Month: November 2021
ABC Business News
What Americans should know about inflation as it hits a 30-year high
Asian Alphan/iStock (NEW YORK) — Americans across the country are seeing higher prices at the mall, grocery store and gas pump, causing new pain for their pocketbooks right as the holiday shopping season is set [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Number of people quitting their jobs hits new high in September
iStock/littlehenrabi (NEW YORK) — The number of people who quit their jobs rose to a record high in September, the Department of Labor said Friday. Some 4.4 million workers, or 3% of the total workforce, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Nearly 100,000 pounds of chicken, some sold at Trader Joe’s, recalled due to possible bone contamination
ablokhin/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday that Innovative Solutions, Inc., is recalling approximately 97,887 pounds of raw ground chicken patty products, some of which was sold [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Summer Zervos drops defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump
Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” has agreed to end her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. The The joint stipulation said the case is “dismissed [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Justice Department charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has charged former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress over his defiance of a subpoena from the select committee investigating [Read More…]
ABC National News
Authorities prepare for verdict in murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (KENOSHA, Wisc.) — Local authorities are gearing up as the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse draws to a close and the jury will begin deliberations early next week. Closing arguments in the high-profile [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Aaron Rodgers meets return-to-play requirements, according to report
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 758,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mom of missing New Jersey teen Jashyah Moore charged with child endangerment
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — The mother of Jashyah Moore, a 14-year-old from New Jersey who had been missing for about a month, has been charged with two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Defense attorney in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial apologizes for comments about Black pastors
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A defense attorney in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial apologized a day after he said there shouldn’t be “any more Black pastors” in the Glynn County, Georgia, courtroom, as a representative [Read More…]
ABC National News
Lawsuits against Travis Scott, Astroworld organizers pile up
iStock/Motortion (HOUSTON) — Several lawsuits have been filed so far against several parties connected to the deadly stage surge during Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, which left at least nine concertgoers dead [Read More…]
ABC World News
COP26 updates: Countries officially adopt Glasgow Climate Pact
iStock/chonticha wat (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia may be ‘looking to move further’ into Ukraine, its foreign minister warns
Erhoman/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As it again masses troops and equipment on the border with Ukraine, the Russian government is “looking for the opportunity to move further” into Ukrainian territory, the country’s foreign minister warned in [Read More…]
Ag News
Pork producers welcome USDA line speed trial
The USDA is inviting nine pork processing plants to participate in a trial that allows faster line speeds. The move comes eight months after a U.S. District Court in Minnesota shot down a 20-year pilot [Read More…]
Ag News
Hog futures end the week higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were lower watching corn and Friday’s cleanup direct business. December live cattle were $.25 higher at $132.12 and February live cattle closed $.30 [Read More…]
Ag News
NCBA to USDA: halt Brazilian fresh beef imports
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it’s time to keep Brazilian fresh beef out of the US. Ethan Lane tells Brownfield Brazil’s inability to adhere to rules set by the World Organization for Animal Health [Read More…]
Ag News
CME dairy prices tumbled Friday
Milk futures fell sharply and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. November Class III milk was down $.18 at $18.01. December closed down $.46 at $17.62. January closed down [Read More…]
Ag News
The look and feel of early Winter across parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a Blizzard Warning is in effect early Friday in northeastern South Dakota. Other parts of the upper Midwest—the eastern Dakotas, northwestern Iowa, and much of Minnesota—are experiencing transportation difficulties due to [Read More…]
Weather
ABC Entertainment News
‘DWTS” Suni Lee says she was pepper sprayed during racially motivated attack
ABC/Eric McCandless Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, which originated in China in 2019, an increasing number of Asian-Americans have reported experiencing racist attacks. Gymnast Suni Lee, who won a gold medal at this year’s summer [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Report: Paris Hilton has married boyfriend Carter Reum
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Paris Hilton tied the knot with boyfriend Carter Reum on Thursday in Los Angeles, a source tells E! Online. “Paris selected her dress late last night,” notes another insider. “There is a lot of love and support surrounding [Read More…]