Month: January 2023
ABC Politics News
Santos again rejects calls to resign, says all ‘142,000 voters’ would need to ask him to
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After flatly rejecting calls to step down, embattled Republican Rep. George Santos told reporters on Thursday, “If 142 people ask for me to resign, I’ll resign.” He [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
More classified documents found at Biden’s Wilmington home, in garage, White House special counsel says
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House confirmed Thursday that more classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were found in the garage of his home in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
China is ‘heavily underreporting’ number of COVID-19 deaths, WHO says
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images (GENEVA) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday China is “heavily underreporting” the number of COVID-19 deaths as a wave of infections sweeps the country. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Cancer death rates down but racial disparities persist among Black men and women
FatCamera/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Black men and women are more likely to die from prostate, uterine and breast cancer compared to other races, according to new data from the American Cancer Society. That’s despite [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Boy Meet’s World’ star Ben Savage engaged to girlfriend Tessa Angermeier
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for New York Comic Con Call it boy meets fiancée. Boy Meet’s World‘s Ben Savage has gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Tessa Angermeier. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the actor, 42, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Good Lawyer’: Felicity Huffman books first role after college admissions scandal
Leon Bennett/Getty Images Felicity Huffman is headed back to TV for her first role since serving prison time in 2019 in connection with a widely publicized college admissions scandal. ABC announced Wednesday that the Desperate [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. corn, soybean production down in 2022
U.S. corn and soybean production declined from 2021 to 2022. That followed year-to-year reductions in planted area, harvested area, and yield for corn, along with a lower soybean yield, which canceled out increases in acreage. [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA cuts U.S. corn, soybean, wheat ending stocks
The USDA has lowered ending stocks projections for U.S. corn, soybeans, and wheat. Corn was reduced slightly to 1.242 billion bushels on a 200 million bushel cut in the 2022 production figure, which was partially [Read More…]
Ag News
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capital
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be in Columbus on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 covering Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capital. …
Ag News
Expectations for more wheat acres
A marketing consultant says he expects USDA to increase wheat acreage projections for the Eastern Corn Belt in today’s report. Mark Talaski with Illinois-based Advance Trading tells Brownfield good weather this past fall and higher [Read More…]
Ag News
Identifying your limiting factor for fertilizer applications
Identifying and addressing the limiting factor in a fertilizer management program could help farmers maximize their crop’s performance and yield. In this Managing for Profit, an agronomist with AgroLiquid explains how to boost return on [Read More…]
ABC World News
Did the Jan. 6 attack lay the blueprint for Brazil’s insurrection?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro stormed three major government buildings in Brazil’s capital on Sunday in protest of the presidential election results, the shocking, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William, Kate make first public appearance since release of Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare”
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate made their first public appearance Thursday since the release of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare. William and Kate stepped out in Liverpool, England, but did not issue [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation cooled in December, bolstering hopes US can avert recession
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 6.5% last month compared to a year ago, extending a months-long slowdown of price hikes and bolstering hopes that the U.S. can avert a recession. Year-over-year [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘DWTS’ pros Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy welcome first child together
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Dancing with the Stars pros Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, on Tuesday. “Our world is forever changed 1.10.2023,” Johnson, 28, shared Wednesday on Instagram, along with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Golden Globes ratings low, and more
The CW has renewed All American for a sixth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama series has been one of the network’s top performing shows among adults 18-49 in Nielsen’s seven-day ratings and [Read More…]
Ag News
CONAB trims Brazil soybean, corn outlooks
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has lowered its corn and soybean production outlooks slightly because of weather but is still expecting much larger crops this year than last year. That means even more competition for [Read More…]
Ag News
Supplier says half of his farmers have inputs locked in
An input supplier says farmers were shell shocked by input prices and product availability since the pandemic, so supply and profitability are top of mind going into 2023. Craig Oehmichen with Short Lane Farm Supply [Read More…]
Ag News
An active pattern continues for much of the Nation; mild weather wanes across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation nationwide, with minor exceptions. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to central and southern California and the Desert [Read More…]
ABC National News
Idaho murders: Suspect Bryan Kohberger returns to court on Thursday
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is due back in a Latah County, Idaho, courtroom on Thursday. The 28-year-old faces first-degree murder and burglary charges and has [Read More…]