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ABC Health News
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout off to sluggish start with just 7,000 doses in arms
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following its emergency authorization last month, just 7,300 doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Americans across the country, newly updated data from the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden touts unexpectedly strong jobs report and movement on Senate spending bill
Evan Vucci – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated stronger than expected job growth in July as a strong economic sign as Democrats look to pass a major spending bill focused on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Diplomatic and military tensions continue to rise in wake of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Handout/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fallout continued Friday from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan as China announced it is canceling dialogue with the United States on military talks and climate change. The Chinese foreign ministry [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested for allegedly setting Planned Parenthood clinic on fire in Kalamazoo
LPETTET/Getty Images/Stock (KALAMAZOO, Mich.) — Federal prosecutors have charged a 25-year-old man for allegedly setting a Michigan Planned Parenthood clinic on fire. Joshua Brereton allegedly set fire to the Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo on July 31 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ten miners remain trapped underground in flooded tunnel for nearly two days in Mexico
Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ten miners remain trapped underground in a flooded tunnel in northern Mexico on Friday after first becoming trapped nearly two days ago. Mexican officials said the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US economy adds 528,000 jobs, far outpacing expectations
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kari Lake projected winner of Arizona governor Republican primary
Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News can report that Kari Lake, a former longtime news anchor in Phoenix who left her career in media last year and received former President Donald [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Resounding abortion rights vote in Kansas may reshuffle midterm environment
Kyle Rivas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tuesday night’s lopsided result in the Kansas abortion referendum — which saw the anti-abortion measure defeated some 59-41 in a traditionally red state — has Democrats and Republicans wondering [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two dead, two in critical condition after lightning strike near White House
DC Fire and EMS/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Two Wisconsin residents have died following a lightning strike near the White House on Thursday night, police confirmed to ABC News Friday. Police said 76-year-old James Mueller and 75-year-old [Read More…]
ABC National News
Arrest made after four people found dead in reports of explosion, fires at Nebraska homes
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (LAUREL, Neb.) — Foul play is suspected after four people were found dead at multiple homes in a small Nebraska town Thursday morning following reports of an [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ headed back to the movies, and more
Paramount has announced the title of an animated reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The studio announced Thursday that the project will be called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and will hit [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg talk new Apple TV+ film ‘Luck’
Courtesy of Apple TV+ The new movie Luck is all about, well, luck. The Apple TV+ film hits the streamer Friday, and Jane Fonda stars as a dragon who is one of the creatures who controls all [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to expect from the July jobs report
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wall Street will be closely watching the new U.S. employment data on Friday, the latest sign of whether the U.S. economy is entering a recession as the Federal Reserve [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Twelve grocery and food savings tips to take with you on your next shopping trip
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Trae Bodge, smart shopping expert, shared her tips for saving on groceries with Good Morning America, to help consumers keep costs down at checkout. Consumer prices on food experienced [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/4/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 8, LA Angels 7 Houston 6, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 2 Toronto 9, Minnesota 3 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Eight years before Uvalde, Arredondo was demoted from previous law enforcement position: Report
Eric Thayer/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — Eight years before Uvalde school Police Chief Pete Arredondo led the controversial law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, he was demoted from a high-ranking [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four people in critical condition after apparent lightning strike at DC park
DC Fire and EMS/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Four people are in critical condition following an apparent lightning strike at a Washington, D.C., park, authorities said Thursday evening. D.C. Fire and EMS said it had responded to [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Orleans renews search for missing remains of victims of notorious 1973 fire
Marilyn LeBlanc-Downey and her son, Skip Bailey, remember Ferris LeBlanc as a brother, uncle and father figure. – ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — The New Orleans City Council is reviving an effort to locate the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mall of America lockdown lifted after shots fired: Police
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images, FILE (BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) — Shoppers were sent running for safety at the Mall of America Thursday, after police said shots were fired at the Minnesota shopping center. Police responded to an “active [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Meta cracks down on cyberespionage, warns of ‘perception hacking’ ahead of midterm elections
Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Meta said it is focused on continuing to disrupt emerging cybersecurity threats, including “perception hacking” efforts that could attempt to create unjustified fears about the security [Read More…]