Joe Biden to shore up Affordable Care Act after Trump assault on health law
ABC NewsBy DEVIN DWYER, SARAH HERNDON, and JACQUELINE YOO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — This story is part of “America in Transition,” a series of in-depth reports on key parts of Donald Trump’s legacy, Joe Biden’s plans for
An inside look at a Massachusetts field hospital that's treated hundreds
narvikk/iStockBy STEPHANIE RAMOS, KATIE O’BRIEN, and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (WORCESTER, Ma.) — Michael Gadbois, a first responder, was used to going the DCU Center for concerts and sporting events. But his most recent trip there was
Ahead of inauguration, government contracts reveal White House deep clean
Igor Albinsky/iStockBy SARAH KOLINOVSKY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — After three COVID-19 breakouts within the White House in recent months, the federal government is sparing no expense to clean and disinfect the building before President-elect Biden moves in
Trump isolated during final days as Senate trial looms
TriggerPhoto/iStockBy BEN GITTLESON, KATHERINE FAULDERS, and JOHN SANTUCCI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With just six days left in office and facing a Senate trial, President Donald Trump spent Thursday as the most isolated he has been during
COVID-19 mutations spark global concerns
Tempura/iStockBy LIEZL THOM, ABC News (PRETORIA, South Africa) — The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will meet two weeks early on Thursday to discuss the new coronavirus variants from South Africa and Britain that have rapidly spread
COVID-19 positivity rates in Austin schools worry health officials
Halfpoint/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) — Sky-high COVID-19 positivity rates at schools in Austin, Texas, have local health officials on edge. In Travis County, where Austin is located, the COVID-19 testing positivity rate is 20.2%
As New York dumps Trump, a Trump exodus to Florida is underway
Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy JOHN SANTUCCI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As New York officials make aggressive moves to cut ties with President Donald Trump, planning has been underway for the president and some
FAA toughens unruly passenger policy after flight disruptions in wake of Capitol riot
ViktorCap/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin handing down stricter punishments to unruly airline passengers without a warning, including “fines of up to $35,000 and imprisonment.” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson
App that tracks fertility misled consumers about disclosure of health data, FTC says
Dean Mitchell/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Flo, a widely used period and fertility-tracking app, has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations the company shared users’ health data it had promised
All-female team delivers COVID-19 vaccines by snowmobile in harshest of conditions in rural Alaska
simon2579/iStockBy KAYNA WHITWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Largely cut off from the rest of the world, people living in the most remote areas of the Last Frontier are getting the COVID-19 vaccine due to the ingenuity