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US Olympians call for change after death of teammate due to childbirth complications
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three of America’s top female athletes have suffered life-threatening complications while giving birth. Now, the two athletes who survived giving birth, Olympic gold medalists Allyson Felix and Tianna Bartoletta, [Read More…]
New UK study finds women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are living longer
Ana Maria Serrano, ABC News (LONDON) — Women diagnosed with breast cancer in England are living longer than they would have 20 years ago, new research by Cancer Research UK and the University of Oxford [Read More…]
US offers to drop some charges for now against Sam Bankman-Fried
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York said they would drop several criminal charges, at least for now, against disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried if the judge agrees to try him [Read More…]
“I’m ready”: Kevin Spacey plots acting comeback after UK sex assault charges
YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images In a lengthy interview in the German publication ZEITmagazin, embattled actor Kevin Spacey details his life after he became ensnared in the #MeToo movement and how he’s aiming for a [Read More…]
Hulu going true crime this summer with slate of ABC News Studios docuseries
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images ABC News Studios has announced an upcoming summer slate of true crime shows bound for Hulu. First up is The Ashley Madison Affair on Friday, July 7. The three-part series will explore [Read More…]
Tornado watch issued in South as severe weather outbreak continues: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More severe weather is slamming the U.S. on Thursday, with residents from Florida to Kansas bracing for impact. The states in the bull’s-eye are Kansas and Oklahoma, where extreme winds, [Read More…]
Starbucks ordered to pay over $25 million to former employee who claimed racial discrimination
JohnFScott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey jury ruled unanimously in favor of a former Starbucks employee who sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming that she was fired for being white. Shannon Phillips, [Read More…]
USDA to revise meat labeling guidelines for claims like ‘grass-fed’ or ‘free-range’
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The seal of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on meat and poultry you see at the grocery store may soon carry more weight thanks to an update [Read More…]
How some of Donald Trump’s business allies are reacting to federal indictment
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal charges last week has elicited outcry from many of his prominent supporters in Washington D.C., who have denounced [Read More…]
Do you want to sleep with Ryan Reynolds? Check out his teaser for ‘Bedtime Stories’
ABC While most movie stars don’t want you falling asleep while watching their efforts on-screen, Ryan Reynolds apparently isn’t one of them — at least when it comes to his new project. On Thursday, June [Read More…]
Shannen Doherty shares throwback video of brain cancer surgery
Doherty in 2019 – Rachel Luna/FilmMagic A week after sharing footage from a January brain scan and explaining to her followers that her stage 4 breast cancer has migrated to her brain, Shannen Doherty has [Read More…]
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ premiere features John Williams performance and more
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney At the the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 14, fans and stars in attendance at the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny got a special show before the [Read More…]
In Brief: Apple TV+ renews new sci-fi show ‘Silo’, and more
Apple TV+ announced on Friday that the sci-fi thriller series, Silo, currently in its first season, has already gotten the go-ahead for a season 2. Silo, per the streamer, follows “the last ten thousand people [Read More…]
Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ UK Parliament over ‘partygate,’ committee says
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LONDON) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson “deliberately misled” Parliament about rule-breaking parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee of lawmakers said in a scathing report released Thursday. The House of [Read More…]
Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis recovery ahead of Friday discharge
Jasenka Arbanas/Getty Images (ROME) — The Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing intestinal surgery. Francis was checked into Gemelli hospital in Rome Wednesday, June 7, for a three-hour [Read More…]
Inside American battlefield surgeon’s quest to help in Ukraine
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In a hospital not far from the front lines of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict lies a hospital filled with patients who have been caught in the crossfire. The Ukrainian medical staff [Read More…]
California authorities seize enough fentanyl in San Francisco to kill city’s entire population nearly three times over
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state’s highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the city’s entire [Read More…]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott buses group of migrants to Los Angeles
Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that Texas bused a group of migrants to Los Angeles, adding it to a growing list of [Read More…]
Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez says he’s running for president against Trump in 2024
GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Suarez told co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in an [Read More…]
Senators propose ‘first step’ to address US drug shortages by examining supply chains
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Shortages of critical medication have plagued the country, according to a recent congressional report, and a bipartisan pair of senators is now looking for answers from federal agencies about the [Read More…]