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Month: August 2024

Dangerously high temperatures to take over Midwest, excessive heat warning issued in Chicago

Dangerously high temperatures to take over Midwest, excessive heat warning issued in Chicago

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirty-eight million people are under heat alerts Monday as dangerously high temperatures are set to take over the Midwest. An excessive heat warning has been issued in Chicago, where the heat index — what the temperature feels like with humidity — could reach a scorching […]

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One dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say

One dead as landslide sweeps across roads, into homes in Alaska, officials say

FILE photo — Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, has killed at least one person and has blocked roads and damaged houses, officials said. Three people were injured and taken to the hospital, according to Kacie Paxton, a public information officer for the […]

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission poised to make history with first civilian spacewalk

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission poised to make history with first civilian spacewalk

The Crew of the next SpaceX private astronaut flight called Polaris Dawn, (Left to Right) Anna Menon, who works to develop astronaut operations for SpaceX, Scott Poteet, who served as the mission director of the Inspiration4 mission SpaceX, Jared Isaacman, who is financing the mission and Sarah Gillis, lead space […]

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Body found of woman washed away in Grand Canyon floodwaters

Body found of woman washed away in Grand Canyon floodwaters

Lori Andrews/Getty Images (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service. Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, had been missing since Thursday afternoon when heavy rain triggered a flash flood […]

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Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ Yankees jersey fetches record $24.1 million

Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ Yankees jersey fetches record $24.1 million

Legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the third game of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, October 1, 1932. It was during this game that Ruth gestured with his bat before hitting a home run […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/25/24

Scoreboard roundup — 8/25/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEArizona 7, Boston 5NY Yankees 10, Colorado 3St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2Philadelphia 11, Kansas City 3LA Dodgers 3, Tampa Bay 1Oakland 4, Milwaukee 3Seattle 4, San Francisco 3 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 4, Texas 2Toronto 8 LA […]

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Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police

Child, 4, stabbed multiple times in New Jersey home, suspect at large: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PATERSON, N.J.) — As the search continued Sunday for a relative accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl multiple times at the child’s New Jersey home, the father of the young victim said she’s fighting for her life and the attack left him “dumbfounded.” The child remains in […]

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Snow Men’s Basketball Offers Cale Barclay Sunday Evening

Snow Men’s Basketball Offers Cale Barclay Sunday Evening

EPHRAIM, Utah-Sunday evening, Snow men’s basketball head coach Andrew May offered Herriman High School star center Cale Barclay. The 6-8 Barclay is entering his senior season for the Mustangs and averaged 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds last season.

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines in-flight shares his story

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines in-flight shares his story

Joe and Sarah Emerson speak with ABC News. — Sam Sweeney/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, calls it the biggest mistake of his life. Emerson was inside an Alaska Airlines cockpit last October when he raised his arms and pulled two large red levers […]

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At least five Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump’s Butler rally put on administrative leave

At least five Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump’s Butler rally put on administrative leave

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (BUTLER, Penn.) — At least five U.S. Secret Service officials involved in the planning of Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where a gunman attempted to kill the former president, have been placed on administrative leave, according to two sources familiar with the situation. […]

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