Month: February 2023
ABC Politics News
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu ‘definitely thinking about’ 2024 presidential run
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday that he is considering a run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “I’m definitely thinking about it and having those conversations,” Sununu told ABC [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Buttigieg defends ‘extraordinary’ economy as polling suggests significant discontent
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With President Joe Biden preparing to deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, a new ABC News/Washington Post shows many people feel their finances are worsening — but [Read More…]
ABC Health News
The science behind the zombie fungus from ‘The Last of Us’
Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The hit HBO series “The Last Of Us” describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a “zombie fungus” that infects and takes over the mind of [Read More…]
Latest News
Police say officer shot suspect who held clerk hostage
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has shot and killed a man after he took a gas station clerk in South Dakota hostage with a knife. KELO-TV reports that Rapid City Chief of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Where the Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted before being shot down
ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials closely tracked a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it traveled across the U.S. for several days. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats approve new primary calendar for 2024
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The Democratic National Committee near unanimously approved a reconfigured presidential primary calendar rubber-stamped by the White House at the group’s winter gathering on Saturday. A few nay votes were drowned out [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ to conduct review of Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols’ death
Lucy Garrett/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Department of Justice will help conduct a review of the Memphis Police Department following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, city officials said. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Where the Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted
ABC News Illustration / Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials are closely tracking a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it travels across the U.S. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]
ABC National News
Robb Elementary School to be demolished, Uvalde contends with conflicting emotions
Alex Wong/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Jerry Mata, whose 10-year-old daughter Tess was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting last year, still returns to the campus of Robb Elementary to honor his child. “I’ve been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Train derails, goes up in flames in Ohio, causes half of town to evacuate
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Local officials in East Palestine, Ohio, have ordered roughly 2,000 residents, about half the town’s population, to evacuate their homes after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida schools directed to cover or remove classroom books that are not vetted
Courtesy Don Falls (MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.) — A new state guidance in Florida is directing school districts to cover up or remove books in classrooms that have not been approved under a law restricting instruction and [Read More…]
Ag News
Offseason scouting for whitetails
The 2022-23 whitetail deer hunting season may be over in many states, but a hunter in Illinois says it’s currently a prime time to be scouting for next season. Brandon Quandt (pictured above) is a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Melinda Dillon, the mom in ‘A Christmas Story’, ‘Close Encounters’, dead at 83
Dillon and Richard Dreyfuss in ‘Close Encounters’ – Columbia Tristar/Courtesy of Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter notes actress Melinda Dillon passed away on January 9. One might not recognize her name, but the actress logged [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
One day at a time: Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 24 years of sobriety
ABC On her Instagram, Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once star Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated a major milestone: nearly a quarter century of sobriety. “8760 DAYS OF SOBRIETY = 24 YEARS,” Curtis captioned her post, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“You’re dying, brother”: Steve-O tries to reach ‘Jackass’ co-star Bam Margera about addiction
Bam and Steve-O in 2002 — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc While the Jackass gang was famous for performing death-defying stunts, Steve-O fears there’s one situation his friend and fellow co-star Bam Margera won’t escape: addiction. Steve-O, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get the movie star treatment on set
Robino Salvatore/GC Images While he certainly deserves it, considering his movies have made more than $9.3 billion worldwide, Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get movie legend treatment on set. The 80-year-old star of 1923 and [Read More…]
Ag News
Growers ask about spraying for tar spot
A plant pathologist says tar spot remains the number one concern corn growers have going into the 2023 growing season. Dr. Damen Smith with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield tar spot can be a [Read More…]
Ag News
Momentum building for early soybean planting
Momentum is building for planting soybeans early. DEKALB Asgrow agronomist Andrew Penney covers southwest Iowa and says this will be year three of encouraging growers to plant early. “If we do have those days, you [Read More…]
Ag News
ISA Endowed Chair will help advance research, improve farm profitability
The Indiana Soybean Alliance has established an Endowed Chair in Soybean Improvement to advance critical soybean research. Purdue Agronomy Professor Jianxin Ma says he is honored to be selected as the inaugural endowed chair. “Being [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk futures lower, cash dairy mostly higher to end the week
February Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed a penny lower at $17.92. March down 6 at $17.73. April 8 cents lower at $18.04. May through July contracts 2 higher to 9 [Read More…]
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