Month: February 2022
ABC Politics News
Judge sets trial date for case against Trump inaugural committee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington, D.C., judge on Thursday set a September trial date for a case brought by the D.C. attorney general against former President Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee. D.C. Superior Court [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate averts government shutdown after amendments to repeal COVID mandates fail
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators narrowly avoided a government shutdown Thursday evening, passing a short-term funding bill one day before funds were set to lapse. The bill, which continues funding at current levels, will [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge rules Trump must testify in New York attorney general’s probe
Zach Gibson – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children must testify in the investigation by the New York state attorney general into [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, to be sentenced on manslaughter convictions
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter will receive her sentence on Friday, Feb. 18 following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black [Read More…]
Ag News
Better understanding the carbon market
As farmers test the carbon market waters, there are still a lot of questions about how it works and if it is right for them. In this episode, Jerry Stephens, regional sales manager with Agoro [Read More…]
Ag News
Fresh and local salmon in the Midwest
Photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies Fresh and local salmon is being raised right here in the Midwest. AquaBounty Technologies is raising and harvesting genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon on a land-based farm Indiana. Healthy Living: [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 18 at 2:28AM MST until February 18 at 6:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA warns about some powdered infant formula amid investigation of 4 illnesses
iStock/x-reflexnaja (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into four infant illnesses. Parents should [Read More…]
ABC National News
Austin to pay $10 million to protesters injured by police after George Floyd’s death
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (AUSTIN, Texas) — The City of Austin has agreed to pay a combined $10 million to two demonstrators who were injured during by police during the 2020 racial justice protests that took place in [Read More…]
ABC National News
More than 180 million Americans on high alert for severe weather
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — Americans in at least 30 states are on high alert for snow, ice, flooding and tornadoes as storms sweep across the eastern half of the country. They could bring [Read More…]
ABC National News
Investigators release videos of woman’s final moments before dying in police custody
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released videos and documents related to the death of Irene Chavez, a woman who died in police custody last December. The materials were released as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian forces stocking up on blood supplies, US says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 17 at 7:54PM MST until February 18 at 6:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Amazon renews ‘Mrs. Maisel’ for fifth and final season; Chris Pratt’s ‘Terminal List’ series dropping July 1
Amazon Studios Amazon Studios announced Thursday that its Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been renewed for a fifth and final season, ahead of Friday’s fourth-season premiere. In a statement, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, noted, “This series has [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I was high!” Kanye’s reported ex Julia Fox pokes fun at herself after going viral
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for TRESemme Evidently, part of an interview with Kanye West‘s reported ex-girfriend Julia Fox is going viral for the wrong reasons, but she’s being a good sport about it. Earlier this month, the actress and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Wendy Williams provides a health update; Nick Cannon says monogamy is not healthy; and more
Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & Television Following rumors that she will not return this year to her talk show, Wendy Williams provided an update on her health in a five-minute Instagram video posted Wednesday, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity”: Watch trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘ELVIS’
Warner Bros. Pictures The trailer has arrived for ELVIS, Baz Lurhann‘s movie about the King of Rock ‘n Roll and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The trailer begins with a voiceover by Tom Hanks, who plays Parker, intoning, “There are [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mary J. Blige to perform at the NAACP Image Awards
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images After starring in the Super Bowl halftime show with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige will perform at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the show will air [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Omicron spread quickly at convention in New York City — but boosters helped
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Boosters helped reduce the risk of contracting the omicron variant after it spread at a convention in New York City, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Athletes react to dramatic conclusion of women’s figure skating at the Olympics
Getty Images/Nora Carol Photography (NEW YORK) — Former athletes reacted online to the results of the women’s figure skating individual event with sympathy for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva and frustration with the sporting officials [Read More…]