Is your movie “mask worthy”? Execs cautiously plot a return to theaters post-COVID-19 shutdowns
Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in “Tenet” – Melinda Sue Gordon/©2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — This summer movie season was supposed to begin May 1, with the release of Marvel Studios’ Black
Health Officer: Local schools could get her OK to reopen this fall

PORT ANGELES — Washington’s schools leader says he expects school districts to reopen buildings and return to in-person learning this fall as long as public health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic allow it. As of right now,
A second Asian Giant Hornet confirmed in Washington
BELLINGHAM – It’s a little early to declare an invasion, but Thursday at noon the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that a second Asian Giant Hornet was found in Washington State, this time in Bellingham. The local resident found
“We are at war”: Pierce Brosnan reveals he lost two lifelong friends to COVID-19
Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)(HAWAII) — Pierce Brosnan and his family have spent their time in quarantine at a family home on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, but he revealed that no matter how beautiful his surroundings are, the
Motion Picture Academy combating #OscarsSoWhite criticism with series of inclusion initiatives
AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — After years of being criticized for a lack of diversity in both its membership and in the films that are nominated for Oscars — captured with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite — The Academy of Motion
Boston declares racism a public health crisis
brazzo/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (BOSTON) — Boston’s mayor declared racism an emergency and a public health crisis in an executive order on Friday. Mayor Marty Walsh vowed to “increase equity in public safety
Fauci tells ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' that attending rallies, protests is 'risky'
Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen(WASHINGTON) — Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, tells ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl on “Powerhouse Politics” podcast that attending political protests and campaign rallies
Cuomo announces New York state ban on chokeholds in series of police reforms
amphotora/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a series of police reforms Friday that include making police use of chokeholds that result in injury or death a
White coats and black lives: Health care workers say 'racism is a pandemic too'
fizkes/iStockBy TERRANCE SMITH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In San Francisco, Dr. Maura Jones, a doctor at one of the city’s largest hospitals located just 15 minutes from the Golden Gate bridge–the site of a massive protest,
Sarah Michelle Gellar hilariously reveals she survived homeschool “one sip at a time”
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — While children were eagerly counting down the days until the start of summer vacation this year, so were their parents. With schools closed due to COVID-19, many adults were tasked to juggle their children’s education