In this Aug. 14, 2024, file photo, broken electricity lines above homes damaged are seen after Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Jaydee Lee Serrano/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria — nearly seven years after the powerful Category 4 storm caused extensive damage to […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Instagram this week unveiled mandatory accounts for teens that bolster privacy protections, enable parental supervision, and restrict notifications during overnight hours. New and existing users under the age of 18 will be automatically enrolled in what Instagram is calling “Teen Accounts,” the company said. The move comes 16 months […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEOakland Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco Giants 5, Baltimore Orioles 3San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0 AMERICAN LEAGUELA Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 4Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1Detroit Tigers 4, […]
People attending a funeral for victims of Tuesday’s pager attacks in Lebanon react after an explosion in a store, in southern Beirut, Sept. 18, 2024. (ABC News) (LONDON) — The threat of a wider war is looming over the Israel-Lebanon border after two consecutive days of explosions across Lebanon and in Syria, confirmed to have […]
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In remarks on Thursday at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden will celebrate the progress of the American economy, but stop […]
London Police Department, KY (NEW YORK) — Kentucky State Police announced Wednesday night that the body discovered in the woods earlier in the day not far from where the I-75 shootings took place is believed to be suspect Joseph Couch. “There were articles associated with the body that at this time we feel is Joseph […]
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Newer three-dimensional imaging is more effective at detecting breast cancer and may improve long-term outcomes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The study, which analyzed more than 272,000 breast cancer screenings over 13 years, showed that 3D mammography, known as […]
In this Sept. 19, 2023 file photo, a flag football game is shown at Wilson in Long Beach, Calif. (Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania officially recognized flag football as a sanctioned girls’ high school sport in an announcement made by Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), on Wednesday. […]
Disney/Gilles Mingasson Joan Vassos‘ season of The Golden Bachelorette kicked off on Wednesday night in a special way. The 61-year-old school administrator, mother and grandmother, who is the first ever Golden Bachelorette, met her suitors vying for her heart and bonded with them over shared interests, experiences and a love for pickleball. Prior to meeting […]
Hulu Natasha Rothwell has spent years on the sidelines, but in her new show, How To Die Alone, she’s giving main character energy. She says playing the starring character, Melissa, is an experience that has impacted her life “exponentially.” “I feel like I am literally center frame. I am not on the sidelines,” she tells ABC Audio. “I am […]
