Manchin has ‘no intention’ of switching to be independent but suggests that could change
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday left the door open to one day becoming an independent, three days after Arizona colleague Kyrsten Sinema announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party to beco…
Moms forced to make ‘tough’ decisions amid ‘tripledemic’
Courtesy of Vanessa Desani/Abigail Murray(NEW YORK) — Parents across social media are speaking out about their families’ firsthand experiences as the ongoing “tripledemic” of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and coronavirus continues to spread a…
Richmond’s last Confederate statue removed; dispute over relocation continues
bkindler/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — The removal of Richmond, Virginia’s last standing city-owned Confederate statue was completed Monday but the fight over where it will be relocated continues.
Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer, Rober…
Scoreboard roundup — 12/12/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn 112, Washington 100
Miami 87, Indiana 82
Memphis 128, Atlanta 103
San Antonio 112, Cleveland 111
Dallas 121, Oklahoma City 114
Portland 133, …
Joshua Bassett aims to spread “goodness and love and positivity” in 2023
ABC/Christopher WillardJoshua Bassett unveiled his new tour on Monday, dubbed The Complicated Tour, which he hints will help set the tone for 2023.
Speaking with ABC Audio about his hopes for the new year, Bassett teased he has “many things” on the h…
BTS K-pop boy band member Jin begins military service
ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) — Jin, the eldest member of K-pop sensation BTS, was dispatched Tuesday to a front-line military training division north of Seoul.
Jin, 30, is heading to the military after delaying conscription two years beyond the maxim…
Pierce Co Sheriff wraps testimony, closings next
(Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer describes multi-racial family in testimony at his criminal trial) Pierce County Sheriff, Ed Troyer, returned to the witness stand in his trial on false reporting and false statement charges. After hours of
Sports reporter Grant Wahl’s body transported back to US after death during World Cup in Qatar
Richard Sellers/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s body has been returned to the U.S., following his unexpected death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar, according to his brother.
His brother, Eric Wahl, tweete…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares homelessness an emergency
Joe McBride/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — In her first act as Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass declared homelessness a state of emergency in the city.
She visited the city’s Emergency Operations Center on Monday to make it official.
According to a state…
COVID hospitalizations at least 3 times higher among seniors than other age groups: CDC
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — COVID-19 hospitalizations among seniors are at least three times higher than any other age group, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Dec. 7, new hospital admi…