Month: May 2022
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court blocks Texas law banning social media companies from ‘censoring’ users
Grant Faint/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would ban social media companies from removing users and the content they post because of a particular viewpoint expressed. The court [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Doug Emhoff rebukes antisemitism, reflects on how his historic role ‘pushes’ him
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff called attention to the “epidemic” of antisemitism and reflected on the history he has made while speaking Tuesday at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas DPS says teacher closed propped-open door before attack but it was not locked
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is correcting previous comments it made stating that a teacher had left a door propped open that the Uvalde [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman killed, 2 children injured in parasailing accident in Florida Keys
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (PIGEON KEY, Fla.) — A woman was killed and two children injured in a parasailing accident in the Florida Keys on Monday, authorities said. The individuals were [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cities across US rocked by Memorial Day weekend shootings
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even as the first funerals of the 21 victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting were commencing, gunfire continued to wreak havoc across the United States over the Memorial [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Reported COVID-19 infection levels nearly 6 times higher than last Memorial Day
Rick Mave/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 forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: Seven memorable moments from her 70-year reign
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth will be celebrated this week with what is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime celebration to mark her Platinum Jubilee. The royal family and the public will take part [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Rock reaches out to student who took his cutout to prom; daughter taking up family business of pro wrestling
Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer Potheiser Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a famously charismatic guy, which was proven again when a two-dimensional version of him went viral. An Instagram user called @smilesweetsraccoon showed off a cardboard cutout [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Stranger Things’ season 4 sets viewership record for Netflix
Netflix The debut of the first part of Stranger Things‘ fourth season scored record numbers for Netflix. The streaming service revealed nearly 286.8 million hours of the show were viewed just since Friday — the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Star Wars” social media platforms stand behind ‘Kenobi’ star Moses Ingram after racist comments
Lucasfilm The official social media platforms for Star Wars posted a unified message of support for Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram, after she shared on Instagram racists comments people had directed at her. “There are more than 20 million sentient species [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s investigation into the massacre [Read More…]
ABC National News
Florida man killed in suspected alligator attack, police say
kali9/Getty Images (LARGO, Fla.) — A Florida man was killed in a suspected alligator attack, authorities said. The Largo Police Department said Tuesday it is investigating the death of a man at Taylor Lake in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Funerals for victims of Uvalde school shooting begin
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE) — The first funerals for victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history are expected to occur in Uvalde, Texas, one week after the massacre. Amerie Jo Garza and [Read More…]
Ag News
Wetness continues to slow Ohio farmers
Continued wetness is slowing down Ohio farmers. USDA reporters say the state’s moisture levels are 52% adequate and 47% surplus, and that is making it hard for farmers to finish tillage and planting. As of [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri planting progress slows
Missouri’s planting and crop progress slowed last week with limited days open for field work. USDA says 91 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, about even with last year and the average. Corn [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota planting pace picks up, but still well behind normal
The planting pace picked up across Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest crop report says with five days suitable for fieldwork, corn planting eclipsed 80 percent and soybean planting crossed the halfway point. Both paces are [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan farmers dodged rain as fieldwork progressed
Michigan farmers saw sunshine four out of seven days last week, but the scattered rains limited fieldwork. USDA reporters say the eastern Upper Peninsula is still abnormally dry, and the northern Lower Peninsula and much [Read More…]
Ag News
Tennessee farmers have 60% of soybeans and 85% cotton planted
Rains provided much-needed moisture for much of the state. Statewide, corn is 96% planted, 81% emerged, and 78% rated good to excellent. Soybeans are 60% planted with 43% emerged. Cotton is 85% planted, 6% squaring, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 cases plateau in New York City, indicating latest surge may be over
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases in New York City have plateaued, signaling that the latest surge is at least slowing, if not over. An ABC News analysis of city data shows 4,204 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden praises prime minister of New Zealand who offers condolences on US mass shootings
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following a holiday weekend with at least 12 mass shootings across the country, President Joe Biden met with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the White House on Tuesday [Read More…]