Year: 2024
ABC National News
‘Disgusting’: MLK monument vandalized in Denver park during Black History Month
KMGH (DENVER) — A monument honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., created by the nation’s first African American NASA astronaut candidate, was vandalized in a Denver park this week by perpetrators who pried off [Read More…]
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Odysseus moon landing updates: What to know about 1st commercial moon landing
Intuitive Machines (HOUSTON) — A Houston-based company is attempting to make the first-ever commercial moon landing on Thursday, and the first by a U.S.-built spacecraft in more than 50 years. Intuitive Machines’ lander, named Odysseus, [Read More…]
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AT&T outage prompts urgent investigation into possible cyberattack: Sources
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A network disruption affected AT&T customers in the U.S. Thursday, prompting federal agencies to investigate whether the outage was caused by a cyberattack. In a statement to ABC News, [Read More…]
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2 more Alabama clinics pause IVF fertility treatment after court ruling
Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images (MOBILE, Ala.) — Two Alabama fertility clinics announced they will stop providing in vitro fertilization treatment days after the state’s Supreme Court issued a decision that said frozen embryos [Read More…]
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Judge denies Trump’s request to delay enforcement of $355M fraud case penalties
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center on Feb. 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The [Read More…]
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Biden meets with widow, daughter of Alexei Navalny
@POTUS/X (SAN FRANCISCO) — President Joe Biden met with the widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, and his daughter, Dasha, on Thursday during the president’s trip to California. Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and [Read More…]
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Biden blasts Alabama Supreme Court’s ‘outrageous and unacceptable’ frozen embryo ruling
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children in the state, calling it “outrageous and unacceptable.” “Today, in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Children’s MMR vaccine rate drops 2%, 250,000 kindergarteners vulnerable to measles: CDC
Courtney Perry/For the Washington Post (NEW YORK) — National MMR coverage has dropped 2% from the 2019-2021 school year to the 2022-2023 school year, which means approximately 250,000 kindergartners are at risk for measles infection [Read More…]
ABC Business News
The housing market is cooling again. Here’s why.
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sluggish housing market for most of last year began to heat up as the calendar turned to 2024. In recent weeks, however, the market has cooled once again. [Read More…]
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James Gunn reveals photo of assembled ‘Superman: Legacy’ cast
Warner Bros. Discovery On his Instagram, Superman: Legacy writer-director James Gunn revealed on Thursday the main cast of his forthcoming film, which will reboot Warner Bros.’ superhero universe. “After the table read with the #Superman [Read More…]
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Season 4 of ‘The Boys’ to premiere in June
(L-R) Doumit, Starr – Prime Video Fans of Prime Video’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys got the news they have been waiting for: the show will return with a three-episode event on June 13. New episodes [Read More…]
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‘The Creator’ tops Visual Effects Awards with five wins, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ snags 4
20th Century Studios Director Gareth Edwards‘ sci-fi film The Creator led the pack for live-action films at Wednesday night’s Visual Effects Awards, with the Oscar-nominated movie snagging five trophies. The Visual Effects Society’s 22nd annual [Read More…]
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Wendy Williams diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, frontotemporal dementia
Photo by: Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, according to a press release from the former talk show host and her medical team. Williams, who [Read More…]
ABC World News
Sudan faces ‘perfect storm’ as civil war sparks humanitarian crisis, aid groups warn
Belongings at Malakal transit site in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. CREDIT: Jadwiga Figula/Getty Images (LONDON AND NEW YORK) — After a missile struck her home in Khartoum, Sudan, last April, Dallia Mohamed Abdelmoniem said [Read More…]
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Alexei Navalny’s death listed as ‘natural,’ mother says, accusing Russia of blackmail
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alexei Navalny’s cause of death has been listed as “natural” on his medical report, according to Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, who was relayed the information on the death certificate by [Read More…]
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Man arrested for grisly murder of aspiring model in Los Angeles: Police
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A suspect has been arrested in the death of Maleesa Mooney, an aspiring model who was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment last year, according to police. The [Read More…]
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Yale reintroduces standardized test requirement, but expands list of test options
drflet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Yale University has announced a new “test-flexible” standardized testing policy set to go into effect for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, following fellow Ivy League school Dartmouth College in adjusting its [Read More…]
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AT&T outage impacting US customers, company says
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A network disruption is affecting AT&T customers in the U.S. Thursday. In a statement to ABC News, the company confirmed the outage and advised customers to make calls over [Read More…]
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Why extreme rain pouring into Southwest US hasn’t fully eliminated the region’s megadrought
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The record-breaking rain soaking the Southwest U.S. in recent weeks still won’t be enough to eliminate the megadrought status in the notoriously arid region [Read More…]
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2024-25 FAFSA Application is Now Available, Students Encouraged to Apply
Students and parents can now complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-25 post-secondary academic year. Recent changes to the federal financial aid system mean more students than ever may qualify [Read More…]