Month: February 2022
ABC Health News
US COVID-19 death toll tops 900,000, despite receding case rates
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It has been nearly two years since Patricia Dowd, a 57-year-old San Jose resident, died of the coronavirus, in early February 2020. Although the virus would soon [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What are the COVID rules at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
Carl Court/Getty Images (BEIJING) — For the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, officials have established a series of rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This will mark the second Olympics since the pandemic began, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL commissioner addresses issues with diversity following Brian Flores lawsuit: ESPN
Mark Brown/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after former Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL over allegations of discrimination, commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league’s efforts to promote diversity among [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Best moments from the event
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images (BEIJING) — The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in China’s capital this week with the opening ceremony on Friday, marking the official start of the Games. While preliminary competitions have [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Miami 112, San Antonio 95 Minnesota 128, Detroit 117 Atlanta 124, Phoenix 115 Toronto 127, Chicago 120 (OT) LA Clippers [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bipartisan bill would create push alert for active shooter incidents
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new bill proposed this week would develop a federal alert system for active shooter situations, which have increased by over 1200% between 2000 and 2020. The FBI defines an [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House votes to spend tens of billions to compete with China in manufacturing
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday passed sweeping legislation that will invest billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research in a bid to take on China’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House committee records show Trump, Jim Jordan spoke the morning of Jan. 6
congress.gov via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has obtained White House records showing then-President Donald Trump spoke with Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
South Dakota signs 1st anti-transgender sports law of 2022
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PIERRE, S.D.) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an anti-transgender sports bill into law Thursday, restricting transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RNC votes to censure Cheney, Kinzinger for roles on House Jan. 6 committee
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, in part for their roles on the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suicides, living conditions spark concern among Texas National Guard deployed at border
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Members of the Texas National Guard deployed to the southern border under Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial immigration initiative, Operation Lone Star, are raising several concerns about their mission, including [Read More…]
ABC National News
Winter storm exits the Northeast leaving behind bitter cold
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The monster winter storm that dumped more than 1 foot of snow as well as ice from Missouri to the Northeast and freezing temperatures to Texas is making its [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting near Virginia Tech
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BLACKSBURG, Va.) — One person was killed and four others were injured at a shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, near Virginia Tech on Friday, according to Blacksburg Police. Police responded to reports of [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘My son Amir was a law-abiding citizen’: Family of Amir Locke speaks out at press conference
Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The parents of Amir Locke spoke out at a press conference Friday alongside civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Jeff Storms and Antonio Romanucci following the killing of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Travis McMichael withdraws guilty plea in federal case over Ahmaud Arbery murder
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Travis McMichael withdrew on Friday his guilty plea in the federal case against him in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The trial goes forward on Monday. Gregory McMichael, Travis’ [Read More…]
ABC World News
The independent investigators tracking Russia’s military buildup
Erik RomanenkoTASS via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — TikTok isn’t just for dance memes — it’s now being used by amateur investigators to track the Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s borders. Among those researchers is [Read More…]
ABC World News
Single suicide bomber killed US troops and Afghans in ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport, Pentagon finds
Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport last August that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was the result of a single explosive device [Read More…]
ABC World News
Rescuers scramble to save Moroccan boy trapped in well for three days
-/AFP via Getty Images (CAIRO) — Rescuers intensified their efforts on Friday to recover a five-year-old boy trapped in a 32-meter-deep well in a Northern Moroccan province for almost three days in a relief operation [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the throne: Seven memorable moments
The Print Collector/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth will set yet another milestone on Feb. 6, when she becomes the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Concern recent dealings between China and Russia could threaten U.S. ag export demand
There’s concern recent dealings between Russia and China could eventually cut into U.S. ag export demand. The two world powers have announced a trade deal on energy products worth more than $117 billion and China [Read More…]