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ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low wind chills after an artic blast swept across the United States. There were at least nine weather-related fatalities nationwide this week — six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one in Mississippi, according to authorities. As of early […]
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Age Industries is recalling millions of furniture tip kits or tip restraints that were sold alongside clothing storage units in furniture stores across the U.S. and online. New Age and Alliance4Safety, a coalition of furniture manufacturers, retailers and delivery servicers, said the plastic zip tie in the kits […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A large swath of residents along the Eastern Seaboard is under flood and wind alerts as the storm system that inundated the South moves north, bringing the same threats with it. Residents living along the I-95 corridor can expect a dangerous commute on Monday morning as heavy rain and strong winds […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak told reporters during a White House […]
Dawson Elementary School’s library is shown in Jackson, Mississippi. — ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Learning to read isn’t fair. It comes naturally for some students. But for others it’s a frustrating, agonizing process that, if left unaddressed, can cause long-standing academic problems. Ask D’Mekeus Cook Jr., a fourth grader from Louisiana, who was reading at […]
Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Dozens of world leaders and heads of state are gathered in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the Africa Climate Summit 2023 — the continent’s first-ever climate summit — gets underway. African Heads of State, high-profile dignitaries and thousands of delegates are set to debate over continent’s pressing climate change […]
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The jackpot for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing is estimated to be $1.58 billion, a record high for the lottery and among the largest-ever U.S. drawings. The drawing, which is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET, tops Mega Millions’ previous high of $1.537 billion, according to the lottery. A single ticket sold in […]
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot is expected to rise to $1.55 billion in the next drawing, the highest-ever pot for the lottery, topping its previous record of $1.537 Billion in October 2018. No jackpot-winning ticket was purchased with Friday night’s numbers, 11, 30, 45, 52, 56 and a gold Mega Ball 20, […]
IronHeart/Getty Images The next drawing for Mega Millions’ mega-billion jackpot is Friday night. (NEW YORK) — The lottery game’s jackpot has grown over several months to an estimated $1.35 billion. That figure would be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever and the fourth-largest in U.S. lotto history when also factoring in Powerball jackpots. The estimated […]
Matt Rivers/ABC News (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly five million Haitians — half of the country — do not get enough to eat on a daily basis. Nearly two million people are in what the World Food Programme calls IPC 4 – Emergency. This is […]