Year: 2022
ABC National News
American woman released same day as Griner recounts horror of Russian captivity
ABC News (NEW YORK) — An American woman held in captivity in a Russian prison for most of this year says she was assaulted by an inmate and left without contact to the outside world. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police union: 323 officers shot in the line of duty in 2022
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On July 6 of this year, Detroit police officer Loren Courts responded to a call for a shooting on Marlowe Street. When police arrived, the 19-year-old suspect shot and killed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search for Lina Sardar Khil continues on anniversary of disappearance, police release new footage
San Antonio Police Department/FaceBook (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after Lina Sardar Khil’s disappearance, the San Antonio Police Department has released more surveillance footage of the day the now 4-year-old went missing. The new video, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In February, former newspaper executive Kenneth Kurson pleaded guilty to cyberstalking his ex-wife. Months later, rapper Kodak Black was arrested on felony drug charges in Florida before pleading not guilty. And [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Jan. 6 committee releases interview transcripts of 34 witnesses
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday released the interview transcripts of 34 witnesses who were interviewed as part of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/21/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 113, Detroit 93 Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 106 Brooklyn 143, Golden State 113 Indiana 117, Boston 112 Chicago 110, Atlanta [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US life expectancy falls to lowest levels since 1996 due to COVID, drug overdoses: CDC
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Life expectancy in the United States has fallen to the lowest levels seen in 26 years, new federal data shows. Two new reports, published early Thursday by [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Does Elon Musk’s resignation from Twitter mean he’ll give up control? Experts weigh in
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk vowed to resign as the head of Twitter but he will remain a dominant force at the company, some management experts told ABC News. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Sam Bankman-Fried lands in US after being extradited from Bahamas
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sam Bankman-Fried has landed in the U.S. to face federal charges after agreeing to extradition in a Bahamian court on Wednesday. The disgraced former CEO was put on a U.S. [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 22 at 2:19AM MST until December 23 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…For the Winter Weather Advisory, blowing snow. Winds gusting as high as 45 [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Warning issued December 22 at 2:19AM MST until December 24 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…For the Winter Weather Advisory, blowing snow. Winds gusting as high as 45 [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Dehumanizing’: Actress’ arrest highlights abuse, torture in Iranian prisons
Courtesy of Nahid Modaressi (LONDON) — Actress Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested over the weekend by the Iranian regime for supporting the ongoing protests, becoming the most prominent person in the country to be targeted. Alidoosti, [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Super’ mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides, scientists say
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them. “Super” mosquitoes have [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black Army veteran sues Colorado Springs police officers over alleged beating
Kali9/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Black Army veteran allegedly beaten by Colorado Springs police during an October traffic stop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the three officers involved in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend, FTX co-founder plead guilty to criminal charges
Leon Neal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend and the co-founder of FTX have each pleaded guilty to criminal charges and are cooperating with prosecutors, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday. Caroline Ellison, CEO [Read More…]
ABC National News
US woman speaks out after release from Russian captivity on the same day as Brittney Griner
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — An American woman held in Russia for over a year is speaking about her ordeal after her release on Dec. 8, the same day as WNBA star Brittney Griner. Sarah Krivanek, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alaskans use vehicles to light up dark runway so medevac flight can land
ilbusca/Getty Images (DEERING, Alaska) — Residents of a small Alaskan town used their vehicles to light up a dark runway to help a medevac plane land so it could transport a patient on Sunday. A [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
In historic address, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells Congress: ‘We are united … the entire free world’
Celal Günes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a dramatic visit to Washington Wednesday — his first known trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February. He met [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hunter Biden retains top defense lawyer ahead of expected GOP probes
Kris Connor/WireImage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of an expected deluge of Republican probes, Hunter Biden has retained high-powered defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to help navigate congressional oversight, according to another attorney for the president’s son. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump tax release puts spotlight back on years of controversy over his finances
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to release information from former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering 2015-2020. That move capped a tumultuous legal [Read More…]