Month: July 2022
ABC Politics News
Trump never invoked executive privilege over Bannon’s Jan. 6 testimony, his attorney tells investigators
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department revealed in an early Monday morning court filing that federal investigators interviewed former President Donald Trump’s attorney Justin Clark two weeks ago in connection with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 on Tuesday announced its next hearing: July 12 beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The panel has been holding a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officials agree to release some surveillance footage from Uvalde shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — State and local officials have agreed to release surveillance footage from inside the hallway of Robb Elementary School during the May 24 mass shooting that ended [Read More…]
ABC National News
15-year-old charged with murder in fatal New York subway platform stabbing of teen
Google (NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder stemming from the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy on a New York City subway platform, authorities said. The teen suspect, whose name [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dangerous heat hits US with temperatures forecast to reach 115 degrees
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dangerous heat is enveloping a large swath of the U.S., with temperatures forecast to climb above 100 degrees Monday from California to Arizona to Texas to Missouri. Temperatures on Monday [Read More…]
Ag News
IL crop conditions dropping despite recent rain
Falling Illinois crop conditions reflect need for more rainfall. USDA says Illinois’ corn silking is well behind at 15 percent. The crop is rated 60 percent good to excellent, down five percent on the week. [Read More…]
Ag News
Arkansas crops: 67% soybeans and 65% rice rated good to excellent
Arkansas farmers continue to battle hot, dry weather. Soybeans are rated 67% good to excellent, 76% of the crop blooming, and 42% is setting pods. Cotton is rated 80% good to excellent with 91% squaring [Read More…]
Ag News
Condition ratings decline for Minnesota corn, soybeans
Favorable weather allowed Minnesota farmers to spray crops and cut hay last week. USDA’s latest crop report rates corn at 66 percent good to excellent, down two percent on the week. Soybeans are called 63 [Read More…]
Ag News
Most Michigan crops still need rain
Another warm and dry week in Michigan left many farmers looking for rain. USDA reporters say many northwestern and central lower peninsula counties experienced abnormally dry weather. Oats are not in critical condition, but many [Read More…]
Ag News
Heat, rain, and a derecho impact Iowa crops
Iowa crops experienced rain, heat, and in some cases damaging winds last week. USDA’s latest crop report says a derecho blew through North Iowa Tuesday, causing some crop damage. Fieldwork included wrapping up the first [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 11 at 9:25AM 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 Business News
No reason US ‘will have a serious recession’ but economy should cool, Gina Raimondo says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Following a stronger-than-expected jobs report released on Friday, the Biden administration is continuing to push back on fears of looming economic downtown while working to tame historic inflation. “I don’t see [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden weighs public health emergency in support of abortion access — tells advocates, ‘Keep protesting’
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “Keep making your point. It’s critically important,” President Joe Biden said as for his message to the thousands of abortion-rights activists who gathered outside the White House on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Bannon now says he will testify for Jan. 6 committee after Trump’s OK — with contempt trial looming
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon, a former top adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, recently told the House panel investigating the Capitol riot that he would be willing to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump White House counsel’s Jan. 6 interview didn’t contradict other witnesses: Kinzinger
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a member of the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot, said Sunday that Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone didn’t contradict previous testimony by other witnesses [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Red flag’ laws can help reduce gun violence, if more widely used: Experts
DBenitostock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement “red flag” laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park inching dangerously close to grove of historic sequoia trees
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (FRESNO, Calif.) — A wildfire near Yosemite National Park is creeping closer to a grove of iconic sequoia trees that have been in the region for thousands of years. The Washburn Fire, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 15 killed in Russian missile strike on residential building in Donetsk region
Miguel Medina/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…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 10 at 10:21AM MDT until July 10 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska. This [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 10 at 7:25AM 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…]