Month: November 2022
Pfizer, BioNTech launch phase 1 trial on combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine
Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pfizer and BioNTech have launched a clinical trial on a vaccine targeting both COVID-19 and influenza, the companies announced Thursday. The phase 1 trial is being done [Read More…]
RSV cases hit 2-year-high, CDC data shows
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of people with the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has surged, with cases hitting a two-year high, according to data by the Centers for Disease Control and [Read More…]
‘They defamed her’: Uvalde educator falsely accused of leaving school door open seeks answers
ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Emilia “Amy” Marin watched a briefing on the Robb Elementary school shooting on May 27, three days after the rampage that killed 19 students and two teachers. She listened live [Read More…]
Paul Pelosi released from hospital six days after attack
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (SAN FRANCISCO) — Paul Pelosi has been released from the hospital, six days after being attacked in his home. Paul Pelosi, 82, was struck at least twice with the hammer, sources [Read More…]
Stanford removes alleged imposter student from campus
David Madison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man is accused of posing as a Stanford University student and living in at least five different dorms on campus for nearly a year, the university’s newspaper, The [Read More…]
Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for failing to ‘disavow antisemitism’
Dustin Satloff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been suspended without pay for at least five games after promoting a film that contains “deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,” the team announced Thursday. [Read More…]
Judge grants independent monitor to oversee Trump Organization, in major victory for NY AG
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge has approved a preliminary injunction and an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization in an order that follows several hours of oral arguments Thursday. [Read More…]
Will he make a difference in the GOP’s chances of retaking control of Congress?
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Despite not being a candidate, Donald Trump is looming large this midterm election cycle, but what difference he’s making won’t be clearer until Election Day or soon after. The [Read More…]
Kentucky abortion rights advocates fight ballot initiative
Andy Sacks/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — About half the country has banned abortion sometime before viability and at least 14 states have ceased nearly all abortion services, since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, [Read More…]
‘WandaVision’ spin-off reportedly conjures up Aubrey Plaza
ABC/Randy Holmes — Marvel Studios Aubrey Plaza is joining her Parks & Rec hubby Chris Pratt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The website The Illuminerdi first broke the news that the Emily the Criminal and [Read More…]
South Dakota Republican legislative candidate charged with sexual child abuse
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Republican candidate for the South Dakota Legislature was charged Thursday with child abuse for allegedly exposing a minor to sexual grooming behavior. A criminal complaint filed Thursday by the [Read More…]
Officers who killed Jayland Walker back on job, family calls move ‘callous’
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — The eight officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed during an attempted traffic stop in Akron, Ohio, have been reinstated, according to the Akron [Read More…]
Paul Pelosi released from hospital 6 days after attack
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (SAN FRANCISCO) — Paul Pelosi has been released from the hospital, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News, six days after being attacked in his home. This is a [Read More…]
43-year-old woman raped while jogging in Manhattan: Police
NYPD (NEW YORK) — A 43-year-old woman said she was raped while jogging along Manhattan’s West Side Highway Thursday morning, according to police. The woman told authorities she was jogging near Pier 45 when, at [Read More…]
FBI received ‘credible information of a broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues: ‘Stay alert’
Nes (NEW YORK) — The FBI on Thursday said it has “received credible information of a broad threat” to New Jersey synagogues. In a tweet, the FBI urged people to “stay alert” and “take all [Read More…]
Half of all classes have up to 40% of students home sick.
Google Maps Street View (NEW ALBANY, Ind.) — An Indiana school announced it is temporarily closing to stop the spread of flu and RSV. At Community Montessori in New Albany — located on the border [Read More…]
North Korea fires six ballistic missiles, launching tests for 2nd consecutive day
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea test-fired six missiles on Thursday, a day after launching its most tests in a single day. One long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles were [Read More…]
Obama roasts GOP ‘cast of characters’ at Arizona rally for Democrats in tight races
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz.) — Former President Barack Obama continued his crisscrossing of midterm election battlegrounds Wednesday in Arizona — hoping to turn out voters so Democrats can hold the [Read More…]
“It was just so much blood”: Chris Redd details attack outside New York City’s Comedy Cellar
Jesse Grant/Peacock In a chat with Daily Beast’s The Last Laugh podcast, stand-up comedian and former SNL star Chris Redd detailed the October 26 attack that left him bloodied outside New York City’s Comedy Cellar. [Read More…]
Johnny Depp to appear in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show
ABC/Randy Holmes Johnny Depp has booked a high-profile appearance following his legal victory in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard in June. ABC Audio can confirm the former Pirates of the Caribbean star will [Read More…]
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