Month: June 2024
ABC Sports News
MLB shortstop Tucupita Marcano permanently banned for betting on baseball
Michael Owens/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pittsburgh shortstop Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from MLB for gambling more than $150,000 on baseball, according to the league. Marcano, 24, faced the stiffest penalty of several [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Georgia court halts Trump’s election case in Fulton County pending resolution of Fani Willis ruling appeal
SimpleImages/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A Georgia court of appeals has halted Donald Trump’s criminal case in Fulton County pending resolution of an appeal of the disqualification ruling that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to stay [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate Democrats to put squeeze on Republicans with vote on contraceptive access
Jena Ardell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would codify the right to access contraceptives nationwide, as Democrats look to put reproductive care at the front of their [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Defense Secretary Austin’s chief of staff steps down
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff is stepping down, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, five months after Austin and his top aide faced blowback for not telling the White [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to tout American global leadership during trip to France
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (FRANCE) — President Joe Biden arrived in France early Wednesday morning where he looks to highlight America’s world stage leadership — past and present — as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza remain [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hunter Biden gun trial updates: Ex testifies he smoked crack weeks before gun purchase
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building and United States Courthouse on July 26, 2023 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Mark M (WILMINGTON, Del.) — President Joe [Read More…]
ABC National News
Controversial congestion pricing toll delayed in Manhattan
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she has indefinitely postponed the implementation of congestion pricing, which had been scheduled to begin at the end of the month. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Boeing’s Starliner launches its 1st astronaut-crewed flight after several delays
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (CAPE CANVERAL, Fla.) — Boeing’s Starliner capsule launched Wednesday its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station (ISS) after several delays. The liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. ET from [Read More…]
ABC National News
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg opposes Trump request to lift gag order after hush money trial
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg opposes former President Donald Trump’s request for Judge Juan Merchan to lift the gag order in his hush money case despite the conclusion of [Read More…]
ABC National News
A first-of-its-kind geothermal system will cool and heat dozens of homes in Massachusetts
Getty Images – STOCK (FRAMINGHAM, Mass.) — A Massachusetts neighborhood could be the envy of sustainability enthusiasts in the state after it was picked by an energy provider as the location to install the first-ever [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russian-Ukrainian man arrested following explosion near Paris in suspected terrorism conspiracy: Officials
Photography taken by Mario Gutiérrez./Getty Images (RUSSIA) — A Russian-Ukrainian national suspected of being involved in a terrorist conspiracy was taken into custody after being injured in an explosion in France earlier this week, officials [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 18 arrests in Jerusalem Day chaos
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 World News
Russian cosmonaut becomes 1st person to spend 1,000 cumulative days in space
Dawam Syah / 500px/Getty Images (RUSSIA) — A Russian cosmonaut became the first person to spend a cumulative 1,000 days in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko, 59, reached the record while [Read More…]
ABC World News
6 arrested in connection with shooting near US Embassy in Beirut: Lebanese Army Command
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Six people, including the alleged gunman, have been arrested in connection with a shooting Wednesday morning near the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, that injured a [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate officials mark World Environment Day by announcing 12 months of record high temperatures
the_burtons/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s World Environment Day comes with a sobering reminder about the severity of global warming, according to climate experts. New climate warnings were announced Wednesday, including that the planet [Read More…]
Ag News
Northern Wisconsin fieldwork slowed by rain
A dairy and crop farmer in northern Wisconsin is way behind on fieldwork thanks to rainy weather. Ben Augustine from Sheldon says, “Some of the smaller operators are wrapped up, but anyone with decent acres? [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash cattle country remains sluggish
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower with boxed beef down at midday, waiting for the week’s direct business. August live was down $.57 at $177.87 and October was $.50 lower at [Read More…]
Ag News
Specialty crops widening ag trade deficit
An ag economist says America’s reliance on foreign fresh produce is likely to increase as the ag trade deficit widens. Michigan Farm Bureau’s Loren Koeman tells Brownfield 30 years ago less than 15 percent of [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 5, 2024
Jul. corn closed at $4.39 and 1/4, down 3 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.77 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $359.50, up $4.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.13, [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. cheese, ice cream production up in April
USDA says dairy production was up for cheese and hard ice cream, but down for several other products U.S. cheese production was up in April. USDA says total production excluding cottage cheese was 1.19 billion [Read More…]