Month: July 2024
ABC Politics News
What constitutes an ‘official act’ by a president?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a historic ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts taken as president, but not [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court live updates: Biden says SCOTUS decision sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a historic decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” taken while in the White House. In [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Steve Bannon reports to prison for contempt of Congress sentence
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon surrendered on Monday to law enforcement to begin his four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. He entered the Federal Correctional Institute Danbury, in [Read More…]
ABC National News
New details emerge in police shooting of 13-year-old New York boy
ABC News (UTICA, N.Y.) — As the family of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by police in Utica, New York, demanded justice, the city’s police chief alleged Monday that the teenager had a realistic-looking [Read More…]
ABC National News
Following Supreme Court ruling, Trump moves to have NY hush money conviction tossed: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling that President Donald Trump has some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken to overturn results of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
US Marshals rescue 200 missing children over six weeks
Kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Marshals Service rescued and located 200 missing or endangered children over a six-week period, the agency announced on Monday. “Operation We Will Find You 2” focused on several hot [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two children among five dead after plane crashes in upstate New York: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five people, including two children, were killed Sunday in a plane crash in upstate New York, police said. The victims were family members from Georgia. They were headed back [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge declares mistrial in Karen Read murder case after jury says it’s still undecided
Jason Marz/Getty Images (DEDHAM, Mass.) — The judge in the Karen Read murder trial has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on the fifth day of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hurricane Beryl slams Carriacou Island as a major Category 4 storm
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Beryl regained its Category 4 status as it slammed into Carriacou Island with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Beryl made landfall in Carriacou at 11:10 a.m. ET as [Read More…]
ABC World News
40 people injured after Air Europa flight experiences heavy turbulence, diverted to Brazil: Airport
@Natalia_gimeno (SAO GONCALO DO AMARANTE, Brazil) — Forty people were injured after an Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay experienced strong turbulence and was diverted to Brazil, officials said. Flight UX045 experienced “heavy” turbulence [Read More…]
ABC World News
Record warm ocean temperatures allowed Hurricane Beryl to become the earliest Category 4 Atlantic storm
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ST GEORGE’S, Grenada) — Warmer-than-usual ocean temperatures have allowed for the earliest-ever Category 4 hurricane on record to barrel through the Atlantic Basin, records show. Hurricane Beryl was a Category 4 storm [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hostage speaks first time since release
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]
Ag News
Heavy rains and flooding cause some NE crop damage
A crop insurance agent in southeast Nebraska says recent heavy rains and flooding have caused some crop damage in the state. “Some of the crop is 100% gone, depending on the stage.” Ruth Gerdes with [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA releases Federal Milk Marketing Order recommendations
USDA has released its recommendations for changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The recommendations cover a variety of issues discussed at length during the USDA hearing held last fall and early winter in [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas winter wheat harvest nears the end
The winter wheat harvest continues, while conditions of corn and soybeans slightly falling. According to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Conditions report, winter wheat harvest is 80% complete, well ahead of 39% last year and the [Read More…]
Ag News
78% of Nebraska soybeans, 80% of corn rated good to excellent
Corn and soybeans conditions have dipped slightly from last week. The latest Crop Progress and Conditions report from the USDA says 78% of soybeans are rated good to excellent, 23% of the crop is blooming, ahead of last year’s 17% and the 5-year [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain relief hits Ohio, helps crops
Ohio experienced a break in the heat last week and most of the state received much needed rains. According to the latest Crop Progress and Conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 66 percent good [Read More…]
Latest News
Final Codefendants in Mitchell Legion Baseball Assault Case Accept Plea Deals
The last three codefendants in the alleged sexual assault of a Mitchell Legion baseball teammate have reached plea deals with the state. Karter Sibson, 18, Hudson Haley, 19, and Landon Waddell, 20, pleaded guilty to [Read More…]
Latest News
Law banning sale of some near-pot products takes effect, but won’t prevent every legal high
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight As of today, several varieties of intoxicating hemp products are illegal to sell or produce in the state of South Dakota. That doesn’t necessarily put them out of reach for South [Read More…]
Latest News
Ex-trooper, now a cannabis grower, wants answers on fake weed inaction
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Alan Welsh wasn’t just a cop. He was a Very Important Cop. The kind of cop who gets a legislative commemoration for an outstanding career upon retirement. Now he grows marijuana for a [Read More…]
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