Month: August 2023
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix announces its star-packed upcoming slate
Netflix On Wednesday, Netflix laid out its schedule for the fall through December. It includes documentaries, series and feature films from the likes of director and star Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Meet the 22 women competing for Gerry Turner’s heart on ‘The Golden Bachelor’
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth The 22 women who will compete for Gerry Turner‘s heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelor have finally been revealed. Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will meet women from [Read More…]
Ag News
Surprising diseases show up in north Iowa soybean fields
An extension agronomist covering northern Iowa is surprised by disease pressure in soybeans given the dry growing season. Angie Rieck-Hinz is with Iowa State University. What is up with all the soybeans, right? Besides there [Read More…]
Ag News
Record number of tornadoes hit Michigan
An ag meteorologist says cool air from Canada competing against a heat and humidity dome came to a head in Michigan last week. Jeff Andresen is the state climatologist for the state. “The heat and [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close steady to lower, cash cattle trade remains sluggish
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower on profit taking, getting ready for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. October live was down $1.42 at $180.05 and December was $1.65 lower [Read More…]
Ag News
Component pricing issues highlight week one of Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing
The first week of the USDA’s hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders is complete, and much of the testimony has been focused on component pricing issues. The first week also included formal objections and [Read More…]
Ag News
Feedback on ag workforce, H-2A program sought
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has created an online survey to hear from farmers about workforce issues. A committee working group was formed early this year to analyze the H-2A guest worker visa program and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Canada issues warning for LGBTQ travelers in the United States
Ascent/PKS Media Inc./Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s travel advisory for visitors to the United States has been updated to warn LGBTQ travelers about laws and policies that may affect the community. “Some states have [Read More…]
ABC National News
Idalia live updates: Category 1 hurricane roars across Florida, one death reported near Tampa
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm. Idalia is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested in connection with deadly shooting at Oklahoma high school football game
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (CHOCTAW, Okla.) — A juvenile suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday, authorities said. Oklahoma County Sheriff [Read More…]
ABC National News
Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers
Former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman, left, and her daughter Shaye Moss appear on the ABC News program Impact x Nightline, Nov. 3, 2022. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Wednesday [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McConnell appears to freeze again during press conference
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (COVINGTON, Ky.) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday appeared to freeze again during a press conference in his home state of Kentucky. Video showed the Republican [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Autopsy reveals what caused death of former American champion swimmer Jamie Cail in US Virgin Islands
Al Bello/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Autopsy results on former American swimming champion Jamie Cail reveal her sudden death this year at her residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands was caused by an accidental [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Spanish soccer kiss controversy continues
Noemi Llamas/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — A second week into the backlash that followed the non-consensual kiss between Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales and player Jenni Hermoso, the world of Spanish [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Burger King faces lawsuit disputing Whopper sandwich size
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Fast food chain Burger King is facing a lawsuit that claims its signature Whopper is marketed on restaurant menu boards as a bigger sandwich than it is in reality. Consumers [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about Disney World, airport closures as Hurricane Idalia slams Florida
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Hurricane Idalia slams parts of Florida, the state’s huge tourism industry is also being impacted. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“That’s going to be total torture”: ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Simon Cowell says his son wants to compete
NBC/Trae Patton While Simon Cowell is the producer and resident tough judge on America’s Got Talent and its U.K. version, he’s worried about a soft spot for a potential hopeful: his 9-year-old son, Eric. “[Eric] [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Adam Driver drives to win in teaser to Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’
NEON/Lorenzo Sisti On Wednesday, August 30, independent movie company NEON released the teaser to Ferrari, the anticipated biopic about legendary supercar designer Enzo Ferrari, which was directed by Heat‘s Michael Mann. Set in the summer [Read More…]
Ag News
Margin protection crop deadline nears
An extension educator is encouraging farmers to consider margin protection insurance next year for some field crops. Farm Business Management Educator Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield USDA has expanded coverage of [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley calls for legislative fix to muddy WOTUS rule
A cosponsor of a bill in the U.S. Senate says the legislation would address government overreach under the Waters of the U.S. Rule. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is referring to the Define WOTUS Act that [Read More…]