Year: 2021
ABC National News
9/11 anniversary, COVID-19 measures could spark terrorist attacks in the US: DHS
tzahiV/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11, religious holidays and more pandemic restrictions amid a COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant, could give rise to terrorist attacks in the U.S, the Department [Read More…]
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Florida mom shot dead by toddler during Zoom call, police say
WFTV (ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) — A Florida mother was fatally shot by her toddler while on a Zoom video call for work, prompting one of her colleagues to call 911, authorities said. Shamaya Lynn, 21, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search launched for 3-year-old missing from camp site
WTAE (BETHEL, Penn.) — A search is underway for a 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy who went missing from a camping area along the Allegheny River in Bethel Township Friday afternoon. Pennsylvania Police in Kittanning are searching [Read More…]
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Tropical depression Fred likely to strengthen into tropical storm as it hits Florida Keys
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical depression Fred continues to produce heavy rain across central Cuba as of Saturday morning. Fred is located about 90 miles south of Key West, Florida, and moving northwest at [Read More…]
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3-year-old girl fatally shot by 5-year-old in Minnesota
kali9/iStock (BENA, Minn.) — A 3-year-old girl was fatally shot by a 5-year-old boy in a home in Bena, Minnesota, early Friday, officials said. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an accidental [Read More…]
ABC World News
US moving personnel out of its embassy in ‘orderly’ manner: Blinken
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that U.S. personnel are being relocated from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to the airport “to ensure they can operate safely and securely,” as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Afghanistan updates: US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fire
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fireTaliban militants have been ordered to enter Kabul, following earlier assurances by Taliban officials that they do not intend to take Afghanistan’s capital [Read More…]
ABC World News
Haiti earthquake latest: At least 700 people dead, more than 2,800 injured
pawel.gaul/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the death toll now at 700 people and more than 2,800 injured after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Saturday morning, the beleagured nation faces the threat of fast-approaching Tropical [Read More…]
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Afghanistan updates: Biden sends more US troops as Taliban continues advance on Kabul
Ivan Cholakov/iStock (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of an address to the nation by Afghanistan’s president, Taliban forces gained major ground Saturday while they advance toward the capital of Kabul. As the latest cities fall, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Fred may strengthen to tropical storm as it closes in on US: Latest track
ABC News (MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) — Tropical Depression Fred may restrengthen to a tropical storm Friday as it closes in on Florida. The biggest threat from Fred is flash flooding, especially in South Florida, where [Read More…]
Ag News
Groups want accurate LCA for any sustainable aviation fuel tax credits
Congress is considering a tax incentive for sustainable aviation fuels, and biofuel and ag groups are asking that any credit be based on up-to-date life cycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods. Ed Hubbard, general counsel and [Read More…]
Ag News
MO State Fair swine exhibitor has sights on champion
FFA member Colin Humphreys is in his sixth year showing pigs at the Missouri State Fair. He tells Brownfield his goal is to eventually show the champion junior borrow. “We’ve done pretty good at shows, [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan Agri-Businesses says infrastructure package supports ag needs
The head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association says the across-the-board investments laid out in the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure package in the U.S. Senate will help agriculture and rural America. “We’re hopeful that the House [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hogs end the week mixed
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed, watching corn and direct business. August live cattle closed $.40 lower at $122.75 and October live cattle closed $.37 lower at $128.12. [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean yields are a “wildcard”
Purdue Ag Economist Jim Mintert says soybean yields will be a wildcard in upcoming USDA reports. “That’s true not just here in the Eastern Corn Belt and in Indiana, but elsewhere in the country as [Read More…]
Latest News
Dell Rapids dominates Flandreau in Amateur Baseball Championship
MITCHELL, S.D. – In a battle of Cornbelt League rivals, the Dell Rapids Mudcats dominated from the first inning on in with a 16-1, six inning championship victory over Flandreau on Sunday afternoon to capture [Read More…]
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Arrests for drugs, drunken driving down at Sturgis rally
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Data from the South Dakota Highway Patrol shows arrests for drugs and drunken driving are down at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally compared to last year. According to the Highway Patrol, [Read More…]
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30 years in prison for man who attacked driver who died
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison for assaulting a driver who had crashed into his front yard and later died. The U.S. Attorney’s [Read More…]
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Flandreau shuts down the Dimock-Emery offense to advance to Sunday’s championship game
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Flandreau Cardinals advanced to Sunday’s championship game with a 5-1 win over Dimock-Emery in the first semifinal on Saturday night at Cadwell Park. Flandreau (16-10) would score two runs in the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Bills owners committed to sharing costs on proposed stadium
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are committed to paying a portion of the projected $1.4 billion in their proposal to build a stadium. “When it comes to the future [Read More…]
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