Month: May 2023
ABC National News
Attorneys plan to file lawsuits on behalf of Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims
Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Attorneys Ben Crump and Adam Slater announced that they plan to file lawsuits on behalf of the Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims starting Oct. 1, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
High-stakes White House debt ceiling summit ends with no movement toward deal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes meeting Tuesday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on the debt ceiling ended with no solution as the nation barrels toward a June 1 deadline to reach a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with the matter. The charges are under [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jewish American group calls for Evan Gershkovich’s release: ‘This is personal’
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Jewish Federations of North America, a major umbrella group of Jewish communal organizations around the United States, published an open letter Monday calling for the release [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot
Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Sharing resource-based knowledge to improve farmers’ bottom lines
The ag industry is constantly evolving and tools to help farmers better manage their business are crucial to the bottom line. In this Managing for Profit, Kirk Merritt, executive director of the Ohio Soybean Council [Read More…]
ABC World News
New $1.2 billion US military aid package to Ukraine: What’s in it?
Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a new commitment of $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine. The package includes air-defense systems to help Ukrainian forces defend against a [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ, Bureau of Prisons honor fallen corrections officers
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leaders from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning in Washington to honor the sacrifice and service of fallen federal correctional [Read More…]
ABC National News
6-year-old is sole survivor after family is killed in Texas mall shooting
Kyu Cho/Facebook (ALLEN, Texas) — A mom, dad and 3-year-old son were all killed in this weekend’s mass shooting in Allen, Texas, officials said, with the family’s 6-year-old son the sole survivor. The victims have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 sisters, in 2nd grade and 4th grade, among dead in mall shooting
Courtesy family of Aishwarya Thatikonda (ALLEN, Texas) — Eight victims were killed when a gunman opened fire on shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Saturday. Here is what we know about the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman accused of killing 2 NYU students in Puerto Rico detained by police
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The woman accused of fatally shooting two NYU students in Puerto Rico on Saturday has been detained, officials said. Officials identified the two students as Franco Medina, 29, and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump liable for battery, defamation in E. Jean Carroll suit
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleged that Trump [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge sets hearing date on Trump’s motion to move criminal case to federal court
Robert Perry/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a hearing next month to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed to move his criminal case from State [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with the matter. The charges remain under seal [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats want full accounting of Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Chris Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking more information on the extent of billionaire Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The panel’s 11 Democrats requested itemized [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Dianne Feinstein announces return to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a nearly three-month absence, an aide for the California Democrat confirmed to ABC News. News of her return was first [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
High-stakes debt ceiling summit between Biden, congressional leaders gets underway at White House
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes meeting on the debt ceiling got underway Tuesday afternoon at the White House as lawmakers stare down a June 1 deadline to reach a deal or risk default. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
It’s showtime! Warner Bros. sets release date for Jenna Ortega in ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Evans Vestal Ward/NBC via Getty Images Warner Bros. has apparently summoned Beetlejuice back to the land of the living. Variety says the studio will reunite Michael Keaton with director Tim Burton for a sequel to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
E! gathering reality TV’s worst baddies for ‘House of Villains’
ABC/Eric McCandless Normally, you have to watch a reality show to see who becomes the baddie, but E! has taken the legwork out of the equation with an upcoming series called House of Villains. Joel [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Andor’, ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Better Call Saul’ among this year’s Peabody Award winners
‘Andor’ – Lucasfilm The jury members for the 83rd annual Peabody Awards have made their picks, and the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor, ABC’s Emmy-winning Abbott Elementary and Apple TV+’s workplace dramedy Severance are among [Read More…]