Month: September 2023
ABC Politics News
Kari Lake set to launch Arizona Senate bid next month, after gubernatorial loss: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Kari Lake is set to launch a Senate campaign next month, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. One of the sources said Lake has been eyeing mid-October [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, pleads guilty
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ray Epps, a former Oath Keeper member who became the target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories spread by many Republicans, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge for his involvement in the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis calls out Trump’s abortion comment as ‘mistake’: ‘He’s a different candidate’ than in 2016
ABC News (MIDLAND, Texas) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, before unveiling his new energy plan in Midland, Texas, criticized Donald Trump for calling Florida’s six-week abortion ban “terrible,” with DeSantis in a new interview accusing his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Schumer sets votes to circumvent Tuberville blockade of key military promotions
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday set votes to circumvent a monthslong blockade on military promotions by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Schumer’s move would apply to promotions of three [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Federal government to relaunch free COVID tests program
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government program used for the last two winters to send free COVID tests to Americans’ homes will get up-and-running once again in the coming days, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mississippi sees 10-fold increase in babies born with syphilis since 2016: Report
Julia Naue/picture alliance via Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — The number of babies born with syphilis in Mississippi has risen 10-fold over the last several years, according to a new report. Between 2016 and 2022, congenital [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Detroit Auto Show underway amid historic UAW strike
Mike Dobuski/ABC News (DETROIT) — The Detroit Auto Show is underway this week, against the backdrop of an historic strike effort from unionized auto workers. Almost every year since 1907, Detroit has played host to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid optimism US can avert recession
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, pausing an aggressive inflation fight amid growing optimism that the United States can achieve normal price levels without falling into [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Kraft recalling American cheese slices due to possible choking hazard
Kraft Heinz (NEW YORK) — Food company Kraft Heinz has issued a voluntary recall after nearly 84,000 slices of processed individually-wrapped American cheese were deemed to potentially contain choking hazards. “The voluntary recall comes as [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Star Wars tops Fandom list of fan favorite franchises for 2023, but One Piece is a force, too
Lucasfilm Once again, GameSpot’s parent company Fandom has released its rankings of the hottest pop culture franchises, and Star Wars topped the list for 2023. An annual poll quizzes the Fandom’s 350 million monthly users as to what gets them [Read More…]
Ag News
Ensuring a future for the family farm
Succession planning is a critical component to passing the farm from one generation to the next, but no two plans look alike. Rudi Pitzer Perry with Farm Credit Mid America says farmers having the [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close mostly steady to higher
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, getting ready for widespread direct business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Feeders were able to shrug off the firm move in corn thanks [Read More…]
Ag News
Trade mission sheds light on Japanese beef consumers
A recent trade mission highlighted what Japanese consumers are looking for when buying beef. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlin Root traveled to Japan with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture earlier this month and [Read More…]
Ag News
Probable harvest delays support soybeans, corn
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Harvest activity is ongoing with minor delays expected in some areas into the weekend. Anecdotal yields are generally poor following the hot, dry finish to the [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 20, 2023
Dec. corn closed at $4.82 and 1/4, up 6 centsNov. soybeans closed at $13.20, up 4 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $397.20, up $5.70Oct. soybean oil closed at 60.68, down 108 pointsDec. wheat closed [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Patriots fan’s death after ‘scuffle’ at Gillette Stadium didn’t suggest traumatic injury: DA
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (BOSTON) — An investigation is underway after a lifelong New England Patriots fan died after “an incident” at the Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins game at Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium, officials said. Dale Mooney, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Wildfires in recent years have reversed some of the progress made in eliminating air pollution, new study suggests
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The smoke from wildfires in recent years has been so intense that it is decreasing air quality in the majority of the U.S., reversing some of the improvements made [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Hispanics experience higher risk of heart disease, stroke while facing language barriers
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Jose Montijo sought treatment for shortness of breath, doctors realized he was experiencing heart failure. “They told me your heart is working at 20% and you are a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Apple TV+ documentary, Cindy Crawford calls Oprah out for “treating her like chattel”
Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s new documentary The Super Models tracks the meteoric rise of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford in the 1980s. In one segment, Crawford takes issue with an appearance [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rosario Dawson on reuniting with “old friend” Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka
Lucasfilm The sixth of eight episodes of Ahsoka debuted on Disney+ on Tuesday, but Lucasfilm has just posted a deeper dive into episode 5, which saw the former Jedi facing off with her former master, [Read More…]