Month: July 2023
ABC Politics News
Senate committee to advance Supreme Court ethics bill after alleged justice misconduct
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will — for the first time — vote to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Extraterrestrial ‘technical supremacy’ is a top concern, Pentagon UFO investigator says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The scientist and military intelligence officer leading the Pentagon’s task force for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — which the public calls UFOs — says being caught off guard by “intelligent or [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump screens “Sound of Freedom,” seeking to rally evangelicals around fear of child trafficking
Angel Studios (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night hosted a screening of the film Sound of Freedom at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, one day after the revelation that [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Five things to know about the US Women’s National Team ahead of the Women’s World Cup
Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Women’s National Team is getting ready to defend its title at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, which kicks off Thursday. Ahead [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 5 Baltimore 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 6, Miami 4 Houston [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US halts funding access to Wuhan lab at heart of COVID-19 origins debate
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The virus lab at the heart of the contentious debate around COVID-19’s origins has been cut off from U.S. funding opportunities for likely violating National Institutes of Health’s biosafety [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom says 8-year-old daughter was injured by magnets in reusable water balloon
Courtesy of Kelley Whitty (NEW YORK) — An Ohio mom says her 8-year-old daughter was injured by magnets from a reusable water balloon. Kelley Whitty of Morrow, Ohio, told ABC News’ Good Morning America her [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Millions could soon have access to life-saving tuberculosis drug following online uproar
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a move welcomed by advocates, a treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis could soon become more accessible for millions of people worldwide. Although tuberculosis is uncommon in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot sold in California
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A winning ticket for the $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in California. The winning numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing were 7, 10, 11, 13 and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Oppenheimer’ cast on Christopher Nolan’s epic, unconventional atomic bomb biopic
Universal Pictures The countdown for Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb biopic, Oppenheimer, is quickly winding down, as the film releases in theaters and IMAX screens everywhere on Friday, July 21. In anticipation of its release, the main cast spoke [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes hit Mykolaiv and Odesa, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
In-N-Out locations in 5 states to ban employees from wearing face masks: Memo
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Face masks that were in during the COVID-19 pandemic will officially be out at some In-N-Out Burger locations across five states, according to a company memo. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling
DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) — New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows
Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images (MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) — The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
7 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Arizona, California
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states — from California to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Terminator creator James Cameron “tried to warn you” about the dangers of AI
ABC News Putting their faith in the hands of a sentient computer system didn’t go so well for humans in the world of James Cameron‘s Terminator movies: Skynet came to see all mankind as a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Upcoming ‘Pickleball Paddle Battle’ reality show looking for players
Getty Images In case you’ve been living under a rock over the past year and hadn’t heard, pickleball is taking the world by storm — and if you needed more proof, there’s a new reality [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle higher ahead of On Feed and Cattle Inventory numbers
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher, and feeders were mostly lower watching corn and waiting for direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.05 higher at $181.32 and October lives closed [Read More…]
Latest News
Health warning issued for Lake Mitchell
Officials have issued a public health warning about the water conditions at Lake Mitchell. The lake is experiencing a harmful algae bloom that could pose a risk to both humans and animals. As a result, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man who had jail sentence commuted by Trump arrested again
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEWARK, N.J.) — A New Jersey Ponzi scheme architect, whose 24-year prison sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2021, has been arrested again Wednesday on charges he defrauded investors by making [Read More…]
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