What to know about Paxlovid, the COVID-19 therapy that Biden is taking
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When White House officials announced President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, they revealed he was prescribed Paxlovid.
Here’s what to know about the COVID-19 treatment:
P…
Trader Joe’s recalls popular snickerdoodle cookies over possible contamination
Trader Joe’s(NEW YORK) — Trader Joe’s announced this week that it is recalling its popular soft-baked snickerdoodle cookies, citing possible plastic contamination.
“We have been alerted by our supplier of Trader Joe’s Soft-Baked Snickerdoodles (SKU# …
With San Diego Comic-Con kicking off, Jeff Bridges maintains ‘Iron Man’ is “the best” MCU movie
ABC/Randy HolmesThere are expected to be many Marvel movie bombshell announcements over the weekend at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but for Jeff Bridges’ money, you can’t beat the original: Iron Man.
Bridges played Obadiah Stane, an apparent conf…
BBC issues apology to royal family for infamous Princess Diana interview
Pool Photograph/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) — The BBC has formally apologized to members of the royal family for the bombshell 1995 interview between the late Princess Diana and then-BBC journalist Martin Bashir.
A report last year found t…
Unrelenting heat wave spreads from South into Northeast: Latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The unrelenting heat wave pounding the U.S. is still going strong, with 24 states and 103 million Americans on alert for dangerous temperatures Thursday.
Triple-digit heat is still hitting the West with Thursday temperatures fore…
Two men indicted for 53 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer
Mint Images/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) — Two men have been indicted in connection with the discovery of 53 people dead in an overheated tractor-trailer in one of the largest mass migrant casualty events in U.S. history.
A federal grand jury in San Ant…
President Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time Thursday morning, the White House said.
Biden, 79, has “very mild symptoms” and is taking Paxlovid, White House press secreta…
Victoria’s Secret launches ‘Bare,’ its first fine fragrance in years
kokkai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s 2022, and Victoria’s Secret is coming in hot with its first fine fragrance in five years.
“Bare,” the brand’s latest scent, launched this week. According to the company, “Bare” celebrates individuality and self-ex…
US weekly jobless claims hit eight-month high
KLH49/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time reached its highest rate in eight months last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Applications reached 251,000 for the week endi…
Mom opens up about turning her son in to police for mass shooting threat
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It may sound unthinkable, but one mom said reporting her son to the police felt necessary after she found signs her son was planning a killing spree and attack on his school and home.
Nichole Schubert, who first told The Wall Str…