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‘All options’ on the table as Rhode Island sees rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise in Rhode Island, hospitals are strained by staffing shortages and testing turnaround times are delayed, Gov. Dan McKee is urging residents to “take these [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/9/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Utah 118, Philadelphia 96 Memphis 108, L.A. Lakers 95 San Antonio 123, Denver 111 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Chicago 2, Montreal [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Social spending plan will help ease pain from record-breaking inflation: White House
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden eulogizes former Sen. Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral funeral
Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Sen. Bob Dole — decorated World War II veteran, longtime lawmaker and former presidential candidate — was honored Friday at Washington National Cathedral before being brought back to his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court allows challenge to Texas abortion law to continue but lets SB8 stand
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas’ near-total ban on abortions to stay in effect more than three months after a majority of justices allowed the law, SB8, to be implemented, denying [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Stop the Steal’ organizer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee probe, sits for 8-hour interview
Jon Cherry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, a prominent conservative activist who organized “Stop the Steal” rallies after the 2020 election, spent eight hours Thursday taking questions from the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New York City gives noncitizens right to vote in local elections
JasonDoiy/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Julieta Larsen, elections are bittersweet. Hailing from Argentina, Larsen moved to New York City after meeting her husband, a firefighter with the FDNY. Now, seven years and two children later, [Read More…]
ABC National News
City settles for $5.75 million with those injured in 2020 summer protests
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay $5.75 million in damages to people injured during a wave of protests last year, according to a settlement reached Thursday. Protests [Read More…]
ABC National News
Omicron live updates: CDC signs off, recommends boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
jacoblund/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 793,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
ABC National News
Michigan school shooting: District reopens for first time with new protocols in place
Emily Elconin/Getty Images (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — Michigan’s Oxford school district is reopening for the first time since last week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School. Four students were killed and seven people were hurt [Read More…]
ABC National News
Last hospitalized Michigan school shooting victim leaves ICU
Emily Elconin/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — More than a week after the mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, the last remaining hospitalized victim has left the intensive care unit, authorities said Thursday. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hunger crisis hits Peru, where COVID-19 deaths per capita are highest in the world
Aicha ElHammar/ABC News (LIMA, Peru) — The COVID-19 pandemic spread across South America at an alarming rate in 2021, with the death toll surpassing one million in Latin America and the Caribbean in May, according [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William, Kate share Christmas card photo taken on family vacation
Comic Relief/BBC Children in Need/Comic Relief via Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, have shared with the public their 2021 Christmas card photo. The photo shows William, Kate and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa causes spread as omicron cases grow: Experts
Dr. Mpho Shabangu is a Tshwane district vaccine coordinator. – ABC (NEW YORK) — The omicron variant has exponentially spread in South Africa in a short time, and now experts are warning that widespread vaccine [Read More…]
ABC World News
Fifty-four migrants dead, 105 injured after vehicle overturns in Chiapas, Mexico: Authorities
MattGush/iStock (CHIAPAS, Mexico) — A vehicle full of migrants overturned in Chiapas, Mexico, Thursday night, leaving 54 dead and 105 injured, authorities said. “After the accident that occurred in Chiapa de Corzo, I inform you [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai among three prominent democracy activists convicted on Thursday
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s already-jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among three prominent democracy activists convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned gathering in June 2020 to remember the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The enemy of my enemy: Dojos unite in new season 4 trailer for ‘Cobra Kai’
Netflix Netlfix has dropped a brand-new trailer to its forthcoming fourth season of the Emmy-nominated Cobra Kai, and the old adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” comes to mind. The snippet shows the members of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nick Cannon explains why he returned to work so quickly following the passing of five-month-old son Zen
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images After announcing during his Tuesday TV show that his five-month-old son, Zen, died Sunday from brain cancer, Nick Cannon explained on his show Wednesday why he decided to return so quickly after Zen’s passing. “A lot [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Yellowstone’ launches official podcast
Photo: Ben Trivett If you can’t get enough of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone — and the ratings suggest you can’t — there’s now a new official podcast for that. Hosted by Jefferson White, who plays Jimmy on the hit [Read More…]
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‘The Hate You Give’ lead Amandla Stenberg reportedly eyeing Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Acolyte’
Emma McIntyre/WireImage The Hate U Give star Amandla Stenberg is in talks to join Disney+’s the live-action Star Wars series, The Acolyte, according to Variety. Details on Stenberg’s character haven’t been revealed. Announced in 2020, with a slew of other Star Wars [Read More…]