Month: March 2023
ABC Business News
Class action suit filed against Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company, executives
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — SVB Financial Group and top executives have been named in a federal lawsuit amid the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Regina Hall shares what’s next for her career and her St. Patrick’s Day plans
Courtesy of Jameson Irish Whiskey Regina Hall kicked off 2023 by going viral after presenting at the Golden Globes, what’s next for her though is little bit more low-key. “I’ve been really excited about producing,” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Boy Meets Wife: Ben Savage reportedly weds Tessa Angermeier
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for New York Comic Con Ben Savage and his longtime girlfriend, Tessa Angermeier, tied the knot in February, according to Us Weekly. “Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Savage, we couldn’t be happier [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Banshees’ Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan could join ‘Gladiator’ sequel, and more
The Banshees of Inisherin‘s Barry Keoghan is in talks to star in Ridley Scott‘s untitled Gladiator sequel, alongside Paul Mescal, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Mescal will reportedly play Lucius, the son of Lucilla — [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. Congressman Max Miller forms Agriculture Advisory Council
The council meeting took place at Ohio State University’s Wooster Campus on Thursday. This is a provided photo of Congressman Miller touring the facilities. U.S. Congressman Max Miller has announced his Agriculture Advisory Council of [Read More…]
Ag News
Recent dry conditions could fuel corn root worm pressure
A midwestern agronomist says fields in dry areas last fall could see increased corn root worm pressure this season. Eric Wilson with Wyffels Hybrids tells Brownfield his home state of Iowa is coming out of [Read More…]
Ag News
A cool, unsettled pattern continues across most of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., while colder-than-normal conditions will cover the northern Plains and the West. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Lawmakers research AI to help better legislate tech
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-V.a.) is taking graduate classes to learn more about new technology. — ABC News Live (WASHINGTON) — With the rise of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, members of Congress are [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Niall Horan of One Direction to perform at White House on St. Patrick’s Day
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fans might call it the luck of the Irish! Singer-songwriter Niall Horan, who rose to fame as part of the international boy band sensation One Direction, will give a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Pension funds report millions in losses amid Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Ohio public pension fund for teachers revealed it lost millions by holding more than $27 million in Silicon Valley Bank shares before the bank’s collapse. The State Teachers [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Keke Palmer to star in, produce comedy ‘The Backup’ with Kevin Hart
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Keke Palmer and Kevin Hart are teaming up on an upcoming rom-com in works at Universal Pictures titled, The Backup. The Emmy-winning actress will star in the project and co-produce through her Big Boss production company and Hart’s Hartbeat banner, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Giant hail spotted as severe weather, tornado threat hits Texas
Sky Ferguson Thornburg (NEW YORK) — Giant hail has fallen in parts of Texas on Thursday as severe weather — including at least one confirmed tornado — hits the state. The National Weather Service Fort [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Tick-borne illness babesiosis is spreading in the US, CDC report shows
rbkomar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of new cases of babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, increased significantly between 2011 and 2019 in the United States, a new CDC report found. It’s also spreading consistently in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Double lung transplants successfully treat late-stage lung cancer, in a first with new technique
Shannon Fagan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new double lung transplant technique was successful for two patients with lung cancer, Northwestern Medicine announced. The hospital said it’s leveraging that success into a new clinical program [Read More…]
ABC Business News
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will reshape society, acknowledges risks: ‘A little bit scared of this’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The CEO behind the company that created ChatGPT believes artificial intelligence technology will reshape society as we know it. He believes it comes with real dangers, but can also be [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Quinta Brunson schools woman who claimed she isn’t qualified to speak on public education
ABC Quinta Brunson, the Emmy-winning creator of ABC’s hit sitcom Abbot Elementary, has schooled an online sniper who implied Quinta isn’t qualified to speak about public education. “I’ll share it again. The creator, lead writer [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ben Affleck on that Grammy meme, nailing Batman in ‘The Flash’ and why he’s done with superhero movies
Amy Sussman/Getty Images In a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Affleck finally unpacked that Grammys moment between him and wife Jennifer Lopez. Contrary to the memes, Ben insists, “I had a good time [Read More…]
ABC World News
He was freed from a Nicaraguan prison and now urges Biden admin to protect migrants like him
Str/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last month, the door to Yubrank Suazo’s cell in a Nicaraguan prison flung open in the middle of the night as officers told him to put on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Convicted North Dakota woman speaks publicly for 1st time about husband’s death
ABC News (NEW YORK) — During a thorough investigation into her husband’s murder, police repeatedly heard Nikki Entzel’s ever-changing story about what happened to her husband, often contradicting the evidence they had collected. “20/20” was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped pet monkey shot after it ripped a woman’s ear in half
ABC News (DICKSON, N.D.) — A pet monkey was shot in Oklahoma this week after it escaped its owners and attacked a woman, ripping off part of her ear, police said. Brittany Parker told local [Read More…]