Month: February 2022
ABC National News
Five Texas DAs push back on governor’s ‘child abuse’ claims on transgender care
P A Thompson/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Five Texas district attorneys pushed back on Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive in which he called gender-transitioning and affirming procedures as “child abuse.” In a letter signed by district [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian forces have allegedly blocked Kyiv from the west
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainians in US fear for loved ones back home amid Russian invasion
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For many Ukrainians living in the United States, the early hours of Thursday morning were spent reaching out to family members and watching news developments as Russia crossed the border [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Amanda Kloots tests positive for COVID-19, will miss ‘The Talk’ while in quarantine
ABC/Maarten de Boer Amanda Kloots, host of CBS’ The Talk, announced on Thursday that she tested positive for COVID-19 following a recent trip to Mexico. Kloots — whose husband, Nick Cordero, died of COVID-related complications in July [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sean Penn filming documentary about Russian invasion of Ukraine
Gotham/GC Images Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country. The Office of the President of Ukraine released a statement on Facebook Thursday praising the Oscar-winning actor for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts make history as first same-sex couple to grace ‘Essence’ cover
ROBERT ECTOR/ESSENCE Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are making history as the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of Essence magazine. Nash, 52, and Betts, 39, who wed in 2020, appear on the March/April cover of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Sally Kellerman dead; Tarantino moving to small-screen with ‘Justified’, and more
Actress Sally Kellerman, best known for her Oscar-nominated portrayal of U.S. Army Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 black comedy M*A*S*H, died Thursday at a Los Angeles assisted care facility after a battle with dementia, her [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fears of US gas prices spiking amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
Artit Fongfung / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market has been up and down this week amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and while we are likely to see more volatility in Wall Street [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer says input fears are not fading
As the growing season approaches, a northwestern Ohio farmer says ag input price and availability remains a top concern. Craig Pohlman raises corn and soybeans in Van Wert County. “With that unknown of skyrocketing costs [Read More…]
Ag News
Another round of funding announced to increase processing capacity
The USDA has announced more funding to help increase processing capacity. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement during the USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum on Thursday. Vilsack says $150 million can be used for construction, [Read More…]
Ag News
Support farmers and ranchers in their carbon contract
Successful navigation of carbon contracts doesn’t stop once farmers and ranchers are enrolled. In this episode, Shawntel Ervin, with Agoro Carbon Alliance talks about the role agronomist and carbon experts across the country play in [Read More…]
Ag News
An increasingly milder, but more active pattern to return to the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or below-normal precipitation across much of the country. Colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern New England, [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota House Republican: Noem’s conduct ‘unacceptable’
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House Republican introduced a resolution Thursday calling Gov. Kristi Noem’s alleged involvement in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license from a state agency “unacceptable” and [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota AG crash prosecutors defend charging decisions
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota prosecutors who charged the state’s attorney general with misdemeanors in a 2020 fatal car crash defended their charging decision on Thursday to lawmakers weighing whether he should face [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why the US may not be able to drop COVID restrictions like the UK
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has closely followed what the United Kingdom had done to combat the virus from its early response to its [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What are scientists doing to prevent the next pandemic?
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and mink breeder Peter Hindbo visit the closed and empty farm near Kolding, Denmark. – MADS NISSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A year ago, Denmark culled thousands [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/24/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit 106, Cleveland 103 Boston 129, Brooklyn 106 Phoenix 124, Oklahoma City 104 Chicago 112, Atlanta 108 Minnesota 119, Memphis [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to attend NATO summit from Situation Room as Putin invades Ukraine
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will attend an emergency NATO summit Friday morning from the White House Situation Room to coordinate next steps with Western allies [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Oversight Committee expands probe into Trump’s handling of White House records
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Friday expanded its investigation into former President Donald Trump’s White House records, requesting new information from the National Archives about the classified materials [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian president says Russia targeting him, his family
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
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