Month: May 2022
ABC National News
New York governor to unveil new gun law proposals in wake of Buffalo shooting
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to unveil proposals Wednesday afternoon to strengthen the state’s gun laws and close “loopholes” in the wake of the deadly Buffalo shooting [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mother of teen who went missing on spring break 13 years ago speaks out
Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The mother of a teen who went missing in 2009 while on spring break is speaking out after authorities announced an arrest in the case. “I never thought [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern talk ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’
Ben Blackall/Focus Features Downton Abbey: A New Era hits theaters this weekend, which means the beloved characters fans have come to love and loathe are back, only this time on the big screen. Hugh Bonneville, who [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Memorial Day 2022: Shop sales from Macy’s, West Elm and more
Sean Justice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s almost hard to believe that we’re approaching the summer of 2022 — but we’re here for it. To kick off the summer, many brands are offering major deals [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Two years into COVID-19, some remain in complete isolation
Courtesy Sara Anne Willette (NEW YORK) — For millions, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant working from home, seeing friends and family less and other changes to life as they knew it. In many cases, it [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Demand for donor milk rises amid baby formula shortage
UC San Diego Health (NEW YORK) — As the baby formula shortage continues to impact parents and children across the country, there is renewed interest in donor breast milk, or donor human milk, with some [Read More…]
ABC Health News
The danger of the ‘strong Black woman’ trope for mental health
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A growing movement is calling on Black women to do something long held out of their reach as the country faces an ongoing pandemic, racial conflict and a growing political [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Three key takeaways from five states’ primaries
plherrera/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consequential primary races in five states, including some battlegrounds, helped shed light Tuesday night on what the rest of the midterms might look like. For Republicans, former President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election updates: Mixed results for Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries
Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Voters were heading to the polls Tuesday for primary elections in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon amid a midterm season that will test the endorsement power [Read More…]
ABC National News
Months after father of four murdered in Florida, wife still searching for answers
Courtesy Kirsten Bridegan (JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — It’s been three months since her husband was murdered, but Kirsten Bridegan has very few answers as to what happened that night. Jared Bridegan, 33, was shot and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dog gravely injured after trying to defend owner from mountain lion attack
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wildlife officers are investigating a reported mountain lion attack in northern California that left a woman’s dog fighting for its life after it attempted to defend its owner. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Bloody protests in Iran are not just about food prices
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Hundreds of Iranians have taken to the streets in cities across the country, protesting against the crippling political and economic situation. Unofficial reports say security forces have killed at least four [Read More…]
ABC Health News
1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review
Eric Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One out of every six deaths in 2019 were attributed to pollution, according to a new estimate published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The analysis, led by an international [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McConnell, when asked, fails to denounce racist ‘replacement theory’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Democrats have ratcheted up condemnation of “replacement theory” in the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have shied away from rejecting [Read More…]
ABC National News
Person of interest sought in slayings of retired New Hampshire couple
New Hampshire Department of Justice (CONCORD, N.H.) — A person of interest is being sought in the slayings of a retired New Hampshire couple found shot to death last month on a hiking trail near [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 dead, 1 rescued after sand collapses at Jersey Shore beach: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (TOMS RIVER, N.J.) — One person is dead and another has been rescued after the siblings became trapped under sand while digging at a Jersey Shore beach Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Police [Read More…]
Latest News
New Iowa law requires more ethanol in state’s gasoline
PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings get big pass-rush boost with Hunter’s healthy return
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Danielle Hunter became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 50 sacks, an athletic marvel for the Minnesota Vikings who was as durable as they come in this violent sport. [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Wild GM Guerin: We want both Fleury and Talbot back in net
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild stocked their net with a three-time Stanley Cup winner at the trade deadline, fetching Marc-Andre Fleury to form an accomplished goalie tandem with All-Star Cam Talbot down the stretch [Read More…]
Latest News
Draft report finds Noem’s daughter got special treatment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a legislative report that finds Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received preferential treatment while she was applying for a real estate appraiser license in [Read More…]