Month: May 2022
ABC National News
Chicago police officer’s shooting of 13-year-old carjacking suspect being investigated
avid_creative/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — An investigation is underway after a Chicago police officer shot a 13-year-old boy during a foot pursuit who authorities allege was involved in two recent carjackings. The incident occurred Wednesday night on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missed signals in four mass shootings: What went wrong?
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Payton Gendron, the 18-year-old white man charged in connection with the murders of 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, was a senior in high school, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Moms fight baby formula shortage with online groups and interactive map
Courtesy of Kerissa Miller (NEW YORK) — Mothers across the U.S. are banding together to respond to the baby formula shortage emergency and execute short-term solutions in local communities while corporations and the federal government scramble [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nine shot, two fatally, in ‘outrageous act of violence’ outside Chicago McDonald’s
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Nine people were shot, two of whom died, in a chaotic scene outside a McDonald’s on Chicago’s Near North Side Thursday. Police said they have arrested a suspect. A dispute broke [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
No, no, Power Ranger! Actor busted for alleged $3.5 million COVID fund scam
St. John in 2015 — Bobby Bank/WireImage Austin St. John, who played the Red Ranger in the hit ’90s show Power Rangers, has been charged in an alleged scam of funds from the CARES Act [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Amazon, Starbucks among corporations bolstering abortion coverage
JohnFScott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Advocates on both sides of the political fight over reproductive rights have spoken out, either in protest or applause of a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked earlier this month that, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC urges second booster for older, high-risk Americans amid nation’s latest COVID-19 surge
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following the nation’s latest COVID-19 resurgence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday that it is “strengthening” its recommendation for Americans over the age of 12 [Read More…]
Ag News
Tri-National Ag Accord Working Group visits Mexico
Photo provided by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture A delegation of ag officials from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. continues its work on challenges related to food security and biotechnology. The Tri-National [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Officials expected to decide on new COVID-19 vaccine design in early July
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal regulators are expected to decide on a new COVID-19 vaccine design in early July, which would allow vaccine companies to begin production for rollout this fall and winter, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bill de Blasio announces run for Congress as NY Democrats grapple with new map
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York’s political scene — upended this week by a newly drawn congressional map — got even more interesting Friday with an announcement from former New York [Read More…]
ABC National News
Funerals for Buffalo shooting victims begin
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The funerals for several victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, are starting to take place. Ten people, all of whom were Black, were killed in a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland moved to halfway house
Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billy McFarland, who pleaded guilty to scheming thousands of people out of money from his Fyre Festival, was moved to a halfway house this week, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
“Power Rangers” actor Austin St. John charged with COVID-19 fraud
slobo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A ’90s actor who starred in the hit TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has been charged with perpetuating a scheme to defraud the U.S. government of CARES Act funds, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Downton Abbey’’s Lady Mary warns fans may shed a tear at the “emotional” new film
Focus Features/Ben Blackall Downton is back! The new film Downton Abbey: A New Era is in theaters now, and actress Michelle Dockery – who has been with the series since season one – warns that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix’s hit teen show ‘Heartstopper’ renewed for two more seasons
Netflix Heartstopper fans got double the good news on Friday. The hit Netflix teen show has officially been renewed for seasons two and three. The series, based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman, debuted [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis says caring for the ailing ‘Die Hard’ star is “taking a toll”
VCG/VCG via Getty Images As any caregiver can tell you, it’s not an easy job to tend to an ailing loved one. That’s what Emma Heming Willis, the wife of Die Hard star Bruce Willis, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Former Bond girl Eva Green defends Johnny Depp’s “good name and wonderful heart”
Depp and Green in 2012 — Dave M. Benett/Getty Images As the Johnny Depp‘s defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard rolls on, another star has weighed in. Eva Green, who starred opposite Depp in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Walmart shares details on discounts for Walmart+ Weekend
Steve Heap/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walmart this week announced an upcoming one-weekend-only exclusive online sale for Walmart+ members. Walmart+ Weekend is set to run June 2 – 5 and will offer deep discounts on [Read More…]
Ag News
Lely North America Grand Opening
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be on site for the Lely North America Grand Opening Event in Pella, Iowa on June 2nd, 2022. …
Ag News
Market incentivizing wheat double-crop soybeans
A group of ag economists say there’s a market incentive to double crop wheat and soybeans in the 2023 crop year. Economists from the University of Illinois and Ohio State University say the rotation might [Read More…]