Month: August 2023
ABC World News
Greece warns of ‘arsonist scum’ amid deadly wildfires
Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — As firefighters battle wildfires raging across swathes of Greece that have killed at least 20 people, authorities warned that “arsonist scum” are trying to ignite new blazes. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Evacuations underway after chemical leak, fire at Louisiana refinery
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Evacuations are underway in a Louisiana town following a chemical leak and a fire at a refinery, officials said. Marathon Petroleum said crews are responding to a release of naphtha [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Spanish football president Luis Rubiales will not resign over kiss scandal
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (LONDON) — President of the Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, will not resign following FIFA’s disciplinary investigation of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney. The controversy [Read More…]
ABC Health News
School districts in Kentucky, Texas cancel classes amid ‘surge’ of illnesses including COVID
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just weeks into the new school year, districts in multiple states are canceling in-person classes for several weeks due to respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, among students and staff. Two [Read More…]
ABC Business News
UAW votes to authorize a strike if no deal reached with Big 3 US automakers
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The union representing approximately 150,000 workers at the Big Three U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis — has voted to authorize a strike if no deal is [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cast revealed for season 9 of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’
ABC Get ready for another go ’round, Bachelor Nation, as the cast for the ninth season of Bachelor In Paradise has been revealed. The forthcoming season gets underway on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 9:01 p.m. [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle market reform bill poised for Senate debate, not farm bill
A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the 2023 Farm Bill is not the place for cattle market reform. Republican Deb Fischer of Nebraska tells Brownfield, “I think that would put the farm [Read More…]
ABC National News
Deadly thunderstorms rip through Michigan, power knocked out to more than 440,000
Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least five people have died in Michigan from severe thunderstorms that tore through the state overnight. A car crash sparked by flooding claimed the lives of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Maui County releases names of 388 people unaccounted for after deadly wildfires
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, FILE (MAUI, Hawaii) — Maui County has released a validated list of the names of 388 individuals who have been reported unaccounted for following the deadly Lahaina wildfire disaster that began on [Read More…]
ABC National News
F-18 military jet crashes near San Diego
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — A U.S. military jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego early Friday, ABC News has learned. Authorities said the crash happened near Interstate 15 in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Is your kid’s lunch safe to eat? Expert food safety tips for back-to-school meal prep
SolStock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although lunch boxes and insulated containers to ensure temperature control have largely taken the place of brown paper bags at lunchtime, there are still a few easy-to-follow food safety practices [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reality Roundup: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ renewed, ‘Below Deck’ star accused of sexual harassment and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week. RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) MTV and Paramount+ announced Monday its iconic shows, including [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Hart calls out his “friends” for teasing him about his footrace-induced injuries
ABC/Christopher Willard (NOTE LANGUAGE) Kevin Hart is clapping back at his friends for making fun of him after a footrace with former NFL running back Stevan Ridley left the comic with a torn lower abdomen [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Dune’ sequel moved to 2024 over Hollywood strikes, and more
Warner Bros. confirmed on Thursday that Dune: Part Two, originally slated for November 3, is moving to 2024 because of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2021 film, will again star Timothy [Read More…]
Ag News
5,000 students expected to attend Nebraska’s largest ag classroom at NSF
Nebraska’s largest ag classroom will help connect more than 5,000 students to hands-on agriculture experiences at this year’s state fair. NSF Executive Director Jaime Jamie Parr tells Brownfield students in rural and urban school districts [Read More…]
Ag News
Year-round E15 sales approval could be December
As the summer driving season winds down, a state biofuels group says approval for year-round E15 sales may be delayed until the winter. “We hear through various conversations that we will have answer before December.” [Read More…]
Ag News
More late-season warmth, heat ahead for the Heartland; a largely dry pattern
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions from the lower Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley into the Northeast. Meanwhile, near- [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kremlin denies role in Prigozhin’s presumed death
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny [Read More…]
ABC World News
Greece warns of ‘arsonist scum’ amid deadly wildfires
Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — As firefighters battle wildfires raging across swathes of Greece that have killed at least 20 people, authorities warned that “arsonist scum” are trying to ignite new blazes. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Wagner leader Prigozhin ‘likely’ killed in Russian plane crash, US says
Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (KUZHENKINO, Russia) — The U.S. Department of Defense said Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was “likely” killed in a plane crash along with nine others in Russia on Wednesday, but that [Read More…]