The IRS will begin accepting tax returns today, and unlike the past two years, there will be no COVID-19 extensions.
Actor Kevin Spacey is facing four counts of sexual assault in the U.K., according to the Crown Prosecution Service. "The CPS has authorised criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men," Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said in a statement announcing the charges Thursday.
Described by its inventors as a "social live-streaming platform" that allows its' mostly teenage users to make friends worldwide, join communities and even find a date, Yubo has emerged as part of the investigation into the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, because the suspect sent messages through the app, investigators and users told ABC News. Launched in 2015 by a French company, Yubo has quickly become known as a go-to site for mostly "Gen Z" users to meet, make new friends and join online communities. "Yubo is a social app for Gen Z that allows them to connect and interact with people all over the world through live streaming," a spokesperson for the platform said in a statement to ABC News.
In an indication of possible movement on stalled gun control efforts in the wake of the Texas school shooting, a bipartisan group of nine senators – four Republicans and five Democrats – led by Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy, met for about a half-hour Thursday to discuss what is possible in reforming gun safety laws. "This is a good start," Murphy told reporters afterward, indicating that red flag laws and expanded background checks for commercial gun sales were "on our list" to consider during a weeklong recess. The group is also looking at a GOP bill that was blocked Wednesday – the School Safety Act – that would codify current practice put in place during the Trump administration that created a clearinghouse of best practices for hardening schools against threats.
A 13-year-old boy remains hospitalized after a Chicago police officer shot him "recklessly, callously and wantonly" during a foot pursuit last week, a new federal lawsuit alleges. The teen was struck once on May 18 after fleeing from a stolen car, Chicago police said. The lawsuit, which was filed on the teen's behalf in U.S. District Court on Thursday, claims the officer chased the boy on an "inherently dangerous" foot pursuit that was unjustified because the boy was unarmed.
A fourth-grade teacher, several sets of cousins and a 10-year-old boy whose family called him "the life of the party" were among those killed in a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, ABC News has learned. At least 19 children and two teachers were killed after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The alleged gunman -- identified by officials as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School -- is dead, authorities said.
A young teen who allegedly exchanged private messages with accused Texas gunman Salvador Ramos in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's attack on Robb Elementary School told ABC News that she has been asking herself, "What if I could change the outcome?" after authorities said Ramos killed 19 students and two teachers at the school. Law enforcement sources tell ABC News that the private messages are part of the ongoing investigation into the shooting. Cece, who lives in Germany, said she met Ramos on the social media app Yubo, where they would "join each other's live" streams.
The widower of a Texas elementary school teacher killed in a shooting has died of a heart attack days just days after his wife was killed. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday, two days after his wife died in a mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the couple's nephew, John Martinez, and a close family friend confirmed. Irma Garcia was a fourth-grade teacher who had been with the school for 23 years, according to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's website.
What began as a milestone marking adulthood ended in tragedy after a suspected gunman used the AR-15 style rifle he purchased days after he turned 18, authorities said. Uvalde High School student Salvador Ramos allegedly purchased two assault rifles just days after turning 18 and used them to carry out the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history -- all within a span of eight days, authorities said. Ramos was known for fighting and threatening fellow students, some classmates told ABC News.
Stars are paying tribute to actor Ray Liotta after the news of his death was announced Thursday. The actor is survived by his fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, and his daughter, Karsen, with his ex-wife, Michelle Grace. Along with playing mobster-turned-FBI informant Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 critically acclaimed gangster classic, Liotta was also known for on-screen roles in films including "Field of Dreams," "Something Wild," "Hannibal," "Killing Them Softly," "Narc" and "Cop Land."
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, traveled to Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, to pay tribute to the 19 students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School. Meghan, dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and a baseball cap, was photographed laying a bouquet of white roses and kneeling before a cross at a memorial near the school, where on Tuesday a gunman entered through a backdoor and opened fire in a classroom, according to authorities. A spokesperson for Meghan has not yet responded to ABC News' request for comment.
The daughter of one of the two teachers killed along with at least 19 of their students at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has written a tribute to her mom. "Mom, you are a hero," Adalynn Ruiz wrote in a letter she shared on social media and with ABC News. Ruiz's mom, Eva Mireles, was a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary School, which on Tuesday became the site of the second-deadliest shooting at an elementary, middle or high school in United States history.
COVID-19 may indeed become a seasonal illness with predictable patterns of infection -- but it's not there yet, epidemiologists and infectious disease experts say. While the virus has had some element of seasonality since it first came into the world more than 2 years ago, other factors -- including variant evolution, population immunity, and behavioral changes -- have made seasonality less apparent. "There have just been so many other factors that have been driving spread, that seasonality hasn't been the major factor yet," Dr. Amesh Adalja, of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, told MedPage Today.
Camilla Luddington may not be one of the original "Grey's Anatomy" stars, but she's a huge part of the series' history. The British actress, 38, joined the ABC medical drama back in season 9 as Jo Wilson and, more than 200 episodes later, she is part of the cast celebrating the show's milestone 400th episode -- which also happens to be the season 18 finale -- airing Thursday. As it turns out, things could have been very different for Luddington, who missed her audition in 2012 because she was at San Diego Comic-Con promoting her role as Lara Croft in the "Tomb Raider" video game franchise.
The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday left 21 people dead -- including 19 students and two teachers -- and 17 additional people injured. As of Thursday, at least six people remain hospitalized including three children and one adult at University Hospital in San Antonio and two adults at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston. Dr. Michael Rodriguez, a family physician and a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, said child patients may require different types of medication, or different doses depending on their weights and heights, as well as different levels of fluids.
Today is the day to get your hands on the sweet and salty snack collaboration from Ritz Crackers and Oreo that's only available online. "Over the past few years, RITZ has been exploring innovative partnerships and experiences to spark excitement around our iconic, buttery cracker," Ritz senior brand manager Alexis Yap said in a statement.
Former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must sit for a deposition as part of the New York attorney general's civil investigation into how the family real estate business valued its holdings, an appellate court ruled Thursday. Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump must also testify in the case. The judges rejected the Trump argument that the subpoena was part of a politically motivated investigation and precluded by a corresponding criminal investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Don McLean had been scheduled to perform at a concert in Houston this Saturday celebrating the 150th anniversary of the National Rifle Association, but the "American Pie" singer pulled out in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. McLean was one of the performers slated to appear during the organization's "Grand Ole Night Of Freedom" concert. "In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week," the "American Pie" singer said in a statement to "Good Morning America."
Several dogs were among the responders sent to Texas Wednesday, one day after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in the city of Uvalde, killing at least 19 children and two teachers. The trained animals are all part of Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 Ministries, a K-9 unit that travels across the U.S. to provide comfort and support to people impacted by disasters such as mass shootings. Eight of the group's canines, all golden retrievers, are dedicated to the Uvalde community.
BTS will be joining President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday, May 31, to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month. The global K-pop sensation plans to address Asian inclusion, representation and anti-Asian discrimination amid a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. Between March 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, the Asian advocacy organization Stop AAPI Hate has recorded more than 10,000 reports of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons across the U.S.
From the Upside Down to the Great White Way: "Stranger Things" star Gaten Matarazzo is making his return to Broadway this summer. The 19-year-old actor will be playing the role of Jared Kleinman in the hit musical "Dear Evan Hansen." "Words could never express how truly honored I am to be a part of this company,” Matarazzo said in a statement obtained by "Good Morning America."
