Month: December 2023
ABC Health News
Breast cancer vaccine now in early clinical trials: What to know
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new vaccine being studied in early clinical trials may hold the potential to help some women with breast cancer, a disease that affects one in every [Read More…]
ABC Business News
GE completes testing sustainable aviation fuel on 10th aircraft engine model
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — GE Aerospace is taking another step towards its commitment to sustainable flights, completing testing with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its 10th aircraft engine model. The company [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
David Hyde Pierce explains why he didn’t join the “great” ‘Frasier ‘reboot
NBCU Photo Bank While he will forever be remembered for playing Niles Crane, Frasier Crane’s persnickety psychiatrist brother on Frasier — which earned him four Emmy Awards — David Hyde Pierce was one of the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“He was happy”: Jennifer Aniston says she texted with Matthew Perry on the day of his death
David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images In a chat with Variety alongside her co-star and co-executive producer of The Morning Show, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston opened up about the recent loss of her former Friends co-star Matthew [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean market looks to take a bigger bite out of Big Apple
Soybean growers are looking to take a bigger bite out of market opportunities in the Big Apple. Paul Freeman with the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council says he’s participating in a tour of New [Read More…]
Ag News
Syngenta stresses importance of early season weed control
An agronomy expert says now is the time for soybean farmers to take a look at their weed control plans for the 2024 growing season. Dean Grossnickle, technical development lead with Syngenta, says harvest recently [Read More…]
Ag News
USB: Soy industry continues to expand
A leader with the United Soybean Board says the soy industry is in a good position as the next growing season approaches. Laurie Isley chairs USB’s Communication and Education Committee. “Due to genetics and some [Read More…]
Ag News
Clean fuels production expected to increase in 2024
A biofuels supporter says demand is increasing for clean fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel heading into 2024. Nebraska farmer Greg Anderson is a governing board member for Clean Fuels Alliance America. “In 2021 we [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures start the week higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct cash business. February live cattle closed $2.17 higher at $167.90 and April live cattle closed $2.20 higher at $171.50. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: ‘Cruelty I hadn’t seen before’: Psychiatrist who treated hostages
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Gaza health system is ‘completely collapsing,’ international organizations say
Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images (GAZA) — The health care system in Gaza is “completely collapsing” with overcrowded hospitals and few medical supplies amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to the World Health Organization and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny missing after being removed from prison, spokeswoman says
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s team says they don’t know where he is after the prison camp where he was being held told them he’s no longer there, Navalny’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s immunity in Jan. 6 case
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has asked the Supreme Court to step in and decide the issue of presidential immunity regarding former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference charges. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Geminid meteor shower expected to light up US skies this week
Jiang Feibo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With mostly clear to partly cloudy skies expected over much of the United States, this year’s Geminid meteor shower is forecast to offer one of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Congress faces a substantial to-do list as the year-end nears
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Members of Congress are scrambling to complete a packed to-do list to cap off a hectic year on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are continuing negotiations on a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
George Santos discussing plea deal with federal prosecutors, legal filing shows
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Congressman George Santos is talking to federal prosecutors on Long Island about a plea deal, according to a newly filed court document. “The parties are presently engaged in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
At 26, California Democrat hopes to become second member of Gen Z in Congress
Cheyenne Hunt campaign (WASHINGTON) — Cheyenne Hunt, at 26 years old, is running to do something only one other person in her generation has done so far: Get elected to Congress. It’s a challenging road [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sebastian Maniscalco adds new dates to It Ain’t Right tour
Photo: Peggy Sirota Stand-up comic and Bookie actor Sebastian Maniscalco‘s 47-city 2024 It Ain’t Right tour just got bigger. Live Nation reports that due to popular demand, a third show has been added to his [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Golden Globes nominations 2024: Christopher Nolan, Brie Larson and more react
CBS – Dick Clark Productions Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, his co-star Emily Blunt and Ted Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham were among those reacting to their 2024 Golden Globes nominations, which were announced Monday. Barbie dominated as [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Gunn confirms Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in ‘Superman: Legacy’
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Ferrari – Warner Bros. Discovery On his Instagram, James Gunn finally confirmed a long-held rumor: X-Men series veteran Nicholas Hoult will play Superman’s archnemesis Lex Luthor in Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy. [Read More…]