One dead as storm slams its way across country to East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe weather has left one dead in Alabama as more than six dozen damaging storms are reported in the South from Louisiana to Tennessee — including 12 reported tornadoes in Mississippi alone. Emergency
NYC unveils new postpartum checks, home visits for first-time parents
x-reflexnaja/iStock(NEW YORK) — Big maternal health changes are coming to New York City as officials announced that home visiting will be offered to new parents, from prenatal to postnatal stages. Chirlane McCray, who built New York City’s
Brawl breaks out at women's college basketball game
BZA/iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Ten student athletes and two managers have been suspended after a brawl broke out at a women’s college basketball game in Alabama. The fight erupted Monday night, during a game at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome
Two newborns among 28,000 coronavirus cases as death toll tops 550
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Two newborns are among the more than 28,000 people who have been infected globally with the novel coronavirus. The infants, one just 30-hours-old, tested positive for the newly discovered virus on Wednesday at a
Barnes & Noble pulls alternative book covers following criticism
J2R/iStock(NEW YORK) — Barnes & Noble backtracked Wednesday on a controversial Black History Month promotion that would have re-released classic books, such as The Wizard of Oz and Frankenstein, with new covers featuring black depictions of characters
Elon Musk teases building a new Tesla Gigafactory in Texas
jazz42/iStock(NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased his Twitter followers on Wednesday with a poll asking them if they want a Gigafactory built in Texas. With results still rolling in, a majority of respondents indicated “Hell
Scoreboard roundup — 2/5/20
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDetroit 116, Phoenix 108Brooklyn 129, Golden State 88Toronto 119, Indiana 118Boston 116, Orlando 100Atlanta 127, Minnesota 120Oklahoma City 109, Cleveland 103Memphis 121, Dallas 107Denver 98, Utah 95L.A. Clippers 128, Miami 111 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEN.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 3OT Boston 2, Chicago 1 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL(5)Louisville 86, Wake Forest 76(19)Butler 79, (10)Villanova 76(12)Seton
Witness claims Harvey Weinstein said 'this is what all actresses do' as he attacked her
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — With the prosecution in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial expected to rest their case this week, the sixth and final woman testifying against him told her story. Lauren Young, who ABC News is naming
Maryland police seek suspect who shot two officers during traffic stop
kali9/iStock(BALTIMORE) — Authorities are on the hunt for a person of interest who shot two Maryland police detectives after they stopped to question him. Police responding to a home in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday night found the
Home invaders pose as police, gunfight breaks out with family inside
KFSN-TV(FRESNO, Calif.) — A gunfight broke out at a home and a suspect was killed when men posing as sheriff’s deputies attempted a home invasion and got more than they bargained for from the family inside. The