Month: February 2022
ABC Politics News
Senators close in on ‘mother of all sanctions’ bill against Russia
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of senators is within striking distance of a deal on a bill that would impose crippling sanctions on Russia for its hostilities against Ukraine. “We are finding [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, NYC mayor release plans to curb gun violence
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With gun violence on the rise in major cities across the country, including New York City, elected officials are scrambling to come up with solutions. President [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden in New York City to highlight combating gun crime
Michael Lee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after two police officers were killed by a suspect using an illegal gun, President Joe Biden headed to New York City Thursday to meet with Mayor Eric Adams [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michigan’s ‘fairer’ election maps challenged for ‘diluting’ Black vote
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Michigan, one of the nation’s hottest political battlegrounds, is being hailed for a citizen-led effort to transform its famously gerrymandered election maps into some of the fairest and most competitive [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump-endorsed challengers lag behind incumbent Republicans in fundraising
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have tapped out early to announce they are not seeking reelection in 2022 — but the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Bridgeport NAACP asks DOJ to investigate police department following Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls cases
Lauren Smith Fields via family lawyer (BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) — A Bridgeport, Connecticut, chapter of the NAACP is demanding the Department of Justice investigate the Bridgeport Police Department over the cases of two Black women, Lauren [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gregory Michael withdraws guilty plea in federal case over Ahmaud Arbery murder
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Gregory McMichael, the retired Georgia police officer convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, informed a federal court Thursday evening that he has withdrawn his plans to plead guilty [Read More…]
ABC National News
Massive winter storm slams Midwest, South before taking aim on Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A massive winter storm is pushing east, blasting the Midwest, the South and Northeast with snow and ice. More than 5,100 flights have been canceled — the biggest flight cancellation [Read More…]
ABC National News
Chicago bracing for protests over release of former cop convicted of murder in Laquan McDonald shooting
Antonio Perez/Pool/Getty Images, FILE (CHICAGO) — Chicago is bracing for massive protests over the prison release of former city police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted of murder in the 2014 line-of-duty shooting of [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting on Greyhound bus
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (OROVILLE, Calif.) — A shooting inside a Greyhound bus on Wednesday killed one person and injured four others, including an 11-year-old girl, according to police. Police said a dispute on [Read More…]
ABC World News
Free speech concerns for Olympic athletes voiced after China warns of ‘punishment’
Michael Macdonald / EyeEm / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Human rights groups and U.S. officials are concerned about the safety of Olympic athletes in China if they speak out on political issues at the 2022 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Scientists demand new investigation of COVID-19 origins ahead of Beijing Olympics
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (BEIJING) — With the Beijing Olympics set to begin, a group of international scientists is once more calling for a “comprehensive international investigation” into the origins of COVID-19. It’s the [Read More…]
ABC World News
US says Russia planning video of fake Ukrainian attack with corpses, mourners to justify invasion
benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States said Thursday it had intelligence that showed Russia is planning to create a video depicting a fake Ukrainian attack, that it could release in order to justify its [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden details US raid in Syria that killed ISIS leader
Izzeddin Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday, in remarks from the White House, gave details to the nation about a dramatic U.S. raid overnight in Syria he said had [Read More…]
ABC World News
Activists say Olympic diplomatic boycotts ‘simply not enough,’ call for further action against China
Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the open ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games Friday, the movement to boycott the event has been intensifying with a rising number of protests in [Read More…]
Ag News
Adopt GREET Act reintroduced
U.S. Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota have reintroduced their bipartisan bill that would require the EPA to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. The so-called “GREET” [Read More…]
Ag News
Input availability leads Corn Soy Expo discussions
The president of the Wisconsin Soybean Association says there will be seed to plant this year’s crop but everything else is still up in the air. Steve Trzebiatowski tells Brownfield crop input availability is debatable. [Read More…]
Ag News
Livestock futures see profit taking
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower and feeders were down modestly on spread trade, profit taking, and the recent trend in beef. Feeders largely ignored the weak trade in corn. February live [Read More…]
Ag News
AgMarket.Net Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Kellan Heavican will be on the ground in Kansas City, Missouri on February 7, 2022 covering the AgMarket.Net Meeting. …
Ag News
Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Annual Conference
Brownfield Anchor Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis on February 8 covering the Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Annual Conference. …