Month: June 2022
ABC Sports News
US swimmer rescued by coach from bottom of pool after fainting in World Championship
Nikola Krstic/MB Media/Getty Images (BUDAPEST, Hungary) — American swimmer Anita Alvarez is breathing a sigh of relief on Thursday after her coach dramatically rescued her when the athlete fainted and sank to the bottom of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Allyson Felix covers child care for athletes, coaches as she competes in final national race
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (EUGENE, Ore.) — Athletes competing at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, will not have to worry about child care, thanks to fellow competitor Allyson Felix. Felix, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 5, NY Mets 3 Texas 4, Philadelphia 2 Baltimore 7, Washington 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 9, Chi White [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies about Washington Commanders’ ‘toxic’ workplace culture
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the National Football League’s handling of what lawmakers are calling the Washington Commanders’ “toxic” workplace [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Focus is Trump’s effort to corrupt Justice Department
Alex Wong/Getty Images Thursday’s hearing of the Jan. 6 committee is focusing on the pressure then-President Donald Trump and his allies put on the Justice Department to help overturn the 2020 election. Here’s how the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Feds search home of former DOJ official tied to Trump’s efforts to overturn election
Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Federal agents searched the Virginia home of former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on Wednesday morning, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the activity. It was [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court gun ruling sparks furor in New York, Washington
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruling Thursday striking down a New York state law limiting the right to carry a concealed handgun in public is sparking a furor from Albany to Washington [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After Thursday, Jan. 6 hearings pushed for ‘several weeks’ as committee considers new evidence
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After Thursday’s hearing, the House Jan. 6 select committee will delay its final hearings for several weeks, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News Wednesday. “The Select [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Missouri Republicans sound the alarm on a scandal-plagued, resurgent Eric Greitens: ‘Damaged goods’
Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, FILE (ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — Penelope Quigg is a lifelong Republican voter. But the chair of the Republican Party in Cole County, Missouri, said she won’t [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — When she opened the door that one day in April, Sgt. Bishop Evans’ aunt, Felisha Pullen, said she knew instantly that her family’s worst fears had [Read More…]
ABC National News
US Marshals find Jeep registered to Austin woman suspected of killing cyclist
US Marshal’s Service (AUSTIN) — U.S. Marshals found the black Jeep Grand Cherokee registered to Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the Austin woman suspected of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in May, the law enforcement agency [Read More…]
ABC National News
Michigan judge orders release of Oxford school shooting evidence, including surveillance footage
Jason Marz/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — Oakland County Circuit Judge Rae Lee Chabot signed an order Thursday requiring the Oakland County Sheriff’s office, the county and the Oxford Community School District to release evidence, including [Read More…]
ABC National News
Minnesota standoff ends between police and armed man
kali9/Getty Images (ST. MICHAEL, Minn.) — A 30-hour standoff involving Wright County sheriff’s deputies and a suspect carrying a rifle came to end when authorities stormed the home in St. Michael, Minnesota, on Wednesday night. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Yellowstone partially reopens after major flood damage
George Frey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Yellowstone National Park reopened three of its five entrances to visitors on Wednesday after unprecedented flooding closed the park on June 13 and reshaped many of its rivers, canyons and [Read More…]
ABC World News
US nuclear scientist reportedly rescued from Russia-occupied Ukraine
Irena Sowinska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American nuclear scientist John Spor escaped from Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine this week with the help of a rescue organization called Project Dynamo, a Tampa-based nonprofit group run by U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine granted candidate status for EU membership
Scott Peterson/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 east. Ukrainian [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William, Kate unveil their first official joint portrait
Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, England) — Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited a museum in Cambridge, England, Thursday to view their first official joint portrait. “It’s quite [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William addresses Caribbean tour controversy, colonialism in new speech
John Sibley – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William is speaking out about the protests he and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge faced during their tour of the Caribbean. William addressed their [Read More…]
Ag News
Clean Fuels sends industry facts to Biden
A biofuels group has sent a letter to President Biden outlining the industry’s contribution to meet the needs of consumers. Paul Winters with Clean Fuels Alliance America says U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel production generates [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle lower, feeders higher heading to Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed lower, watching the direct markets, and feeders were higher on the drop in corn. August live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $133.87 and October live cattle closed [Read More…]