Month: April 2023
ABC Politics News
Republicans grill teachers’ union head on COVID classroom closures
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A divided House panel on Wednesday alternately questioned and defended American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for her role in the closing and reopening of schools at the height of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court weighs ‘equity theft’ claim after state seized 94-year-old’s home
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year-old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/26/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 5, Texas 3 Cleveland 4, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 2 Arizona 2, Kansas City 0 Philadelphia 6, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Popular diabetes drug Mounjaro could be FDA-approved for weight loss this year, company says
Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A popular drug currently approved to treat Type 2 diabetes could soon also be approved for weight loss. Eli Lilly, the maker of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why having good credit could cost you more on a home mortgage
Phillip Spears/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you’re looking to buy a home, new federal rules may impact how much you pay for a mortgage. Beginning May 1, upfront fees for loans backed by Fannie [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Supreme Court takes on what critics call predatory tax foreclosure practice
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After saving up for three years during which they sometimes worked 80 hours a week, Tawanda Hall and her husband purchased their dream home in the suburbs of Detroit in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Former ’Bachelorette’ Becca Kufrin pregnant, expecting first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs
ABC/Craig Sjodin Another Bachelor baby is on the way! Former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin is expecting her first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs, the couple announced Wednesday. Sharing a video montage of the happy couple — complete with ultrasounds, sonograms, and their [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings need cornerbacks and a receiver, but what about QB?
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The persistent need for cornerbacks has only ramped up for the Minnesota Vikings, with the departure of their best player in pass coverage, Patrick Peterson, after another rough season for the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Irvo Otieno prosecutor seeks one trial for 10 defendants in his killing
Courtesy Otieno Family (NEW YORK) — The prosecutor in the Irvo Otieno case on Wednesday filed a motion seeking one trial for all 10 people accused in Otieno’s killing in Virginia in March. Otieno, a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped detainee tied to fatal carjacking dead after shootout with Mississippi deputies
Hinds County Sheriff’s Office (JACKSON, Miss.) — One of four detainees who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is believed to be dead after a shootout with law enforcement Wednesday, while the whereabouts [Read More…]
ABC National News
Teen driver, 3 others seriously injured after head-on crash with school bus in New York
WABC (NEW YORK) — Four people, including an unlicensed teenage driver, were seriously injured when their car crashed head-on into a school bus in New York state on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident occurred around [Read More…]
ABC National News
Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence delayed following new appeal
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will not have to report to prison this week after filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Holmes, who was [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 7:05PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Bon Homme, Hutchinson and Yankton Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…
ABC Business News
How Tucker Carlson’s exit could financially impact Fox Corporation, according to experts
Jason Koerner / Stringer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The seismic exit of Fox News host Tucker Carlson this week elicited reaction from politicians as varied as former President Donald Trump and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Kim K. is retiring”: Kim Kardashian says she’d give up the reality show life for a law career
ABC/Randy Holmes While Kim Kardashian has conquered reality TV and become a billionaire thanks to her business ventures, she claims she’d leave fame behind for the law. Kim took part in a 2023 TIME100 Summit [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota FFA president to lead by listening
The new president of Minnesota FFA plans to listen well in helping the organization grow. Katelyn Ketchum of the Lewiston-Altura FFA Chapter says one of her strengths is being a good listener. “I want to [Read More…]
Ag News
Northwest Minnesota farmer “a ways out” from beginning spring fieldwork
Many farmers in the Upper Midwest are still weeks away from beginning fieldwork. Mikayla Tabert of Red Lake Falls in northwest Minnesota says winter seems to be hanging on with a snow storm as recently [Read More…]
ABC World News
2nd American dies amid violence in Sudan, 2nd American dies amid violence in Sudan, White House official says
Mohammed Sami / EyeEm/Getty Images (SUDAN) — A second American has been killed in the violence in Sudan, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed on Wednesday. While Kirby did not name the victim, a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fox News to turn over more evidence in Smartmatic defamation suit, including Murdoch documents
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the wake of its historic $787 million settlement with Dominion, Fox News will now turn over additional evidence as part of the ongoing $2.7 billion defamation case it is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Severe weather, including hail, threatens Texas and Florida
ABC News (HOUSTON) — Parts of Texas and Florida are under threat of severe weather Wednesday, including potentially damaging, giant hail. Severe storms, including a tornado threat, are forecast in Texas as a powerful storm system [Read More…]
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