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How US came back from mpox outbreak
Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A couple of months ago, the mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the United States. Cases were, in some instances, doubling every [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Impacted by inflation, workers in academia, make demands
Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Like many industries, graduate student workers at colleges and universities around the country are demanding better pay and living conditions from their employers as inflation [Read More…]
ABC World News
Helicopter raid kills Islamic State officials in Syria, US says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. helicopter raid killed two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria early Sunday morning local time, U.S. Central Command announced later that day. Among those killed were [Read More…]
ABC World News
Suspect in 1988 Pan Am 103 explosion that killed 270 people taken into custody by US
Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 34 years after 270 people, including 190 Americans, died in the mid-air bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the Libyan intelligence officer accused [Read More…]
ABC National News
Artemis I Orion capsule splashes down after NASA mission near moon
Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — The Artemis I Orion capsule has splashed down after a 25-day trip that reached within 60 miles of the moon, completing the first step in an ambitious plan to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rep. Kinzinger welcomes Griner’s release but worries prisoner swap could encourage more hostage-taking
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday celebrated the release of Brittney Griner from Russia but said he was worried about the future “ramifications” from prisoner swaps like the one that earned Griner’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Eagle saved from atop 120-foot tall radio tower lightning rod
MacClenny Fire and Rescue Department/Facebook (MACCLENNY, Fla.) — First responders rescued an eagle impaled by a lightning rod atop a 120 -foot radio tower at St. George Elementary in MacClenny, Florida. Fire department crews responded [Read More…]
ABC National News
Decomposing body of likely pregnant woman found during fatal shooting arrest: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — Officers seeking a suspect in a fatal shooting at a Maryland gas station made a “surprising discovery” when they found the decomposing body of a likely pregnant woman [Read More…]
ABC National News
Rally for Shanquella Robinson, American tourist who died in Mexico, to be held Saturday
Courtsey Quilla Long (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A rally for Shanquella Robinson, the American woman who died while vacationing in Mexico in what local authorities are investigating as a femicide, is scheduled to be held Saturday. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Sam Bankman-Fried to testify as lawmakers demand answers on FTX’s downfall
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will appear before Congress to testify on the collapse of the giant, $32-billion cryptocurrency exchange. The House Financial Services Committee said Bankman-Fried will testify on Tuesday, [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 French bulldogs stolen from pregnant woman during armed robbery, LA police say
Los Angeles Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — Two French bulldogs were stolen from a pregnant woman during an armed robbery in Los Angeles, police said. Around 10 a.m. Friday, the nine-months pregnant woman was walking [Read More…]
ABC National News
Large, powerful winter storm set to slam United States
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A large and powerful storm is making its way onshore from the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, bringing a range of hazards to the west over the weekend. This storm is [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 year after devastating tornadoes, Western Kentucky continues to rebuild
Heather Paul/Getty Images (MAYFIELD, Ky.) — In the days and weeks leading up to this weekend — which marks one year since a devastating tornado outbreak tore through Kentucky — Mayfield pastor Al Chandler has [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cast is set for ‘Mean Girls’ movie musical
CBS via Getty Images The Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 hit Mean Girls is being adapted into a movie musical, and its main cast is now set. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Angourie Rice [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Terrence Howard reiterates plans to retire: “This is the end for me”
Unique Nicole/WireImage Terrence Howard‘s starring role in The Best Man: The Final Chapters may possibly be his last hurrah in Hollywood. During a red carpet event for the upcoming Peacock series, he told Entertainment Tonight that the show marks [Read More…]
ABC National News
Employees of Kentucky candle factory destroyed by deadly tornado file new lawsuit
Heather Paul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The owner of a Kentucky candle factory that was destroyed in a deadly tornado last year is facing another lawsuit from workers alleging they were threatened with termination if [Read More…]
ABC National News
How companies are making single-use period products more sustainable
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Every year, an estimated 45 billion menstrual products are used around the world, with each person who menstruates generating more than 400 pounds of waste in their lifetime, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back sentenced
Stephen Maturen/GETTY IMAGES (NEW YORK) — J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back during the fatal May 2020 arrest, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“It’s wild!”: Joshua Bassett talks starring in ‘Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again’
Courtesy Disney+ Joshua Bassett says it’s “wild” he’s bringing the world of Night at the Museum to kids who are as young as he was when he first saw the movies in theaters. Night at the Museum, starring Ben Stiller, premiered [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
After being flamed, Jennifer Lawrence walks back her comments on being the “first” female action movie star
Lionsgate/Murray Close After catching fire online from thousands of movie fans, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has walked back comments she made about fronting action movies as a woman. “I remember when I was doing [Read More…]