Month: May 2022
ABC Politics News
‘Serious’ negotiations in Congress about new gun law after Texas school shooting, Sen. Murphy says
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — In the aftermath of the Texas elementary school shooting, there are “serious” bipartisan negotiations underway on a new gun law intended to reduce future killings, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas school shooting live updates: DOJ to investigate police response to Uvalde shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — A small town in rural Texas is reeling after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school on Tuesday, killing 19 children. Two teachers were also [Read More…]
ABC National News
6 injured in shooting in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, police say
Timothy Abero / EyeEm/Getty Images (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — At least six people were injured on Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, police said. Chattanooga police officers were patrolling the downtown [Read More…]
ABC National News
5 dead after boats collide on Georgia river over Memorial Day weekend
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SAVANNAH, Ga.) — Five people are dead after two boats collided on a river in Georgia over Memorial Day weekend, officials said. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at a convergence [Read More…]
Ag News
The push for alternative engines in tractors as prices continue to climb
Record fuel prices have an equipment manufacturer studying alternative engines for farmers and ranchers. Daryl Theis, Head of Sales and Marketing with CLAAS North America, says the cost and emissions of a diesel machine could [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 29 at 1:10AM MDT until May 29 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 285 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BON HOMME BROOKINGS DAVISON HANSON HUTCHINSON LAKE
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 28 at 11:39PM MDT until May 29 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 284 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA JERAULD IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 28 at 8:50PM MDT until May 29 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 284 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BRULE BUFFALO CHARLES MIX DAVISON DOUGLAS
ABC Business News
Why gas prices are continuing to hit record highs
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As car travelers embark on trips over Memorial Day weekend, gas prices may shock them — even if they went to the pump just a few weeks ago. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas school shooting highlights concerns from Latino anti-gun violence advocates
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The list of mass shootings in Texas in recent years goes on and on. Uvalde. El Paso. Santa Fe. Sutherland Springs. Latino anti-gun violence advocates in Texas say [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parents of child killed in shooting refused to meet with Texas governor
Kimberly Mata-Rubio/Facebook (UVALDE, Texas) –The parents of one of the victims killed in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this week told ABC News they turned down an invitation to meet with Texas [Read More…]
ABC National News
NRA convention attendees, protesters on gun control in wake of Texas school shooting
Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Days after the shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school, the National Rifle Association is gathering this weekend in Houston as the debate over gun control heats up. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
At Delta Air Lines, Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer travel season
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The kickoff for the summer travel season is in full swing, as millions of travelers take to the roads and the skies for Memorial Day weekend. Over [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Amid boycotts, US scrambling to make Summit of the Americas a success
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — The week-long Summit of the Americas, slated to start June 8 in Los Angeles, is a big deal for the Western Hemisphere — bringing together leaders from North, Central, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harris addresses ‘epidemic of hate’ as final victim of Buffalo mass shooting laid to rest
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The final victim of the supermarket shooting massacre in Buffalo, New York, was laid to rest Saturday, as the country reels from another [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas school shooting live updates: School police had shooter training 2 months ago
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — A small town in rural Texas is reeling after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school on Tuesday, killing 19 children. Two teachers were also [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why gun control efforts in Congress have mostly failed for 30 years: TIMELINE
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After the latest massacre in America — this time in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two adults were killed — [Read More…]
ABC National News
Timeline: How the shooting at a Texas elementary school unfolded
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — What began as a milestone marking adulthood ended in tragedy after a suspected gunman used the AR-15 style rifle he purchased days after he turned 18, authorities [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Moana’ star Auli’i Cravalho on how the film “lives on in so many different ways”
Disney There was just no telling how far Auli’i [owl-LEE-ee] Cravalho would go after her star-making role as the titular Disney heroine in 2016’s Moana, but now we all know the answer: far, indeed. In [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Former NICU patient graduates medical school, aims to return to NICU as doctor
Marcus Mosely (NEW YORK) — A New York man who was born prematurely 27 years ago and spent 40 days in a neonatal intensive care unit says he plans to go back to the NICU, [Read More…]