Month: June 2022
ABC World News
Malnutrition, animal attacks on the rise as Horn of Africa experiences severe drought
EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — An estimated 185,000 children in eastern Ethiopia are suffering from severe malnutrition as the region experiences a “once-in-a-lifetime” drought, the charity Save the Children said on Thursday. UNICEF [Read More…]
Ag News
Livestock producers prepare for heat wave
Livestock producers are doing what they can to protect animals as much of the country heats up. Paige Roberts with Jer-Lindy Farms in central Minnesota manages the heard health of 180 registered Holstein and Brown [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Congresswoman advocates for fuel tax moratorium
A U.S. Congresswoman is calling for a moratorium on state and federal fuel taxes to help ease the burden of rising gas and diesel prices. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield a fuel tax “holiday” [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued June 18 at 2:58AM MDT until June 19 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY… * WHAT…Heat index values up to 107 expected. Overnight heat index values above 75 degrees possible. * WHERE…Charles Mix, Beadle, [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 10:57PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix teases ‘Blonde’, starring Ana De Armas as Marilyn Monroe
Netflix Ana De Armas is stunning as Marilyn Monroe, in the new teaser to Netflix’s biopic Blonde. The actress is shown being every bit the iconic bombshell on camera — but a wreck behind the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Crocodile tears” – Juror in Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial speaks out
Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images A juror in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial said in an interview that aired Thursday on Good Morning America that when the actress cried during her testimony, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Forever hold your earpiece: Taika Waititi shuts down interview after question about marrying Rita Ora
Getty Images for Disney Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit filmmaker Taika Waititi‘s patience didn’t go to infinity and beyond during a recent chat with a UK morning show promoting the Disney/Pixar film Lightyear. The filmmaker, who voices [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds wishes his pal Hugh Jackman well with sweet video montage following COVID-19 diagnosis
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix Ryan Reynolds chose a cute way to wish his buddy Hugh Jackman well following news The Music Man lead had contracted COVID-19 a second time. The Deadpool star posted to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Report: ‘SNL’ star Kenan Thompson files for divorce after separation
Dan MacMedan/WireImage Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson has filed for divorce from Christina Evangeline, two months after reports they had separated, a source close to the couple tells Us Weekly. Thompson, 43, filed [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why lowering gas prices isn’t that simple
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The pain at the pump is getting worse and has motorists asking, is there any relief in sight? The average nationwide price of a gallon of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Abbott halts production at troubled Michigan plant after severe weather
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (STURGIS, Mich.) — Less than two weeks after restarting production at its Sturgis, Michigan plant, Abbott said it has once again been forced to halt baby formula production after thunderstorms [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Federal Reserve hikes interest rate by 0.75%
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates significantly on Wednesday, hiking it 0.75%, escalating a strategy of increased borrowing costs that aims to dial back historic inflation. The rate hike of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Monthly car payments hit record high of $712 in May
Alan Schein Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Average monthly car payments hit a record high in May while the cost of new vehicles continues to rise, according to industry insiders. A report from Moody’s Analytics [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Biden sends letter to oil refiners blasting high profits amid record gas prices
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday sent a letter to seven major oil refiners blasting them for record profits amid the war in Ukraine as Americans pay record prices [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Low levels of testing may be hiding a COVID wave in Texas: Experts
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Looking at data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would give the impression that COVID-19 is generally under control in Texas. The federal agency’s map of levels [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Gay men push back on body shaming amid high rates of body dysmorphia, eating disorders
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A growing number of gay men are publicly pushing back against what they say is bullying within the gay community over how they look, and in many cases using social [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, a senior adviser to the president on the pandemic, has tested positive for COVID-19. Fauci, 81, hasn’t had recent close contact with President Joe Biden or [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA panel recommends authorizing Moderna, Pfizer shots for youngest kids
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Parents with young kids are one step closer to getting them vaccinated following a grueling wait for the last remaining group to be authorized for a vaccine. The process for authorization [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Study on child hepatitis cases points to prior COVID infection, but experts say too soon to know
Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study points to prior COVID-19 infection as a possible culprit for the global wave of severe hepatitis cases among children — though experts caution the [Read More…]