Month: March 2022
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Talks with Moscow ‘are moving forward,’ Zelenskyy says
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
Amid royal visit, Jamaican official says country ‘moving towards becoming a republic’
Sam Diephuis/Getty Images (KINGSTON, Jamaica) — As Prince William and Duchess Kate are met with protests during their arrival to Jamaica for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, which marks the 70th anniversary of her coronation, pressure [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nicolas Cage reveals names for baby on the way with wife Riko Shibata
Dia Dipasupil/Staff Nicolas Cage is taking a different approach to naming his next child. The actor, 58, is currently expecting a child with wife Riko Shibata, 27, and in a profile with GQ published Tuesday he revealed what they [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 3/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Orlando 94, Golden State 90 Atlanta 117, New York 111 Milwaukee 126, Chicago 98 Denver 127, LA Clippers 115 NATIONAL [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings updates: Judge unflappable during questioning
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faced over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of her [Read More…]
Ag News
Mississippi River navigation season is open
Another mode of transportation is back in service for U.S. commodities and products. The Army Corps of Engineers reports the Motor Vessel W. Red Harris with a tow of barges broke a channel through the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Black former employees sue Google for racial discrimination
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Google this week claiming there has been a pattern of racial discrimination toward minority employees. “Former Google [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 infection increases risk of developing diabetes, study finds
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk of being newly diagnosed with diabetes up to one year after recovering, a new study suggests. Researchers from VA Saint Louis Health Care [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge gets emotional talking about family
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman charged with manslaughter in shoving attack of 87-year-old grandmother
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A 26-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shoving attack of an 87-year-old woman earlier this month on a New York City street. Lauren Pazienza, of Port Jefferson, New York, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man attacked by tiger at Florida Everglades attraction, authorities say
Google Maps Street View (COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.) — A man was attacked by a tiger at a Florida Everglades attraction after walking into the animal’s enclosure, authorities said. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Collier [Read More…]
ABC World News
Probe widens into mysterious plane crash in southern China
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — As investigators try to piece together clues on what caused a Chinese passenger plane to plunge from the sky Monday, officials told ABC News they are looking at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Jackson defends child porn sentencing record
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19
Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hillary Clinton said on Twitter she’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, but added that she’s “feeling fine.” She said former President Bill Clinton tested negative. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge renders split verdict for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder charged in Jan. 6 riot
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge delivered a split verdict Tuesday to the founder of the group “Cowboys for Trump” who was the second defendant to be tried for their role in the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI ‘concerned’ about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday the FBI is “concerned’ with the possibility of Russian cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure in the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine. “The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Texas court halts child abuse investigations into parents of trans kids
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A Texas appeals court has again blocked the state from investigating gender-affirming care for their trans children as child abuse. In its decision, the court stated that it would [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYPD accused of illegally obtaining, storing the DNA samples of nearly 32,000 people
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal lawsuit accuses the New York Police Department of surreptitiously taking DNA samples without obtaining warrants and storing the genetic material in perpetuity in an illegal and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Los Angeles teachers’ union ratifies agreement to end indoor mask mandate
mixetto/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The second-largest school district in the nation has reached an agreement with its teachers to end its indoor mask mandate as new COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area plunge. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy says Russia’s ‘goal is Europe’
Andriy Dubchak / dia images 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,” [Read More…]