Month: March 2022
ABC World News
North Korea did not launch ‘monster’ missile as they claimed, South Korean lawmakers say
STR/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea’s long-range missile launch last week may have been a modified version of a type they tested in 2017, not the newly developed type of intercontinental [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia promises to curtail some military activity as progress reported in peace talks
Delegations leave peace talks between representatives from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkey. – Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks between Ukraine [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US bracing for influx of migrants at southern border if Title 42 revoked: DHS
Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security is bracing for as many as 18,000 migrants per day at the southern border if Title 42 is revoked, according to senior DHS [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL says each team must hire minority offensive coach amid push for diversity
Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The National Football League announced a new rule on Monday that requires all 32 teams to hire an offensive coach who is “a female or a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats, families push Senate to approve legislation to help soldiers sickened by burn pits
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicians and family members are calling on Congress to step up and do more to help soldiers who were affected by potentially deadly diseases caused by toxic burn pits. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pentagon dubious of Russian ‘withdrawal’ north of Kyiv, expects troops will move to eastern Ukraine
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is seeing “small numbers” of Russian troops repositioning to the north of Kyiv but is not labeling it a withdrawal as Russia has characterized it. Instead, it believes the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden signs legislation named for Emmett Till making lynching a federal hate crime
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act into law Tuesday, making lynching a hate crime under federal law. “It was pure terror, to enforce the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
SCOTUS debates ‘survival’ of US military in dispute over reservists’ job protections
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Tuesday warned the U.S. Supreme Court that “survival of the nation is at stake” in a dispute with the state of Texas over a federal law [Read More…]
ABC National News
NY attorney general wants subpoena enforced against Trump, eldest children in civil investigation
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Attorney General’s office is urging an appellate court to enforce a subpoena that requires former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children to testify in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Family demands answers as police shooting death of Baltimore teenager sparks outrage
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — The family of 18-year-old Donnell Rochester, who was fatally shot by Baltimore police on Feb. 19, is calling for accountability and answers in a case that has sparked outrage. Rochester [Read More…]
ABC National News
Severe staffing crisis in Sacramento schools leads teachers, staff to go on strike
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Students in the Sacramento City Unified School District are still out of class on Tuesday, as a standoff between teachers’ and workers’ unions continues against the district. Teachers and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two years of COVID-19: Three families share how the pandemic changed the way they live
ABC (NEW YORK) — In March 2020, COVID-19 shut down the world. The global pandemic would force people everywhere to face the challenge of change: two years of saying goodbye to loved ones, businesses closing [Read More…]
ABC National News
How to use the CDC’s new COVID quarantine and isolation calculator
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an online calculator Thursday to help people determine if they should isolate or quarantine after contracting COVID-19 or being [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Correa hits 1st homer for Twins, Verlander sharp for Astros
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Carlos Correa hit his first spring homer with the Twins, providing a preview of what he could provide Minnesota’s lineup this season. The 27-year-old turned on a 1-0 pitch against the [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins add veteran Chris Archer as potential rotation boost
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Chris Archer and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract on Monday, a potential boost for their rotation with a two-time All-Star who’s coming off an [Read More…]
Latest News
SD House committee points to ‘in office’ clause to clear AG
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republicans on a South Dakota House committee want to clear the state’s attorney general of impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash, arguing that anything wrong he [Read More…]
Latest News
SD boy who saved sister posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal
HUDSON, S.D. (AP) — A 10-year-old South Dakota boy who died while saving his younger sister in the Big Sioux River will posthumously receive the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Ricky [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“A blessing and a gift during such uncertain times” — Hilaria and Alec Baldwin expecting baby #7
Monica Schipper/Getty Images Hilaria Baldwin broke a social media break to share the news that she and Alec Baldwin are expecting their seventh child. “After many ups and downs over the past few years, we [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“From $50 to $500”: Chris Rock’s tour ticket sales skyrocketed after Oscars slapping altercation
ABC While Chris Rock may be keeping his silence on the infamous Oscars slapping incident, his fans are loudly speaking up for him. After Sunday night’s unexpected altercation, online ticket marketplace TickPick, saw a huge increase of [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa up to 9 high-path avian flu cases following detections in Guthrie and Hamilton Counties
Two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are being reported in Iowa. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says a commercial layer facility in Guthrie County in central Iowa and a commercial turkey facility in [Read More…]
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