Mom who lost 100 pounds and became a champion powerlifter shares her tip to make a change
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tamara Walcott, a 38-year-old mother of two from Columbia, Maryland, said that if anyone had told her five years ago she’d be a world champion powerlifter, she would have laughed.
This year, Walcott won the title for the heaviest…
People flying from China will need negative COVID test to enter US
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Starting Jan. 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind Rick Singer pleads for leniency with sentence
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal — known by its investigative moniker “Varsity Blues” — deserves no more than six months in prison, Rick Singer’s attorneys said Wednesday in…
‘Hopefully I don’t die’: Ice climber recalls 40-foot fall in Utah
Cavan Images/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — Nursing a broken arm, two cracked vertebrae and wearing a neck brace, ice climber Tim Thompson recounted surviving a 40-foot fall from a towering outcropping in Utah’s Provo Canyon, saying thoughts of his de…
Prosecutors looking at George Santos amid lies, questions about his wealth
David Becker for the Washington Post(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors have started looking into public filings by congressman-elect George Santos amid questions about the source of his wealth, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
The sourc…
Remains of teen kidnapped during armed home invasion found: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — The remains of an Arizona teenager were found a week after he was kidnapped during an armed home invasion, police said Wednesday. A homicide investigation is now underway.
Jesse Sainz-Camacho, 17, was taken from …
‘Just in shock’: Atlanta area residents react to boil water advisory
Ruy Barbosa Pinto/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Carol Yancey of the Atlanta metro area was planning to spend a festive Christmas holiday with her large extended family. But she said the threat of possibly contaminated water in Clayton County ended her holid…
Rep. Jamie Raskin announces ‘serious but curable’ cancer diagnosis
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. announced Wednesday he has a “serious but curable” form of cancer and will enter outpatient treatment.
“After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell L…
Stranded Southwest customers detail efforts to get home amid flight cancellations
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Southwest customers across the country were left stranded this week, when a growing list of flight cancellations left many desperately seeking alternative travel options in hopes of getting home in time for cele…
WA Attorney General targets robocall scams with new bill
Stronger legal protections against robocalls are on the State Attorney General’s legislative agenda in January. Those annoying calls can come at any time and range from obvious scams to attempts to sell you something you probably don’t