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Kindergarten vaccination rates dip below target for 2020-2021
Cavan Images/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — National vaccination coverage for kindergarteners during the 2020-2021 school year fell below the nationwide target of 95% coverage, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. This [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Outrageous and inexcusable’: Pelosi slams FAA for Capitol plane scare
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is slamming the Federal Aviation Administration for a plane scare that triggered a frantic evacuation of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday night. She blamed the FAA for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wildfires scorching the West could explode due to heavy winds
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A wildfire inferno is setting up in multiple states as dangerous fire conditions threaten to spread the fires even further. At least 14 fires are currently burning through Arizona, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden responds to Putin claiming ‘success’ in Mariupol
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 World News
Ukraine war could plunge millions into malnutrition if global powers don’t intervene, experts say
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have rippling effects in populations far outside the two countries in conflict — especially in the global food supply, experts are warning. [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Africans sift through flood damage, as weekend forecast calls for more rain
GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images (DURBAN, South Africa) — Communities in Durban, South Africa, are still sifting through debris, trying to salvage the little they can save after devastating floods killed almost 450 people and [Read More…]
ABC World News
French President Macron and Le Pen clash on Russia, immigration in televised debate
LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (SAINT-DENIS, France) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, his far-right rival in the presidential elections, faced off in a highly anticipated televised debate Wednesday, clashing on topics [Read More…]
ABC World News
Situation in Azovstal steel plant ‘desperate,’ Ukraine says
Christopher Occhicone/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukraine claimed on Thursday that hundreds of people remain trapped in the Azovstal steel plant where the situation has become “desparate.” Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Donald Trump Jr. expected to meet with Jan. 6 committee: Sources
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is expected to meet with Donald Trump Jr. in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter tell [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden announces new $800M aid package to Ukraine as Russia presses offensive
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million package in military assistance to Ukraine — as well as a ban on all Russian-affiliated ships from U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration fast-tracking Ukrainian refugees into US
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is moving to fast-track Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States. Beginning April 25, the administration says U.S.-based individuals and entities can apply to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mom dumped in son’s hockey bag allegedly had affair with handyman accused of killing her: Police
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A New York City mother found stabbed to death inside a duffel bag was allegedly killed by a handyman she’d been having an off-and-on affair with for two years, the NYPD [Read More…]
ABC National News
Native Americans facing disenrollment fight to remain with tribes
Malka Abramoff, Mireya Villarreal, Seiji Yamashita and Leda Alvim, ABC News (DEMING, Wash.) — Hearing stories and learning about the Nooksack Indian Tribe has been a part of Santana Rabang’s life since she was a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Wakanda for Dinner! Decorated chef launches real cookbook from fictional Marvel culture
Insight Editions For the millions of fans that made Black Panther a billion-dollar blockbuster, now you’ll have a chance to eat like the people of the movie’s fictional nation of Wakanda. The Official Wakanda Cookbook [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
#MePoo, #AmberTurd trend on social media following gross reveal in Johnny Depp’s defamation case against Amber Heard
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NOTE CONTENT) Of all the explosive revelations made Wednesday when Johnny Depp testified in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, one trended thanks to two cheeky hashtags: #MePoo and #AmberTurd. Depp [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Tony Awards warning against copying Oscars slap, and more
Producers of the Tony Awards don’t want a repeat of Will Smith‘s infamous Oscars slap, and they’ve issued a strong message for potential copycats: A letter sent by Tony Award Productions to potential ticket-buyers and obtained [Read More…]
ABC National News
Person in custody in connection with slain mom dumped in duffel bag
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A person is in custody in connection with the death of Orsolya Gaal, the New York City mother found stabbed to death inside a duffel bag, police sources told ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Masked Singer’ judge Ken Jeong storms off stage following Rudy Giuliani reveal
FOX/Michael Becker The long-awaited episode of Fox’s The Masked Singer featuring former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani finally aired on Wednesday and, as expected, the reveal had judge Ken Jeong [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Gaslit’ takes a different look at the players behind the Watergate scandal
Courtesy of Starz The new Starz series Gaslit, debuting Sunday, hopes to shine a lot more light on the lives of the major players in the Watergate scandal. Series creator Robbie Pickering tells ABC Audio he wanted to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Over 20,000 car seats recalled over choking hazard
ArtMarie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 20,000 car seats are being recalled due to loose pieces of foam that can present a choking hazard to kids. The recall impacts certain CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child [Read More…]