Garland confirmation hearing live updates: Biden's AG pick faces Senate questions
DNY59/iStockBy MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, faces his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here is how the hearing is unfolding. All times Eastern: Feb 22,
Biden to mark 500,000 COVID deaths milestone with candle-lighting, moment of silence
Thomas Baur/iStockBy SARAH KOLINOVSKY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to mark the milestone of 500,000 Americans killed by the COVID-19 virus with a somber ceremony Monday evening at the White House. First lady Jill
Fauci on COVID-19 fight: US has 'done worse than most any other country'
ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the United States nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC News’ Good Morning America on Monday that the U.S. has “done worse
One more hit of wintry weather before spring-like conditions for Eastern US
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Finally, after weeks of the coldest weather in decades for the South and parts of Midwest, it’s feeling like Spring. On the leading edge of this spring-like air,
NRA is 'out of ammo' as it faces a legal mess of its own making, many experts say
dsmoulton/iStoclBy LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Plagued by infighting and targeted by a sprawling investigation, the National Rifle Association has found itself entangled in a legal web of its own making, several experts told ABC
Italian ambassador killed in attack on UN convoy in Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say
omersukrugoksu/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, PHOEBE NATANSON and CLARK BENSON, ABC News (ROME) — Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy during his visit to
Patrick Mahomes and fiancee Brittany Matthews welcome baby girl
Allen Kee / ESPN ImagesBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Chiefs Kingdom welcomed the newest member of their family this weekend — Patrick Mahomes’ baby girl, Sterling Skye Mahomes. On Sunday, the Kansas
Janet Jackson surprises UCLA gymnast after viral performance to singer's tunes
Katharine Lotze/Getty ImagesBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier is wowing many on social media with her floor routine to some of Janet Jackson’s popular tunes — including the singer herself.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on reopening schools, 'We can do this now'
smolaw11/iStockBy ZOHREEN SHAH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has said he supported schools safely reopening, advocated for doors opening immediately during an interview with ABC News Sunday, saying, “At the end of
Boil water advisory lifted in Houston as Texas recovers from winter storms
Bill Oxford/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (HOUSTON) — Houston has lifted its boil water advisory as much of Texas’ utility services recover from back-to-back winter storms. The boil water advisory in Houston had been in place since