EU crackdown on Russian oil pushes gas price to new highs
Michael Godek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The crackdown on Russian oil is helping push gas prices in the U.S. to record highs.
For the first time ever, seven states — Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon and Washington — have gas price…
Reported COVID-19 infection levels nearly six times higher than last Memorial Day
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans traveled for Memorial Day weekend at levels not seen since before the onset of the pandemic.
It marked a return to normalcy for many and a chance to gather with family and friends.
But…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russians, Ukrainians fight street by street in key city
ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troop…
As Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown ends, residents celebrate in the streets and fences come down
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HONG KONG) — After more than two months of harsh lockdown, China’s largest city, Shanghai, began to unlock at the stroke of midnight Wednesday.
As metal fencing came down around most communities and private vehic…
Uvalde ISD police chief sworn in as city council member
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was sworn in as a city council member Tuesday night.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said members were sworn in per …
Danny Boyle honors the architects of Britain’s punk revolution in ‘Pistol’
Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesThe new series Pistol, which debuted Tuesday on Hulu, is all about explosive rise and tragic fall of the Sex Pistols.
Based on founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones’ memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the s…
Bison gores woman in Yellowstone National Park after she gets too close
Bruce Alexander / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on Monday morning, officials said.
A bison was walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, just north of the Old Faithful geyser,…
Why Russia’s blockade of Odesa is causing a global food problem
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(ODESA, Ukraine) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has meant vital food exports are stuck in Ukraine’s ports.
ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge explains a looming crisis by answering four key questions.
1. How…
Scoreboard roundup — 5/31/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 2, Boston 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 8, Detroit 2
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 3
Detroit 4, Minnesota 0
Seattle 10, Baltimore 0
NY Yankee…