Month: August 2022
ABC World News
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day as it marks six months of war
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — As Ukraine prepared on Wednesday to celebrate its Independence Day, residents of Kyiv, the capital, took to the streets to take photographs with rows of destroyed [Read More…]
ABC World News
After six months of fighting, what’s next in the war in Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the conventional wisdom among many U.S. national security officials and analysts was that Ukraine’s military would be able to resist only for a [Read More…]
ABC World News
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias. The “precision strikes” in the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor province, near Syria’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Alternatives to the standard PB&J
It’s back to school time and for many kiddos peanut butter and jelly is a lunchbox favorite. But, what if their school is a peanut-free school? Registered Dietician Kim Galeaz says not to worry. AUDIO: [Read More…]
Ag News
Rural broadband funding aiding Missourians
The head of USDA Rural Development in Missouri says they continue to make increasing access to high-speed internet a priority for rural residents. State Director Kyle Wilkens says they are encouraging entities to apply for [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa Corn backs Next Gen Fuels Act
The president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association says the Next Generation Fuels Act, recently introduced in the US Senate, provides the biofuels industry a needed boost to further its growth. Lance Lillibridge tells Brownfield, [Read More…]
Ag News
Mild to seasonally warm weather across the Heartland; a few showers north
In the Corn Belt, warm, mostly dry weather favors corn and soybean development, although some immature crops would still benefit from a boost in soil moisture. On August 21, Nebraska led the Corn Belt with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans vow to investigate Fauci after he steps down in December
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday responded to Republican vows to investigate him after he steps down from his government roles in December, saying he would consider testifying but not submit [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Charlie Crist defeats Nikki Fried in Fla. Dem governor’s primary; will face DeSantis in November
Octavio Jones/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Charlie Crist on Tuesday defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, ABC News projects, setting up a high-profile matchup against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
IRS conducting ‘comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures’ amid threats to employees
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its security systems amid recent threats against IRS employees. Some of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
National Archives letter shows extent of classified material previously at Mar-a-Lago
Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump allegedly had more than 700 pages of classified material in his possession, according to a May 10 letter from the National Archives to a lawyer representing Trump. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump revives spat with McConnell over Senate leader mentioning ‘candidate quality’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have again publicly split — this time over the GOP’s chances of retaking Congress in November given what McConnell suggested [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde school district to face $27 billion class action lawsuit
Jason Marz/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is facing a $27 billion class-action suit in connection with the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missing hiker found dead in Utah’s Zion National Park
Courtesy Pujan Agnihotri (SPRINGDALE, Utah) — A hiker who went missing after flash floods hit Utah’s Zion National Park last week has been found dead, park officials said Tuesday. Jetal Agnihotri, of Tucson, Arizona, was [Read More…]
ABC National News
15 months before Uvalde massacre, Police Chief Arredondo raised security issues with school board
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — Law enforcement was criticized for its response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Fifteen months before the school shooting that claimed the lives of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian teen recalls horror of being shot by Russian soldiers, playing dead
ABC News (KIEV) — In some ways, 14-year-old Dasha Pivtoratska is like other children her age. She wants to become a choreographer, she shares videos via TikTok and she lights up when she talks about [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Olympian, swim groups look to turn the tide on the country’s racial gap in drowning
ABC News (NEW YORK) — For generations, Black Americans have grappled with a troubling reality when it comes to swimming. Black Americans drown at a rate 50 percent higher than their white counterparts, according to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Batgirl’ directors describe being locked out of watching their own movie’s footage
L-R Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah/Marvel Studios (NOTE LANGUAGE) Directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah opened up to the French news outlet Skript about their shock when they learned their film Batgirl [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Whistleblower alleges Twitter deceived regulators on security and spam, Twitter says it’s a ‘false narrative’
Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Twitter head of security, Peiter Zatko, alleged in a whistleblower federal complaint last month that the social media giant had numerous wide-ranging information security system [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fentanyl by mail arrest saved ‘millions’ of lives: Police
Icy Macload via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities said the arrest of Joel Manuel De Jesus Amparo on drug charges may have saved countless lives across the country. 8,000 fentanyl pills were recovered from packages [Read More…]