Month: December 2022
Ag News
Drought relief continues in the West; mild, wet weather across the Midwest Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, chilly conditions persist across the upper Midwest, where an extensive snow cover remains in place. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, has reported at least an inch of snow on the ground each day [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
Sisters celebrate anniversary of kidney donation that’s lasted a remarkable 50 years
Courtesy of Carolyn Rogers and Patti Rogers Harris (NEW YORK) — Two sisters are celebrating a very special anniversary this year: the 50th anniversary of one donating her kidney to the other. Usually organ transplants, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Who could Elon Musk choose as the next Twitter CEO?
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk earlier this month pledged to step down as the head of Twitter as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job.” [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Lawsuit alleges Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor ‘racially biased’; accuracy problems reported industry-wide
hocus-focus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Apple is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor is racially biased against people with dark skin tones. Experts say accuracy problems have been [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How to get refunds for canceled flights
E4C/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A massive storm has triggered widespread flight cancellations, most notably at Southwest Airlines, which has canceled more than 15,000 flights since last week, stranding droves of customers during peak holiday [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden signs $1.7T government spending bill, ensuring funding for most of 2023
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden Thursday signed the omnibus spending bill into law while on vacation, extending funding for the government into next year. Biden, on vacation in St. Croix in the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
House investigation finds FDA, drug firm Biogen ignored internal concerns for Alzheimer’s drug
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s review process for an Alzheimer’s treatment found that the agency “deviated” from its standard procedures to approve the Aduhelm drug [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Southwest Airlines announces plan to return to ‘normal operations’ by Friday
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines said it plans to return to “normal operations with minimal disruptions” Friday, after days of chaos that saw the company cancel thousands of its [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Justice Department sues pharma distributor AmerisourceBergen over opioid orders
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the nation’s largest wholesale distributors of prescription drugs failed hundreds of thousands of times over the last decade to report suspicious orders of opioids, fueling the country’s opioids [Read More…]
ABC National News
Water pressure mostly restored in Jackson, precautionary boil water notice still in effect
Ruy Barbosa Pinto/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Water pressure has been restored to much of Jackson, Mississippi, but a precautionary boil water notice is still in effect as crews continue to look for leaks and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Buffalo residents rescue birds stuck in ice after historic winter storm
Alex McArthur/Seamus Gallivan (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Buffalo residents helped free 16 birds stuck in ice along the waterfront of LaSalle Park after a deadly blizzard swept through the region over the weekend. Seamus Gallivan and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at 81
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for LG SIGNATURE Vivienne Westwood, the fashion designer who made punk and new wave fashion mainstream, has died. She was 81. Westwood died Thursday “peacefully and surrounded by her family, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nick Cannon welcomes 12th child, daughter Halo Marie
John Sciulli/Getty Images for Amnesty International USA Nick Cannon’s ever-expanding family just welcomed its latest addition. Cannon and model Alyssa Scott have welcomed their second child together — Cannon’s 12th child total. Their baby girl, [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures up on direct cash optimism
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were higher, with traders optimistic ahead of the week’s widespread direct business. February live was up $1.05 at $158.85 and April was $.67 higher at $162.45. January feeders [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 29, 2022
Mar. corn closed at $6.79 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $15.08 and 3/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $464.10, down $2.20Jan. soybean oil closed at 66.40, [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer says he’s pleasantly surprised with 2022 and preparing for 2023
East Central Indiana farmer Aaron Chalfant says 2022 had its bright spots despite ongoing challenges in the ag industry. “2022 yields for us and a lot of people I talked to were pleasantly surprising,” he [Read More…]
Ag News
Little incentive for year-end grain marketing
An extension economist suggests there’s not much incentive for crop farmers to make a sale before year end. Chad Hart with Iowa State University tells Brownfield his only reason would be if someone was looking [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop inputs top of mind for Minnesota farmer
Farmers have been busy locking in inputs for next year. West-central Minnesota corn and soybean grower Richard Syverson says he purchased fertilizer for 2023 over the summer. “On our farm, I locked in my fertilizer [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dead at 82
FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion who’s largely considered to be one of the best players ever, has died. He was 82 years [Read More…]