UK asks for volunteers to be exposed to COVID-19 for research
Maksim Tkachenko/iStockBY: ZOE MAGEE, ABC NEWS (LONDON) — The British government announced Wednesday that a human challenge study, which will see healthy young volunteers deliberated infected with the coronavirus, has been approved by an ethics committee. Now,
Cody Allen, Cleveland's all-time saves leader, retiring
Jason Miller/Getty ImagesBY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (CLEVELAND) — Cleveland Indians all-time franchise save leader Cody Allen is retiring, the team announced Wednesday. From a 23rd round draft pick to the franchise saves 👑. Congrats on a
Mom of 5 'inadvertently' shot dead after kids find gun in her purse: Police
JasonDoiy/iStockBY: EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (CORNELIUS, N.C.) — A North Carolina mom was “inadvertently” shot and killed when her children found a gun in her purse, police said. The mother, 25-year-old Gabriel Alexis Henderson, was alone in
Utah mountain region seeing unprecedented level of avalanche danger
BSANI/iStockBY: MEREDITH DELISO AND JEFFERY COOK, ABC NEWS (DENVER) — Utah officials have issued a rare extreme avalanche danger warning for the Salt Lake region following significant snowfall. On Wednesday morning, the Utah Avalanche Center advised people
7 shot in Philadelphia, 1 person in custody: Police
MattGush/iStockBY: EMILY SHAPIRO AND AARON KATERSKY, ABC NEWS (PHILADELPHIA) — Seven people were shot near a SEPTA train station in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, police said. One person is in custody, authorities said, adding that two weapons were
'Where the hell are we?': Biden reflects on living in White House
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty ImagesBY: MICHELLE STODDART, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, after one month of living in perhaps the most exclusive residence in the country, says staying in the White House is like being in a
Biden White House memo reveals strategy to pressure Republicans on COVID relief
SKLA/iStockBY: MOLLY NAGLE, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — A new internal White House memo gives a behind-the-scenes look into the administration’s strategy to up the pressure on Republicans to get on board with President Joe Biden’s costly COVID
Houston issues boil water advisory amid winter storm: How to keep your water safe
RyersonClark/iStockBY: EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As a dangerous winter storm pounds the South, officials in Houston and the surrounding Harris County have announced a boil water advisory. Here’s what you need to know to
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccinations as Tokyo Olympics draw closer
Behrouz Mehri – Pool/Getty ImagesBY: ANTHONY TROTTER AND MORGAN WINSOR, ABC NEWS (TOKYO) — Japan launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, months after other major economies did so and amid concerns over whether the drive
Catastrophic outages in Texas a symptom of America's aging power grids
Go Nakamura/Getty ImagesBY: ALLIE YANG, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Local infrastructure doesn’t get much attention — until it fails. Like right now in Texas. The state’s electric grid, like most of the nation’s, consists of many