Seattle Storm star says Griner Russia sentence “unjust”
(Pool photo by Evgenia Novozhenina) Local WNBA players continue to express their support for the fight to get Brittney Griner back to the U.S. following her sentence to 9 years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling.
What’s in the Senate Democrats’ landmark ‘Inflation Reduction Act’?
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the Senate Democrats’ last remaining holdout — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — tentatively signing onto a $739 billion modified reconciliation deal, her party leaders are looking forward to a first procedur…
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $45M in punitive damages
Drew Angerer/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents, a Texas jury found on Friday.
The development comes a day after the jury ordered Jones to pay them $4.1 million…
Adult at Illinois day care tests positive for monkeypox, children potentially exposed
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An adult at an Illinois day care center has tested positive for monkeypox, and a number of children may have been exposed to the virus, health officials in Illinois announced on Friday.
At this time, officials did …
Tim Roth reveals what drew him to his latest movie, ‘Resurrection’
Courtesy of IFC FilmsResurrection, a new psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth, is in theaters now. Directed by Andrew Semans, it follows a mother who is forced to confront her past. Roth tells ABC Audio what drew him to the project…
‘Peacemaker’ director James Gunn, Marvel’s Kevin Feige reach out to ‘Batgirl’ directors after movie gets shelved
L-R Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah/Marvel StudiosHollywood is usually better known for cutthroat competition between, rather than words of support from, those within the industry. However, Warner Bros. Discovery’s canceling of its Batgirl movie has bro…
Expert explains Russian law behind Brittney Griner sentencing
ABC(NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner is known for her game on the basketball court, but she’s now become embroiled in a much more dangerous game — a political gambit between Russia and the U.S.
William Pomeranz, the director of the Wilson Center Kennan I…
What Kansas’ abortion vote could mean for other states
ABC News Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) — After Kansas voters decisively rejected a bid to remove abortion protections from its state constitution earlier this week, researchers and activists say state lawmakers are likely to continue efforts to restric…
At least three dead, several unaccounted for after house fire in Pennsylvania, police say
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images/Stock(NESCOPECK, Pa.) — At least three people are dead and several remain unaccounted for after an intense fire tore through a home in central Pennsylvania on Friday, authorities said.
Crews responding to the…
Biden, testing positive Friday, plans to visit Kentucky Monday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky Monday to visit flood victims, the White House announced, despite another positive COVID-19 test Friday.
Physician to the preside…