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ABC Health News
Hantavirus doesn’t linger, requires close contact: Officials
Medical staff direct some of the last passengers to be evacuated from the MV Hondius on May 11, 2026, in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. (Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Health experts [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
John Travolta awarded a surprise honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
John Travolta accepts his honorary Palme d’or during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Plage Macé on May 15, 2026, in Cannes, France. (Aurore Marechal/Getty Images) John Travolta has been awarded a surprise honorary [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Boys of Tommen’ TV adaptation sets its main cast
The cast of ‘Boys of Tommen.’ (Christian Tierney/Prime Video) The main cast for the Boys of Tommen TV series adaptation has been revealed. Prime Video has cast Nancy Surridge, Conor Sánchez, James O’Donoghue and Sophie [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ella Rubin cast in ‘The God of the Woods’ Netflix adaptation
A photo of Ella Rubin. (Austen Juul-Hansen) Ella Rubin is headed to the woods with Maya Hawke and Kerry Condon. Netflix has announced that Rubin has joined the cast of the upcoming series The God [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 found dead in murder-suicide at Indiana home
(HARRISON COUNTY, Ind.) — Three people were found dead in a murder-suicide after the shooter expressed suicidal thoughts to a family member, according to authorities. Harrison County deputies responded to a welfare check on Wednesday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice) (NEW YORK) — An Iraqi national carried out 20 reported terrorist attacks in Europe and Canada against U.S. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Transgender University of Washington student stabbed over 40 times: Court documents
University Of Washington Campus, The Quad With Flowering Cherry Trees In Spring (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SEATTLE)– The transgender University of Washington student who was killed in a student housing building suffered over 40 [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Chud the Builder’ held on $1.25M bond after shooting outside courthouse
In this handout photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Dalton Eatherly poses for a police booking photo in Nashville, Tenn. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Getty Images, FILE) (CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.) — Rage-baiting livestreamer [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wife of US Army sergeant released after month in ICE custody
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (EL PASO, Texas) — The wife of an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant with 27 years of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting
Rep. Steve Cohen pauses while speaking during a news conference in his office on Capitol Hill, May 15, 2026 in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve Cohen, a longtime Tennessee Democrat, announced Friday [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump won’t commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After a second day [Read More…]
ABC National News
Iraqi national charged with coordinating terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice) (NEW YORK) — An Iraqi national carried out at least 18 reported terrorist attacks in Europe against U.S. [Read More…]
ABC National News
American doctor who initially tested positive says further testing shows ‘no evidence that I’ve had hantavirus’
Dr. Stephen Kornfeld speaks with ABC News, May 15, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — The American doctor who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship and initially tested positive for hantavirus has since tested [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel ‘very similar on Iran’
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
A third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats amid redistricting fight
: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
At least 65 dead after Ebola outbreak confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials say
Healthcare workers walk outside the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (2019). (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) – An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure as he steps down
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A global pandemic that put millions [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Doctor Who’ to stream on AMC+ and more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are developing a movie adaptation of the memoir No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege. Variety reports the book is an Afghan war memoir that follows [Read More…]
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Mallori Johnson and Kara Young reflect on natural bond, portraying trauma survivors in ‘Is God Is’
Poster for ‘Is God Is’ film ( Amazon MGM Studios / Orion Pictures) Mallori Johnson and Kara Young star as twin sisters Anaia and Racine in the film adaptation of Aleshea Harris’ play Is God Is. [Read More…]
ABC National News
There are going to be more shark sightings in the coming months, scientists say
Spinner shark on the bottom of the ocean close to Male / Maldives (Cavan Images / Henn Photography/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Warming waters are attracting more swimmers and sharks alike to the Eastern seaboard [Read More…]