Month: March 2023
ABC Politics News
FAA to consider requiring airplane black boxes to record 25 hours of data
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After six recent close calls between commercial airliners, the Federal Aviation Administration says it will work to require all cockpit voice recorders (CVRs), often called black boxes, to capture 25 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
North Dakota Supreme Court says state abortion ban is ‘unconstitutional’
Jason Marz/Getty Images (BISMARCK, N.D.) — The North Dakota Supreme Court declared Thursday that the state’s abortion ban is unconstitutional and will not be enforced. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade during the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Investigators seek to question attorney about phone call with Trump in classified docs probe: Sources
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to question an attorney for former President Donald Trump about an alleged phone call the two held as investigators were [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP state senator says he’s never met a hungry person in Minnesota
Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images, FILE (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — A Minnesota Republican said he opposed a bill to guarantee meals for all students because he had “yet to meet a person in Minnesota who [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Ford recalling over 1 million cars over brake hose issue
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ford announced this week that it is recalling more than 1.2 million of its vehicles over a serious issue with its brake fluid hoses. The National Highway [Read More…]
ABC Business News
TikTok has your data even if you’ve never used the app: Report
NurPhoto/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A ban on TikTok in the United States or a sale of the app by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, will not resolve national security concerns or fears TikTok could be used [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Batgirl’ directors rap an Oscars congrats to their onetime co-star Brendan Fraser
L-R: Fallah, El Arbi on ‘Ms. Marvel’ set — Marvel Studios (NOTE LANGUAGE) Filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who directed new Oscar winner Brendan Fraser in the eventually shelved Warner Bros. Batgirl film, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The laughs of us: Pedro Pascal shares blooper as a thank you following HBO hit’s finale
HBO/Liane Hentscher HBO Max’s hit video game adaptation The Last of Us wrapped up Sunday night, and after the tense season ender, Pedro Pascal was in the mood for a laugh. Actually, it seems he [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota governor signs nuisance bill into law
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill into law to protect South Dakota farmers from nuisance claims. House Bill 1090 says a nuisance action may not be filed against an ag operation unless [Read More…]
Ag News
Robust pipeline at Valent USA
Mike Riffel, Senior Director of Field Research and Development for Valent USA tells Brownfield his company takes the research pipeline very seriously and it is indeed robust at this time. From seed treatments to herbicides [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers say it’s not a good time to make investments in their operations
Seventy-two percent of producers in the latest Ag Economy Barometer say it’s a bad time to make large investments in their farming operation. Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture says [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher, hog futures lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher with boxed beef up at midday, getting ready for Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. April live was up $.80 at $162.35 and [Read More…]
Ag News
Nutrien focused on customers
David Elser, Senior Vice President of Nutrien Ag Solutions North America tells Brownfield they are staying focused on customers as the 2023 growing season gets underway in the United States. Staying agile where the supply [Read More…]
ABC National News
Los Angeles school workers poised to go on 3-day strike next week
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Thousands of Los Angeles public school employees are poised to go on a three-day strike next week amid stalled union negotiations. SEIU Local [Read More…]
ABC National News
Husband of ex-wife arrested in murder of former Microsoft executive in Florida, father of four
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — A second person has been arrested and charged in the murder of Jared Bridegan, a former Microsoft executive who was shot and killed in the middle of a Jacksonville [Read More…]
ABC National News
Most of eastern US, California coast under flood threats this spring, NOAA says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Meteorologists are predicting flood threats for a large portion of the U.S. this spring. About 44% of the U.S. is at risk for flooding, Ed Clark, director of National Oceanic [Read More…]
ABC National News
Seven Virginia deputies charged with murder after inmate held down for 12 minutes: Prosecutor
Seven Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno, who died in Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie, Va., while in police custody. From [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fort Hood investigating death of soldier who complained of sexual harassment by superior
Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images, FILE (FORT HOOD, Texas) — The Army is investigating the death of 21-year-old Pvt. Ana Basalduaruiz, a combat engineer at Fort Hood, Texas, who had served with the division for the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Decades later, Senate on track to repeal authorizations for Iraq wars
Danny Guerra / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday, in a procedural move, cleared the way for a final vote on repealing decades-old war powers measures that authorized two wars with Iraq — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
No apology from Pence after ‘homophobic joke,’ Chasten Buttigieg says
Chasten Buttigieg appears on ABC’s “The View,” March 16, 2023. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Chasten Buttigieg, author and the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, told co-hosts of ABC’s The View on Thursday [Read More…]