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What’s fueling the Pakistani migrant exodus that ended in tragedy near Greece
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The reports of hundreds of Pakistanis losing their lives as they attempted to enter Europe last week sent shockwaves across the country, forcing officials in Islamabad to acknowledge the increasing [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia says Wagner’s operations and military support in Africa ‘will continue’
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has announced that Wagner Mercenary Group is to continue its operations in Africa and its troops are set to remain in place following the aborted armed [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
US women’s national soccer team set to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs
ABC via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepares to pursue a third straight Women’s World Cup, the squad is being honored for a different fight. The team is [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Montana judge holds state health department in contempt over transgender birth certificate law
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the state health department [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Reunite with your cash: How to find out if you have unclaimed money
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they may be owed cash from “unclaimed property,” which can [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Starbucks reiterates support of LGBTQIA2+ community amid Pride strikes
Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Amid much back-and-forth between Starbucks and some of its workers who claim the company stopped Pride decorations from being displayed in some locations, some union employees have gone on strike to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect; set to help millions of women
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Natasha Jackson faced what she says was pregnancy discrimination 13 years ago. She was three months pregnant with her third child when she was put on leave from her job [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The beginning of a star-studded end: ‘Grown-ish’ star Marcus Scribner dishes on final season’s celeb guest lineup
l-R – Scribner, rapper Lil Yatchy — Freeform/Mike Taing The final season of the beloved comedy series Grown-ish begins Wednesday, but the show is determined to go out with a bang. At least that’s how actor Marcus Scribner, who plays [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Extraction 2’ killing it on Netflix, and more
Extraction 2 was the most viewed title on Netflix from June 19 to June 25, the streamer reported on Tuesday. The sequel, once again starring Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, the mercenary who survived being “clinically dead” at [Read More…]
ABC World News
Teenager’s death during police traffic stop sparks violent unrest in Paris suburb
Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for “calm” on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager’s death at the hands of police in a Paris [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Prigozhin thought he’d have help from Russian military, US official says
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
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‘They all are washed in blood after this war’: Ex-Russian minister on Wagner-Putin conflict
ABC News (NEW YORK) — This weekend’s attempted rebellion by the Wagner Group, a Putin-packed private military company, appeared to show some serious distrust among the Russian government and its military allies. Andrei Kozyrev, a former [Read More…]
ABC World News
Failed Wagner rebellion against Russia a battle between ‘two thugs’: Former US ambassador
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The attempted rebellion over the weekend against President Vladimir Putin by the Russia-backed private military company the Wagner Group, run by former Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin, shocked world observers and leaders. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Change in regime is ‘far closer’ after Wagner Group rebellion, Putin critic says
Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the exiled former oligarch and one of Vladimir Putin’s best-known critics, has campaigned for years to end the Russian leader’s rule. Over the weekend, as Wagner leader [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 20 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned more than 17.7 million acres [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daniel Penny expected to appear in court in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny is expected to appear in court Wednesday in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. He was indicted by a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four more suspects charged in deadliest US smuggling attempt
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about ‘Bidenomics,’ Biden’s economic policy, and its potential pitfalls
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House is going all in on “Bidenomics” branding as the 2024 election cycle heats up. President Joe Biden is taking his economic philosophy, which [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning in Gulf of Mexico
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (DESTIN, Fla.) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 7, Seattle 4 (11) Miami 10, Boston 1 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 1 San Francisco 3, Toronto 0 Atlanta [Read More…]