As the groom to be knelt to pop the question, his friend threw the jewelry box which flew overboard, but the ring was really in his pocket, pranking his other friend to dive in after it.
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death at a grocery store during an alleged fight with four other girls, all of whom were younger than she was. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 at a grocery store in Lake Charles, Louisiana, when a fight took place between a 15-year-old girl and four other females all between the ages of 12 and 14.
President Joe Biden has commissioned Dr. Kevin O’Connor as his new White House physician, replacing Dr. Sean Conley in a role that became a source of controversy under former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House. It's not unusual for a new president to select their personal physician for their term, However, O'Connor will take on the job in the medical unit that faced a crisis of credibility under Trump following rosy readouts of physicals and misleading information about his COVID-19 treatment. O’Connor has served as Biden’s primary care physician since 2009, when he was appointed physician to the vice president and was chosen by Biden for the new role due to their long history, and personal relationship, according to a White House official.
President Joe Biden is set to sign a "Made in America" executive order Monday, fulfilling a long-time campaign promise to increase the amount of federal spending that goes to American companies. The federal government spends about $600 billion on contracting per year, and there are already rules in place governing how taxpayer dollars can be spent, how much foreign products can be purchased, and how many foreign components can be brought to the U.S. and assembled here. Biden’s executive order will aim to close those loopholes and cut down on the waivers, as well as order an increase in domestic content.
Direct and immediate access to their doctor is part of what Dr. Abe Malkin's patients pay for. Malkin rarely silences his cell phone, so as not to miss anything, or anyone. The vaccine's slow and uneven rollout has worn public patience thin, and fomented fears that affluence may expedite access.
Tasha and Joseph Cochran are breaking one of the biggest taboos around money. The creators of One Big Happy Life -- a platform where they share financial advice to help people create the lives they want -- very openly talk about their finances. "We have a net worth tracker that we give away for free and encourage people to actually track their own progress," Tasha Cochran, 38, said.
With many people starting Whole30 in January, after the holidays are over, "GMA" asked certified health coach Brooke Brennan to share her top tips. Brennan, a mother of two from Florida, has done the Whole30 three times herself and supported countless clients, family and friends through it as well. Here, Brennan shares her 10 tips for making it through the Whole30 program with a smile on your face.
Multiple people familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News that President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that will lift the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. The controversial ban was announced by former President Donald Trump in 2017 through a tweet and reversed the Obama administration’s policy to allow open service by transgender people. New Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be on hand at the White House ceremony on Monday, where the executive order will be signed, said the individuals familiar with the matter.
The license of a Nashville attorney has been suspended for four years after he posted advice on how to get away with murder. The advice was given in 2017 in response to a post by a Facebook friend who described a "tumultuous" breakup with her child's father and inquired about the legality of carrying a gun in her car, according to court documents filed in the Supreme Court of Tennessee on Friday. Attorney Winston Bradshaw Sitton reportedly wrote that if the woman wanted to kill her ex-boyfriend, she should "lure" him into her home and "claim" he broke in with intent to do her harm and she feared for her life, according to the Tennessee Supreme Court judgment.
Five people are dead following a mass shooting in Indianapolis Sunday morning, police said. One of the people killed was pregnant – the woman's unborn child was also killed. A boy, who suffered a gunshot wound, was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive, police said.
Days after President Joe Biden took office and the Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would not unequivocally say Sunday that the 2020 presidential election was not stolen and called for an investigation of fraud, without providing evidence. "Sen. Paul, I have to stop you there," ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos interjected. "No election is perfect," Stephanopoulos continued.
An independent investigation is underway after a Tacoma Police Department officer struck at least one pedestrian with his patrol car while trying to clear a crowded scene. Officers responded to the intersection of South 9th Street and Pacific Avenue in Tacoma around 6 p.m. Saturday night after receiving "numerous reports" of an incident that was occurring there, according to a police press release. When authorities arrived, there were several vehicles and about 100 people blocking the intersection, police said, but did not provide additional details on the incident.
President Joe Biden is held in high regard by most Americans, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday, as he takes the reins of a divided country in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic and economic crisis. In his first week in the Oval Office, Biden yielded high approval ratings for his response to the coronavirus (69%) and confidence in his ability to unify the country (57%). Biden's early honeymoon period is a sharp departure from the underwhelming initial response former President Donald Trump received four years ago.
A turbulent week of weather is ahead with three different major storms expected to track across the United States. The two biggest takeaways form this extremely active weather pattern includes the increasing likelihood of a long-duration heavy rain and snow event coming to California that could have major impacts to the state. Already this morning a quick hit of snow is moving through the upper Midwest and is quickly dropping 1 to 3 inches of snow.
The body of a woman who went missing for 10 days after she vanished when her car was suddenly swept away in a mudslide has been discovered under 15 feet of mud, rock and logs. The incident occurred in the early hours of Jan. 13 at approximately 1:15 a.m. when Jennifer Moore was driving in Dodson, Oregon, when she was hit by a landslide and swept off the road, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the operation to find Moore, who was a 50-year-old registered nurse from Warrendale, Oregon, was incredibly treacherous and they had to use heavy machinery – including front loaders and dump trucks – to remove debris just to reach the location where they thought Moore could be.
Women in the United States are more stressed than men about the global coronavirus pandemic and are taking more precautions because of it, according to a new report. Women are worried that they or someone in their family will get sick from the new novel coronavirus, known officially as COVID-19. KFF's poll of over 1,200 adults ages 18 and older in the U.S. found that women also worry more than men that they may not be able to afford testing or treatment for COVID-19 and report that the worry and stress related to the virus have had a "major negative impact on their mental health."
For Mental Health Awareness Month, "GMA" is sharing resources, tips and ways to protect your mental health. Four habits that take up just 21 minutes each day can be the key to more happiness in life, according to Shawn Achor, author of “The Happiness Advantage.” One of the habits, spending two minutes a day thinking of what you’re grateful for, can have dramatic results on your health and happiness, Achor's research shows.
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.
