’s ‘deeply disappointed’ in GOP leadership
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While most Republicans were absent on Capitol Hill for the Jan. 6 anniversary Thursday, one of the party’s most prominent elder statesmen was there. ABC News Chief Washington [Read More…]