Month: July 2022
ABC National News
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years on federal charges for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
Jason Marz/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the death of George Floyd. He had previously pleaded [Read More…]
ABC World News
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies at 67 after assassination
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated by a gunman during a campaign speech Friday in Nara, Japan. Abe was in the middle of a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Denzel Washington bows out of Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony after COVID diagnosis
Taylor Hill/WireImage Fans of Denzel Washington were wondering why the two-time Oscar winner was a no-show at the White House Thursday, and as it turns out, it’s because he tested positive for COVID. “He feels [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rosie O’Donnell to return to ‘A League of Their Own’ in new series
ABC/Heidi Gutman One of the stars of A League of Their Own will be featured in Amazon’s forthcoming series adaptation of the 1992 hit. Entertainment Weekly posted the first shot of O’Donnell as Vi, a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Thor’ battle “sisters” Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson go viral with ‘Clueless’ tribute photo
Marvel Studios Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson had a little throwback fun during a Thor: Love and Thunder press day Wednesday by channeling, respectively, Clueless characters Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport. Portman perfectly matched Alicia [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour says he called Ryan Reynolds after the ‘Hellboy’ reboot bombed
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) While his career is going strong now, with the Stranger Things phenomenon, actor David Harbour wasn’t so sure after his 2019 reboot of Hellboy flopped. Back then, he tells GQ, he reached [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Godfather’ star James Caan dead at 82
Bob Riha Jr/WireImage James Caan, the actor who was perhaps best known for his iconic role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, has died. He was 82. A tweet from Caan’s account on Thursday read, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani convicted in federal fraud case
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A jury has convicted former Theranos president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of defrauding investors and patients in connection with his multi-billion-dollar blood-testing startup. Balwani, on Thursday, was found guilty on [Read More…]
ABC Business News
After parade shooting, GoFundMe says it seeks to verify donations amid scam risks
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more at an Independence Day parade outside Chicago on Monday, thousands turned to the online platform GoFundMe to donate money [Read More…]
ABC Health News
About 300,000 kids under 5 have gotten at least 1 dose of COVID vaccine so far
Narisara Nami/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — By the end of Thursday, roughly 300,000 children under the age of 5 years old will have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a senior Biden [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Michigan governor calls on Biden admin to ensure Americans can cross US-Canada border with abortion pills
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called on the Biden administration to “pull out all the stops” to ensure Americans are legally allowed to cross the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Nurse who received 1st COVID-19 vaccine in the US awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pool via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following months of hardships and devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York, became a symbol of hope [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Sustainable funding still needed for new 988 Lifeline number, advocates say
d3sign/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline prepares for the launch of its new three-digit number, 988, on July 16, experts said Thursday they’re excited about the opportunity to reimagine crisis care [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US Marshals director says protecting Supreme Court justices ‘a top priority’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis said protecting Supreme Court justices from threats has been a key part of his agency’s mission even before the leaked draft of the opinion overturning [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
IRS asks watchdog to review audits of Comey, McCabe
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service is asking a government watchdog to review a pair of exceedingly rare and invasive tax audits targeting James Comey and Andrew McCabe, a spokesperson confirmed [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Could that new federal gun safety law have prevented the July 4 parade shooting?
Tim Graham/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Ever since the mass shooting at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois, which left seven people dead and dozens more seriously wounded, questions have been raised about [Read More…]
ABC National News
Families forced out of homes due to city’s property tax demand seek justice
ABC (DETROIT) — Sonja Bonnett and her family built their lives in a home a few blocks south of Eight Mile in northeastern Detroit. The family spent years dreaming of owning the property, but then [Read More…]
ABC National News
Highland Park mayor recalls being Cub Scout leader to alleged July 4 gunman
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images, FILE (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — Before Nancy Rotering was mayor of Highland Park, she served her suburban community in another way: as a Cub Scout leader. One of the members of her [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYPD says murders and shootings are down, despite recent high-profile incidents
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department said Thursday that murders and shootings are down in the city, despite three people being killed within an hour the night before. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police called to suspect’s home ‘a number’ of times before July 4 shooting
avid_images/Getty Images (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — Police have been called to the home of the alleged Highland Park parade shooter “a number of times” since 2002, Lake County Police Deputy Chief Chris Covelli tells ABC [Read More…]