Month: August 2024
ABC Health News
Heavy metals found in some dark chocolate, not ’cause for alarm’: Experts
HUIZENG HU/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A study published earlier this week found several dark chocolate products may be contaminated with heavy metals, setting off concerns about overexposure. For the analysis, published in the journal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Incidence of 17 cancers on the rise in younger generations, major new study says
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gen X and Millennials in the U.S. are at greater risk for 17 cancers than were previous generations, a major new study revealed. Researchers at the American Cancer Society [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
LGBTQ athletes take their marks on the track at the Paris Olympic Games
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Simone Biles wins 2nd career Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics all-around, Suni Lee takes bronze
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (PARIS) — Simone Biles took gold in Paris in the individual all-around on Thursday after the disappointment of Tokyo, while fellow American Suni Lee took bronze. It is the third [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Could pool at Paris Olympics be a factor in slower swimming times?
Katie Ledecky of United States (L) leading the race during the Women’s 1500m Freestyle Finals on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024 in Nanterre, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Stephen Nedoroscik becomes breakout star of 2024 Paris Olympics: What to know about the pommel horse pro
Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States prepares for the pommel horse event of the artistic gymnastics men’s team qualification match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Looking sharp: Italian gymnastics silver medalist sponsored by parmesan cheese
Italy’s Giorgia Villa competes in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 30, 2024. (Loic Venance/AFP via [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kamala Harris has enough delegate votes to become historic Democratic nominee: DNC chair
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris has enough Democratic Party delegate votes in a virtual roll call to earn the party’s nomination when the roll call ends Monday, Democratic National [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Pete Buttigieg cancels item on schedule amid VP speculation
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is moving full steam ahead in her bid for the White House. Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have several campaign events [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Simone Biles takes apparent jab at Donald Trump: ‘I love my black job’
Naomi Baker/Getty Images (PARIS) — The greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, took an apparent jab at former President Donald Trump early Friday, tweeting, “I love my black job,” in response to a tweet [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats to run newspaper ads in Trump’s rally locations calling for debate commitment
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump walks onstage at a rally, on July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When former President Donald Trump rallies across the country, voters [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russian prisoner swap raises debate over ramifications: ‘Are we actually feeding the beast?’
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two dozen prisoners from seven countries were freed in a historic swap on Thursday, including several wrongfully detained American citizens held in Russia. President Joe Biden called the deal, the largest [Read More…]
ABC National News
Extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation and human misconduct prompting intense wildfire season
A firefighter works as the Nixon Fire burns with evacuation orders in the area on July 29, 2024 near Aguanga, Calif. — Mario Tama/Getty Images (REDDING, Calif.) — It’s only August, but already the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Twenty-year-old man falls 400 feet to his death from rim of Grand Canyon
Responders manage a high angle technical rescue system on July 31, 2024. — NPS / K.Ross (NEW YORK) — A 20-year-old man has fallen 400 feet to his death from a scenic overlook at the [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Glad I’m home’: Former Marine Paul Whelan speaks out after Russia prison ordeal
Former prisoners released by Russia, US journalist Evan Gershkovich (C), former US marine Paul Whelan (C), and US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva (L) smile after landing at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, on August 2, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Firefighter dies in the line of duty in while battling Kansas house fire
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (WICHITA, Kan.) — A firefighter in Kansas has lost his life in the line of duty while battling a house fire in Wichita, according to the Wichita Fire Department. The incident occurred [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 baby boys die in hot cars in separate states on same day
shaunl/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — A 6-month-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Arizona for about seven hours, authorities said. The incident unfolded after the mom asked a neighbor to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Biden had ‘very direct’ meeting with Netanyahu
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
ABC World News
Series of assassinations leaves Yahya Sinwar de facto Hamas leader and top Israeli target: Experts
Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement takes part in a rally organized to mark the movement’s 35th founding anniversary, in Gaza City, Palestine, Dec. 14, 2022. — Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty [Read More…]
ABC World News
Brittney Griner reacts to Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich’s release: ‘Head over heels’
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images (PARIS) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia, said she is “head over heels” after the release of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who were freed [Read More…]