Biden signs into law bill named for toddler who died after swallowing a battery
flubydust/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A bill designed to help keep young children safe by strengthening safety requirements for products with button batteries was signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden.
The legislation, known as Reese’s Law, i…
Minneapolis Public Schools defends policy to prioritize retaining educators of color when determining layoffs
Kobus Louw/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — Ahead of the new school year, Minneapolis Public Schools has defended its agreement reached with the teacher’s union this spring to prioritize retaining educators of underrepresented backgrounds when determining …
Baby girl born with one lung and given 20% chance of survival goes home
Courtesy Joshua Valliere(SAN DIEGO) — A California girl has beaten the odds to reunite with her twin and return home with her family after a six-month stay at a San Diego hospital.
Charlotte and her twin sister, Olivia, were born to Karla and Joshua …
Abortion bans may lead to economic costs for states
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to decide their own stances on abortion access has led 16 states to cease nearly all services. An econo…
Memphis man accused of fatally beating his wife at Fiji resort says couple ‘never had any physical arguments’
@ Didier Marti/Getty Images(LAUTOKA, Fiji) — Bradley Robert Dawson, a Memphis man police say fatally beat his wife last month at an exclusive resort in Fiji, told ABC News the couple “never had any physical arguments in [their] relationship.”
Dawson,…
Scoreboard roundup — 8/17/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 8, Pittsburgh 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 0
Toronto 6, Baltimore 1
Seattle 11, LA Angels 7
Cleveland 8, Detroit 4
Oakland…
‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ hits Disney+ today
Disney+She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is open for business!
The latest Marvel series for Disney+ is out today, starring Tatiana Maslany as the big green lawyer. She tells ABC Audio she wasn’t all that familiar with She-Hulk before taking the job.
“I kind…
Days Inn debate: Badly needed shelter or taxpayer-funded drug den?
Snohomish County’s proposal to purchase the Days Inn on Everett Mall Way and a second hotel in Edmonds and convert them to transitional housing sparked debate at a public hearing. Click the play arrow to hear Corwin