Ukraine gets $1.7B in Fresh Aid to Pay Health Care Workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank. The funds being provided Tuesday are to pay the salaries of Ukraine’s beleaguered health care workers and
Far out: NASA Space Telescope’s 1st Cosmic View Goes Deep

(AP)-The first image from NASA’s new space telescope is the deepest view of the universe ever captured. The image from the James Webb Space Telescope was unveiled at the White House on Monday. The picture is the
Jan. 6 Panel Probes Trump’s ‘Siren Call’ to Extremists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to highlight how violent far-right extremist groups answered what one lawmaker says was Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington. The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021,
Video; Two Scooter Shooters Miss Targets Including a Child in a Wheelchair

Brooklyn, NY (77WABC)- Police say they are looking for two armed gunmen riding scooters who both opened fire in narrowly missing a man sitting on a scooter, an adult female and a female child sitting in a
Japanese say Final Goodbye to Assassinated Former Leader Abe

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese have bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a family funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation. Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister,
Home Sales Are Getting Canceled at the Highest Rate Since the Start of the Pandemic

SEATTLE (AP) — Nationwide, roughly 60,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in June, equal to 14.9% of homes that went under contract that month, according to the latest analysis from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the
Poll: Most Dems Don’t Want Biden in 2024

WASHINGTON (77WABC) — A new poll from the New York Times and Siena College shows that 64% of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to seek another term in 2024. 33 percent cited Biden’s age, and
Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects Walk Free Under NY’s Bail Reform Laws

NEW YORK (77WABC) — A pair of suspected Mexican drug-cartel smugglers were arrested after the discovery of $1.2 million dollars of crystal methamphetamine — then freed under New York’s lax bail laws. According to the Office of
D.A. Refusing to Drop Charges Against Bodega Worker, Worker Speaks Out

NEW YORK (77WABC) — The Manhattan bodega worker charged with murder for fending off a violent ex-con broke his silence Monday, apologizing to the dead man’s family and saying he is “very sad” over the whole ordeal
Twitter stock sinks after Elon Musk backs out of $44 million deal to buy the social platform

On Monday, the value of public Twitter stock sank at the start of trading, due to billionaire Elon Musk announcing he’s backing out of an agreement to buy the social platform. Shares peaked at $51.70 in April
Biden administration says federal law protects patients; and hospitals must provide abortions in emergencies despite state bans

The Biden administration said Monday that hospitals must ensure patients can receive abortions when deemed medically necessary in emergency situations, despite bans in many states on the procedure. The Department of Health and Human Services said a
After 21 years, Pittsburg Steelers’ Heinz Field to change name to become Acrisure Stadium

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Monday that Heinz Field will be renamed Acrisure Stadium. Acrisure, the Michigan based insurance firm, will own the rights to the stadium on a 15-year contract. The Kraft Heinz company’s original deal