Food industry professionals raise $50,000 on Clubhouse to 'Stop Asian Hate' and support restaurants
andresr/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Asian American communities have experienced a rise in hate incidents since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and with a resurgence in reports of racist behavior, restaurants, food industry
NYC's oldest continuously operated LGBTQ bar gets fundraising boost amid coronavirus pandemic
nktwentythree/iStockBy TONY MORRISON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Julius’ Bar is staying open for business. The historic bar in the heart of New York City’s West Village neighborhood is a getting a financial boost to stay open
Pediatric COVID-19 cases in Mississippi 10 times higher than previously thought: Study
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy DR. TARUN JAIN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The number of children and adolescents with COVID-19 in Mississippi may be more than 10 times the number of previously reported cases, according to a new study.
Recent killings in Afghanistan highlight ongoing issue of violence against women
KeithBinns/iStockBy ALEEM AGHA and GUY DAVIES, ABC News (KABUL, Afghanistan) — The killing of three female journalists and one doctor this week have once again thrown the issue of violence against women in Afghanistan into sharp focus,
Body found 465 feet below Grand Canyon rim believed to be missing Kentucky man, authorities say
jose1983/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities believe they have found the body of a Kentucky man who disappeared at the Grand Canyon last week. John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, was thought to have
Texas power grid CEO fired in wake of last month's fatal blackouts
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was fired on Wednesday in the wake of February’s deadly blackouts that left millions
San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against COVID-19
Goddard_Photography/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (SAN DIEGO) — The San Diego Zoo announced on Thursday it was in the process of inoculating many of its great apes after several of its gorillas became sick with SARS-CoV-2, the
FBI arrests Trump appointee Federico Klein in connection with Capitol riot
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that it has arrested Federico Klein, one of former President Donald Trump’s appointees to the U.S. Department of State, for
A year of COVID-19: What was going on in the US in March 2020
CasPhotography/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The U.S. would never be the same after March 2020. While the novel coronavirus had been in the country for at least a month, in March
'I am an American, too': Violence sparks new grief, reckoning for Asian Americans
ABC Photo IllustrationBy NAM CHO and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A barrage of attacks on Asian Americans, reported to be fueled in part by biases pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic, have filled communities around