NASA/JPL-CaltechBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — NASA released an immersive new panoramic image with 360-degree views of Mars on Wednesday that was taken by its Perseverance rover. The photo is the latest in a series being sent back by the rover, which arrived at the red planet lastRead More →
photoBlueIce/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and AICHA EL HAMMAR CASTANO, ABC News (LONDON and RIO DE JANEIRO) — At least 79 inmates have died in riots at four prisons across Ecuador, authorities said. Gen. Edmundo Moncayo, head of Ecuador’s prison system, known by its Spanish acronym SNAI, told reporters that the violenceRead More →
Marco Ravagli/Barcroft Media via Getty ImagesBy ERIC M. STRAUSS and MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (LONDON) — Moderna, which produces one of two vaccines authorized for use in the U.S., said Wednesday it has shipped a vaccine modified to fight the so-called South African variant of the virus to the NationalRead More →
simon2579/iStockBy MAGGIE RULLI and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (ACCRA, Ghana) — The first shipment of vaccines touched down in Ghana’s capital Wednesday morning, marking a pivotal moment in the world’s fight against COVID-19. The 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived by plane from India are the first vaccinesRead More →
CGinspiration/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and Iran are inching closer toward diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the Iranian government moved further outside the original nuclear deal on Tuesday by curtailing international inspections of its nuclear sites. The delicate dance between the two sides,Read More →
NASA/JPL-CaltechBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — See the Martian landscape come to life in the first high-resolution, color image released by NASA from the hazard cameras on the underside of its Perseverance rover. The rover, dubbed “Percy,” arrived at the red planet on Thursday. It teased the imageRead More →
Atlantic-Lens-Photography/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Prince Philip, who was hospitalized last week, is being treated for an infection, according to Buckingham Palace. The palace did not provide any further details about the infection or what type of treatment Philip is undergoing, saying only, “He is comfortable and respondingRead More →
DNY59/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The families of three U.S. service members killed and 13 others who were severely wounded at Naval Air Station Pensacola have sued Saudi Arabia over its role in the Dec. 6, 2019 attack. Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Al-Shamrani wasRead More →
ZU_09/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (LONDON) — Three rare giraffes were electrocuted to death when they walked into low-hanging power lines within a conservation area in western Kenya, officials said. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company, which owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution systems in theRead More →
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested Monday in Virginia at Dulles International Airport on international drug trafficking charges, with prosecutors accusing her of participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana for import into the U.S. EmmaRead More →
