Year: 2022
ABC Politics News
Brittney Griner release: How the White House says it happened
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Thursday disclosed additional details about how President Joe Biden and administration officials were able to secure WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
At least 63 children are sick with measles in Ohio
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An ongoing measles outbreak in central Ohio has ballooned to 63 cases as of Thursday. Twenty-five children have been hospitalized. The state’s health system is also fighting the [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 08 at 2:20PM MST until December 09 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE…Portions [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Gunn on DC heroes’ cinematic fates: “We know we are not going to make every person happy”
Warner Bros. Discovery In a lengthy Twitter thread Thursday, James Gunn responded to a widely covered Hollywood Reporter story about his and partner Peter Safran‘s reported “blueprint” for getting Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics-based universe [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Will Smith giving followers free Apple TV+ to watch ‘Emancipation’
L-R – Fuqua and Smith on set/Apple TV+ On his Instagram Thursday, Will Smith let his followers know he’s hooking them up with a free Apple TV+ subscription, just so they can catch up with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reese Witherspoon’s Tracy Flick will be back in Paramount+ sequel to ‘Election’
ABC Reese Witherspoon will once again play determined Tracy Flick, this time in a sequel to the 1999 comedy Election. The Hollywood Reporter notes director Alexander Payne is also returning, co-writing the adaptation of Tom [Read More…]
Ag News
Producers and the decisions that come with historic drought
Some cattle producers say that historic drought in the Great Plains will force them to continue to make difficult decisions in 2023. “You can’t get sentimental about the cows. You have to get sentimental about [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures & cash dairy mostly down Thursday
Milk futures were down in the near term and cash dairy prices were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk was down $0.01 at $20.38. January was down $0.39 at [Read More…]
Ag News
A complex trade relationship
Record corn and soybean production in South America is changing the global trade dynamic. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer tells Brownfield the global export pie is growing and the piece of the pie that belongs to [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean farmer leaders ready for next farm bill
Illinois farmer Daryl Cates is taking over as the president of the American Soybean Association this week. “It will be an interesting year with this farm bill coming up in my presidency.” By the end [Read More…]
Ag News
KC Fed economist not seeing many parallels to 1980’s farm crisis
The rapid rise in interest rates is drawing comparisons to the 1980’s farm crisis. Nate Kauffman with the Kansas City Federal Reserve says it’s on the minds of many producers. “We do get that question [Read More…]
ABC World News
Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Russian Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
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 National News
DEA agent involved in Viktor Bout investigation says he’s ‘disgusted’ by Bout’s release after Brittney Griner swap
U.S. Department of Justice via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “I’m very disgusted,” Derek Maltz, who oversaw the Drug Enforcement Administration’s investigation of Viktor Bout, told ABC News after Bout was traded for Brittney Griner. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in fatal UVA shooting of 3 football players makes court appearance
The Henrico County, VA Sheriff’s Office (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — The student accused of opening fire on a loaded charter bus, killing three University of Virginia football players and wounding two other classmates, made a brief [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House passes historic marriage equality bill
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday passed a bill to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, which now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The Respect for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden insists prisoner swap was ‘not a choice’ between Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In celebrating WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release, President Joe Biden made a point on Thursday to say the prisoner swap was “not a choice” between Griner [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters for kids under 5
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old Thursday. The booster, available from both [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC report shows how infectious mpox is and how important vaccination was in stemming outbreak
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how infectious mpox can be and how important vaccination was in reducing the outbreak over the summer. Last [Read More…]
ABC Business News
‘New York Times’ reporters and other staff stage 24-hour strike
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 1,000 journalists and other workers at The New York Times launched a 24-hour strike on Thursday, a protest over ongoing contract negotiations that marks the first [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jerrod Carmichael to host the 2023 Golden Globes
NBC/Will Heath Jerrod Carmichael has signed on to host the 2023 Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that the comedian will host the awards show ceremony, which will be held January 10 [Read More…]