Month: December 2021
ABC Politics News
Roe v. Wade on the line as Supreme Court takes up Mississippi abortion rights case
Jackson Women’s Health Organization is Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic. – ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider a case that could fundamentally transform abortion rights in America by overturning [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Greece to mandate vaccines for people 60 and older
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 779,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ghislaine Maxwell accuser ‘Jane’ testifies on Day 2 of trial
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, came face to face with her first accuser in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. A woman prosecutors have referred [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three killed, eight hurt in shooting at Michigan high school
iStock/South_agency (OXFORD, Mich.) — Three students were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, on Tuesday, authorities said. They were a 16-year-old male student and two female students, ages 14 and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Denver still waiting for first snow of season, breaking record
ABC News (DENVER, Colo.) — Denver is making weather history this year as the city patiently waits to receive its first measurable snow of the 2021 winter season. This is the latest the city has [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two teens charged in Iowa Spanish teacher’s death plead not guilty
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Two Iowa 16-year-olds accused of murdering a high school Spanish teacher in early November have pleaded not guilty, according to documents filed Monday. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate change is affecting when grey seals give birth, scientists say
iStock/chonticha wat (NEW YORK) — Scientists are continuing to discover ways in which climate change is already affecting animal species around the world — including how it’s changing the phenology, or timing of biological events. [Read More…]
Ag News
Bradley hearing dicamba label change might be coming
A prominent Midwestern weed scientist is hearing about a possible label change for dicamba. The University of Missouri’s Dr. Kevin Bradley says he has no idea what changes would be but he’s hearing it could [Read More…]
Ag News
Leading swine health center monitoring ‘aggressive’ PRRS strain
The Swine Health Information Center is monitoring for the reemergence of a Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus that spread through the upper-Midwest last fall. SHIC director, Dr. Paul Sundberg, tells Brownfield unlike most strains, [Read More…]
Ag News
National Biodiesel Conference & Expo
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo to be held January 17-20, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. …
Ag News
K-State researcher looks at ASF transmission
A Kansas State University researcher is developing tools to help U.S. pig farmers in the fight against African Swine Fever. Megan Niederwerder says she’s researching how ASF would survive and transmit after it’s been detected [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle futures lower ahead of direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, and feeders were mixed watching corn and waiting for direct business to develop. December live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $135.87 and February live cattle closed [Read More…]