Year: 2022
ABC Sports News
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder hires Bank of America Securities to consider ‘potential transactions’
John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, along with his wife, Tanya, and the team, has hired Bank of America Securities to consider “potential transactions,” they announced [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
US women’s gymnastics clinches gold at world championships
Naomi Baker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. gymnastics fans can now officially book their trips to the Paris Olympics. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold at the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tuesday in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/2/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Houston 5, Philadelphia 0 (Series tied 2-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 121, Philadelphia 111 Atlanta 112, New York 99 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ honors the man, the myth…the weirdo
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The Roku Channel It’s time to get weird! Weird: The Al Yankovic Story debuts streaming on the Roku Channel Friday, a very heightened version of the parody singer’s life story. Weird Al [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Civil rights leaders demand meeting with Elon Musk
CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The top executives of three civil rights groups are demanding a meeting with new Twitter owner Elon Musk following what they say has been a rise in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Starbucks red holiday cups return for 25th year, plus peppermint mocha and new pastries
Courtesy of Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Starbucks is officially in holiday mode with the return of its iconic red cups and special holiday menu. Starting Thursday, Nov. 3, Starbucks will celebrate the return of holiday [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Aldi offers Thanksgiving Price Rewind for affordable holiday options
Aldi (NEW YORK) — This Thanksgiving, amid inflation and rising food prices, shoppers can find savings on meal ingredients thanks to a new promotion from Aldi. The grocery retailer announced its “Thanksgiving Price Rewind” on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Billion-dollar Powerball jackpot approaches world record amount
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Now at an estimated $1.5 billion, the Powerball jackpot is quickly approaching a world record amount after 39 consecutive drawings yielded no grand prize winner, lottery officials said. The next [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles, launching tests for second consecutive day
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea test-fired three missiles on Thursday, a day after launching its most-ever tests in a single day. One long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles were [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia waives threats of use of nuclear weapons
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden warns democracy is ‘under attack’ as midterms enter final stretch
Oliver Contreras/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, with less than a week to go until the midterms, delivered a speech Wednesday night condemning political violence and urging voters to protect democracy. “We must with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Donald Trump reaches settlement with protesters who allege they were assaulted by his security
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump settled a civil lawsuit Wednesday that alleged his security guards violently assaulted protesters outside Trump Tower in 2015. The case, brought by Efrain Galicia and four [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cause announced for Indiana home explosion that killed 3 people
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — A deadly home explosion in southern Indiana in August has been ruled accidental, with no signs of foul play, authorities said Wednesday. Three people died after a house exploded [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Judge refuses to remove Alec Baldwin from ‘Rust’ negligence lawsuit
In Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, lawyers for Alec Baldwin were unsuccessful in trying to remove the star and producer of the Western Rust from a negligence lawsuit stemming from the film. Cinematographer Halyna [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Federal Reserve approves another 0.75-point rate hike
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was raising its short-term borrowing rate another 0.75% to slow key areas of the economy and tame inflation, which is at a 40-year high. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
CBS, Les Moonves to pay $30M in deal with NY attorney general over sexual misconduct claims
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CBS and its senior leadership knew about multiple allegations of sexual assault against former chief executive Les Moonves but intentionally concealed them from shareholders, regulators and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
CVS, Walgreens agree to $10 billion opioid settlement
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CVS Health and Walgreens on Wednesday said they had agreed in principle to pay about $10 billion in total to settle a series of opioid-related lawsuits [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Lawrence says Adele tried to keep her from boarding the sci-fi bomb ‘Passengers’
Getty Images for Netflix If it was up to Adele, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence would have never been rolling in the deep of space in the 2016 sci-fi bomb Passengers. That’s the word from the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lena Waithe named ambassador for the 2023 American Black Film Festival
Shayan Asgharnia Master of None writer and star Lena Waithe has been named the ambassador for 2023’s American Black Film Festival (ABFF). As such, Waithe will “help bring awareness to ABFF’s mission of showcasing Black [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Milk to focus more on policy issues
Minnesota’s dairy farmer advocacy group has made some changes that will help them focus more on policy issues. Minnesota Milk Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom tells Brownfield the change affects many behind-the-scenes tasks. “A bunch of [Read More…]