Month: June 2022
ABC National News
Man killed in suspected alligator attack likely looking for Frisbees in lake: Police
kali9/Getty Images (LARGO, Fla.) — A Florida man killed in a suspected alligator attack was likely looking for Frisbees in a lake, authorities said. The Largo Police Department said Tuesday it is investigating the death [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police officer won’t be charged in 2016 fatal shooting of man found sleeping in car: Prosecutors
Jason Marz/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin) — A Wisconsin police officer, who killed three people in the line of duty over five years, will not be charged in a fatal 2016 shooting of a 25-year-old man [Read More…]
ABC National News
Grand jury returns 25-count indictment for Buffalo shooting suspect: Source
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A grand jury in Erie County, New York, has returned an indictment against alleged Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron. The 25-count indictment charges the 18-year-old with carrying out [Read More…]
ABC National News
California reparations report lays out path to remedy systemic racism
Alex Reitter / EyeEm (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A first-in-the-nation task force in California created to examine slavery and its impact on the Black community released an almost 500-page report on the ongoing harms caused by [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Trooping the Color royal salute for 1st time in 70-year reign
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, FILE (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II will miss part of Thursday’s Trooping the Color, the kick-off to her Platinum Jubilee celebration, Buckingham Palace has announced. The queen will not join other [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine’s first lady tells ABC News that giving up land is ‘like conceding a freedom’
Press Service of the Office of the President of Ukraine (NEW YORK) — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska spoke about the state of the ongoing conflict with Russia [Read More…]
ABC World News
Protecting 30% of global land by 2030 could benefit 1,000 species, help reduce emissions: Study
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Ramping up the protection of land within the next decade could make a significant dent in biodiversity and climate change efforts that would get countries closer to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
He said/She said: “Humbled” Depp says “jury gave me my life back”; Heard “heartbroken” by defamation decision
Moments after a Virginia jury handed Johnny Depp an overwhelming victory in his defamation suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, both sides weighed in. Depp wasn’t present in the courtroom Wednesday, due to “previously scheduled [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Johnny Depp handed legal victory in defamation case against Amber Heard, awarded $15 million in damages
Depp outside the courthouse last month — Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images Jurors in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial have awarded him a major legal victory against Amber Heard, agreeing she defamed Depp with a controversial [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announces she’s leaving
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announced Wednesday she is stepping down from her position with the company. She had held the role since 2008. [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm Bureau economist looks at dairy risk management utilization
An economist says more dairy farmers are utilizing the risk management programs for milk. Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau says since 2019, there has been a general increase in the amount of milk production [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures supported by lower move in corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, with feeders in the lead on the lower corn. August live cattle closed $2.52 higher at $132.90 and August feeder cattle closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Delays throw off weed control for Minnesota organic farmer
An organic row crop farmer in southwest Minnesota says planting delays are also problematic for weed control. Carolyn Olson of Cottonwood tells Brownfield work has been limited by wet conditions. “Usually we’ll field cultivate and [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 1, 2022
Jul. corn closed at $7.31 and 1/4, down 22 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.90 and 1/4, up 7 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $412.70, down $2.10Jul. soybean oil closed at 78.11, up 19 [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer prefers when commodity prices and input costs meet in “middle”
Expensive inputs are dampening farmer enthusiasm about high commodity prices. Brent Mohn grows corn and soybeans in southern Minnesota. “A lot of people get excited about high commodity prices, but kind of don’t think about [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
LeVar Burton says he was “wrecked” by not getting ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting gig
Ian Tuttle/Getty Images Ahead of his hosting duties for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, LeVar Burton opened up about losing the bid to become the host of Jeopardy!. In an interview with Newsy, the Reading Rainbow alum says he was “not just [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Zendaya wishes boyfriend Tom Holland a happy 26th birthday
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Zendaya is clearly Tom Holland’s biggest fan. The actress wished her boyfriend and Spider-Man: No Way Home co-star a happy 26th birthday in a celebratory Instagram post on Wednesday. “Happiest of birthdays [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Director Deborah Chow on dangers of breaking canon, and the return of the Jedi in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Lucasfilm (SPOILERS) On Wednesday, the third episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi dropped on Disney+. Without giving too much away, it marks the first time Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor shared the screen since 2005’s Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Series director Deborah Chow tells [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about summer travel with rising costs
izusek/Getty images (NEW YORK) — With more travelers ready to take to the skies this season, the Transportation Security Administration predicts a summer of record-breaking proportions. According to the agency, it could screen more than [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Feckless’ ammunition laws under scrutiny following Uvalde, other mass shootings
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When an 18-year-old shooter arrived last week at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas — where he ultimately killed 21 people, including 19 children and two [Read More…]
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