Month: August 2022
ABC National News
Frequent heatwaves expected, even if climate goals are met: Report
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite efforts by major Western nations to combat climate change, the frequency of heatwaves is expected to increase, according to a study released Thursday. By 2100, over a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officials identify set of human remains found amid Lake Mead drought
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials have identified a set of human remains that surfaced earlier this year in Lake Mead, as the reservoir deals with a historic drought. The remains, found May 7 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mississippi flooding forces evacuations at assisted living facility
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Torrential rain has pounded Mississippi, sparking flooding and forcing evacuations from an assisted living home and a day care. Dozens of seniors were evacuated [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tennessee ‘trigger’ law banning nearly all abortions goes into effect
Michael Runkel/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee’s “trigger” law banning abortions went into effect Thursday, making providing abortions a felony in the state. The Tennessee near-total abortion ban, which was enacted in 2019, criminalizes performing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black pastor arrested while watering flowers speaks after body camera footage release
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Black pastor who was arrested in May after a neighbor reported a “suspicious person” in a yard watering flowers, said he is considering filing a racial discrimination lawsuit against [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jury awards $31M in trial over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos: Report
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $16 million in her invasion of privacy trial against Los Angeles County over photos taken at the scene of the 2020 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Tattoo ink is under-regulated, scientists say
Alvaro Medina Jurado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers are raising concerns about the quality of tattoo ink, saying the ink isn’t always properly labeled and, in some instances, could contain possible carcinogens. But the biggest [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis celebrates as most of his school board candidates win their Florida races
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Most of the Florida school board candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis won their elections on Tuesday — an indication that the ascendant Republican’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden nominates Kim Cheatle to lead Secret Service
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kim Cheatle to lead the United States Secret Service, the White House announced. “Kim has had a long and distinguished career at the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde school board unanimously approves Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s termination
Tetra Images/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — In a March 3, 2021, school board meeting, Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo, raised concerns about security issues in schools. Uvalde school board officials unanimously voted Wednesday to fire [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury reaches verdict in trial over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $16 million in her invasion of privacy trial against Los Angeles County over photos taken at the scene [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvey Weinstein granted appeal in New York sex crimes conviction
Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been granted an appeal in his New York sexual assault case. The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, agreed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect indicted in 36-year-old Massachusetts cold case murder of college student: DA
Essex District Attorney’s Office (BEVERLY, Mass.) — A convict was indicted Wednesday in the murder of a college student who was found strangled to death more than 35 years ago, officials said. The body of [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Drone Boy’ becomes hero in Ukraine after taking out a line of Russian tanks
ABC News (KIEV) — Andrii Pokrasa is being hailed as a hero in Ukraine, known to the public as “Drone Boy,” after he helped a crucial Ukrainian military operation using his drone. Andrii, 15, helped [Read More…]
Ag News
Edge CEO comments on milk marketing order reform
The leader of a dairy cooperative says it is time to evaluate the milk pricing system and find possible solutions to issues that harmed dairy farmers over the past few years. CEO Tim Trotter with [Read More…]
Ag News
New Wisconsin website steers future meat processors
Wisconsin’s agriculture department has teamed up with educators to guide potential new meat processors to the right training. Secretary Randy Romanski with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection tells Brownfield the Meat Pathways [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 21 killed in Russian missile strike on train station
Metin Aktas/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
Scorching, global drought has uncovered lost artifacts around the world
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A worldwide drought has devastated communities across the globe, but it also has fascinated millions as historic artifacts have come to the surface, igniting memories from decades to centuries [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kelly Giddish’s beat on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ ending with season 24
NBC/Will Hart Kelly Giddish, who has played Detective Amanda Rollins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 2011, will soon be handing in her badge and gun. In a statement provided by NBC, Giddish [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Road House’ reboot gets underway
Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images Edge of Tomorrow and Mr. and Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman was joined by his star Jake Gyllenhaal for a photo to commemorate the start of shooting their Road House reboot. The [Read More…]