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ABC Health News
Guns were No. 1 killer of children and adolescents in 2020, CDC data shows
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer among children and teens, according to startling new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Automakers take a new approach to selling cars: gourmet restaurants, track drives
Morgan Korn/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Auto shows were once a marquee event for automakers — a way to let interested buyers see, sit in, touch and get acquainted with the latest models. With many [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Tennessee bill would require drunk drivers to pay child support for killing a parent
Witthaya Prasongsin/iStock (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee bill that would require convicted drunk drivers to pay child support to minors is headed to the governor’s desk. Drivers convicted of vehicular homicide, intoxication or aggravated vehicular [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested for allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over definition of female
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A California man was arrested this week for allegedly threatening to bomb Merriam-Webster’s offices and kill its employees over the dictionary publisher’s definitions for women, federal prosecutors said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks on Earth Information Center, climate monitoring program in development
Noah Minnie/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — NASA kicked off its first Earth Day celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic Friday at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station. The weekendlong event allows attendees to navigate informational exhibits led by NASA [Read More…]
ABC National News
Textbook publishers left in the dark after Florida rejects long list of books
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Textbook publishers say they have been left in the dark about why their mathematics books were rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with the state claiming the textbooks sought [Read More…]
ABC National News
Raging fires in New Mexico prompt critical warnings
Nicolas Resille / EyeEm/Getty (PHOENIX) — There are at least 11 large wildfires currently raging in the Southwestern U.S. — largely in Arizona and New Mexico. The Tunnel Fire in Arizona has burned 21,087 acres [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dozens of New York City teachers placed on unpaid leave for using fake coronavirus vaccine cards
skaman306/iStock (NEW YORK) — Dozens of New York City Education Department employees are being placed on unpaid leave as of Monday for submitting fake coronavirus vaccine cards. “Fewer than 100″ employees submitted the fake vaccination [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian missile attack kills 5 people in Odesa, including 3-month-old
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar winners Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons travel through space and time in trailer for ‘Night Sky’
Amazon Studios Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons play an elderly couple with a huge secret in the Amazon’s upcoming series Night Sky. As the new trailer reveals, the pair have for decades kept hidden that there’s a portal through [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
How Disney+’s ‘Polar Bear’ directors hope to empower people to make a real change
©2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved/Jeff Wilson It’s not just humans who love to have fun. Thanks to the Disneynature team, Disney+’s new film Polar Bear gives viewers a closer look at the fascinating arctic creatures. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Barry’ star Anthony Carrigan on the show’s long-awaited third season premiere
HBO/Merrick Morton Can you forgive a hitman? What about a mobster? Or worse, someone who takes an adult acting class? Anthony Carrigan, who plays NoHo Hank on the HBO dark comedy Barry, tells ABC Audio [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kerry Washington makes her ‘Simpsons’ debut on Sunday as Bart’s new teacher
ABC — THE SIMPSONS © 2022 by 20th Television Emmy nominee Kerry Washington‘s character will have her hands full on The Simpsons. The Scandal vet will be playing troublemaker Bart’s teacher starting on Sunday. Washington’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies under oath about Jan. 6
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday became the first member of Congress to publicly testify under oath about the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian swimmer suspended for attending Putin event
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bright’ sequel, Nat Geo show reportedly stung by Will Smith’s Oscars slap
“Bright” — Netflix/Matt Kennedy Will Smith‘s Oscar night slap continues to reverberate through his career. Bloomberg reports Netflix has “abandoned” a sequel to the 2017 fantasy film Bright, in which Smith starred an LAPD officer dealing with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ellen Pompeo defends Katherine Heigl’s past remarks on the “crazy” schedule of Grey’s Anatomy
Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ellen Pompeo is opening up about the time commitment Grey’s Anatomy has required over the years, and her former co-star Katherine Heigl‘s previous remarks about it. While [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Here’s why Zendaya won’t be attending the Met Gala this year
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Those of us hoping for an iconic Met Gala moment from Zendaya this year are out of luck. The actress revealed to Extra that she won’t be attending the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Happy Birthday, Babs! Barbra Streisand turns 80 on Sunday
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB On Sunday, April 24, Barbra Streisand celebrates her 80th birthday. A superstar of stage, screen, song and more, the Brooklyn, New York-born Streisand is one of the few performers who [Read More…]
ABC Business News
The airline pilot shortage is real and will cost all of us
Alex Walker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As millions take to the skies each day and airlines forecast what could be the most profitable summer ever, Americans should prepare for higher prices, more cancellations, and smaller [Read More…]