Month: February 2023
ABC World News
High-altitude object shot down over northern Canada, temporarily closing Montana airspace
Omar Marques/Getty Images (TORONTO) — A high-altitude object tracked over northern Canada has been shot down over the Yukon, officials said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered the takedown of “an unidentified object [Read More…]
ABC World News
US surveillance data crucial for Ukraine, top commander says
Tatsiana Kalasouskaya / EyeEm (NORTHERN UKRAINE) — Lt. Gen. Serhiy Nayev, one of the most senior commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, believes that the data surveillance the United States has collected is crucial in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron, officials say
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Another high-altitude object was shot down on Sunday afternoon, this one over Lake Huron, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News, marking the latest in a string of such incidents. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Home drug lab suspected in San Francisco explosion that killed one, injured two
San Francisco Fire Department (SAN FRANCISCO) — An explosion and fire in a San Francisco residential neighborhood that killed a disabled woman and injured her caregiver and a firefighter was allegedly caused by a clandestine [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Jacks clinch Summit League regular season title at USD
VERMILLION – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team clinched sole possession of the Summit League regular season crown Saturday afternoon with a 79-48 win over South Dakota at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Jacks [Read More…]
ABC World News
High-altitude object shot down over northern Canada
Omar Marques/Getty Images (TORONTO) — A high-altitude object tracked over northern Canada has been shot down over the Yukon, officials said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered the takedown of “an unidentified object [Read More…]
ABC World News
100 cheetahs sent to India from South Africa in attempt to repopulate the species
Courtesy Cheetah Conservation Fund (NEW YORK) — Some 70 years after humans drove cheetahs to extinction in India, the country now seeks to bring them back. In efforts to reestablish a population, South Africa will [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 26 dead and 2,000 injured as wildfires rage out of control across Chile
ABC News (NACIMIENTO, Chile) — Wildfires that have been raging across Chile for more than a week have now killed at least 26 people and left more than 2,000 injured. Over 1,500 homes have also [Read More…]
ABC National News
Flint residents under citywide boil water advisory after water main break
ABC News (FLINT, Mich.) — Residents of Flint, Michigan, are facing yet another issue with the city’s embattled water system. Flint announced a citywide boil water advisory after a water main broke Friday morning, causing [Read More…]
ABC National News
California fuel pipeline to resume service Saturday after fuel leak caused disruption
KABC (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A California pipeline, that delivers the majority of fuel to the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding areas, is expected to resume operations Saturday afternoon, the pipeline operator announced. The Kinder [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at agricultural nursery in Southern California: Sheriff
KGTV (SAN DIEGO) — Three people were shot, including one fatally, at an agricultural nursery in Southern California on Friday, authorities said. A suspected shooter was taken into custody on the property, according to the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Most of the US is dealing with a teaching shortage, but the data isn’t so simple
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than three-quarters of U.S. states are experiencing a teacher shortage, highlighting a growing concern among public education and government officials about challenges that were exacerbated during three years of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline expands capacity, access in 6 months since launch
Kelly Livingston/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In the six months since the launch of the national, government-backed 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, contact and answer rates have risen dramatically, while the average speed to answer has [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden Super Bowl interview appears off after back-and-forth between Fox, White House
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It appears President Joe Biden will not sit down for an interview to air on Super Bowl Sunday after all. The White House first said Friday that Biden wanted to do [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Wheelchair Football League gives disabled athletes new field of possibilities
ABC News (PHOENIX) — Before fans flocked to Phoenix for this weekend’s Super Bowl, the city hosted another major football championship event featuring a different group of hard-hitting players. The Wheelchair Football League held its [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why common cold symptoms may seem worse than before the pandemic
ABC News (NEW YORK) — During the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting social interactions and wearing masks kept pesky viruses away. But now, stuffed sinuses and miserable post nasal drip are back — [Read More…]
Ag News
A successful deer season for Iowa’s State Auditor
It was a successful year all-around in 2022 for Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand as he won the election in November, only to follow that up with several successful deer hunts later in the fall. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Criminal charges filed after St. Louis family’s Ring video goes viral
Courtesy Fatima Suarez (ST.LOUIS) — For more than a year, Fatima Suarez said her family’s St. Louis home was repeatedly visited by a woman who allegedly insulted her family, stole their mail and damaged their property. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump team turns over item marked classified to DOJ, sources say
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team turned over a folder with classification markings found last month at his Mar-a-Lago resort to federal agents, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell [Read More…]
ABC National News
DEI: What does it mean and what is its purpose?
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, or DEI, have recently come under fire and are at the center of political battles being waged by Republican governors Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis. [Read More…]
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