Month: January 2023
ABC National News
Minneapolis parking lot shooting leaves at least one dead, two critically injured
kali9/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — At least one person was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting that broke out in a Minneapolis parking lot on Wednesday night, police said. “This is a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Torrential rains wreaking havoc on California communities proving beneficial for state’s forests
Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California’s precious trees are receiving a much-needed reprieve from the extreme drought conditions they have been experiencing for several decades. The same atmospheric river storm system that [Read More…]
ABC National News
Large killer whale dies after beaching itself on Florida coast
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office / Facebook (NEW YORK) — A giant 21-foot killer whale weighing an estimated 3-and-a-half tons has died after beaching itself. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning at the south end of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black Lives Matter co-founder blames LAPD for cousin’s death
amphotora/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has claimed the Los Angeles Police Department is responsible for her cousin’s death during a traffic stop. Cullors said on Instagram on Tuesday that [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Special counsel subpoenas, grand jury appearances mount for Trump allies
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Within the last month, multiple associates of former President Donald Trump received new wide-ranging subpoenas from Special Counsel Jack Smith requesting documents and records far more expansive than the previous outreaches [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 1/11/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 100, Chicago 97 Detroit 135, Minnesota 118 Boston 125, New Orleans 114 Milwaukee 114, Atlanta 105 New York 119, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Companies look at increasing price of their COVID-19 vaccines. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of its COVID-19 vaccine prices. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation data to show whether prices continued cooling in December
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data set for release Thursday will show whether months of cooling price increases continued in December. Evidence of further slowing would ease the strain on household budgets and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Brace yourself for a smaller refund as COVID-era tax breaks expire
courtneyk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you were banking on a hefty tax refund this year, think again. The expiration of COVID-era tax breaks means millions of Americans may get smaller refunds when they file [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ezra Miller strikes plea deal ahead of Vermont Burglary hearing
Miller from a April 2022 arrest/Hawaii County Police Department After pleading not guilty to felony burglary charges back in October, Ezra Miller has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of trespassing. Deadline reports that an attorney for the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Air Force football player dies after suffering ‘medical emergency’ on the way to class
US Air Force Academy/Twitter (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Air Force cadet died after experiencing a “medical emergency” on Monday, the Air Force Academy announced. Hunter Brown, 21, an offensive lineman for the Academy’s football [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Second batch of classified Biden documents discovered during extensive search
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After classified materials were found at an old office of President Joe Biden’s, aides discovered a second batch of classified documents at a location that Biden was known to use [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What is the FAA’s NOTAM computer system that led to widespread problems?
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A computer issue with a critical system that keeps pilots informed caused thousands of delays and a temporary grounding of the nation’s airspace Wednesday. When [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Migrants take to social media to show the world their dangerous journeys to the US
REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Migrants from Latin and South America, who have traveled through dangerous conditions to make it to the U.S., have had a powerful new tool to tell their stories [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Republicans pass 2 anti-abortion measures
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Among their first priorities while serving in the House majority, Republicans voted Wednesday on two measures related to abortion — a key issue for the party after the Supreme Court [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden leaves questions unanswered on classified documents, as GOP pounces
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday faced a growing political headache — and outstanding questions — after classified documents were found in his former office in Washington. But the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sesame has joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s list of major food allergens and will soon be added to labels of packaged food to protect consumers. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat arena terminated in bankruptcy court
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (MIAMI) — The arena where the Miami Heat play can now get a new name following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. A federal bankruptcy judge [Read More…]
ABC National News
Great-grandmother earns master’s degree: ‘Never, ever give up’
Southern New Hampshire University (NEW YORK) — Joan Donovan was 84 years old when she finished her college degree, but the great-grandmother said she didn’t want to stop learning just yet. “I couldn’t wait to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Software maintenance mistake at center of major FAA computer meltdown: Official
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The ground stop and Federal Aviation Administration systems failures Wednesday morning that impacted thousands of flights across the U.S. appear to have been the result of a mistake that occurred [Read More…]