Month: August 2024
ABC Sports News
Alex Morgan says new women’s soccer contract gives players ‘power back’
Alex Morgan and Brianna Pinto talk about the groundbreaking National Women’s Soccer League Players Association contract in an appearance on “Good Morning America” Aug. 22, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Soccer stars Alex [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard Roundup- 8/22/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chicago Cubs 10, Detroit Tigers 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE N-Y Yankees 6, Cleveland Guardians 0Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland AthleticsToronto Blue [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/21/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEMinnesota Twins 11, San Diego Padres 4Cincinnati Reds 11, Toronto Blue Jays 7Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago Cubs 2Seattle Mariners 4, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Young Democrats reinvigorated by Harris at DNC: ‘It has never felt this exciting’
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Several young Democrats said they are embracing the “vibe shift” in the party that they’ve experienced over the last few weeks, feeling newly enlivened at the Democratic National Convention with Vice [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for shift toward interest rate cuts
Lance Nelson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday indicated that the central bank would soon begin cutting interest rates. Speaking at an annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr. says he’s suspending 2024 campaign, backing Donald Trump
Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday he is suspending his long-shot campaign for president and instead supporting former President Donald Trump. He did so at an event in Phoenix, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Harris, Vance tout child tax credit expansions following financial assistance success
Andy Manis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the economy a priority for many Americans in the upcoming 2024 election, the Democrats and Republicans are pitching plans to tackle the financial burden facing families nationwide. Vice President [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Justice Department antitrust suit against RealPage alleges collusion with landlords
NurPhoto / Contributor (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and several state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit Friday against RealPage, alleging the real estate software company engaged in a complex collusion scheme with landlords that [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least five Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump’s Butler rally put on administrative leave
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (BUTLER, Penn.) — At least five U.S. Secret Service officials involved in the planning of Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where a gunman attempted to kill the former [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two bodies found in Missouri home leveled by explosion
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.) — Two bodies were found in the rubble of a Missouri home that was completely leveled in an explosion early Friday morning. The bodies are believed to be the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former deputy charged with manslaughter in death of airman Roger Fortson
US Air Force (NEW YORK) — The Florida state attorney has filed charges against former deputy Eddie Duran in the shooting death of United States Air Force Sr. Airman Roger Fortson who was killed in [Read More…]
ABC National News
2nd former officer charged in Tyre Nichols’ death pleads guilty in federal plea deal
Memphis Police Department (MEMPHIS) — A second former Memphis police officer federally charged in connection with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has pleaded guilty, weeks before the trial is set to begin, court filings [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines in-flight shares his story
Joe and Sarah Emerson speak with ABC News. — Sam Sweeney/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, calls it the biggest mistake of his life. Emerson was inside an Alaska [Read More…]
ABC World News
Last missing body from sunken superyacht near Sicily recovered
Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters leave Porticello harbor near Palermo, to resume research for a last missing person on August 23, 2024, four days after the British-flagged luxury yacht [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli forces strike another school in Gaza, killing two
Luis Diaz Devesa/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 its [Read More…]
ABC World News
Five bodies recovered from sunken superyacht off Sicily as search continues
Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — Five bodies have been recovered from the superyacht that sunk off the Sicilian coast, ABC News has confirmed, with the final missing passenger’s body also now located inside [Read More…]
ABC World News
Drone attack sets fire at Russian military airfield
belterz/Getty Images (LONDON) — A large fire was burning at a Russian military airfield early on Thursday after it was targeted by drones overnight, officials said. Videos circulating on Russia social media showed fires and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian authorities urge citizens to avoid social media, dating sites in areas where Ukraine is attacking
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian authorities are urging citizens in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia — areas where Ukraine has been attacking — to stop using video cameras, social media [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois Soybean Association focused on profitability and production
The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says the organization is focused on farmer profitability as it recognizes its 60th year. Ron Kindred, who farms in Logan County, says soybean growers are facing many [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps to vary across the Heartland next week; welcome moisture ahead for the Great Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across northern sections of the Rockies and High Plains. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall [Read More…]