Month: March 2022
Ag News
Avian influenza detected on sixth Indiana turkey farm
Avian influenza has been detected in another commercial poultry flock in southern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says laboratory testing of a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County identified H5 avian [Read More…]
Ag News
Survey: One third of farmers to lower nitrogen application rates
One third of farmers are planning to lower nitrogen application rates this growing season, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert is the director of the Purdue Center for Commercial [Read More…]
Ag News
Biden’s State of the Union addresses few ag issues
President Biden brought up some issues important to farmers in his State of The Union speech but left out others. Biden thanked both parties for passing the infrastructure law. “America used to have the best [Read More…]
ABC National News
Over 46,000 people died on US roads in 2021, report finds
Ditto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Approximately 46,000 people died on U.S. roads last year, according to preliminary data from the National Safety Council. That number is up 9% from 42,339 deaths recorded in 2020, and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Third world war would be nuclear, Lavrov warns
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian refugees may face humanitarian crisis, advocates say
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine last week, an estimated 660,000 refugees have fled to other countries — with the number only expected to grow. The UNHCR said in [Read More…]
ABC World News
NATO’s Article 5 could pull the US and its allies further into the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Caspar Benson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden repeatedly has said the United States will not be sending troops to fight Russia in Ukraine, but vowed that the U.S. would defend its NATO allies. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William and Kate go on royal walkabout in Wales
Karwai Tang/WireImage (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the duke and duchess of Cambridge, went on a royal walkabout in Wales on St. David’s Day — a day to celebrate the patron saint of Wales. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Where Ukrainian refugees are heading
Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 677,243 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russian forces invaded the eastern European country on Feb. 24, according to the United Nations [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Horror is a laughing matter in the new Starz series ‘Shining Vale’
Courtesy of Starz Horror and comedy collide in the new Starz series Shining Vale, debuting Sunday. Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear play Patricia “Pat” Phelps and her husband Terry — a couple stuck in a rut professional and personally, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fitbit recalls one million smart watches over burn hazards
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (NEW YORK) — Fitbit is recalling approximately one million smartwatches after 78 reports of burn injuries — including two reports of third-degree burns. The recall impacts the company’s Ionic smartwatches, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Boeing suspends all plane maintenance support for Russian airlines
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Boeing Company has suspended all parts, maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the company announced Tuesday. This [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
MLB, MLBPA fail to reach new CBA; Opening Day to be delayed
Augustas Cetkauskas / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite an extended deadline, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association were not able to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday. After more [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Five key takeaways from Biden’s first State of the Union
Saul Loeb/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address looked very different Tuesday night than it would have a few weeks ago — before Russia invaded Ukraine, inflation [Read More…]
Ag News
Chef showcases the versatility of pork
A recent cooking competition hosted by the Indiana Pork Producers Association highlighted pork as well as Indianapolis-area chefs. Head Corporate Chef Brian Pleasant describes the dish they created for the competition and why more consumers [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 116, Detroit 113 Toronto 109, Brooklyn 108 Boston 107, Atlanta 98 LA Clippers 113, Houston 100 Minnesota 129, Golden [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia claims to have captured Ukrainian port city
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine updates: Western officials walk out during Lavrov remarks
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
US Capitol police officer arrested in Israel while working in advance of Nancy Pelosi trip
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A member of the U.S. Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Detail was arrested in Israel last month after allegedly being intoxicated and getting into a fight while working in an advance [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
State of the Union: Biden rebukes Putin, praises brave Ukrainians, offers ‘unity agenda’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden tonight delivered his first State of the Union address with a main theme of how the U.S. is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As he spoke, [Read More…]