Month: April 2024
ABC National News
One dead, 13 injured after man intentionally crashes stolen semi-truck into Texas DPS office: Officials
KTRK-TV (BRENHAM, Texas) — One person was killed and more than a dozen injured after a man allegedly intentionally crashed a stolen semi-truck into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in Brenham on Friday, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fact checking Trump’s claims about ‘election integrity’
Megan Varner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon where they are discussing “election integrity.” The topic is a chief priority for Trump, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
CBS ending ‘The Talk’ after season 15
CBS/Sonja Flemming CBS’ The Talk show will come to an end after its 15th season, ABC Audio has confirmed. The network announced on Friday that it has renewed the show for a shortened season — [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Anthony Mackie calls ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ a “clear reset” for Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios After Disney’s exhibition at the annual industry confab CinemaCon on Thursday, fans are buzzing about one of the details revealed during a sneak peek of the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World. Along [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer capitalizes on mild winter
An unusually warm winter has allowed a southeast Minnesota farmer to work out some kinks before spring fieldwork begins. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says he planted some soybeans in February. “Just to make sure [Read More…]
ABC World News
Madonna supports son Rocco at first solo U.S. art exhibit in Miami: “So proud!”
Ricardo Gomes Madonna took some time out of her busy touring schedule to support her eldest son, Rocco Ritchie, at his latest art exhibit, held in Miami, Florida. Rocco, who used to create art under [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Iran readies 100 cruise missiles for possible Israel strike, US says
Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Israeli attack in Gaza on a convoy of aid workers from World Central Kitchen, the relief organization providing desperately needed food to Palestinians, has generated [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mom accused of leaving 2 young children home alone for days to go on cruise
KTRK (HOUSTON) — A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two young children home alone for days to go on a cruise, court records show. Lakesha Williams, 29, of Houston, has been [Read More…]
ABC National News
How 2 teenagers plotted their best friend’s murder
Getty Images – STOCK (MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — When 16-year-old Skylar Neese went missing from her West Virginia home after midnight on July 6, 2012, two of her best friends took to social media to express [Read More…]
ABC National News
Major storm brings flash flooding, damaging winds to East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are moving through the Northeast on Friday as a major storm system lifts into Canada. The storm system previously brought 11 confirmed tornadoes across [Read More…]
ABC National News
Foreign adversaries could exploit Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: Intelligence report
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — The bridge collapse has rerouted $80 million in maritime cargo and trucking and the document said any disruptions at other ports “could have an outsized impact on the flow of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US moving ‘assets’ to region to deter Iran from retaliatory attack on Israel, avoid wider conflict, officials say
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — High-level U.S. officials are urgently trying to pressure Iran to back down from its threat to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel — the latest challenge facing the Biden administration [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Drug shortages hit record-high with hundreds in short supply: Pharmacists
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in the United States, pharmacists are warning. During the first three months of 2024, there were 323 active medication shortages, according [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Gold prices hit a record high. What’s behind the surge?
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Shoppers are flocking to Costco for gold bars but they’re hardly the only ones scooping up the precious metal. Investors drove gold prices to a record high on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reality roundup: ‘RHOSLC’ pregnancy, ‘Jersey Shore’ Ronnie/Sammi reunion and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)Monica Garcia, the controversial RHOSLC cast [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Linda Hamilton says she’s done with ‘Terminator’ films, credits ‘Stranger Things’ for saving her from retirement
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Linda Hamilton will forever be remembered as the woman who saved humanity from the machines as Sarah Connor in the Terminator franchise. But to The Hollywood Reporter — and after the drubbed [Read More…]
Ag News
AFBF says Congress needs some urgency to fix labor crisis
A policy expert says Congress needs to quickly pass solutions that address the labor crisis. Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the issue won’t be resolved without [Read More…]
Ag News
Grocery prices were flat from February to March
An ag economist says consumers could see grocery price inflation rates return to more normal levels. Joe Balagtas with Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability says the latest Consumer Price Index is [Read More…]
Ag News
FDA Commissioner says multiple agencies monitoring cases of HPAI in dairy cattle
As cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle continue to rise, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner says multiple agencies are working on the issue. Robert Califf testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee [Read More…]
Ag News
HPAI confirmed in South Dakota dairy cattle
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a South Dakota dairy herd and it’s the first reported case in the state. South Dakota State Veterinarian Beth Thompson tells Brownfield the investigation has just started [Read More…]