Month: October 2021
ABC Politics News
Former President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with blood infection
Noam Galai/Getty Images (ORANGE, Calif.) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a California hospital on Tuesday for an infection, according to a spokesperson. “On Tuesday, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First lady Jill Biden will stump in New Jersey, Virginia to help elect Democratic governors
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden is hitting the campaign trail Friday, hoping to help deliver victories for Democrats in two gubernatorial elections. Biden will travel to Virginia [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Youngkin calls pledge to flag ‘carried’ at Jan. 6 rally ‘weird and wrong’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hours after his Democratic opponent called on him to publicly condemn attendees of a GOP rally who pledged allegiance to an American flag said to have been flown at the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden embraces Trump accords, but struggles with his withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal amid growing threat
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — There have been major differences between the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden on foreign policy — not least over the Iran nuclear deal, with [Read More…]
ABC National News
US Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction related to Jan. 6 attack
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice over allegations he encouraged an alleged participant of the Jan. 6 riot to delete social media posts that [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty in Parkland shooting
wellesenterprises/iStock (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The 11 mass deadly school shootings that happened since Columbine There have been many more shootings, but 11 with four or more victims. Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID live updates: One region seeing highest hospitalizations in nearly 10 months
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 721,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas abortion ban upheld by federal appeals court
DNY59/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The most restrictive abortion law in the country will remain in effect, after a federal appeals court sided with Texas on Thursday in an ongoing legal battle with the Department of Justice. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Off-duty female NYPD officer charged with murder for shooting woman after finding her with partner, police say
Ben185/iStock (NEW YORK) — A New York City police officer has been charged with murder and attempted murder Thursday for allegedly shooting two women, killing one, at a home in Brooklyn. The officer, identified by [Read More…]
ABC World News
UK MP David Amess dies after being stabbed multiple times
Zoe Norfolk/Getty Images (ESSEX, England) — David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, died Friday after being stabbed multiple times, officials said. Amess, 69, represented Southend West in Essex. He was attacked while holding [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trapped in the woods: Belarus accused of using migrants as weapons
yorkfoto/iStock (LIPSK, Poland) — It was pitch black as the activists entered the forest. Even with headlamps and torches, their beams shone only small windows into the darkness, illuminating the trunks of birch trees. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Several casualties reported amidst gun battles in Beirut following blast protest
KeithBinns/iStock (BEIRUT) — Casualties have been reported after hours of gun battles in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, following calls led by Hezbollah and their allies to remove the judge leading the investigation into last [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William criticizes space tourism race, says focus should be on saving Earth
Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage (LONDON) — As Prince William prepares to deliver his Earthshot Prize to people saving the planet, he aimed some criticism at billionaires sending people to space. “We need some of the world’s greatest [Read More…]
ABC World News
US pushes diplomacy, prepares sanctions as Ethiopia launches new offensive in brutal war, risking famine
beyhanyazar/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Nearly a month after President Joe Biden created a new U.S. sanctions authority and threatened to impose economic penalties on Ethiopian leaders unless they halted a conflict in the country’s northern province, [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa crop and livestock farmer dealing with thin margins
A crop and livestock producer in southwest Iowa says margins are tight. Duane Aistrope raises cattle and grows corn and soybeans in Fremont County. “We background feed our cattle, we just run a cow/calf operation, [Read More…]
Ag News
Sunburned Christmas trees will create a new mix for 2021
After several years of tight supplies and drought this season, Christmas tree growers are making plans now on how to provide real trees. Executive director of the National Christmas Tree Promotion Broad Marsha Gray tells [Read More…]
Ag News
Retired U.S. Senator says politics are obstacle for next farm bill
A retired U.S. Senator says Washington politics will be obstacle in the next farm bill. Former U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate and House Ag Committees Pat Roberts tells Brownfield reworking the current farm [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk futures mixed, cash dairy trade lower
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange came down from earlier week highs Friday as cash markets brought some pressure to prices. October Class III milk up two cents at $17.94. November eight cents lower [Read More…]
Ag News
Free trade essential to ag exports
Trade Promotion Authority and the need to implement new trade deals were among concerns raised by farmers during this week’s Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable. Doug Chapin, a Michigan dairy farmer and chairman of the [Read More…]
Weather
Frost Advisory issued October 15 at 10:36AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY… * WHAT…Temperatures as low as 31 will result in frost formation. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]