Year: 2022
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Minnesota rallies late to beat Wisconsin 23-16, keep Axe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck understood one of his major assignments upon taking this job was to alter the balance of power in the Gophers’ rivalry with Wisconsin. He’s done exactly that. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
AP sources: Fickell on verge of becoming Wisconsin coach
Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell informed his team on Sunday that he is leaving the school, paving the way for him to become the next head coach at Wisconsin. A person with knowledge of Fickell’s decision [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
AP Top 25: Michigan up to No. 2 behind top-ranked Georgia
Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the [Read More…]
ABC World News
How a deadly apartment fire fueled anti-zero-COVID protests across China: ANALYSIS
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing the greatest challenge to his signature zero-COVID strategy as unprecedented anti-lockdown protests have spread across the country over the weekend, popping up in [Read More…]
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16-year-old confesses over Instagram to fatal shooting, Pennsylvania police say
Bensalem Police Department (BENSALEM, Penn.) — A Pennsylvania teen has been charged with murder after he allegedly confessed over Instagram to fatally shooting another child, according to police. The Bensalem Police Department received a 911 call [Read More…]
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Hero who helped thwart Colorado Springs gunman: ‘I would shield everyone I could’
Chet Strange/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — One of the two men credited as heroes for stopping the Colorado Springs gunman as he searched for more victims, has spoken from his hospital bed. U.S. Navy [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After Colorado Springs mass shooting, Gov. Polis considers changes to strengthen ‘red flag’ law
Chet Strange/Getty Images (DENVER) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday that he is considering reforms to his state’s “red flag” law after this month’s mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q, an LGBTQ [Read More…]
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1 dead, 5 injured at Atlantic Station shooting: Police
kali9/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — One person is dead and five others are injured after a shooting that took place near Atlantic Station on Saturday evening in Atlanta, the Atlanta Police Department said. One male was [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House denounces Trump’s dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes
Allan Baxter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A spokesman for President Joe Biden is sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for having dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago club last week. “Bigotry, hate, and [Read More…]
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Republicans are committed to Ukraine but want ‘accountability’ over funding, McCaul and Turner say
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on Sunday insisted that the incoming House Republican majority would continue to support funding and arming Ukraine in its war against Russia, downplaying [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Latest COVID vaccine will help people ‘move on’ from the pandemic, White House’s Jha says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With the Biden administration urging people to get both a COVID-19 booster and a flu shot as soon as possible, the White House’s Dr. Ashish Jha said Sunday that updated vaccinations [Read More…]
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Man accused of holding razor blade near woman’s neck on flight
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — A Utah man is facing charges after allegedly bringing a straight edge razor blade on a flight and holding it near a passenger’s throat. The incident comes just [Read More…]
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3 people found dead inside home on fire in apparent homicide
KABC-TV (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — Police are investigating an apparent triple homicide after three people were found dead in a Southern California residence by firefighters responding to a fire in the home. Officers with the Riverside [Read More…]
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This rodeo family is honoring generational legacy and Black cowboy culture
ABC News/GMA (UPPER MARLBORO, Md.) — The Jackson Family Rodeo Crew is an Upper Marlboro, Maryland, family of seven epitomizing the rodeo lifestyle and legacy of Black cowboys in the United States.Parents Corey and Robyn [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Phillies’ Harper to miss start of season after elbow surgery
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper will miss the start of the 2023 season after he had reconstructive right elbow surgery on Wednesday. The operation was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. [Read More…]
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Giants-Cowboys sets NFL regular-season record for viewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Thanksgiving afternoon game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys set the mark for the most-watched NFL regular-season game on record. The Cowboys 28-20 victory on Fox averaged 42 million [Read More…]
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Nebraska signs Matt Rhule to 8-year contract as coach
Nebraska has signed Matt Rhule to an eight-year contract to be the Cornhuskers’ next football coach, the school announced Saturday. The 47-year-old Rhule has been out of work for less than two months since getting [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar-winning ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer/actress Irene Cara dead at 63
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Singer and actress Irene Cara, best known for starring in and singing the title song of the movie Fame, and topping the charts with “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” from [Read More…]
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Late season deer hunting patterns
The whitetail rut is winding down, and that means hunters will soon shift towards their late season hunting strategies. Southern Iowa hunter Lance Cornelius, a member of The Woodsman and BuckVentures, says the late muzzleloader [Read More…]
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Caleb Grill, Iowa State topples No. 1 North Carolina 70-65
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Caleb Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 on Friday in the [Read More…]