Month: July 2022
ABC Sports News
Novak Djokovic plans to skip US Open due to COVID vaccination rules
Karanik Yimpat / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon on Sunday, beating Australian player Nick Kyrgios in the final in what will likely be Djokovic’s final Grand Slam appearance [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
PGA Tour facing Justice Department probe over spat with LIV Golf League
Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has opened a probe against the PGA Tour to see if the tour violated any antitrust laws in relation to their face-off with LIV [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 Cleveland 8, Chi White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 10, Boston 5 Kansas City [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Focus on extremists and alleged ties to Trump, allies
uschools/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 will focus Tuesday on extremist groups’ alleged coordination with former President Donald Trump and his allies ahead of and during the Capitol attack. Stephen [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jill Biden apologizes after comparing diversity of Latinos to breakfast tacos
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday through her spokesperson after receiving public backlash for saying in a speech Monday that Latinos are “as unique as breakfast tacos.” Spokesperson Michael LaRosa tweeted [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House responds to new poll on Biden’s low approval, Dem dissatisfaction
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Monday cited some of its past successes as it played down a new New York Times/Siena College poll showing President Joe Biden’s approval rating almost scraping [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Federal judge undercuts Steve Bannon’s defense for not complying with House subpoena
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday rejected a series of explanations by former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon as to why he failed to comply with a subpoena issued by [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Accused Jan. 6 rioter who warned of possible ‘civil war’ expected to testify to House committee Tuesday
U.S. Justice Department (WASHINGTON) — An Ohio man who accused Joe Biden, other Democrats, and the mainstream media of “treason” is set to testify in a public hearing Tuesday before the House committee investigating the [Read More…]
ABC National News
James Webb live updates: NASA reveals five stunning, new images from telescope
Bill Ingalls-NASA via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been released. The images, the full set of which will be released Tuesday morning, will be the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two minors surrender to police in connection with beating death of 73-year-old Philadelphia man
Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — Two brothers have surrendered to police in connection with a fatal attack on a 73-year-old man, days after authorities released footage of the assault, police said. The brothers — ages [Read More…]
ABC National News
Twelve-year-old boys arrested for ‘playing’ with loaded gun, pointing it at bystanders
Volusia Sheriff’s Office / Facebook (OAK HILL, Fla.) — Two 12-year-old boys have been placed under arrest after they were found allegedly playing with and shooting a loaded gun in public. The incident occurred on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Justice Department taps Oregon Corrections head as new Bureau of Prisons director
David Madison/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has tapped Colette Peters, who serves as the director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, to lead the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to a statement released [Read More…]
ABC National News
Armed gunman wearing ankle monitor and on parole for robbery holds up store with semi-automatic
Culver City Police Department / Facebook (LOS ANGELES) — A man with an ankle monitor and who was already on parole for robbery has been arrested after allegedly committing armed robbery at a cell phone store [Read More…]
ABC World News
US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. military drone strike in northwest Syria has killed the top ISIS leader in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. The drone strike is the latest in a series of [Read More…]
ABC World News
US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie
S. Amantini/De Agostini via Getty Images, FILE (NAPLES, Italy) — An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano in Italy, after trespassing to take a selfie, officials said. The 23-year-old man, who dropped [Read More…]
ABC World News
Crowds line Tokyo streets to mourn former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo. Abe was shot and killed in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin clears way to fast-citizenship for Ukrainians
Sergey Bobok/AFP 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 the [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 14 dead, nine injured in South African tavern shooting
Ihsaan Haffejee/AFP via Getty Images (PRETORIA, South Africa) — Fourteen people were killed and three others are in a critical condition after unknown gunmen opened fire at a tavern in Soweto, South Africa. Police said [Read More…]
Ag News
Cost of exporting ag products still rising
The cost of U.S. ag exports is rising without signals of slowing down. Tony Clayton, owner of the livestock export company Clayton-Agri Marketing, tells Brownfield two years ago it was about half a million dollars [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. grain export woes continue
U.S. grain exports are continuing to struggle as the current marketing year nears its final month. Old crop U.S. corn sales most recently hit back-to-back marketing year lows while old crop soybean sales have reached [Read More…]