Duchess Meghan will narrate Disneynature film 'Elephant'
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will narrate a new Disneynature film, Elephant, which hits the streaming service Disney+ April 3, the company announced Thursday. A source close to Meghan tells ABC News that the duchess
Eager to move past health and economic crises, Trump tries to reinvent political playbook
OlegAlbinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump finds himself in uncharted political waters as he stares down the biggest challenge of his presidency — a global pandemic that is simultaneously exposing flaws in the federal government’s disaster preparedness and
FBI learned of coronavirus-inspired bomb plotter through radicalized US Army soldier
Facebook(KANSAS CITY) — The suspected white supremacist who plotted to bomb a hospital facing the coronavirus crisis was in touch with a then-active U.S. Army soldier who wanted to launch his own attack on a major American
Clinical trials may begin next week in New York for coronavirus treatments: Health official
Mladen Sladojevic/iStock(NEW YORK) — Officials are working out final details in plans to begin clinical trials next week for a malaria drug combination that appears to hold some promise for confronting the coronavirus pandemic. New York state
Blood tests could help battle COVID-19 in US
Charday Penn/iStock(NEW YORK) — With a limited supply of COVID-19 tests in the United States, people with mild symptoms are less likely to be tested, leaving many in the dark as to whether cold-like symptoms two weeks
Sports betting now legal in Washington, but only at tribal casinos
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to allow sports gambling in Washington state, but only at tribal casinos, has been was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Supporters of the bill signed Wednesday say betting on sports is
Single use plastic bags will be banned statewide on January 1
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill that will ban single-use plastic bags in the state has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, in what he called “”a victory for our environment.” The bill was signed
A third report a job loss, half a pay cut as coronavirus crisis grips the economy
JLGutierrez/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis are gripping the nation: One in three Americans in an ABC News/Washington Post poll say they or an immediate family member have been laid off or lost their job
State claims for unemployment up 843%
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state saw an 843% week-over-week increase in claims for unemployment benefits last week as businesses started to temporarily close under state-mandated orders to slow the spread of coronavirus. Numbers released Thursday by
Partisanship in a pandemic: Democrats more concerned about virus than Republicans, but increasing concern for all: Polls
fitimi/iStock(WASHINGTON) — When the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, about half of the U.S. population said COVID-19 was a “major threat” to the health of the country, but more