Month: February 2024
ABC National News
Judge puts temporary halt to strict Texas immigration law
David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to temporarily prevent one of the strictest immigration bills in the country from going into effect in Texas on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
As Trump returns to the border, a closer look at what he’s pledging to do on immigration if elected
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a central campaign message and spent nearly every appearance on the trail talking about the issue while touting what he would do about [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Alabama House passes bill to ensure IVF access after court ruled embryos are children
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children raised [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘I take full responsibility’: Defense Secretary Austin says he should have disclosed medical issues
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Facing angry lawmakers for the first time since his cancer diagnosis, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified Thursday that he takes “full responsibility” for keeping the White House in the dark [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a short-term funding bill in the House to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadline — but it [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Deal reached to avoid partial government shutdown Friday
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House and Senate leaders on Wednesday reached a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday’s looming deadline. Under the terms of the deal, the House is [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What’s driving the bitcoin surge? Experts weigh in.
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bitcoin is on a tear. The largest cryptocurrency has soared more than 20% over the last four days, approaching an all-time high. By contrast, the S&P 500 has dropped slightly [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Will Forte sounds off on “incredible” but shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie
Kyle Rivas/Getty Images After Warner Bros. reportedly shelved its live-action/animated cartoon Coyote Vs. Acme, another one of its stars is sounding off. On X, formerly Twitter, Will Forte wrote to the movie’s cast and crew, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and more announced as Oscar presenters
ABC/AMPAS On Thursday, the producers of the 96th Academy Awards telecast announced another round of presenters. Among them are Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Kate McKinnon, John Mulaney, Catherine O’Hara, Bad Bunny and Ramy Youssef. Also [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kick-A**’ universe kicks off again with ‘The Stuntman’
Samir Hussein/WireImage The skewed-superhero movie universe of the 2010 movie Kick-A** is rolling on. Variety reports Argylle director Matthew Vaughn is producing The Stuntman and the as-yet-unreleased School Fight, the next chapters of the film [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nicole Richie, Simone Joy Jones star in teaser for ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ remake
Iconic Events The era of ’90s remakes continues as a new teaser has dropped for a remake of the 1991 comedy Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. A teaser for the 2024 version, which was [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA ag indices decline in January
The USDA ag prices indices dipped to start 2024. The index of prices received for January was 1.4% lower than in December on declines for corn, soybeans, milk, and lemons, which canceled out rises in [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan FFA: 8,800+ members & growing
The Michigan FFA Association is seeing the benefits of increased emphasis on career and technical training pathways. “We’re definitely growing—the number of chapters and number of advisors and the number of members are all on [Read More…]
Ag News
Middle East shipping disruptions could ignite fertilizer prices
A combustible situation in the Middle East could ignite fertilizer prices. StoneX vice president of fertilizer Josh Linville says following a missile attack on a British container vessel transporting fertilizer in the waters of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Cover crops up and growing in Illinois
Cover crop usage in the state of Illinois is up. The 2022 Census of Agriculture shows Illinois farmers have planted more than 880,000 acres of cover crops. East central Illinois farmer Dirk Rice, who plants a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oprah Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board after weight loss drug admission
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Oprah Winfrey has parted ways with WeightWatchers after nearly 10 years on the company’s board of directors, two months after her admission in December that she used a prescription medication to help her lose [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
96th annual Academy Awards, by the numbers
ABC/AMPAS The 96th annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 10, and with that in mind, the financial wonks at WalletHub took a dive into the numbers behind Hollywood’s biggest night. For example, according to [Read More…]
Ag News
Sorghum export sales hit marketing year high
The USDA says the week ending February 22nd was another mixed week for U.S. export sales. Business continues to show the impact on trade from the strength of the dollar relative to other currencies, which [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag industry feeling effect of H-2A changes
Last year the U.S. Department of Labor instituted several rule changes to the H-2A visa program, and those changes are impacting farmers. Illinois Farm Bureau president, Brian Duncan says the eight new rules, specifically surrounding [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps recovering on the Plains; some beneficial moisture southern sections
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails. Thursday morning’s minimum temperatures dipped below 10°F in the upper Great Lakes region, with scattered sub-zero readings. Early-week upper Midwestern snow, which in North Dakota totaled 3.7 [Read More…]