Month: August 2022
ABC Business News
Federal Reserve Chair Powell vows to fight inflation ‘until the job is done’
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed to fight inflation “forcefully” in remarks on Friday at the central bank’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How to have student loans forgiven if you don’t qualify for Biden’s forgiveness program
© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden fulfilled one of his campaign promises and announced a plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of Americans. The plan, announced Wednesday, forgives [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Introducing your baby to food allergens, according to an expert
skaman306/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Knowing what to put on a baby’s plate and when can be daunting and nerve-racking for new parents. Now experts recommend regularly offering non-choking forms of foods containing common allergens [Read More…]
ABC Health News
After daughter’s suicide, dad shares emotional message to ‘help at least one person’
Courtesy Alex Sheats (NEW YORK) — A dad mourning the loss of his 26-year-old daughter is sharing an emotional message on mental health. David Sheats shared on Instagram that his daughter, Savannah Sheats, died by [Read More…]
ABC Health News
E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s grows to 84 reported cases: CDC
Dwi Pradnyana/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A multi-state E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce in sandwiches from Wendy’s has grown, with dozens more infections reported in the past week, according to federal health officials. Since [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Boxer George Foreman allegedly sexually assaulted 2 minors in 1970s: Lawsuit
Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges that professional boxer and former heavyweight champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, when they [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, LA Angels 3 Seattle 3, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 4, Chi White Sox 3 Toronto 6, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Novak Djokovic won’t be playing in US Open due to COVID-19 vaccination status
ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Novak Djokovic, one of the world’s top tennis players, confirmed Thursday that he won’t be competing at the upcoming U.S. Open. The Serbian athlete will miss this [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Justice Department makes redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit public
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday made public the redacted affidavit that supported the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. After [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Americans can start applying for student loan relief in October, White House says
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans who qualify for the student loan relief President Joe Biden announced Wednesday can apply starting in early October, the White House said Friday. Relief will come four [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden’s loan forgiveness plan to heavily impact Black borrowers
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student loans will particularly impact Black Americans, who carry much of the burden of student loan debt. “The burden is especially heavy on Black [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McConnell to host GOP Senate candidates Walker, Oz after ‘candidate quality’ comments
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday will host a fundraiser with Senate candidates in key battleground states a week after appearing to criticize the “quality” — of some GOP [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans eye traditional pivots in purple states, but this time it won’t be easy
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several Republicans who were nominated as firebrands in purple states are now eyeing post-primary messaging pivots in a policy acrobatics routine that could determine the outcome of marquee races. Politicians [Read More…]
ABC National News
5-year-old boy dies after he’s found in hot car outside Texas elementary school
kali9/Getty Images (LA JOYA, Texas) — A 5-year-old boy died after he was found in a hot car outside a South Texas elementary school, officials said. A 911 call came in at 4:04 p.m. Thursday [Read More…]
ABC National News
5 people sent to hospital after Six Flags roller coaster ride: Officials
WPVI-TV (JACKSON, N.J.) — At least five people were injured on a ride at a Six Flags Great Adventure theme park on Thursday, officials from the park said. According to a statement from the park, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two dead, multiple injured in shooting at Kentucky homeless shelter
kali9/Getty Images (HENDERSON, Ky.) — Two people have been killed and multiple others injured in a shooting at a Kentucky homeless shelter for men Thursday night, police said. The Henderson Police Department responded to an [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six-year-old speaks out after saving herself from attempted kidnapping
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A six-year-old girl in Ohio is speaking out for the first time since she saved herself from an apparent kidnapping attempt right outside her home. Ken’Adi Nash was taking out [Read More…]
ABC National News
Counselors in Uvalde work to battle mental health stigma in Latino community
Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The grief is palpable in Uvalde, Texas, three months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 19 young students and two teachers. The streets of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: All reactors at power plant shut down for first time in history
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency 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 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian siblings recall long journey from war zone to refugee camp
ABC News (ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine) — Plus, the latest on the fight to unseal the affidavit behind the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, and more state abortion bans go into effect after the overturning of Roe v. [Read More…]