Month: April 2023
ABC Politics News
‘Inside baseball’: Critics say academia has ‘troubling’ influence with the Supreme Court
John Baggaley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the marbled 14th century Palazzo Colonna as his backdrop, a tuxedo-clad U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito approached the lectern in July 2022 to deliver a rebuke of his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nikki Haley swipes at Biden’s age, says he’s ‘not likely’ to ‘make it’ to 86
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has again swiped at President Joe Biden’s age after he formally launched his 2024 bid this week and on Thursday the White House shot back. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mike Pence testifies before special counsel’s 2020 election grand jury: Sources
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared Thursday before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s role and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Couple shares journey of going from infertility to adoption
Bella Weems-Lambert (NEW YORK) — Bella Weems-Lambert and Dallin Lambert always knew they wanted to raise a family. They just hadn’t known that the journey — which would take them overseas and back — would [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ explodes into CinemaCon with a two-day-early release date
Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise just can’t wait to get back to the movies. The star and producer of one of the biggest hits of 2022, Top Gun: Maverick, sent a message to attendees at the [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Pork zeroes in on legislative priorities with weeks left in session
The Minnesota Pork Producers Association is watching several policies as the legislative session winds down. Director of public policy engagement Lauren Servick says Minnesota Pork has been active on behalf of pig farmers in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Illinois man using leaf blower shot, killed by neighbor in his own driveway
Lake County Sheriff’s Office (ANTIOCH TOWNSHIP, Ill.) — An Illinois man using a leaf blower on his property was shot and killed by his own neighbor this month, becoming the latest in a string of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped Mississippi detainee captured in Texas, 2 remain at large, sheriff says
Hinds County Sheriff’s Office (SPRING VALLEY, Miss.) — A detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail along with three other men nearly a week ago has been detained in Texas, authorities said Thursday. The breach [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Atlanta transgender woman Koko Da Doll
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Black transgender woman in Atlanta, police said. Officers responded to reports of a woman suffering from a [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ challenges Tennessee transgender youth care ban
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department filed a complaint to challenge a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth, arguing the law violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection [Read More…]
ABC National News
Prosecutors allege Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira could flee, compare him to Edward Snowden
Obtained by ABC News (WORCESTER, Mass.) — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts airman accused of leaking highly classified U.S. intelligence documents, is asking a magistrate judge to release him from pretrial detention, though prosecutors allege the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kid ‘Secret Service agents’ steal show at White House ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Flanked by two pint-sized “Secret Service agents,” President Joe Biden took to the South Lawn on Thursday afternoon to greet kids at the White House for “Take Your Child to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Chinese cyber threat ‘unparalleled,’ FBI director says
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Chinese cyber threat is “unparalleled” by any other national security challenge seen by the U.S. government, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. China, seemingly gearing up to invade Taiwan [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jamie Raskin now in remission from cancer: ‘Overwhelmed with gratitude and love’
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With “love and thanks,” Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Thursday that he was now in remission from cancer four months after first sharing his diagnosis. A scan showed Raskin was “negative” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Corden vows to end ‘The Late Late Show’ “with a bang” Thursday night
Terence Patrick ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved With his final Late Late Show airing Thursday evening, James Corden is looking back. To Deadline, the English Tony winner turned American talk show host said, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pete Davidson, his real mom and his ‘Bupkis’ mom, Edie Falco, share Mother’s Day memories
Mike Garten/Good Housekeeping Pete Davidson, his real-life mom, Amy, and his TV mom, Edie Falco, from his upcoming series Bupkis are featured in a new Mother’s Day issue of Good Housekeeping. In fact, one of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ canceled following Facebook Watch shutdown
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Red Table Talk is one of many shows that has been canceled as a result of Meta’s decision to shut down Facebook Watch. The talk show, produced by Westbrook Studios, featured Jada, her [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Arnold Schwarzenegger to reportedly open 2023 White House Correspondents Dinner
Mario Tama/Getty Images Action icon and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will reportedly kick off this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The star will reportedly take part in a pretaped [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rihanna playing Smurfette is new animated ‘Smurfs’ movie, will also write & perform music for it
Rihanna greets the crowd at CinemaCon; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CinemaCon Now that Rihanna is a soon-to-be mother of two, it’s no wonder she wants to take on a family-friendly project. The superstar will play Smurfette in [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures supported by boxed beef strength
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct cash business with some additional support in the strength in boxed beef prices. June live cattle closed $.62 higher [Read More…]