Month: July 2024
ABC National News
As death toll climbs in the West from historic US heat wave, flash flooding, tornadoes hit the East
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As a historic U.S. heat wave continued on Thursday, heat-related deaths in July climbed to at least 28 in the West, while the East Coast recovered from tornadoes and flash flooding [Read More…]
ABC National News
Frustration grows as Houston’s power outage goes into 4th sweltering day
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — More than a million electrical customers in Houston remained without power amid sweltering weather on Thursday and most won’t have their power restored until the end of this weekend, a [Read More…]
Ag News
Concerns remains about upcoming milk marketing referendums
Some dairy stakeholders are concerned about how USDA will handle the farmer referendum at the end of the Federal Milk Marketing Order reform process. American Farm Bureau Federation economist Danny Munch tells Brownfield he’s hoping [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures mostly higher Thursday
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were steady to higher and feeders were up, watching the direct markets. Contracts were able to shrug off the session’s cash and wholesale bearishness, along with last week’s marketing [Read More…]
Ag News
Consistent moisture challenges post emergence weed control
A weed scientist at the University of Missouri says consistent rains continue to make post emergence weed control a challenge. Kevin Bradley says there has been more than 10 inches of rain in central Missouri [Read More…]
Ag News
Return of Rosen Rye offers farmers new markets
One distillery in Northern Michigan is trying to restore the state’s prominence as a rye producer and it’s going to great lengths to do so. “Our goal here is to make Rosen Rye a viable [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas Wheat Commission says crop quality better than 2023
It’s been a good harvest for many Kansas wheat farmers. Marsha Boswell with Kansas Wheat says the overall quality is better than last year’s drought-stricken crop. “Test weights have been above 60 pounds and so [Read More…]
Latest News
James Valley Drug and DUI Court Graduation
James Valley Drug and DUI Court Thursday celebrated two successful graduates from the intensive program which offers an alternative to incarceration. Jonah B has 480 days sober….. John B has 609 days sober….. James Valley [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy on how Hugh Jackman’s voice memo “unlocked” ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Marvel Studios In a lengthy three-way video interview with Variety, director Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds described how Hugh Jackman “unlocked” what became Deadpool & Wolverine. While Jackman’s “epiphany” that he wanted to put on Wolverine’s claws [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Shelley Duvall, ‘Nashville’ and ‘The Shining’ star, dies at 75
Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Shelley Duvall, the actress best known for starring in Robert Altman‘s Nashville and 3 Women, and in Stanley Kubrick‘s horror classic The Shining, has died, her partner Dan Gilroy told ABC [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Love Island USA’ becomes #1 reality series in streaming
Peacock It seems America is in the mood for Love. Love Island, that is. The Peacock series’ sixth season has become the #1 reality series in the country across all streaming platforms, according to Nielsen [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Friends on and off camera”: Vanna White shares photo with new ‘Wheel of Fortune’ co-host Ryan Seacrest
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth — Mark Seliger Vanna White and Ryan Seacrest are bonding ahead of the new Wheel of Fortune season. On Tuesday, White shared a sweet photo on Instagram with her new co-host at dinner [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Pretty girls should always smile”: Teaser drops for Demi Moore’s horror pic ‘The Substance’
Fargeat and Moore at Cannes – Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images The Substance, a body horror pic starring Demi Moore that received a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes International Film Festival — and the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation cooled in June, outperforming economists’ expectations
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 3.0% in June compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong stretch of progress in the fight to slow price increases. The latest inflation reading outperformed economists’ [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Midwives can be an Rx to America’s maternal mortality crisis
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ashley Watts is getting ready to become a first-time mom. “This pregnancy ride has been very fulfilling,” Watts, 32, told ABC News. For Watts, this pregnancy journey is different. She [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Pfizer targets obesity with new once-daily Danuglipron drug
bymuratdeniz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pfizer announced early Thursday morning that it has selected its preferred once-daily modified release formulation of danuglipron, a move that it said was a significant milestone in the obesity drug’s [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Nearly 200 cases of dengue virus reported in New York and New Jersey: CDC
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 200 people have been infected with dengue in the states of New York and New Jersey so far this year, according to data from the Centers for [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New study raises questions about tampon safety for women
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study that detected variable levels of heavy metals, including lead, in tampons currently on the market is being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Brawl breaks out between players and fans after Colombia-Uruguay Copa America match
Members of each team skirmish on the pitch during the CONMEBOL Copa America semifinal between Uruguay and Colombia on Wednesday July 10, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
US men’s national soccer coach Gregg Berhalter fired
Gregg Berhalter, head coach of the United States, during the National Anthem before the CONMEBOL Copa America group C match between the United States and Uruguay at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on July 1, [Read More…]