Switching to clean energy would save over 100,000 US lives, American Lung Association reports
AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If the United States switched completely to cleaner energy vehicles and power plants, it would not only benefit the environment but also save an estimated 110,000 lives and $1.2 trillion in health cost…
Final Four ticket prices skyrocket as Coach K nears retirement
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With four perennial powerhouse teams set to play and a legendary coach prepared to end his career win or lose, this weekend’s Final Four showdowns of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are casting March Madness on…
Ivermectin does not reduce risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: Study
Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The antiparasitic drug ivermectin did not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a large study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Ivermectin was p…
House Jan. 6 committee faces time crunch ahead of public hearings
ak_phuong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is facing a time crunch as investigators scramble to piece together former President Donald Trump’s words and actions on Jan. 6, Rep. Jamie Raskin,…
Less than 20% of Russian troops around Kyiv are ‘repositioning’: Pentagon on Day 35
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Over the last 24 hours, the Pentagon has seen “less than 20%” of the Russian troops that had been around Kyiv moving northward as they “reposition” into Belarus so they can be re-equipped for possible action …
“I can’t really wrap my head around this” — Norman Reedus and Greg Nicotero on last shooting day on ‘The Walking Dead’
Barry King/Getty ImagesThe Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero took to social media with star Norman Reedus to reflect on Wednesday’s last shooting day of the series.
The finale had been bumped a few days because Reedus suffered a concussio…
Elections in limbo as redistricting litigation drags on
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Early voting for Ohio’s May 3 primary starts in less than a week, and Election Day is just five weeks away. Yet the state’s congressional and legislative maps are still being litigated, leaving the approaching electi…
Pandemic heightens focus on mental health care as new hotline number launches
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline prepares to launch its new three-digit number in July, mental health experts worry about workforce capacity issues hindering the ability to provide 24/7 crisis care.
The fede…
The COVID pill is a game-changer, but for some it might be a danger: Experts
EUROPA PRESS/C.Lujan.POOL via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When David Bookstaver tested positive for COVID-19 he happened to have a telehealth consult with his doctor already scheduled that day, to talk about going on medication to moderate his high blood…
Federal probe into Hunter Biden’s taxes intensifies, sources say
Handout/DNCC via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — The federal investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, over his tax affairs has intensified in recent weeks, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
An increasing number of wi…