Month: December 2021
ABC Politics News
2021 was pivotal year for abortion laws in America
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For half a century, American women have had the right to choose to end a pregnancy at any point before a fetus is viable outside the womb. If 2021 saw [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bidens’ Christmas message recognizes those ‘who have lost loved ones’ during pandemic
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored those grieving loved ones lost during the pandemic in their joint message to Americans on Christmas Day. The Bidens [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: CDC shortens recommended isolation period for some patients
John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 818,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
ABC National News
Applying for a US passport is now more expensive
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The price of a passport officially went up on Monday, at a time when Americans are seeing higher prices seemingly everywhere they look. The State Department announced [Read More…]
ABC National News
Five dead, officer injured in ‘killing spree’ across Denver, police say
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (DENVER) — A shooter allegedly went on a “killing spree” across the Denver area, killing four and wounding three, including a police officer, officials said on Monday. The violence unfolded in Denver, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument
Steve Helber – Pool/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After a time capsule found last week proved to be a letdown, another one has been found in the pedestal of a now-removed Robert E. Lee state [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search for man who went missing at California ski resort continues amid avalanche warning
iStock/ijoe84 (LOS ANGELES) — Search and rescue crews are battling severe weather as they are hunting for a man last seen on Christmas Day at a California ski resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘High risk’ of armed conflict over Ukraine, Russian defense ministry warns
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russia’s deputy defense minister warned foreign ambassadors of a “high risk” of conflict between the country and its neighbor Ukraine — one day after President Vladimir Putin threatened “diverse” military [Read More…]
ABC World News
UK tabloid acknowledges legal loss to Duchess Meghan with front-page statement
iStock/nirat (LONDON) — After a failed appeal earlier this month, Britain’s The Mail on Sunday included a front-page notice on Dec. 26 to readers that it lost the legal battle over publishing parts of a [Read More…]
ABC World News
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s archbishop and Nobel laureate, dies at 90
(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died on Sunday. He was 90. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter [Read More…]
Ag News
2021 ending with a chill
An ag meteorologist says arctic air moving down from Canada will bring a cold start to 2022. Jeff Andresen with Michigan State University tells Brownfield below normal temperatures will start in the western U.S. before [Read More…]
Ag News
Impact of China dairy demand slowdown likely limited
A dairy analyst expects slowing Chinese demand to not be as bearish for markets as previously forecast. Ben Laine with Rabobank tells Brownfield the potential for a mild slowdown in dairy demand from China, the [Read More…]
Ag News
H-2A employer says lifting the travel ban for South Africa will have little impact
The Biden Administration is lifting travel restrictions for nearly 7,000 seasonal foreign workers coming from South Africa because of the spread of the omicron variant in the U.S. Ryan Haffner is with U.S. Custom Harvesters [Read More…]
Ag News
Intensifying Winter pattern across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a developing storm system is producing widespread precipitation, including upper Midwestern snow. Early Tuesday, the rain-snow line lies across southern Iowa and northern Illinois. Elsewhere, steady rain is overspreading the southern [Read More…]
Ag News
Much colder; a more active Winter pattern for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for lingering warmth from the southern High Plains to the southern Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal [Read More…]
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Davison County corrections sergeant arrested for assaulting female inmate
Former Davison County corrections sergeant Isaac Tirrel was arrested Monday for simple assault for allegedly assaulting a female inmate while on duty. The incident occurred on December 8th. The following day Tirrel was suspended by [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued December 27 at 2:00AM MST until December 27 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daunte Wright’s parents speak out after verdict for former officer Kim Potter
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this year, spoke out after a former officer was convicted [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kate Winslet saw her pal Leonardo DiCaprio for first time in three years and “couldn’t stop crying”
Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for LDC Foundation If you’ve been feeling the pain of being separated from your friends during the pandemic, Kate Winslet is right there with you. In a new interview with The Guardian, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tiffany Haddish reacts to Common’s breakup comments, Anthony Anderson emotional about ‘black-ish’, & more
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin After Common recently explained that he broke up with Tiffany Haddish because of their busy schedules, the Night School star is now responding to his comments. Haddish gave her response on FOX SOUL’S Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored [Read More…]