Month: February 2023
Ag News
On-Road field trial: B100 can help decarbonize heavy-duty trucking
A recent study found that 100 percent biodiesel, or B100, can help decarbonize Class 8 heavy-duty over-the-road trucks. Colin Huwyler is the CEO of Optimus Technologies, the company that manufactures a fuel system technology enabling [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn export sales top 1.5 million tons
Corn export sales were solid during the week ending January 26th. The USDA says corn sales of nearly 1.6 million tons were significantly larger than average, driven by demand from unknown destinations, Mexico, and China. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Discrepancy between police accounts, evidence in Tyre Nichols case revealed
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The police traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death was detailed in an incident report obtained by ABC News, as well as a Memphis Police statement, but the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ stars Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt expecting baby #2
Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images Baby number two is on the way for Bachelor in Paradise alums Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt. Wendt celebrated the exciting news on Wednesday, which also happened to be [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Another ‘Avatar’ sequel milestone, and more
The Fox drama The Cleaning Lady has been renewed for a third season, the network announced on Wednesday. The series follows Élodie Yung as a Cambodian doctor who comes to the U.S. to receive medical [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA rolls out Cattle Contract Library
The USDA has launched its Cattle Contract Library. Tanner Beymer with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it has the potential to be a great resource for producers. But it is a pilot program. [Read More…]
Ag News
US Representative calls on Congress to pass clear, defined WOTUS rule
A Congressman from Nebraska says it’s time for lawmakers to intervene and regulate navigable waters for US farmers and ranchers. Republican Mike Flood tells Brownfield the current Waters of the US is failing producers. “I’m [Read More…]
ABC World News
Namibia reports record rise in rhino poaching
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Namibian government has announced that the number of Rhino’s poached in the Southern African nation reached a record-high in 2022 — rising by 93% since 2021. New data from [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in possible targeted attack outside her home
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 30-year-old woman found fatally shot in her Sayreville, New Jersey townhouse complex has been identified by local officials as Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. She was shot while inside her [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two South Carolina men charged following 2019 murder of transgender woman
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over three years after Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe was found dead, the Department of Justice unsealed charges against two men involved in her murder. A South Carolina man was charged [Read More…]
ABC National News
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, awoke Thursday morning to see his shadow which means that — according to legend — there will be six more [Read More…]
ABC National News
Will the Texas power grid survive the next deep freeze?
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The lights have stayed on in Texas among the recent freezes the state has been experiencing, but experts aren’t sure whether the energy grids are winterized enough to withstand [Read More…]
ABC National News
Attorneys for “Rust” armorer say she was pressured to work in unsafe environment
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for the Rust film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt “extreme pressure” to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Top Trump Organization executive to appear before grand jury
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization’s controller is expected to testify Thursday before a grand jury in New York that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump played a role in the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA issues warning letters to companies selling unproven mpox treatments
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox “medication” and “cures” in order to swindle scared, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Is Ozempic safe to take during pregnancy or while trying to conceive? Experts weigh in
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what those drugs could [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Senator calls on Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
5./15 WEST/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The push on Capitol Hill to rein in China-owned social media network TikTok has set its sights on tech giants Apple and Google. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-CO, sent a letter [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Who’s the celebrity with the most smarts? find out on the finale of ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’
ABC/Tyler Golden Who’s the smartest celebrity? We’ll get an answer, kind of, with Thursday night’s Celebrity Jeopardy! finale. Host Mayim Bialik tells ABC Audio that finalists Wil Wheaton, Ike Barinholtz, and Patton Oswalt are “three very, very, very smart people and three very funny [Read More…]
ABC World News
Canadian province decriminalizes drugs to fight overdose deaths
Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty Images (VANCOUVER, Canada) — The Canadian province of British Columbia said it’s decriminalizing small amounts of some drugs to help combat the number of drug overdose deaths. During the three-year pilot [Read More…]
ABC World News
What we’ve learned from the latest charges in plot to kill Haitian president
KeithBinns/Getty Images (MIAMI) — But the four indictments laid out in federal court in Miami on Wednesday tell the very real story of a presidential assassination that has thrown Haiti into chaos for nearly two [Read More…]