Month: March 2023
ABC Politics News
‘We don’t know’ what apparently poisoned Iranian schoolgirls, White House says
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Thursday said the Biden administration does not know what is causing the apparent poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran and called for the Iranian government to conduct [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
In a twist, Supreme Court could table major election law dispute — for now
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the biggest Supreme Court cases of the year — with major stakes for U.S. elections and who decides when, where and how people vote — could be [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he won’t veto GOP measure to repeal DC’s new criminal code
Prasit photo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, during a visit to Capitol Hill Thursday, told Senate Democrats behind closed doors that he would not veto a controversial Republican-led effort to roll back Washington, D.C.’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Cameron and his Avatar producing partner quizzed superfans about how to “improve” ‘Avatar 3’
20th Century Studios There are directors who don’t read reviews, there are directors who lie and say they don’t read reviews, and then there’s James Cameron. The Oscar-winning perfectionist director of the blockbuster Avatar franchise [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Maverick”s Jennifer Connelly, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Glenn Close among first round of Oscars presenters
ABC The Motion Picture Academy announced on Thursday the first round of presenters for the 95th annual Academy Awards. Among them will be Oscar winners Riz Ahmed, Jennifer Connelly, Arian DeBose, Questlove and Ahmed’s The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Piper Perabo says she knows better “than to speak outside the ranch” regarding ‘Yellowstone”s future
Paramount Network On Wednesday’s red carpet for the Billboard Women in Music Awards gala in Los Angeles, Yellowstone‘s Lainey Wilson and Piper Perabo were asked by Entertainment Tonight about rumors the show was drawing to [Read More…]
Ag News
Report: grain dust bin explosions up in 2022; no fatalities
There was an uptick in grain dust bin explosions in 2022, according to an annual report issued by Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. There were nine incidents last year in the United [Read More…]
Ag News
Hoosier farmers and ASA delegates discuss policy issues on Capitol Hill
Steve Howell, Phil Ramsey, Cindy Ramsey, Elaine Gillis, and Mike Koehne. Photo courtesy of the Indiana Soybean Alliance American Soybean Association farmer leaders from Indiana are discussing national policy issues impacting soybean growers with legislators [Read More…]
Ag News
Rural electric companies modeling impact of EVs
Rural electric providers are preparing for the potential impact that increased electric vehicle use could have on the electrical grid. Head of Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative Sean Middleton tells Brownfield his company is investigating where [Read More…]
Ag News
Agronomist hopes grain farmers can beat the heat this growing season
An Illinois-based agronomists hopes corn and soybean farmers get a timely planting window to help beat the heat later in the season. Chris Brown with Burrus Seed says it’s been a mild winter in his [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 2, 2023
Mar. corn closed at $6.37 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $15.19 and 3/4, up 15 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $489.30, down $1.10Mar. soybean oil closed at 61.39, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Blinken talks to Russia foreign minister: ‘End this war’
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, both sides are still fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 57 dead, dozens more injured in Greek train derailment
SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images (TEMPI, Greece) — At least 57 people were killed and more than 80 others were injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece [Read More…]
ABC National News
Inmate convicted of assault retaken into custody after accidental release from jail
HSCOTexas/Twitter (HOUSTON) — A Texas inmate sentenced to 25 years for assault was retaken into custody on Wednesday after being let go a day earlier due to a clerical error from the Harris County Jail, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officials plan to name Sacramento skatepark after Tyre Nichols
Lucy Garrett/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Less than two months after the death of Tyre Nichols, a California skatepark could be named after the Sacramento native. Nichols, 29, died ten days into the year, three [Read More…]
ABC National News
MIT professor talks about how she exposed sexism in academia
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly 24 years ago Nancy Hopkins, a molecular biologist and MIT professor, alerted her colleagues and supervisors about sexism she says she experienced on campus. Her letter and the ensuing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Families of slain reporter, 9-year-old girl come together at heart-wrenching news conference
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The families of 24-year-old Dylan Lyons and 9-year-old T’yonna Major, who were gunned down in a series of shootings near Orlando, Florida, came together in grief [Read More…]
ABC National News
Passenger at Pennsylvania airport knew he had explosive in his luggage, FBI agent says
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (LANSFORD, Penn.) — An explosive device was found in a checked piece of luggage at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, according to a criminal complaint. The passenger, Mark Muffley of Lansford, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House subcommittee will investigate claims against George Santos, who is ‘fully cooperating’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled New York Rep. George Santos said Thursday that he is “fully cooperating” with the House Ethics Committee, which is probing numerous allegations against the freshman Republican. The committee voted [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he will visit East Palestine ‘at some point’ after toxic train derailment
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Thursday he will visit East Palestine, Ohio, “at some point” as the area recovers from a train derailment that released toxic chemicals. Biden was [Read More…]