Month: February 2022
ABC Sports News
Vincent Zhou out of Olympic men’s figure skating event after second positive COVID-19 test
Annice Lyn/Getty Images (BEIJING) — Team USA figure skater Vincent Zhou has withdrawn from Tuesday’s individual competition after testing positive for COVID-19 for a second time. U.S. Figure Skating announced Sunday night that Zhou had [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Peng Shuai calls sexual assault allegation a ‘huge misunderstanding’ in first international interview
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images (BEIJING) — The president of the International Olympic Committee said he held a face-to-face meeting with Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who retreated from the public eye after accusing a former [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Shiffrin falls in Giant Slalom, delaying quest for Olympic history
FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images (BEIJING) — U.S. Olympic alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest to make Olympic history will have to wait for another day after she didn’t land a medal in the Giant Slalom [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara arrested after Las Vegas nightclub fight: Police
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested in Las Vegas Sunday, police said. The arrest happened shortly after the 26-year-old played in the Pro Bowl on Sunday. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/6/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver 124, Brooklyn 104 Minnesota 118, Detroit 105 Philadelphia 119, Chicago 108 Boston 116, Orlando 83 Dallas 103, Atlanta 94 [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: US cases drop 61% since January peak
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 904,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
ABC National News
One dead in shooting at Washington state grocery store, suspect at large
iStock/Motortion (SEATTLE) — One person was killed and at least one was injured during a shooting at a Washington state grocery store at about 11 a.m. Monday, authorities said. The suspect, who is believed to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Minneapolis city council to review no-knock warrants after Amir Locke shooting
amphotora/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minneapolis city council committee held a hearing on no-knock warrants Monday afternoon following the death of Amir Locke, who was fatally shot in an apartment by Minneapolis police officers on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search underway after multiple skaters fall through ice melting on California reservoir
Truckee Fire Protection District (TRUCKEE, Calif.) — A desperate search was on in Northern California for one of six ice skaters who fell through the melting surface of a frozen-over reservoir as the temperature soared [Read More…]
ABC National News
Eighteen rescued on Lake Erie after ice sheet breaks away during snowmobile ride
FILE – Xuanyu Han/Getty Images (PORT CLINTON, Ohio) — More than a dozen people were rescued in Lake Erie after a sheet of ice broke away while they were riding snowmobiles, officials said. The U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden to meet with German chancellor, urge united front amid tensions with Russia
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House Monday at a critical time for the leaders as tensions with Russia persist. While the Biden administration [Read More…]
ABC World News
Cyclone Batsirai leaves over a dozen dead, thousands homeless in Madagascar
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — More than a dozen people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second storm to batter the island nation in [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden, Israeli prime minister speak amid nuclear talks
Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden by phone this weekend just as the nuclear talks in Vienna enter a critical final stage. During the [Read More…]
Ag News
Potatoes still a favorite
A potato industry representative says consumers are still likely to find fewer options at the grocery store today than they did before the pandemic as processors face several shortages. But, Kelly Turner with the Michigan [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA announces $1B for climate-smart practices, market expansion
The USDA is investing $1 billion in climate smart practices and expanding ag markets. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program will provide grants for pilot projects that create market opportunities [Read More…]
Ag News
NPPC wants Proposition 12 reviewed by the Supreme Court
National pork officials are hoping for a Supreme Court review of California’s Proposition 12. Cody McKinley is with the National Pork Producers Council. He says, “It is in front of the Supreme Court, so we’re [Read More…]
Ag News
Emphasize agronomy 101 and genetics
A soybean specialist is recommending farmers select strong genetic varieties to help curb supply challenges this year. Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin-Madison tells Brownfield with limited input availability, choosing varieties that have a [Read More…]
Ag News
Move over corn silage, sorghum is coming for you
New research on sorghum is finding certain varieties can be more beneficial in rations than corn silage. Private consultant and researcher Thomas Kilcer with Advanced Ag Systems LLC compares gains from male-sterile sorghum to a [Read More…]
Weather
Fire Weather Watch issued February 07 at 3:23PM MST until February 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA… …FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Top GOP lawmaker on Biden’s Ukraine approach: ‘Deterrence has not been there’
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) – Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, refused to condemn a censure resolution targeting two Republican colleagues, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, which included a [Read More…]