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narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — Trading for futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were temporarily halted Thursday in premarket trading after plummeting more than the “limit-down” of 5%. Futures on the Dow [Read More…]

Courtesy Anuradha Bhagwati(NEW YORK) — Former U.S. Marine Capt. Anuradha Bhagwati fought for servicewomen to access the frontlines of the battlefield. Within the last decade, women in the military were forbidden to serve in direct [Read More…]

LeoPatrizi/iStock(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A passenger on a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Palm Beach, Florida, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The plane landed around 8:30 p.m. [Read More…]

MicroStockHub/iStock(MOSCOW) — A former United States Marine has been in detention in Moscow for eight months and on trial for what his lawyers say are trumped-up charges that he assaulted police officers. The arrest of [Read More…]

omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A ceasefire was reached last week to halt the offensive of Syrian strongman Bashar al Assad into the country’s last rebel stronghold, but U.S. officials and Syrian activists warn that the violence is [Read More…]

DanHenson1/iStock(ROME) — As the COVID-19 death toll rises throughout Italy, more than a dozen inmates have escaped from prisons during riots that were sparked after officials restricted or limited visitors. Twelve inmates at a medium-security [Read More…]

AntonioGuillem/iStock(NEW YORK) — The word “pantyhose” makes many women cringe — whether it brings up memories of being uncomfortable or ripping during the day, most of us have been there. But what if pantyhose never [Read More…]

Three more individuals have tested presumptively positive for the COVID19 virus. Governor Kristi Noem says they include two men from Minnehaha County one in his 30’s and the other in his 40’s plus a man [Read More…]

US Army(WASHINGTON) — Two American service members and one British service member were killed in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq on Wednesday, according to two U.S. officials, in a move that has [Read More…]

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company Aramco apologizes for a migrant worker who was dressed as a human sanitizer dispenser at one of their facilities amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. [Read More…]

zzvet/iStock(BEIJING) — China is not giving permits to climbers hoping to summit Mount Everest this season, multiple mountaineering sources confirmed to ABC News. The reports that climbers won’t be able to make attempts from the [Read More…]

MivPiv/iStock(NEW YORK) — As public health officials in communities across the country prepare for the continued spread of the coronavirus, both state and federal prisons could face major hurdles if officers or prisoners contract COVID-19. [Read More…]

travellinglight/iStock(NEW YORK) — Major U.S. airlines announced more cuts to domestic flights Tuesday as demand continued to plunge amid the coronavirus outbreak. The global airline industry could take a hit of up to $113 billion [Read More…]

FernandoAH/iStock(NEW YORK) — In the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak, highly trafficked spaces like theme parks and tourist destinations are taking extra precautions and even closing their doors. The novel coronavirus has now infected [Read More…]

Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,464 points, or 5.86%, on Wednesday, as investor anxiety over the coronavirus outbreak pushed the index into a bear market for the first time since the [Read More…]

Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points on Wednesday, as investors’ anxiety over the economic ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq [Read More…]

MoreISO/iStock(BUCKEYE, Ariz.) — An Arizona correctional sergeant who blew the whistle on corruption and unsafe conditions inside a jail facility was found dead in an apparent suicide, officials confirmed to ABC News. Gabriela Contreras risked [Read More…]

River Vale Police Dept.(RIVER VALE, N.J.) — As shoppers look for products to stay healthy amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, police have issued a new warning for a certain spray sanitizer. The owner of a [Read More…]

Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When #MeToo founder Tarana Burke heard Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape, the women’s rights activist said she was “shocked” and “relieved.” Burke [Read More…]

MasterLu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The country of Italy is on lockdown as the number of cases of COVID-19, the official name for the novel coronavirus, soars. With more than 10,000 cases and counting, Italy has the [Read More…]