Month: May 2024
Ag News
Soybean replant expected in southeast Missouri
A farmer in southeast Missouri says he’s ready for dry, warm conditions so that he can finish planting his crops. Hudson Byrd says the moisture has been good for corn, but the standing water in [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Title IX regulations intensify fight over transgender youth restrictions in schools
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several conservative-led states are rallying against new federal Title IX regulations announced by the Biden administration that codify protections for transgender people in schools. The new federal [Read More…]
ABC National News
Maryland woman pleads guilty to alleged plot to attack Baltimore power stations
Department of Justice (BALTIMORE, M.D.)– A Maryland woman accused of plotting to carry out attacks on multiple energy substations surrounding Baltimore pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal conspiracy and firearms charges, court records show. Sarah [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hannah Gutierrez appeals manslaughter conviction in ‘Rust’ shooting
Luis Sánchez Saturno-Pool/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Hannah Gutierrez has appealed her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust.” Gutierrez, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Prime Video’s upfronts: ‘Road House 2’, Nicolas Cage in live-action ‘Spider-Verse’ spinoff and more
ABC/Randy Holmes Prime Video had its inaugural upfront presentation on Tuesday, and the streamer had a lot to announce. Here are some of the major headlines: NoirLifelong comic fan and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse voice cast member Nicolas Cage [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana beef producers see advancement opportunities
The head of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association says May Beef Month is an opportunity to promote Indiana beef and connect farmers with consumers. Brian Shuter says demand is crucial to producers’ bottom line. “We think [Read More…]
ABC National News
8 killed when bus carrying 53 farmworkers crashes in Florida
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (ORLANDO, Fl.) — Eight people were killed when a bus carrying about 53 farmworkers crashed and overturned on West Highway 40 in central Florida, according to state officials. About 40 victims [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to announce new China tariffs on electric vehicles, solar, chips and more
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, including a sharp tax hike on electric vehicles, to help protect his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence
Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday requested [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
New Golden State WNBA team unveils name and brand identity on “GMA”
Golden State Valkyries (NEW YORK) — The newest member of the WNBA is unveiling their look and name. The Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA’s first expansion team since 2008 when the league added the Atlanta [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Boys’ gets a fifth season renewal
Prime Video The fourth season of The Boys doesn’t drop on Prime Video until June 13, but the streamer announced the skewed superhero show is coming back for a fifth. Based on The New York Times [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Francis Ford Coppola drops epic teaser trailer to ‘Megalopolis’
ABC Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has posted an epic teaser trailer to his highly anticipated, mostly self-funded film Megalopolis, ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival on Thursday, May 16. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
More ‘Late Night’ for Seth Meyers, and more
Seth Meyers‘ Late Night seat is safe for at least the next four years. Meyers, who recently marked his 10-year anniversary as host of NBC’s nighttime staple, has extended his deal with the network through [Read More…]
Ag News
Seasonally active weather pattern to continue for much Heartland, southern U.S.
Back-to-back storm systems will result in widespread precipitation across the central and eastern U.S. The heaviest rain (locally 2 to 4 inches or more) is expected from eastern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast, excluding [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmer cautiously optimistic about grain prices
A north Iowa farmer is increasingly hopeful about a profitable year in 2024. Rusty Olson grows organic and conventional corn and soybeans near Garner. “I guess I’m optimistic with of course the weather, the markets [Read More…]
Ag News
Positioning Illinois to be the SAF Leader
The state of Illinois has several factors in its favor to be a leader in the sustainable aviation fuel industry. In this Managing for Profit, Illinois farmer and Illinois Corn Growers Association Board member Shane [Read More…]
Ag News
CONAB raises corn, soybean estimates modestly
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its expectations for soybean and corn production slightly. CONAB says the month to month increases in both corn and soybeans followed upward revisions to planted area totals, but [Read More…]
Ag News
Wet spring raises wheat head scab concerns
Recent rains have increased the possibility of diseases in the winter wheat crop. Dr. Jessica Rutkoski, assistant professor at the University of Illinois, says head scab (or Fusarium Head Blight) is the biggest threat. “It infects [Read More…]
ABC World News
Wars propel global displacements to record high of 75.9 million in 2023, monitor says
Newly arrive refugees stand outside their makeshift shelter as a sand storm approaches on April 21, 2024 in Adre, Chad. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (LONDON) — A record 75.9 million people were displaced by the end [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: House speaker to attend trial as Cohen takes stand again
Former US President Donald Trump looks on during his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York City, on May 13, 2024. (STEVEN HIRSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) [Read More…]