Month: February 2023
ABC World News
Russian army officer says he saw Ukrainian POWs tortured
Konstantin Yefremov (NEW YORK) — A senior Russian army lieutenant who fled Russia told ABC News he witnessed his country’s troops torture prisoners in Ukraine, including beating and threats to rape them. Konstantin Yefremov, the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kidnapped children from Missouri found at Florida supermarket one year later: Police
High Springs Police Dept. (HIGH SPRINGS, Fla.) — Two Missouri children were found inside a supermarket in Florida nearly a year after they were abducted, according to law enforcement officials. Brooke Gilley and Adrian Gilley [Read More…]
ABC National News
New winter storm brings heavy snow and rain to West Coast, East Coast warms up
On Monday morning, 7am ET, snow will still be falling in the Rockies as the system from the west coast continues its trek east. – ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new winter storm is [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Americans have low confidence in leaders, GOP at risk in political disputes: POLL
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Americans expressed scant confidence in President Joe Biden and his party heading into the 2023 State of the Union address. Yet wide majorities also lack faith [Read More…]
ABC Health News
‘I felt powerless’: Black Americans suffering from long COVID say they have trouble accessing care
Chimére Smith, 40, from Baltimore, Maryland, during a function at the school where she was a teacher in Feb. 2020, before she contracted COVID-19. – Courtesy of Chimére Smith (NEW YORK) — Throughout the pandemic, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: More awards for ‘Banshees’ ahead of Oscars, and more
The Banshees of Inisherin and Tár were the big winners at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, reports Collider. Tár won three awards at the Sunday ceremony, including top prize Film of the Year and Director of the Year for Todd Field, while Cate Blanchett won Actress [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Knock at the Cabin’ dethrones ’Avatar: The Way of Water’ at weekend box office with $14.2M opening
Universal Pictures Pandora has fallen and M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin has risen to the #1 spot in the weekend box office. The horror-thriller earned $14.2 million in its opening week and bested [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Grammys 2023: Harry Styles wins Album of the Year, Beyoncé breaks record, Bonnie Raitt takes Song of the Year
Francis Specker/CBS It was the biggest night in music at the 2023 Grammy Awards Sunday night, hosted by Trevor Noah live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The first award of the night went to Harry [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Saturday Night Live’ pokes fun at Chinese spy balloon drama in cold open
NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live had a ball — or shall we say, a balloon — with its latest cold open. The skit begins with Chloe Fineman, as MSNBC’s Katy Tur, reporting that the “national nightmare” [Read More…]
Ag News
NCBA members set policy priorities for 2023
The president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says getting a farm bill passed in 2023 is a top priority for members. Todd Wilkinson of South Dakota says within the farm bill the organization would [Read More…]
Ag News
A more sustainable pork product
Consumers have continued their efforts to be more climate-conscious, and that’s become more evident with their meat purchases. National Pork Board CEO Bill Even says US pork producers have a great story to tell. AUDIO: [Read More…]
ABC World News
Turkey earthquake live updates: At least 1,200 dead in Turkey, Syria after powerful quake
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 1,200 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, officials said. The pre-dawn quake was centered [Read More…]
ABC National News
3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Buffalo, New York, suburbs
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck the suburbs of Buffalo, New York, early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The center of the quake was in West [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian army officer says he saw Ukrainian POWs tortured
Konstantin Yefremov (NEW YORK) — A senior Russian army lieutenant who fled Russia told ABC News he witnessed his country’s troops torture prisoners in Ukraine, including beating and threats to rape them. Konstantin Yefremov, the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Natanyahu considers ‘Iron Dome’ for Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout [Read More…]
ABC National News
Houston airport fire grounds United Airlines flights
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A fire Sunday morning in a laundry room at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a 90-minute ground stop on all United Airlines flights [Read More…]
ABC National News
Timeline: Where the Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted before being shot down
ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials closely tracked a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it traveled across the U.S. for several days. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Record numbers of people are worse off, a recipe for political discontent: POLL
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four in 10 Americans say they’ve gotten worse off financially since Joe Biden became president, the most in ABC News/Washington Post polls dating back 37 years. Political fallout [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Lawmakers praise successful downing of suspected Chinese spy balloon while concerns linger
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon by the U.S. military was met by lawmakers with a mix of praise for the safe and successful operation, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
171 Republican lawmakers join effort to stop student loan forgiveness program
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One hundred and twenty-eight House Republicans and nearly all Republican senators on Friday filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court opposing the Biden administration’s federal student debt cancellation [Read More…]