Lakeesha Adams anticipated an intense volleyball match between her daughter’s junior varsity team, the Paetow High Panthers, and their rivals, the Jordan High Warriors — but she didn’t think it would resort to alleged racist taunts. “It was clearly audible that it was monkey sounds,” Adams told ABC News, also […]
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What is a ‘triple dip’ La Niña? Meteorologists predict one is coming
Changing temperatures around the world have led to several climate emergencies so far in 2022, from historic flooding in Pakistan that’s displaced millions of people to the rapid melting of a major glacier in Antarctica. Parts of the world are expected to experience severe weather for the rest of the […]
Cancer claims 4-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lance Mackey, one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died. The four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner died Wednesday from cancer, his father and kennel announced on Facebook. He was 52. Officials with the world’s most […]
NASA fixing moon rocket leaks, hoping for Sept. launch try
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month. Managers said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are […]
Gun suicides up 11% in past decade, linked to cities with lax gun laws: New research
The number of suicides committed with firearms increased about 11% from 2010 to 2020 in much of the United States and was driven primarily by deaths in cities and states with more relaxed gun policies, according to new research first obtained by ABC News. Researchers from New York University’s Langone’s […]
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82. He died of pneumonia on Wednesday at a […]
4 nations bordering Russia to restrict Russian tourists
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Four European countries that border Russia will take regional steps this month to limit people from Russia from entering Europe’s visa-free zone by land because they “are increasingly concerned about the substantial and growing influx of Russian citizens.” “We believe that this is becoming a serious threat […]
Judge removes local official for engaging in Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’
A state judge in New Mexico has removed a county commissioner from office after ruling that — because he participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — the U.S. Constitution barred him for engaging in an “insurrection.” It is the first time an elected official directly associated with […]
Three doctors charged in death of pregnant woman in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Prosecutors in southern Poland said Thursday that they have charged three doctors in relation to the death last year of a 30-year-old pregnant woman. Agnieszka Wichary, spokesperson for the prosecutors’ office in Katowice, said the charges were of exposing the patient to the danger of loss of […]
Memphis police arrest suspect in shooting rampage that killed 4
A young man who went on an hourslong shooting rampage around Memphis, Tennessee, gunning down at least four people, was arrested on Wednesday night, police said. Ezekiel Dejuan Kelly, 19, was taken into custody without incident in the Memphis neighborhood of Whitehaven at around 9 p.m. local time after a […]