Month: July 2022
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME American League 3, National League 2 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Los Angeles 86, Indiana 79 Atlanta 92, Las [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm sees Roe surge, outraises GOP counterpart in second quarter
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats’ campaign arm outraised its Republican counterpart in the second quarter of 2022 amid a fierce battle for control of the upper chamber, which is split 50-50. In numbers [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to announce executive actions on climate change that still fall short
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday a few executive actions to address climate change, with a focus on helping Americans facing extreme heat [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘No need’ for disinformation board at Homeland Security, panel finds
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (WASHINGTON) — There is no need for a disinformation board at the Department of Homeland Security, a DHS panel has concluded in its interim report on examining the board. “We [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
ATF’s first Senate-confirmed chief in 7 years is sworn in: ‘Mission has never been more urgent’
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For the first time in seven years, the country’s lead agency on protecting the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives and arson has a Senate-confirmed director. Steve Dettelbach was sworn [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House passes bill codifying same-sex marriage right, with some Republicans joining Democrats
uschools/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to codify the right to same-sex and interracial marriage in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade — [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde shooter exhibited ‘almost every warning sign,’ expert says
Obtained by ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — The Texas House of Representatives committee report on the Robb Elementary School shooting revealed the accused school shooter exhibited many warning signs in the years, months and days [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ivana Trump funeral set for Wednesday at NYC Catholic church
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The funeral for the late Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Donald Trump, will be held Wednesday at New York City’s St. Vincent Ferrer Church. Her three children [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde school’s alert system hampered by poor Wi-Fi and desensitized staff: Report
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Poor Wi-Fi service and a staff desensitized to alerts by frequent notifications diminished the effectiveness of Robb Elementary School’s digital emergency system during the May 24 massacre there, hampering [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman held on $1 million bail after dressing as nurse to steal baby from hospital
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (MORENO VALLEY, Calif.) — A woman is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly dressing as a nurse and gaining access to a maternity ward at a hospital in an [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dog rescued by authorities and Good Samaritan after being thrown off bridge into river
FDNY / Instagram (NEW YORK) — A dog is lucky to be alive after being rescued by a Good Samaritan and officials from the New York Fire Department when he was reportedly thrown off of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Record-breaking heat waves in US and Europe prove climate change is already here, experts say
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of millions of people around the world are currently experiencing sweltering, dangerous heat — a new reality as the effects of climate change continue to manifest in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Geranium in Copenhagen wins No. 1 spot on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 list
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for 50 Best (LONDON) — Chefs, restaurant owners, sommeliers and diners woke up to exciting culinary news on Tuesday as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list crowned the Copenhagen-based Geranium [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Who could refuse the offer to stay at this ‘The Godfather’ house?
Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Airbnb is giving The Godfather fans an exclusive opportunity to step inside the screen. One of the mansions used in filming exterior shots of Don Vito Corleone’s estate in the iconic film [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson sued for copyright infringement
ABC/Gilles Mingasson One week after receiving seven Emmy nominations for her breakout series, Abbott Elementary, the show’s creator is being sued for copyright infringement. Christine Davis filed a lawsuit against Quinta Brunson, claiming the series is a knockoff [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Eddie Murphy strolling down Amazon’s holiday comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Amazon Studios Eddie Murphy is sticking with Amazon Studios, which released his sequel Coming 2 America, for a new holiday movie project. The star will headline and produce Candy Cane Lane, a project directed by [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Viola Davis’ ‘The Woman King’ making world premiere at Toronto Film Festival
Sony Pictures The upcoming Toronto International Film Festival will play host to the world premiere of Viola Davis‘ new historical epic, The Woman King. According to Sony Pictures, “The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sesame Place apologizes after Kelly Rowland and more protest treatment of Black girls in viral video
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence Sesame Place issued an apology after Kelly Rowland and others spoke out against the treatment of two Black girls, who were ignored by a costumed character in the theme park. In a viral video at a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Sesame Place to undergo bias training after calls of racism
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that runs Sesame Street, said it will “conduct bias training and a thorough review of the ways in which they engage families and guests” [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Twitter trial against Elon Musk set for October
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Delaware court on Tuesday determined that the trial in a lawsuit brought by Twitter against Elon Musk should take place in October, granting an expedited timeline [Read More…]