Month: February 2023
Ag News
More automation needed for declining ag labor supply
An economics professor says more automation is needed to address the shortage of workers in the ag industry. Grand Valley State University’s Paul Isely says the current shortfall in labor was projected 10 years ago. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Turkey earthquake live updates: Fevered rescues underway as death toll tops 7,000 in Turkey, Syria
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 7,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was [Read More…]
ABC World News
Mexico rejects any effort to reinstate ‘remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum-seekers
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday it rejects any effort to reimplement the controversial Trump-era policy known as “remain in Mexico” for asylum-seekers. The policy, officially named the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Navy releases close-up photos of Chinese surveillance balloon recovery
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023, after it was shot down. – Department of Defense (WASHINGTON) — The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Netanyahu considers ‘Iron Dome’ for Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas couple charged with dealing fentanyl-laced pills to middle, high school students, three of whom died
Carrollton (Texas) Police Dept. (DALLAS) — The Justice Department on Monday charged a Texas couple with dealing pills laced with fentanyl, which it said led to three deaths of three students, according to court documents [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested for allegedly shooting, gravely wounding off-duty NYPD officer during robbery
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 38-year-old man suspected of shooting and gravely wounding an off-duty NYPD officer on Saturday night has been arrested in Rockland County, New York, where he was found hiding [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pamela Anderson responded to Britney Spears’ shout-out with a “private letter”
ABC/Randy Holmes A week after Britney Spears spoke highly of Pamela Anderson, the Baywatch star revealed she returned the sweet gesture with a “private letter.” Speaking to ET Canada, Anderson seemingly appreciated Britney’s public show [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes Disney+’s most watched Marvel movie debut
Marvel Studios Following a historic Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe win for Angela Bassett, as well as her nomination for the upcoming 95th annual Academy Awards, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has become the most-watched Marvel [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley says cattle market reform bill faces tough road ahead
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act could face a difficult path forward in the 118th Congress. “I believe the chairman of the House Agriculture has expressed some opposition to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’, 20 years later: Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey reminisce about the rom-com
McConaughey and Hudson in 2007 – Jemal Countess/WireImage This year marks the 20th anniversary of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey celebrated the 2003 film in an [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Grammy ratings up; Spin-offs of ‘Dexter’ and Billions’ coming, and more
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards telecast on CBS drew over 12.4 million viewers, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen and including streaming on Paramount+ and CBS apps — a three-year audience high for [Read More…]
Ag News
Control grass weeds flush after flush
From drought to flooding, wheat growers across the country farmers were thrown many different difficult weather scenarios in 2022. That makes controlling weeds even more paramount this year. In this Managing for Profit, Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm says growers will [Read More…]
Ag News
Multi-state data project aims to help soybean growers
A multi-state project is using big data to give soybean growers better results. Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says for nearly a decade, they’ve been gathering more and more farmer data so they [Read More…]
ABC World News
Turkey earthquake live updates: Fevered rescue underway as death toll tops 5,000
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 4,300 people are dead after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ohio train derailment: Residents forced to evacuate not yet allowed to return home
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash days ago have still not been allowed to [Read More…]
ABC National News
$754.6 million Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One person in Washington has won the Powerball jackpot prize of $754.6 million — the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, according to Powerball. If [Read More…]
ABC National News
Family files lawsuit against Kenosha officer accused of kneeling on 12-year-old girl’s neck
Courtesy of student at Lincoln Middle School (KENOSHA, Wis.) — The family of a 12-year-old girl in Kenosha, Wisconsin, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against police and the city after accusing an off-duty police [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to deliver State of the Union address before empowered GOP
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address comes at a pivotal moment as he lays out not only his accomplishments and agenda, but makes [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tyre Nichols’ family, Monterey Park massacre hero among State of the Union guests
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden on Tuesday will sit during the State of the Union with the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., the parents of Tyre Nichols and the man who [Read More…]