Month: March 2023
ABC Politics News
Biden honors Monterey Park shooting victims while taking executive actions on guns
Tayfun CoÅkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (MONTEREY PARK, Calif.) — President Joe Biden delivered an emotional tribute to the victims of the Monterey Park, California, shooting on Tuesday as he introduced his latest executive order to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Illinois man accused of defrauding US government of $83M in COVID testing scheme
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — An Illinois man has been indicted for allegedly cheating the U.S. government out of millions of dollars for his pop-up COVID testing company and allegedly lied about test results. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Masks are effective but here’s how a study from a respected group was misinterpreted to say they weren’t
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recently, a review from the Cochrane Library set off a firestorm after headlines declared research published by the respected organization’s study found masks don’t work and don’t stop [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Silicon Valley Bank marketed itself as a climate tech-friendly bank. How will its collapse impact the industry?
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Silicon Valley Bank’s failure on Friday raises concerns over the potential impacts on the climate technology industry, where SVB was heavily involved. “They went out of their way [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Silicon Valley Bank: How a digital bank run accelerated the collapse
Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history, took place over less than 48 hours. Customers withdrew $42 billion — nearly a quarter [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Slay queen: M3GAN, the killer doll from the movie, gets modeling gig
Universal Pictures Talk about fashion promoting an unrealistic body image: M3GAN, the killer android from the movie of the same name, is now modeling for Marc Jacobs. Images of the doll, dressed up in Jacobs’ [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘True Detective’ vets Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey reuniting for an Apple TV+ comedy series
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images Break out the bongos. Matthew McConaughey and his pal Woody Harrelson are getting back together again for a project that couldn’t be more different than their pairing on True Detective. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ spy show ‘Citadel’ reportedly renewed before debut
Prime Video Citadel, the spy series from Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo, is reportedly getting a second season, even before its launch on Amazon’s Prime Video. While the studio and the filmmaking sibs’ production [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers needed to help grow Indiana’s corn industry
The Indiana Corn Marketing Council is looking for strong farm leaders to serve on their board. In this Indiana Corn and Soybean Checkoff Connection, ICMC Director, David Ring, speaks on the value of running for [Read More…]
ABC National News
LA assisted living facility faces felony charges over deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles prosecutors announced felony charges Tuesday in connection with a deadly COVID-19 outbreak that occurred at an upscale assisted living facility early in the pandemic. The charges, which include [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mississippi man who went missing found with head severed, attorney says
Courtesy of Rasheem Carter’s family (LAUREL, Miss.) — Rasheem Carter, a Mississippi Black man who went missing last October after claiming he was being targeted by white men in his community, was found dead and body [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine toxic train derailment
NTSB/Handout – Xinhua via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern Railway over last month’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, state Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday. The 58-count complaint, filed in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man serving 400-year prison sentence exonerated after new probe finds wrongful conviction
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A man who has served more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been released after the state of Florida reinvestigated [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
NY congressman opens up about struggling with depression to ‘break the shame, silence and stigma’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — According to the CDC, one in five Americans will experience mental illness each year and among them is Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who was recently hospitalized for clinical depression. In response, New [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why are some Republicans blaming bank failures on ‘woke’ policies?
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A growing number of conservative Republicans are blaming what they call “woke” policies for the failures of two big banks this past weekend — but what exactly are they [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally apologizes for comments on racy Instagram posts
belterz/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Republican Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced he would be pausing his social media use on Monday after posting complimentary comments on the Instagram posts of a scantily clad queer man. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s attacks on DeSantis intensify in Iowa
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — Donald Trump has amped up his attacks on Ron DeSantis — making some of his harshest public comments yet directed at Florida’s governor and potential GOP campaign rival. “You have [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden lets it slip that Jimmy Carter wants him to deliver Carter’s eulogy
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden let it slip on Monday evening that former President Jimmy Carter has asked Biden to deliver his eulogy, according to pool reporters present at the closed-door event. At [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Starr Andrews talks about her US Nationals medal, push for more diversity in skating
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starr Andrews recently made history as the first Black woman to medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 35 years. The 21-year-old skater has been open about her push [Read More…]
ABC Health News
More than 60 Omega-3 dog and cat supplements recalled by Stratford
Mensent Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stratford Care USA, Inc has recalled 62 brands of Omega-3 supplements for cats and dogs over concern for “potentially elevated levels of Vitamin A,” according to a release from the [Read More…]