Month: May 2024
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: US aware of American doctors trapped in Gaza
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
Latest News
Grocery tax repeal validated for the ballot
South Dakota Searchlight – The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office said Monday that a petition seeking to repeal the state sales tax on groceries has enough signatures from registered voters to make the Nov. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four big takeaways from Day 16 of Trump’s hush money trial
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump reached a crescendo Monday when the state’s star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, testified about his ex-boss directing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage demolished in controlled explosion after delays
Christopher Rosario/US Army Corps of Engineers (BALTIMORE) — Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage was demolished in a controlled explosion on Monday evening after being delayed due to lightning near the site on Sunday. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: ‘Just do it,’ Cohen says Trump told him about making Stormy Daniels payment
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man who rammed U-Haul truck into White House security barrier pleads guilty
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man who drove a U-Haul truck into metal barriers outside of the White House in May 2023 pleaded guilty on Monday, admitting he carried out the attack fueled by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit “LGBTQIA+-related events and venues,” including events during 2024 Pride month — celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Teen graduates after earning doctoral degree at age 17
Courtesy of Arizona State University/W Scott Mitchell (CHICAGO) — A teenager from Chicago walked in her graduation ceremony this month after earning her Ph.D at 17. Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II was only 10 when [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nikki Haley holds donor retreat in South Carolina, not expected to endorse Trump
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nikki Haley will meet with roughly 100 of her biggest donors who supported her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this week, taking another step toward reemerging back into public [Read More…]
News
Secretary of State warns of telephone scam regarding ballot petition
Secretary of State Monae Johnson is warning South Dakotans to be aware of scammers after citizens have reported receiving calls. She says the calls coming from random numbers with a 605-area code, where the caller [Read More…]
ABC Health News
KP.2 is now the dominant COVID variant. Experts say US may see a summer increase in cases
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the last few months, JN.1 has been the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, making up the majority of cases. A new variant, however, has taken over [Read More…]
ABC Business News
OpenAI announces new version of AI language model that fuels ChatGPT
Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — OpenAI announced a desktop version of its conversation bot ChatGPT on Monday as well as the latest iteration of the AI language model that fuels the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paul Giamatti returning for third ‘Downton Abbey’ film
Focus Features On Monday, May 13, Focus Features announced a third Downton Abbey film is in the works, and The Holdovers‘ Paul Giamatti will be returning. According to the studio, Giamatti will reprise as Harold [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
George Clooney to make Broadway debut in adaptation of his ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
(L-R) Clooney, Ray Wise, Heslov on ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ – Warner Bros. Pictures George Clooney and his longtime producing partner Grant Heslov are taking their Academy Award-nominated 2005 film Good Night, and Good [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Halle Berry’s Mother’s Day posts raising eyebrows for more than one reason
ABC/Matt Petit When Halle Berry popped up on Instagram on Mother’s Day, most of the attention became about her being nude on a balcony for the second time in two years. The new photo showing [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin farmers make planting progress
Wisconsin farmers made significant progress last week. USDA’s latest crop update says corn planting advanced from 22 to 40 percent and is now slightly ahead of the five-year average. Soybeans are 37 percent planted, compared [Read More…]
Ag News
Rains continue to cause planting delays in Tennessee
Heavy rains have delayed planting progress for many Tennessee farmers. Corn is 73 percent planted, and 45 percent emerged. Soybeans are 46 percent planted, and 25 percent emerged. Cotton is 28 percent planted. Winter wheat [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota planting pace slips after fast start
Corn planting is in line with the usual pace across Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update shows 56 percent of the crop is in, with 14 percent emerged. Soybean planting, at 26 percent, trails the [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn, rice planting near completion for Arkansas farmers
Another big week of planting for Arkansas farmers. Statewide, corn is 95 percent planted, 84 percent of the crop emerged, and 68 percent is rated good to excellent. Rice is 94 percent planted and 81 [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 13, 2024
Jul. corn closed at $4.72 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $12.19 and 1/2, up 1/2 centJul. soybean meal closed at $366.50, down $5.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 45.15, up 71 [Read More…]