Month: February 2023
ABC National News
Virginia reviews AP African American studies course amid nationwide debate
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is reviewing College Board’s Advanced Placement African American studies course, following nationwide debate over the curriculum that erupted after the course was rejected by Florida [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/23/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver 115, Cleveland 109 Orlando 108, Detroit 106 Boston 142, Indiana 138 (OT) Toronto 115, New Orleans 110 Philadelphia 110, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Cocaine Bear’ roars into theaters into this weekend
Universal Let the rampage begin! Cocaine Bear is in theaters this weekend — the darkly comedic, bloody tru-ish tale of a bear who finds a package of cocaine in the woods and goes nuts. Keri Russell is among [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 24 at 1:56AM MST until February 24 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and [Read More…]
ABC National News
5 children, 1 woman injured in shooting at schoolyard in Philadelphia
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Six people were shot, five of them children, in a shooting that took place at a schoolyard in Philadelphia Thursday evening, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Police found multiple [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bill to change Jackson judges looks ‘like Jim Crow,’ Mississippi lawmaker says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Republican-led Mississippi state House of Representatives passed a bill on Feb. 7 that would form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the capital [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Fentanyl played large role in the more 4,000 overdose deaths in North Carolina in 2021, a record number
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of drug overdose deaths were recorded in North Carolina in 2021, according to new data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. In 2021, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Popularity of Ozempic, Mounjaro, similar drugs may be driving shortages for people with diabetes, obesity
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy have been flying off pharmacy shelves across the country, touted as breakthrough drugs for patients looking to lose weight. Celebrities like Rosie O’Donnell, [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 23 at 8:23PM MST until February 24 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and central, [Read More…]
ABC National News
About 116 people died from gun violence per day in the US this year: Gun Violence Archive
skaman306/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shootings have continuously made headlines in just the first two months of the year. So far, 6,278 people have been died from gun violence this year in the U.S, as [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for rape conviction in LA
Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for rape in his Los Angeles sexual assault trial. The sentence will be served consecutively after [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alex Murdaugh says he lied to investigators during testimony in double murder trial
Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and youngest son, began testifying in his own defense in his double [Read More…]
ABC National News
R. Kelly to serve 1 additional year in prison for Chicago sex crimes convictions
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A federal judge in Chicago sentenced singer R. Kelly to 20 years in prison for his child pornography and enticement of minors for sex convictions Thursday. However, the sentencing only [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Prison inmate sexual harassment of female officers ‘widespread,’ watchdog finds
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Bureau of Prisons “has not been able to identify the prevalence and scope of inmate-on-staff sexual harassment,” a new report released by the Justice Department’s inspector general found, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Soccer star Alex Morgan makes history as a mom
Omar Vega/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alex Morgan is a superstar soccer player and now a history-making mom on the field too. In Wednesday night’s final of the SheBelieves Cup, Morgan scored her 14th goal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Woman goes into septic shock after giving birth, has her feet and hands amputated
Southern Kindred Studios (PLEASANTON, Texas) — A Texas woman who nearly lost her life after giving birth was reunited at home this month with her now-4-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Krystina Pacheco, 29, of Pleasanton, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
2 million air fryers recalled due to fire and burn hazards
US CPSC (NEW YORK) — Two million Cosori Air Fryers have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and Commission announced in a press release Thursday. About 250,000 air [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Precious: “Multiple” ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies are on the way, says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO
New Line/WireImage Warner Bros. Discovery is hoping to mine more box office gold from J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Middle Earth. Variety reports that during an earnings call with CEO David Zaslav on Thursday, the executive announced that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Goldbergs’ to reportedly end after current 10th season
ABC ABC is mum on the development, but Deadline reports its hit sitcom The Goldbergs will end after the current 10th season. The ’80s-set sitcom, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile and Hayley [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Halle Bailey says she was in “disbelief” over positive response to playing ‘The Little Mermaid”s Ariel
Walt Disney Pictures Halle Bailey is reflecting on the past year and a half since filming wrapped on the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. In an interview with The Face, the 22-year-old actress and singer, who makes [Read More…]