Month: February 2023
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 28 at 9:32PM MST until March 01 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South [Read More…]
ABC National News
East Palestine derailment: Timeline of key events in toxic train disaster
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3 near East Palestine, Ohio, sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil and creeks in the area. The incident [Read More…]
ABC National News
FAA investigating close call involving JetBlue plane at Boston airport
Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another close call involving two jets at Boston Logan International Airport. The FAA said a Learjet took off from a runway [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate Democrats could join Republicans in voting to reject DC’s new criminal code
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans, joined by some Democratic colleagues, may soon send legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk to rescind changes to Washington, D.C.’s criminal code that were opposed by the district’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court conservatives take skeptical view of Biden student debt forgiveness
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared deeply skeptical of the legality of a White House plan to forgive $400 billion in federal student loans during the pandemic, even [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McCarthy defends giving Fox host Tucker Carlson access to previously unreleased Jan. 6 security video
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday defended giving Fox host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to nearly 42,000 hours of previously unreleased surveillance video from the day of the Jan. 6 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge on Steve Bannon trial: ‘We can’t keep dragging this out’
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, appeared in court Tuesday with a new crop of lawyers who promptly decried the “explosion” of evidence disclosures from the Manhattan [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FISA program that helped take down Zawahiri is expiring. Officials are sounding the alarm
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top U.S. officials on Tuesday began their formal efforts to sound an alarm to Congress on a surveillance program — one they describe as “critical” to protecting national security [Read More…]
ABC Business News
TikTok faces bans in US and other countries. Here’s why.
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The backlash against China-owned TikTok in the U.S. and other Western countries escalated in recent days, as some U.S lawmakers pushed to give President Joe Biden the authority to impose [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Former FTX executive Nishad Singh pleads guilty to charges related to crypto exchange’s collapse
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to criminal charges, according to his lawyers [Read More…]
ABC Business News
As an Illinois auto factory closes, layoffs and economic worries extend into surrounding city
Scott Olson/Getty (BELVIDERE, Ill.) — Over a thousand automotive workers in Illinois will clock out of a Jeep assembly plant for the last time Tuesday, stopping what a local union president described as the “heartbeat” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ screenwriter sounds off on the movie’s critical drubbing
Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios (NOTE LANGUAGE) While Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania currently has a respectable 83% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie received a nearly record-low Critics Score for a Marvel movie, with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Brendan Fraser recalls how he “nearly” died during harrowing hanging scene in ‘The Mummy’
Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage via Getty Images While he appears to be on the path to the Oscars podium for his work in The Whale, Brendan Fraser detoured with a stroll down memory lane during an appearance [Read More…]
Ag News
Momentum for ethanol in 2023
The ethanol industry is looking to maintain momentum as stakeholders gather in Orlando this week for the National Ethanol Conference. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says there were several big wins in the policy [Read More…]
Ag News
House Ag Committee considers ag challenges ahead of farm bill
The House Agriculture Committee is taking a closer look at the challenges farmers face in production agriculture ahead of 2023 Farm Bill discussions. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said the farm safety net [Read More…]
Ag News
Best of Voice of Soy: Farmers were faced with significant challenges in 2022
Farmers were faced with significant challenges in 2022 – from a delayed start to planting to product shortages and supply chain issues. While the industry is optimistic those headwinds are behind them – it’s always [Read More…]
Ag News
Negotiations continue for MO Farm Bureau healthcare option
Negotiations continue for a bill that would give Missouri farmers and ranchers another healthcare option. Senate Bill 11 provides an exception for the non-profit membership organization to offer a health plan, outlined as a priority [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher ahead of widespread direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct business. There was additional support from stronger boxed beef during the session. Feeders were also supported by the day’s [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine military adviser: ‘Our air defense system will not be complete without F-16s’ from US
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — The war in Ukraine is entering its second year as fighting continues on the eastern frontline, where the battle for Bakhmut has intensified in recent weeks. The United Nations says [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Vladimir Putin admits military losses
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, both sides are still fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian [Read More…]