Tag: 1st
1st female Afghan air force pilot: ‘Taliban’s war is against women’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Niloofar Rahmani, the first female air force pilot in Afghanistan now living in the U.S., on her concerns for…
‘Harlem Hellfighters’ honored as 1st Black WWI regiment
The 369th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the “Harlem Hellfighters,” received the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday nearly 103 years after the regiment’s service in World War…
Rhode Island to open the country’s 1st safe injection site
ABC News’ Phil Lipof reports on Rhode Island’s program which, starting March 2022, will let people who inject drugs to use do so at medical…
Brothers reunited for 1st time in 50 years | WNT
Maj. Gen. Robert Edmonson II was adopted and discovered that he had two younger half-brothers. He and half-brother Col. Eric Jackson had served in the…
Archie expected to shape royal history
Queen Elizabeth II’s first meeting with Harry and Meghan’s son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first biracial baby in Britain’s royal family, was captured in an…
Neil Armstrong was the 1st man to walk on the moon 50 years ago today
The world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing of spaceflight Apollo 11, when Armstrong famously declared, “That’s one small step for man,…
Simone Biles wins fifth world all-around title l ABC News
The American gymnast made history at the world championships with gold in the individual competition, her 22nd career medal at the event. LEARN MORE: https://gma.abc/2q0nf3z…
Boeing CEO faces Congress on anniversary of 1st 737 Max crash
Dennis Muilenburg took questions from lawmakers on whether the company intentionally concealed defects in the MCAS system from the FAA. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…
Demi Lovato speaks in 1st interview since her relapse l ABC News
The singer said she is “tired of pretending like I’m not human” at the Teen Vogue Summit, her first public interview since overdosing in July…
Vanna White takes ‘Wheel of Fortune’ helm for 1st time l ABC News
She said when the team behind the popular game show approached her about filling in for Pat Sajak as he recovered from surgery, she thought,…
Iowa caucuses provide 1st test for candidates l ABC News
ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim discusses the game plan for Joe Biden from the campaign’s headquarters in Iowa. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2uhUx0z Breaking news, context and analysis…
Coronavirus outbreak leads to 1st federal quarantine in decades | ABC News Live Prime
Matthew McCoy shares his experience of being quarantined at March Air Reserve Base in California for the last 13 days. WATCH THE ABC NEWS LIVE…
Bloomberg to hit the debate stage for 1st time | WNT
Sen. Bernie Sanders is surging in the national polls with a double-digit lead but the former New York City mayor is on the rise. WATCH…
COVID-19 infections estimated 10 times higher than 1st reported: CDC | WNT
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that from March to May the case rate could be six to 24…
Western scientists skeptical of Russian vaccine for COVID-19 | WNT
President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Russia had registered for the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine and plans for mass injections by October, despite reportedly scant…
Looking ahead to crucial 1st presidential debate
ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd discusses the first presidential debate, and what each candidate needs to do to have a strong performance. source
Restaurants brace for cold weather
ABC News’ Erielle Reshef reports on how restaurants are scrambling to adapt solutions for indoor dining ahead of winter, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on….
UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine | WNT
The dean of the Brown University School of Public Health speaks to ABC News about the complexities of distributing the vaccine and the challenge of…
Trump heads to visit Texas border wall, makes 1st public comments since riots
The president called a second impeachment effort a “witch hunt,” plus three members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked down during…
Biden promises to deliver 100 million shots of vaccine in 1st 100 days | WNT
President-elect Joe Biden said he will use the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard to build 100 emergency vaccination centers around the country….
