Month: August 2022
ABC Business News
Mega Millions confirms one winning ticket sold in Illinois in historic $1.34 billion drawing
youngvet/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — One sole winning jackpot ticket was sold in a Speedway convenience store in Des Plaines, Illinois, in a historic $1.34 billion drawing, according to Mega Millions. One ticket matched all [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airlines look to attract more diverse pilots amid shortage
Jaromir Chalabala/EyeEm/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — For decades, the aviation industry has carried the reputation of being overtly male and white. At least 95% of the roughly 158,000 pilots employed in the United States are men, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What the potential JetBlue and Spirit merger could mean for consumers
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As JetBlue prepares to begin its takeover of Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, many are left wondering what the future holds for both airlines and their loyal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Twenty-two infants hospitalized due to parechovirus infection: Five things for parents to know
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Doctors and other health care providers are being warned to look out for symptoms of a virus that can cause seizures and severe illness in infants. Nearly two dozen [Read More…]
ABC Health News
2 more children in US test positive for monkeypox
Karen Ducey/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — At least four children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, officials have confirmed. Amidst a growing emergence of cases across the country, state officials in Indiana [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Women’s health doctors say they feel increased scrutiny amid abortion bans
fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, has spoken publicly about the negative repercussions she’s faced for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old girl after the Supreme Court overturned Roe [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Banana Boat sunscreen recalled due to traces of cancer-causing chemical benzene
Edgewell Personal Care (NEW YORK) — Before you head to the beach or pool this summer, check the label on your sunscreen bottle. Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall Friday for three batches [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Abortions in young girls are not uncommon, experts say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The story of a 10-year-old rape victim traveling from Ohio to Indiana to receive abortion care captured headlines earlier this month, illustrating what impact the Supreme Court decision to overturn [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Brittney Griner to appear in Russian court as US floats proposal to secure her release
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner is set to appear in court Tuesday in Russia, where she has been detained for more than five months, as the United States [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/1/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 6, Arizona 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 7, Seattle 2 Minnesota 5, Detroit 3 Baltimore 7, Texas 2 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NBA legend Bill Russell dead at 88
Bettmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bill Russell will be remembered as a tremendous rebounder, legendary post defender and NBA Hall of Famer. But more than anything, he will be remembered as the greatest winner in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Celebrities, athletes honor NBA legend Bill Russell following his death
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Celebrities, athletes and politicians are paying homage to NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who has died at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday. Russell died peacefully [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 7/31/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 7, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 2 San Diego 3, Minnesota 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 4, Detroit 1 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who should be labeled a terrorist? Jan. 6 sentencing fuels the debate
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 49-year-old Texas man was sentenced by a judge to more than seven years in prison Monday for his role in the Capitol attack, the harshest sentence [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kansas secretary of state discusses state’s abortion amendment vote
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab spoke with ABC News Live Monday ahead of the state’s anticipated primary election, which includes a referendum on abortion laws. Voters on Tuesday will [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate could soon pass burn pit bill for veterans’ health, after GOP complaints over Dem spending
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators are hopeful that within days they’ll again approve a bill that would offer millions of veterans expanded health care and disability payments for illnesses induced by exposure to burn [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul: ‘Justice has been delivered’
Jim Watson/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that the U.S. had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend. He hailed the operation [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
China could take ‘military provocations’ tied to a Pelosi visit to Taiwan, White House says
ABC (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Monday that China was seemingly laying the groundwork to carry out “military provocations” in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. “China appears to be [Read More…]
ABC National News
Rainstorms hammer Kentucky overnight, with flash flood warnings in effect throughout state
LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Strong rain continued to fall early Tuesday in Kentucky, as officials and first responders worked to find perhaps hundreds of people who were reported missing amid floods [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six shot, one killed in DC shooting: Police
kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six men were shot and one was killed in a shooting in northeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, police said. “We appear to have a large group of people who were in [Read More…]