Month: April 2023
ABC National News
Manhattan DA investigating parking garage collapse that killed 1
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office will investigate the partial collapse of a parking garage that killed one and injured five others, a spokeswoman [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McCarthy unveils long-awaited GOP plan to raise debt limit, cut federal spending
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited GOP proposal to lift the debt limit and enact federal spending cuts. Speaking on the House floor, McCarthy [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court to decide whether to jump into abortion debate, again
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave itself more time to decide whether to wade into a legal challenge to FDA’s approval of the abortion pill, a case that could restrict access [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pentagon’s ‘UFO’ tracking efforts still find no alien origins
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the Pentagon office reviewing UFO incidents reported by military personnel told Congress Wednesday that his office is now reviewing 650 incidents, but that there is [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court extends stay on Texas abortion pill ruling until Friday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a temporary stay to maintain the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone amid ongoing litigation. The administrative stay will be [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI raises alarm over ‘inflection point’ in transnational repression threats
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just a day after the Justice Department announced a series of indictments targeting the Chinese government’s alleged efforts to intimidate dissidents living in the U.S., senior FBI officials on [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Facebook parent Meta to slash 10,000 employees
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook-parent Meta began laying off workers on Wednesday as part of its latest round of job cuts announced in March, the company confirmed to ABC News. Last [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Daily Show’ announces Charlamagne Tha God, Desus Nice and Lewis Black among next guest co-hosts
Comedy Central The Daily Show‘s well-rated run of fill-in guest hosts will roll on in May and June. Comedy Central announced Wednesday that Charlamagne Tha God, Desus Nice, Michelle Wolf, Lewis Black and comedian Ronny Chieng will be among the next round [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Fast X’ director Louis Leterrier will be back for 11th ‘Fast and the Furious’ film
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic ABC Audio has confirmed that Vin Diesel and company are sticking with Fast X director Louis Leterrier in the driver’s seat to reportedly wrap up the $6 billion-grossing Fast and Furious franchise with [Read More…]
Ag News
Modest spring flush reported in March
Milk production was up half a percent in March because of a larger, more productive herd. USDA says production in the U.S. totaled nearly 20 billion pounds with production per cow up three pounds from [Read More…]
Ag News
E15 waiver needed for summer
The CEO of Growth Energy says the EPA needs to issue an E15 emergency waiver quickly if the fuel is going to be available this summer. Emily Skor says the EPA allowed E15 last summer, [Read More…]
ABC National News
So-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules expanded through 12th grade in Florida
Stella/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Board of Education has voted to expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. “This amendment prohibits classroom instruction to students in pre-kindergarten through [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches unlikely presidential bid as a Democrat
John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE (BOSTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and attorney from the famed political Kennedy family, announced on Wednesday that he is running for president in 2024 as a Democrat. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US charges alleged Hezbollah financier with evading sanctions through art and diamonds
RapidEye/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a Hezbollah financier and eight others with evading sanctions and laundering almost $160 million, in some cases through artwork and diamonds. Prosecutors alleged that Nazem [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Scorcese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ reportedly clocking in at nearly 3 and a half hours
Apple TV+ When you have Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Brendan Fraser in your movie, you arguably might want them on screen for as long as possible — and that’s what Martin [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Mrs. Davis’ stars Betty Gilpin and Jake McDorman debate the benefits of AI
Courtesy of Peacock The new series Mrs. Davis stars Betty Gilpin as Sister Simone, a nun on a mission to destroy an AI, the aforementioned Mrs. Davis, who seems to have control over most people on Earth. The series [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Arnold Schwarzenegger has daddy issues in the new trailer to Netflix’s action-comedy series ‘FUBAR’
Netflix Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in action in the full trailer to his upcoming Netflix action-comedy series FUBAR. His character, a retired CIA agent, is dragged back into service to extract an important asset, only [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol production, supply climb
U.S. ethanol production hit a two-month high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.024 million barrels a day, an increase of 65,000 on the week and 77,000 on the year. That [Read More…]
Ag News
Break-evens a moving target as input costs and commodity prices weaken
Margins are tricky for many growers as input costs and commodity prices trend lower. Kent Thiesse is a farm management analyst based in southern Minnesota and says the price environment is changing. “We’re living in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two arrested in shooting at birthday party in Alabama that killed four
amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. [Read More…]