Caitlin Clark selected as No. 1 pick in WNBA Draft
The University of Iowa star was selected as the first overall pick for the 2024 WNBA draft Monday night by the Indiana Fever.
The University of Iowa star was selected as the first overall pick for the 2024 WNBA draft Monday night by the Indiana Fever.
Ukraine on Tuesday launched its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare that officials said was the first of its kind. "Ukraine is the only country in the world that has created the Unmanned Systems Forces, and this gives hope for the creation of a coalition of countries," said Ivan Havryliuk, deputy minister of Defense of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced the creation of the new branch in February, saying that Ukrainian military drones "have proven their effectiveness in battles on land, in the sky and at sea."
Hunter Biden's conviction Tuesday on three felony charges marks a historic moment -- the first time a sitting president's child has been found guilty of felonies. Operatives in both parties predicted that the conviction would do little to move the needle in an election featuring two universally known candidates whose own poll numbers have refused to budge more than a few points even in light of historic developments surrounding President Joe Biden and Donald Trump themselves -- including the former president's own felony conviction last month. "Considering how little the Trump verdict seemed to move the needle, I'm not sure Hunter's will do anything either," GOP pollster Robert Blizzard said of Hunter Biden's conviction on three charges related to the purchase of a firearm while he was allegedly addicted to crack cocaine.
The data will arrive hours before the Federal Reserve announces a decision about whether to move its benchmark interest rate. Economists expect prices to have risen 3.4% over the year ending in May, which would leave the inflation rate unchanged from the previous month. Price increases have slowed significantly from a peak of about 9%, but inflation still stands more than a percentage point higher than the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.
For years, Hala Rharrit was a career veteran diplomat who took pride talking about American values such as human rights and freedom of the press. Now, she's the first U.S. diplomat to resign her post in protest of Biden administration policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza. In an interview with ABC News this week, Rharrit said she believes the steady stream of U.S. bombs and other weapons sent to Israel with few conditions is putting America's national security at risk as the Arab world grows more volatile -- and hostile to U.S. interests -- than ever.
Xavier Walker's biggest fear when he was outed as gay was that he would be killed. "In the community, going to school, I had to be very mindful," Walker, an asylum seeker from Jamaica living in the United States, told ABC News, reflecting on his embattled childhood. "Pretend you are straight, act straight, don't make eye contact, don't try to draw attention to yourself because once they figure out you're gay, you're going to be in trouble," Walker said.
The Port of Baltimore's federal channel was safely reopened to its original dimensions of 700 feet wide by 500 feet deep without any major injuries, The White House said. Work continues to remove debris outside of the McHenry Federal Channel, and a safety zone will be maintained to protect workers. The preliminary costs to rebuild the bridge as quoted by the Department of Transportation are between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, officials said.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its latest decision on interest rates, just hours after fresh inflation data is set to reveal the status of the central bank's fight to slow price increases. At six consecutive meetings spanning nearly a year, the Fed has opted to hold rates steady in response to elevated inflation and robust economic performance. Economists expect the Fed to continue that approach on Wednesday.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said Tuesday night it’s stepping in at the request of the Atlanta Police Department to investigate following an officer-involved shooting at an Atlanta mall earlier in the day. Jeremy Malone, 34, who the GBI has identified as a suspect, went to the Peachtree Center Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, around 2:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Inside the mall, he “got into an altercation with a man, and Malone pulled out a gun and shot him,” the GBI alleged.
Police in Memphis have detained two people after three juveniles and one adult were left critically injured in a shooting incident on Tuesday night, officials said. Four people found injured were taken to Baptist East hospital, where they remain in critical condition, police said. The officer who was involved in the wreck is uninjured, Memphis police said.
For the second time in as many years, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has defeated a fierce GOP primary challenge in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. With 27% of the vote reporting as of 8:40 p.m ET., the Associated Press projects Mace will win South Carolina’s 1st district with an outright majority of more than 57%.
The 16-time winner of the contest, including every year since 2016, will not be competing at this year's contest, according to Major League Eating. On Tuesday evening, Chestnut took to X to share his frustration over being "banned" from the event and claimed he learned about the decision with the rest of the world. "I was gutted to learn from the media that after 19 years Im banned from the Nathan's July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest," Chestnut wrote, adding, "I love competing in that event, I love celebrating America with my fans all over this great country on the 4th and I have been training to defend my title."
Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to ISIS, who crossed into the United States from the southern border last year and this year, have been detained in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York City, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The suspects were initially allowed to enter the U.S. after being vetted and no national security issues were uncovered, the source said. "Over the last few days, ICE agents arrested several non-citizens pursuant to immigration authorities," the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
One person was fatally shot in connection with a bus hijacking that prompted a police chase through two Georgia counties on Tuesday, authorities said. The incident began at approximately 4:35 p.m. ET in downtown Atlanta, when police responded to a report of gunfire on a Gwinnett County Transit bus and a "possible hostage situation," the Atlanta Police Department said. "Upon the officers' arrival at the scene, the bus fled the location, and a pursuit ensued," the Atlanta Police Department said in a press release.
A USA Basketball executive has come forward to defend the organization's decision not to include Caitlin Clark on the 2024 Paris Olympics roster. Clark was reportedly left off the roster due to her lack of experience compared to those included, according to the AP. Clark, the No. 1 pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft and the highest scoring player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history, was noticeably absent from the Olympic roster that was officially announced on Tuesday and included WNBA stars like Diana Taurasi, Kelsey Plum, Brittney Griner and Sabrina Ionescu.
June 11 was another packed primary day, as voters in South Carolina, Maine, North Dakota and Nevada weighed in on who will make the ballot this fall. In South Carolina, Rep. Nancy Mace's Trumpian pivot didn't cost her, as she handily fended off an establishment-aligned primary challenger. Fellow incumbent Rep. William Timmons, who was looking vulnerable after an infidelity scandal, also came out ahead in a closer race against his right-wing challenger.
President Joe Biden, in his first comment after Hunter Biden was found guilty on all three counts in his federal gun trial, expressed love for his son and vowed to accept the verdict handed down by the jury on Tuesday. Biden reiterated much of his statement from when the trial kicked off on June 3. "As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad," Biden said.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee to speak about his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including its highly-scrutinized handling of nursing homes. The transcribed interview took place behind closed doors with the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. The GOP-led panel issued a subpoena in March for Cuomo, a Democrat, to sit for a deposition.
President Joe Biden joined gun control activists Tuesday in pushing forward more initiatives to combat gun violence and trumpeted his administration's stricter gun laws. Biden's prescheduled remarks at the advocacy group Everytown's Gun Safety University conference in Washington, D.C., came hours after his son Hunter was convicted on three felony counts in his federal gun trial in Delaware. The president did not mention his son or the case during his remarks Tuesday afternoon.
Ricky Martin is a pop star to his fans and his kids. The "Palm Royale" star is a dad of four: Fifteen-year-old twins, Matteo and Valentino as well as Lucia, 5, and Renn, 4, whom he welcomed with his ex, Jwan Yosef. During his appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in June 2024, Martin explained how his children first found out about his famed career.
In a sweeping change that could improve millions of Americans' ability to own a home or buy a car, the Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a rule to ban medical debt from credit reports. The rule, announced by Vice President Kamala Harris and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, comes as President Joe Biden beefs up his efforts to persuade Americans his administration is lowering costs, a chief concern for voters in the upcoming election. “This is going to be an enormous relief to so many people battling bills when it comes to hospital visits,” Chopra told ABC News in an exclusive interview ahead of the policy announcement.