Millions of people in Midwest to experience ‘extreme heat belt’ by 2053: Report
Bloomberg via Getty Images/FILE(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are at risk of experiencing an “extreme heat belt” that would affect parts of the Midwest over the next three decades, according to a new report from the nonprofit research group First …
7th child in US tests positive for monkeypox
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A child in Martin County, Florida, has tested positive for monkeypox, state health data shows.
Across the U.S., at least seven children have now tested positive for monkeypox. The child in Florida is between th…
9th child in US tests positive for monkeypox
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A child in Oregon has tested positive for monkeypox, state health officials announced Wednesday, marking the ninth reported pediatric case in the U.S.
“We have a known connection to a previously diagnosed case,…
How Liz Cheney went from rising Republican star to primary underdog after Jan. 6
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has gone from House GOP leadership to party gadfly in the span of just over 18 months as she stands out as the loudest Republican critic of former President Donald Trump — which could cost …
Thousands of Capri Sun cases recalled over potential cleaning solution contamination
Kraft Heinz(NEW YORK) — As children are heading back to school this month, Kraft Heinz announced a recall on Friday of more than 5,000 cases of Capri Sun due to a possible contamination.
This voluntary recall comes after the company announced the pot…
Biden signs sweeping health, climate and tax bill, a major win for his domestic agenda
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats’ massive climate, health and tax bill into law, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm elections.
Sp…
99-year-old woman ‘absolutely ecstatic’ to meet her 100th great-grandchild
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A 99-year-old Pennsylvania woman got to meet her 100th great-grandchild in person earlier this month.
It was a once-in-a-lifetime event for Marguerite “Peg” Koller — also known as “grandmom” to Christine Stokes Balster and her h…
DOJ opposes news media request to unseal Trump search affidavit, calls it ‘roadmap’ to criminal investigation
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department said in a new court filing Monday that it opposes an effort by multiple media organizations, including ABC News, to unseal the supporting affidavit behind the now-public se…
A fatwa against author Salman Rushdie led to more than 30 years of terror: a timeline
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images(LONDON and CAIRO) — Since 1989, when the Iranian supreme leader of the time, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued an apostasy fatwa against the Indian-British Salman Rushdie, it has not been just the “The Satanic Ver…
6th child tests positive for monkeypox in US: What parents should know
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As monkeypox continues to spread across the U.S., the number of children infected with the virus is growing as well.
At least six children have tested positive for monkeypox since July, including a child in Maine and two each in …