Month: March 2023
ABC World News
Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
Smartshots International/Getty Images (CAIRO) — A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister announced on Thursday. The function of corridor inside the Pyramid of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hidden dangers on Easter Island: The hunt for microplastics
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic. “So now there are some things that belonged to this beach. For [Read More…]
ABC National News
University of Idaho murders: Knife, Glock 22 gun among items seized from suspect’s family home
Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the suspect in the University of Idaho murders was taken into custody, a knife and a Glock 22 gun were among the items seized [Read More…]
ABC National News
California declares emergency in counties buried by snow as latest storm moves east
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen counties as the typically warm state digs out from rare snowstorms. [Read More…]
ABC National News
South and Heartland brace for dangerous tornadoes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A cross-country storm that first brought blizzard conditions to the West is now taking aim on the Heartland and the South, where a dangerous severe weather outbreak is expected on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pregnant passenger aboard Lufthansa flight that injured seven describes ‘”Final Destination” situation’
Courtesy of Ecaterina Fadhel (NEW YORK) — Susan Zimmerman was in the middle of dinner service aboard Lufthansa Flight 469 when turbulence hit. “It was all of a sudden we lifted up, and then we [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michigan attorney general says she was target of plot to kill Jewish state officials
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was the target of a plot to kill Jewish state officials, she tweeted Wednesday. “The FBI has confirmed I was a target [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Top NFL prospect Jalen Carter surrenders to police for charges in deadly crash
Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, has surrendered to police on charges of reckless driving and racing tied to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
The economy has delivered good news. Are recession fears over?
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Growing recession alarm at the outset of this year warned of a coming business slowdown and significant job losses — until a government report last month showed that unemployment [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jay Leno shows off his “brand-new face” on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
NBCUniversal/Weiss Eubanks Jay Leno made an appearance on Wednesday’s installment of The Kelly Clarkson Show and talked about his recovery from that fiery garage accident in November of last year that left him with serious burns to his face, and body. “You [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Busy Philipps moves to ‘Mean Girls’ movie, and more
Deadline reports Daisy Ridley, best known for playing Rey in the J.J. Abrams Star Wars trilogy, has been tapped to star in The Better Liar, a drama series based on Tanen Jones‘ book of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Yield versus profits versus returns
As farmers want to maximize their yields, they also should balance that need with economics especially during a time of high input prices. In this Managing for Profit, the National Strategy and Product Management Lead [Read More…]
Ag News
Lawmakers propose expanding Wisconsin farmer-led watershed eligibility
A group of Wisconsin lawmakers wants to expand the eligibility guidelines for the farmer-led watershed protection grants. Now, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection administers watershed protection grants to producer-led groups made up [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Rodgers says decision on future will come ‘soon enough’
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says he will make a decision on his future “soon enough” as the four-time MVP quarterback ponders whether to play next season and if his future remains with [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Baseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a game so fast that Ryan [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings earn top mark in NFLPA player treatment survey
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings treat their players best, according to a new NFL Players Association survey. The Washington Commanders have a long way to go. The report, released Wednesday during the league’s annual [Read More…]
Latest News
Midwest could add more ethanol to gasoline under EPA plan
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gasoline with higher blends of ethanol could be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states beginning in 2024 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed rule is a victory [Read More…]
ABC World News
Two survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre become citizens of Ghana, foundation says
Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre became Ghanaian citizens, the Justice for Greenwood Foundation, Inc. announced on Tuesday. Viola Ford Fletcher, 108, and Hughes Van Ellis, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Stabbing at California high school leaves one student dead, another wounded
mbbirdy/Getty Images (SANTA ROSA, Calif.) — One teenager was killed and another was wounded in a stabbing at a California high school on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. PT at Montgomery [Read More…]