Month: April 2022
ABC National News
Mom dumped in son’s hockey bag had throat slashed, asked suspect to leave multiple times
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — The New York City mother of two whose body was found inside a duffel bag had asked her alleged killer to leave her house “multiple times” before she was stabbed to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Civil rights leaders to speak at Patrick Lyoya’s funeral
Scott Olson/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Nearly three weeks after the killing of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, his family, friends and activists are coming together to celebrate his life and call for justice in his [Read More…]
ABC National News
Megadrought out West expected to intensify, expand east: NOAA
James O’Neil/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The megadrought that has plagued the West for several decades is not only expected to persist, but drought conditions will also likely intensify and expand east, according to the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: European Council president holds call with Putin
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC World News
The battle for Donbas: Why the weapons the US is rushing to Ukraine are so critical
U.S. Marine Corps (NEW YORK) — As Russia’s military gears up for what it hopes will be a decisive victory over Ukraine in the eastern part of the country, the U.S. is rushing to send [Read More…]
ABC World News
Earth Day 2022: Save polar bears by protecting mothers and cubs, experts say
John Conrad/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The ability for polar bears to survive in coming decades is becoming more uncertain as global warming continues to melt the Arctic at unprecedented rates, experts warn. Now, biologists [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jimmy Kimmel thanks doctors for saving son’s life, as Billy turns 5
ABC/Jeff Lipsky As Jimmy Kimmel‘s youngest son Billy turns 5, the talk show host and his wife, Molly McNearney, are thanking doctors for “saving his life.” On Instagram, Kimmel thanked doctors at Los Angeles’ Cedars [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rosie Perez, Griffin Matthews say roles on ‘The Flight Attendant’ gave them newfound respect for the profession
HBO Max/Karolina Wojtasik Season two of The Flight Attendant took off Thursday on HBO Max. Kaley Cuoco, Rosie Perez, and the rest of the gang are back, doing double duty as flight attendants who moonlight [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: CNN+ cancelled after a month, and more
Warner Bros. Discovery has pulled the plug on CNN+, just a month after its launch. “As we become Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN will be strongest as part of WBD’s streaming strategy which envisions news as [Read More…]
Ag News
Researchers asking for farmer soybean data
A new online cropping tool is expected to provide Midwest farmers with field-specific management guidelines. Michigan State University’s Manni Singh tells Brownfield the project is currently in the data collection phase and needs farmer input. “We [Read More…]
Ag News
Another intensifying Spring storm begins to impact the Heartland
Across Corn Belt, chilly weather lingers early Friday across the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, showers and a few thunderstorms are developing in the vicinity of a warm front stretching from the Dakotas into the [Read More…]
Ag News
A wide-range of temperatures ahead for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the country. Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to an area stretching from the Southwest [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois corn farmers vote to increase checkoff rate
Illinois corn farmers have agreed to increase their checkoff rate by ¼ of a cent per bushel, bringing it up to 7/8 of a cent per bushel beginning October 1st. Eighty-eight percent of all farmers [Read More…]
Latest News
Appeals ruling protects pristine areas of the Badlands
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismisses a lawsuit brought by the state of North Dakota and several western counties that could have resulted in the construction of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
When will vaccines be authorized for kids under 5? Here’s what we know
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When a judge on Monday overruled the mask mandate on public transportation, parents with kids too young to be vaccinated felt renewed anxiety about the country moving too quickly toward [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Maine confirms deadly case of rare tick-borne illness
ArtBoyMB/Getty Images (AUGUSTA, Maine) — A Maine resident has died from a rare but potentially dangerous tick-borne illness, health officials said. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it has confirmed a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Marjorie Taylor Greene to testify under oath about Jan. 6
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday will become the first member of Congress to publicly testify under oath about the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michigan GOP convention tests Trump’s endorsement power in key battleground state
Scott Olson/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Thousands of Michigan GOP leaders are gathering in Grand Rapids on Saturday to decide which candidates will make it onto November’s ballot in what will be a major [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to sign executive order protecting old-growth forests on federal lands
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday calling to protect old-growth forests on federal lands, strengthen reforestation initiatives and global partnerships to end deforestation, and take more steps [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida House passes bills splitting up Black voters, eliminating Disney’s district
Art Wager/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted during a special session Thursday to send two highly controversial bills — one that greenlights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to redraw the state’s [Read More…]
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