Chiam, who plays Dovich in the hit Disney+ series, says he’s always been a fan of the Marvel Universe and Captain America was his favorite superhero.
When the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's federal eviction moratorium in August 2021, experts and politicians predicted that expulsions would soar. Hepburn credited the influx of state and federal resources and ramped up legal assistance implemented during the coronavirus pandemic for the downward trend. While some financial resources started during the pandemic outlasted the eviction moratorium, Attorney General Merrick Garland on Aug. 30, 2021, also called upon lawyers and law students to help fill the gap after the moratorium ended by helping with Emergency Rental Assistance applications, volunteering with legal aid providers and assisting courts with implementing eviction diversion programs, among other initiatives aimed at increasing housing stability.
Starting next month, in states from Georgia and North Carolina to Arizona and Alaska, former President Donald Trump will see his influence tested in a series of high-stakes GOP primaries. Trump has placed himself in the middle of a wide range of races in which his chosen candidates have struggled or where he is at sharp odds with other prominent Republican voices -- including former Cabinet members, close aides and potential rivals who hope bad calls by Trump prove a point. "Trump is trying to insert himself in races all across the country where people he's supporting are crazy," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, told ABC News.
Television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has a considerable financial stake in major pharmaceutical firms and Silicon Valley giants, newly released records show -- despite railing against "Big Pharma" and "Big Tech" on the campaign trail. "I've taken on Big Pharma, I've gone to battle with Big Tech," Oz said on Fox News in December. A political newcomer, Oz is facing off against David McCormick, a longtime hedge fund executive, in a competitive Republican primary.
Bradi Foster, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was greeted with cheers and bubbles from her doctors and nurses when she left Franciscan Children's, a hospital in Boston, this month with her parents, Darlene and James Foster. The toddler was born on Aug. 9, 2020, in an emergency cesarean section after Darlene Foster suffered a placenta abruption, which is when the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Bradi spent her first several months fighting for her life in the neonatal intensive care unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she was born.
It's the perfect season to take your stationary treadmill strides outdoors, and having the right running shoe can help to keep you on the right track. From Nike's amazing fashion-forward yet functional offerings to HOKA's beloved classics, now is the time to swipe up a great pair. Just ahead, "GMA" has curated a trusted list of bestselling, top-rated, newly launched and innovative sneakers to keep you running and feeling well while you do.
Valerie Bertinelli is opening up about mental health. In a first-person essay published by New Beauty magazine on April 4, the actress and Food Network host revealed that her "mental health has improved immensely" since she ditched the scale. "I stopped weighing myself when I finished writing my book, which was a big thing for me, and I haven't gotten on a scale since," Bertinelli wrote.
Two people were shot dead and several others were injured in a terror attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday night, according to authorities. At least 9 people were shot in the attack, with victims being taken to Ichilov, Sheba Tel Hashomer and Wolfson hospitals, according to Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service. Several other people at the scene were being treated for "stress symptoms," according to Magen David Adom.
With masks no longer required and mitigation measures seen by some as a thing of the past, a coronavirus resurgence is spreading among the tight circles of the Washington elite. On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the latest high-profile Washington dignitary to test positive for COVID-19. Pelosi, 82, is currently asymptomatic, according to a spokesperson for her office.
Amir Locke's mother said she doesn't want her son's death to be in vain and is calling on lawmakers to reform one of the most controversial police tactics. Karen Wells spoke with ABC News Live's Stephanie Ramos Wednesday, just hours after Minnesota prosecutors announced they wouldn't charge the officer who shot Locke during a "no knock" warrant in February. Locke, 22, wasn't under investigation for the Saint Paul case which led to the warrant, investigators said.
Former President Donald Trump should be held in contempt for failing to respond to a subpoena as instructed, the New York Attorney General’s office said Thursday in a new court filing. New York Attorney General Letitia James also asked the judge to impose a daily $10,000 fine until Trump complies. The subpoena, issued as part of James’ civil investigation into the way Trump values his real estate portfolio, sought personal documents from Trump, including tax records and statements of financial condition.
The Alabama legislature has passed two bills focusing on transgender youth: SB 184, which would ban gender-affirming care, and HB 322, which would ban trans students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. HB 322 also limits LGBTQ content in classrooms due to a last-minute amendment. SB 184, the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, states that anyone who provides gender-affirming care -- including puberty blockers, hormone therapy or physical gender-affirming surgeries -- to anyone under 18 could be convicted of a felony and face up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday. Pelosi, 82, doesn't have any symptoms, he said. This positive test comes after testing negative earlier in the week, Hammill said.
In one of the creepiest allegations to emerge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is being accused by Ukrainian officials of using "mobile crematoriums" to incinerate dead civilians in a deliberate effort to cover-up alleged war crimes in the hard-hit city of Mariupol. Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko made the charge this week, saying he heard eyewitness accounts of Russian soldiers driving around Mariupol with crematoriums on lorries and collecting bodies of civilians while at the same time barring the International Committee of the Red Cross from entering the city with humanitarian aid.
Raven-Symoné is sharing more on why she and the cast of "Raven's Home" participated in a walkout last month in protest of Florida's "'Don't Say Gay" bill that was signed into law last month. The legislation, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education bill, was signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 28; it bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. While appearing on the latest episode of the "D23 Inside Disney" podcast, Symoné, whose given name is Raven-Symoné Pearman, said the cast chose to participate in the walkout "in support of all the people that are going to be hurt, invalidated, embarrassed and angry" due to the legislation.
Officials in Philadelphia are recommending residents start wearing masks indoors again due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. Data shows the city is currently averaging 94 new cases of COVID-19 per day. Additionally, over the last two weeks, 3.3% of COVID-19 tests in Philadelphia have come back positive compared to 1.4% just one month earlier.
Supreme Court confirmation battles are typically remembered for a few searing or pithy exchanges -- or, just as likely, not at all. The memories of and lessons drawn from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's successful nomination, though, are likely to be as divided as the political climate that produced them. The Supreme Court will now have its first Black woman justice, and Jackson will serve on the first-ever high court where white men constitute a minority of the membership.
A scar left by a piece of shrapnel runs from just above Nadiya's right eyebrow up to her hairline. When Nadiya and her husband, Igor, spoke to ABC News this week in Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, smiles finally appeared on their faces as they took their first steps on peaceful ground in more than 40 days. The couple said they are lucky to be alive after fleeing their home in Mariupol, a town that has been under siege by Russian forces and rocked by daily rocket attacks since the onset of the invasion on Feb. 24.
Former President Trump, members of his family, and the real estate business that bears his name remain under criminal investigation in Manhattan despite the recent resignations of the two experienced prosecutors leading the case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg insisted Thursday in his first public statement about the case since the resignations in February. "The team working on this investigation is comprised of dedicated, experienced career prosecutors," Bragg's statement said.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, paving the way for Jackson to become the first Black woman in history to sit on the nation's highest court. Just before the 53-47 bipartisan vote, during the rare occasion when senators announce their votes standing at their desks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it "an even greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union." It was unclear whether President Joe Biden would make an appearance the mark Jackson's Senate confirmation.
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to pass a resolution to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, in response to Russian forces' alleged killings of civilians in Ukraine. Belarus, China, Iran, Russia and Syria were among the countries who voted against the resolution. The vote came amid global outrage over the alleged killings of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, after Russian forces withdrew from Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
