Congressman Kilmer gets Wild Olympics Bill passed in House
By Pepper Fisher Washington, DC – On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 999). The bill, which was introduced by Representative Derek Kilmer and passed
J&J vaccine is up for review: Here's what happens next
Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE EBBS and ANNE FLAHERTY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s third vaccine against COVID-19 is up for review Friday by an independent advisory panel of infectious disease
One Medical vaccine supply cut off in five counties after ineligible patients skipped the line
Inside Creative House/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) — Health care provider One Medical has been cut off from the vaccine rollout in five California counties after ineligible patients jumped the line to get the coveted
Texas deploys 1,100 National Guard to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors
Phil Feyerabend/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas will deploy more than 1,100 National Guardsmen to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors in rural and isolated areas. “We are announcing today a statewide program to
Texas federal judge rules CDC's pandemic eviction moratorium unconstitutional
Kuzma/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (TYLER, Texas) — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic eviction ban is unconstitutional. J. Campbell Barker, a Trump-nominated judge in the Eastern District of
Saudi crown prince 'approved' Khashoggi murder operation: US intel report
narvikk/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN and LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Office of Director of National Intelligence on Friday released its highly anticipated report on the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi Friday, making public the U.S.
Woman shot with rubber bullet at protest said she's not surprised to see officer exonerated
(FILE photo) – jacoblund/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — LaToya Ratlieff, a Florida woman who was shot in the face by a police officer’s rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter protest, said her
What is COVAX? How a global initiative is helping get COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries
INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (LONDON) — As rich countries race to inoculate their populations against COVID-19, poorer nations have fallen behind in the biggest vaccination campaign in history. But a global vaccine-sharing
Facebook's standoff in Australia catches the attention of world governments
iStock/Pornpak KhunatornBy MICHAEL DOBUSKI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Australia’s Parliament approved the final amendements to a new law Thursday requiring tech companies to pay news organizations for their content. That means companies like Facebook and Google
Biden's first 100 days live updates: Biden includes Republicans in Texas trip
Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy MICHELLE STODDART, LAUREN KING and KATE PASTOR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — This is Day 41 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Here is how