Month: February 2022
ABC National News
Judge says he’ll dismiss Sarah Palin’s libel suit against New York Times
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York said on Monday that he will dismiss former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel suit against the New York Times, but only after the jury now [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury seated in federal hate crimes trial of 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Mint Images/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — A jury was seated and opening statements got underway Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white Georgia men stemming from the murder of Ahmaud Arbery a [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, waiting for the week’s direct business to develop with additional support from stronger boxed beef during the session. It was a quiet [Read More…]
Ag News
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in two more states
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in two more states. The virus was found in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Fulton County, Kentucky (near the [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Senator remains hopeful for one of three food labeling bills
The author of Wisconsin’s three food labeling bills says one of them definitely will not pass the State Senate. State Senator Howard Marklein is the Vice-Chair of the Agriculture Committee and co-chairs the Joint Committee [Read More…]
Ag News
Digital dairy efforts reaching more students
The United Dairy Industry of Michigan says 2021’s transitional year of virtual and in-person outreach will continue this year. Industry relations director Jolene Griffin tells Brownfield efforts to better reach consumers and students online were [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin ag exports set new record
Wisconsin set a record for agricultural exports in 2021. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says more than 3.9 billion dollars worth of farm products left the state last year. Ag Secretary Randy [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Hart announces the Reality Check Tour
Live Nation (NOTE LANGUAGE) Kevin Hart is getting back on the road, announcing his first stand-up tour in four years, kicking off July 2 in Las Vegas. The star will be making more than 30 arena stops across [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Lopez shares Ben Affleck-directed ‘On My Way’ music video
Rich Fury/WireImage Ben Affleck gave Jennifer Lopez the sweetest gift for Valentine’s Day — but it was really a surprise for their fans, too. Via her new OnTheJLo newsletter, the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer, 52, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Where to find free at-home COVID test kits in New York City
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City began distributing free, at-home COVID-19 test kits across the five boroughs Monday. Tests, made by the company Flowflex, will be available at 27 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Susan Lucci opens up about undergoing second heart procedure
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for American Heart Association (NEW YORK) — Actress Susan Lucci is opening up about her battle with heart disease. The 75-year-old, best known for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Parkland father climbs crane near White House, demands Biden do more on gun control: Report
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — On Monday’s fourth anniversary of the Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, during which his son was killed, Manuel Oliver climbed atop a construction crane near the White House and unfurled [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jill Biden plays Cupid, again, decorating White House for Valentine’s Day
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First Lady Jill Biden is spreading love — and offering a teaching moment to elementary school students — at the White House on Monday to mark Valentine’s Day. For the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Bridge blocked by anti-vaccine mandate protests now reopened, officials say
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (WINDSOR, Ontario) — The bridge in Canada where thousands of semitruck drivers camped out in a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates has reopened, according to officials. The blockade of commercial [Read More…]
ABC World News
Scientists have discovered a new way to catch elephant poachers, new study suggests
Andrew Linscott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers in Africa have discovered a way to weaken large criminal networks responsible for the poaching that threatens vulnerable species all over the continent. DNA from the tusks of [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Love Lock Savior’ in Paris returns symbols of love to travelers around the world
Owen Franken/Getty Images (PARIS) — When Gio and Janelle Fuente visited the city of love in 2015, they hit all the main attractions — including the famed Ponts des Arts bridge, where the couple hung [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince Harry attends Super Bowl with royal cousin
NDZ/Star Max/GC Images (LOS ANGELES) — Prince Harry, who moved to the United States from London last year with his family, was spotted Sunday taking in a uniquely American tradition. Harry, 37, attended this year’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer saw benefits of cover crops by “second or third year”
The benefits of soil health practices became evident to a central Minnesota farmer within a few years. Tom Gregory of Kimball says he began using cover crops over a decade ago. “Like maybe the second [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Death on the Nile’ tops Valentine’s weekend box office with $12.8 million
20th Century Studios Fresh off receiving seven Oscar nominations his film Belfast, Kenneth Branagh‘s Death on the Nile topped the Valentine’s weekend box office. The follow-up to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, also directed by and starring Branagh, delivered [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ivan Reitman, influential director of ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Stripes’, ‘Animal House’, dead at 75
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures According to published reports, Ivan Reitman, who directed comedy classics like Animal House, Stripes, and Ghostbusters, died Saturday at 75. Born in 1946 in what is now Slovakia, to Jewish parents who [Read More…]