Month: April 2022
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee to hold public hearings in June
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has promised the panel will tell the “story about what happened” when [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three Bureau of Prisons employees hospitalized over drug-laced prisoner mail
David Greedy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three Bureau of Prisons employees at United States Penitentiary Thompson in Illinois have had to go to the hospital over the past two weeks, according to the local union [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pete Davidson bringing “fresh energy” as the face of new H&M campaign
H&M The Pete Davidson takeover shows no signs of stopping, with the SNL player and stand-up now becoming the face of H&M. The King of Staten Island star is apparently taking a page from current [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Corden ending his ‘Late Late Show’ run in 2023
©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved/Terence Patrick James Corden will step down as host of CBS’ The Late Late Show in 2023. The British comedian, who will have hosted the show for eight-and-a-half years [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US economy slows, sparking fears of recession
sefa ozel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2022, after years of growth, according to a new report. Economists had expected consumer spending to accelerate in March, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Dyson launches in-person professional stylist service in New York City
Dyson (NEW YORK) — Dyson just announced the launch of its first-ever paid services at its Demo Store in New York City. Starting April 30, customers can have their hair professionally styled using a Dyson [Read More…]
Ag News
Beneficial moisture on parts of the northern, central Plains
Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms pepper areas west of the Mississippi River. The rain is halting fieldwork but boosting soil moisture in previously dry areas of the western Corn Belt. On April 24, Nebraska led [Read More…]
Ag News
Biden asks Congress for $33 billion to address global food shortages, producer support
President Biden has asked Congress for $33 billion dollars to address global food shortages and increase U.S. crop production. The White House says $500 million will assist in the production of domestic crops that are [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn leader praises Governors for supporting E15 all year
A farmer says the E15 letter to the EPA from eight Midwestern Governors is good news for corn growers. Tom Gillis is a board member of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and is also on [Read More…]
Ag News
An active weather pattern across much of the Plains, Corn Belt
An intensifying storm system currently crossing the central Plains will reach the upper Mississippi Valley by early Sunday. Subsequently, the storm will drift northeastward into Canada and weaken, although a trailing system will follow [Read More…]
ABC National News
Biden ‘may have saved Trevor’s life’: Former Marine’s family speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Trevor Reed’s family said President Joe Biden may have saved their son’s life, doing everything he could to bring Reed home, in their first interview since seeing their son on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Emmy magnet ‘Schitt’s Creek’ leaving Netflix for Hulu, and more
The Emmy-winning comedy Schitt’s Creek is moving from Netflix to Hulu beginning October 3, Hulu announced on Thursday. The series, starring Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy, joins Hulu’s extensive library of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Comedian Nikki Glaser takes a crack at reality TV in her new show, ‘Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?’
Mary Ellen Matthews/E! Entertainment Comedian, F-Boy Island host, and Dancing with the Stars first voted off of season 27 contestant Nikki Glaser has a new reality show, Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?, premiering Sunday night on E! and it came out of her [Read More…]
ABC Health News
From a mom who dealt with infertility, know that you are not alone
Kristyn Hodgdon (NEW YORK) — Kristyn Hodgdon is a professional writer, voracious reader, and proud mom of IVF twins. After her own battle with infertility, Hodgdon co-founded Rescripted, a media platform for fertility, providing technology [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/28/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 1 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Houston 3, Texas 2 NY Yankees 10, Baltimore 5 [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol producers applaud Governors’ year-round E15 move
Ethanol producers are applauding the bipartisan announcement by eight Midwestern Governors supporting long-term summertime use of E15 fuel blends. Erik Huschitt is CEO and General Manager at Badger State Ethanol in Monroe, Wisconsin. He tells [Read More…]
Ag News
More cool, wet days ahead for much of the Heartland, centered on the Corn Belt
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the North and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Four Corners States eastward to the [Read More…]
Ag News
Oilseed cover crops are a low carbon solution for feedstocks in biodiesel and renewable diesel
In this episode of Managing for Profit, Alan Weber, an advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America and a partner with Marciv, discusses future opportunities for oilseeds that provide climate-friendly feedstocks and cover crops. For more [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings move way down in 1st round, take Georgia safety Cine
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Trading down 20 spots in the first round like the Minnesota Vikings did on Thursday night means having to watch a lot of instant-impact talent come off the board. The move [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: American killed while fighting in Ukraine
John Moore/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 the east. Ukrainian [Read More…]