Month: May 2023
ABC Politics News
Biden, McCarthy face serious time crunch to reach debt ceiling deal
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk default as early as June 1, but the timeline to reach a [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 08 at 9:28AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Hutchinson, Yankton and Bon Homme Counties. James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. James River near Forestburg [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Biden, Buttigieg to push for airlines to compensate passengers for controllable delays, cancelations
EllenMoran/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday plan to announce a new rulemaking process to look at requiring airlines to compensate passengers who experience inconvenience because of “controllable [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Striking writers “punch up” at Jenna Ortega over ‘Wednesday’ comments
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) With writers out of work and on picket lines amid the writers strike, some comedy writers have plied their craft to poke fun at Jenna Ortega for her viral comments about the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and more in Christopher Nolan’s tense new ‘Oppenheimer’ trailer
Universal The tense new trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s star-studded Oppenheimer just debuted, showing the United States in a race against time. “This is a national emergency,” frequent Nolan player Cillian Murphy says as J. Robert [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: CBS cancels hit ‘S.W.A.T.’, and more
Variety reports CBS has canceled S.W.A.T. after seven seasons. The remake of the 1970s police drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Scream VI’ big winners at 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV In a pre-taped show that felt similar to an event during the COVID days, the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards were handed out Sunday night. The big winners included The Last of Us, [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana Farm Bureau touts legislative successes that will benefit farmers, rural communities
After advocating on behalf of Hoosier farmers throughout the 2023 legislative session, Indiana Farm Bureau is pleased with several legislative successes that will benefit producers and rural communities. Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron says [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas farmer says finding skilled labor is a significant problem, still
A Kansas farmer says he’s struggling to find labor to replace his aging workforce. Jim Sipes tells Brownfield the labor market is very tight. “We have a hard time competing for labor in the market. [Read More…]
Ag News
Removing barriers to mental healthcare access in rural America
Just 35 percent of rural counties have access to psychiatrists and just 5 percent of rural counties have a child psychiatrist. That makes access to mental healthcare exponentially more challenging for rural residents as opposed [Read More…]
Ag News
“Rocky start to the spring” for central Iowa farmer
A central Iowa farmer suggests the planting season has been less than ideal. Corey Hillebo grows corn and soybeans near Polk City. “Been a little rocky start to the spring. Weather-wise, obviously I think everyone [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas Governor Kelly signs fully funded state water plan
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill that invests $35 million in the state’s water plan to help protect the High Plains Aquifer for farmers and ranchers. Ag Director Mike Beam tells Brownfield the [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Quantrill takes no-hitter into 7th, Guardians blank Twins
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill had a no-hit bid broken up with two outs in the seventh and combined on a one-hitter, leading the Guardians over the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday. Alex Kirilloff [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets
PHOENIX (AP) — The Denver Nuggets — understandably — were putting a huge share of their defensive pressure and attention on Phoenix’s high-scoring duo of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden had a new friend he called his good-luck charm in the arena and the grit he needed to turn in a vintage effort — in the form of tying and winning shots [Read More…]
ABC World News
King Charles III’s coronation: The biggest moments of the historic event
Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage (LONDON) — King Charles III had his crowning moment Saturday as the United Kingdom celebrated its first coronation in 70 years. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla were celebrated in a weekend of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Four injured in Kyiv from drone debris in Russian strike
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are fighting for control of areas in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Broad doubts about Biden’s age and acuity spell Republican opportunity in 2024: POLL
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating hit a career low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and a broad 68% of Americans say he’s too old for another term as [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Don’t ‘piss off his voters’: Recordings reveal DeSantis’ 2018 thoughts on dealing with Trump
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During his first bid for statewide office in 2018, Ron DeSantis was grappling with a key issue that he could soon face again during his potential 2024 bid for [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/7/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 6, Boston 1 Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 12, Detroit 6 Chi White [Read More…]