Vaccine rollout: Americans urged to 'hang tight' while booking appointments online
MarsBars/iStockBy SONY SALZMAN, VICTOR ORDONEZ and BOB WOODRUFF, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With a growing number of Americans now eligible for the COVID-19 shot, many are experiencing long lines, broken websites and confusion about signing up.
Huge religious festival of Kumbh Mela goes ahead despite coronavirus pandemic
MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty ImagesBy GUY DAVIES, ABC News (LONDON) — Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela, despite coronavirus restrictions in what is often described
Hospitals, businesses are offering incentives to those hesitant about getting COVID-19 vaccines
nevodka/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — While millions have eagerly awaited the arrival of coronavirus vaccines, hoping they’ll help restore a sense of normalcy, many others, including some health care workers, still appear concerned with
Amazon reveals violent content, death threats that led to Parler's suspension
ymgerman/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Amazon Web Services has responded to Parler’s lawsuit against it with a series of screenshots of hateful content — loaded with threats of violence and racial slurs — that
Blizzard warning for Central US, 15 states on alert for damaging winds and heavy snow
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The same deadly storm that hit Washington and Oregon on Wednesday is moving into the Midwest with possible blizzard conditions for the central U.S. Thursday night into Friday.
Turkish authorities rebuff UN inquiry into murder of Syrian-American journalist
bedo/iStockBy PETE MADDEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Turkish authorities have rebuffed a request from the United Nations for more information on the murders of Syrian-American journalist Halla Barakat and her mother, Orouba Barakat. In a letter
Air quality improvement during COVID-19 lockdowns less drastic than previously thought: Study
nycshooter/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A potential silver lining of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, a drop in greenhouse gas emissions because of the massive reduction in ground and air travel during lockdowns, may not
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked transcript shows NY church’s attempt to block Child Victims Act
Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesBy PETE MADDEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — When Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the longtime leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, introduced the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to the public in Oct.
Authorities tracking multiple threats for a 'week of siege' after Capitol breach
drnadig/iStockBy JACK DATE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — ABC News has received an exclusive detailed look at the array of potential threats federal authorities are tracking in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration. Authorities are
Trump angrily watched impeachment proceedings while asking about path forward: Sources
Official White House Photo by Shealah CraigheadBy CECILIA VEGA, JOHN SANTUCCI and KATHERINE FAULDERS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With just a week left in his term, President Donald Trump watched on television as he made history becoming