Month: January 2022
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Chris Evans to play Gene Kelly; More COVID drama for ‘The View’, and more
Chris Evans, star of Marvel’s Captain America and Avengers films, is reportedly in talks to play the late Hollywood song-and-dance legend and Singin’ in the Rain star Gene Kelly in an upcoming untitled film project based on an original idea of Evans’, according [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Bachelor’ host Jesse Palmer warns Clayton: Don’t “be lazy”
ABC/John Fleenor Fresh off The Bachelor‘s exciting season 26 premiere on Monday, former Bachelor and new host Jesse Palmer stopped by Becca Kufrin and Serena Pitt‘s Bachelor Happy Hour podcast to share his approach to hosting the show, and his advice for new Bachelor Clayton Echard. “I think [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Eldest Trump children won’t comply with subpoenas from NY attorney general
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Trump’s eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general’s office as it conducts a civil investigation into [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Mom pays off $72K in student loan, credit card debt using these tips
Courtesy Amanda Courtney (SAN DIEGO) — A California mom is entering 2022 debt-free after paying off more than $70,000 in student loan and credit card debt. Amanda Courtney, 36, of San Diego, said she began [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC clarifies isolation guidance after criticism but still no call for testing
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Djokovic courts controversy after tennis star granted medical exemption for Australian Open
Atilano Garcia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (MELBOURNE) — 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…]
ABC Politics News
Here’s what’s happening at the Capitol to mark one year since the Jan. 6 insurrection
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the nation approaches one year since the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol that sent shocking images worldwide of America’s democracy under attack, Democrats in Washington are planning to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Garland, under pressure to hold Trump accountable, to speak on DOJ’s Jan. 6 investigation
Demetrius Freeman-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday will deliver a rare address on the Justice Department’s sweeping investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, in remarks one official said will outline DOJ’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate Democrats look to Jan. 6 anniversary to push election reform
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats are using the impending one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to put a fine point on their efforts to shore up the nation’s election [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Family torn apart by Capitol insurrection reflects on Jan. 6 anniversary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The family of Guy Reffitt, who has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, says it is not the same family as a year ago. Extremism has [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee plans to ask Fox News host Sean Hannity to cooperate with probe
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday asked Fox News host Sean Hannity to cooperate with its investigation and answer questions about text messages he [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID live updates: Chicago cancels classes as teachers vote for remote learning
Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 827,000 Americans, according to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Thirteen dead in Philadelphia row house fire
(File photo) – Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — At least 13 people were killed in a row house fire in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning, a source familiar with the matter told ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC National News
EXCLUSIVE: Juror speaks out after convicting Elizabeth Holmes
Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — By the end of day three of deliberations in the Elizabeth Holmes trial, the jury had already decided to find the fallen Theranos [Read More…]
ABC National News
Millions of Americans under winter weather alerts for storms, arctic blast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Almost 80 million people across the United States are on alert this week for heavy snow, brutally cold temperatures, gusty winds and icy conditions. As of Wednesday morning, the National [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI dive team involved as search for 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil enters 3rd week
San Antonio Police Department via Facebook (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — An FBI dive team is assisting in the search for missing 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil, authorities said. The investigation has led the FBI’s underwater search [Read More…]
ABC World News
One child dead, eight others injured after bouncy castle accident in Spain
MediaProduction/Getty Images (LONDON) — One child died and eight others were injured after a bouncy castle overturned near the Spanish port city of Valencia on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The accident occurred at a fairground [Read More…]
ABC World News
Mass protests break out in Kazakhstan over fuel price hike
GTW/Getty Images (LONDON) — Mass protests have broken out in Kazakhstan, triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices in the Central Asian country. Videos posted on social media show thousands of people gathering in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince Andrew’s attorneys appear in front of New York federal judge
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for Prince Andrew appeared virtually in front of a federal judge in New York on Tuesday, arguing that a lawsuit against the prince made by an alleged victim [Read More…]
ABC World News
COVID outbreak in Belgian research station in Antarctica
Philippe SIUBERSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A research station in Antarctica is battling a COVID-19 outbreak despite being located in one of the most remote corners of the world. Since mid-December, 11 of [Read More…]