Month: June 2022
Royal family member says Prince Louis was on ‘sugar high’ at Platinum Jubilee
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — With all deference to Queen Elizabeth II, her great-grandson Prince Louis was the star of the show at her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Louis, 4, the youngest child of Prince William [Read More…]
What “Jurassic Park” series got right, and wrong, about science of dinosaurs
Image Source/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The final installment in the Jurassic Park series hits theaters Thursday, 29 years after the first movie stomped on the big screen. The films show a world in which [Read More…]
One teacher dead, 14 schoolchildren injured after car plows into crowd in Berlin, police say
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (BERLIN) — A teacher was killed and 14 schoolchildren were injured when a car plowed into a crowd in a popular shopping district in Berlin on Wednesday morning, police [Read More…]
Abbott, FDA were warned about formula plant a year before recall
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abbott and the Food and Drug Administration were alerted to a whistleblower complaint about Abbott’s Sturgis infant formula plant as far back as February 2021, ABC News [Read More…]
Ducks Unlimited, feds to restore South Dakota grasslands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ducks Unlimited and federal officials are teaming up to restore native vegetation in eastern South Dakota. The Argus Leader reported Tuesday that Ducks Unlimited will work with the U.S. Department of [Read More…]
Twins tag Cortes, win 8-1 to stop Yankees’ winning streak at 7
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers unleashed a long swing on a cutter from New York’s Nestor Cortes low in the strike zone, then stood at the plate for a second to admire its flight into the [Read More…]
Biden talks gun control and dumps on Trump on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
ABC/Randy Holmes President Joe Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night to discuss the recent string of mass shootings in the U.S., including one in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 elementary school children and two teachers dead. Kimmel [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/8/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 13, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 11, St. Louis 3 LA Dodgers 4, Chi White [Read More…]
Key takeaways from the June 7 primaries
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As another slate of states held their primary elections, most Americans remain critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the inflation-plagued economy. According to a new ABC News / IPSOS poll, [Read More…]
Tourist helicopter carrying six crashes in Hawaii lava field
Hawaii County (NEW YORK) — A tourist helicopter carrying six people crashed on Wednesday evening in a lava field on Hawaii’s Big Island. Five passengers and a pilot were on a Paradise Helicopters tour over [Read More…]
FDA warns of more food products made with recalled peanut butter due to Salmonella risk
Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since an initial voluntary recall on J.M. Smucker peanut butter in May, multiple other products — from protein power snacks to baked goods — [Read More…]
North Carolina bill to examine ban on gun stores near schools
Philippe Gerber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A North Carolina bill would examine whether closing gun stores near schools can improve safety after a series of high-profile mass shootings across the country. The proposal would study [Read More…]
Military aircraft crashes in Southern California desert
200mm/Getty Images (GLAMIS, Calif.) — A military aircraft crashed in a remote, desert area of Southern California on Wednesday, authorities said. Five people were on board an MV-22B Osprey when it went down, according to [Read More…]
Gay? Believe in ghosts? Kristen Stewart wants to work with you for new reality show
ABC/Randy Holmes Kristen Stewart took to Instagram Wednesday to say she’s “scarily excited” to announce she’s co-producing “the most gayest, most funnest, most titillating queer ghost-hunting show ever.” The Oscar nominee goes on to explain she’s paired [Read More…]
‘Ghostbusters’ getting animated for Netflix
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” – Sony Pictures Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman is producing an animated series about the paranormal investigators and eliminators, according to Variety. Reitman, who co-wrote the big-screen hit with Gil Kenan, is reteaming [Read More…]
New York City students protest gun violence through public art
Emily Schutz, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Students from several elementary schools gathered at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem this morning, unveiling benches they painted to advocate for social justice issues. Most notably, they [Read More…]
See Ray Liotta in trailer for one of his final roles, Apple TV+’s ‘Black Bird’
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for its upcoming thriller Black Bird, one of the final performances from Ray Liotta, who died suddenly last month. In the film, Liotta plays the incarcerated dad of [Read More…]
NBA stars raise awareness about Brittney Griner’s wrongful detention in Russia
Christian Petersen/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — As the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors face off in the 2022 NBA Finals, players are calling attention to the case of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star [Read More…]
California man charged in Olympic gold medal theft from US volleyball star
YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images (ANAHEIM, Calif.) — A California man has been arrested for the theft of an Olympic volleyball champion’s gold medal last month. The medal, awarded to U.S. women’s volleyball starting setter [Read More…]
Victims of mass shootings challenge lawmakers as Senate talks continue
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While some of their friends and loved ones are still being buried at home, both survivors and families of victims in recent mass shootings challenged lawmakers on Capitol Hill this [Read More…]
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