Month: June 2022
Sandy Hook survivors speak out for first time — and share heartache ‘that it keeps happening’
ABC News (NEWTOWN, Conn.) — When Nicole, who was just a girl when she survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a decade ago, first heard about the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, [Read More…]
Heat Advisory issued June 12 at 1:50PM MDT until June 13 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY… * WHAT…Heat index values up to 104 expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued June 12 at 8:58AM 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…]
MLB batting leader Arraez hits 1st slam, Twins beat Rays 6-5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Big league batting leader Luis Arraez hit his first career grand slam and the Minnesota Twins spoiled Shane Baz’s season debut, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday. Arraez got at [Read More…]
Son of former MLB player Steve Sax among 5 Marines killed in training flight crash
Predrag Popovski/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — The son of former MLB player Steve Sax was one of five Marines killed when their military aircraft crashed during routine flight training this week, the family confirmed Saturday. Capt. [Read More…]
Democrats on the ropes from redistricting could determine balance of power in Congress
Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s redistricting process reduced electoral competition, giving incumbents bolstered protection. But not every officeholder gets a break, even if members of their own party help draw the maps. Take [Read More…]
Nation’s capital ups police presence ahead of protests, Supreme Court rulings
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., is increasing police presence and urging visitors not to bring guns as the city prepares for rallies and Supreme Court rulings on hot-button topics including abortion and gun rights. [Read More…]
Somali American Hamse Warfa joins Biden administration in prominent role
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Editor’s note: This story was originally published in January 2022. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Hamse Warfa was the first Somali-American presidential appointee. Other Somali Americans have [Read More…]
Biden announces joint declaration on immigration in attempt to show unity across the Americas
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Flanked by the leaders of several countries, President Joe Biden announced the Los Angeles Declaration of Migration and Protection on the final day of the Summit of the Americas on Friday. [Read More…]
6-year-old boy remains missing after mother drowns trying to rescue him from Massachusetts river
Courtesy Massachusetts State Police/Twitter (AMESBURY, Mass.) — A 6-year-old boy remains missing days after his mother drowned while trying to rescue him and his sister from a Massachusetts river. The child disappeared into the Merrimack River [Read More…]
March For Our Lives live updates: Protesters take to the streets across US
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans advocating for gun reform are taking to the streets in communities across the U.S. Saturday to participate in protests sparked by the back-to-back mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, [Read More…]
Suspect in Maryland factory shooting that killed three charged with murder
Washington County Sheriff’s Office (SMITHSBURG, Md.) — A 23-year-old man faces over two dozen charges after allegedly opening fire at his workplace, killing three people and later wounding an officer in an ensuing shootout, authorities announced. [Read More…]
School security technology at center of fierce debate after Uvalde shooting
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As details have emerged from the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last month — which left 19 children and two teachers dead — questions have [Read More…]
Gender equality celebrated at 50th anniversary of first women-only road race, Title IX
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Around the bends and over the hills of New York City’s Central Park, the world’s original women-only road race will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday, just weeks before Title [Read More…]
How trucks became America’s new luxury status symbol
Morgan Korn, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Isaac Marchionna had always been a loyal SUV owner until he upgraded his Toyota 4Runner to a Ford F-150 Raptor, a massive truck with 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued June 11 at 9:33AM 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…]
Buxton hits another pair of HRs as Twins power past Rays 9-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton has his mind and swing in powerful sync. The Minnesota Twins are following his lead — and scoring in bunches. Buxton had his second straight two-homer game and the Twins sent another [Read More…]
UK tests a four-day workweek
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of employees in the U.K. will be working four days a week for the next six months, in the largest such pilot program to date. ABC News’ “Start Here” [Read More…]
Sarah Palin vies for Alaska’s only House seat in crowded nonpartisan primary
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Alaska’s only House member, Rep. Don Young, died in March, it opened the floodgates to replace him. Since Young — the longest serving Republican in the House — [Read More…]
A year after Surfside condo collapse, investigators still don’t know the exact cause
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly one year after the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people, federal investigators said Thursday that there are “many factors” that [Read More…]