NASAby CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two months after a history-making launch, the first NASA-SpaceX astronauts finally have a return flight scheduled. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who left Earth on May 30, are slated to undock from the International Space Station at 7:34 p.m. ET on Saturday […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers knelt alongside one another before the first games of the NBA restart. They were unprecedented images in unprecedented times. Some players raised a fist as the final […]
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 673,000 people worldwide. Over 17.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for […]
Nick J./iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — At least one Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the California coast, officials said. Eight other Marines, including the one who died, were recovered off San Clemente Island after the amphibious […]
Kelvin Sterling Scott/iStockBy KIARA BRANTLEY-JONES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Six historically Black colleges and universities received eight-figure donations all thanks to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, granted millions of dollars to several HBCUs. Howard University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Hampton University, Morehouse College, Spelman […]
drakuliren/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s death in May, Portland Police Chief Jami Resch issued a statement she had hoped would help keep a lid on rising tensions in her city by condemning the fatal police encounter in Minneapolis as running […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA’s restart. Gobert had 14 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. New Orleans led for most […]
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, EMILY SHAPIRO and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 671,000 people worldwide. Over 17.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO and CRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Isaias has strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center announced Thursday night, adding that the storm’s maximum winds are estimated to be 80 mph, with higher gusts. The government of the […]
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Isaias continues its path through the Caribbean leaving intense flooding in Puerto Rico. Multiple municipalities on the west and east side of the island have been hit the hardest by the storm. On the west side of the island […]
