Month: May 2022
GOP donors increasingly split over support for Trump as midterms approach
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the 2022 midterm elections approach, some GOP super PACs are spending millions of dollars to oppose primary candidates endorsed by Donald Trump — suggesting a deepening rift within the [Read More…]
Biden administration pushes colleges to educate next generation of voters
Ariel Skelley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just weeks before the first midterm primary elections, the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reminding postsecondary institutions throughout the country of their legal requirement to distribute voter [Read More…]
Mixed results for Trump-endorsed candidates in Nebraska, West Virginia
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Of the numerous primary races held Tuesday, two resonated beyond state politics: the Republican gubernatorial primary in Nebraska and the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary in West Virginia — two [Read More…]
Judge whose son was killed speaks out about new bill to protect judges
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly two years after her son was murdered at home, a New Jersey judge is fighting to get a federal bill passed that would limit access of public officials’ private [Read More…]
Wisconsin amends poultry movement ban
Wisconsin has modified its recent ban on transporting and showing poultry. Kevin Hoffman with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says the most recent order replaces the April 7th order, and now prohibits [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: House approves $40 billion in Ukraine aid
Diego Herrera Carcedo/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, [Read More…]
‘Succession’ actor James Cromwell glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest of vegan milk charge
Michael Tran/FilmMagic Succession actor James Cromwell and another man superglued their hands to a Starbucks counter in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the company’s policy of charging extra for vegan milk, as other activists held signs protesting [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/10/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Baltimore 5, St. Louis 3 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Seattle 5, Philadelphia 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 6, Oakland 0 [Read More…]
House votes to allow congressional staffers to unionize
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to recognize House staff members’ right to unionize after announcing an increase to their minimum pay. The vote was straight down party lines, with [Read More…]
‘Doctor Strange’ sequel screenwriter talks spoilers, new ‘Star Wars’ script
Getty Images for Disney/Michael Kovac (SPOILERS) Michael Waldron, who broke open Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Multiverse with the hit Disney+ series Loki, is spilling spoilers about his latest success, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. [Read More…]
‘Scream’ reboot cast reuniting for sixth film
Paramount Pictures The fifth Scream film, which debuted this year for the series’ 25th anniversary, has spawned a sequel. Paramount Pictures has announced that a sixth film has been given the go-ahead, with Ghostface Killer [Read More…]
Celebrity chef Mario Batali found not guilty of indecent assault, battery
Scott Eisen/Getty Images Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery for an alleged 2017 incident in Boston. Natalie Tene, 32, said Batali forcibly kissed her and grabbed her [Read More…]
Steve Harvey calls Will Smith’s Oscars slap a “punk” move
ABC/Matt Sayles Steve Harvey says he “lost a lot of respect” for Will Smith following his on-stage slap of Chris Rock during the Oscars. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Judge Steve Harvey host was [Read More…]
Breakthrough deaths comprise increasing proportion of those who died from COVID-19
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A growing proportion of COVID-19 deaths are occurring among the vaccinated, a new ABC News analysis of federal data shows. In August of 2021, about 18.9% of COVID-19 deaths [Read More…]
Putin prepping ‘prolonged conflict’ beyond Donbas, could escalate nuclear threats: Top US intel official
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a “prolonged conflict” in Ukraine, and could resort to drastic measures if the fighting doesn’t go his way, according to Director of National [Read More…]
Temperatures soar 20 degrees above normal as wildfires burn in Southwest
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Fire danger is back down to critical after reaching extreme levels on Monday, but red flag warnings continue across six states in the Southwest, from [Read More…]
Minnesota woman accused of abandoning newborns charged with murder
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (RED WING, Minn.) — Years after two infants were discovered dead along a stretch of the Mississippi River in Minnesota, police have identified and arrested their mother in connection with one [Read More…]
Philadelphia police seeking suspected serial rapist in ‘pattern of sexual assaults’
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police are seeking a suspect in a recent string of sexual assaults that they believe may be the work of a serial rapist. Authorities have identified a “pattern of [Read More…]
Celebrity chef found not guilty of indecent assault, battery
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery for a 2017 incident in Boston. “It’s an understatement to say [Read More…]
Mike Tyson won’t be charged for punching fellow airline passenger: Prosecutor
Al Bello/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Former world heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson will not face charges in an incident last month in which he was recorded getting into a physical altercation with a fellow [Read More…]