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Month: July 2021

Miami-Dade County official tests positive for COVID-19, raising concern about Surfside site

Miami-Dade County official tests positive for COVID-19, raising concern about Surfside site

Myriam Borzee/iStock (MIAMI) — Jose “Pepe” Diaz, chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a statement Sunday night. Diaz’s chief of staff, Isidoro Lopez, also tested positive for the virus. “Both started experiencing flu-like symptoms earlier today and will be […]

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Teenager abducted from basement of his home found badly injured, three suspects arrested

Teenager abducted from basement of his home found badly injured, three suspects arrested

ABC News/WPVIABC News/WPVI (PHILADELPHIA) — A 17-year-old boy who was abducted from the basement of his own home has been found badly injured at a property about a mile away as three suspects have been taken into custody. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday evening when authorities […]

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Three shot outside barbershop after argument between two men over who won foot race a month ago

Three shot outside barbershop after argument between two men over who won foot race a month ago

BC News/KTRK (HOUSTON) — Three people have been shot outside of a barbershop following an argument between two men in their 40’s allegedly over who came first in a foot race over a month ago. The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, in northeast Houston when […]

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Several injured after man drives truck into crowd following ejection from club: Police

Several injured after man drives truck into crowd following ejection from club: Police

kali9/iStock Ivan Pereira, ABC News (HIRAM, Ga.) — Several people were injured at a Georgia club Saturday night after an ejected patron, who was allegedly intoxicated, reportedly opened fire into the crowd before ramming his truck into the establishment, police said. The incident took place at the 278 South Club […]

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Man turns himself in for murder of 87-year-old woman after being on the run for five days

Man turns himself in for murder of 87-year-old woman after being on the run for five days

Dallas Police Department (DALLAS) — A man suspected of murdering an elderly woman has turned himself into Dallas police after being on the run for five days. The Dallas Police Department said its officers responded to a 911 call on the evening of July 6 at approximately 6:35 p.m. about […]

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Bucks bounce back at home, top Suns in Game 3

Bucks bounce back at home, top Suns in Game 3

TuelekZa/iStock (MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — The Milwaukee Bucks bested the Phoenix Suns, beating them 120-100 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee’s comeback with 40 plus points in back-to-back finals games, joining other legends like Michael Jordan to do so. Watch the full report from ABC’s […]

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Stick to sports? Here’s what could happen to Olympians who protest at Tokyo Games

Stick to sports? Here’s what could happen to Olympians who protest at Tokyo Games

Bettmann / Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the start of the Olympic Games in 1896, athletes have used the international stage to shine a light on social justice issues. One of the most iconic protests came from Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the […]

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How will the West solve a water crisis if climate change continues to get worse?

How will the West solve a water crisis if climate change continues to get worse?

Surachet1/iStock (NEW YORK) — Imagine a world where water is scarce in the West — or at least stretches of the increasingly hot and dry landscape. A decades-long megadrought spurred by climate change, which has led to alarmingly low reservoir levels in the region, nearing or at records in some […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/21

Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 5, Boston 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 Chi White Sox 7, Baltimore 5 Oakland 4, Texas 1 Houston 8, NY Yankees 7 Minnesota 12, Detroit 9 LA Angels 7, Seattle […]

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Fires burning across West as heat waves continue to blanket region

Fires burning across West as heat waves continue to blanket region

Rego Quintero/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires are continuing to spread in the West as more than 18 million Americans remain under heat alerts on the heels of a record-breaking heat wave. The heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures to cities in Arizona, Utah, California and Montana and played a significant role […]

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