CDC asks staff to volunteer to help with Ebola screenings at airports amid DRC outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent an “urgent request” to its workforce to recruit personnel to help screen passengers coming from Central Africa for any potential signs of Ebola illness, according to an internal email to staff obtained by ABC News. The email was sent by acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. An … Read more

1 dead, 9 missing after chemical tank ruptures at pulp and paper mill in Washington state: Officials

Nine employees remain missing after a chemical tank ruptured at a facility in Washington state, resulting in multiple critical injuries and at least one death, authorities said. “Our community has entered a period of profound tragedy and deep mourning,” Longview Mayor Erik Halvorson said at a press briefing Tuesday evening. Authorities said ongoing recovery continue … Read more

Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to over 3 years for injecting ketamine that killed ‘Friends’ actor

Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for administering the dose of ketamine that killed the “Friends” actor in 2023. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, is one of five people charged and convicted in what federal prosecutors called a conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry. The assistant pleaded … Read more

12-year-old boy dies in rafting accident during school trip to the Poconos: Superintendent

A 12-year-old boy from New York died in a rafting accident during an annual class trip to the Poconos in Pennsylvania, school officials said. The incident occurred Wednesday evening in East Penn Township during a guided rafting excursion on the Lehigh River, according to the Carbon County Coroner’s Office. First responders at the scene following … Read more

Judge temporarily freezes payments from Trump administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

A federal judge in Virginia on Friday ordered a temporary freeze on any payments coming from the Trump administration’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as she considers arguments in a lawsuit brought by a former Jan. 6 prosecutor to block the fund permanently. The order from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema specifically bars the administration “from taking continue … Read more

Trump says ‘no interest’ in Kennedy Center overhaul after judge orders his name removed

President Donald Trump says he has “no interest” in continuing his overhaul of the Kennedy Center after a federal judge ruled he couldn’t rename the Washington, D.C., performing arts venue or close its doors for lengthy renovations unless Congress approves the plans. In a social media post Friday evening responding the judge’s ruling, Trump said … Read more