On the ground in Texas, a test case for a post-Roe America
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Down a dirt road, inside a church in Dallas, Texas, the cellphone of Zuleka Edwards buzzes constantly.
“I was just trying to seek termination of a pregnancy,” one caller tells Edwards, abortion coordinator for The Afiya Center, t…
Jan. 6 committee raises new questions about GOP congressman’s Capitol complex tour on Jan. 5
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 select committee on Wednesday released video footage of GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk leading constituents on a tour around the Capitol complex on Jan. 5 — that included a nearb…
Gay men push back on body shaming amid high rates of body dysmorphia, eating disorders
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A growing number of gay men are publicly pushing back against what they say is bullying within the gay community over how they look, and in many cases using social media to do so.
Sam Coffie, who calls himself full-figured and po…
Phil Rosenthal shares more of ‘Earth’s greatest hits’ in new season of ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
Courtesy of NetflixThe new season of Somebody Feed Phil, where host Phil Rosenthal travels the world and discovers delicious bites, is out now on Netflix.
Since the show has been airing, Rosenthal tells ABC Audio he’s gotten some insight into which lo…
Juneteenth: a teachable moment of forgotten history
Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesWhile most Americans prepare to celebrate the country’s freedom on July 4, many Black people in the United States recognize June 19 as their independence day.
What’s widely known as Juneteenth, but also referred to as Jubilee Da…
Scoreboard roundup — 6/15/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Kansas City 3, San Francisco 2
Cleveland 7, Colorado 5
LA Dodgers 4, LA Angels 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 13, Detroit 0
Houston 9, Texas 2…
US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A rare U.S. military ground raid in northwestern Syria has captured a top ISIS leader, according to the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition.
A U.S. defense official said there were no injuries to U.S. …
UW COVID projections show latest surge peaking, cases to rise again in the fall
(Washington daily COVID case projection through Oct. 1st. Photo courtesy of UW Medicine’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) Local disease modelers are tracking what they call “secondary Omicron waves” around the world, but they say the
Baltimore police investigate potential arson after 4 homes, Pride flag burn in same area
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — Authorities are investigating potential arsons in Baltimore where, in the same area, four homes and an LGBTQ Pride flag were all on fire Wednesday morning.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said in a news …
Officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya has been fired
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — A Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April has been fired, city officials said.
Christopher Schurr was termi…