Month: April 2024
Ag News
Arkansas’ Rice planting pace is well ahead of normal, but could lead to challenges later
An Arkansas rice extension educator says planting season got started early and has yet to slow down. Jarrod Hardke says some farmers in the state were almost finished planting rice in the first week of [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota turkey grower having success deterring wild birds with lasers
A Minnesota turkey grower is using lasers to help protect his flock from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Jake Vlaminck of Fahlun Farms says he was one of the first turkey growers in the state to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: US sanctions 16 people, 2 groups after Iran attacks
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iran on Saturday night unleashed a retaliatory strike against Israel, sending a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials said. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel should not directly attack Iranian soil, ex commanders say
An Israeli army F-15 fighter jet flies over central Israel on April 15, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images) (TEL AVIV, Israel) — Two former senior Israeli military officials said a direct military strike against [Read More…]
ABC National News
911 outages in several states caused by company installing a light pole
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several states experienced 911 call outages Wednesday evening, which emergency call system service provider Lumen said were caused by a light pole installation done by a third party. A Lumen [Read More…]
ABC National News
Oklahoma man arrested in pipe-bomb attack on Massachusetts Satanic Temple
Via U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested on charges of allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, according to federal prosecutors. The suspect, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump hush money trial live updates: Juror tells court she has ‘concerns’ about serving
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kohberger’s alibi disputes his location on night of Idaho student killings: Lawyers
In this Sept. 13, 2023, file photo, Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a hearing in the courtroom in Latah County District Court, in Moscow, Idaho. (Ted S. Warren/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Lawyers [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, in counter to RFK Jr., to get endorsement of other Kennedy family members
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is wrapping up a three-day Pennsylvania campaign swing in Philadelphia on Thursday with an endorsement by 15 members of the politically famous Kennedy [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court to decide if ban on homeless encampments is ‘cruel and unusual’
ABC News (GRANTS PASS, Ore.) — Just past the outfield fence of the local little league ballpark, homeless residents of this sleepy Oregon town erect tents to spend the night protected from cold and rain. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michael Douglas wanted to have a “serious death scene” in ‘Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Marvel Studios Michael Douglas, who played Dr. Hank Pym in Marvel’s Ant-Man movies, asked to have his character killed off in the third installment, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The 79-year-old actor had told The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Apple TV+ renews ‘For All Mankind’ plus a spin-off, and more
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves actor Justice Smith and The Holdovers breakout star Dominic Sessa have been tapped to join Barbie actress Ariana Greenblatt in Now You See Me 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [Read More…]
Ag News
Slow and steady rain a welcome delay
A southwestern Wisconsin farmer is glad to see this week’s steady, light rain. Darin Von Ruden farms in the hilly driftless region near Westby, and he says topsoil moisture is adequate, but subsoil levels are [Read More…]
Ag News
Senators continue to urge Biden administration to prioritize E-15
A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says expanding the use of E-15 sends important signals to consumers and the energy industry. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is part of a bipartisan group of Senators [Read More…]
Ag News
CHS announces intent to purchase eight Cargill grain facilities
CHS, Inc. has announced plans to purchase eight Cargill grain facilities in five states to optimize its supply chain. CHS says the deal will also improve market access and value for its owners. The facilities [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince William attends first royal engagement after Kate Middleton cancer announcement
Prince William, Prince of Wales visits a housing workshop to discuss solutions to support local families at risk of homelessness, in Sheffield, northern England on March 19, 2024. (Temilade Adelaja/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump hush money trial live updates: Jury selection to resume
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
911 outages updates: Outages strike at least four states, but most service restored
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Emergency 911 phone service has been restored in most of the areas hit by outages on Wednesday night. At least six cities in four different states across the United States [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kohberger’s alibi disputes his location on night of Idaho student killings: Lawyers
In this Sept. 13, 2023, file photo, Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a hearing in the courtroom in Latah County District Court, in Moscow, Idaho. (Ted S. Warren/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Lawyers [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nearly 50 lbs. of meth found in ice chest full of dead fish as car tries to cross into US from Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (NEW YORK) — Almost 50 pounds of methamphetamine found in an ice chest full of fish has been discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers during a routine screening [Read More…]