8-year-old survives almost 25-foot fall from ski lift chair in Maine
The 2nd grader found herself dangling high above the slopes, ski patrol and other skiers guided her tumble by holding out a ski net to catch her.
The 2nd grader found herself dangling high above the slopes, ski patrol and other skiers guided her tumble by holding out a ski net to catch her.
Just in time for International Women's Day, Nike is putting a spotlight on Black women with its latest film. The athletic brand debuted its "We Play Real" social campaign on Sunday, which celebrates the resilience and fortitude of many leading female athletes of color. "Black women are rarely recognized for the hard work they put in," the brand captioned a YouTube video revealing the film.
Saturday was a big win for the restaurant industry when the Senate passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that increased a grant program for restaurants to $28.6 billion. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, modeled after last year's Restaurants Act, was backed by Sen. Chuck Schumer and championed by leaders with the Independent Restaurant Coalition, an organization composed of hundreds of bar and restaurant owners who have fought for government assistance since April 2020. One of the group's co-founders, Tom Colicchio, owner of Crafted Hospitality in New York, hailed the latest progress as a light at the end of what has been a long, dark tunnel for the industry.
A New York man with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group and former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a law enforcement official told ABC News on Monday. Roberto Minuta, of Newburgh, New York, was seen in a video first unearthed by ABC News flanking Roger Stone on the morning of Jan. 6 outside a Washington, D.C., hotel. In the video, Minuta can be seen standing with Stone wearing a baseball hat and military-style vest branded with the Oath Keeper logo.
When asked by Winfrey what he cherishes in his new life in California after stepping down with Meghan as senior working members of Britain's royal family, Harry spoke immediately about his son. "And I do, I think to myself, wow," said Harry, who added he also loves going on hikes and going to the beach with Archie, Meghan and their dogs. Both Harry and Meghan revealed Archie, who will turn 2 in May, is "on a roll" with his vocabulary, most recently saying "hydrate" and telling visitors to the family's Santa Barbara-area home to "drive safe."
Playing a teenage girl living a double life as a famous pop star on "Hannah Montana" left Miley Cyrus with an identity crisis in real life, the "Midnight Sky" singer revealed. "That was drilled into my head [that], without being Hannah Montana, no one cares about you ... I really had to break that," she continued. Cyrus said she went through an "identity crisis" in the years after the show and often played into people's ideas about her.
President Joe Biden will make his first primetime address to the nation Thursday night to "to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown," White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced during a briefing Monday.
Americans who have received the full COVID-19 vaccine can gather with vaccinated grandparents or friends without wearing masks or keeping their distance, according to new CDC guidance announced Monday, and those grandparents can visit with and hug family members that aren't vaccinated as long as they don't have underlying medical conditions that put them at high risk for COVID-19. The CDC says individuals who are fully vaccinated -- meaning two weeks after they have received the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine -- can safely gather around friends or family who are also vaccinated indoors without masks or social distancing, as well as visit with friends or family from a single household who aren't vaccinated but have a low risk of severe disease from COVID-19.
Prince Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night has lead to reactions across the globe, including from one royal expert who said the revelations were not "necessary" and "full of bitterness." To me this is a bit like burning the flag," ABC royal contributor Robert Jobson said Monday on "Good Morning America." In the two-hour, primetime interview, Harry and Meghan alleged that conversations were had with Harry about the skin color of their son Archie, the first American-British biracial royal born in the U.K., and also widely considered to be the first mixed-race child born into the royal family.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, around 300,000 people are expected to descend on Florida for a motorcycle rally this week, Daytona Beach city officials said. The event is estimated to generate $75 million for Daytona Beach, according to the city's Chamber of Commerce. Most years, about 400,000 to 500,000 people attend, but this year a "reasonable estimate would be around 300,000 +," Janet Kersey, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, told ABC News via email Monday.
The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd kicked off Monday with prosecutors asking the judge to put jury selection on hold. Before jury selection could begin on Monday, Chauvin's defense attorney, Eric Nelson, told the court that he will file a petition for the Minnesota Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision issued on Friday asking that trial Judge Peter Cahill consider reinstating a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former Georgia college student who sued his school after it prevented him from expressing religious views in a free-speech zone on campus. The 8-1 decision, authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, said that Chike Uzuegbunam -- who was silenced by Georgia Gwinnett College officials even after he had obtained a permit to proselytize and handout religious literature -- can seek nominal damages despite the fact that the school ultimately changed course and Uzuegbunam subsequently graduated. In a very rare alignment of votes, Chief Justice John Roberts was the lone dissenting justice in the case.
In a surprise move, a top Senate Republican, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022. Blunt has served in the Senate since 2011 and in the House of Representatives previously. Blunt announced his plans in a two-minute video released Monday morning.
Serena Williams is sending support to her friend Meghan Markle in the wake of her and Prince Harry's prime-time interview with Oprah Winfrey. The tennis superstar took to social media with a message about her friendship with Meghan, whom she called "selfless" and said "lives her life -- and leads by example -- with empathy and compassion." Williams said Meghan "teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble" and "her words illustrate the pain and cruelty she's experienced."
The federal judge overseeing the NFL’s concussion settlement program is sending the league and the class counsel representing former players back to the negotiating table “to seek to address the concerns relating to the race-norming issue” that critics say has skewed compensation for football-related head injuries along racial lines. In a pair of orders issued Monday, Judge Anita Brody of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, dismissed a lawsuit against the NFL filed by former players Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport as “an improper attack on the Settlement Agreement” but wrote that “the Court, however, remains concerned” about the race-based formula used to measure cognitive impairment and determine eligibility for compensation.
House Republicans on Monday called on Democrats to launch a bipartisan investigation into the impact of school closures on children with disabilities, warning that they are in particular danger of falling behind with remote learning. "We are hearing from parents across the U.S. whose children with disabilities are bearing the greatest burden as schools remain closed," Reps. Steve Scalise, R-La., James Comer, R-Ky., Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., wrote in a letter to the Democratic chairs of four House panels first obtained by ABC News. Many special needs children also receive afternoon in-school therapy sessions.
Voters in Switzerland have narrowly approved a controversial proposal to outlaw full-face coverings in public. A national referendum on the proposed measure was held Sunday and 51.21% of voters supported it, according to provisional results released by the Swiss Federal Council, which serves as the country's federal government. The measure will make it illegal for people in Switzerland to completely cover their faces in restaurants, shops, sports stadiums, public transport and even on the street.
The warmest air since November continues to build in parts of the Central U.S. and will spread towards the Northeast over the next few days. A large chunk of the U.S. from northern Florida to North Dakota will see temperatures in the 70s and 60s today. Record highs are also possible today across the northern Plains from Nebraska to North Dakota and temperatures in parts of the central U.S. today will be up to 30 degrees above average when, just three weeks ago, much of the Central U.S. was seeing a brutal prolonged cold blast.
What has kept Democrats together in approving President Joe Biden's COVID-19 package is also what has kept Republicans from joining with them. It leaves Republicans voicing concerns about the process and the price tag. Both of those reveal truths about Biden's Washington that show Democrats their possibilities as well as their potential limits -- with the seesaw of power between moderates and progressives making both sides a bit wary.
The video showing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinning George Floyd under his knee for more than 9 minutes as Floyd begs for his life and onlookers scream for the officer to relent may appear damning. Legal professionals who have followed the pre-trial filings and maneuverings say that even with that stunning and difficult-to-watch visual evidence, the case against Chauvin is anything but a slam dunk. While Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is bringing the state’s case against Chauvin before Judge Peter Cahill, the lead prosecutor in court is assistant attorney general Matthew Frank.
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