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Woman charged with providing dental services without license, giving botched root canal

Thursday, October 24 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- A Texas woman is facing criminal charges after she impersonated a dentist despite not having a license, even giving a patient a "botched" root canal, according to court documents.Angelica Vivas, 46, was charged with two felony counts under the Dental Practice Act,...

Trump compares political opponents to ‘vermin’ who he will ‘root out,’ alarming historians

Monday, November 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump vowed this weekend to "root out" his political opponents, who he said "live like vermin" as he warned supporters that America's greatest threats come "from within" -- extreme rhetoric that echoes the words of fascist dictators like Adolf...

Independent jail monitor says staffing crisis at root of Danelo Cavalcante’s escape

Friday, September 15 by ABC News

(CHESTER COUNTY, Penn.) -- When Claire Shubik-Richards heard a convicted murderer had escaped from a county-run prison in Pennsylvania, she said her one of the first things to cross her mind was whether it had to do with an ongoing staffing crisis at the...

Annie Murphy and Stephen Root are cult favorites in new Freeform series ‘Praise Petey’

Friday, July 21 by ABC News

It’s time for us to Praise Petey.That’s the name of

‘Barry’ alum Stephen Root explains why actors are ready to strike

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

Hollywood actors and studios are trying to come to a deal in order to avoid a strike -- last week they extended talks until July 12. So what's going to happen? Stephen Root, star of Barry and the upcoming Freeform animated comedy Praise Petey, and he tells ABC Audio...

Biden’s root canal complete, he’s ‘doing just fine,’ White House says

Tuesday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden underwent the completion of a root canal on Monday, forcing him to miss hosting a "College Athlete Day" celebration and some other meetings.According to a memo from Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, the procedure was done at the White...

Democrats advance gun-control bills in PA House of Representatives

Friday, April 28 by Louise Bennett

HARRISBURG — Democrats in Harrisburg are quickly advancing gun-control bills in Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives.Four bills were passed out of House committees this week on party line votes, and they could go before the full House for consideration as early as next week.Democrats claim...

White House unveils new strategy to address ‘root causes’ of migration

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Thursday announced a new strategic framework aimed at reducing and managing conditions in Central America that have caused unprecedented levels of migration in recent years.The strategy resembles much of what the administration has already proposed and focuses on...

Billy Porter, EJ Johnson & more join cast of ‘Proud Family’; Regina King to direct adaptation of ‘Bitter Root, and more

Wednesday, May 12 by ABC News

Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto, and EJ Johnson have been added to the cast of the upcoming Disney+ animated series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.Porter and Quinto will voice Randall and Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins, respectively, the mixed-race adoptive parents of 14-year-old activist Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, voiced...

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