Month: December 2021
ABC Sports News
Nassar victims reach $380 million settlement with USAG, USOPC
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers on Monday, a lawyer representing some [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Full House expected to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday is expected to hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for his testimony from the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ex-Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg agrees to pay Seminole County nearly $2M in restitution
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, the one-time associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who in May pled guilty to multiple charges including [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate Democrats raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting financial calamity
uSchools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly averted financial calamity Tuesday by passing legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion dollars. All Democrats voted to raise the debt limit. No Republicans joined them. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered to relinquish reported $5.1M in book proceeds
The Crown Publishing Group (NEW YORK) — An ethics commission has ordered former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to turn over a reported $5.1 million in proceeds from his pandemic leadership book to the New [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Monday recommended the full chamber hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of staff, in contempt of [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘A defining tragedy’: US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Americans gather to toast the end of another particularly difficult year, many loved ones will be notably missing from holiday celebrations, a glaring reminder of the tragic realities of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
OJ Simpson granted early release from his parole
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (LAS VEGAS) — O. J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from his parole by Nevada state officials. Simpson, 74, has been on parole since October 2017 following a nine-year prison stint on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X files civil claim seeking millions
Bettmann Archive via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Muhammad Aziz, one of two men exonerated last month in the killing of Malcom X, filed a civil claim Tuesday against New York state, seeking $20 million [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Pfizer says ‘game changer’ pills could save thousands of lives
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 798,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
ABC National News
TSA has confiscated record number of guns at airports in 2021
TSA (WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year — some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Belarus jails husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for 18 years
Aliaksandr Bukatsich/iStock (LONDON) — A court in Belarus has sentenced the husband of the leader of the country’s pro-democracy movement, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, to 18 years in prison, convicting him in a closed-door trial widely condemned [Read More…]
ABC World News
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to NOAA report
Mlenny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists have long predicted that sea level rise will be one of the most disastrous consequences of global warming — and now, they’re discovering that the northernmost region, the biggest contributor [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hopeful Fulbright scholars in Afghanistan await update from State Department
Courtesy Maryam Jami (WASHINGTON) — Maryam Jami, 23, an attorney in Herat, Afghanistan, who calls herself a “mini-human rights activist,” still dreams of obtaining her Masters of Law in the United States as a Fulbright [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Senator presses FDA nominee on dairy labeling
A Wisconsin Senator wants to make sure the next Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration tackles an issue that’s been a priority for the dairy industry for many years. During the Senate confirmation hearing [Read More…]
Ag News
Hemp production to be discussed at South Dakota Farmers Union convention
Courtesy photo Growing industrial hemp is among the issues to be discussed this week at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention. The organization’s president, Doug Sombke, tells Brownfield that compared to nearby states, South Dakota [Read More…]
Ag News
Carbon markets to remain varied until USDA sets standard
An ag economist says carbon credit program standards are widely varied and will likely continue to be until USDA sets a standard. The University of Missouri’s Ray Massey compares the market to the Organic Standards [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures lower ahead of direct cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, watching corn, and waiting for direct business to develop. February live cattle closed $.55 lower at $138.30 and April live cattle closed $.37 lower [Read More…]
Ag News
Star of the West acquiring Citizens LLC
Star of the West is expanding its footprint across Michigan with the acquisition of Citizens LLC. Lisa Woodke tells Brownfield the company purchased Citizen’s Charlotte, Vermontville, and Potterville locations, and intends to rent the Battle [Read More…]
Weather
High Wind Warning issued December 14 at 8:41PM MST until December 16 at 2:00AM MST by NWS
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph expected. The highest threat for [Read More…]