Month: June 2022
ABC National News
R. Kelly faces sentencing today, could spend rest of life in prison
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Singer and convicted sexual predator R. Kelly will appear before a judge today for sentencing in a Brooklyn federal court for racketeering that involved [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Finland, Sweden invited to join NATO
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency 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 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Defectors in Seoul send balloons carrying medicine to COVID-19-struck North Korea, defying law in South
Woohae Cho/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — A North Korean defector group in Seoul claimed on Tuesday to have launched air balloons carrying medical supplies near the inter-Korean border. The Fighters for Free North Korea, [Read More…]
ABC World News
109 live animals found in women’s luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust
Danielle Kiemel/Getty Images – FILE (LONDON) — Two women have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly attempting to smuggle at least 109 live animals in their luggage — including porcupines, armadillos, turtles, chameleons and snakes [Read More…]
Weather
Red Flag Warning issued June 29 at 10:39AM MDT until June 29 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY… * AFFECTED AREA…In South Dakota, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Brule, Aurora, [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued June 29 at 9:16AM MDT until June 29 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 29 at 8:53AM MDT until July 05 at 12:00AM MDT 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 Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Who’s The Boss?’ reboot gets green light, and more
Elvis director Baz Luhrmann announced on Tuesday that he’s turning Australia, his epic 2008 romance film starring Nicole Kidman, into a six-episode director’s cut version for Hulu titled Faraway Downs. “I originally set out to take the notion of the sweeping Gone with [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Potential recession would harm mental health: Experts
elenaleonova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jey Austen, a brand designer at a fintech company, lost their job about two weeks ago. But the layoff didn’t come as a surprise, said Austen, 27, who is trans [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump White House attorney disputes Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony about handwritten note
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is claiming that a handwritten note regarding a potential statement for then-President Donald Trump to release during the Jan. 6 attack on the [Read More…]
Ag News
University of Nebraska unveils details about companion USDA research facility
The University of Nebraska has received public and private funding to build a facility to compliment a USDA research center. President Ted Carter tells Brownfield the USDA facility will explore precision agriculture, technology, innovation and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Jerry and Marge Go Large’s Larry Wilmore discusses the movie’s “inspirational” message
Jake Giles Netter/Paramount+ In the new Paramount plus film Jerry and Marge Go Large, a couple, played by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, beat the lottery by exploiting a loophole in the math and use the winnings to benefit [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sean Penn meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy again
Ukranian Presidential Press Service Sean Penn has returned to Ukraine, where he was shooting a documentary when the Russian invasion began, and he’s apparently back to work there. The Oscar-winning actor reportedly met with Ukrainian [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chris Hemsworth turns ‘Thor’ premiere into family date night with wife and kids
Walt Disney Studios Chris Hemsworth turned the Australian premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder into a family date night. The Marvel Cinematic Universe actor, 38, brought along wife Elsa Pataky and their twin sons, Tristan [Read More…]
ABC Health News
HHS to send out nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses across US in coming weeks
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is planning to send out hundreds of thousands of monkeypox vaccines in response to the outbreak of the rare disease that has been identified in multiple non-endemic [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Some pharmacies limiting Plan B pill purchases as demand spikes
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, CVS and Rite Aid, confirmed to ABC News this week that they had restricted the amount of Plan [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Millions remain unboosted, as scientists say 3rd COVID shot provides ‘significant’ protection
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As advisors to the FDA consider what type of COVID-19 shots should be offered in the fall, new federal data reveals a significant proportion of Americans have yet to receive [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/28/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 9, NY Mets 1 Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 3 San Francisco 4, Detroit 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 3, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Key takeaways from Cassidy Hutchinson’s bombshell testimony to Jan. 6 committee
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s surprise hearing on Tuesday featured highly-anticipated and explosive testimony from someone who was inside the White House both as the Capitol attack unfolded and in [Read More…]
ABC World News
The Kid LAROI teams with Coca-Cola and Snapchat for new AR experience
John Shearer/Getty Images The Kid LAROI has been digitized for an all new augmented reality initiative that will see him performing virtually on Snapchat. The Australian singer wore a motion capture suit to choreograph the dance moves for his [Read More…]