Month: June 2022
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court rules First Amendment protects a public school coach and prayer
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the First Amendment protects a public school coach’s right to pray near students. The case focusing on separation of church and state involved [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kristi Noem celebrates Roe v. Wade’s overturning but says women shouldn’t ‘be prosecuted’ for abortions
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Sunday that women shouldn’t be prosecuted for seeking abortions following the Supreme Court’s ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade, which allowed state-level abortion bans [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Charges for Trump or others not a ‘principal interest,’ Jan. 6 committee’s Jamie Raskin says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, said Sunday that criminal charges against the people involved in trying to overturn [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court ‘set a torch’ to last of its legitimacy with Roe reversal, Elizabeth Warren argues
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has “burned whatever legitimacy they may still have had” with their ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday. “They just [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fourth of July travel forecast: Best days to hit the skies and the road
Justin Paget/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This Fourth of July is expected to be the second-busiest for travel since 2000, with 47.9 million Americans taking trips, according to AAA. Here’s what to know before you [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hotter-than-normal temperatures are predicted through the summer: How cities must prepare
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The heat is on this summer, and it’s forecast to stay that way. Millions of Americans had already been given a taste of sweltering temperatures by the time the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three dead, two injured after Amtrak train collides with car in California: Officials
KGO-TV (BRENTWOOD, Calif.) — Three people are dead and two others seriously injured after an Amtrak train collided with a car in Brentwood, California, on Sunday, the East Contra Costa Fire Department told ABC News [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gunman on the loose after 5-month-old girl killed sitting in car in Chicago
WLS-TV (CHICAGO) — A 5-month-old baby was killed while sitting in a car in Chicago during a violent weekend in which at least 20 people were shot in the city, according to police. The infant [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least 8 people shot at rave dance party in Tacoma, Washington
Carrastock/Getty Images (TACOMA, Wash.) — At least eight people were injured early Sunday when gunfire broke out at a dance party being held in an industrial area of Tacoma, Washington, police said. The shooting occurred [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 4 dead, dozens injured after stand collapses during bull fight in Colombia
Andres Virviescas/EyeEm/Getty Images (EL ESPINAL, Colombia) — At least four people have died and dozens were injured after an accident occurred at the venue of a bullfight in Colombia. The spectators were watching the bullfight [Read More…]
ABC World News
22 found dead in South African tavern, officials say
Yevhen Borysov/Getty Images (EAST LONDON, South Africa) — At least 22 people were found dead in a South African tavern early on Sunday morning, officials said. The South African Police Service said they were found [Read More…]
ABC World News
G-7 rolls out global infrastructure plan: U.S. aims to contribute $200B, Biden says
Stefan Rousseau – Pool/Getty Images (KRUN, Germany) — The Group of Seven nations on Sunday began rolling out a global infrastructure initiative in a bid, as they described it, to promote “stability” and improve conditions [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Search and rescue underway after missiles strike Kyiv
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Ag News
Avian influenza impacted Wisconsin’s egg production
Wisconsin’s egg production during the month of May was up ten percent from the previous month, but down 33% from the same month last year. USDA’s Wisconsin statistician Greg Bussler tells Brownfield that avian influenza [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers warned of possible rolling blackouts this summer
A Wisconsin farmer says along with worrying about crops, weather, and input costs, now he is concerned about having electricity when he needs it. Tony Mellenthin Tony Mellenthin raises crops near Menomonie, Wisconsin, and uses [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 27 at 8:31AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court abortion ruling live updates: WH warns of ‘nightmare scenarios’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a much-anticipated ruling Friday in one of its biggest decisions this term. The court voted 5-4, largely along [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden signs bipartisan gun safety package into law
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the gun safety package passed by Congress this week. “Time is of the essence,” Biden said as he delivered remarks in the Roosevelt [Read More…]
ABC National News
Without abortion, pregnancy aid programs face surge in demand
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade has set the stage for a major test of public and private pregnancy support programs that abortion rights opponents have touted for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kentucky pediatrician charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot against ex-husband
Oldham County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Kentucky pediatrician was charged in a plot she allegedly conceived to kill her ex-husband and gain sole custody of her children, according to court documents unsealed by the [Read More…]