Atlanta Zoo closing early due to extreme heat: How the animals are staying safe
FILE – AXEL HEIMKEN/DPA/AFP via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Extreme heat is forcing the Atlanta Zoo to close its gates early on Wednesday and Thursday.
The heat index — what temperature it feels like — is forecast to skyrocket Wednesday to 100 degrees …
Allyson Felix covers child care for athletes, coaches as she competes in final national race
Steph Chambers/Getty Images(EUGENE, Ore.) — Athletes competing at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, will not have to worry about child care, thanks to fellow competitor Allyson Felix.
Felix, an 11-time Olympic meda…
Diesel prices could lead us into the next recession, experts say
George Rose/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While many Americans have noticed sky-high gasoline prices, the lesser-known increase in diesel costs could be what drives the U.S. economy into a recession, experts told ABC News.
Oil prices, which on Wednesday …
How to find COVID vaccines for children under age 5
David Ryder/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccines began to be rolled out for children between six months and 4 years old across the United States this week.
This means roughly 20 million babies, toddlers and preschoolers under age 5 are now elig…
Six dead in West Virginia helicopter crash: Report
wsfurlan/Getty Images(LOGAN COUNTY, W. Va.) — Six people reportedly died in a helicopter crash in West Virginia on Wednesday.
The Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed by Route 17 in Logan County around 5 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administratio…
Prince William addresses Caribbean tour controversy, colonialism in new speech
John Sibley – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William is speaking out about the protests he and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge faced during their tour of the Caribbean.
William addressed their trip in a speech Wednesday at the unveili…
Scoreboard roundup — 6/22/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Houston 5, NY Mets 3
Texas 4, Philadelphia 2
Baltimore 7, Washington 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 9, Chi White Sox 5
Boston 6, Detroit 2
NY Yankee…
Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson team up for the Netflix action comedy, ‘The Man from Toronto’
Sabrina Lantos/NetflixThe new Neflix action comedy The Man from Toronto, starring Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart, debuts on Friday.
It’s one of more than 20 projects Hart has in the works as an actor or producer, which has him up before the sun rises …