Month: March 2023
ABC Business News
TikTok CEO to testify on Capitol Hill amid calls for ban on app
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes standoff between the U.S. government and social media app TikTok over a potential ban is set for a reckoning on Thursday when TikTok CEO Shou [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lindsay Lohan and others charged in crypto violation complaint
Hippolyte Petit/Getty Images Mean Girls actress Lindsay Lohan, is among eight celebrities charged with cryptocurrency violations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lohan and the other celebrities were charged in connection with a broader investigation of crypto [Read More…]
Latest News
States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that [Read More…]
ABC World News
How to watch the five-planet alignment: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — Don’t miss your lucky chance to see the stars — or planets — align next week. A five-planet alignment of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars will be [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump live updates: Manhattan grand jury to reconvene as early as Thursday
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A grand jury is continuing to weigh charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with the Manhattan district attorney’s probe into the 2016 hush payment [Read More…]
ABC National News
Student who was patted down each day allegedly shoots two staffers at Denver high school
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (DENVER) — A student who was under a “certain agreement to be patted down each day” at school allegedly shot and wounded two school administrators at East High School in Denver, authorities [Read More…]
ABC National News
Shelter-in-place lifted at Monmouth University after curling iron mistaken for weapon
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.) — Monmouth University lifted a shelter-in-place order after an investigation into a “possible armed subject” found that a curling iron “was mistaken for a weapon,” a university official [Read More…]
ABC National News
Feds make largest methamphetamine bust in West Virginia history
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday it made the largest methamphetamine bust in West Virginia history. The DOJ charged 30 people with allegedly distributing more than 200 pounds of meth, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amid classified documents probe, Trump’s records representative sues Justice Department
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of former President Donald Trump’s official representatives to the National Archives — the agency that sparked the Justice Department’s probe of Trump’s handling of classified documents — [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across US, major analysis finds
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Death rates from COVID-19 varied dramatically across the United States, a major new analysis finds. The report, published Monday in medical journal The Lancet, looked at the rate [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court hears arguments on whiskey bottles, dog toys, pornography and poop
U.S. Supreme Court (WASHINGTON) — A Supreme Court debate Wednesday over parody and popular commercial brands was dominated by talk of whiskey bottles, dog toys, pornography and poop. For nearly two hours, in an argument punctuated [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis downplays Trump’s nickname, ‘just as long as you also call me a winner’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis likened former President Donald Trump’s jabs against him to so much “background noise,” according to excerpts from an upcoming interview with Piers Morgan. “To me, it’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
East Palestine mother to Senate: ‘My seven-year-old has asked me if he is going to die’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents are still grappling with the aftershock of last month’s train derailment, with one mother offering compelling testimony about how the incident traumatized her young child. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ policy could be expanded into high school
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A proposed Florida Board of Education rule could expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. “For grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Foot Locker announces plan to close 400 stores by 2026
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Foot Locker plans to close 400 stores in North America by 2026 as it rebrands part of its business, the company announced Monday. The company plans to close [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Justice”: ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for IMDb Justin Roiland, the co-creator and voice star of the hit animated series Rick and Morty, has been cleared of domestic violence charges. Orange County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Kimberly Edds [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Adam Sandler calls Jennifer Aniston “one of the funniest people,” shares new Drew Barrymore movie idea
Good Morning America Adam Sandler recently reunited with close friend and on-screen partner Jennifer Aniston ahead of the premiere of their third movie together, the action-packed Murder Mystery sequel Murder Mystery 2. The comedic duo [Read More…]
Ag News
Supreme Court to decide Clean Water Act enforcement case
The Supreme Court has been asked to determine who has the primary authority to enforce the Clean Water Act. A South Carolina case involves Arabella Farm and its efforts to clear about 20 acres near [Read More…]
Ag News
Taylor leads first agribusiness trade mission in Panama
A USDA trade mission in Panama this week is working to expand market opportunities for US ag goods. Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs Alexis Taylor says the delegation had more than 300 meetings [Read More…]
ABC National News
Student who was patted down each day allegedly shoots 2 staffers at Denver high school
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (DENVER) — A student who was under a “certain agreement to be patted down each day” at school allegedly shot and wounded two school administrators at East High School in Denver, authorities said. [Read More…]