Jackie Pou/ABCREPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By ABC News’ Jackie Pou (SALINAS, Dominican Republic) — Growing up in a small town near Barahona, Dominican Republic, southwest of the island home to pristine beaches not yet sullied by the outside world, I heard Read More
Sirikornt/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet, especially if it has to do with commercial cancer tests. Researchers analyzed 55 websites that marketed “personalized” cancer products, which included Read More
Courtesy Missy Shatley(PRAIRIE FARM, Wisc.) — It’s a battle they never thought they’d face, let alone at the same time. Missy and Brooke Shatley, a mother and daughter from Prairie Farm, Wisconsin, both have cancer. They were diagnosed only 13 days Read More
Jennifer Schultz(KANSAS CITY) — A cancer-stricken girl’s wish for a dream playhouse might be fulfilled after all, now that the local homeowner association, which initially blocked the request, said it is trying to find a compromise. The story of Ella Schultz, Read More
Jackie Kmetz(NEW YORK) — A Superman-obsessed dad in Washington left behind two kids when he died Saturday, but saved two lives through kidneys he donated just hours after his death. Chris Kmetz of Bothell was driving home from his job as a Boeing analyst Feb. 23 Read More
Salem, Ore. – A spokesman for a non-profit pro vaping group is fighting the bill that just passed in the house that outlaws e-cigarettes to minors. Gregory Conley with the American Vaping Association tells KBNW News that people will still use e-cigarettes, Read More
Carielle Doe for ABC News(MONROVIA, Liberia) — The final Ebola patient in Liberia is back home and Ebola-free. Beatrice Yardolo, 58, spent 16 days in a Chinese Ebola treatment unit, but she returned home on Thursday, singing and dancing while her husband looked on Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A high school soccer and softball player with passing grades, 17-year-old Kiyla would be the last person you’d expect to become addicted to heroin. Even Kiyla didn’t want to believe it, and when she did, she wasn’t Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — To celebrate International Women’s Day, YouTube has launched a campaign urging women to share advice they would give to their younger selves. The effort is meant to inspire and empower young girls everywhere who may be Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(BRISTOL, England) — Much has been said about how people seem more attractive after you’ve been drinking, i.e., the so-called “beer goggles effect.” But a new study from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom wanted to Read More
