Month: December 2022
ABC National News
Idaho murders: 28-year-old man arrested in Pennsylvania
Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram (MONROE COUNTY, Pa.) — A 28-year-old man, Bryan Kohberger, was arrested Friday morning in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students, according to a criminal complaint. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Washington, DC, records back-to-back years with 200 murders for first time in nearly 20 years
kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., reached its 200th homicide for a second straight year when a man was shot and killed Thursday night in the northeast part of the city. According to the D.C. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
President Biden grants full pardons to six people
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday announced six full pardons granted by President Joe Biden. “Today, President Biden is granting six full pardons for individuals who have [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Six years of Trump tax documents released by House Ways and Means Committee
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Friday publicly released documents related to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering the six years from 2015-2020. The move [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
More parts of George Santos’ background contradict, including details of mom’s death
Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More discrepancies are emerging about New York Rep.-elect George Santos’ background, adding to a growing list of fabrications and exaggerations that the incoming congressman has told about his [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Some school districts bring back mask mandates to stem spread of COVID, flu and RSV
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several schools are bringing back mask mandates to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. In New Jersey, two school districts said students will be required to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Hanks transforms from “nicest man in Hollywood” to grumpiest man alive in ‘A Man Called Otto’
Sony Pictures In the new movie A Man Called Otto, opening Friday in limited release, Tom Hanks plays Otto, described as being the grumpiest man alive. So was he a grump on set? “No! He [Read More…]
Ag News
Analyst calls South American corn production prospects “precarious”
A market analyst suggests South American corn production is in a precarious spot. Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisor tells Brownfield the crop is expected to be about two percent bigger compared to last [Read More…]
Ag News
Solid week of exports for most U.S. commodities
U.S. grain and oilseed export sales generally showed improvements during the week ending December 22nd. The USDA says corn, soybean, wheat, soybean oil, rice, and cotton sales all moved higher, while soybean meal declined and [Read More…]
Ag News
John Deere Operations Center
John Deere digital specialist coordinator Doug Dickman says Operations Center is Deere’s farm management information system that helps growers analyze data from the field as well as machine performance to guide decisions in a user-friendly [Read More…]
Ag News
Public Power utilities will continue to offer innovative solutions
Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash The American Public Power Association is reflecting on gaining access to a comparable energy tax incentive that was previously unavailable for public power utilities and rural electric [Read More…]
Ag News
EPA sticks with pre-2015 WOTUS rule framework
The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have upheld their promise to release a final Waters of the United States rule by the end of 2022. The final rule goes back to the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Your New Year’s Eve weather forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two storms are moving across the nation just in time for New Year’s Eve. The first storm is expected to bring rain and unseasonably warm weather for the Northeast. If [Read More…]
ABC National News
Buffalo storm ‘hero’ known as ‘Merry Christmas Jay’ speaks out
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The Buffalo storm hero who police have dubbed “Merry Christmas Jay” has been identified and is speaking out to ABC News. Police in the town of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Six years of Trump tax documents released by Democratic Ways and Means Committee
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Friday publicly released documents related to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering the six years from 2015-2020. The move [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Southwest CEO apologizes to customers, employees: ‘There will be a lot of lessons learned’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After more than 15,000 flights were canceled over the Christmas holiday, leaving thousands of travelers in a lurch, Southwest Airlines says it’s finally catching up. The airline said it plans [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
After two years of COVID limitations, ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”s Ryan Seacrest predicts Times Square will be “packed”
ABC Saturday night on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Ryan and his co-host, Liza Koshy, will be in New York’s Times Square counting down to midnight. In 2020, COVID-19 kept Times [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emma Heming Willis reminisces in video post about falling in love with Bruce Willis
VCG/VCG via Getty Images Emma Heming Willis is getting nostalgic for her early days with Bruce Willis. Heming Willis, 44, shared an Instagram video December 28 showing her and the Die Hard actor, now 67, partaking in outdoor winter activities, such [Read More…]
Ag News
Local researcher exploring ways to better measure SCN treatments
Because Soybean Cyst Nematode is difficult to manage, Mandy Bish with the University of Missouri is trying to find more efficient ways to measure the effectiveness of SCN treatments. “We’re looking at how to build [Read More…]
Ag News
Storminess to greet the New Year: Drought relief in the West, on the Plains, across the Corn Belt; severe weather in the South
Precipitation (mostly rain) across the southern and eastern U.S. will shift eastward, ending along the Atlantic Seaboard late Saturday or early Sunday—except for some residual snow in northern New England. Meanwhile, multiple Pacific storm systems [Read More…]