Month: June 2022
Scoreboard roundup — 6/9/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 2, St. Louis 1 LA Dodgers 11, Chi White Sox 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 8, Oakland 4 [Read More…]
Heat Wave conditions to dominate the Heartland next, except northwest sections, next week
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or below-normal rainfall across most of the country. Unusual heat will prevail in the Southeast, while cooler-than-normal [Read More…]
Jan. 6 hearing key takeaways: Committee warns democracy ‘in danger’
Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a prime-time hearing, the House select committee on Thursday began laying out the findings of its ongoing investigation, placing former President Donald Trump at the center of what it [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee witness: Trump had ‘enormous power’ over Capitol rioters
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A filmmaker who witnessed firsthand the clashes between pro-Trump rioters and police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 said former President Donald Trump had “enormous power” over the rioters [Read More…]
Jan. 6 hearing makes case Trump at ‘center of this conspiracy’ to overturn election
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first prime-time hearing on Thursday. The hearing featured never-before-seen video footage and witness testimony as lawmakers [Read More…]
Supermarket where Buffalo shooting occurred could reopen by end of July
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The supermarket in Buffalo, New York, where a gunman opened fire killing 10 Black people last month, could reopen by the end of [Read More…]
US lifeguard shortage may mean summer pool closings
Owaki/Kulla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This summer, Americans across the country are going to have to find new ways to beat the heat. A nationwide lifeguard shortage is expected to leave thousands of public pools [Read More…]
Footage of deadly traffic stop shooting in North Carolina released
NC Department of Public Safety (SILER CITY, N.C.) — The North Carolina Department of Public Safety released police dashcam footage of a traffic stop that turned deadly when a state trooper shot and killed a [Read More…]
Reward offered for woman who set Wyoming abortion clinic on fire
IronHeart/Getty Images (CASPER, Wyo.) — A $5,000 reward has been offered after a women set fire to a planned abortion clinic in Wyoming on May 25, according to new police footage. The U.S. Bureau of [Read More…]
Miami teen accepted into all eight Ivy League universities
Courtesy Ashley Adirika (NEW YORK) — First-generation Nigerian American Ashley Adirika became one of few prospective students to be accepted into all eight Ivy League universities. “The tears just started to come out. Like they [Read More…]
Bucha residents try to reclaim their homes amid war
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (BUCHA, Ukraine) — Bucha, Ukraine is getting back to normal, but residents are still living with trauma from the war. ABC News correspondents returned to Bucha to witness its rebirth. [Read More…]
Vertebra of 98 million-year-old dinosaur discovered in Egypt’s Western desert
Courtesy Hesham Sallam (NEW YORK) — A fossil from a a carnivorous dinosaur that lived about 98 million years ago was unearthed by an Egyptian-led team of researchers in the country’s Western desert. The well-preserved [Read More…]
Special Weather Statement issued June 10 at 5:31AM MDT by NWS
…Locally Dense Fog Possible Friday Morning… Areas of fog will develop through early morning Friday. Visibility may drop below 2 miles at times, and in some areas, visibility may fall to less than one half [Read More…]
Twins hit three straight home runs off Gerrit Cole to start game
The Minnesota Twins started off their game against New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole by hitting three straight home runs by Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa.
Jan. 6 committee live updates: Cheney claims Trump said Pence ‘deserves’ hanging
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first prime-time hearing on Thursday at 8 p.m. The hearing will feature never-before-seen video footage and witness [Read More…]
Supreme Court OKs counting undated mail ballots in Pennsylvania
Grant Faint/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to counting undated mail-in ballots in a contested Pennsylvania local election, a move with potentially broader implications for close races in [Read More…]
How rising gas prices are impacting first responders
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office is aiming to resolve non-emergency calls by phone after blowing through its fuel budget due to soaring gas prices. MedStar [Read More…]
‘Potential intruder’ fatally shot by police outside Alabama elementary school, officials say
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm (GADSDEN CITY, Al.) — A police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to enter an elementary school in northeast Alabama Thursday morning, authorities said. Gadsden City Schools [Read More…]
Jordan Peele’s final ‘Nope’ trailer reveals laughs amid danger from the sky
Universal Pictures Oscar-winning Get Out writer-director Jordan Peele‘s upcoming thriller, Nope, has been shrouded in mystery, but a final trailer shows the plot taking shape. Jordan’s Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer play [Read More…]
HBO releases sneaky sneak peek pic of ‘The Last of Us’ series; video game’s vets join the cast
HBO HBO has released a first-look photo of Game of Thrones veterans Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as, respectively, Joel and Ellie in the network’s adaptation of the hit video game series The Last of [Read More…]