Year: 2021
ABC World News
Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 evacuated from Afghanistan
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then Sen. Joe Biden during a congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan in 2008 has been evacuated from the country, the State Department and the nonprofit that [Read More…]
ABC World News
Human-inducted climate change may affect 85% of the global population, researchers say
E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists are beginning to paint a clearer picture on just how many people will be affected by climate change if current warming trends continue. About 85% of the world’s population already [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin’s harvest moves along
Above normal temperatures and favorable field conditions allowed Wisconsin farmers to continue harvesting last week. USDA reporters say about four-and-a-half days were suitable for fieldwork, and many areas were 10 degrees warmer than usual for [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn down on bearish USDA numbers
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling, with November falling below $12 a bushel. The USDA raised production, yield, and new crop ending stocks, all larger than expected and above a year ago. [Read More…]
Ag News
Compeer Financial What’s Happening in the Swine Industry
Compeer Financial director of swine lending Kent Bang says there is a lot of volatility in the hog markets right now. He points to issues with labor and concerns about African swine fever as two [Read More…]
Ag News
Harvest moisture tool helps farmers identify optimum time to combine
Harvest timing is a complex and potentially costly decision for farmers. Ken O’Brien, U.S. digital platform marketing leader at Corteva, says they’ve developed a free digital resource to help determine the optimum moisture content for [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA pegs U.S. soybean ending stocks above 300 million bushels
The USDA is projecting new crop U.S. soybean ending stocks above 300 million bushels. Speaking to Brownfield ahead of Tuesday’s supply and demand report, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting president Mike Zuzolo said he was [Read More…]
News
Governor’s Office of Economic Development awards Mitchell Area Safehouse CDBG funds
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has awarded $2.02 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the city of Mitchell for a new Mitchell Area Safehouse facility. The Mitchell Area Safehouse is [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dwayne Johnson shares relatable parenting moment of being forced to sit through a non-stop sing along
ABC/Randy Holmes (NOTE LANGUAGE) It’s pretty much a fact that parents of young children will have to sit through their fair share of endless kids’ songs sing-alongs — “Baby Shark,” anyone? For Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, however, his three-year-old [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘No Time to Die’ tops the box office with less-than-expected $56 million
Nicola Dove – © 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The eagerly awaited James bond film No Time to Die, originally slated to hit theaters in 2020, fell short of expectations, but still delivered [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Evangeline Lilly says South of Heaven showcases the dark side of Jason Sudeikis
RLJE Films Evangeline Lilly stars as a terminally ill wife-to-be in the new indie thriller South of Heaven alongside Jason Sudeikis, who plays her just-released from jail beau who is trying to walk the straight and narrow, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kim Kardashian roasts her family on ‘SNL’; here’s how they reacted
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Kim Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend and held nothing back, roasting the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan. After explaining her reason for hosting — to prove she was “more than [Read More…]
ABC Business News
William Shatner channels Captain Kirk for historic Blue Origins space flight
ABC News (NEW YORK) — William Shatner will make history Wednesday as he boldly goes where few have gone before while aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. The Star Trek actor who played the iconic Captain [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Facebook exec says company will make itself ‘more transparent’
bigtunaonline/iStock (NEW YORK) — Facebook will implement new tools to increase transparency and safety for users following Tuesday’s explosive whistleblower hearing, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Sunday. “We will, of course, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Selma Blair opens up about living with MS in new documentary
Jade Anderson/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Selma Blair is getting candid about living with multiple sclerosis in a new documentary. In Introducing, Selma Blair, the actress opens up about how she is embracing the disease [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New treatments bring hope for those with triple-negative breast cancer
ThitareeSarmkasat/iStock (NEW YORK) — For years, triple-negative breast cancer has been perceived as aggressive with little hope of treatment, but that thought appears to be changing among experts as more promising treatment options develop. “I [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump boasted of crowd size at Jan. 6 riot, new book says
James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — While the Capitol was under attack on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump remained out of sight from the public and watched TV in the White House private dining room, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Remains found in California desert may belong to missing 30-year-old
Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) — Remains found in a Southern California desert this weekend may belong to 30-year-old Lauren “El” Cho, who has been missing for months, authorities said. The remains [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of officer outside police department in Georgia
McRae-Helena Police Department (ALAMO, Ga.) — Investigators announced Sunday afternoon they had arrested the suspect wanted in connection with the killing of a central Georgia police officer who was shot outside his police department early [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fourteen people wounded, one killed in St. Paul bar shooting
kali9/iStock (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A woman was killed and 14 other people were wounded early Sunday when at least three patrons pulled guns and opened fire at a popular bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, [Read More…]