Month: July 2022
ABC Sports News
WNBA star Maya Moore has baby with now-husband she helped free from prison
GMA (NEW YORK) — Basketball star turned activist Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons, are now parents to a baby boy.Moore and Irons revealed exclusively on “Good Morning America” Tuesday that they welcomed their [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Brittney Griner asks Biden to help get her out of Russia in handwritten letter
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Brittney Griner personally reached out to President Joe Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russian custody, according to her representatives. A handwritten letter from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs sweeping gun bills into law
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (TRENTON, N.J.) — New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy signed new gun legislation into law on Tuesday, making it harder for residents in the state to get a handgun [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Dems stress message discipline on abortion ahead of midterms, while GOP hopes to avoid blunders
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are working to ensure their incumbents and midterm candidates maintain message discipline around a simple pitch to the public on abortion while the party looks to use [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House says Biden read Brittney Griner’s letter from Russia, won’t say if he’ll meet her family
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As WNBA star Brittney Griner appeals to Joe Biden for help in getting released from Russian custody, her case is a “top priority” for the president, according to the White [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House’s Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House’s Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob Tal Axelrod and Adam Carlson, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Justice Department sues Arizona for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has filed suit against Arizona challenging its recently enacted voting law that requires proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential elections. The lawsuit contends that certain [Read More…]
ABC National News
John Hinckley Jr. seeks forgiveness for shooting Reagan, presidential entourage
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 40 years after he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others, John Hinckley Jr. said he’s filled with remorse over his actions, but he’s ready to move forward [Read More…]
ABC National News
What we know about Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III, the suspect in Highland Park parade massacre
City of Highland Park (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — The 21-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago that left seven dead and more than 30 wounded is an [Read More…]
ABC National News
What we know about the victims of the July 4th Highland Park parade shooting
North Shore Congregation Israel (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — A gunman opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in an affluent suburb north of Chicago on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring more [Read More…]
ABC National News
Highland Park parade mass shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder
Mark Borenstein/Stringer via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The 21-year-old suspect in the July Fourth parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, was charged Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree murder. Seven people were killed and [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 drown in separate incidents at Virginia Beach
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Two individuals, a 12-year-old boy and 44-year-old man, died after drowning in the Chesapeake Bay in separate incidents, officials said. Zamari Wilson, who [Read More…]
ABC World News
Mass funeral for 21 teenagers who mysteriously died at South African tavern being held Wednesday
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Preparations are underway in South Africa’s coastal town of East London for Wednesday’s mass funeral service of 21 teenagers who died under mysterious circumstances at a bar last [Read More…]
Ag News
Organic Valley gives 58 northeastern dairies a new home for milk
A Wisconsin-based dairy cooperative leader says a lot of work went into bringing 58 northeastern producers into their cooperative after two processors announced they would stop picking up their milk. Travis Forgues of Organic Valley [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana corn and soybeans need rain
Indiana corn and soybean fields are showing signs of stress as farmers hope for more rainfall. USDA reporters say the state’s rainfall varied from zero to just over 6/10ths of an inch last week, and [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio farmers say rain is needed
The hot and dry weather has Ohio farmers concerned about deteriorating crop conditions. USDA’s state statistician Cheryl Turner says only 33% of the cropland has adequate precipitation, yet 49% is short and 17% very short [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin crops got some rain, but need more
Wisconsin farmers say the long stretch without significant rainfall is beginning to stress their crops. USDA reporters say they are hoping for more rain in the coming week since only 72% of the cropland has [Read More…]
Ag News
Tennessee crops showing signs of stress
Persistent hot and dry weather continues to stress Tennessee crops. Statewide, soybeans are rated 48% good to excellent, with 23% blooming, and 1% setting pods. Cotton is rated 48% good to excellent, 43% of cotton [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Four Vietnam War veterans to receive Medal of Honor
Melodie Yvonne/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four Army veterans are being recognized with the Medal of Honor for their “acts of gallantry and intrepidity” during the Vietnam War. President Joe Biden will present Specialist 5 Dwight [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats look to raise $10M for key governors’ races with abortion access fund
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic Governors Association hopes to turn anger at the overturning of Roe v. Wade into big-dollar fundraising for critical races where governors will hold sway over [Read More…]