Month: April 2023
ABC Entertainment News
Armie Hammer case presented to Los Angeles district attorney
MEGA/GC Images The LA County District Attorney’s Office confirms to KABC that the Los Angeles Police Department has presented a case involving actor Armie Hammer and that it is “under review.” It means that the [Read More…]
Ag News
Weather continues to slow Minnesota farmers
Widespread flooding from snowmelt kept many Minnesota farmers out of the field. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says standing water limited activities to oat planting and spreading manure, and several counties picked up several inches [Read More…]
Ag News
Kentucky farmer says field conditions were ideal for planting
Near-ideal planting conditions helped Kentucky farmers get a solid start in the field. Corn planting is 14% complete, compared to the previous week at 5% and the 5-year average of 12%. Soybeans are 7% planted [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn planting a week ahead of normal in Iowa
Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture suggests many farmers in the state took advantage of a stretch of warm weather last week. Mike Naig says sandwiched between severe storms and chilly snow flurries, some unseasonably warm and [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan warm-up brought on early development
Unseasonably warm temperatures last week kicked off fieldwork and planting in some drier areas of Michigan. Executive director of the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board Jamie Clover Adams tells Brownfield shoots started to form in the [Read More…]
Ag News
From corn and soybeans to apples, Tennessee crops ahead of the average
Corn and soybean planting in Tennessee is well ahead of the 5-year average. Twenty-nine percent of the corn crop has been planted, compared to 5% last week and the 5-year average of 16%. Soybeans are [Read More…]
ABC World News
Paul Whelan’s family says he feels ‘abandoned’ by US in Russian prison
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of American Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for years, said Monday he feels “abandoned” by the U.S. and that “his resilience is shaken” in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge denies Trump’s request for delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay the trial in the defamation and battery case brought by former Elle columnist [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mitch McConnell returning to Senate after head, rib injury
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is returning to Congress on Monday, nearly six weeks after suffering a concussion and a fractured rib from a fall at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ accuses China of spying on, harassing dissidents inside US
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI on Monday revealed what it said is evidence of expanding espionage and security activity by the Chinese government on U.S. soil. The Justice Department announced three cases [Read More…]
ABC Business News
David’s Bridal announces massive layoffs ahead of wedding season, files for bankruptcy
Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy and announced massive layoffs just weeks before wedding season. One of the country’s largest bridal retailers, the company [Read More…]
ABC Business News
McCarthy tells Wall Street House GOP will vote on debt ceiling increase with spending cuts
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the House will vote in “the coming weeks” on legislation to raise [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘New Girl’ comes to Peacock with “Roommates Wanted” ad, as Zooey Deschanel talks reboot potential
Fox (NOTE LANGUAGE) New Girl, the beloved Fox sitcom that ran from 2011 to 2018, has found a new place to crash. Peacock has announced that all seven seasons of the show, which starred Zooey [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
SEGA buys ‘Angry Birds’ gaming company Rovio for lots of gold rings
Rovio — Paramount Pictures SEGA, the company that created Sonic the Hedgehog, has acquired Rovio, the company behind the Angry Birds phenomenon, in a deal worth $775 million. That’s a lot of gold rings. In [Read More…]
Ag News
Remnants of long winter slow Minnesota farmers
Farmers across southern Minnesota are dealing with remnants of a long winter. Wayne Schoper with South Central College in Mankato says snow, ice, and frost continue to cause delays. “We didn’t have a deep frost, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Sudan’s civilian death toll nears 100 as fighting intensifies amid power struggle
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Dozens of civilians have died and hundreds have been injured in Sudan as forces loyal to two rival generals battle for control of the resource-rich North African nation for a third [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four people killed, 28 hurt in mass shooting at Alabama birthday party
ABC News (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Four people were killed and 28 others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a crowded sweet 16 birthday party in rural Dadeville, Alabama, on Saturday night, authorities said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Family of Ralph Yarl, teenager shot after going to wrong house to pick up his siblings, demands justice
Courtesy of Ralph Yarl’s Family (KANSAS City, Mo.) — A 16-year-old Black teenager was shot on Thursday night by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, after he accidentally went to the wrong address to pick [Read More…]
ABC National News
SpaceX set for Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (BOCA CHICA, Texas) — SpaceX is set for a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket — which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars. The uncrewed [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jordan, House Republicans hold New York City hearing to focus on crime, attack Bragg
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — House Republicans have taken their attack on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to New York City, holding a hearing on what they say is a local crime crisis, a [Read More…]