PeskyMonkey/iStock (TOKYO) — Up until last year, the Olympic games had never been postponed for any other reason than a world war. Then the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world, putting the dreams of over 10,000 Olympic hopefuls on pause. The Summer Olympics in Tokyo are now set to begin […]
DaveAlan/iStock (SAN FRANCISCO) — More than 100 people were forced out of their homes overnight as California’s largest wildfire continues to spread at a rapid pace. The Dixie Fire has now expanded to more than 190,000 acres — increasing by 20,000 acres in just 24 hours — prompting new mandatory […]
fstop123/iStock (HOUSTON) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will attend training camp on Sunday to avoid paying a $50,000 fine, according to a report from ESPN’s Ed Werner. Watson would have been fined $50,000 for each day he missed training camp. In January, Watson asked for a trade from the […]
matimix/iStock (TOKYO) – The USA men’s Olympic basketball team lost to France 83-76 in the team’s opening game of the 2020 Olympics. It is the first loss for the men’s team at the games since 2004, ending a 25 game winning streak. France’s Evan Fournier led the game with 28 […]
imagedepotpro/iStock (TOKYO) — Each day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020 Olympics will take place without fans or spectators and under a state […]
ABC News (SALT LAKE CITY) — Thousands of fans gathered in Wisconsin to celebrate the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA championship, but scenes of celebration soon turned into chaos when gunfire rang out. Two shootings broke out early Wednesday in downtown Milwaukee that wounded three, sent people running for their lives and […]
Utah Department of Natural Resources (SALT LAKE CITY) — The southern portion of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its lowest level ever, the U.S Geological Survey said Saturday. Lake levels have been declining for some time, but the record-breaking drought hitting the West has accelerated its […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Bobby Wood scored once and Real Salt Lake held the Colorado Rapids scoreless in a 3-0 victory. Real Salt Lake improved to 5-4-5 with the win, and Colorado dropped to 7-4-3.
Michael Goulding/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California’s death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 a.m. Saturday at a hospital in the community near Corcoran State Prison, the California […]
Al Bello/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden spent her final day in Japan cheering on Team USA at three Olympic events as the Games got underway in Tokyo on Saturday. With fans unable to attend, Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron were part of a sparse crowd watching […]
