Month: February 2022
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘No meaningful pullback’ of Russian forces, Blinken says
filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region. More than 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hong Kong under pressure as record COVID outbreak stretches hospitals to limit
CGinspiration/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong officials to “take all necessary steps” to contain the city’s worst coronavirus outbreak to date. Hong Kong — which went for months [Read More…]
Latest News
SD Senate rejects Medicaid expansion, leaving it to election
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid health coverage eligibility was defeated in the South Dakota Senate Tuesday, leaving the decision to voters in the November election. Republican Sen. Wayne Steinhauer had brought [Read More…]
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South Dakota lawmakers boost revenue estimate by $92 million
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday set a tax revenue estimate for the state budget that anticipates $92 million more than Gov. Kristi Noem laid out ahead of the legislative session. Amid [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
J.J. Abrams teases fourth ‘Star Trek’ film
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures J.J. Abrams has announced plans for a fourth Star Trek film, ideally with the cast from his 2009 reboot, according to Variety. “We are thrilled to say that we [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Victoria’s Secret reveals one of its most diverse model lineups yet
Courtesy of Victoria’s Secret (NEW YORK) — Victoria’s Secret has unveiled ads for its latest collection of bras and panties, called Love Cloud, featuring women of different shapes, sizes and backgrounds. The Love Cloud collection [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Breakthrough treatment makes woman third person to be cured of HIV
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers revealed on Tuesday that an American, described as a middle-aged woman of mixed race, has likely been cured of HIV after undergoing a new transplant procedure using donated umbilical [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Black women find solutions to end racial health care disparity
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heide Spence, a mother of two, said she does not remember a time in her life since getting her first menstrual cycle at age 10 when she [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden orders Trump White House visitor logs turned over to Jan. 6 committee
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has rejected another of former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege claims, deciding that Trump White House visitor logs should be handed over to the House committee investigating [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Candidates’ vaccine hesitancy ‘demonstrates the limits’ of Trump’s grip on GOP, say experts
Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the midterm primary season approaches, several Republicans running for state or national office are either refusing to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status or advertising that they haven’t received a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas staffers, operatives who sought to send ‘fake electors’ to Congress
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday issued six subpoenas to Trump campaign staffers and Republican operatives in several key battleground states who supported efforts [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Cruz, other GOP senators oppose no-fly list for convicted unruly passengers
EllenMoran/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of Republican senators sent a letter to the Justice Department on Tuesday to express “strong opposition” to creating a federal no-fly list for unruly passengers, claiming “the majority of [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Weekly global number of cases fell by 19%, WHO says
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 925,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
ABC National News
San Francisco recalls three school board members in landslide election
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to remove three members of the city’s school board Tuesday night, marking the first time in the city’s history members of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
“Rust” cinematographer’s family files suit alleging ‘reckless’ behavior on set
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a number of parties including Alec Baldwin and the Rust movie production, attorneys for the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Battle brews over drill rap in NYC after killings of two rappers
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising the alarm over violent content in drill rap, a controversial and popular subgenre of hip-hop, and wants social media companies [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 updates: Omicron and its sublineages accounting for 100% of new cases
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 923,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Ag News
Factors in soybean yield success
Soil pH is often overlooked when it comes to fertility management, but in reality it’s a big factor in soybean yield success. In this Managing for Profit, Andrew Phillips, a Channel Seedsman from west central [Read More…]
Ag News
An active, moisture-laden pattern to continue across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures from the Pacific Coast to the Rockies and northern Plains, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the eastern half of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/15/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 124, Cleveland 116 Boston 135, Philadelphia 87 Dallas 107, Miami 99 Memphis 121, New Orleans 109 Minnesota 126, Charlotte [Read More…]
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