Month: December 2022

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The atmospheric river currently impacting the West Coast, while creating dangerous weather conditions for millions of people, could possibly have a chance of temporarily reversing drought conditions in states that [Read More…]

‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind Rick Singer pleads for leniency with sentence

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal — known by its investigative moniker “Varsity Blues” — deserves no more than six months in prison, Rick Singer’s attorneys [Read More…]

‘Hopefully I don’t die’: Ice climber recalls 40-foot fall in Utah

Cavan Images/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — Nursing a broken arm, two cracked vertebrae and wearing a neck brace, ice climber Tim Thompson recounted surviving a 40-foot fall from a towering outcropping in Utah’s Provo [Read More…]

Serena Williams shows off sister Venus Williams’ awards, trophies

Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Serena and Venus Williams have faced off against each other in singles matches 31 times during their tennis careers, with Serena winning 19 of those matches, Serena has [Read More…]

Expert tips to make New Year’s resolutions that last

Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While most people can keep up with their New Year’s resolutions through the first days of January, it is those days and weeks throughout the rest of the [Read More…]

Mom who lost 100 pounds and became a champion powerlifter shares her tip to make a change

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tamara Walcott, a 38-year-old mother of two from Columbia, Maryland, said that if anyone had told her five years ago she’d be a world champion powerlifter, she would have laughed. [Read More…]

Shopping expert shares the ins and outs of returning unwanted holiday gifts

Ceneri/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ‘Tis the season for returning unwanted Christmas presents, and smart shopping expert Trae Bodge of TrueTrae.com is sharing some helpful tips to help make the process a little bit easier. [Read More…]

Prosecutors looking at George Santos amid lies, questions about his wealth

David Becker for the Washington Post (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors have started looking into public filings by congressman-elect George Santos amid questions about the source of his wealth, sources familiar with the matter told [Read More…]

Remains of teen kidnapped during armed home invasion found: Police

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — The remains of an Arizona teenager were found a week after he was kidnapped during an armed home invasion, police said Wednesday. A homicide investigation is now underway. Jesse Sainz-Camacho, [Read More…]

‘Just in shock’: Atlanta area residents react to boil water advisory

Ruy Barbosa Pinto/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Carol Yancey of the Atlanta metro area was planning to spend a festive Christmas holiday with her large extended family. But she said the threat of possibly contaminated water [Read More…]

Buffalo storm victims: What we know about the lives lost

Courtesy of Ally Sharifu (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Thirty-seven people have died in Erie County, New York, after a historic winter storm slammed Buffalo. Fatalities including people found in cars, people found outside and cardiac events [Read More…]

Rep. Jamie Raskin announces ‘serious but curable’ cancer diagnosis

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. announced Wednesday he has a “serious but curable” form of cancer and will enter outpatient treatment. “After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with [Read More…]

Stranded Southwest customers detail efforts to get home amid flight cancellations

Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest customers across the country were left stranded this week, when a growing list of flight cancellations left many desperately seeking alternative travel options in hopes of getting home [Read More…]

Comics legend Stan Lee would have turned 100 Wednesday

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Comics fans both famous and not are tipping their hats to Stan Lee, who would have turned 100 years old Wednesday. The man who created, or co-created, enduring characters including Spider-Man, Black Panther, [Read More…]

Argentina crop size getting smaller “on a weekly basis”

Adverse weather in Argentina continues to curb expectations for corn and soybean production. Market analyst Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisor in Hillsdale, Illinois tells Brownfield heat and dryness are taking a toll. “It [Read More…]

PRRS surge strikes Midwest pork producers

Many midwestern pork producers are dealing with a surge in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Dr. Paul Sundberg with the Swine Health Information Center says the PRRS 1-4-4 1C strain continues to cause problems. [Read More…]

Analyst says South America soybean production will influence U.S. acreage

A market analyst expects corn acres to approach 92 million in 2023. Arlan Suderman with StoneX says that would be about a three and-a-half million acre increase from this year. “What will make the final [Read More…]

Cattle futures waiting for widespread direct trade

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed and feeders were modestly higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business. February live was down $.07 at $157.80 and April was $.05 lower at $161.77. January [Read More…]

Kron: all eyes are on Supreme Court cases that could impact agriculture

The president of Indiana Farm Bureau says two cases being considered by the Supreme Court could have major ramifications on the ag industry. Indiana Farm Bureau’s Randy Kron tells Brownfield, “to have a case in [Read More…]

Bill Cosby vows to go back on tour in 2023