Month: August 2022
ABC Politics News
Trump investigation live updates: Pelosi slams GOP for rhetoric following raid
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI executed an unprecedented raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, in search of evidence that sources tell ABC News is tied to his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US is facing a poll worker shortage — new campaign hopes to recruit veterans to fill the gap
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic — and with ongoing concerns about political violence — America is facing a critical shortage of poll workers, experts say. A new national [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mark Ruffalo shades ‘Star Wars’ in defending Marvel movies
Marvel Studios Mark Ruffalo has joined Elizabeth Olsen and other Marvel movie stars in coming out swinging in defense of their recurring day jobs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a chat with Metro UK [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Prey’ continues to slay on streaming
20th Century Studios The 20th Century Films-release Prey bagged a trophy of its own, topping all new streaming titles for the week of August 4 through August 10, according to the latest rankings of streaming [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Cinnamon Toast Crunch gets a spicy twist
Cinnamon Toast Crunch (NEW YORK) — Ever wondered what cereal would taste like if it was spicy? Thanks to Cinnamon Toast Crunch you don’t have to wonder any more. The classic cereal brand is giving [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag groups ask Biden to lift fertilizer tariffs
The fight to lift tariffs on fertilizer products has been taken to the White House. Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson says he and other leaders with American Farm Bureau, the National Corn Growers Association, [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures & cash dairy trade mixed Friday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mixed to end the week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. August Class III milk was up $0.10 at $20.13. September closed down $0.11 at $20.10. October was [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA: cotton, rice production down on year
The USDA has 2022 cotton and rice production below 2021 levels. The upland cotton crop is pegged at 12.163 million bales, falling 29% on the year with a higher average yield canceled out by much [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA invests in partner-driven, locally-led conservation
The USDA is investing $197 million to help fund locally-led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The RCPP is a partner-driver program that leverages resources to advance innovative projects. There are 41 projects [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmland prices continue to surge
Farmland prices continue to soar across much of the Corn Belt, with Indiana values hitting a record high level in 2022. Todd Kuethe an ag economist at Purdue University says there are multiple factors contributing [Read More…]
ABC World News
Expert weighs in on alleged Iranian plot to kill high-profile US official
FBI (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against an Iranian national and member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who prosecutors say tried to arrange the murder of John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national [Read More…]
ABC National News
Author Salman Rushdie attacked at speaking event in New York state
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Author Salman Rushdie was attacked at an event in New York state on Friday, according to witness accounts and law enforcement reports. Rushdie was scheduled to give [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gunman who allegedly tried to break into Cincinnati FBI office is suspected ‘extremist’: Officials
Exterior of the Cincinnati Field Office building. – FBI.gov (CINCINNATI) — Ricky Shiffer, the man armed with an AR-15 style rifle and believed by authorities to have tried to break into the FBI’s Cincinnati field [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump Organization CFO to stand trial in October on alleged tax fraud
Kevin C. Downs/The New York Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg are now scheduled to stand trial in the fall on tax [Read More…]
ABC National News
California becomes first state to offer free meals at school for kids
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — All California public school students will have access to free nutritious meals this school year, thanks to the statewide Universal Meals Program. The program comes at a crucial time, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking, threatening Okla. Rep. Kevin Hern
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An Oklahoma man admitted Wednesday to cyberstalking Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., and threatening Hern and his wife, federal prosecutors announced. Keith Charles Eisenberger, 39, of Bartlesville, pleaded guilty to three [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Polio discovered in New York City wastewater samples
fotog/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health officials announced Friday that polio has been detected in wastewater samples in New York City. It comes just a few weeks after a case of polio was detected in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Popular Always Pan gets a mini version
Our Place (NEW YORK) — What’s better than The Always Pan? A Mini Always Pan! After much demand from consumers, Our Place has introduced a smaller version of their Always Pan and Perfect Pot. “We [Read More…]
Ag News
Hinson to vote against Inflation Reduction Act
A US Representative from Iowa says she will be casting a “no” vote on the Inflation Reduction Act today, saying the bill would negatively impact farmers. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield, “Our farmers and our [Read More…]
Ag News
Helping beef end up in consumers’ grocery carts
Checkoff-funded campaigns help promote beef to consumers. Greg Haines with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board talks about the Beef Checkoff’s consumer focus and why it matters. AUDIO: Healthy Living with Greg Haines …