Month: October 2022
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Cousins, Vikings snap to life with late TD, beat Bears 29-22
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings established a remarkable rhythm early. Their resiliency surfaced again late. The reward is being alone in first place in the NFC North. Cousins scored on a 1-yard [Read More…]
ABC World News
Inside Ukraine’s critical drone warfare campaign against Russia
Members of the Ukrainian forces work with a drone modified to help the country’s counteroffensive against invading Russian forces. – ABC News (NEW YORK) — In a workshop in an undisclosed location in the southern [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin orders attacks across Ukraine
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gun violence is dropping in Chicago as police credit new tactics, community investment
ABC’s Pierre Thomas traveled to Chicago for an exclusive conversation with police Superintendent David Brown as part of ABC’s continuing coverage of guns in America. – John Parkinson/ABC News (CHICAGO) — Over one recent weekend [Read More…]
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San Antonio police officer fired after shooting 17-year-old in McDonald’s parking lot
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — The San Antonio Police Department fired a police officer after bodycam footage showed him shooting a teenager eating a hamburger in a McDonald’s parking lot in Texas. The 17-year-old, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
JD Vance, Tim Ryan will meet for first Ohio Senate debate as polls show tight race
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — After weeks of back and forth negotiating on the time, the hosts and the venue, Ohio Senate nominees Rep. Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance will be facing off on Monday [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10/9/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS San Diego 6, NY Mets 0 (San Diego wins 2-1) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Chicago 115, Toronto [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to former Fed Chair Bernanke and two professors
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig on Monday for their research on banks and financial crises. Bernanke, of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘SNL’ roasts Chris Pratt’s Mario, Herschel Walker and Kanye West in opening sketch
Will Heath/NBC Saturday Night Live took aim at recent controversies involving Herschel Walker, Kanye West, and Universal’s upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie among others during this weekend’s cold open. Bowen Yang played the host of a game show called “So You Think You [Read More…]
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Lena Dunham on her new coming-of-age film, ‘Catherine Called Birdy’
ALEX BAILEY © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC Lena Dunham’s new film, Catherine Called Birdy, is unlike anything she’s ever done, and she says that was by design. Dunham wrote, directed and produced the coming-of-age story about [Read More…]
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‘Hellraiser’ reboot director David Bruckner says Jamie Clayton was scary as Pinhead in real life
Spyglass Media Group Hulu unleashes Hellraiser, the reboot of the legendary horror franchise, on Friday. Trans actress Jamie Clayton succeeds Doug Bradley as the aptly named Pinhead, the head “priest” of a group of other [Read More…]
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Marvel macabre: ‘Werewolf by Night’ debuts Friday on Disney+
Marvel Studios On Friday, Marvel Studios delivers Werewolf by Night on Disney+. The hour-long black-and-white film hearkens back to the classic monster movies of decades past. Werewolf by Night stars Gael García Bernal as Jack [Read More…]
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In Brief: HBO debuts season 2 trailer to ‘The White Lotus’, and more
Iconic Hairspray and Pink Flamingos director John Waters is making his first movie since 2004 with a big-screen adaptation of his novel Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. Deadline reports the project, which centers on “suitcase thief, [Read More…]
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Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington say that ‘Amsterdam’ is a story about friendship
20th Century Studios Amsterdam, the new film from director David O. Russell, follows a group of three friends who witness and are framed for the murder of a U.S. senator in the 1930s. More than [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US economy added 263K jobs in September
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.5% from 3.7%. Economists were predicting a gain of 250,000 jobs last month. Notable job gains [Read More…]
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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of refusing his renewed offer at original price
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk accused Twitter on Thursday of failing to accept his restored offer to purchase the social media platform at the original price of $54.20 per share. The billionaire [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What does the OPEC+ oil cut mean for US gas prices?
Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An alliance of oil-producing countries on Wednesday announced a dramatic cut in oil output with major implications for U.S. gas prices, industry analysts told ABC News. The group of [Read More…]
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How to secure last-minute deals for holiday travel
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are shaping up to be the most expensive for travelers in recent years, and experts say the clock is ticking to find last minute [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What’s behind rise of women in US manufacturing amid industry revival?
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of women in the manufacturing industry in recent years has punctured the stereotypes of who is working in American factories, data shows. During the 2010s, the share [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID cases on the rise in Europe could spell trouble for US
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — As colder weather arrives and people head indoors in Europe, a COVID-19 wave may be looming on the continent — and could signal what’s to come for the United States. Data [Read More…]