Bumble CEO becomes female billionaire, takes company public with son on her hip
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Whitney Wolfe Herd, the CEO of female-focused dating app Bumble, made history Thursday and she did it with her young son at her side. Wolfe Herd,
Virtual power plants could be pathway to decarbonization
sonnen, Inc.BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden hopes to put the United States on a path to net-zero carbon emissions across the economy by 2050. One way to get there is by
Myanmar protests against coup continue as military junta frees thousands of prisoners
yorkfoto/iStockBy GUY DAVIES and SOHEL UDDIN, ABC News (LONDON) — Protesters once again took to the streets of Myanmar on the country’s Union Day, which marks the birth of the republic, as the ruling military junta released
Tensions arise on Trump's legal team as impeachment defense prepares to get underway: Sources
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy JOHN SANTUCCI and KATHERINE FAULDERS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Just hours before Donald Trump’s attorneys are to launch their defense of the former president in his Senate impeachment trial, sources tell ABC
COVID-19 could become a seasonal illness like the flu, experts say
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOUS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of people around the globe are hoping that between lockdowns and vaccines, the virus that causes COVID-19 might soon be eradicated from our lives. Now, experts are
Lancet commission examines Trump's COVID response
Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — About 40% of the United States’ COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided, according to a new editorial from the Lancet Commission. The editorial cited
Day three key takeaways from Trump's second impeachment trial
uschools/iStockBy BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats wrapped up their opening arguments in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Thursday by honing on Trump’s slow response to the Jan. 6 riot and his lack of remorse
Duchess Meghan scores win in lawsuit against UK tabloid but trial will go forward
NataliaCatalina/iStockBy ZOE MAGEE and KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, scored a win Thursday in her legal battle with Associated Newspapers Ltd., the publishers of the Daily Mail and the Mail on
Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori resigns after sexist comments
Yoshikazu Tsuno – Pool /Getty ImagesBy ROSA SANCHEZ, ANTHONY TROTTER and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (TOKYO) — Yoshiro Mori, the embattled president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, resigned Friday following backlash over sexist comments he made
Cross country storms to hit South and East with more ice, snow
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Multiple storms will move across the U.S. this weekend into next week bringing snow and ice from coast to coast. Thursday’s storm hit the South with freezing rain