Putin ‘on the ropes’ as Ukrainians continue counteroffensive
ILYA PITALEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Ukrainian forces continue to mount a counteroffensive against the Russian Army and reclaim the country’s invaded land in the northeast, Russian President Vladimir Putin has upped his military mo…
James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s rings in new images
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI(NEW YORK) — NASA released new images of Neptune from the James Webb Space Telescope on Wednesday, showing off some of the planet’s rings.
This is the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in over 30 years since NASA’s Voyager 2 photo…
In some states, security concerns prompt schools, churches to withdraw as polling places
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A spate of headline-grabbing school shootings and election-related threats is making some schools and churches reconsider whether it is safe to continue serving as polling locations — prompting concerns amo…
Toddler goes home after over 500 days in the hospital
Tyler Robinson(NEW YORK) — An Illinois mom says it’s “wonderful” to have her daughter home with her after the 18-month-old spent more than 500 days in the hospital, first in the neonatal intensive care unit, and then, after her first birthday, in the …
Ex-Trump fundraiser worked to ‘manipulate’ the public on behalf of UAE, prosecutors allege
Creativeye99/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal prosecutor on Wednesday accused Thomas Barrack, a one-time fundraiser for Donald Trump, of leveraging his “unique access” to the former president to illegally act as a foreign agent on behalf of the Unit…
Former cop Thomas Lane sentenced in state case over George Floyd’s death
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to his role in the 2020 death of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years in state prison.
Thomas Lane, 39, learned his fate over closed…
Fed hikes benchmark rate 0.75% in significant escalation of inflation fight
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve instituted a dramatic interest rate hike on Wednesday, the latest in a series of borrowing cost increases, as the central bank tries to dial back near-historic inflation while avoiding …
Big bank CEOs sound alarm on inflation fight: ‘Expect tougher times ahead’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Chief executives at some of the largest U.S. banks sounded the alarm over sky-high inflation in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, warning that price hikes would require further borrowing cost increases from t…
Jameela Jamil dishes on her ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ character, Titania
Courtesy of Disney+Meet Titania! She’s the villain on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, which drops a new episode today on Disney+.
Jameela Jamil plays the baddie, known as Titania, and Jamil shared her character’s back story with ABC Audio.
“In the comics,…
Scoreboard roundup — 9/21/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Boston 1
NY Yankees 14, Pittsburgh 2
Philadelphia 4, Toronto 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston 5, Tampa Bay 2
Baltimore 8, Detroit 1
Texa…