Month: February 2023
ABC National News
Man shot outside Tesla distribution center in California
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LIVERMORE, Calif.) — A 26-year-old was shot outside a Tesla Distribution Center in Livermore, California, on Friday, according to police. Livermore Police responded to a report of a shooting on the roadway outside [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine: VP Harris
Johannes Simon/Getty Images (MUNICH) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday the U.S. has determined Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine during a speech in Munich in which she spoke of the need to stand [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Controversial firings follow Tesla union launch. Will the organizing effort win?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When a group of Tesla workers at a factory in Buffalo launched a union organizing effort this week, it thrust employees into a high-profile standoff with a company led by [Read More…]
Weather
Ag News
Hunting leases as an income source for farmers
A Midwestern hunting outfitter says hunting leases can be a new potential source of income for producers. Bill Hill, who owns and operates Border Bucks Outfitters in northern Missouri and southern Iowa, talks more about [Read More…]
Weather
ABC National News
Six dead in series of shootings in Mississippi; suspect in custody
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (TATE COUNTY, Miss.) — Six people are dead after a “series of shootings” in Tate County, Mississippi, on Friday, authorities said. A suspect has been taken into custody, the governor said. The shootings [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man charged with kidnapping after allegedly holding woman hostage for nearly a year
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J.) — A man accused of holding a woman hostage for nearly a year was arrested and charged with kidnapping after the alleged victim managed to flee [Read More…]
ABC National News
Transgender care targeted into adulthood in these states
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Lindsey Spero, 25, approached the podium at a Feb. 10 public hearing of the Florida medical board on a gender-affirming youth trans care ban, they used their allotted 2 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Labor Department fines food sanitation contractor $1.5M for child labor violations
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (New York) — The Labor Department has detailed an investigation that found one of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers illegally employed more than 100 children in hazardous work [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden has appointed 105 federal judges, outpacing Trump, Obama and Bush
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 100th judicial appointment by President Joe Biden and as of Thursday the chamber had confirmed 105 of his nominees, exceeding the pace set by predecessors [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘M3GAN’ to stream exclusively on Peacock February 24
Universal Pictures Peacock announced on Friday that M3GAN, the robot doll-gone-wrong thriller, will stream exclusively on the platform starting February 24. The streaming service will make both the theatrical and unrated version of the Universal [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu to host Oscars’ Scientific and Technical Awards
Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for Disney Simu Liu, the star of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the upcoming Barbie movie, will host one of the Motion Picture Academy’s pre-Oscars award shows. Simu [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Star Wars’ star Mark Hamill’s autographs part of raffle for Ukraine military aid initiative
ABC/Randy Holmes Mark Hamill, who in October of last year was named an ambassador for Ukraine’s war fundraising efforts by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is raffling off specially designed Star Wars-themed posters to raise money. [Read More…]
Ag News
Specialty Soy and Grain Alliance shows U.S. value to foreign buyers
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance says they recently invited 60 foreign buyers to meet U.S. sellers in Hawaii to discuss identity-preserved grains and oilseeds. Executive Director Eric Wenberg tells Brownfield the Asian buyers are [Read More…]
Ag News
State attorneys general challenge updated WOTUS rule
Twenty-four state attorneys general, including Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio and South Dakota, say the rule goes beyond the power Congress delegated in the Clean Water Act and raises serious constitutional concerns. Missouri Farm Bureau [Read More…]
Ag News
FDA names new director of Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Food and Drug Administration has named Tracey Forfa its director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Forfa has been the acting director since December of 2022 when Steven Solomon announced his retirement. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Groups partner to better protect the U.S. from African Swine Fever
State, federal, and industry groups are partnering to better protect the U.S. from African swine fever. Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says NASDA, the USDA, the National Pork [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn end Friday’s session firm
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, while closing mixed on the week, with losses in the nearby months and gains in deferred contracts. Beans had a mostly mixed session Friday but [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Flores had ‘gut feeling’ that Vikings DC job was best fit
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Brian Flores interviewed for at least four jobs this offseason, even one for head coach. No matter how big the rebuild might be in Minnesota, his two sons weren’t deterred: Vikings [Read More…]