Month: February 2023
ABC World News
One of the world’s last cities with a mask mandate plans to drop it
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong is ending its mask mandate Wednesday, becoming one of the world’s last cities to drop rules demanding face coverings. In a press conference Tuesday, Chief Executive [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Conservative justices question Biden’s student loan plan in crucial SCOTUS case
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, left, told ABC’s Devin Dwyer, right, she believes her state does not have legal standing to challenge the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness plan in federal court because it is not [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Canned shrimp sold at major retailers across four states recalled over health concerns
FDA.gov (NEW YORK) — Prepackaged shrimp that was distributed to retailers across four states has been recalled due to a possible health risk. Kawasho Foods USA Inc. initiatied a voluntary recall of its 4-ounce canned [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airlines are changing thousands of flight schedules: What you need to know
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Airlines around the world are changing flight schedules for thousands of upcoming summer flights. If you’ve already booked a flight for May, June, July or August, there is a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jonathan Majors shares plot idea for potential romantic comedy with Issa Rae
Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios If ever one was thinking of putting Jonathan Majors and Issa Rae together for a romantic comedy, Jon already has a plot. “I think we should definitely do the, like, we grew up together, and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Back to Neverland: Disney+ releases teaser to ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
Disney+ On Tuesday, Disney+ released the teaser to Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action reimagining of the J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953 Disney animated classic. The teaser introduces Wendy Darling (Ever Anderson), “a young [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk mixed, cash dairy steady to lower Tuesday
Milk futures were mixed and cash dairy prices were steady to lower with little market activity Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March Class III milk was up $0.17 at $18.03. April was up $0.01 [Read More…]
Ag News
Another round of losses in soybeans, corn, wheat
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling. Traders liquidated positions at the end of the month with under the influence of slower demand due to Brazil’s record crop. That record crop in Brazil [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA price indices widely mixed on month
Farmers made a lot less while paying a little bit more in January. The USDA’s index of prices received dropped nearly 10% from December 2022 as lower prices for milk, eggs, lettuce, and broccoli canceled [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin sees mixed February weather
Wisconsin saw mixed precipitation and wide-ranging temperatures during February. The USDA says the state started the month cold and snowy, turning warmer in the middle, before a storm system dropped more than a good of [Read More…]
Ag News
Mixed impact from wet, warm February in Tennessee
Warm, wet weather during this winter has helped crop and livestock conditions in Tennessee, but there have been some downsides. The USDA says 99% of the state has adequate to surplus soil moisture, nearly unchanged [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 28 at 2:00PM MST until March 01 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and [Read More…]
ABC National News
New details revealed in Orlando shootings that killed three, including reporter
Orange County Sheriff’s Office (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A new document reveals that a 9-year-old girl screamed, “He shot me!” after a gunman allegedly broke into her home and fatally shot her during a series of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Gang of 8’ to get briefed on Trump, Biden and Pence classified documents
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are expected to brief top congressional leaders on Tuesday about documents with classified markings that were in the possession of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Financial aid startup Frank founder fires back at JP Morgan Chase
Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — JP Morgan Chase faced new accusations from Charlie Javice, the young entrepreneur behind the student financial aid startup Frank, which the bank acquired in a $175 million transaction chief [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Power-up: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ now opening April 5
Universal Pictures Universal’s star-packed animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting bumped up two days. The film, which features the voices of Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Road to the Oscars 2023: Rian Johnson on meeting his personal “Yoda,” James Cameron
Eric Charbonneau/Netflix Rian Johnson seems to have revived the whodunit genre with his two Knives Out films, most recently with last year’s Glass Onion. He wrote and directed the latest Benoit Blanc mystery and was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Wendy Williams shares plans for returning to TV
Rebecca Smeyne/Getty Images Wendy Williams is apparently plotting her return to television. After being spotted by paparazzi at a New York City PETCO, the longtime talkshow host gave an update on her current life plans. [Read More…]
ABC World News
New mosquito raises fear of year-round Malaria in Kenya
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Researchers from Kenya’s Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have detected a new species of mosquito in the East African nation that has shown resistance to locally-used insecticides and the potential to transmit [Read More…]
ABC National News
Snowstorm slams Northeast as South braces for severe weather
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous storm is on the move, bringing snow and rain to the Northeast on Tuesday morning. New York City received its biggest snowfall of the season, with 1.8 inches [Read More…]