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‘I would have nothing’: Low-income older people fear debt default that stops Social Security

Friday, May 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The threat to Social Security payments posed by a debt ceiling impasse keeps Linda Stanberry, 76, dwelling on her worst fear: the loss of the home she has lived in for 48 years.Stanberry, who depends entirely on about $1,800 she receives... Read More.

One in three gun violence survivors says they live in fear, feel unsafe, new study says

Thursday, May 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One-third of survivors of gun violence said they lived in fear and felt unsafe, according to a new study by Everytown for Gun Safety."I still, to this day, don't feel completely safe," Chloe Gayer, who was in an abusive relationship five... Read More.

Amid a rise in swatting calls, the fabrication and fear of mass shootings collide

Tuesday, April 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As many communities across the United States struggle with mass shootings, malicious actors are increasingly targeting schools with false reports of shootings, using the fear of gun violence and 911 calls to afflict terror about another potentially deadly incident, experts told ABC... Read More.

Some experts fear rise in medical misinformation following RFK Jr.’s presidential announcement

Wednesday, April 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A number of medical experts and health care officials are concerned about a rise in medical misinformation following the announcement by Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, that he is running for president in 2024.Kennedy, the son of former... Read More.

Fear, grief after killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee: ‘Everybody is talking about it’

Thursday, April 6 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A day after Cash App Founder Bob Lee was killed in San Francisco, a customer walked into a cafe blocks away from the crime scene and began to cry."She was looking at our pastry case and I did my normal, 'Hey... Read More.

California floods put migrant community especially at risk, advocates fear

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- When California's Pajaro River flooded around midnight on March 11, breaching a levee, the neighboring area was urged to evacuate -- with many leaving around 1 a.m. carrying only the clothes on their backs, according to some of those forced to... Read More.

Afghans resettled in US face uncertain future, fear of forced return

Wednesday, February 8 by ABC News

(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- Getting to America was supposed to be the hard part.Now, for thousands of Afghan allies who evacuated alongside U.S. troops, staying in the country is proving to be just as harrowing.More than 18 months after nearly 76,000 Afghan refugees arrived on... Read More.

Fear, confusion, anxiety, stress: Tennessee doctors describe care under abortion ban

Friday, September 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Weeks after a trigger ban criminalizing providing abortions went into effect in Tennessee, doctors told ABC News the ban created fear, confusion, anxiety and stress among patients and providers.Physicians from different parts of the state are pushing back against claims made... Read More.

Muslim community in fear following string of killings

Wednesday, August 10 by ABC News

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- Muslim communities are reeling after the fourth killing in a potential string of murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico.All the deaths have taken place in just a nine-month period, stoking fear among local faith groups and garnering attention from... Read More.

For pregnant women with cancer, doctors fear abortion bans ‘could be a death sentence’

Tuesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Oncologists worry restrictions on abortions in Republican-led states after Roe v. Wade's reversal could force pregnant cancer patients to delay critical treatments, like various chemotherapies."This ruling is going to impact many different aspects of women's health and women's health care --... Read More.

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