Invasive group A strep on the rise in parts of the US: What to know
urbazon/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday.
In a statement to ABC News, the Centers for Disease C…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testimony updates: Company hopes to stave off possible ban
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes standoff between the U.S. government and social media app TikTok over a potential ban is set for a reckoning on Thursday when TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a committee…
White House COVID team to wind down as public health emergency expires in May: Officials
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House COVID-19 team will wind down as the country moves out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, multiple administration officials confirmed to ABC News.
The public health emergency is set…
Lindsay Lohan and others charged in crypto violation complaint
Hippolyte Petit/Getty ImagesMean Girls actress Lindsay Lohan, is among eight celebrities charged with cryptocurrency violations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lohan and the other celebrities were charged in connection with a broader invest…
Shelter-in-place lifted at Monmouth University after curling iron mistaken for weapon
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.) — Monmouth University lifted a shelter-in-place order after an investigation into a “possible armed subject” found that a curling iron “was mistaken for a weapon,” a university official said.
Police …
‘Catastrophic level of water’: Central California battles farmland flooding
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The latest atmospheric river storm to batter California has led to evacuations and flooded farmland. As the snowpack on the Sierra Nevada mountains melts, flooding in the Central Valley will remain a …
Scoreboard roundup — 3/22/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
INTERLEAGUE
Washington 5, NY Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 2
Houston 5, NY Mets 2
Atlanta 5, Detroit 3
San Francisco 4, Texas 0
Chi Cu…
Fighting Domestic Violence in Realtime
New legislation at the Washington State Capitol would take an aggressive and more immediate posture with Domestic Violence crimes and gun possession. “It allows them to call go call a judge similar to the process we use