Game on! Hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ kickoff, Disney and cable giant Charter settle contract impasse Monday, September 11 by ABC NewsMillions of cable viewers will apparently be able to watch Monday Night Football this evening, after Charter Communications and ABC News' parent company Disney settled a nasty contract dispute.The disagreement left some 15 million or so Spectrum subscribers cut off from Disney-owned cable stations,... Read More.
Giant African land snail spotted in Florida, section of county under quarantine: Officials Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of a giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said Tuesday.The quarantine comes weeks after state... Read More.
Netflix and chew: Streaming giant planning pop-up restaurant Wednesday, June 14 by ABC NewsNetflix pretty much brought the term "bingeing" into public consciousness, so it's almost natural it will be letting fans binge in the traditional way: at a restaurant.The streamer just announced plans for a pop-up restaurant experience called Netflix Bites, "an elevated dining experience" from... Read More.
SpaceX set for Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket Monday, April 17 by ABC News(BOCA CHICA, Texas) -- SpaceX is set for a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars.The uncrewed launch of the world's largest rocket will mark the first flight test of... Read More.
SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket Saturday, April 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- SpaceX is eyeing a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars.The unmanned launch of the world's largest rocket will mark the first flight test of a "fully... Read More.
Giant hail spotted as severe weather, tornado threat hits Texas Thursday, March 16 by ABC News(NEW YORK) — Giant hail has fallen in parts of Texas on Thursday as severe weather -- including at least one confirmed tornado -- hits the state.The National Weather Service Fort Worth warned residents to watch out for tennis ball-sized and golf ball-sized hail... Read More.
Nashville notes: Russell Dickerson’s remix, Elle King’s “Jersey Giant” and more Friday, November 11 by ABC NewsRussell Dickerson and Cheat Codes’ “I Remember” has gotten a remix from Dixie D’Amelio, complete with a music video. The clip is out now.Elle King just dropped a new song called... Read More.
One “giant leap for lambkind”: ‘Shaun the Sheep’ will blast off on moon mission Tuesday, August 2 by ABC NewsWhen the Artemis I mission blasts off to the moon on August 29, there will be a movie star on board.Specifically, it's Shaun the Sheep.A stuffed version of the beloved character from Oscar-winning Wallace and Grommit creators Aardman Animation will be representing the European... Read More.
World’s oldest giant panda in captivity dies at 35 Thursday, July 21 by ABC News(HONG KONG) -- An An, the world’s oldest giant male panda in captivity and under human care, has died at the age of 35 in Hong Kong.According to officials at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park where An An had spent the majority of his life,... Read More.
Giant, meat-eating new dinosaur species discovered in Argentina Thursday, July 7 by ABC News(LONDON) -- A new dinosaur species was discovered by paleontologists on Thursday, who have now named the giant carnivorous dinosaur species Meraxes gigas.The new species is similar to the Tyrannosaurus rex, with a large head and tiny arms.According to the researchers' findings, published in... Read More.
Here’s how Chris Smalls, who was fired from an Amazon Warehouse, beat the retail giant Thursday, April 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Chris Smalls was fired from his Amazon warehouse job in 2020, after leading a protest over fears working conditions could lead to a coronavirus outbreak at the Staten Island, New York, facility.Now, Smalls has a new job: president of the Amazon... Read More.
Shiffrin falls in Giant Slalom, delaying quest for Olympic history Monday, February 7 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- U.S. Olympic alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's quest to make Olympic history will have to wait for another day after she didn't land a medal in the Giant Slalom competition Monday.The 26-year-old fell during her first run, disqualifying her from the event."Could blame... Read More.