Year: 2023
ABC National News
Tornadoes, severe storms tear through Alabama, six dead
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SELMA, Ala.) — Severe weather devastated parts of Alabama, including Selma, on Thursday as multiple tornadoes tore through the state. At least six people were killed due to severe weather in Autauga [Read More…]
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4-year-old girl reported missing after sister found wandering alone; caretaker arrested: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CYRIL, Okla.) — Oklahoma police have arrested the caretaker of a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing after a postal carrier found her sister wandering alone outside on Tuesday, authorities said. Local [Read More…]
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‘I was really shocked’: Teachers react after 6-year-old allegedly shoots teacher
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Teachers are speaking out days after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school. Trayvon Thompson teaches kindergarten at a public school in Los [Read More…]
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Oil company chief’s appointment to lead COP28 climate conference sparks backlash
KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The appointment of an oil executive as head of the United Nations’ COP28 climate conference on Thursday sparked backlash from environmental organizations. The Office of the United Arab [Read More…]
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$15.1 million winning lottery ticket purchased in town called ‘Luck’
ABCNews.com (LUCK, Wis.) — A town in Wisconsin is bringing new meaning to the phrase “as luck would have it,” after a multi-million dollar winning lottery ticket was sold there last week. The $15.1 million [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lisa Marie Presley, only child of Elvis, dead at 54
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, has died, ABC News confirms. She was 54. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death [Read More…]
Ag News
Insider Look with Farm Credit Illinois: Crop Insurance
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch is joined by Vice Presidents of Crop Insurance at Farm Credit Illinois, Lee Waters and Jason Rust. Listen in as the three discuss how updating your risk management plan can protect you [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Geena Davis recalls “literally shaking” after alleged on-set bullying from Bill Murray
Good Morning America (NOTE LANGUAGE) As reported last October, Oscar winner Geena Davis detailed in her memoir Dying of Politeness the harassment she allegedly experienced from her Quick Change co-star Bill Murray. In a new [Read More…]
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Report: Lisa Marie Presley hospitalized after cardiac emergency
Todd Williamson/NBC/NBC via Getty Images Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla, is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what TMZ is reporting is cardiac arrest. [Read More…]
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Florence Pugh talks love and relationships in Hollywood
Vogue/Colin Dodgson In an extensive cover story about her life and career, Florence Pugh weighed in to Vogue on the public’s apparent fascination with her now-ended romantic relationship with Zach Braff. The pair first met [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota Biofuels Association director bullish on U.S. ethanol exports
Photo courtesy U.S. Grains Council The director of the Minnesota Biofuels Association sees ethanol exports building momentum as the new year begins. Brian Werner says Brazil’s recent decision to eliminate their tariff on ethanol is [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat up after USDA numbers
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA cut U.S. ending stocks, with a decline in quarterly stocks and 2022 production below 2021. The USDA did raise the soybean guess for Brazil while [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures still waiting on cash business to develop
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were mixed waiting for direct cash business to unfold. February live cattle closed $.20 lower at $157.55 and April lives closed $.40 lower [Read More…]
Ag News
MO Farm Bureau opposes final WOTUS rule
Some ag groups continue to express disappointment in the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Waters of the U.S. rule. The rule reverts back to its pre-2015 framework, and Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins says it’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Tight ending stocks support commodity prices
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says tight corn and soybean ending stocks should be supportive to U.S. commodity prices. “We don’t have a reason to see prices race higher, they didn’t give [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dangerous avalanche conditions expected in Colorado over coming days
Colorado Avalanche Information Center (NEW YORK) — Dangerous avalanche conditions are expected through the weekend in Colorado, experts warned, as the state has reported several deadly avalanches so far this season. “We have seen more [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tornado brings ‘significant damage’ to Selma, Alabama
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (SELMA, Ala.) — A tornado delivered “significant damage” to the city of Selma, Alabama, as strong storms moved through the region on Thursday, according to the mayor’s office. The “large and extremely [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House votes to ban sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday passed a bill to ban sales from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. The legislation passed with bipartisan support in a 331-97 vote, with 113 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
C-SPAN, House lawmakers call for expanded TV coverage
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Last week, during the historic series of 15 votes for House speaker, Americans had a view of their elected lawmakers rarely seen on their TV and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What’s in the agreement that led to the end of the New York City nurses’ strike
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City nurses’ strike finally ended after the hospitals and the employees reached a tentative agreement early Thursday morning. More than 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Bronx and [Read More…]