Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesBY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA)– Philadelphia star Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will miss the All-Star game after coming in contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Sunday. ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reports the pair were in contact with aRead More →
iStockBY: ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s games: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final N-Y Islanders 5 Buffalo 2 Final N-Y Rangers 6 New Jersey 3 Final Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 Final Florida Read More →
ABCBY: IBTISSEM GUENFOUD AND GUY DAVIES, ABC NEWS (PARIS) — Gulbahar Haitiwaji says when she was summoned back to China to sign documents relating to her retirement as an oil company engineer in November 2016, she could not have possibly known the fate that awaited her. A member of XinjiangRead More →
SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty ImagesBy CLARK BENTSON, ABC News (UR, Iraq) — Pope Francis gathered members of the prominent faiths in Iraq at Ur, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham, for an inter-religious convocation meant to promote unity among Iraqi’s diverse religious communities. “This blessed place brings us back toRead More →
ABCBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Maia Chaka will become the first Black female on-field official in NFL history, the league announced on Friday. Chaka, who has officiated college football and XFL games, will begin her new role this upcoming season. When not on theRead More →
Alex Panagopoulos – Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of a famous one — an illustration of a brave little teddy bear wielding a wooden sword to protect a sleeping child — it’s worth turning into a movie.Read More →
Shane Mahood/USA Network(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of Oprah’s much-hyped sit-down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex’s former Suits love interest, Patrick J. Adams is coming to her defense. Markle was recently accused of bullying by former Royal aides, in what some, including Adams, think was royal revenge for the Oprah tell-all. For his part, Adams was havingRead More →
Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesBy DANIELLE LONG, ABC News(NEW YORK ) — It seems like just yesterday Aaron Rodgers revealed he was engaged to Shailene Woodley, and now he’s already talking about starting a family. On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, joined Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare on Instagram LiveRead More →
Bill Oxford/iStockBy SOO RIN KIM, ERIN SCHUMAKER, MARK NICHOLS and EVAN SIMON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Jorge Figueroa was willing to drive eight hours round trip. He wasn’t going on vacation or to visit a relative. Instead, he was planning to get a life-saving shot to protect him fromRead More →
Chansom Pantip/iStockBy ANNE FLAHERTY and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — It’s the million dollar question everyone is asking: When will life return to normal? And will school be open this fall? The answers are all over the map — from Texas and Mississippi governors declaring their states alreadyRead More →
