Month: May 2024
Ag News
EPA rule puts rural power in jeopardy
Commentary. On May 9, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants. That rule calls for aggressive actions they believe will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ahead of summations in Trump trial, here’s a brief look at what every witness said on the stand
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Over the last six weeks, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial witnessed a marathon of testimony. Among the 22 witnesses who took the stand, jurors [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kilauea, active Hawaiian volcano, could erupt like a ‘stomp-rocket toy,’ new study suggests
Mario Tama/Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii.) — Scientists may have found the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Kilauea, located at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park [Read More…]
Latest News
As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients
Ashley Murray, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — When a Purple Heart recipient named Pat reached out to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray in November to inform her that he couldn’t transfer his GI bill benefits to his [Read More…]
Ag News
Fungicide Timing
Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Will Tubbs says application timing is critical to getting the best return on investment on fungicide. He tells Brownfield getting it right comes down to several factors, including disease history, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in IDF airstrike on Rafah, Gaza ministry says
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Twenty-year-old suspect identified in Massachusetts alleged stabbing spree: DA
mphotoi/Getty Images (Plymouth, Mass.) — A 26-year-old man will face charges including assault with intent to murder, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after police allege, he stabbed two people [Read More…]
ABC National News
Memorial Day weather: Rain along the East Coast and scorching heat in the Gulf
An ABC News graphic shows the weather forecast for Memorial Day, May 27, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Severe weather is expected on Memorial Day to move into the East Coast’s I-95 corridor, [Read More…]
ABC National News
As tornado season ramps up, more people are turning to private home shelters to survive
Steve Strum, a meteorologist in Oklahoma, sits in an inground private tornado shelter on May 23, 2024, he had installed the garage of his suburban Tulsa, Oklahoma, home with the help of a FEMA grant. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he ‘would have absolutely gotten’ Libertarian Party nomination if he could have run, slams RFK Jr.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian Party National Convention at the Washington Hilton on May 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Trump addressed the convention one day after Robert F. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump met with boos asking Libertarians for nomination, votes at chaotic convention
Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer as he addresses the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, May 25, 2024. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
PGA winner Grayson Murray, 30, died by suicide, family says
Grayson Murray of the United States hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on May 23, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Richard M. Sherman, ‘Mary Poppins’ and “It’s a Small World” songwriter, dies at 95
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Disney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for Mary Poppins and “It’s a Small World,” among many others, has died at 95 years old, the Walt Disney Company announced [Read More…]
ABC World News
Multiple people killed, dozens injured in Russian airstrike on Ukraine shopping center
Getty Image – STOCK (UKRAINE) — Russian forces struck a Ukrainian shopping center in Kharkiv on Saturday, leaving four people dead and 38 people wounded according to local officials. Sources in local law enforcement tell [Read More…]
ABC National News
Bette Nash, world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88
Sam Sweeney/ABC News (NEW YORK) — After serving the skies for nearly 67 years, Bette Nash, the world’s longest-tenured flight attendant, has died at 88 years old. “It is with sadness that we inform you [Read More…]
ABC National News
PGA winner Grayson Murray, 30, dies after withdrawing from Charles Schwab Challenge
David Cannon/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Professional golfer and PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died on Saturday morning at 30 years old, according to PGA officials. “We were devastated to learn – and are heartbroken [Read More…]
ABC National News
Severe weather onslaught continues as big storms threaten holiday travel
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There is a major severe weather threat in the Plains on Saturday with more than 8 million people across seven states facing the possibility for dangerous weather. A Moderate [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, ‘Call of Duty,’ Meta over mass shooting
Alex Wong/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) — Families of the Uvalde victims have filed a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, the makers of the AR-15 assault rifle, and Activision, the publisher of the first-person shooter video game [Read More…]
ABC National News
Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash file wrongful death lawsuit
Getty Images – STOCK (SAN DIEGO) — Families of five Marines killed in a June 2022 Osprey crash in southern California have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit, blaming companies that make the aircraft for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Bette Nash, world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88 years old
Sam Sweeney/ABC News (NEW YORK) — After serving the skies for nearly 67 years, Bette Nash, the world’s longest-tenured flight attendant, has died at 88 years old. “It is with sadness that we inform you [Read More…]