Month: June 2022
ABC Health News
Doctors advise how to get kids 5-11 boosted when COVID vaccination rates in US are low
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two weeks ago, federal health officials authorized COVID-19 boosters for children between ages 5 and 11. Doctors think it will be a challenge to get this [Read More…]
ABC Health News
White House expects shots for kids under 5 as soon as June 21
Justin Tallis – Pool / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is expecting vaccinations for kids under 5 to begin as soon as June 21, White House COVID coordinator Ashish Jha said on Thursday. [Read More…]
Ag News
US-Japan sign beef export agreement
The US and Japan have signed the agreement to revise the beef safeguard under the US-Japan Trade Agreement. Kent Bacus with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says this provides greater certainty for US beef in [Read More…]
Ag News
Deere announces tractor cab production moving from Iowa to Mexico in 2024
Deere & Co says it’s relocating tractor cab production to Mexico by 2024 because of labor challenges and the need for new product development. In a statement to Brownfield, the company says bringing new product [Read More…]
Ag News
A bright outlook for biodiesel
Even with the growth of renewable diesel, the outlook for biodiesel is bright. In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Clean Fuels Alliance America Director of Outreach and Development Tom Verry benefits of biodiesel and opportunities for [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 03 at 9:05AM 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 Politics News
Supreme Court abortion decision faces churn of draft opinions, dissents
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 110 days after Justice Samuel Alito authored a first draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court deliberations over a final ruling have entered a critical [Read More…]
ABC National News
South Florida braces for tropical storm Alex: What to expect on Friday
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A tropical storm warning is in effect in Miami, Fort Myers and West Palm Beach as South Florida braces for its first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. This tropical [Read More…]
ABC National News
Funerals for Uvalde school shooting victims underway
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — This week has been filled with funerals in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the 21 victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history. The funeral services for Irma [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 live updates: Royal family gathers for church service without the queen
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.K. is throwing a once-in-a-generation celebration for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old queen is the first British monarch in history to reach a [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince Harry, Meghan reunite with royal family at queen’s Platinum Jubilee after two years
TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended their first royal event Friday in two years. The Sussexes attended Friday’s National Service of Thanksgiving for Queen [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel to Disney+ June 22, and more
Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ June 22. The film’s main stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong and Xochitl Gomez made the announcement in a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion’ cast says they were trained to “feel like we could really be superheroes”
Courtesy Disney Channel That Latino superhero comedy Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion arrives Friday on Disney Channel and fans can expect to see some intense stunts. Scarlett Estevez stars as Violet Rodriguez, a new hero who goes by the [Read More…]
Ag News
What’s in season at your local Farmers Market?
Farmers markets are in full swing and Registered Dietician Kim Galeaz says this is the perfect time to pick some of your favorites. She also reminds us why making fresh fruits and vegetables part of [Read More…]
Ag News
Waterhemp, other weeds get the jump on late planted crops
A Wisconsin weed scientist says the weeds are emerging, and in some places, they’re up before the corn and soybeans. Dr. Rodrigo Werle with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield waterhemp wasted no time poking [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag Secretary answers dairy consensus question
Dairy producers, processors, and other stakeholders will have to agree on one dairy pricing plan. That’s according to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack who tells Brownfield it doesn’t make sense to open up the Federal Milk [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/2/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 3, Minnesota 2 NY Yankees 6, LA Angels 1 NY Yankees 2, LA Angels 1 Tampa Bay [Read More…]
ABC National News
Escaped Texas inmate dies in police shootout after allegedly murdering family of five
kali9/Getty Images (JOURDANTON, Texas) — A Texas inmate suspected of murdering five people after he escaped from a prison bus was killed by authorities on Thursday, officials said. A massive manhunt was underway for 46-year-old [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
MLB players complain of ‘bad’ baseballs
Dustin Satloff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There may be no crying in baseball, but some major leaguers are crying foul over the official baseballs used during this year’s play. Meredith Wills, an astrophysicist and a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden calls for ban on assault weapons: ‘This time we must actually do something’
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As mass shootings continue to rock the nation, President Joe Biden delivered prime-time remarks on guns Thursday evening from the White House, imploring the nation to “For God’s [Read More…]