JCPenney is officially closing 154 stores nationwide
ablokhin/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — JCPenney has confirmed that 154 stores will close this year. This news comes shortly after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, one day after it made
Coronavirus continues to test elections in latest round of primaries
yorkfoto/iStockBy KENDALL KARSON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In Georgia, the state’s top election official mailed all active registered voters ballot applications — one of the first Republicans to push for such a significant shift to vote-by-mail. In
Trump campaign plans to resume rallies in next two weeks
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy WILL STEAKIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning to resume Make America Great Again rallies in the next two weeks, with advisers banking on the massive
Trump says no defunding, dismantling or disbanding of police
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday sent a clear message during a White House roundtable with members of law enforcement: The police are doing a
No new COVID-19 cases tied to Missouri hair salon exposure: Health department
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — No new COVID-19 cases were found after two hairstylists potentially exposed 140 customers and six coworkers to the virus at a Great Clips in Missouri, the local health
More than 60% of the 400 sailors tested on carrier had COVID-19 antibodies
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier/ReleasedBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — An antibody study of 400 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt found that more than 60% of those who were
Courts restart trials, struggle to adapt to COVID-19 precautions
Kuzma/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and LUKE BARR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As courts across the country begin to cautiously resume in-person hearings through the COVID-19 pandemic, judges are confronting a vexing challenge: how to safely convene jury
Balloon company giving away free Black Lives Matter balloons to support movement
Luft BalloonsBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (CHICAGO) — Following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and countless others at the hands of police, many people have been finding ways to amplify the Black
“Bon Appétit” editor-in-chief steps down after backlash, racist allegations
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for ASMEBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Adam Rapoport announced Monday night that he is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit after widespread backlash over a brownface photo and multiple calls
Trump fenced in literally, politically after massive protests, stinging rebukes
Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBy JORDYN PHELPS and BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — One week after federal law enforcement forcibly pushed back peaceful protesters so President Donald Trump could hold a photo op