California bans legacy admissions in all colleges, universities

(NEW YORK) -- California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process, a practice that has long been criticized as favoring white or wealthy students based on their familial alumni connections."In California, everyone should be able to get...

Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83

(NEW YORK) -- Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s hit king who then became a pariah for gambling on the game, has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.Rose was found at his...

Scoreboard roundup — 9/30/24

(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events:NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUETennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12Detroit Lions 42, Seattle Seahawks 29NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASONCalgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 3 (OT)Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 2 (SO)Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 0...

Hurricane Helene live updates: 121 dead, including 35 in hard-hit county

(NEW YORK) -- The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Dozens have been killed.Helene, which made landfall in Florida's...

Inside Out 2 has record-breaking Disney+ debut

Disney announced Monday that its smash sequel Inside Out 2 attracted 30.5 million views globally in its first five days on Disney+. That makes the Disney/Pixar movie, which has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the biggest premiere on Disney+ since 2021's Encanto debuted on...

Women take to the seas in the first-ever Women’s America’s Cup

(NEW YORK) -- Women are taking the helm at the 37th edition of the America's Cup.For the first time in the racing event's storied 173-year history, all-female sailing teams representing longtime participants New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Italy and Switzerland...