Month: July 2024
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Two hostages ‘no longer alive,’ IDF says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. Department of Energy announces prize for cattle, solar research
The director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Technologies Office says up to $8.2 million is being awarded to study the dual use of land for both solar energy production and cattle grazing. Dr. [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board members elected
Wisconsin’s potato checkoff, the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board has three new members. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection certified the election of Eric Schroeder from Deerbrook to serve District #1, James Okray from [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures move higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of the week’s direct business. August lives closed $2.37 higher at $186.30 and October live cattle closed $1.52 higher at $186.12. August feeder [Read More…]
Ag News
Uneven corn brings uncertainty to in-season fertility
Planting delays in some parts of the Corn Belt are resulting in uneven crop development, creating some questions about in-season fertilizer use. Stephanie Zelinko with AgroLiquid says farmers should base application decisions on how far [Read More…]
Ag News
Foreign milk production strong in Australia, down in Argentina
USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says two of the top five exporters had a drop in milk production. Argentina’s production fell 7.4% and New Zealand was down seven-tenths of a percent. Meanwhile, Australia’s production rose 3.3% [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell High School Back to School Information
Mitchell High School Principal, Mr. Justin Siemsen, has announced that the first day of school will be Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Back to School Registration Day for MHS students will be Wednesday, July 31, 2024 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Brendan Fraser will play Dwight D. Eisenhower in upcoming film about D-Day
Jordin Althaus/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Brendan Fraser has found his next big movie role. The Oscar winner will play Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower in the upcoming film Pressure, Deadline reports. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Blake Lively supports hubby Ryan Reynolds with ‘Deadpool’ post
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Blake Lively is clearly Deadpool’s #1 fan. Sure, it helps that she’s married to Ryan Reynolds, the actor portraying the iconic “merc with a mouth,” but her fandom goes way deeper. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I don’t like fame”: HBO drops trailer to new documentary ‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’
HBO One of Hollywood’s most iconic leading ladies, Elizabeth Taylor, takes center stage in a new HBO Original documentary, a trailer for which just dropped. Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes debuts Aug. 3 and “allows [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds denies “once and for all” that Taylor Swift is in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Marvel Studios The rumors that Taylor Swift would be involved in Deadpool & Wolverine have literally been going on for years, mostly because Taylor and star Ryan Reynolds have been friendly for years. But Reynolds says he’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Camila Mendes, Jonah Hauer-King and more in talks for ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ follow-up
‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ – Columbia Pictures/Getty Images A follow-up to the 1997 thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer will star some new faces and could feature some favorites from [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Families, friends shop and split with ‘bulk sharing’ to save money on groceries
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Families, friends, and even roommates are combining forces to create more savings on grocery products by buying in bulk and splitting the bill at big box retailers like Costco [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace to force a full House vote to impeach Secret Service Director Cheatle
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace moved to force a full House vote to impeach United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle for high crimes and misdemeanors. Mace filed the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kamala Harris rallies new campaign to fight against Trump after Biden’s endorsement
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets staff at campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on July 22, 2024. (ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (WILMINGTON, Del.) — Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted President Joe Biden’s endorsement [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s social media suggests a campaign scrambling from Biden leaving 2024 race
Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Kamala Harris’ super PAC launches first campaign ad targeting Trump over Roe v. Wade
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd during a campaign event at James B. Dudley High School on July 11, 2024 in Greensboro, N.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — EMILY’s List, an abortion-rights political [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden has bowed out but GOP attacks continue as he faces big week ahead
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden announced Sunday he wouldn’t seek reelection, he told Americans he believes it would be best for him to “stand down and to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump appeals his $454 million New York civil fraud case
Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Body camera footage released by Illinois State Police of woman killed by former sheriff’s deputy
Courtesy Ben Crump (NEW YORK) — Police body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot in her own home by a deputy after calling 911 to [Read More…]