Month: April 2022
ABC Health News
Climate change could increase risk of infectious disease transmission across species, scientists say
Alicia Llop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of ways in which climate change is predicted to affect human life and vitality continues to increase. Scientists now believe that global warming will significantly increase the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Concerning clusters of severe hepatitis cases in children being investigated
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY (WASHINGTON) — U.S. and global health officials are sounding the alarm about an increasing number of mysterious cases of severe hepatitis occurring among children. Earlier this month, researchers in the United [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 Florida correctional officers charged with murder in alleged beating of inmate
Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation (MIAMI) — Three Florida correctional officers were arrested on murder charges for allegedly beating an inmate to death, while a fourth remains at large, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Rolon, 29, [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ suing Paul Manafort for $3M for allegedly failing to disclose offshore accounts
Yana Paskova/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. It is seeking $3 million in fines and penalties over Manafort’s alleged failure [Read More…]
ABC World News
Photo exhibit at Capitol shows humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Speaker’s Dining Room in the Capitol is usually filled with photographs of Nancy Pelosi’s home state of California. But for the next six weeks, on display instead will be shocking [Read More…]
ABC World News
Denmark announces it is temporarily pausing its COVID vaccination campaign
Walter Litterscheidt / EyeEm / Getty Images (COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — Denmark is the first country to announce it is temporarily stopping its COVID-19 vaccination program due to high rates of immunization and falling infection numbers. [Read More…]
Latest News
Prosecutors weigh death penalty in shooting that killed 3
TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) — Prosecutors are weighing whether to pursue the death penalty for a Scotland man if he’s convicted of shooting five people, including three fatally, in Bon Homme County. Francis Lange, 42, is [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Correa gets 3 hits; Twins top Tigers to go 6-0 in homestand
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa broke out of a slump with three hits and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-1 victory on Thursday. Gio [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
T-wolves try to avoid ‘hero’ ball, stay alive vs. Grizzlies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After frittering away a double-digit-point fourth-quarter lead twice in this series, the Minnesota Timberwolves could have already defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by now and be preparing for the second round. The Timberwolves [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Johnny Depp trial latest: ACLU employee helped draft controversial op-ed; Amber Heard was repeatedly asked for promised pledge
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Johnny Depp and Amber Heard again appeared in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom today, as another round of witnesses testified about their relationship, their finances, and a controversial Washington Post op-ed over which [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Zendaya, Halle Berry, Viola Davis featured in ‘People’s’ 2022 “Beautiful” issue
Emma McIntyre/WireImage People unveiled their 2022 “The Beautiful Issue” on Wednesday, naming Zendaya, Halle Berry and Viola Davis to the magazine’s annual list of “funny, brilliant” women. “Everything I’ve experienced is what connects me to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I can use your expertise” — ‘Jurassic Park’ stars unite in new trailer for ‘Jurassic World Dominion’
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures has released a new, action-packed trailer to Jurassic World Dominion, in which we see Chris Pratt‘s Owen Grady recruiting original Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern. The [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA will review Moderna’s data on vaccine for young kids without waiting for Pfizer
Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the agency would move along to review Moderna’s data for its kid vaccine regardless of when [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Charleston church massacre survivor calls for state hate crimes law
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The fight to pass the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act in South Carolina is now intensifying, as several Republican state senators hold out against it. The state [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Oklahoma legislature passes 6-week abortion ban similar to Texas law
SunChan/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — The Oklahoma legislature gave final approval Thursday to a so-called “heartbeat bill” that seeks to ban most abortions in the state. It is the latest bill in the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black woman recognized as valedictorian nearly 40 years after high school snub
Nay Ni Ratn Mak Can Thuk / EyeEm (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A Black woman was finally named valedictorian at her Illinois high school nearly four decades after her graduation. Tracey Meares, a law professor at [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kyiv targeted in shelling as UN chief visits
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP 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 the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Polish museum tour highlights horrors of the Holocaust
ABC News (LUBLIN, Poland) — The Majdanek death camp located in Lublin, Poland was the site of one of the largest mass executions recorded during the Holocaust. Over 18,000 Jews were killed on one day, [Read More…]
ABC World News
More than 21% of reptiles at risk of extinction in coming decades, scientists say
DEA / C.DANI / I.JESKE/De Agostini via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a fifth of the world’s reptiles are at risk of extinction in the coming decades due to human activity, according to [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota FFA president has sights set on ag education
The new president of Minnesota FFA hopes to be an ag teacher someday. Emma Kuball of the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown FFA Chapter says she’s been influenced by great ag teachers and her experience growing up on a [Read More…]
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