Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Olympic torch was lit in Athens and arrived in Berlin for the nation’s first-ever hosting of the Special Olympics World Games where exceptional, inspiring athletes and volunteers have gathered from all over the world to go for gold. ABC News’ […]
Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the war rages around them, the Ukrainian Special Olympics team is showcasing their indomitable spirit, staying incredibly focused on the opportunity to compete at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. ABC News’ partner, ESPN, was given exclusive access […]
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Three young brothers — aged just 7, 4 and 3 years old — have allegedly been shot and killed by their father and their mother has been wounded at a home in Ohio, police said. The triple homicide occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has set an early 2024 trial date for writer E. Jean Carroll’s original 2019 defamation case against former President Donald Trump. Judge Lewis Kaplan set a trial date of Jan. 15, 2024, for the case, in which Carroll claims then-President Trump defamed her […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A destructive tornado ripped through Perryton, Texas, Thursday evening, leaving at least three people dead, two missing and 56 injured, according to the The Ochiltree County Sherriff’s Office. Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher said the number of injured may be around 100 people. The injuries […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Dodgers 5, Chi White Sox 4 (11) Washington 4, Houston 1 Cleveland 8, San Diego 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 3 Detroit 8, Minnesota 4 LA Angels […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Scientists have gathered further evidence that ocean waters are continuing to warm along with the rest of the planet. Ocean temperatures reached record-breaking highs for the month of May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced during its monthly climate call on Thursday. Four main […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Zaid Deje Langs-Myers, an 18-year-old University of Connecticut student, was shot and killed in Hartford, Tuesday night, according to police. Hartford Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash only to find Langs-Myers suffering from gunshot wounds outside the vehicle. According to […]
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.) — The district attorney in Westchester County, New York, has closed a two-year investigation into former President Donald Trump without filing criminal charges, her office confirmed Thursday. District Attorney Miriam Rocah had been investigating whether Trump National Golf Club Westchester had tried to inappropriately […]
Google Maps Street View (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Charlotte, North Carolina, teacher is suing the charter school he used to work at after he claims he was fired after parents allegedly complained about him teaching a fictional book involving a racially profiled Black teen. Markayle Gray, a former English teacher […]
