Month: April 2022
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins put RHP Gray on IL with hamstring strain
BOSTON (AP) — The Twins placed right-hander Sonny Gray on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a low grade strained hamstring a day after he left his start. To take his place on the roster, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Tom Hanks reunited with airhead ‘Cast Away’ co-star, and more
Tom Hanks‘ throwing out the first pitch of the Cleveland Guardians’ home opener on Friday night reunited him with a former big-screen co-star. Hanks was introduced to the fans along with Wilson the volleyball, one [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
’Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ tops box office, earns $150 million overseas
Warner Bros. Pictures Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, opened in the number-one spot at the box office, earning an estimated $43 million over the weekend. Overseas, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ recap: Top 20 revealed
ABC/Christopher Willard The results are in, and we have our Top 20 finalists on American Idol. After the Top 24 performed last week, it was up to America to vote to save their favorites. The [Read More…]
ABC Health News
‘90210’ star Brian Austin Green battles ulcerative colitis: What to know about the condition
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Actor Brian Austin Green is opening up about his experience with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the inner lining of the digestive tract. In a recent [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 8, Cleveland 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 0 Boston 8, Minnesota 1 Toronto 4, Oakland 3 Tampa Bay [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri Soybeans celebrates Earth Day
Missouri Soybeans is proud to celebrate Earth Day this week, and director of conservation agriculture and farm operations Clayton Light says that Missouri soybean farmers observe this important day in many ways. Light says that [Read More…]
Ag News
Ensuring decorated eggs are safe to eat
Are decorated Easter eggs safe to eat? Sue Coyle, director of integrated marketing for the American Egg Board, discusses egg safety. Click here for more information. …
Ag News
NCBA: Brazil’s failure to adhere to OIE rules puts global markets at risk
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says Brazil’s inability to play by the rules established by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) puts the global market at risk. Ethan Lane says that’s why NCBA has [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two dead, multiple people hurt in shooting at party at Pittsburgh Airbnb rental
Pittsburgh Public Safety (PITTSBURGH) — Two teenagers were killed and at least eight people were wounded when a barrage of 50 gunshots broke out early Sunday inside a Pittsburgh Airbnb rental house, where police said [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian commanders in Mariupol ‘will be concerned’
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Mariupol besieged but not fallen: Ukrainian PM
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Sunday in an exclusive interview with ABC “This Week” that the besieged city of Mariupol has not yet fallen despite Russian demands that Ukrainians [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What can the government do to stop or slow inflation?
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation in the U.S. rose 8.5% in March, compared with the prior 12 months, marking the highest increase since 1981, according to the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index. Between [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After subway shooting, New York City mayor says rise in crime a ‘national issue’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Days after the subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told ABC “This Week” Anchor George Stephanopoulos that the recent increase in crime extends beyond his city, [Read More…]
ABC National News
9 injured in shooting at South Carolina restaurant, police say
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — At least nine people have been shot at a South Carolina restaurant, according to police. The shooting occurred Sunday morning at Cara’s Lounge in Furman, South Carolina, located about [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay freed after a month
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The 130-ton Ever Forward cargo ship that has been mired in the mud of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland for more than a month was dislodged and refloated early Sunday, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Severe weather forecast continues with winter conditions in North, tornado threats in South
Jason Oxenham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The threat of severe weather is continuing after nearly a week of strong systems wreaking havoc on much of the country. The North is bracing for another round of [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 dead, multiple people hurt in shooting at party at Pittsburgh Airbnb rental
Pittsburgh Public Safety (PITTSBURGH) — Two juveniles were killed and at least eight people were wounded when a barrage of 50 gunshots broke out early Sunday inside a Pittsburgh Airbnb rental house, where police said [Read More…]
ABC National News
High fire threat persists in New Mexico amid devastating blaze
ABC News (RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M.) — High fire danger continues in New Mexico, as very dry weather and gusty winds are leading to an increased risk while firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze. For days, [Read More…]
ABC National News
National Parks icon, Betty Reid Soskin, retires as park ranger at 100 years old
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Calif.) — Celebrations are in order Saturday at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park located in Richmond, California, for former National Park Service ranger Betty Reid [Read More…]