Month: July 2023
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Barry’ star moving to ‘Superman: Legacy’, and more
Anthony Carrigan, who’s up for an Emmy for his role in HBO’s Barry, has been tapped to play Metamorpho — a.k.a. archeologist-turned-hero Rex Mason — in DC’s Superman: Legacy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He [Read More…]
Ag News
CONAB raises Brazil corn crop estimate again
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA sees that nation’s already record large corn crop getting bigger. CONAB now sees the combined corn crop at 127.767 million tons, 1.6% above the June guess and 12.9% more than [Read More…]
Ag News
Latin American Product Showcase helps advance trade of U.S. beef, pork
Photo provided by U.S. Meat Export Federation Exporters of U.S. beef, pork, and lamb are meeting with buyers from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean this week. John Hinners, senior vice president of industry [Read More…]
ABC World News
Life in Chasiv Yar: The Ukrainian town in the Russian firing line
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The boom of artillery fire is a constant refrain in the town of Chasiv Yar, just 10 miles from the city of Bakhmut and some of the fiercest fighting since [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tornadoes touch down in Midwest amid flooding in Northeast and extreme heat in Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes across northern Illinois on Wednesday evening that knocked down trees, ripped off roofs and disrupted hundreds of flights in the Chicago area. There were at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Three ‘heavily decomposed’ bodies discovered at remote wilderness campsite
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three “heavily decomposed” people have been discovered at a remote campsite in the Colorado wilderness and authorities are trying to figure out who they are and how long they [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two suspects sought after alleged abduction attempt of 14-year-old at Pennsylvania mall, police say
Abington Township Police Department (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects after an alleged attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old took place at the Willow Grove Mall in Montgomery County Wednesday evening. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Demolition of Idaho murders home paused amid discovery of asbestos and lead, objections from families
David Ryder/Getty Images, FILE (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Asbestos and lead — in addition to objections from some of the victims’ families — have delayed the process of tearing down the Idaho home where four college [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Secret Service to brief House committee on cocaine found at White House
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service on Thursday will give a classified briefing to members and staff of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on the cocaine found in the White House West [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s emails hacked in Microsoft cyber breach: Source
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s emails were hacked as part of the Microsoft cyber breach, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Microsoft’s Outlook systems were breached by Chinese hackers, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 7/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Connecticut 84, Chicago 72 New York 95, Indiana 87 (OT) Dallas 107, Minnesota 67 Atlanta 85, Seattle 75 Las [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why MIS-C cases are dropping dramatically across the US: Experts
Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is [Read More…]
ABC Business News
SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee votes unanimously to recommend strike as Hollywood talks stall
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) negotiating committee has voted unanimously to recommend a strike in a move that could incapacitate Hollywood productions. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Powerball jackpot jumps to $875 million after no winners in Wednesday’s drawing
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $875 million for Saturday’s drawing, after no winners took home the big payday on Wednesday night. The jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing was [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Frustrated employees are ‘loud quitting’: What to know about the trend
Marko Geber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — First there was ” quiet quitting,” then there was ” quiet hiring,” and now the latest workplace trend is “loud quitting,” new data shows. Nearly 1 in 5, or [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bob Iger to stay on as CEO of Walt Disney Company through 2026
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Company has announced that Bob Iger will remain CEO for two additional years, extending his contract through Dec. 31, 2026. The Walt Disney Company Board of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
San Francisco’s retail exodus goes beyond crime, experts say
Barry Winiker/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The slew of closures of retail stores in San Francisco in recent months doubles as a roundup of well-known shopping brands: Whole Foods, Old Navy and Nordstrom, among others. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Last of Us’ showrunner Craig Mazin on the show’s 24 Emmy nods, strikes
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A lot of Emmy nominations for The Last of Us. The hit freshman HBO drama made history as the first video game adaptation to be nominated for outstanding drama, scoring 24 nods, second [Read More…]
Ag News
A near-seasonal pattern of warmth, rainfall ahead for much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across many parts [Read More…]
ABC National News
Loved ones of Buffalo mass shooting victims sue social media, gun and body armor companies
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a “landmark” lawsuit Wednesday, [Read More…]