Month: September 2023
Ag News
MO River ok, Mississippi River will have challenges this fall
The drought isn’t over and Missouri’s ag director says there’s been a lot of discussion among state officials about navigation for the two major rivers in the state. Chris Chinn says the Missouri River should [Read More…]
Ag News
Breaking down USDA’s August 2023 Farm Income forecast
The USDA has pulled back its projections for net farm income in 2023 by nearly 23% to $141.3 billion. University of Missouri ag economist Scott Brown says livestock cash receipts are expected to decline by [Read More…]
ABC World News
Archaeologists discover 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy — believed to be of an adult individual — in Peru’s capital, Lima. The mummy, which was discovered at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Deliberations underway in ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jury deliberations are underway Thursday in the trial of former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on charges of defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Lee: Projected path, maps and hurricane tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to rapidly intensify to an extremely dangerous major hurricane. Lee, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Homicide suspect escapes from DC hospital, George Washington University students shelter-in-place for hours
Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — A homicide suspect is on the run after escaping from custody at a Washington, D.C., hospital, authorities said. Christopher Haynes, a 30-year-old who was arrested on Wednesday for homicide, escaped [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why you may want to think twice before throwing out those old at-home COVID tests
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, you may be inclined to pull out one of those leftover at-home rapid tests received months ago from the Biden administration. Even [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Snapchat releases new safety measures for teens
Snapchat (NEW YORK) — Snapchat announced new safeguards on its app Thursday to protect teens against unwanted contact and malicious online interactions. The measures aim to provide a more appropriate user experience for youth in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Al Pacino’s 29-year-old baby mama reportedly files for full custody of their new son
Robert Kamau/GC Images Noor Alfallah, the 29-year-old mom to three-month-old Roman Alfallah Pacino, has reportedly filed paperwork for full custody of the son she shares with 83-year-old Al Pacino. Page Six reports the paperwork also [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
PETA capitalizes on Pete Davidson voicemail controversy with $85 Halloween costume
Courtesy PETA As reported back in June, Pete Davidson apparently gave PETA an earful via voicemail, after the animal rights group dogged the SNL star for buying a purebred puppy, and not adopting. But now [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ ending, and more
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is ending its HBO run after 29 seasons, according to Deadline. The show, which features episodes consisting of multiple sports-related stories, and also several prominent correspondents, has won 37 Sports [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska trade delegation expands markets, touts quality in South Korea
A Nebraska trade delegation in Southeast Asia this week is working to expand ag export markets and strengthen relationships with consumers and buyers. Governor Jim Pillen tells Brownfield, “We have an extraordinary, extraordinary opportunity that [Read More…]
Ag News
Allendale yield survey shows lower corn, soybean production
A yield survey by a commodity and brokerage firm shows that record heat this summer could lower US corn and soybean production. Rich Nelson with Allendale Inc says corn yields declined to 171.5 bushels per [Read More…]
ABC World News
Gabon’s coup leaders say ousted president is ‘freed’ and can travel on a medical trip
Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (LONDON) — Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power. The country’s new [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden rejects proposed conditions for plea deal for 9/11 defendants
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected proposed conditions for a plea deal for five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of aiding in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Harris launching college tour to try to mobilize young voters in battleground states
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, traveling to more than a dozen campuses across eight states. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman took the stand during California disbarment hearing
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Trump election lawyer John Eastman took the stand once again during his disbarment hearing in California on Wednesday, where he disputed two former White House officials’ claims that Eastman [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/6/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 8, Cincinnati 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New data shows increase in abortions in states near bans compared to 2020 data
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Newly released data from the Guttmacher Institute shows a sharp increase in the first six months of 2023 in estimated abortions performed in states bordering those with abortion [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airfare prices plummet: Prepare to book holiday travel soon
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cost of a plane ticket is plummeting: Experts say domestic airfare for the fall is down 29% from the summer. “That’s about $87 per ticket less expensive than [Read More…]