Month: August 2024
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Sirens sound in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rocket from Gaza
Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and [Read More…]
ABC National News
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission poised to make history with first civilian spacewalk
The Crew of the next SpaceX private astronaut flight called Polaris Dawn, (Left to Right) Anna Menon, who works to develop astronaut operations for SpaceX, Scott Poteet, who served as the mission director of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
One dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say
FILE photo — Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, blocked roads and damaged houses, killing at least one person, officials said. Three other people were transported to a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Body found of woman washed away in Grand Canyon floodwaters
Lori Andrews/Getty Images (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service. Chenoa Nickerson of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PATERSON, N.J.) — As the search continued Sunday for a relative accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl multiple times at the child’s New Jersey home, the father of the young victim said [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ Yankees jersey fetches record $24.1 million
Legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the third game of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, October 1, 1932. It [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/25/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEArizona 7, Boston 5NY Yankees 10, Colorado 3St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2Philadelphia 11, Kansas City 3LA Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Ten Massachusetts communities at high risk of mosquito-spread virus ‘Triple E’
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has prompted several Massachusetts towns to implement targeted mosquito spraying to protect residents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Mate Rimac is going to revolutionize the auto industry. Then he will take a vacation.
The Rimac Nevera electric hypercar holds more than 20 performance records. — Rimac Group (NEW YORK) — Mate Rimac has a tall order: trying to convince drivers that electric supercars are superior to combustion vehicles. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ claws its way back to #1 with an $18.3 million box office weekend
Disney Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine reclaimed the top spot at the domestic box office with an estimated $18.3 million weekend. After five weeks, the film has grossed $577.2 million in North America making it the eighth-biggest MCU [Read More…]
Latest News
Corn Palace Festival Finale
The 2024 Corn Palace Festival wrapped up Sunday afternoon after a five-day run which Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway called an overall success. “The Skillet Concert, just over 1,800 people in the building for that [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii’s Big Island as Category 1 storm
ABC News Hurricane Hone was moving late Saturday south of the Big Island of Hawaii as a weak Category 1 storm, with winds of 75 mph. The storm was expected to remain at about the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bernie Sanders predicts ‘rough’ campaign ahead but thinks Harris has ‘very good chance to win
Alex Ederson Two-time presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted the campaign ahead will be “rough” but said he believes Vice President Kamala Harris “has a very good chance to win” the presidential election. “She’s certainly [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
November election ‘is going to be a close race’: Sen. Tom Cotton
ABC News Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, an ally of Donald Trump, said the presidential race will be a close one and the former president will put in the work to win in November. When pressed [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hezbollah fires ‘hundreds’ of rockets amid Israeli strikes
Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and its [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Harris raised $82 million during DNC, $540 million since launch, campaign says
Robyn Beck/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said. [Read More…]
Latest News
Light pole down, driver cited
Mitchell Police issued two citations to the driver of a semi-truck which apparently knocked over the traffic signal/street light on the northeast corner of First and Main Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around one p-m [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Singer Chappell Roan calls out ‘predatory’ fan behavior: ‘Please stop touching me’
Dana Jacobs/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Singer Chappell Roan is calling out what she describes as “predatory” behavior from fans, asking them to respect her boundaries in public after delivering a similar message in videos [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chris Hemsworth plays drums at Ed Sheeran’s Bucharest concert
Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Ed Sheeran surprised the crowd at his show in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday with a very special guest on drums – Chris Hemsworth. The Thor star was behind the drum [Read More…]
Latest News
A Famous South Dakotan Comes Home
After a 51 year absence, former astronaut and Scotland South Dakota native Charles Gemar has returned to his roots. “It’s hard to take South Dakota out of the individual,” said Gemar. “I had a great [Read More…]