Month: June 2024
ABC World News
Biden marks 80th D-Day anniversary in Normandy
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by honoring the bravery of the American World War II veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, alongside U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Scores feared dead after RSF militants attack village in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Scores of civilians are feared dead in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group around the village of Wad Al-Noora on Wednesday. “Up [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in IDF strike on UNRWA school, agency says
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least four dead, dozens injured in Czech Republic train collision: Police
At least four people are killed and 20 injured in a train crash in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on June 06, 2024. (Fire Rescue Service of Czech Rep./Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA & University of Wisconsin Dairy Research Facility groundbreaking
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will cover the USDA & University of Wisconsin Dairy Research Facility groundbreaking in Prairie du Sac on June 10, 2024. …
News
Accused killer indicted in the deaths of three men
The Attorney General’s Office says 64-year-old Jay Ostrem of Centerville has been indicted on nine felony counts in the May 27 shooting deaths of three people in Centerville. A Turner County Grand Jury indicted Ostrem [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
J.Lo thanks fans for ‘Atlas” performance, downplays “negativity”
Netflix Her sci-fi film Atlas may only have managed a 20% with critics on the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, but it was a hit for Netflix in terms of viewership, and Jennifer Lopez wanted to thank [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
An “excited” Paul Walter Hauser talks about “special” upcoming ‘Fantastic Four’ movie
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AARP Emmy-winning Black Bird actor Paul Walter Hauser is in demand in Hollywood, recently being cast as Chris Farley in a biopic on the fallen funnyman and taking an as-yet-unknown role [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mattel Films shooting for another ‘Barbie’ with Monster High movie
Mattel Mattel Films has tapped Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsman to bring its line of Monster High dolls to the big screen in a live-action film. The fashion dolls that were introduced by [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Let’s all go to the movies … or maybe not: New survey shows cinema behavior is at an all-time low
Getty Images With studios nervous about some high-profile summer movies like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and If failing to bring people to theaters, a new survey shows maybe it’s your fault. That is, if [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Christina Applegate says “I don’t enjoy living” amid MS battle
Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ABA In the latest installment of their MeSsy podcast, Christina Applegate got real with her co-host, fellow actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also has multiple sclerosis, about her mental state. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
AT&T says customers facing ‘interoperability issue’ impacting ability to call non-AT&T users has been resolved
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — AT&T has resolved the “interoperability issue between carriers” customers were experiencing on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. Customers began reporting a “nationwide issue that is affecting” their [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airfare costs expected to rise, expert shares what travelers need to know to save
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Aviation industry executives gathered in Dubai for the annual International Air Transport Association meeting this week, where they revealed that despite record high profit projections, airfare will continue to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
1st fatal human case of bird flu subtype confirmed in Mexico: WHO
Gins Wang/Getty Images (MEXICO) — The World Health Organization confirmed Wednesday the first-ever fatal case of a subtype of bird flu in Mexico. It is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New study finds most maternal-related deaths in the US happen after birth
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study analyzing maternal mortality rates found that nearly two-thirds of maternal-related deaths in the U.S. happen up to a year after a woman has given birth. The [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA advisers vote against recommending approval of MDMA as treatment for PTSD
DEA.gov (NEW YORK) — A panel of independent advisers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted against recommending approval of psychedelic treatment — along with therapy — to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Should people eat insects instead of meat? Experts explain the benefits of bugs
Bowls of ants, grasshoppers, ant eggs, white cricket, giant water beetle, bamboo caterpillar and silkworm are arranged at Insects In The Backyard restaurant at Changchui market in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 16, 2017. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US cities rank low on list of world’s most active, walkable cities, analysis finds
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Plenty of travelers, whether visiting a new city or returning somewhere familiar, can relate to the surprise and delight of seeing your step count after a day of strolling the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Man charged in illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter
Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors warms up before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, March 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man was charged Tuesday in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty in gambling case
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player in order to [Read More…]