Month: July 2024
Nutrition companies, parents clash in court over cause of infant intestinal disease
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Chance Dean was alive for just 25 days. Yet his tragic story has reverberated in hospitals around the country, impacted the stock price of two multinational corporations, and ignited a [Read More…]
James Cameron, Kate Winslet + others mourn Jon Landau: Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ producer dead at 63
L-R: Landau and Cameron – Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Jon Landau, the affable Oscar winning producer of Titanic, and a decades-long collaborator with that landmark film’s director James Cameron, has died at 63. Landau, who [Read More…]
Corn Palace decorating nearing completion
The Corn Palace murals depicting Famous South Dakotans were completed months ago. Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway says the non-corn components are on the homestretch…. Mitchell area producers allow the Sour Dock to be [Read More…]
Second local radio host says they were given questions ahead of Biden interview
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week. “Yes, [Read More…]
Biden dismisses concerns about mental fitness, says he’d drop out if the ‘Lord Almighty’ told him
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHIGNTON) — President Joe Biden, in an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, acknowledged last week’s debate was a “bad episode” but pushed back strongly against broader questions about his [Read More…]
Biden disputes diminishing poll numbers, low approval rating after debate
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a drop in multiple polls after his debate performance last week, President Joe Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday that he doesn’t believe the numbers and thinks [Read More…]
Congressional Democrats respond to Biden’s interview with ABC News
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After days of panic and concern, Democrats across the country were on edge watching George Stephanopoulos’ interview with President Joe Biden Friday night. And a fifth congressional Democrat joined in [Read More…]
Democrats call for ‘action’ against Supreme Court after Trump immunity ruling
Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images/STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting presidential immunity for official acts — seen as benefiting Donald Trump in his Jan. 6 trial — has renewed calls to impeach or [Read More…]
Two fugitive murder suspects who escaped Mississippi jail caught following manhunt
Claiborne County Sheriff Department (HAZLEHURST, Miss.) — Police in Mississippi said Saturday they caught two murder suspects who escaped from a jail early Friday morning. Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, were found in [Read More…]
Two teen sisters drown off Coney Island beach: Police
Christian Dauphin/Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Two teenage sisters drowned Friday night after they got lost in the waters off Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, New York, according to police and witnesses. The [Read More…]
Family of Los Angeles woman shot in vehicle calls for justice, alleging inaction by a deputy
Sheila Paras/Getty Images – STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — The family of a Los Angeles woman who was shot in her vehicle this week and later died is calling for an investigation into her shooting and [Read More…]
Beryl live updates: Storm expected to slam into Texas coast as hurricane
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. [Read More…]
Clive Owen says David Bowie inspired him to become an actor
Armando Gallo/Getty Images Actor Clive Owen has revealed that David Bowie was a huge inspiration for him wanting to become an actor. “Bowie probably has more to do with me being an actor than any [Read More…]
Beryl weakens to tropical storm after landfall in Mexico as storm heads toward Texas
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall earlier Friday in Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, as tropical [Read More…]
Rip currents: What to know about the dangers and how to escape
NOAA (NEW YORK) — If you’re heading to the beach this summer, it’s important to be aware of the dangers of rip currents. Here’s what you need to know about rip currents and how to [Read More…]
Wealthy Democratic donors sound alarm over Biden staying in race
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Even as many Democrats lawmakers call for President Joe Biden to exit the race after his poor debate performance last Thursday, a growing number of wealthy Democratic donors — whose [Read More…]
Trump asks judge to delay his classified docs case following Supreme Court immunity ruling
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on presidential immunity, former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Friday asked the judge overseeing his classified documents case to delay the proceedings and reconsider [Read More…]
As Biden rallies in Wisconsin, Democratic voters want to evaluate him for themselves
President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Benjamin Rogall, a 61-year-old retired physician and Democrat, did not watch last week’s presidential [Read More…]
Heat wave brings scorching temperatures across the country
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The western U.S. is facing a historic heat wave with alerts issued even for coastal cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, and normally cooler places, like Seattle and Portland, [Read More…]
Brad Pitt to race into theaters next June in Apple Original ‘F1’
Apple Original Films Brad Pitt‘s upcoming Formula 1 racing movie has been dubbed F1, and the Apple Original will race into theaters on June 27, 2025 via Warner Bros. Pictures. The film from Top Gun: [Read More…]