Month: January 2023
ABC Sports News
Ex-MMA fighter Phil Baroni charged in death of girlfriend in Mexico
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SAN FERNANDO, Mexico) — Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni was being held in a Mexican jail Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, whose body was [Read More…]
ABC Health News
WHO sounds the alarm: New COVID variant is most transmissible yet
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization is warning that a new omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible strain to date. As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in some parts of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Social media use linked to brain changes in teens, study finds
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study has identified a possible link between frequently checking social media and brain changes that are associated with having less control of impulsive behaviors among young adolescents. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Peloton agrees to pay $19 million fine over treadmill recall: CPSC
Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Peloton has agreed to pay a $19 million fine as part of a settlement over its treadmill recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Former CEO of crypto firm Celsius sued in New York over alleged fraud
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The former chief executive of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency, New York [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Comedy Central announces dates for ‘The Daily Show’ guest hosts
Comedy Central Following Trevor Noah‘s exit in December after a seven-year run on The Daily Show, Comedy Central has announced the dates for the series of guest hosts who will be taking his spot behind [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
See Nicolas Cage as Dracula in the trailer for the action comedy ‘Renfield’
Universal Being an assistant for a famous, powerful person is tough — but it’s even worse if your boss is Dracula. That’s what Nicholas Hoult is going through in the trailer for the action comedy [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Glass Onion’ co-star Dave Bautista says there’s “relief” in being done with Marvel Cinematic Universe
Netflix Dave Bautista, now starring in Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, tells GQ he’s relieved to be done playing Drax The Destroyer in Marvel’s The Guardians of the Galaxy movies. The former pro [Read More…]
Ag News
Vilsack announces $9.6M meat processing investment
The Biden administration is continuing its efforts to help diversify the nation’s meat supply. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA has awarded $9.6 million in grants and loans for 25 projects that will increase [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures, most cash dairy up Thursday
Milk futures and most cash dairy prices bounced back a litlle Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was up $0.26 at $19.11. February was up $0.15 at $18.31. March was up [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol production drops again
U.S. ethanol production fell sharply last week, discouraged by holiday and weather related slowdowns and poor margins. That’s the fourth week in a row with a decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production for [Read More…]
Ag News
Optimism for U.S. soybean demand in 2023
The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council is optimistic China’s soybean demand will pick up, especially with COVID restrictions lifting. The USDA hasn’t reported a new export sale to China in the last month. [Read More…]
ABC World News
US to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
Hedil Amir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come on Friday, U.S. officials told ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin calls for Orthodox Christmas truce
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 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 World News
France’s bakers may be forced to close their shops or raise baguette prices
© Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cherished French baguette is in trouble. Soaring electricity prices in France are threatening the livelihoods of bakers. Baker Julien Pedussel, 36, started demonstrations near his shop [Read More…]
ABC National News
More than 176,000 customers without power as storm hits West Coast
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm is hitting the West Coast Wednesday into Thursday with flood, high wind and heavy snow alerts in effect for California, Nevada, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Idaho murders: Suspect applied for internship with local police department
Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 28-year-old accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death was studying criminal justice at the time of the murders. More than six [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to award Citizens Medal to officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday is expected to award the Presidential Citizens Medal — the nation’s second-highest civilian honor — to officers who defended the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to make first trip to US-Mexico border as president on Sunday
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to visit the southern border with Mexico on Sunday, for the first time since taking office, according to an administration official. Biden [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Uber drivers strike in New York City after pay increase temporarily blocked
nycshooter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Uber drivers in New York City are carrying out a day-long strike on Thursday after a lawsuit from the rideshare company temporarily blocked a pay increase set to [Read More…]