Year: 2023
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Idris Elba says Netflix ‘Luther’ movie debuting in February, and more
Idris Elba took to Instagram on Monday to announce February 24th, 2023 as the release date for his upcoming Netflix feature, Luther: The Fallen Sun. A continuation of his Luther TV series on Netflix, reimagined [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop insurance, labor part of Pennsylvania farm bill discussion
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says a large group of farmers and other stakeholders talked about their farm bill priorities in a listening session Friday. Glenn GT Thompson tells Brownfield the risk management [Read More…]
Ag News
Prescribed Burn
Unmanaged wildfires can be destructive and even life threatening, but Missouri Soybeans Conservation Programs Manager Brady Lichtenberg says careful use of prescribed burns can improve farmland health and protect life and property. Now through Spring [Read More…]
Ag News
What’s going on with egg prices
According to the USDA, the average retail price of eggs nationally is $4.25 per dozen nearly 240% above where they were in December 2021. University of Missouri ag economist Scott Brown says demand for eggs [Read More…]
ABC World News
Death of American tourist in Mexico under investigation
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — Mexican authorities said Monday that the recent death of an American tourist appears to be “an unfortunate accident.” U.S. citizen Elliot Blair died on Jan. 14 at Las Rocas Resort [Read More…]
ABC World News
US citizen detained in Iran begins seven-day hunger strike
@FreeTheNamazis / Twitter (WASHINGTON) — U.S. citizen Siamak Namazi has begun a seven-day hunger strike while urging President Joe Biden to do more to bring him and other American detainees in Iran back home. Namazi [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least eight shot during massive MLK Day celebration in Florida, authorities say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least eight people were shot in southeastern Florida on Monday during a massive celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, authorities said. More than 1,000 people were attending [Read More…]
ABC National News
Albuquerque police make arrest in shootings at four lawmakers’ homes
amphotora/Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives was arrested Monday for allegedly organizing men to shoot at the homes of Democrats in the state, police announced. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury selection to begin in US trial for Mexico’s former top cop
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York federal court in the corruption trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, once head of the Mexican equivalent of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mom dies trying to rescue 6-year-old daughter as family home burned down
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A mother has died after rushing back into her burning home in an attempt to rescue her 6-year-old daughter stuck inside who also ended up dying in the fire. The incident [Read More…]
ABC National News
Thousands of cleaner, quieter electric school buses to roll out soon in districts nationwide
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The wheels on new school buses around the country go round and round, but they’re practically the only things making noise. School districts in every state are beginning to roll [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trans asylum seeker appeals to Supreme Court as attorney warns of ‘imminent danger’
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the appeal of a 33-year-old transgender woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum in a case her attorney calls life or death. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Two former Fox broadcast executives face trial in FIFA bribery case
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The World Cup ended in December with Argentina’s dramatic victory over France in Qatar. The focus of international soccer will turn on Tuesday to a federal courtroom in Brooklyn, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL star arrested on alleged kidnapping charges
Madison County Detention Center (JACKSON, Miss.) — Former NFL star Jerrell Powe has been arrested in Mississippi after an alleged kidnapping, according to police. Jail records from the Madison County Detention Center in Mississippi show [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 1/16/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 130, Charlotte 118 Milwaukee 132, Indiana 119 Cleveland 113, New Orleans 103 Golden State 127, Washington 118 Toronto 123, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jeremy Renner misses his “happy place” while recovering from snow plow accident
Marvel Studios Jeremy Renner continues his recovery in a Nevada hospital following injuries he suffered after a snow plow accident on January 1, but admits he’s “missing home.” The Hawkeye star took to his Instagram Story on Monday, sharing a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Signed Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers jersey could sell for up to $7 million, auction house says
Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Famed auction house Sotheby’s is putting Kobe Bryant’s signed Los Angeles Lakers jersey up for sale, where it’s expected to fetch for up to $7 [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Jailed over a group chat’: Use of drill music at UK trials sparks concerns of racism in justice system
Greater Manchester Police (MANCHESTER, England) — — Ademola Adedeji had a place secured to study law at a top university in England. As part of a charity initiative, he had authored a book about inspiring [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McCarthy insists he ‘always had a few questions’ about Santos’ resume
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insisted Monday that he “always” had some questions related to now-Rep. George Santos’ resume amid ongoing revelations about the lies and embellishments [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, Harris and thousands of DC residents celebrate MLK at local events
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Monday morning, thousands of residents flooded the historic Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in southeast Washington, D.C. — the throughway for the city’s annual peace walk and [Read More…]