Month: February 2023
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Trans people face ‘horrifying’ rhetoric at statehouses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — It was pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig’s first time testifying before a legislative committee when she spoke to several Arkansas lawmakers in a packed hearing room this month about a bill restricting gender-affirming [Read More…]
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James Abourezk, 1st Arab American US senator, dies at 92
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Road to the Oscars 2023: ‘Elvis’ director Baz Luhrmann on what he’s looking forward to this awards season
Warner Bros. Pictures We’re just under two weeks out from the Oscars – Hollywood’s biggest night airs live on March 12 on ABC, and the movie Elvis is expected to pick up some hardware. The film goes [Read More…]
Weather
Dense Fog Advisory issued February 27 at 4:26AM MST until February 27 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one half mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota. * [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued February 27 at 1:19AM MST until February 27 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one half mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
2023 SAG Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ sweeps with 4 wins
Courtesy of the 29th Annual ScreenActors Guild Awards® The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honored outstanding performances in film and television Sunday at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event was streamed live [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Amid new report on COVID’s origins, investigation continues into 2 main theories
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While no firm conclusion has yet been made among health and government officials as to where COVID-19 came from, the U.S. Energy Department has now reportedly indicated it believes the [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Gruesome’: Mayor describes boat wreck that killed at least 58 migrants
Antonino D’Urso/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images (CUTRO, Italy) — A least 58 migrants were killed and more than 81 were rescued Sunday when the human smuggling boat they were aboard slammed into the rocks off the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Death of former American swimming champion probed in Virgin Islands
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images (ST JOHN, US Virgin Islands) — The sudden death of former American swimming champion Jamie Cail is under investigation by authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands, authorities said. The 42-year-old Cail was found [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pickup truck driver arrested in Arizona crash that killed 2 cyclists, injured 11
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (GOODYEAR, Ariz.) — A pickup truck driver is facing manslaughter and aggravated assault charges after he crashed into a large group of cyclists Saturday in Arizona, killing two and injuring 11 others, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Marianne Williamson says she’ll run for president again, in long shot challenge to Biden
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Project Angel Food (WASHINGTON) — Self-help author Marianne Williamson told donors on Sunday that she will run for president as a Democrat in 2024, mounting what is likely to be a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Electric vehicle drivers get candid about charging: ‘Logistical nightmare’
Courtesy of Jared Rosenholtz (NEW YORK) — YouTube personality Steve Hammes leased a Hyundai Kona Electric sport utility vehicle for his 17-year-old daughter Maddie for three reasons: it was affordable, practical and allowed Maddie to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Massive winter storm that brought rare snow to parts of California now moving east
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The massive winter storm that brought rare snowfall to parts of Californias is threatening to do the same on the East Coast as it moves furiously across the country. Southern California [Read More…]
ABC National News
China hasn’t yet provided weapons to Russia in Ukraine, but doing so would be ‘real mistake’: Sullivan
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Following warnings from the Biden administration that China is weighing whether to provide Russia with lethal aid for their war in Ukraine, the White House’s national security adviser said Sunday that [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Some Republicans’ call to pick East Palestine over Ukraine is ‘false choice,’ McCaul says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Sunday that the debate over whether the U.S. should prioritize domestic issues or support for Ukraine created a “false [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde school district challenges Pete Arredondo’s appeal to upgrade termination record
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — After failing to file papers supporting the less-than-honorable discharge of the former schools police chief blamed for inaction during a Texas school massacre last year, the Uvalde school district has [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least eight people stabbed after ‘large fight’ breaks out at Oklahoma City nightclub: Police
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK (OKLAHOMA CITY) — At least eight people were stabbed, including two who were critically wounded, after a “large fight” broke out at an Oklahoma nightclub early Saturday, police said. The incident occurred around 1:30 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nearly 122,000 without power in California as storm brings rain, heavy snow, damaging winds
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Nearly 122,000 customers are without power in California as a major storm brings record rainfall, heavy snow and damaging winds. The storm will be moving from southern California across the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mischievous bear escapes enclosure at St. Louis Zoo, again
St Louis Zoo (ST.LOUIS) — Ben, the Saint Louis Zoo’s resident Andean Bear, has had a busy February. On Thursday, the 4-year-old bear escaped his habitat around 1 p.m. to wander the zoo for about 50 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Map: Where gender-affirming care is being targeted in the US
ABC News (NEW YORK) — States across the country are considering bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. At least six states — Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, South Dakota, and Utah — have passed laws or [Read More…]