CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga confirmed Thursday that Olympics events in Tokyo will have no spectatators at any of the Games’ venues. The prime minister went on television and announced to the nation that a state of emergency with new COVID-19 restrictions will […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Elsa is moving through the Carolinas on Thursday morning with heavy rain and gusty winds and winds currently at 40 mph making it a weak tropical storm which could weaken into a tropical depression anytime. There have been four reported tornadoes in three states thanks […]
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson, the sprinter who finished first in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic trials, over a failed drug test for marijuana has already sparked calls from advocates for a change within the international sports world. Although the 21-year-old told […]
Officer Down Memorial Page/Facebook (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.) — An FBI Task Force officer and 30-year police department veteran was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday after being ambushed outside an FBI building in Indiana, police say. The incident occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time, when FBI […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly eight years after Shannon Keeler’s alleged rape after a 2013 fraternity party at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and after receiving a series of disturbing Facebook messages from the man she’d accused, authorities have filed charges against the man. The Adams County District Attorney’s Office […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 1 Chi White Sox 6, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0 Detroit 5, Texas 3 LA Angels 5, Boston 4 Toronto 10, […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Damir Kreilach scored twice and Real Salt Lake beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 on Wednesday night. Kreilach scored in the opening minute and made it 2-0 in the 57th by heading in Justin Meram’s cross. Albert Rusnak gave Real Salt Lake a 3-0 advantage on a […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Elsa is now charging up the East Coast after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday, causing at least one death and miles of destruction, according to officials. Elsa made landfall at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in Taylor County, in Florida’s Big Bend […]
Around 5:00 p.m. on July 7, authorities responded to a new wildfire burning in Sevier County. The Willow Creek Fire is burning a few miles south of Mayfield. With the quick response of air & ground resources, the Willow Creek Fire was held to 48 acres. Federal & state crews, along […]
kali9/iStock (NEW YORK) — A 16-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting in Times Square that left a Marine injured, police sources told ABC News. The unidentified teen surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon, ending a 10-day search by police. Charges are pending. The incident took place on […]
