House votes to allow congressional staffers to unionize
Phil Roeder/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to recognize House staff members’ right to unionize after announcing an increase to their minimum pay. The vote was straight down party lines, with 217 Democrats voting …
Putin prepping ‘prolonged conflict’ beyond Donbas, could escalate nuclear threats: Top US intel official
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a “prolonged conflict” in Ukraine, and could resort to drastic measures if the fighting doesn’t go his way, according to Director of National Intelligence Avril H…
Temperatures soar 20 degrees above normal as wildfires burn in Southwest
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Fire danger is back down to critical after reaching extreme levels on Monday, but red flag warnings continue across six states in the Southwest, from Nevada to Oklahoma.
More than a…
Minnesota woman accused of abandoning newborns charged with murder
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(RED WING, Minn.) — Years after two infants were discovered dead along a stretch of the Mississippi River in Minnesota, police have identified and arrested their mother in connection with one of their deaths.
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Breakthrough deaths comprise increasing proportion of those who died from COVID-19
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A growing proportion of COVID-19 deaths are occurring among the vaccinated, a new ABC News analysis of federal data shows.
In August of 2021, about 18.9% of COVID-19 deaths occurred among the vaccinated. Si…
‘Doctor Strange’ sequel screenwriter talks spoilers, new ‘Star Wars’ script
Getty Images for Disney/Michael Kovac(SPOILERS) Michael Waldron, who broke open Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Multiverse with the hit Disney+ series Loki, is spilling spoilers about his latest success, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
The mo…
Philadelphia police seeking suspected serial rapist in ‘pattern of sexual assaults’
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police are seeking a suspect in a recent string of sexual assaults that they believe may be the work of a serial rapist.
Authorities have identified a “pattern of sexual assaults” that occurred …
‘Scream’ reboot cast reuniting for sixth film
Paramount PicturesThe fifth Scream film, which debuted this year for the series’ 25th anniversary, has spawned a sequel. Paramount Pictures has announced that a sixth film has been given the go-ahead, with Ghostface Killer survivors played by Melissa B…
Celebrity chef found not guilty of indecent assault, battery
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery for a 2017 incident in Boston.
“It’s an understatement to say that Mr. Batali did not cover himself in glo…
Mike Tyson won’t be charged for punching fellow airline passenger: Prosecutor
Al Bello/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Former world heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson will not face charges in an incident last month in which he was recorded getting into a physical altercation with a fellow passenger on a flight at San Francisco I…