Month: August 2022
ABC Entertainment News
‘I Love My Dad’ proves truth is stranger — and funnier — than fiction
Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Have you ever been catfished by your dad? James Morosini has. He’s the writer, director, and star of the new film I Love My Dad, which is in theaters and streaming on demand now. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Over-the-counter hearing aids can be sold following FDA ruling
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Hearing aids can be sold over the counter in an effort to increase access and lower costs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday. The move [Read More…]
ABC Health News
How to protect your pets from monkeypox after 1st-known case of human-to-pet transmission
Nico De Pasquale Photography/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monkeypox and related viruses are known for their ability to transmit between humans and animals, but with increasing global spread, the Centers for Disease Control and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Updated COVID boosters could be available in 3 weeks, White House predicts
d3sign/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Newly updated COVID-19 boosters tailored to target a dominant strain of the virus will be available in the next three weeks or so, assuming the Food and Drug Administration and Centers [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden signs sweeping health, climate and tax bill, a major win for his domestic agenda
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats’ massive climate, health and tax bill into law, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who is Harriet Hageman, the Trump-backed candidate running against Liz Cheney?
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In many ways, Tuesday’s GOP primary battle for Wyoming’s at-large congressional seat is a war — by proxy — between former President Donald Trump and someone he deems disloyal. But [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Committee chairs threaten DHS inspector general with subpoena over missing Secret Service texts
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic chairs of the House Homeland Security and House Oversight committees on Tuesday threatened the Department of Homeland Security inspector general with a subpoena, accusing him of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado River Basin reservoir levels drop to record lows amid drought
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (DENVER, Colo.) — Federal government officials announced a more severe water shortage level in the Colorado River Basin Tuesday, saying it is essential that states like Arizona dramatically reduce water use before [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York City Department of Education relaxes COVID-19 rules for public schools
mixetto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City Department of Education will no longer randomly test students for COVID-19 when the new school year begins Sept. 8, the department said Tuesday. Instead, test kits [Read More…]
ABC National News
Authorities announce new phase in search for missing teen Kiely Rodni
Placer County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook (LAKE TAHOE, Nev.) — Authorities in Northern California have announced a new phase in the ongoing search for a teenager who disappeared after a party 11 days ago. “We are moving [Read More…]
ABC National News
You can fly in a seaplane between New York City and Washington, DC, starting this fall
Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Anyone looking to ditch Amtrak or the long commutes to and from La Guardia, JFK, or Newark Airport when traveling between New York [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former prosecutor, advocate for criminal justice reform, facing rape charges
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Adam Foss, a former prosecutor in Boston whose TED Talk brought him into partnership with singer John Legend on criminal justice reform, raped a woman in a New York [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Zoë Kravitz is “grateful” ‘Pussy Island’ brought Channing Tatum into her life
CAMPBELL ADDY for WSJ. Magazine. Zoë Kravitz knew that she wanted her now-boyfriend Channing Tatum to star as the mysterious dark character Slater King in her directorial debut, Pussy Island, even though she had never met [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert De Niro to play dual roles in new mobster flick ‘Wise Guys’
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Robert De Niro will be starring opposite … Robert De Niro in a new gangster film called Wise Guys, Variety reports. The film centers on two real-life Italian-American mobsters – [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Newer cars shrink gender disparity in car crash fatalities: Officials
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The newer the car, the safer it is for women drivers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a new report Tuesday. While the NHTSA’s earlier report, published in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airfare will jump 20% this Labor Day, experts say
Images by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Air travel fares may be starting to drop from their summer highs, but customers could pay the price to see family and take long-awaited vacations in the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
8th child in US tests positive for monkeypox
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least eight children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, after health officials in Harris County, Texas, confirmed to ABC News that a presumptive case had [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Novavax asks FDA for emergency authorization of its COVID-19 booster
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Novavax has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster in adults that can be [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New COVID bivalent vaccine expected in US in the fall
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. FILE (NEW YORK) — On Monday, the U.K. became the first country to approve a bivalent vaccine booster shot for adults, which would target both the original COVID virus and the Omicron [Read More…]
Ag News
Global Dairy Trade index down Tuesday
The Global Dairy Trade index fell for a fifth straight trading session Tuesday. The index was down 2.9% to an average price of $3,768 per metric ton. Prices fell for anhydrous milk fat and whole [Read More…]