Month: November 2022
ABC World News
Tensions flare between North and South Korea as countries conduct military drills
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Air Force military trainings took place in both North and South Korean airspaces as the two nations continue to ratchet up tensions on the Korean Peninsula as 180 North [Read More…]
ABC National News
Husband of Minnesota candidate heard promoting formation of ‘SWAT team’ to police poll workers
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Minnesota elections officials are working to coordinate law enforcement responsibilities on Election Day after the husband of a GOP nominee for the state’s top election post was heard on a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Convicted Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland ‘apologizes’ after prison release
Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billy McFarland, the convicted founder behind 2017’s Fyre Festival, which rocked social media, is apologizing for his role in controversial music festival. “I need to apologize. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Rape of New York City jogger puts spotlight on women’s safety while running
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — The reported rape of a woman who was jogging along Manhattan’s West Side Highway has once again put the spotlight on the dangers women may face while running outdoors. The woman [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYC Marathon runners prepare for record temps, humidity on race day
Rudi Von Briel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Marathon runners are in for a shock, as the forecast for the Sunday race shows unseasonably hot and humid conditions with parts of New York [Read More…]
ABC National News
Army designing a ‘tactical’ bra that fits the combat needs of female soldiers
U.S. Army/Devcom (NEW YORK) — As happens with any new soldier, Kayla Williams went through the standard processing when she joined the U.S. Army in 2000. She was briefed before basic training and issued a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Americans express broad concerns about the risk of political violence: POLL
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Broad, bipartisan numbers of Americans are concerned that political divisions are increasing the risk of politically motivated violence in this country, with majorities across the board highly concerned about it [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Suburban women could be key in Wisconsin’s Senate race
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In Wisconsin’s high-profile Senate race, an army of mothers 500 strong is canvassing and door-knocking for the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, in an effort to get out the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Twitter sends email to employees announcing layoffs to come Friday
CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter will begin layoffs on Friday, the company announced in an email. “In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
AMC announces $5 ‘Discount Tuesdays’ deal through January
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Every Tuesday, every movie, only $5. In the latest effort to get movie-goers back into theaters, AMC Theaters announced Thursday that AMC Stub members can enjoy [Read More…]
ABC Business News
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Happy Meal hits the menu at McDonald’s
ABC News Photo Illustration, McDonald’s (NEW YORK) — A taste of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming to the menu at McDonald’s with a new item inspired by the highly-anticipated Black Panther sequel. Starting Thursday, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Pfizer, BioNTech say bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Friday that a booster dose of their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions of the omicron [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New injection for newborns to protect against RSV approved in Europe
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In what could signal the promise of progress to come for newborn infants at risk for RSV, a new monoclonal antibody is being granted approval in Europe as a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Women turn to at-home abortions, as unregulated pill sites expand operations
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jane was living in rural New Mexico when she discovered she was pregnant. She never wanted to have children or carry a pregnancy and knew immediately she [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA warns parents not to use infant head-shaping pillows
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration has released a safety bulletin urging parents and caregivers not to use head-shaping pillows intended to change an infant’s head shape or symmetry. There [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC releases new guidelines for prescribing opioids to include people with short-term pain
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain to include people who are suffering from short-term pain. During a briefing Thursday, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds to receive “The People’s Icon” Award at 2022 People’s Choice Awards
Nathan Congleton/NBC The People’s Choice Awards will bestow “The People’s Icon” award to Ryan Reynolds at this year’s ceremony, coming up on December 6 on NBC. The actor/writer/producer/businessman will be recognized for his contributions to film and television, in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado authorities investigating ‘suspicious substance’ found in mail-in ballot
EyeWolf/Getty Images (DENVER) — Authorities in Colorado are investigating a “suspicious, powdery substance” found in a ballot mailed to the Adams County elections office in what officials say “appears to be an attempt to disrupt [Read More…]
ABC National News
Twenty-four more graves excavated, including those of children, in probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Win McNamee/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — Forensic scientists have uncovered 24 additional unmarked graves in an Oklahoma cemetery, three of them containing child-sized coffins, as part an effort to identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Houston 3, Philadelphia 2 (Houston leads 3-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Orlando 130, Golden State 129 Denver 122, Oklahoma City [Read More…]