Ukrainian grain may be leaving ports — but on Russian ships, US official says
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There is evidence of Russian vessels departing “from near Ukraine with their cargo holds full of grain,” a U.S. Department of State spokesperson told ABC News on Monday night.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affa…
Sen. Chris Murphy gives updates on Senate gun negotiations, meeting with Biden at White House
Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to personally update him on ongoing gun negotiations in the Senate as lawmakers try to reach a deal t…
Wildfire erupts near LA as record-breaking heat scorches Southwest
San Bernardino County Fire Department (HESPERIA, Calif.) — A brush fire erupted Monday afternoon in Hesperia, California, leaving one burn victim and up to 50 acres of scorched land, amid record-breaking temperatures in the Southwest.
The condition o…
Play ball: Amazon drops teaser to ‘A League of Their Own’ reboot
Amazon StudiosOn Tuesday, Amazon Prime dropped a teaser to A League of Their Own, the series reboot of the late Penny Marshall’s 1992 hit starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis.
Set in a musically anachronistic choice, to Steve Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen,”…
Robert De Niro on celebrating ‘The Godfather’ turning 50, what keeps him going at nearly 79
Tribeca Film FestivalRobert De Niro turns 79 in August, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. He’s about to launch his 21st Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday — the first non-COVID-restricted event in two years.
On top of that, his Killers of th…
Orlando mother charged with husband’s death after 2-year-old son finds weapons and shoots dad
Orange County Sheriff’s Office(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A 28-year-old Florida mother on probation for child neglect has been charged in her husband’s death after authorities alleged her 2-year-old son found an unsecured handgun in their Orlando home and fatal…
Transgender athletes banned from women’s sports in Louisiana
DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards didn’t veto or approve the Republican-led Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, by the end of the legislative session Monday. The now-law that bans transgender women from partic…
$5K reward offered in manhunt for fugitive sought in cyclist’s murder
The U.S. Marshals Service shared this undated image of homicide suspect Kaitlin Armstrong. – U.S. Marshals Service(NEW YORK) — A manhunt is underway to locate a fugitive yoga teacher who is suspected of fatally shooting a professional cyclist in Texas…
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ star Chris Pratt weighs “dino droppings” with diaper duty
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicWith his Jurassic World: Dominion alter-ego Owen Grady tackling dinosaur detail in theaters this weekend, Chris Pratt is back at home on diaper duty.
The star and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger welcomed their second da…
Gunmen disguised as congregants carried out attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, police say
Adewale Ogunyemi/Xinhua via Getty Images(LONDON) — Some of the gunmen who attacked a church full of worshippers in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday were disguised as congregants, police said.
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed …