Chess has seen a rise in popularity thanks to the success of Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' and ABC News’ chief anchor sits down with national chess champion Oliver Boydell for a game.
Up to 7,000 National Guardsmen will remain in Washington for about seven more weeks to assist federal law enforcement agencies concerned over potential domestic disturbances, the Guard's top general said. "We're looking at probably mid-March right now," Gen. Daniel Hokanson told reporters on Saturday. The size of that force can be adjusted depending on requests from local law enforcement agencies, he added.
One lucky person is taking home a $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Early Saturday, lotto officials announced a person in Michigan won the prize, estimated at $1 billion or $739.6 million should the winner choose a lump-sum payment -- before taxes. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 with a Mega Ball number of 24.
A man who allegedly made an online threat to "assassinate" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., faces five charges in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection, authorities said. Garret Miller was arrested Wednesday in Texas. Newly released court documents chronicle a series of social media posts Miller allegedly made on Jan. 6 and in the days following the riot, including threats to the Democratic lawmaker, a regular target of conservatives, and a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Tens of thousands of people have joined protests across dozens of cities in Russia, demanding the release of Alexey Navalny, the Kremlin critic who was jailed last week after he returned to the country for the first time since recovering from a poisoning with a nerve agent. The protests were one of the largest displays of popular opposition to the rule of president Vladimir Putin in years, taking place in almost every large city across Russia and attracting unusually big crowds. The protesters were met by a harsh response from authorities, with heavily armored riot police moving to disperse them, detaining hundreds.
Legendary talk show host Larry King died Saturday morning, a family member confirmed to ABC News. A statement from Ora Media, the parent company of Ora TV which King co-launched in 2012, read: "With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles." King overcame several health challenges over the years, including a heart attack that led to bypass surgery -- and encouraged King to quit smoking.
Not long after he was inaugurated, President Donald Trump had a portrait of the populist and controversial President Andrew Jackson placed prominently in the Oval Office, looking down as he held photo ops, signed sweeping executive orders and sparred with reporters. Now, next to President Joe Biden as he sits at the Resolute desk is a portrait of one of America's founders, Benjamin Franklin. Other symbolic changes Biden has made include adding busts of labor organizer and Latino civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt and former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, as well as portraits of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
President Biden's five-point plan to speed up vaccine distribution to hundreds of millions of Americans this year, may help close the chapter on a dark period in the U.S. One area of emphasis in Biden's plan is related to community health centers. Right now, limited supply is the major roadblock to mass vaccinations - with pent-up demand immediately zapping limited supply.
Carnival Cruise Line is extending its pause in U.S. departures through April 30 and canceling Australian operations through May 19, the company announced Saturday. The cruise line has also cancelled the European itineraries for Carnival Legend, which were set to begin this May through Oct. 31. Since March 14, all passenger-carrying vessels operating in U.S. waters have been subject to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's no sail order, due to the pandemic.
Kevin Gavin, 66, was charged Friday with three counts of second-degree murder for the killings, which spanned from 2015 to last week and occurred in the victims' apartments, authorities said. The suspect would run errands for some of the elderly tenants who lived in the building, run by New York City's public housing authority, NYCHA, police said. "He had a relationship with our victims," NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said during a media briefing Thursday.
Pastor Chad Harvey admits that emotions are still “a little high” after President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week. Harvey, who has led the Cross Assembly Church since 2002, said he’s found himself combating misinformation in order to “calm the waters.”
All eyes were on the Capitol for the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, but while Americans witnessed one of the most multicultural and modern moments in the nation's history, they couldn't ignore the style that came with it. Known for breaking norms, the first and second families wore bold colors, chic monochromatic outfits and introduced new cultural trends on the highest political stage in America. This inauguration represented more than style but rather statements articulated perfectly for the momentous occasion.
The House will deliver the impeachment article against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, formally launching trial proceedings next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Friday. Schumer's announcement comes after a request from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to delay the trial until February and give Trump and his still-forming legal team time to prepare a defense.
Governors and state health officials are facing a frustrating reality as they try to make more people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine: They can vaccinate only as many people as there are doses and the supply is falling short of demand. Health experts say speeding up vaccinations is critical to stopping the rapid spread of the virus, especially before new variants make the crisis worse. "The amount of vaccine that comes into the state and is available to put into people's arms is solely a federal solution," Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said.
Prince Harry is doubling down on his calls to reform social media two weeks after an angry mob staged a deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. Many who laid siege to the Capitol did so on the erroneous belief that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, a conspiracy theory that spread quickly on social media, experts say. "There was a literal attack on democracy in the United States, organized on social media, which is an issue of violent extremism."
The Biden administration this week announced a 100-day pause on deportations of most people living in the country illegally along with a new priority system for those who will still be subject to removal. The Department of Homeland Security released a memo outlining the categories of immigration offenders who will continue to be subject to arrest and eventual removal. Immigrants already in the U.S. who pose a national security or public safety risk including anyone convicted of an "aggravated felony" are also a top priority under the new department-wide guidance.
At this year's 2021 presidential inauguration, it's no secret that fashion took center stage. Wednesday's festivities opened up with vibrant American-designed looks worn by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. It's also hard not to mention the internet's obsession with Sen. Bernie Sanders' cozy mittens.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed outrage Friday at images of National Guard members, sent from around the country to secure the Capitol, resting and sleeping in nearby parking garages. "I have told those who run the security at the Capitol that it can never happen again," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Friday. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell echoed Schumer's sentiment.
The U.S. Air Force is changing its rules on how women in the service are allowed to wear their hair. Starting next month, women will be allowed to wear their hair in longer braids, ponytails and bangs, Air Force officials announced Thursday. The new rules, based on feedback from thousands of women in the Air Force, are intended to reflect the diversity among enlisted Airmen and officers.
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin on Friday took over as the first black Pentagon chief shortly after being confirmed 93-2 by the Senate. Austin was greeted outside the Pentagon with an elbow bump by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley before heading inside to be sworn in and begin his first day as defense secretary, leading a military that is now nearly 17 percent African American. "I look forward to working with you, see you around campus," Austin said to reporters, ignoring questions.
Yeah, yeah ding-dong, the witch is dead some will say, but Dorothy’s adventures have only just begun -- or in the case of America, President Joe Biden still has to govern. And while he doesn’t need to be a wizard per se, it’s going to take a bit of magic to get a significant segment of the population to believe in facts and truth again. Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off his 2024 campaign by accusing Biden of being “more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh," an Inauguration Day tweet in response to Biden’s decision to re-enter the Paris Agreement. Of course Cruz, the Texas Republican, knows the real reason why the global climate change initiative is called that.
