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| | | UN General Assembly condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine: One day after diplomats from Western and allied countries walked out in protest of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 49th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, the United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday. By a vote of 141-5, with 35 countries abstaining, the General Assembly condemned the invasion and called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces. “Russia’s actions go against everything this body stands for,” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said. On Wednesday -- which marked the seventh day of the conflict -- fighting intensified as Ukraine’s grip on key cities across the country slipped. But a Russian convoy that was lurching toward Kyiv was stalled. While representatives from Kyiv and Moscow met Wednesday night for a second round of negotiations, losses are beginning to mount on both sides of the fighting. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is working to get U.S. assistance into Ukraine including lethal defensive aid, but Lavrov said that if nuclear weapons are involved, a third World War would take place. Watch “GMA” at 7 a.m. for an interview with Lavrov. | | White House signals next COVID-19 era with sweeping new strategy: The White House on Wednesday released a sweeping new 96-page plan on COVID-19, marking a new era in the pandemic in which the virus is still circulating but can hopefully be managed so that Americans can return to daily life without disruption. The strategy, which President Joe Biden previewed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, calls for making more free rapid tests available online starting next week, as well as setting up pharmacy clinics later this month that will hand out free antiviral pills to people who test positive. Additionally, the plan has steps in place to prepare for potential future variants. If the Biden administration secures funding, new facilities around the country for people dealing with long COVID-19 will also be available. "We're ready for whatever comes," White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said at a briefing on Wednesday. | | Indiana Senate passes ban on transgender girls playing on girls' sports teams: An Indiana bill to ban transgender girls from participating in girls sports in K-12 schools passed the state Senate on Tuesday. State legislators voted 32-18 in favor of the bill. The bill now goes to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk for signature. He has not explicitly said if he will sign it into law. Previously, Holcomb stated that he agrees "adamantly that boys should be playing boys' sports and girls should be playing girls' sports." But it's unclear whether his definition of "boys" and "girls" is trans-inclusive. Advocates say the bill will have a serious negative effect on transgender students' mental health and well-being. "This bill puts already vulnerable youth in more danger and threatens the health and safety of all children in Indiana," Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in a statement. "Every child should have the chance to play with their friends and to belong, just as they are." | | Former figure skaters launch Michigan's 1st Black women-owned skating club: Figure skaters Candice Tamakloe and Angela Blocker-Loyd are sharing their passion for ice skating through their skating club, Dream Detroit. The club, which is the first Black women-owned skating club in Michigan, aims at exposing "youth of color in the city that wouldn't normally have that opportunity with the chance to skate," Tamakloe said. "We just want to give that opportunity back to youth that may not have the income to do that," she said. Together with their team of seven coaches, Dream Detroit currently holds five-week sessions and accepts students as young as 4. But Tamakloe and Blocker-Loyd say they have big plans for their skating club. "We want to produce our own ice shows," Blocker-Loyd said. "We want to do a Dream Girls take on Detroit or like Motown on ice. We have so many different themes that we want to do, so we're really excited about that." | |
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| | | This morning on "GMA," Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews, the stars of "The Dropout," join us live as the show drops on Hulu. Plus, NKOTB, aka New Kids on the Block, chat and perform their song "Bring Back the Time," which features Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue! All this and more only on "GMA." | | | | | |
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