Month: March 2023
Ag News
A brief lull in the active weather pattern that covers the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails between storm systems. Snow remains on the ground across much of the northern Corn Belt, with the most extensive coverage focused across Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Following ‘uptick’ in airplane close calls, FAA to hold safety summit
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following a series of close calls involving commercial flights, aviation leaders are set to meet Wednesday to discuss the incidents and work to identify patterns and factors fueling risks to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Is Congress going to raise teachers’ salaries to $60K?
Geo Piatt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There’s a growing list of politicians, conservatives and liberals alike, who back raising teacher pay. But while members in both chambers of Congress, multiple governors and President Joe Biden all [Read More…]
ABC Business News
After the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, here are tips to keep your money safe
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The closures of two of the nation’s largest banks over the past week have put many consumers on edge. Silicon Valley Bank, the nation’s 16th largest bank, struggled as [Read More…]
ABC Business News
OpenAI releases GPT-4, claims its chatbot significantly smarter than previous versions
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — OpenAI released the latest version of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence language model making significant waves in the tech industry, on Tuesday. GPT-4, the latest model, can understand [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Two Lunchables approved for National School Lunch Program to be served at cafeterias next year
Kraft Heinz (NEW YORK) — Lunchables are ready for their first day of school. In tandem with the National School Lunch Program, the ready-to-eat packaged Lunchables kits, made by Kraft Heinz, have been approved to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
New Churro Dipped Cone and Saint Patrick’s Day treats at Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen (NEW YORK) — There’s a new sweet treat on the menu at Dairy Queen for a limited time. The ice cream chain, known for its soft serve cones dipped in a quick-hardening shell, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Ted Lasso’ stars Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt talk season 3
Courtesy of Apple TV+ Everyone’s favorite football coach is back Wednesday, with the season 3 premiere of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+. We’re told that this season will culminate in some kind of ending for the show; [Read More…]
Ag News
Weather pattern to remain chilly & unsettled across the Heartland; stormy in the Pacific West
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather across the southern tip of Florida. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast should [Read More…]
ABC National News
One hiker dead, one still missing as 11 more are airlifted due to severe weather
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least one hiker is dead and one still remains missing after a group of three were reported missing in Utah on Monday, officials say. The incident [Read More…]
ABC National News
US Marshals on the hunt for ex-Hogan aide charged in $276K fraud case
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Marshals on Tuesday issued a wanted poster for Roy McGrath, an ex-chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan who is accused of stealing hundreds of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Charity Lawson announced as ‘The Bachelorette’ for season 20
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelor: The Women Tell All ended with a franchise first, with host Jesse Palmer surprising Monday’s castoff Charity Lawson with an invitation to be next season’s Bachelorette, which she eagerly accepted. The unsuspecting Lawson, thinking she [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bachelor’ contestant Greer Blitzer apologizes for defending blackface, “I’m just so ashamed”
ABC/Craig Sjodin Another contestant from The Bachelor franchise was in the hot seat for posting racially insensitive remarks on social media. Tuesday’s installment of The Bachelor: The Women Tell All featured contestant Greer Blitzer apologizing for some tweets from 2016 in which she defended [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Watch issued March 15 at 2:29AM MDT until March 17 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze possible. Winds could gust as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Only 13 countries and regions achieved normal air quality standards last year: Report
Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 2022, only 13 countries, territories and regions globally have met the World Health Organization’s guidelines for healthy air quality, according to a report from Swiss technology [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Rust’ special prosecutor announces she will step down from case
Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The special prosecutor in New Mexico who investigated the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” announced Tuesday she is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in custody after 4 fatally shot at 2 homes in Alabama
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Four people are dead after a gunman opened fire at two homes in Alabama, authorities said. A 28-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting two people in a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who [Read More…]
ABC National News
Girl injured after redwood tree falls on California school during severe storm
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ALTOS, Calif.) — A student suffered a minor head injury after a redwood tree fell on an elementary school in the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday, school officials said, as the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pence denounces Trump over Jan. 6 and Trump slams his standing in the polls
Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump have in recent days exchanged sharp words over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, escalating a conflict between the two [Read More…]