Year: 2022
ABC Politics News
Jill Biden, Fauci urge seniors to get COVID booster before holidays: ‘Don’t wait’
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday urged older Americans to get their bivalent COVID-19 shots now in order to be protected in time for the holiday season. “These moments [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What Kyrsten Sinema’s party switch means for Senate Democrats
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats had barely a few days to enjoy their 51-seat majority in the Senate until Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday morning she was leaving the Democratic [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Should racism and discrimination be viewed as public health threats? A new study argues they should
Maskot/Getty Images (LONDON) — Racism and discrimination must be acknowledged as public health threats in the fight to address global health disparities, according to a new study. As part of the four-paper series published in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about stiff-person syndrome after Celine Dion reveals rare disorder
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Céline Dion’s public announcement that she has a neurological disease is shining a spotlight on the rare condition known as stiff-person syndrome. In a taped video message shared to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
More funds recovered for victims of Bernie Madoff
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The trustee for the liquidation of Bernie Madoff’s defunct and fraudulent investment firm announced on Friday a new distribution of recovered funds to swindled customers. This is the 14th distribution [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Do they know it’s Christmas? Drew Barrymore reveals she doesn’t give her kids gifts
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Variety With a mom who’s had a long Hollywood career and now a hit chat show, you’d figure Drew Barrymore‘s two children would have some pretty enviable stuff under the Christmas tree [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA projecting larger beef, broiler, turkey production
The USDA has increased its expectations for 2022 beef, broiler, and turkey production, while decreasing the annual outlook for pork. Commercial beef production is pegged at 28.417 billion pounds, up 70 million from November due [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA raises U.S. corn ending stocks guess on cut in exports
The USDA has raised its domestic ending stocks projection for corn, while leaving soybeans and wheat unchanged from November. U.S. corn ending stocks are seen at 1.257 billion bushels, up 75 million bushels on the [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois Farm Bureau President prioritizing big issues in “lame duck” year
Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert is prioritizing key agriculture issues during his final year in office. “I’m not going to be a lame duck, as some of my board members tease me about. We’ve [Read More…]
Ag News
See and Spray
John Deere marketing manager Tim Deinert says See and Spray technology uses cameras to identify and spray weeds. He tells Brownfield See and Spray uses machine learning to help farmers make better informed decisions and [Read More…]
Ag News
November dairy exports benefit from Cooperatives Working Together
A group of dairy cooperatives that offer export assistance helped move more than 18 million pounds of cheese and milk powder during November. Cooperatives Working Together members secured 52 contracts that month, aiding in the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Brittney Griner live updates: Griner arrives back in the United States
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince Harry and Meghan docuseries: Royal family counters Netflix, says they were not contacted for comment
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Netflix and Britain’s royal family have differing views when it comes to whether or not the family was asked to participate in the new docuseries featuring Prince Harry [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back to be sentenced
Jason Marz/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back during the fatal May 2020 arrest, to be sentenced Friday. Kueng, 29, had pleaded guilty to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaving Democratic Party
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Friday made a bombshell announcement that she is leaving the Democratic Party and will be registering as a political independent. Democrats had held a 51-49 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Some parents concerned over empty drug store shelves, shortage of popular antibiotic
Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the country, parents are searching for solutions as demand for pediatric medications surges while over-the-counter medications, and a popularly prescribed antibiotic, are in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kendrick Sampson reveals his little brother inspired his ’Something From Tiffany’s’ character
Courtesy Amazon Prime Video Kendrick Sampson plays Ethan Greene in the new holiday rom-com Something From Tiffany‘s, which sees a wayward engagement ring bring together two individuals who just might be meant to be. Ethan is a single [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Trevor Noah says goodbye to ‘The Daily Show’ after seven years
Comedy Central (NOTE LANGUAGE) Trevor Noah hosted his final episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show on Thursday after a seven-year run, thanking many people, but mostly his fans. “I remember when we started the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Michelle Yeoh headed to ‘Wicked’ film, and more
Everything Everywhere All at Once star Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to play Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University, in Jon M. Chu’s two-part film adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why the jobs boom could worsen inflation and help trigger a recession
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The economy has set off emergency sirens this year over growing recession fears, sky-high inflation and a battered stock market. But one area has allayed worries: jobs. Hiring last [Read More…]