Month: December 2021
ABC World News
One Afghan woman’s struggle to resettle in America, help her fellow refugees
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Muzhgan Azizy escaped Kabul just weeks before the swift Taliban takeover and chaotic U.S. evacuation, but adjusting to her new freedom in America has been difficult. “The resettlement journey for me [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Korea pardons former President Park Geun-hye
Handout/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s government will grant a special pardon to former President Park Guen-hye, who was in prison on corruption charges. “From the perspective of national reconciliation, former President Park [Read More…]
ABC World News
Amid Ukraine invasion fears, Putin says West must give NATO guarantees
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Amid fears Russia might invade Ukraine, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has again repeated demands for guarantees from Western countries that NATO will not expand in eastern Europe, but also expressed [Read More…]
ABC World News
India’s staggering COVID-19 death toll could be 6 million: Study
Naveen Sharma/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New research suggests that India’s COVID-19 death toll during its first and second waves might have been significantly undercounted, with the actual number potentially 12 times higher than the official [Read More…]
Ag News
Unseasonable warmth from the southern Plains to the southern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a little rain and snow is occurring in the upper Great Lakes region. Elsewhere in the Midwest, largely dry weather accompanies near- or above-normal temperatures. Friday’s high temperatures should reach 75°F [Read More…]
Ag News
Big range in temps, an active pattern across the Nation
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and southeast of a line from the southern Rockies to the lower Great Lakes region, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
COVID-19 shuts down ‘Wendy Williams Show’, ‘Nick Cannon’ show; Nick celebrates daughter’s first birthday
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Both The Wendy Williams Show and the Nick Cannon show have been shut down until the new year due to COVID-19. Announcements were made on their Instagram pages. Williams’ show will return with new live episodes on Monday, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Governors Awards, ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ screening event postponed due to COVID-19 surge
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images The latest COVID-19 surge has claimed more Hollywood events. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that the Governors Awards, which usually serve as a kick-off to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Alicia Witt’s parents found dead in their Massachusetts home
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Alicia Witt is dealing with some tragic news right before the holidays. The actress’ parents – Robert Witt, 87, and Diane Witt, 75 – were found dead in their Massachusetts home on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Franco opens up about sexual misconduct allegations
Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images In his first in-depth interview in nearly four years, James Franco is addressing the sexual misconduct allegations brought against him in 2018. The actor sat down with Sirius XM’s Jess [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Doctor Strange reunites with Wanda in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ trailer
Marvel Studios Hot off the heels of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the first teaser trailer has been released for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment finds Benedict Cumberbatch’s [Read More…]
ABC Business News
NHTSA probing Tesla after reports that drivers can play video games in motion
Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. traffic safety regulators have launched a formal probe into certain Tesla vehicles after reports emerged that drivers can play video games on the car’s touchscreen while [Read More…]
ABC Business News
A car made from recycled plastic? This could be the future
Norm Betts/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — What comes around goes around: Your discarded plastic water bottle may soon become part of your next car. Automakers are racing to make their vehicles more sustainable [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CityMD temporarily closes 19 locations amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Urgent care chain CityMD announced it is temporarily closing more than a dozen of its 150 locations in New York and New Jersey amid [Read More…]
ABC Health News
DC mayor announces vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, starting in January
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that certain establishments, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms, events and meeting spaces, will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination beginning in January. Patrons above the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What we know so far about the COVID omicron variant
Chesnot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A month after the omicron variant was first identified, it has become the dominant strain in the United States, responsible for about three-quarters of new COVID infections. As of Wednesday, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Pfizer’s COVID treatment pill authorized by FDA
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An at-home treatment for COVID-19 that can prevent serious illness was authorized by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, offering a note of optimism for the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US life expectancy declined in 2020 mainly due to COVID, report finds
Alex Wong/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Life expectancy in the United States decreased by nearly two years in 2020, mainly because of the pandemic, a new federal report suggests. In 2019, Americans had a life expectancy [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Man pleads guilty to fraudulently ordering Tom Brady family Super Bowl rings
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A New Jersey man posed as a New England Patriots player to fraudulently obtain family Super Bowl LI rings, intended to be purchased by family members of Patriots players, the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
President Biden to ABC’s David Muir: Accountability needed for Jan. 6 insurrection ‘no matter where it goes’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that “accountability is necessary” for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, “no [Read More…]