Year: 2022
Uber sued by more than 500 women over assault claims
David Swanson/Reuters (NEW YORK, NY) — Uber is being sued by approximately 550 female passengers who claim they were attacked by their drivers, according to the law firm Slater, Slater, Schulman, LLP, which filed a legal [Read More…]
Patients being barred from medication no longer used for abortion post Roe
Phil Walter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is investigating reports of women being denied vital medication for chronic medical conditions unrelated to abortion in states that have [Read More…]
Biden to announce appointees to Cancer Panel, part of initiative to cut death rate
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday his appointees to the President’s Cancer Panel, ABC News can exclusively reveal. The Cancer Panel is part of Biden’s Cancer [Read More…]
Carson Pickett opens up about making USWNT history as first player with limb difference
Carson Pickett appears on “Good Morning America,” July 14, 2022. – ABC News (NEW YORK) — Carson Pickett is still riding high after making history in late June for the U.S. women’s national soccer team. [Read More…]
Brittney Griner appears in Russian court as pressure mounts on Biden White House to secure her release
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court on Thursday morning for the third day of her trial, as the Biden administration works to secure her release. [Read More…]
Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks on being first Black woman to serve as NFL team president
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders recently announced Sandra Douglass Morgan as the team’s newest president, making her the first Black female team president in the National Football League’s history. “It’s [Read More…]
Former NBA player Delonte West talks about his battle with bipolar disorder and starting fresh
Michael Mulvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Washington metropolitan region is home to a number of basketball greats, including NBA star Kevin Durant and the late NCAA legend Len [Read More…]
Jan. 6 witness Trump allegedly tried to call was White House support staff, sources say
Drew Angerer/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The person whom former President Donald Trump was accused of having contacted following the Jan. 6 hearing when former administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified was a member of [Read More…]
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73
Patrick McMullan via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK, NY) — Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News. The former president said she died at [Read More…]
Tot among 5 children wounded in 2 quadruple shootings in Philadelphia
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) — Five children, including a toddler, were wounded in two quadruple shootings that erupted overnight in Philadelphia, according to police. At least three adults, including a woman believed to be the [Read More…]
Officers killed by gun violence up in 2022, overall number of officers killed in line of duty down 30%: Report
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK, NY) — The number of police officers who died in the line of duty decreased by over 30% over the first six months of this year compared to 2021, but the [Read More…]
Buffalo mass shooting: Grand jury indicts suspect on federal hate crime charges
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE (BUFFALO, NY) — A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging the alleged Buffalo, New York, mass shooter with federal hate crimes. Payton Gendron, 18, is accused [Read More…]
Everyone accounted for in wake of Virginia flooding
BanksPhotos/Getty Images, FILE (BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va.) — Everyone has been accounted for in Buchanan County, Virginia, on Thursday after a severe storm struck the area, bringing heavy rain and flooding, officials said. At the height [Read More…]
Biden dodges questions on Iran’s nuclear program as Israel’s leader calls for action
Atef Safadi/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — President Biden on Thursday dodged questions about whether he would set a deadline for stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program following a meeting with Israel’s prime minister, who urged [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy calls latest missile strike ‘act of terrorism’
Metin Aktas/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, to [Read More…]
Skeleton found with cowboy boots identified as man who disappeared decades ago
Essex Police (U.K.) (ESSEX COUNTY, England) — A skeleton found with a pair of cowboy boots three years ago has been identified as a British man who has been missing for over two decades, and [Read More…]
What to know if you’re flying to Europe this summer
guvendemir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As millions have returned to the skies around the world, European airports have struggled to keep up, leading them in some cases to limit the number of daily travelers and [Read More…]
Three more Americans detained in Venezuela since early this year, State Department confirms
James Leynse/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While the Biden administration ramped up outreach to Venezuela in the early months of this year, the Maduro regime imprisoned three Americans who are still behind bars, according to the [Read More…]
Focusing on SCN management strategies
A soybean specialist says now’s the time for farmers to scout for soybean cyst nematode infestations. Don Gehrls with Pioneer tells Brownfield the yield-robbing pest substantially decreases yields without inducing obvious symptoms in the crop. [Read More…]
Wildfire danger risk level designations raised for all 75 Arkansas counties
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has increased the wildfire danger risk level designations for all 75 counties over the past two weeks. Twelve counties in NW Arkansas have been elevated to the high-risk level and [Read More…]