Year: 2021
ABC National News
Dayton gunman fantasized about mass violence for years: FBI report
Nes/iStock (DAYTON, Ohio) — The suspect who carried out a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on an early August morning in 2019 had an “enduring fascination with mass violence,” the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit concluded [Read More…]
ABC National News
Merriam-Webster chooses ‘vaccine’ as its 2021 word of the year
Tim Boyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “The biggest science event of the year quickly became the biggest political debate in our country, and the word at the center of both stories is vaccine,” Peter Sokolowski, [Read More…]
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First lady Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House holiday decorations on Monday and announced her theme for the 2021 season as “Gifts from the Heart,” intended to honor those who [Read More…]
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New York City reinstates mask advisory ‘at all times’ while indoors ahead of omicron detection
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — Officials in New York City have reinstated the city’s mask advisory while indoors as the omicron variant continues to spread around the globe. City health officials are “strongly recommending” that all [Read More…]
ABC World News
Iran returns to negotiations, with a nuclear crisis still looming large for Biden
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Iran returned to negotiations over its nuclear program on Monday — meeting for the first time in over five months, with the country’s new hard-line government now in control. Its chief [Read More…]
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61 people snowed in at English pub are now back home
Facebook/Tan Hill Inn (LONDON) — A British inn and pub officially bid “fond farewell” to 61 guests Monday after a blizzard stranded them for days inside. Located 270 miles north of London, Tan Hill Inn [Read More…]
Ag News
MO Governor trade mission postponed
Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s trade mission to Israel and Greece has been postponed because of Covid related travel restrictions. Parson said he wants to respect the countries’ travel polices and postponing is the best action [Read More…]
Ag News
Still some SD corn to harvest
Corn harvest in South Dakota reached 96% complete as of Sunday. Last year it was 100% harvested. Sorghum harvest, at 95% and Sunflower harvest, at 92% are behind last year. Winter wheat condition is 72% [Read More…]
Ag News
Livestock trucker HOS waiver extended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the waiver for commercial truckers’ federal Hours of Service regulation to February 28th of next year. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) thanked the FMCSA, the Biden [Read More…]
Ag News
2021 USDA crop condition reports for Illinois end on good note
The USDA has released their final 2021 crop progress and condition reports and Illinois ended on a good note. As of Sunday, the USDA says 98% of winter wheat planting is complete with 92% of [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri farmers putting a bow on harvest
Missouri harvest and winter wheat planting are cleaning up the margins as November nears its end. Soybean harvest is slightly behind last year at 95 percent complete. Cotton harvest is 97 percent complete. Winter wheat [Read More…]
News
DWU Cheer and Dance team signs two student-athletes for first-ever competitive team
Dakota Wesleyan head cheer and dance coach Anne Huber signed her first two student-athletes, Sarah Sebert and Olivia Huber, both of Mitchell, to National Letters of Intent (NLI) over the Thanksgiving break, officially kicking off [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Omicron cases spread to UK, Germany
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 775,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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Mall shootings, flash mob thefts mark Black Friday
KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Several mall shootings and flash mob robbery sprees cast a pall on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Three people were shot, including a 10-year-old, and [Read More…]
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3 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Nashville apartment, police say
Kali9/iStock (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three people were killed and four injured in a shooting at an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, Friday night, police said. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. local time and “claimed the [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 19 dead, 32 injured after bus crash in Mexico
kali9/iStock (JOQUICINGO, Mexico) — At least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central Mexico Friday. The accident occurred on a highway in Joquicingo, a township in the State [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Stephen Sondheim, giant of musical theater, dead at 91
Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images A little more than a week before a new, Steven Spielberg-directed version of West Side Story — one of his most famous works — is set to hit [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Dow sinks more than 900 points on concerns over South Africa COVID-19 variant
iStock/Nikada (NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 900 points on Friday over concerns about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa. Anxiety among investors grew as countries [Read More…]
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Classic car shows evolve alongside a new generation of car enthusiasts
ABC News/Mike Dobuski (NEW YORK) — Classic car shows have long been a staple of car enthusiasm — a place for gearheads to gather with fellow enthusiasts to show off their antique rides. “The vibe is [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about new COVID-19 variant omicron
iStock/peterschreiber.media (NEW YORK) — Global health authorities said they’re monitoring a new COVID-19 variant first identified in Botswana, with the World Health Organization saying Friday the new strain, dubbed omicron, is a variant of concern. Previously [Read More…]