Month: February 2024
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Fox renews ‘Animal Control’ for season 3, and more
Ahead of its season 2 premiere, Animal Control has been renewed for a third season by Fox. The Joel McHale-led series, about a group of animal control workers, also stars Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans key to energy transition, advancing food security
The vice president of market intelligence for the United Soybean Board says the rising demand for biodiesel has helped increase the value of soybean oil. Mac Marshall tells Brownfield biodiesel is one of the most-used [Read More…]
Ag News
Rehagen: Clean fuels industry has never been stronger
The CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America says production of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel is set to exceed six billion gallons by 2030. Donnell Rehagen tells Brownfield the industry has never been [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers see economic benefits of clean fuels production
The rise of the clean fuels industry continues to add value to soybean oil and it’s beneficial to farmers raising the crop. Matt Stutzman raises 3,000 acres of corn, soybeans and hard red winter wheat [Read More…]
Ag News
House Ag Democrats committed to protecting IRA funds
Democrats on the U.S. House Ag Committee say they will not compromise their principles in a bipartisan farm bill. During a call with reporters Tuesday, Ranking Member David Scott of Georgia says Democrats do not [Read More…]
Ag News
Mild weather, for now, to linger across the Heartland; moisture to favor the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures throughout the North and across the eastern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will stretch from central and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 31 hostages are dead and remain in captivity in Gaza, Israeli sources say
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia unleashes ‘massive’ airstrike on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on Feb. 7, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images) (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russian missiles [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Very delicate equilibrium’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA chief warns ahead of visit
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi stands with Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko as he talks to the press during a media briefing, in Kyiv, on Feb. 6, 2024, before his visit to [Read More…]
ABC World News
More than 10 killer whales appear to be trapped by sea ice in Japan
File photo. (Vladimir Seliverstov / 500px/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A pod of 10 orcas appears to be trapped by drift sea ice in Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, according to a report from [Read More…]
ABC National News
US detects Russian aircraft flying in Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone
luoman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to a statement. “The [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOE launches investigation into Harvard following Islamophobia, anti-Arab complaint
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Tuesday into Harvard University for possible discrimination after Arab and Muslim students filed a civil rights complaint against the university. More than [Read More…]
ABC National News
Philadelphia man exonerated after nearly 40 years in prison
Harold Staten (right) with his son Harold DeBose (left) celebrate after Staten was exonerated from prison after nearly 40 years behind bars. (Pennsylvania Innocence Project) (PHILADELPHIA) — A man incarcerated for nearly 40 years was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in hostage incident at Florida bank shot and killed by SWAT sniper: Sheriff
Lee County Sheriff’s Office (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A suspect in a hostage incident at a Florida bank was shot and killed by a SWAT sniper, authorities said. Two hostages were unharmed in what Lee [Read More…]
ABC National News
What to know about NASA’s PACE mission set to launch Thursday after delay
NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in Space’s Falcon 9 payload fairings on Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nikki Haley beaten by ‘None of these candidates’ option in quirky Nevada primary
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In Nevada’s unusual primary system, which includes a primary and caucus, Nikki Haley, the only Republican in the race aside from Donald Trump, was trounced by “None of these candidates,” [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel discussed stepping down with Trump, sources say
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel delivers remarks before the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Nov. 8, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Special counsel in Biden classified docs probe expects to issue report ‘in coming days’: Sources
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Robert Hur has completed his investigation into classified documents found at a number of properties associated with President Joe Biden and is expected to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
In stunning defeat, House Republicans fail to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over border
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a stunning defeat, a Republican-led push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed on Tuesday. The final vote was 214-216. Four Republicans defected and joined all Democrats present [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Appeals court rejects Trump’s immunity claim in federal election interference case
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity as it pertains to his federal election interference case. “For the purpose [Read More…]