The 22-year drought for American men in the grand slams will continue. No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz could not topple the defending two-time champion on Friday, as No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz took down the top man from the United States in four sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(6), to advance to his third straight Wimbledon […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins contest has the lowest over/under for total runs at 6.5 on the full Friday night MLB schedule, and when looking at the pitching matchup, that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Paul Skenes gets the start for the Pirates, which often means both teams on the field will struggle offensively. […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according to internal department communication reviewed by ABC News. All notifications for civilian service employees and foreign service officers are expected to go out by the end of the […]
(PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ) — Pennsylvania is experiencing “intermittent” statewide 911 outages, officials confirmed on Friday. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency confirmed on social media there are “some outages” and they are working to resolve the issue and restore service. “Please only call 911 for true emergencies. Do not call just to check whether it is […]
Ninth-ranked Derrick Lewis clashes with 13th-ranked Tallison Teixeira in a UFC heavyweight bout on Saturday. The main UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Lewis is coming off a knockout win over Rodrigo Nascimento this past May. Teixeira, meanwhile registered a TKO […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response — including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Trump’s visit on Friday came a week after […]
Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images (Texas) — The last time Matthew Hammond saw his 17-year-old daughter Malaya Grace Hammond, she was singing. Minutes earlier, Malaya was in the car with her parents, her brother, her sister and her sister’s friend driving to her beloved camp in Missouri where she was so excited to be a counselor, […]
Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images (Texas) — Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state’s history, which killed more than 120 people, many of whom were children. While there is an economic toll from floods due to the damage it causes to property, commerce and transportation, there is a risk […]
Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images/Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for NBA 2K24 “Here We Go” down the aisle. That’s what Coco Jones will soon be able to sing, as she and NBA boyfriend Donovan Mitchell are officially engaged. Coco subtly announced the news on her Instagram, sharing a photo of her kissing Mitchell with her […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Clipse is celebrating their new album with a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. Now available to watch on YouTube, their concert quickly goes through the Thornton brothers’ discography with help from a live band. They performed throwbacks “Virginia,” “Keys Open Doors” and “Momma I’m Sorry” before […]
