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What the CDC’s latest COVID-19 quarantine recommendations mean for you
iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — Amidst growing pressure as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now announced that it will shorten the recommended isolation time for [Read More…]
Fauci warns omicron cases ‘likely will go much higher’
Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the “extraordinarily contagious” omicron variant surges across the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that COVID-19 cases will likely continue to climb. “Every day it [Read More…]
The 10 most memorable moments in sports in 2021
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As athletes returned to the playing field and fans returned to the stands, there was some level of normalcy in the sports world in 2021. Still, COVID-19 left its [Read More…]
2021 was pivotal year for abortion laws in America
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For half a century, American women have had the right to choose to end a pregnancy at any point before a fetus is viable outside the womb. If 2021 saw [Read More…]
Bidens’ Christmas message recognizes those ‘who have lost loved ones’ during pandemic
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored those grieving loved ones lost during the pandemic in their joint message to Americans on Christmas Day. The Bidens [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: CDC shortens recommended isolation period for some patients
John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 818,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
Applying for a US passport is now more expensive
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The price of a passport officially went up on Monday, at a time when Americans are seeing higher prices seemingly everywhere they look. The State Department announced [Read More…]
Five dead, officer injured in ‘killing spree’ across Denver, police say
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (DENVER) — A shooter allegedly went on a “killing spree” across the Denver area, killing four and wounding three, including a police officer, officials said on Monday. The violence unfolded in Denver, [Read More…]
Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument
Steve Helber – Pool/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After a time capsule found last week proved to be a letdown, another one has been found in the pedestal of a now-removed Robert E. Lee state [Read More…]
Search for man who went missing at California ski resort continues amid avalanche warning
iStock/ijoe84 (LOS ANGELES) — Search and rescue crews are battling severe weather as they are hunting for a man last seen on Christmas Day at a California ski resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s [Read More…]
‘High risk’ of armed conflict over Ukraine, Russian defense ministry warns
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russia’s deputy defense minister warned foreign ambassadors of a “high risk” of conflict between the country and its neighbor Ukraine — one day after President Vladimir Putin threatened “diverse” military [Read More…]
UK tabloid acknowledges legal loss to Duchess Meghan with front-page statement
iStock/nirat (LONDON) — After a failed appeal earlier this month, Britain’s The Mail on Sunday included a front-page notice on Dec. 26 to readers that it lost the legal battle over publishing parts of a [Read More…]
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s archbishop and Nobel laureate, dies at 90
(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died on Sunday. He was 90. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter [Read More…]
Daunte Wright’s parents speak out after verdict for former officer Kim Potter
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this year, spoke out after a former officer was convicted [Read More…]
Kate Winslet saw her pal Leonardo DiCaprio for first time in three years and “couldn’t stop crying”
Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for LDC Foundation If you’ve been feeling the pain of being separated from your friends during the pandemic, Kate Winslet is right there with you. In a new interview with The Guardian, [Read More…]
Tiffany Haddish reacts to Common’s breakup comments, Anthony Anderson emotional about ‘black-ish’, & more
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin After Common recently explained that he broke up with Tiffany Haddish because of their busy schedules, the Night School star is now responding to his comments. Haddish gave her response on FOX SOUL’S Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored [Read More…]
Another accuser speaks out against Chris Noth
Jason Merritt/Getty Images Another person has accused Chris Noth of sexual misconduct. Singer-songwriter Lisa Gentile went public with her allegations during a Thursday press conference with her lawyer, Gloria Allred. She says she was “sexually [Read More…]
Olympic diver Tom Daley reveals his three-year-old son is already “fully into Christmas”
Chen Jianli/Xinhua via Getty Image Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with his husband, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and their three-year-old son, Robert. Tom tells ABC Audio that his toddler is now “fully [Read More…]
Author, essayist and screenwriter Joan Didion dead at 87
Jemal Countess/Getty Images Revered journalist and author Joan Didion died Thursday at her home in New York City due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, her longtime publisher confirmed to ABC News. She was 87 years [Read More…]
Airlines cancel more than 300 holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, three major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel more than 300 Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading [Read More…]