Lawmakers aim to strengthen transparency in murky federal contracting process
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan coalition of senators introduced legislation on Monday meant to improve transparency in the highly competitive and notoriously murky federal contracting process, taking aim at companies that accept lucr…
What’s the cost of damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure amid Russia’s invasion?
Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) — The cost of direct damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure amid Russia’s ongoing invasion has reached almost an estimated $63 billion, according to an analysis by the Kyiv School of Econo…
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in honor of his wife, and people have mixed emotions about it
ANGELA WEISS,ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) By now, we all have either heard of or witnessed Sunday night’s very intense Oscar moment of Will Smith walking on stage and slapping Chris Rock in the face, after the comedian made a joke abo…
Report: Albert Pujols to return to Cardinals on one-year deal
Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Albert Pujols is reportedly returning to the St. Louis Cardinals, the team with which his career in the majors began.
Sources tell ESPN that the 42-year-old first …
On the Belarusian border, a NATO military exercise is now a powerful ‘show of force’
Shannon Crawford/ABC News (NEW YORK) — The silence of the Polish countryside is shattered by the piercing rattle of heavy artillery fire.
A smokescreen obscures the horizon, and suddenly, the soldiers swarm. Moving in on armored vehicles, in helicopt…
30th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party raises $8.6 million
While Elton himself couldn’t make it in person, the 30th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, was a huge success. The party, hosted by Elton’s husband David Furnish, and their friends Lady
How Meals on Wheels serves record numbers of elderly amid inflation, other pandemic hurdles
Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As many Americans resume some sense of normalcy in daily life, a large sector of the population hit hard by the pandemic requires more assistance than ever and nonprofit groups are wo…
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists two years later
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago.
Americans were already deeply divided about a multitude of issues, with di…
How to protect your children from becoming ID theft victims
It’s estimated that more than 1.25 million American children became the victims of ID theft last year, according to the “2021 Child Identity Fraud Study” by Javelin Strategy & Research. The criminals use stolen Social Security numbers to
Officials expected to offer second booster shot for those over 50 years old
Morsa Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As soon as Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could authorize COVID-19 booster shots for Americans over 50 years old, two officials familiar with the matter told ABC News, though the fourth shots are…