Month: March 2023
ABC Health News
Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of dementia, study finds: What to know about the diet
Natalia Gdovskaia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following a diet rich in plant-based foods and seafood can help lower the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal BMC [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Texas judge asks lawyers to keep quiet on key hearing on abortion medication
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sought to delay publicly divulging details about a major hearing on abortion rights set for Wednesday, telling lawyers involved [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paris Hilton gushes about son Phoenix, reflects on ‘The Simple Life’ turning 20
Good Morning America Paris Hilton is loving her new role as a mom. “My heart feels so full,” Hilton, who announced the arrival of her and husband Carter Reum‘s son, Phoenix, via surrogacy in January, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pauly Shore shouts out Oscar-winning ‘Encino Man’ co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser
L-R: Shore, Fraser, Sean Astin — Encino Man Productions/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Sure, he was the butt of an Oscars night joke from Jimmy Kimmel, but Pauly Shore is taking it all in stride, for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lindsay Lohan is pregnant with first child
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix With a shot of a baby’s onesie, on which was written “coming soon…” Lindsay Lohan announced to 12.4 million Instagram followers Tuesday that she’s expecting. “We are blessed and excited!” [Read More…]
Ag News
Administration works to address pay disparities
On Equal Pay Day, the Biden administration is raising awareness of pay disparities that women face in nearly every job, which includes the agriculture industry. Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian fighters collide with US drone, force it down close to Ukraine
U.S. Air Force, FILE (NEW YORK) — Russian fighter jets collided with the rear propeller of an unmanned U.S. military drone on Tuesday, forcing the U.S. to bring down the drone into the waters. U.S. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ohio AG to announce ‘next steps toward accountability’ in East Palestine toxic train derailment
NTSB/Handout – Xinhua via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio’s attorney general plans to announce the “next steps toward accountability” following last month’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, his office said. Ohio Attorney General [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nor’easter has already dumped more than a foot of snow in multiple regions
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than a foot of snow has already fallen in several regions along the East Coast as a nor’easter bears down on the region. A coastal storm that developed in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Embattled Rep. George Santos files 2024 candidacy papers with FEC
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Tuesday filed a new statement of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission, indicating he’s running for reelection — a move that will allow him [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Elite runner Kara Goucher comes out about sexual assault allegations against former coach in new memoir
Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, describes a “secret world” of professional running in her new memoir. “Running is life-changing,” Goucher told [Read More…]
ABC Health News
EPA proposes first-ever limit on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed its first-ever rule to reduce the prevalence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water Tuesday, taking the first step to require cities to test for [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Justice Department, SEC probing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Sources
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are probing the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to two people familiar with the situation. The probes, which are separate, are in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Woman says she fought for equal pay after seeing she earned $90k less for same role
MJHollinshead/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City woman has gone viral for tweeting about her fight for equal pay. Kimberly Nguyen, a 25-year-old user experience writer, tweeted earlier this month that she saw [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Cruise flying high in ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ poster
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures has released the first poster for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and perhaps not surprisingly, it highlights one of Tom Cruise‘s most death-defying stunts. Cruise is shown in mid-free [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscars hosts? The Rock is game, John Oliver decidedly not
2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC — ABC While it’s quite possible Jimmy Kimmel would be asked back to host the Oscars next year, since ratings for Sunday’s telecast were at a three-year-high, it’s still way too [Read More…]
Ag News
Breakfast… still the most important meal of the day
It doesn’t matter if you’re in preschool or in high school, getting started with a healthy meal is key to fueling a successful day of learning. Brooke Williams is director of communications for the American [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota lawmaker wants stricter SNAP requirements
A U.S. Representative from South Dakota would like to see more widespread work requirements included in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the next farm bill. Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield there are loopholes in the [Read More…]
Ag News
Russia agrees to extend trade agreement with Ukraine
Russia has agreed to a 60-day extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine. StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says that’s half the time of the original agreement and now, Turkey and [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag Barometer: nearly half of farmers surveyed aren’t planning on farm growth
Nearly 50 percent of farmers surveyed in the latest Ag Economy Barometer say they plan to exit or retire or have no plans to grow their farm. Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue University Center [Read More…]