Month: June 2022
Ag News
Illinois grower seeing worsening waterhemp
Waterhemp is becoming a tougher weed to deal with in the Midwest. Central Illinois farmer Ron Kindred tells Brownfield waterhemp seems to be building resistance in his fields. “We’re spraying Liberty right now; I use [Read More…]
Ag News
Crops are behind in southwest Minnesota
Crop development is behind in southwest Minnesota. Chris Hill of Brewster says he didn’t start planting until May 5th, but he and other farmers in the area were finished by Memorial Day. “For the end [Read More…]
Ag News
Market slow to absorb lower soybean acreage estimate
An ag economist says soybean acreage in USDA’s June acreage report was the biggest surprise coming in around two million acres below trade expectations. The USDA’s June soybean acreage estimate came in at 88.3 million [Read More…]
Latest News
SD gov: Bar abortion pills, but don’t punish women for them
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican governor pledged on Sunday to bar mail-order abortion pills but said women should not face prosecution for seeking them. In apparent defiance of legal guidance by the Justice Department after the Supreme [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Spike in Google searches for abortion pills may lead to rise in unsafe abortions: Study
Elisa Wells/Plan C/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A spike in internet searches for abortion pills may indicate women in the United States will try to obtain the medication without a doctor’s oversight, a new [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, the incoming Supreme Court justice? And the inside story behind her name
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When word came that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was retiring, the spotlight immediately shifted to who might replace him with most attention focused on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who clerked for [Read More…]
ABC National News
If your flight is canceled, are you entitled to a refund?
Erlon Silva – TRI Digital/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — As chaos in the nation’s airports and airspace continues to wreak havoc during the busy summer season, many travelers are left wondering what their rights are during [Read More…]
ABC National News
Europe adds visitor fee for U.S. travel next year
Lu ShaoJi/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — As Americans head to crowded airports for a revival of European summer vacations, it looks like next year will be more expensive for those headed to the European Union. A [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mobile abortion clinics ramp up operations as Roe v. Wade is overturned
Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An abortion clinic with locations in four states was developing plans to expand its operations just as news broke that Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. case that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Fall premiere dates for ‘Quantum Leap’ reboot, ‘Sunday Night Football’, ‘The Voice’ and more announced
Raymond Lee in “Quantum Leap” — NBC/Serguei Bachlakov NBC has dropped its schedule for the upcoming 2022-2023 season, and it kicks off on Thursday, September 8 with Sunday Night Football featuring the Buffalo Bills vs. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Where one man has gone before: William Shatner documentary to preview at San Diego Comic-Con
ABC Audio A documentary about the long life of 91-year-old Star Trek star William Shatner is underway, and attendees at San Diego Comic-Con will get a preview. The as-yet-untitled feature, being crafted by the production [Read More…]
ABC Business News
As Biden aims to punish Russia on world stage, sanctions hurt at home
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries convene in Madrid this week, preserving the alliance’s remarkable unity against Russian aggression is at the top of President Joe [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court limits EPA’s ability to reduce emissions
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to fight climate change. The case involved how far the federal government could [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court allows President Biden to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration can end a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico” that had forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait south [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden backs exception to Senate filibuster rule to get abortion rights codified
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and said he would support carving out an exception to the Senate filibuster [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden announces $800M more in aid
GENYA SAVILOV/AFP 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 the [Read More…]
ABC World News
China’s president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
Feng Li/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents and a traditional lion dance performance, it [Read More…]
Ag News
Quarterly corn, soybean stocks above a year ago
June 1st corn and soybean stocks were above year ago levels. The USDA says corn totaled 4.346 billion bushels, 6% above a year ago, with the implied third quarter usage falling below last year’s levels [Read More…]
Ag News
More tips to keep your summer cookouts safe
Summer cookouts and gatherings are a perfect way to spend time with your loved ones. But, giving them a food-borne illness isn’t exactly a great way to show “love” to our friends and family. Meredith [Read More…]
Ag News
Corteva, BASF, and MS Technologies bringing nematode resistant E3 soybeans to market
Corteva Agriscience, BASF, and MS Technologies are entering into a trait licensing agreement to bring nematode resistant Enlist soybeans to market. Mike Dillon with Corteva says the next generation E3 soybean will feature BASF’s transgenic [Read More…]