Month: July 2023
ABC Politics News
Republicans on campaign trail, Capitol Hill seek to dismiss seriousness of Trump target letter
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican candidates for president and lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely fell in line, again, behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he was informed that he is a target in [Read More…]
Ag News
SD producer adjusts cattle marketing plan in drought
A cow-calf producer from eastern South Dakota says he has adapted his cattle marketing plan due to the weather unknowns this year. Todd Wilkinson tells Brownfield… “I’d normally have a couple thousand calves contracted for [Read More…]
Ag News
New maritime ag export facility opens in Milwaukee
Great Lakes region farmers have a new way of getting their commodities to export markets. After two years of construction, the DeLong Company’s new Agricultural Maritime Export Facility is open at the Port of Milwaukee. [Read More…]
ABC World News
US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea “without authorization” and is in custody in the secretive [Read More…]
ABC World News
Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for 1st time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. — Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy (BUSAN, South Korea) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable submarine [Read More…]
ABC National News
A Texas town was less than a day from running out of water
Google Maps Street View (BLANCO, Texas) — A tiny cattle and ranching town nestled in Central Texas is experiencing water supply woes so severe that it recently only had about a day’s worth of water left. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge in classified docs case appears skeptical of Trump’s argument for indefinite delay
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MIAMI) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case did not rule from the bench during Tuesday’s pretrial hearing, but appeared skeptical of Trump’s lawyers’ arguments that [Read More…]
ABC National News
1-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by 3-year-old sibling, authorities say
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (FALLBROOK, Calif.) — A 1-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed Monday by her 3-year-old sibling, who had gained access to an unsecured handgun, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Inspector General of the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a full investigation into allegations that Texas troopers were ordered to push back those attempting to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal prosecutors contacted Nevada secretary of state’s office as part of 2020 election probe
KeithBinns/Getty Images (CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Federal prosecutors have been in contact with the office of Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar as part of the special counsel’s ongoing probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump got a ‘target letter.” What is one and what does it mean?
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a “target letter,” what does that mean, as a general matter ? An official notice, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michigan AG announces felony charges against ‘fake electors’ in 2020 election plot
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state’s 16 “fake electors,” the office announced in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, for their alleged role in the scheme [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis says Trump could’ve ‘come out more forcefully’ during Jan. 6
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tried to walk a fine line when asked about former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 — in light of the news [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden hosts Israeli president amid tensions
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday amid continued tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government. The meeting with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why Democrats feel bullish about retaking the House, even though ‘there’s a lot of work to be done’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are salivating at their prospects to flip the House next year — but even as party operatives boast of having “the full recipe” for success, they acknowledge they’re still gathering [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Actors’ union, Hollywood studios squabble over which side to blame as strike enters 5th day
John Lamparski/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As the Hollywood-paralyzing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went into its fifth day Tuesday, the studios and producers accused the union of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Julie Bowen hyping newly single Sofia Vergara after Joe Manganiello split
L-R: Vergara and Bowen in 2017 — Todd Williamson/Getty Images Julie Bowen is hyping up Sofia Vergara after her Modern Family co-star announced she’s splitting from her husband since 2015, Joe Manganiello. Truth told, Vergara [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Peacock teases ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘The Continental’ at San Diego Comic-Con
L-R: ‘Twisted Metal’ stars Beatriz, producer and star Anthony Mackie While the SAG-AFTRA strike is preventing stars from taking part in this year’s San Diego Comic-Con activities, Peacock is still touting two of its upcoming [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close with strong negotiated numbers
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher and feeders were lower, watching corn while waiting for widespread direct business and Friday’s USDA numbers. August live was up $1.15 at $181.27 and October was $1.30 [Read More…]
Ag News
Thistle Dew Creamery kickstarting in Frankenmuth
A Michigan dairy farm couple sees small-batch butter as a profitable path forward for their sixth-generation farm. Beth Rupprecht and her husband Drew restarted the family’s dairy farm seven years ago turning their registered show [Read More…]