Taco Bell introduces new plant-based menu items, plus a special message about the return of potatoes
cosmonaut/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Plant-based foods are rolling right along into 2021 and Taco Bell has teamed up with one of the leaders in the non-meat category, crafted a new, customizable menu of
Mets legend Darryl Strawberry on new book, new ownership, and player development
Allen Kee/ESPN ImagesBY: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As a member of the New York Mets in the 1980s, team legend Darryl Strawberry watched the franchise go through a change they are once again experiencing:
Tower of London’s 'Queen Raven’ is missing and presumed dead
Vladislav Zolotov/iStockBy GUY DAVIES, ABC News (LONDON) — The Tower of London’s ‘Queen raven,’ Merlina, is missing and presumed dead after not being seen for several weeks, Historic Royal Palaces said. Legend has it that if there
Strategic plan for downtown Port Angeles moves to new phase
PORT ANGELES – Crafting a strategic plan for downtown Port Angeles has reached a public outreach period. For the past year, a group organized through the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce has worked with stakeholders downtown about
Sephora to scale back security guards to combat racial bias
AdrianHancu/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — “Shopping while black” is a phrase used to refer to biased treatment Black shoppers often face in retail stores like falsely being accused of theft or being shadowed
COVID vaccination is a challenge for rural hospitals; Texas is having a tough time
miroslav_1/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in rural America was always something of a question mark. Rural areas face challenges, especially with distributing the Pfizer vaccine, which needs to be kept
965,000 workers filed jobless claims last week

courtneyk/iStockBy ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A total of 965,000 workers filed jobless claims last week, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, an increase of 181,000 from the prior week. The Labor Department also said that more than 18
States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine
ozdigital/iStockBy STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Public health experts and state officials say most Americans will need to be patient as the available supply of COVID-19 vaccines works to catch up to the demand as
Coronavirus live updates: US could see up to 477,000 deaths by Feb. 6
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 92.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.98 million of them, according
Five dietitian-recommended foods to eat to help reduce inflammation
kcline/iStockBy GMA TEAM, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The past year of the coronavirus pandemic has taught us that health is more important than ever, and that how we take care of our bodies goes beyond just