Month: March 2023
ABC Business News
Car repair prices are rising much faster than overall inflation. Here’s why.
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Pat Clynes pushed down the gas pedal on his Ford Explorer during a drive in Houston, Texas, in July 2022, an otherwise routine day became the start of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar producers dish on what we can expect at Sunday’s show
Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Oscars producers are giving a glimpse into what to expect Sunday night. The biggest question is if the show and its host Jimmy Kimmel will acknowledge last year’s Will Smith/Chris Rock slap, and at a news conference Wednesday, [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio Farm Bureau members prepare for congressional visits on Capitol Hill
Ohio Farm Bureau members are passionate about advocating for the state’s agriculture industry in Washington D.C. John Grafton, president of Jefferson County Farm Bureau, says it’s valuable for members to take the time to come [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 09 at 2:05AM MST until March 09 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions of central, [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 08 at 8:57PM MST until March 09 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions [Read More…]
Ag News
BASF announces new corn herbicide to help battle weed resistance
Corn farmers will have another option in the fight against tough-to-control weeds. BASF has announced Surtain, a new corn herbicide that the company hopes to be available for the 2024 growing season. Wade Firestone, US [Read More…]
ABC World News
Afghan girls and women defy Taliban by continuing studies in secret schools
Getty Images/David Sacks (AFGHANISTAN) — More than 600 Afghan women and girls refuse to bow down to the Taliban’s ban on education. Run by 25-year-old Parasto, a non-registered NGO called SRAK allows students to take [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI continues search for Michigan woman missing since December
FBI (MICHIGAN) — The FBI is renewing its push as it searches for a Michigan woman who has been missing since December and may have been killed. Heather Mae Kelley, 35, of Portage, has been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Prosecutor won’t charge 6-year-old accused of shooting teacher
Getty Images/Catherine McQueen (VIRGINIA) — A local prosecutor said Wednesday that he does not believe the law supports charging the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting a teacher at his Virginia elementary school. “We don’t believe [Read More…]
ABC National News
Snowstorm strands Northern California woman in her car for 3 nights
Getty Images/Pete Lomchid (CALIFORNIA) — A Northern California woman was rescued after surviving three nights in her car when she became stranded in a historic snowstorm while driving up a winding mountain road in an [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate overwhelmingly votes to block changes to DC criminal code as activists protest
Getty Images/Richard Sharrocks (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Senate on Wednesday voted by a lopsided margin to halt much debated changes to Washington, D.C.’s, century-old criminal code, a move supported by President Joe Biden but criticized [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Veterans’ searing testimony drives GOP-led House panel hearing on Afghanistan exit
Getty Images/Virojt Changyencham (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — During their first hearing investigating the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee sought Wednesday to evoke memories of the frenzied final [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration weighs detaining migrant families, sparking Democratic blowback
Getty Images/Bo Zaunders (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — As the Biden administration prepares for the possible end of the immigration restriction known as Title 42 — which could lead to an increase of people attempting to cross [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jill Biden hosts International Women of Courage Awards at the White House
Getty Images/ANDREY DENISYUK (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — First lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday hosted the 17th annual International Women of Courage Awards — and for the first time, the ceremony [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Red tide levels in Southwest Florida are increasing and moving up the coast
Getty Images/Alexander Spatari (FLORIDA) — A harmful algae bloom is killing marine life and keeping residents and tourists away from beaches as it creeps up the coast of Southwest Florida. Red tide is currently plaguing [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Nationwide shortage of asthma medication albuterol could worsen
Getty Images/Roberto Jimenez Mejias (NEW YORK) — A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts say it’s only expected to get worse. Albuterol can be taken in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
New gov’t cybersecurity strategy rolls out amid AI buzz, concerns it could be abused by criminals
Getty Images/d3sign (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration is moving to implement a new national security strategy focused on stopping hackers, as buzz around artificial intelligence tools raises concern among some experts that criminals may [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar executive producer confirms Lady Gaga won’t perform on the telecast
Interscope Sunday night’s Oscars telecast on ABC may be able to boast a performance by Rihanna, but unfortunately, Lady Gaga will be a no-show. Oscars EP and showrunner Glenn Weiss told reporters on Wednesday that Gaga, nominated for Best Original [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“The audience lost their mind”: Paramount CEO hypes ‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One’
Paramount Pictures While Tom Cruise fans don’t need another reason to see the seventh film in the billions-grossing franchise — especially after the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick — Paramount’s CEO just gave them one. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘True Lies’ TV star Ginger Gonzaga has never seen the movie
CBS/Alan Markfield James Cameron‘s spy movie True Lies is such a classic that it has spawned a CBS series decades after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis saved the world on the big screen — [Read More…]