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Doctor who lost brother to RSV shares what he wants parents to know
Courtesy of Sean Cullen (NEW YORK) — Dr. Sean Cullen, of New York, was 9 years old when his 9-month-old brother Kevin died due to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common respiratory virus. Today, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Wonka” rings in the new year with $29.5 million box office weekend
Warner Bros. Wonka sweetened its North American box office haul with an additional $22.7 million between Friday and Sunday, and is expected to reach an estimated $29.5 million for the long New Year’s weekend. That brings [Read More…]
ABC World News
4 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Japan, triggering tsunami warning
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — At least four people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s west coast on Monday afternoon, officials said. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it expects war to last all of 2024
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
ABC National News
$810 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs in Monday night drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The prize stands at an estimated $810 million in the first Powerball jackpot drawing of the year on Monday at 10:59 pm ET. The estimated cash value for the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Over 657,000 infant formula cans recalled over potential bacteria contamination
FDA (NEW YORK) — Over 675,000 cans of baby formula are being recalled for possible bacterial contamination, the company announced. Reckitt and Mead Johnson Nutrition, the makers of Enfamil and Nutramigen, announced Saturday it was [Read More…]
ABC World News
Tsunami warning issued after powerful earthquake strikes Japan
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — Japanese officials issued a tsunami warning and evacuation warnings after a powerful earthquake struck the west coast on Monday afternoon. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wrong-way driver injures seven pedestrians, one officer in New Year’s Day police chase
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A driver fleeing an early New Year’s Day dispute struck seven pedestrians and injured one police officer before crashing on a New York City sidewalk in midtown Manhattan, according to police. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Electric vehicle sales are slowing. No need for panic yet, insiders say.
Jon Challicom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The recent headlines for electric vehicles have been brutal: Sales are dropping. Momentum is slipping. Consumers are souring on the technology. Experts say, however, that 2024 may be the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Major tsunami warning issued after powerful earthquake strikes Japan
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — Japanese officials issued a major tsunami warning and evacuation warnings after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck the west coast on Monday afternoon. [Read More…]
ABC World News
In a surprise move, Queen of Denmark says in New Year’s speech that she will abdicate her throne
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gives a New Year’s speech from Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Dec. 31, 2023, announcing her upcoming abdication. (KELD NAVNTOFT/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
ABC World News
Exclusive: US to bring back aircraft carrier from eastern Mediterranean
U.S. Navy photo by Mass communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey (WASHINGTON) — The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it was sent just after the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it expects war to last all of 2024
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado mother accused of murdering two of her children arrested in the UK
Colorado Springs Police Department (NEW YORK) — A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children has been found and arrested abroad, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was taken into custody in [Read More…]
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Ten-year-old in California charged with alleged murder of another 10-year-old: Police
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 10-year-old on a murder charge for allegedly shooting another 10-year-old who died on Saturday. After responding to a call at 4:30 [Read More…]
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One-year-old boy, woman killed; Six others shot during streak of gun violence in Allentown, Pennsylvania
WPVI-TV (ALLENTOWN, Pa.) — A 1-year-old boy and a woman were killed and six other people were wounded in a streak of unrelated shootings that erupted in Allentown, Pennslyvania, over the weekend, according to police. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Trump White House insiders call possible second term a threat to American democracy
ABC’s Jonathan Karl interviews Sarah Matthews, left, Cassidy Hutchinson, center, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, Dec. 15, 2023, in Washington. (Lou Rocco/ABC) (WASHINGTON) — Three women who served in former President Donald Trump’s White House are [Read More…]
ABC Health News
How to make a vision board that will help you reach your goals in the new year, according to a neurologist
Alexandr Kolesnikov/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Goal-setting is top of mind when the new year rolls around, and vision boards are an increasingly popular tool for clarifying those goals and providing a boost of inspiration. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
How to make weight loss, exercise New Year’s resolutions that last
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After setting New Year’s resolutions, it is those days and weeks after January that can catch up with even the best of intentions. So how do you make your [Read More…]
ABC World News
US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a [Read More…]