Month: March 2022
ABC Politics News
Ukraine’s military forces Russian troops east of Kyiv back 55 km from city center
STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson clears major hurdle in historic Supreme Court bid
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, cleared 19-hours of grueling questioning at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, appearing headed toward [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge fends off attacks on 2nd day of questioning
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump repeatedly pressed to ‘remove’ Biden, ‘rescind’ 2020 election results, GOP lawmaker says
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly pushed GOP Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama to “rescind” the 2020 election results, “remove” President Joe Biden from office and redo the last presidential election [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin blocking hundreds of ships in Black Sea: EC
FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Black box analyzed for pilots’ actions in China Eastern Airlines crash
Zhou Hua/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During a news conference Wednesday, Chinese authorities said that they believe the recovered device is the cockpit voice recorder. It was found in the main impact point [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US airline CEOs call on Biden to lift mask mandate on travel
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of CEOs from all major U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to lift the federal mask mandate on public transportation. The group — which includes the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge sheds tears as Booker invokes ancestors
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Idaho governor signs bill banning abortion after 6 weeks modeled after Texas law
Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Idaho became the first U.S. state to enact a law modeled after the recent legislation passed in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DNC leaders push to change presidential nominating schedule, putting Iowa’s first-state status in peril
ilbusca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National Democrats are pushing to alter the party’s presidential nomination calendar, with senior party officials proposing a draft resolution that puts Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status in jeopardy. The order of the early [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jeffrey Epstein’s private US Virgin Islands locations up for sale
Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have listed for sale the two private Caribbean islands the late financier owned off the east [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kenosha officer accused of kneeling on girl’s neck resigns from school district
amphotora/Getty Images (KENOSHA, Wis.) — A police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, resigned from his off-duty role at the local school district amid an investigation into the tactics he used to restrain a young girl while [Read More…]
ABC National News
Arrest made in mass shooting at Arkansas car show that killed 1, injured 26
Courtesy of Amber R. Taylor (DUMAS, Arkansas) — A man was arrested in connection with a mass shooting at an Arkansas car show that left more than two dozen people injured and one dead. Brandon [Read More…]
ABC National News
More than 60 tornadoes tear through 5 states in 2 days
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A deadly tornado tore through homes and knocked out power in the New Orleans area on Tuesday night, killing one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. The twister was [Read More…]
ABC National News
An enormous T. rex skeleton vanished after a mysterious auction. It just turned up
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s extremely rare to find a complete skeleton of a dinosaur. It’s rarer still that such a skeleton needs to be found twice. Such is the fate of “Stan” [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag groups support more CRP flexibility to aid in potential global grain shortages
Ag groups are calling on the Biden administration to provide flexibility for prime farmland in the Conservation Reserve Program as the Russian/Ukraine conflict has the potential to impact global food security. Ag economist Scott Irwin [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Venue staff member reveals Bob Saget said he “didn’t feel good” before final show
ABC/Craig Sjodin A woman who was working with comedian Bob Saget before his untimely death on January 9 revealed to investigators that Saget said, “I don’t feel good,” before his final stand-up performance. Page Six reports Rosalie Cocci, who assists [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
A live-action version of ‘Voltron’ is coming to theaters from ‘Red Notice’ director
Netflix Voltron, the beloved ’80s Japanese anime series that got a recent Netflix reboot with Voltron: Legendary Defender, is coming to the big screen — in live-action form. The Hollywood Reporter explains that Rawson Marshall Thurber, the writer-director [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar nominated film ‘CODA’ being adapted into stage production from Deaf West Theatre
Apple TV+ The family drama CODA, which was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture, is now getting the stage musical treatment. Deaf West Theatre, which declares they’re dedicated to “bridging the gap between the Deaf and [Read More…]
Ag News
National Pork Producers Council continues to address industry challenges
The CEO of the National Pork Producers Council says being more strategic with producer dollars is a top priority for the organization. Bryan Humphreys tells Brownfield “it’s about organization effectiveness and organization efficiency so we’re [Read More…]