Month: April 2022
ABC Business News
Over 20,000 car seats recalled over choking hazard
ArtMarie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 20,000 car seats are being recalled due to loose pieces of foam that can present a choking hazard to kids. The recall impacts certain CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How to get the best summer travel deals, according to experts
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As summer approaches, travelers are preparing for trips in huge numbers after many people put off vacations for years during the COVID-19 pandemic — and that’s being reflected in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Barbie to release Queen Elizabeth doll on her 96th birthday
Mattel (NEW YORK) — Barbie is officially releasing a Queen Elizabeth II doll to celebrate both the queen’s 96th birthday and her Platinum Jubilee, which marks 70 years on the throne. The Queen Elizabeth II [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Jane Goodall, Apple team up to encourage tech recycling
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After decades of work fighting to save African animals, Jane Goodall is turning her attention to the environmental and political impact left on technology. The anthropologist spoke with ABC News’ [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Victoria’s Secret introduces genderless, size-inclusive tween brand Happy Nation
kokkai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After undergoing a major brand revamp, Victoria’s Secret has continued to roll out new, inclusive launches including it’s recent venture: Happy Nation. The lingerie retailer announced the new brand on [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Almost half of Americans breathing more unhealthy air than ever before: Report
Eric Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost half of Americans — 137 million people — are experiencing more days of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality than in the previous two decades combined, according to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Baby born at 23 weeks gets special surgery to fix incomplete esophagus
HCA Healthcare’s Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children (NEW YORK) — A 1-year-old girl is back at home in Nebraska after receiving life-saving treatment in Colorado, including a surgery with magnets that helped connect a large [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Teen wrestler born without legs becomes state champion in Virginia
tirc83/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Virginia high school wrestler is proving that any dream is achievable through hard work and dedication. Adonis Lattimore, 17, was born without a right leg, a partial left leg [Read More…]
Ag News
Consumers on food spending
A new report is tracking consumer food spending and more. Healthy Living: The latest Consumer Food Insights Report from Purdue University has found that food demand, so far, is price insensitive. Click here for more [Read More…]
Ag News
The battle against pigweed
From palmer amaranth to waterhemp, pigweeds are some of the most challenging weeds for farmers to control. In this Managing for Profit, Kip Jacobs, UPL Tech Services Manager shares how herbicide applications with PREVIEW leaves [Read More…]
Ag News
Dairy groups, state chamber fight a Wisconsin local CAFO ordinance
Two farm organizations and a Wisconsin business group are pushing back against what they call an illegal local ordinance against large farms. Venture Dairy Cooperative and the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance are working through the Wisconsin [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ appealing ruling that struck down travel mask mandate
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department said Wednesday it will appeal a court ruling by a Florida judge that struck down the federal government’s order to wear masks while traveling, after the administration’s top [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida state Senate passes bill that would eliminate Walt Disney World’s district
Art Wager/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The dispute between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ and The Walt Disney Company continued to play out in public on Wednesday when the Florida state Senate passed a bill that [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FAA makes ‘zero tolerance’ policy for unruly passengers permanent
EllenMoran/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While the mask mandate on public transportation has been lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration’s zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers is here to stay, the agency said Wednesday. The FAA instituted [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump ordered to pay ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman $1.3M in legal fees
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman by a New York [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in Atlanta spa shootings seeking to avoid death row
Megan Varner/Getty Images (ALANTA) — Attorneys for Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the Atlanta spa shootings case, are seeking to dismiss the death penalty as he awaits trial on multiple murder charges for the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Slain teens remembered as search continues for suspects in Pittsburgh Airbnb house shooting
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — As the investigation to identify suspects entered its fourth day in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh Airbnb house that left two teenagers dead, police amended the number of gunshot [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in New York City subway shoving attack deemed unfit for trial
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — The man accused of pushing a New York City woman to her death in front of an oncoming subway train in January was deemed unfit to stand trial at a court [Read More…]
ABC National News
Connecticut state trooper charged with manslaughter for 2020 fatal shooting of teen
amphotora/Getty Images (BETHANY, Conn.) — A Connecticut State Police trooper was arrested on a felony manslaughter charge after a report by the state inspector general alleged his use of deadly force was not justified in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin cancels Mariupol plant assault
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]