Month: May 2022
ABC Health News
With Roe under threat, doctors worry about girls under 18 who may need abortion care
E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the Supreme Court’s looming decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, doctors are voicing concerns about the well-being of adolescents in states where [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic House primaries could foreshadow party’s direction
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While much of the focus this midterm cycle has been on statewide races and the momentum behind Republicans amid dismal approval numbers for President Joe Biden, several Democratic House primaries [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election live blog: Primaries underway in 5 states
Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Voters were heading to the polls Tuesday for primary elections in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon amid a midterm season that will test the endorsement power [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Domestic violent extremists infiltrating abortion debate: DHS official
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials from the Department of Homeland Security warned that domestic violent extremists have been infiltrating the national abortion debate “to incite violence amongst their supporters,” a senior DHS [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman has primary day surgery after stroke
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the state’s Senate race, was scheduled to undergo surgery for a pacemaker and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
In Georgia Senate race, Herschel Walker navigates allegations of past violent behavior
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An athletic icon and business success, Herschel Walker has the type of background that Republicans hope will propel him to the U.S. Senate, where his presence [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 juveniles trapped after sand collapses at Jersey Shore beach: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (TOMS RIVER, N.J.) — Two juveniles became trapped under sand while they were digging at a Jersey Shore beach Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Police and emergency medical services responded to a barrier [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hero pastor describes how elderly congregation helped to stop California church shooter
ABC News (LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.) — The pastor being hailed a hero for helping to thwart a gunman from taking additional lives at a California church described how the congregation, consisting mostly of elderly attendees, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Regular shoppers, a retired police officer: Remembering the victims of the Buffalo shooting
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Ten people, all of whom were Black, were killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US official says export controls on Russia working
DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Gosling to star as ’The Fall Guy’ in upcoming film
Shannon Finney/Getty Images Ryan Gosling has found his next leading role. The Canada native is set to star in the film adaptation of The Fall Guy, based on the TV series that ran for five seasons on ABC [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren join ’1932′ cast
Arturo Holmes/Ian Gavan, Getty Images The Yellowstone prequel series is welcoming two Hollywood legends to its cast. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren are set to star in 1932, the prequel to the critically acclaimed Western series Yellowstone, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new show will follow [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller team up in trailer for ’Spiderhead’
Courtesy of Netflix Miles Teller and Chris Hemsworth enter a mind-altering world in the first trailer for sci-fi thriller Spiderhead. Teller portrays the character of Jeff, one of the inmates at Spiderhead, a futuristic penitentiary where Hemsworth’s character, Steve Abnesti, is running [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Amber Heard says her role in the ‘Aquaman’ sequel has been cut down due to defamation trial
JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Amber Heard says that the ongoing defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp is now impacting her professional life. In Heard’s latest testimony in court, she claims that her role in the upcoming Aquaman sequel, Aquaman and the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pentagon now reports about 400 UFO encounters: ‘We want to know what’s out there’
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top Pentagon officials told a House panel on Tuesday that there are now close to 400 reports from military personnel of possible encounters with UFOs — a significant [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First major court test for DOJ special counsel investigating origins of Russia probe
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department special counsel investigating the origins of the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election is facing his first major test in federal court [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden labels Buffalo shooting ‘domestic terrorism’ after visiting scene
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Assuming his role as consoler in chief, President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to visit a community in mourning and call out the [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Mexico battling historic blaze as Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire 26% contained
Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Meredith Deliso, ABC News (SANTA FE, N.M.) — A massive wildfire currently burning east of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is now the largest in the state’s history as [Read More…]
ABC National News
Baltimore-area nail salon explosion that injured cops, EMTs was deliberately set: Police
Baltimore County Fire Department (BALTIMORE) — A fire and explosion at a suburban Baltimore nail salon that injured seven people was deliberately set by an “emotionally distressed” man, authorities said Tuesday. Four police officers and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Morgan Wallen says family, friends, fatherhood helped him grow in the wake of his racist slur scandal
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Morgan Wallen made his return to the awards show spotlight at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards over the weekend, performing two songs — “Don’t Think Jesus” and “Wasted on You” — and [Read More…]