Articles by ABC News
Mickey Guyton says her 9-month-old son suffered from dehydration: What parents should know
stock_colors/iStock (NEW YORK) — Country singer Mickey Guyton is opening up about her son’s recent stay at a hospital intensive care unit. Taking to social media with an update on Saturday, she wrote, “My baby [Read More…]
Len Bias’ mother says family is keeping basketball star’s memory alive, 35 years after his death
The Washington Post / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Legendary basketball player Len Bias is being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, 35 years after his death, but his family and fans [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 11/21/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final L.A. Clippers 97 Dallas 91 Final L.A. Lakers 121 Detroit 116 Final Phoenix 126 Denver 97 Final Chicago 109 [Read More…]
To lower gas prices, Biden authorizes release from US strategic oil reserve
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will tap into the nation’s strategic oil reserve to help offset a surge in gasoline prices. Biden, [Read More…]
White House: 90% of federal workers, military have gotten at least one COVID shot
Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House: 90% of federal workers, military have gotten at least 1 COVID shot Anne Flaherty More than 90% of the nation’s 3.5 million federal workers have gotten at least [Read More…]
First lady Jill Biden accepts White House Christmas tree
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden kicked off the holiday season in the nation’s capital on Monday by accepting delivery of the official White House Christmas tree — with all the sleigh [Read More…]
Dozens in Congress still vote remotely as critics slam COVID policy
dkfielding/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Millions of American workers have returned to the office, and most children are back to in-person learning at schools, but dozens of members of the U.S. House of Representatives are still literally [Read More…]
Malcolm X’s daughter found dead in her apartment
Malcolm X’s daughters Ilyasah (L) and Malikah (R) gives a speech during the 90th birthday commemoration of Malcolm X in 2015. – Bilgin S Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of [Read More…]
Criminal charges dismissed against former leaders of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images (HOLYOKE, Mass.) — A Massachusetts judge has dismissed all criminal charges against two former officials from the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, citing no “reasonably trustworthy evidence.” The facility made national headlines last year, [Read More…]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to be 1st Black woman on International Space Station crew
Bill Ingalls/NASA (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will take to the skies in 2022 on a historic debut spaceflight to the International Space Station. Watkins will become the first Black woman to [Read More…]
Wisconsin Christmas parade live updates: 81-year-old, 79-year-old among the 5 killed
Chalabala/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Five people were killed and more than 40 were hurt when an SUV barreled into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Children are among the injured. [Read More…]
Death of 5-year-old boy Elijah Lewis ruled homicide, mom and boyfriend in custody
D-Keine/iStock (BOSTON) — The death of Elijah Lewis, the 5-year-old boy from New Hampshire who went missing before being found dead in Massachusetts last month, has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Monday. Lewis died [Read More…]
Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children: Officials
DIMITAR KYOSEMARLIEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — At least 45 people, including a dozen children, were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, officials said. The [Read More…]
Two missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released, ministry says
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two of the Christian missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti last month have been released, according to the ministry. Nineteen people — including 17 missionaries, five of [Read More…]
At the Poland-Belarus border, efforts to ease suffering among migrants
fstop123/iStock (BIALYSTOK, Poland) — In a dark, cold Polish wood, Ahmad Al Hasan’s coffin was lowered into a freshly dug grave. It was early evening but already pitch black in the cemetery outside the village [Read More…]
Should you get a booster shot? Experts say it’s time
Milan Markovic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Millions more vaccinated adults across the U.S. became eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot on Friday. And yet, the vast majority of vaccinated Americans were already eligible — many just [Read More…]
1st injectable, bimonthly HIV treatment approved in UK
PeopleImages/iStock (LONDON) — The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day. The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care [Read More…]
Undefeated: Deaf football team brings triumph and pride to California community
Amelia Ortiz/CSDR Student Yearbook Committee (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — Once considered underdogs, the football team at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside has defied the odds with an undefeated season that has electrified and [Read More…]
What we know about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai as the UN calls for probe into her whereabouts
Zhong Zhi/Getty Images (LONDON) — International concern is mounting for tennis star Peng Shuai, who disappeared from the public eye after accusing a retired top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault earlier this month. [Read More…]
‘Democracy is on the line’: Election officials face ongoing threats for doing their jobs
adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Al Schmidt had a front-row seat to history when a batch of votes in Philadelphia tipped the state of Pennsylvania, and the 2020 presidential election, toward Joe Biden. As Philadelphia’s Republican city [Read More…]