Page 703 – Connect FM | Local News Radio

Consumer sentiment improves more than expected as Trump rolls back tariffs

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Consumer sentiment improved more than expected in June, indicating a swell of optimism as President Donald Trump rolled back some tariffs in recent weeks.The resurgence of shopper attitudes ended six consecutive months of worsening sentiment, University of Michigan survey data on... Read More.

Karen Read retrial: Key takeaways as jury about to get the case

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- With closing arguments now underway, the second sensational trial of Karen Read -- accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022 -- is nearing a close.Prosecutors allege Read hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car outside the home... Read More.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty Friday to human smuggling charges, one week after he was brought back to the Unites States from detention in El Salvador.The 29-year-old has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle since he was Read More.

Oil prices surge and stocks slump after Israel attack on Iran

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Oil prices surged and stocks slumped on Friday morning in the immediate hours after Israel began an attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites and senior military officers.The strike stoked concern among investors about a possible wider conflict across the Middle East,... Read More.

What to know about No Kings Day protests across US to counter Trumps military parade

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump's administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C., marking the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.Here's what to know about the... Read More.

Trump tells ABC Israel strikes on Iran excellent and warns more to come

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of a series of strikes by Israel on Iran's nuclear sites, potentially pushing the Middle East to the brink of an all-out conflict, President Donald Trump told ABC News he thought the attacks had been "excellent" and suggested there... Read More.

Significant expansion of nuclear waste compensation now in Trumps megabill

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For years, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been the face of a fight in Congress to reauthorize and expand access to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provides compensation to individuals exposed to nuclear waste. Now, Hawley has announced a breakthrough:... Read More.

Harmful toxin detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than ever before, NOAA says

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Levels of the harmful toxin microcystin have been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Microcystin is a group of toxins produced by cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, according to the U.S. Environmental... Read More.

4 detainees remain unaccounted for following unrest at New Jersey ICE facility: Officials

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Four detainees at an immigration detention center in New Jersey remain unaccounted for on Friday, according to law enforcement officials, following what the city's mayor referred to as an "uprising" at the facility.This is a developing story. Please check back for... Read More.

Appeals court rejects Trumps bid to challenge $5 million E. Jean Carroll judgment

Friday, June 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Friday declined to rehear President Trump's challenge to a $5 million civil judgment after a jury found him liable in 2023 for the battery and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.A jury... Read More.

Consumer sentiment improves more than expected as Trump rolls back tariffs

Consumer sentiment improves more than expected as Trump rolls back tariffs

Karen Read retrial: Key takeaways as jury about to get the case

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

Oil prices surge and stocks slump after Israel attack on Iran

What to know about No Kings Day protests across US to counter Trumps military parade

Trump tells ABC Israel strikes on Iran excellent and warns more to come

Significant expansion of nuclear waste compensation now in Trumps megabill

Harmful toxin detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than ever before, NOAA says

4 detainees remain unaccounted for following unrest at New Jersey ICE facility: Officials

Appeals court rejects Trumps bid to challenge $5 million E. Jean Carroll judgment

On Air Now

Red Eye Radio