Month: October 2023
ABC National News
Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has temporarily barred the federal government from removing or cutting concertina wire Texas authorities have placed in areas near the U.S. – Mexico border. Judge Alia Moses [Read More…]
ABC National News
Marine Corps commandant hospitalized after ‘medical emergency,’ officials say
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized after a “medical emergency” on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday. Further details about Smith’s health were not immediately released. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump allowed no copies of statements, insurance exec says
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sam Bankman-Fried testimony: FTX founder testifies on Alameda Research concerns
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried testified before a jury Monday at his federal fraud and conspiracy trial that he wanted FTX customers to trust him. “That would be ideal,” he [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Historic hearings begin on whether 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from running for president
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DENVER) — Hearings began this week on whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from running for president in 2024 because of his actions around the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI investigating antisemitic threats targeting Cornell University’s Jewish students, Biden ‘very concerned’
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI said it’s investigating a potential antisemitic hate crime at Cornell University, as President Joe Biden told ABC News he is “very concerned” about the rise in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Biden executive order imposes new rules for AI. Here’s what they are.
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden issued a wide-ranging executive order on Monday that aims to safeguard against threats posed by artificial intelligence, ensuring that bad actors do not use the technology [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mary Lou Retton speaks out for first time after life-threatening health scare
David Livingston/Getty Images, FILE Mary Lou Retton is speaking out for the first time about a life-threatening health scare that required a nearly two-week stay in the intensive care unit. Retton, 55, Instagrammed a thank [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ranker data shows that fans are still there for Matthew Perry
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Since the news broke that Matthew Perry had passed away on October 28 at age 54, social media has been flooded with tributes to him. Ranker, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls “everybody” thinking he was “crazy” to pursue his Hollywood dreams
BBC America In an upcoming interview on The Graham Norton Show, Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls saying no to the naysayers about his dreams of being a world-famous bodybuilder, and then an actor. “You can imagine when [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
AMC setting sail with Jules Verne-inspired series ‘Nautilus’ from Disney
Disney Entertainment AMC is going deep with Natuilus, a live-action series inspired by Jules Verne’s beloved book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The 10-episode series, which was produced by ABC’s parent company Disney, “tells [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain slowed Wisconsin’s harvest, except cranberries
Rain kept Wisconsin farmers out of the fields for much of the week, but it did help replenish soil moisture levels. USDA says topsoil moisture is n ow rated 16% surplus, 71% adequate, 10% short, [Read More…]
Ag News
Tennessee harvest progressing through dry conditions
Dry weather allowed for ample harvest progress in Tennessee last week, but negatively impacted winter wheat, rye and pasture seeding. The USDA reports as of Sunday 92% of corn, 73% of soybeans and 62% of [Read More…]
Ag News
Less than 20% of harvest remains in Illinois
Illinois farmers are down to the last 20% of harvest to round out the month of October. The USDA reports as of Sunday 89% of soybeans and 81% of corn have been harvested, both ahead [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued October 30 at 1:37PM MDT until October 31 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT TUESDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas releases new hostage video
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man pleads not guilty to hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield earlier this month, according to Chicago ABC station [Read More…]
ABC National News
What to know about the ‘devil comet’ expected to pass by Earth in the summer
James Yu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An enormous “devil comet” will be passing by Earth for the first time in more than seven decades, astronomers say. The comet, officially known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, got its nickname [Read More…]
ABC National News
Winter weather, including snow and freezing temperatures, already blanketing much of US
Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The calendar may say it’s autumn, but winter weather has already made an unseasonable appearance for a large swath of the U.S., bringing with it freezing temperatures [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why it doesn’t matter that Mike Pence dropped out of the GOP primary
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No offense to former Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, but on Saturday, former Vice President Mike Pence became the first big name to drop out [Read More…]