Month: February 2023
Ag News
Cattle futures up with direct trade slow to develop
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were modestly higher, closing before the start of the week’s widespread direct business. February live was up $.52 at $160.27 and April was $.30 higher at $164.12. March [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US announces new weapons package 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
Possibly record-breaking cold temperatures hit Northeast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and possibly record-shattering freeze is invading the Northeast. The cold moved into the Northeast Friday morning, with a wind chill — what the temperature feels like — reaching [Read More…]
ABC National News
Chinese balloon live updates: Moving eastward, over central US, Pentagon says
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials say a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China and seen above Montana is being tracked as it flies over the continental United States. “The United [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two in custody after six relatives, including baby, gunned down in targeted ‘massacre’
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office (GOSHEN, Calif.) — Two suspects are in custody after six family members, including a 16-year-old mom and her baby, were gunned down in a targeted and likely gang-related “massacre,” according to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested in connection with monkeys stolen from Dallas Zoo: Police
Davion Irvin is arrested in connection to the Dallas Zoo monkey theft case. – Dallas County Jail (DALLAS) — Dallas police arrested a man in connection with the theft of two emperor tamarin monkeys from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans paint Biden as soft on China as surveillance balloon soars over US
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — As what U.S. officials call a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China continued to fly over the continental United States, President Joe Biden faced [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Eye drops recalled after 55 reports of bacterial infection, one death in 12 states
EzriCare (NEW YORK) — Two types of artificial tears eye drops have been voluntarily recalled following 55 reports of adverse use effects, including eye infections, vision loss and even a bloodstream infection that led to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why the job market is booming despite high-profile layoffs
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The job market is booming despite high-profile layoffs at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter and Goldman Sachs. The economy added a staggering 517,000 jobs in January, more than double [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
HGTV star Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young welcome their first baby
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic HGTV star Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young have welcomed their first child together. The couple announced the arrival of their son in a joint Instagram post on Thursday, sharing a picture of [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn finishes Friday firm with soybeans, wheat weak
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with declines in soybean and crude oils, while still closing solidly higher on the week. Most medium-term forecasts had more dry weather in Argentina, [Read More…]
Ag News
Rather cold, largely dry weather covers the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow showers are occurring downwind of the Great Lakes. Elsewhere in the Midwest, cold, dry weather prevails. In many areas, gusty winds are resulting in dangerously low wind-chill temperatures. Actual air [Read More…]
Ag News
RFA disappointed in Brazil’s ethanol tax ruling
The General Counsel for the Renewable Fuels Association says he’s disappointed that Brazil has ended a tax exemption on ethanol imports. Ed Hubbard tells Brownfield the decision restores a high tariff rate on ethanol imports [Read More…]
Ag News
New research investment to focus on soybean flower and pod retention
A new multi-regional research partnership aims to achieve the best genetic potential of soybeans by improving flower and pod retention. Suzanne Shirbroun is a grain farmer from northeast Iowa representing the North Central Soybean [Read More…]
Ag News
Weather, inputs, and market volatility top list of concerns for winter wheat farmers
Three winter wheat farmers say weather conditions, input costs and market volatility are their top concerns looking at the 2023 season. Loretto, Kentucky farmer Scott Ebelhar tells Brownfield his crop hasn’t seen any major weather [Read More…]
ABC National News
Civil lawsuit filed year after police-related death of Minneapolis man, Amir Locke
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — One year after the death of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old man shot and killed by Minneapolis police, attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci and Jeff Storms announced they’ve filed a civil [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Austin Butler says “Elvis voice” may be permanent
Warner Bros. Pictures Ever since he portrayed The King in his Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated performance in Elvis, Austin Butler is being snarked on online for not dropping his “Elvis Presley voice” after the film. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Chinese balloon live updates: US tracking balloon as it flies across country
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A massive spy balloon believed to be from China was seen above Montana and is being tracked as it flies across the continental United States. “The United States [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Unemployment rate dips to 3.4% as 517,000 jobs added in January
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs to their payrolls in January, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show. The number of jobs added far exceeded what economists had [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Bachelorette”s Clare Crawley is a married woman
ABC/Paul Hebert A little over three months after announcing their engagement, The Bachelorette alum Clare Crawley and fiancé Ryan Dawkins have tied the knot. “Mr. And Mrs. Dawkins!” Crawley, 41, wrote on her Instagram Thursday, [Read More…]