Month: September 2023
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr. comes from a famous line of Democrats. But could a third-party run be in his future?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Kennedy family members have long been standard-bearers in the Democratic Party — a fact Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sought to capitalize on in his bid to defeat President [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Oversight Committee launches probe into Maui wildfire federal response
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight Committee will be launching a Republican-led probe into the federal response to the Maui wildfires, claiming Biden had “failed” in that effort when it came things such [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
How Trump has pushed House Republicans to go after Biden
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decided to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump openly pushed Republicans to do more, claiming his political [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Mexico governor amends gun order to allow for firearms in most public places
Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has amended her emergency public health order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque, days after [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ashton Kutcher steps down from anti-child sex abuse nonprofit he co-founded
Jerod Harris/Getty Images Ashton Kutcher is stepping down as chairman of the board of Thorn, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting child sex abuse and human trafficking, ABC News has confirmed. The decision comes after [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Drew Barrymore on why her talk show is returning amid strikes
CBS Media Ventures After receiving backlash for her decision to resume her daytime talk show amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Drew Barrymore posted an emotional video to social media Friday. She took responsibility for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-lee are separating after 27 years
Taylor Hill/Getty Images Hugh Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra-lee Furness, are separating, ABC News has confirmed. The two issued a joint statement saying they have agreed to part ways amicably. “We have [Read More…]
ABC World News
American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks
darrenirwin/Getty Images (LONDON) — American XL Bully dogs could be banned in the U.K. by the end of the year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Friday. There have been a string of attacks involving [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former Spanish soccer president given restraining order in World Cup forced kiss case
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The former president of Spain’s soccer federation Luis Rubiales was hit with a restraining order in court Friday over a complaint of sexual assault following his allegedly nonconsensual kiss [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Several states issue West Nile virus alerts after detecting cases in residents
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Health officials in several states are raising concerns about West Nile virus after detecting cases among residents, including some deaths. Counties in Georgia, Maryland and Texas have detected [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits some of his stand-up stories are fiction
Clifton Prescod/Netflix © 2022 Comedian Hasan Minhaj has admitted to making up some of the stories told in his past stand-up specials. In a New Yorker profile, the former Daily Show contributor says, “Every story [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Monster High 2’ gets a trailer and release date
Nickelodeon/Paramount+ Just in time for the start of spooky season, Nickelodeon and Paramount+ have released the new trailer and premiere date for Monster High 2. The sequel to the live-action movie musical based on the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Lee live updates: When storm will reach New England
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, a Category 1 storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean, is bringing dangerous rip currents to the East Coast before heading to New England, where a hurricane watch is [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Some small businesses caught in culture wars face financial woes, employee fears: ‘Never been as bad’
Marko Geber/Getty Images (DALLAS) — When Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a war on “woke” earlier this year with a proposal that would require booksellers to rate texts before selling them to school districts, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Ohio EV battery plant workers fight for better rights, pay
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lordstown, Ohio, has been a crucial and valued site in the automotive industry, and now it is at the crossroads of what could be a major labor movement. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bud Light set to lose shelf space at major retailers, intensifying boycott woes
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A boycott against Bud Light has hammered sales for months, dethroning the brand as the nation’s most popular beer and demonstrating the longevity of an anti-trans consumer movement that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer E. Smith “had chills” watching her romance novel get adapted into ‘Love at First Sight’
Rob Baker Ashton/Netflix The new romance film Love at First Sight drops on Netflix Friday, and for Jennifer E. Smith, the author of the book the movie is based on, watching her words come to life couldn’t be [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘One Piece’ renewed, ‘Goosebumps’ trailer, and more
Just two weeks after its launch, the pirate adventure One Piece has been renewed for season 2 at Netflix. Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece stars Iñaki Godoy as [Read More…]
Ag News
New trade caucus to focus on ‘common sense’ policy
A bipartisan group of US Representatives have formed a new caucus that focuses on increasing market access and leveling the playing field for ag trade. Adrian Smith, a Republican from Nebraska, tells Brownfield the ag [Read More…]
Ag News
Daily profitability
Digital specialist Ben Longlegt says Harvest Profit is a tool that allows farmers to have better visibility of their cost of production to become a better farm manager. He tells Brownfield Harvest Profit connects to [Read More…]