Month: June 2024
ABC Politics News
Biden heads to Camp David to prepare for first presidential debate with Trump
President Joe Biden prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 25, 2021, en route to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/19/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEAtlanta Braves 7, Detroit Tigers 0New York Mets 3, Texas Rangers 5Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Angels 0 AMERICAN LEAGUESeattle [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Eli Lilly warns about dangers of fake and counterfeit Mounjaro, Zepbound
The company logo sits atop a building on the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly issued a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
NY employers now required to offer workers paid break time for pumping breast milk
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York employers are now required by law to provide paid break time to employees who need to pump breast milk while they are at work. The law, which [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Costner addresses rumors that he’s dating Jewel
Cindy Ord/Getty Images — MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Kevin Costner is clearing up rumors around his dating life, specifically addressing a rumor making recent headlines that he was dating singer Jewel. The Yellowstone and [Read More…]
Ag News
How different kind of composting can help address waste issues
Composting can help gardeners add much needed nutrients to the soil that benefits plants and yield. Karen Mitchell a consumer horticulture extension specialist at Purdue University says vermicomposting is a great way to get started [Read More…]
ABC World News
Kenya braces for more protests over controversial tax bill
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Kenyans are set on Thursday to take to the streets in protest, as nationwide demonstrations over a controversial tax bill continue. The controversial bill — known as the Finance [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four injured in shooting at party at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, police say
Getty Images – STOCK (OAKLAND, Calif.) — At least four people were injured on Wednesday night as gunfire erupted at an event on Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, police said. More than 5,000 people had [Read More…]
ABC National News
The summer solstice is here, but that doesn’t mean the season’s hottest temperatures are, too
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s summer solstice arrives as a dangerous heat wave affects millions across the country, with early-season extreme heat impacting parts of the Midwest and Northeast. But the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Top oncologists say everyone with advanced cancer needs early palliative care. Here are 6 things to know
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — This year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology — the world’s leading oncology organization — recommended palliative care for everyone with advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Temporary pier to resume flow of aid
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Top Israel officials to meet with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Senior administration officials tell ABC News that top Netanyahu advisers — Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer — were traveling from Israel [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ore-Ida celebrating 20th anniversary of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ with Tater Tot-protecting pants
Ore-Ida In celebration of the cult classic turning 20 — and some memorable product placement therein — Ore-Ida has created Napoleon Dynamite-inspired pants to protect your precious Tater Tots. In the film, Jon Heder‘s tumbleweed-headed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Alicia Vikander, Jude Law on playing Katherine Parr and Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Katherine Parr takes center stage in Firebrand, the new period drama in theaters now. Alicia Vikander plays the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII in the film, and she told ABC [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pat Sajak’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ farewell draws 4-year-high 11 million viewers
ABC Pat Sajak‘s final Wheel of Fortune episode on June 7 was the show’s most-watched episode since April 2020, according to Variety. It also grabbed more viewers than any other broadcast or cable telecast for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ gets underway
HBO/Steffan Hill HBO has announced that shooting has begun in Belfast, Ireland for the forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel spinoff series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. As reported, the show is based on [Read More…]
ABC Health News
There may be an increase in COVID cases this summer. Experts say this is why you shouldn’t be concerned
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States heads into the summer season, early indicators show the country is likely to experience an increase in COVID-19 infections. For the week ending June 8, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom helps save daughter’s vision by noticing cloudiness in her eyes while breastfeeding
Courtesy Brandee Artale (NEW YORK) — Brandee Artale was breastfeeding her newborn daughter late last year when, she said, she noticed something different in her daughter’s eyes. “I was really looking at her … and [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Baseball community, athletes and more react to Willie Mays’ death: ‘The best there ever was’
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds (L) laughs with godfather and Giants legend Willie Mays as Mays was introduced during the Giants Opening Day against the San Diego Padres on April 5, 2002 ,in San [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at 93
Bettmann / Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has died at 93. “It is with great sadness that [Read More…]