Month: March 2022
ABC Entertainment News
“I was a drunk” — ‘Full House’ alum Dave Coulier announces he’s two years sober
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images Full House alum Dave Coulier is opening up about how he cut alcohol out of his life, by sharing a throwback photo of his cut-up face. “I was a drunk. Yes. An alcoholic,” the 62-year-old actor said [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New York City to offer free doula access in bid to reduce maternal mortality
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States continues to face the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, the country’s largest city is offering new support for expectant people. New York City [Read More…]
ABC National News
Home invasion suspects posing as candy sellers sought after injuring older woman
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (OAK LAWN, Ill.) — A woman in her 70s was recovering from injuries Thursday after being forcibly held at gunpoint while suspects ransacked her home. The home invasion took place Tuesday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cornell University reports indications of ‘substantial prevalence’ of COVID-19 on campus
kickstand/Getty Images (ITHACA, N.Y.) — After a significant viral outbreak before winter break in December, COVID-19 infection levels at Cornell University had markedly declined, as the omicron surge receded, and students returned to campus for [Read More…]
Ag News
Work continues at Wisconsin farm impacted by avian influenza
Wisconsin officials are continuing to work with a Jefferson County egg producer whose flock became infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says this is the only case [Read More…]
Ag News
Potato growers disappointed by USDA export decision
The National Potato Council is disappointed with USDA’s decision to resume table stock potato sales from Canada’s Prince Edward Island to the U.S. Council CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield says Prince Edward Island has potato [Read More…]
Ag News
Local Farm Bureau leader hopes dairy growth management gains support
A Wisconsin farmer is hoping producers can come together and support a dairy growth management proposal to help preserve more family dairy farms. Joe Bragger tells Brownfield, “It’s hurting our communities. Unity is going to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New York City vaccine mandate rollback prompts concerns of double standard
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Big Apple athletes and performers who haven’t received their COVID-19 vaccine shots now won’t be barred from taking the court or stage. But some New [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ charges Russian officials over hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department unsealed two indictments Thursday charging four Russian government employees with two separate conspiracies — outlining their alleged involvement in hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure [Read More…]
ABC National News
Free COVID-19 tests ending for uninsured Americans
Images by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Americans who don’t have health insurance will now start to see some of the free COVID-19 testing options disappear, even if they are showing symptoms. Quest Diagnostics, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight cross paths with Barry Keoghan’s Joker in deleted scene from ‘The Batman’
© 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. (SPOILERS) While he does appear opposite Paul Dano‘s Riddler near the end of The Batman, Barry Keoghan‘s Joker also had a face-off with Robert Pattinson‘s Caped Crusader in a scene that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Umma’ filmmaker celebrates proliferation of Asian American filmmakers
©2022 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved/Saeed Adyani The new horror movie Umma, in theaters now, focuses on generational trauma and mothers and daughters, told through the lens of a Korean-American family. It’s written and directed by Iris [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivered an impassioned speech on the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings Wednesday. As Jackson wiped away tears, Booker [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Hearings adjourn
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, completed two full days of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee: 13 hours on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden admin move to expedite asylum processing gets mixed feedback
Miami Herald / Contributor/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is gradually moving forward with new changes that would increase the speed at which the U.S. government evaluates requests for asylum – a frequent [Read More…]
ABC National News
Accused Michigan school shooter must stay in adult jail, but can resume education
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OXFORD, Mich.) — The 15-year-old boy charged with multiple counts of murder stemming from a November mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School must remain in an adult jail, a judge [Read More…]
ABC World News
Scathing evaluation of Sweden’s COVID response reveals ‘failures’ to control the virus
Cris Canton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A scathing review has been released evaluating the “failures” of the policies that guided Sweden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The review, published in the journal Humanities & Social [Read More…]
ABC World News
Search goes on for 2nd black box in China Eastern Airlines crash
Wang Yizhao/China News Service via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — The commercial passenger jet that crashed Monday in southern China plunged into a mountainside with such force it created a 66-foot deep crater and shattered [Read More…]
Ag News
A big jump in beef production
The USDA says February 2022 red meat production was up slightly from February of last year. The total of 4.43 billion pounds was a 1% increase from 2021. Beef production for the month was at 2.25 [Read More…]
Ag News
Russian invasion of Ukraine could boost U.S. farm incomes
A leading ag economist says U.S. farm incomes could receive a boost if the Russian – Ukrainian war isn’t resolved quickly. Head of the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Pat Westhoff, [Read More…]