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Month: August 2021

Pentagon reopens following shooting, stabbing incident

Pentagon reopens following shooting, stabbing incident

Ivan Cholakov/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a shooting and stabbing at the Pentagon Transit Center, according to a U.S. official. The lockdown was later lifted and the Pentagon has reopened, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency said shortly after noon ET. The incident at the […]

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Colts guard Quenton Nelson to have foot surgery, out 5-12 weeks

Colts guard Quenton Nelson to have foot surgery, out 5-12 weeks

Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis Colts left guard Quenton Nelson will have foot surgery Tuesday afternoon, head coach Frank Reich announced on Tuesday.  It is the same procedure that starting quarterback Carson Wentz had on Monday.  Reich said this injury was likely something Nelson was born with, unlike […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Arkansas sees highest hospitalization increase since start of pandemic

COVID-19 live updates: Arkansas sees highest hospitalization increase since start of pandemic

Lubo Ivanko/iStock COVID-19 live updates: Arkansas sees highest hospitalization increase since start of pandemic (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 613,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.2 million people have died worldwide, […]

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NY AG probe finds Cuomo sexually harassed multiple woman

NY AG probe finds Cuomo sexually harassed multiple woman

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was found to have sexually harassed multiple women, including current and former state employees, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday morning after a four-month probe into the allegations. According to James, the probe found that Cuomo […]

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Pentagon on lockdown due to police activity

Pentagon on lockdown due to police activity

Ivan Cholakov/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A Pentagon spokesperson said the building was put on lockdown Tuesday morning due to police activity outside. Additional information was not immediately available. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Employee allegedly shoots three co-workers at Smile Direct Club in Nashville

Employee allegedly shoots three co-workers at Smile Direct Club in Nashville

carlballou/iStock (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — An employee allegedly shot and injured three co-workers at a Smile Direct Club manufacturing facility in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, early Tuesday, officials said. One worker was struck in the chest, one in the abdomen and one in the leg, Nashville police spokesman Don […]

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Simone Biles finishes with bronze: Key moments from Day 11 of the Olympic Games

Simone Biles finishes with bronze: Key moments from Day 11 of the Olympic Games

Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (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 Summer Olympics is taking place without fans or […]

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How climbing works in competition at the Olympics

How climbing works in competition at the Olympics

Manuel Blondeau/Icon Sport via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Climbing gyms have been filling up across the U.S. in recent years, and now, the sport is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo. This is the first time climbing will be in competition at the Olympics, with events scheduled to start Aug. […]

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Renters brace for evictions as moratorium expires, virus cases resurge

Renters brace for evictions as moratorium expires, virus cases resurge

Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — A major lifeline for millions of Americans was precipitously cut off over the weekend, leaving many families that are still reeling from the economic shock wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic now also at risk of losing their homes. Notwithstanding last-minute scrambles from some lawmakers to […]

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Sky Brown, Kokona Hiraki aim to become youngest individual gold medalists in Olympic history

Sky Brown, Kokona Hiraki aim to become youngest individual gold medalists in Olympic history

Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Sky Brown doesn’t know a world without iPhones, Teslas or Netflix. But she does know how to skateboard — very, very well. The 13-year-old Brit is in Tokyo this week looking to make Olympic history. If she wins the women’s park competition, […]

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