Year: 2021
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/23/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Miami 100, Detroit 92 New York 106, LA Lakers 100 Portland 119, Denver 100 Dallas112, LA Clippers 104 (OT) NATIONAL [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NBA suspends Pistons’ Stewart and Lakers’ James after on-court skirmish
Zelenenka/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NBA has suspended-without-pay Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart after an altercation during Sunday’s game. The NBA announced Monday that for “recklessly hitting,” James [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/22/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Brooklyn 117, Cleveland 112 Charlotte 109, Washington 103 Atlanta 113, Oklahoma City 101 Boston 108, Houston 90 Indiana 109, Chicago [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
$25 million awarded in case against white supremacists responsible for ‘Unite the Right’ in Charlottesville
iStock/nirat (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Four years after “Unite the Right” was held in Charlottesville, Virginia, a federal jury has ordered the white nationalist leaders and organizations who backed the deadly rally to pay more than [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Expanded benefits for vets exposed to burn pits coming, but for some it’s too late
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Kate Hendricks Thomas deployed to Iraq in 2005 as a member of the Marine Corps. She said she knew that choice carried risks, but she says she didn’t realize it would [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wisconsin Christmas parade: 8-year-old boy identified as 6th fatality
Chalabala/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Six people were killed and dozens were hurt when an SUV driver barreled into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The suspect, 39-year-old Darrell Brooks, is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury reaches verdict in Ahmaud Arbery death case: All found guilty of murder
iStock/nirat (ATLANTA) — A Georgia jury has convicted three white men of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Arbery in February 2020, was convicted on all nine charges, including [Read More…]
ABC National News
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes owns key allegations during testimony in criminal trial
iStock/CatEyePerspective (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes placed the logos of two major drug companies on blood-testing validation studies, which she then sent to Walgreens executives ahead of their lucrative retail partnership, she [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wisconsin Christmas parade victims: What we know about the lives lost
cmannphoto/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Six people, including an 8-year-old, were killed after an SUV driver plowed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon. The 39-year-old suspect is in custody. Here is what [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ahmaud Arbery death trial live updates: Jury asks to review evidence for first time
Stephen B. Morton – Pool/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — A Georgia jury resumed deliberating on Wednesday the fates of three white men charged with trapping Ahmaud Arbery with their pickup trucks and fatally shooting him. [Read More…]
ABC World News
US, others warn citizens in Ethiopia to leave as prime minister heads to front lines
beyhanyazar/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government is warning American citizens in Ethiopia even more starkly to leave the country now, as the conflict there continues to deteriorate. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is heading to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Now that countries have made their climate pledges, how will they pay for them?
metamorworks/iStock (NEW YORK) — When the world’s leaders arrived in Glasgow for COP26 earlier this month, they knew what needed to be done: keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius at all costs. The climate [Read More…]
ABC World News
Egypt to open 3,000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes in glitzy ceremony
DeAgostini/Getty Images (LUXOR, Egypt) — After more than seven decades of stop-start attempts to excavate a nearly 2-mile ancient walkway in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt will finally open the 3,000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes [Read More…]
ABC World News
Rare Einstein manuscript on theory of relativity auctioned for over $15M in Paris
Bettmann/Getty Images (LONDON) — A rare manuscript by Albert Einstein that changed the course of modern science was just sold for over 13.3 million euros (over $15 million), including fees, beating all predictions. The 54-page, [Read More…]
Ag News
October red meat production falls 7%
The USDA says commercial red meat production during October was 4.755 billion pounds, a drop of 7% on the year. Beef production was 2.366 billion pounds, 4% lower, with a 3% decline in slaughter to [Read More…]
Ag News
Republican Ag Committee leaders call on EPA to rescind chlorpyrifos ban
The Republican leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are calling on EPA to rescind its ban on chlorpyrifos. Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn GT Thompson and Arkansas Senator John Boozman are leading a bicameral effort [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer expects to pay as much as $80 more per-acre for fertilizer
A farmer in west-central Minnesota expects to pay $70 to $80 more per-acre on fertilizer next year. But D.J. VanKlompenburg of Montevideo says corn still looks profitable. “It kind of cuts into your savings a [Read More…]
Ag News
Strong exports help CHS earnings jump 31%
Strong export demand helped the nation’s largest agricultural cooperative, CHS, achieve its highest revenue in nearly a decade. CEO Jay Debertin tells Brownfield the 2021 fiscal year ended August 31st with earnings of $554 million, [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Pork launches We Care social media campaign
Commodity groups continue to use social media to reach consumers. Minnesota Pork director of communications Katelyn Gradert says they’ve gathered a group of swine veterinarians, nutritionists, as well as male and female pig farmers, to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Wendy Williams’ brother shuts down rumors she’s confined to wheelchair, showing signs of dementia
Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Wendy Williams‘ brother, Tommy, is speaking out after reports emerged that the talk show host has been confined to a wheelchair and is showing signs of dementia. According to The [Read More…]