Month: June 2023
ABC National News
Ralph Yarl, teen shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house, speaks out in ‘GMA’ exclusive
Courtesy of Ralph Yarl’s Family (KANSAS CITY) — Ralph Yarl, the Kansas City, Missouri, teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, opened up about the harrowing experience [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI confirms investigation into Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs
The Washington Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver Field Office, confirmed that the agency has opened a federal investigation into the Club Q shooting in [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 dead after spate of tragic accidents at national parks
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Three people died after a spate of tragic accidents at United States National Parks in June. A stepfather and his stepson died on Friday following a tragic series of events, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Secret Service agents testified before Jan. 6 grand jury: Sources
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Agents from the United States Secret Service have testified before the grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to ABC News. Agents [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Louisiana could get 2nd majority-Black congressional district after SCOTUS decision
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a case involving Louisiana’s House map to move forward with review by a lower court ahead of the 2024 elections. That raises the possibility [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Blockbuster Supreme Court decisions to come on student loans, affirmative action and more
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has left this term’s blockbuster decisions for last, with rulings expected this week on student loans, affirmative action and more. The justices will hand down their next [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis says he would seek to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he would seek to eliminate the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pine, Michelle Yeoh, Kerry Washington among Hollywood Walk of Fame’s 2024 class
Chadwick Boseman in ‘Black Panther’ – Marvel Studios On Monday, June 26, The Hollywood Walk of Fame announced its “Class of 2024” for stars who will be honored with the landmark. Among the honorees in the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Human remains found by hikers in California where actor Julian Sands went missing in January
Courtesy San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department Hikers made a grim discovery in the Mount Baldy Wilderness Area in California on Saturday, June 24, in an area where British actor Julian Sands disappeared in January. The San Bernardino [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks among latest stars to be awarded honorary Oscars
ABC/Jeff Neira On Monday, June 26, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced that Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial editor Carol Littleton will be granted honorary Oscars. Additionally. the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will be honored with The Jean [Read More…]
Ag News
Dry week ends with rain over Northern Iowa
A mostly dry week ended with much needed precipitation across north-central and northeast Iowa. USDA’s latest crop update says there are widespread reports of crop stress because of dry conditions, but farmers were able to [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop progress quickly advancing in Arkansas
Wheat harvest is moving along in Arkansas. The USDA reports as of Sunday 77% of corn, 77% of cotton, 83% of peanuts, and 66% of soybeans is rated good to excellent. The alfalfa hay crop [Read More…]
Ag News
Slight week-to-week improvements for Kentucky crops
Crop conditions improved slightly as Kentucky experienced below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation. Corn is rated 60% good to excellent with 8% of the crop silking. Soybeans are 93% planted, with 83% emerged, 8% blooming, and [Read More…]
Ag News
Dry conditions continue to impact Illinois crops
The lack of moisture continues to impact Illinois crops. USDA reporters say much of the state is more than 50% short of average rainfall, and crops are very dry. Only 11% of the state’s topsoil [Read More…]
Ag News
Tennessee crops improve following widespread rain
Widespread rainfall helped improve soil moisture and revitalized drought-stressed crops. Corn is rated 73% good to excellent with 18% silking. Soybeans are rated 70% good to excellent with 92% planted, 83% of the crop emerged, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Wagner leader claims group did not want to overthrow government
Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed Saturday on an “attempted armed rebellion,” the Kremlin said, after the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group claimed control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, a key [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden says US, NATO allies ‘not involved’ in rebellion in Russia threatening Putin
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday, in his first public comments addressing the short-lived rebellion that unfolded this weekend against Russian military leaders and threatening the rule of President Vladimir Putin, insisted [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting suspect pleads guilty to 5 counts of murder
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The suspect in a mass shooting at LGBTQ bar Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that left five people dead accepted a plea deal Monday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Over 1,000 flights canceled as severe weather strikes East Coast
FILE — Mike Hollingshead/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for severe thunderstorms on Monday from New York and Connecticut down to South Carolina, potentially impacting more than 86 million Americans. The highest [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden announces how $40 billion for high-speed internet will be used, as he pitches ‘Bidenomics’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden Monday announced how $42.5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law he championed will be distributed to expand high-speed internet access across the country. The funding will go to [Read More…]