Month: December 2021
Ag News
Surgeon General on plans to combat Omicron variant in rural America
The U.S. Surgeon General says steps taken this week by President Biden to combat the fast-spreading, highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 will help rural as well as all Americans. Dr. Viviek Murthy tells Brownfield [Read More…]
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After assessing damages from fire, a Kansas rancher says “we lost it all”
Photo courtesy of Kansas rancher Ethan Dickerson A Kansas rancher continues to pick up the pieces following the recent wildfires that swept through the state. Ethan Dickerson ranches with his family near Paradise, Kansas. “We [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Pork CEO calls for patience as USDA rolls out Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
Pork producers are encouraged to be patient as USDA rolls out more pandemic aid. Minnesota Pork CEO David Preisler tells Brownfield Farm Service Agency offices are waiting for more information about the Spot Market Hog [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Haven’t had time to decorate yet, but still want to? ‘Queer Eye’ star Bobby Berk has some solutions
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Some people have yet to break out the holiday decorations in time for Christmas, which is few days away, and may be feeling overwhelmed about it. Queer Eye star Bobby Berk understands the struggle and shared some quick and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is now second-biggest domestic box office debut in history
©2021 CTMG/Matt Kennedy Spider-Man: No Way Home had an even bigger box office debut than initially reported. According to Variety, the superhero flick took in $260 million in North America over the weekend, more than [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Spider-Man’ producer told Tom Holland, Zendaya not to date: “Don’t go there”
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images It’s pretty well known that Spider-Man stars Tom Holland and Zendaya aren’t just an on-screen couple, but are an item off-screen as well — something that producer Amy Pascal said she warned them [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: LA Film Critics name best picture, ‘Head of the Class’ reboot cancelled, and more
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association voted Saturday on the best films and performances of 2021, with Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Japanese Oscar entry Drive My Car taking Best Picture and Best Screenplay. The Power of the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Lopez shuts down reports she’s mad at Ben Affleck, “This story is simply not true”
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jennifer Lopez is shutting down reports that she’s mad at Ben Affleck over comments he made about his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. “This story is simply not true,” Lopez, 52, told People. “It is not [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Jury to begin deliberations in Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ trial
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A jury of eight men and four women will begin to deliberate on Monday in the criminal fraud case against fallen Silicon Valley CEO Elizabeth Holmes. The jurors [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom reunited with daughters, newborn for Christmas after 100 days hospitalized with COVID-19
David Malan/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — When Autumn Carver was in her darkest days fighting off complications from COVID-19, which she contracted while pregnant with her third child, she said she still had hope she would [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Tiger Woods and 12-year-old son Charlie take second in Woods’ return to competitive golf
Douglas P. DeFelice/Stringer/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Just months after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident, Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf on Friday. Woods, who suffered comminuted open fractures to his [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Major sports events canceled, rescheduled due to rising COVID-19 cases
Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation alongside spread of the new omicron variant, several major events this week have been rescheduled or canceled. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/19/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Sacramento 121, San Antonio 114 Detroit 100, Miami 90 Portland 105, Memphis 100 Phoenix 137, Charlotte 106 Chicago 115, LA [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard Roundup — 12/18/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 116 Detroit 107 Final Boston 114 New York 107 Final Toronto 119 Golden State 100 Final Orlando 100 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Manchin says he’s a ‘no’ on Biden’s Build Back Better social spending plan
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill on Fox News Sunday, when he announced that he is a “no” on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kinzinger: It’s ‘possible’ some GOP colleagues are responsible for Jan. 6 attack
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday “it’s possible” some of his GOP colleagues in Congress are responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but added he’s not ready to “go to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Students go on hunger strike to push for voting rights
Courtesy Shana Gallagher (WASHINGTON) — A hunger strike that started in Phoenix has made its way to the nation’s capital. Students from different parts of the U.S. have gathered outside the White House participating in a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Stop the Steal’ organizer Ali Alexander told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with Republican lawmakers
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, the conservative activist behind the “Stop the Steal” movement, recently told congressional investigators that he had communicated with several House Republican lawmakers ahead of the Jan. 6 rally and [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Dr. Jha on omicron surge, his prediction for next year
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images (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 806,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
ABC National News
East Coast may get a warm Christmas, California braces for flooding
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Along the East Coast, residents are waking up to the coldest morning of the winter so far. The wind chill — or what temperature it feels like — plunged to [Read More…]