Month: July 2024
ABC Politics News
Biden to speak on civil rights, Supreme Court proposals at LBJ Presidential Library
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday will visit the LBJ Presidential Library to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and give remarks on his new proposals to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz makes a name for himself in the Harris veepstakes
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Vice President Kamala Harris continues to search for her 2024 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is receiving some new buzz. Walz, a veteran and former public school teacher [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Harrison Ford says keeping his ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ character’s secret was “wonderful”
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Harrison Ford, if you don’t know by now, is a pretty good actor. A chat with Entertainment Weekly reveals he straight-up lied to a reporter from another outlet about his character in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I could use a Wolverine”: Jennifer Garner’s Comic-Con elevator ordeal goes viral
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Jennifer Garner‘s Instagram is already famous for her takes on her daily life, and thanks to a new post and a stuck elevator, she’s gone viral again. Garner was recently [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The worst-rated TV series finales, ranked
Getty Images Even for a successful TV series, it’s pretty hard to stick the landing come its final episode — see also: the divisive swan songs of Seinfeld and The Sopranos. With that in mind, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds thank fans for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine”s record-breaking open
L-R: Reynolds, Jackman, Shawn Levy – Marvel Studios The weekend box office take for Deadpool & Wolverine has been revised upward to $211 million domestically, with its global take now at $444.1 million — making [Read More…]
Ag News
China’s dairy self-sufficiency affects dairy exports
A recent report shows China’s drop in dairy imports is because they have rapidly become more self-sufficient. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells Brownfield China took steps around four years ago to increase stocks of milk [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas corn conditions decline
A south-central Kansas farmer says a lack of moisture has caused his dryland crops to struggle. Rick Schlender tells Brownfield.. “The better soils aren’t looking too bad, but the lighter soils, even a week ago [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers face weed management dilemmas
Farmers trying to control weeds through a wet first half of the growing season have faced several dilemmas. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says weed emergence and growth have been unpredictable. “Giant [Read More…]
Ag News
Growers continue spraying for tar spot
A crop protection specialist says tar spot is one of his biggest concerns for the rest of the growing season. Dan Waldstein, technical marketing manager with BASF, says reports of the disease have been variable [Read More…]
Ag News
MO soybean, cotton conditions decline slightly
Missouri’s crop conditions stayed the same or moved slightly lower in the last week with help from below normal temperatures and some rain. USDA says the state’s corn condition is rated 78% good to excellent [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 8 stabbed in ‘major’ incident in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that injured at least eight people in the United Kingdom, police and emergency officials said Monday. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: DNC boasts grassroots donation record after Harris endorsement
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up what has been a whirlwind week in the presidential race with her campaign saying Sunday it has raised more than $200 million in less [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Homeland Security Investigations sees 300% increase in foreign victims of sextortion
ABC News (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Homeland Security Investigations has seen a 300% increase in foreign victims of financial sextortion, according to the head of the center that investigates cybercrimes at the Department of Homeland Security. [Read More…]
Ag News
“Farm of the Future” studying latest in ag tech at U of I
A University of Illinois Extension specialist says the “Farm of the Future” is becoming reality at the U of I’s Urbana campus. Dennis Bowman tells Brownfield the USDA funded I-FARM (Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management) [Read More…]
Ag News
CME cash dairy prices mixed Monday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged since Friday at $0.57. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 at $1.95. One sale was recorded [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tracking California wildfires: Latest smoke map as Park Fire continues to rage
David Mcnew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — One of the largest wildfires in California history, the Park Fire in Northern California, continued to rage Monday morning, racing across four counties and threatening more than 4,200 structures [Read More…]
ABC National News
Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The days of the perfect-looking yard — often lawns that guzzle copious amounts of water to stay green — may soon be gone. Homeowners are increasingly opting to “re-wilding” their [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump will sit for ‘victim interview’ in assassination attempt investigation, FBI says
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump will sit for a “victim interview” in the investigation into his attempted assassination, the FBI announced on a Monday conference call with reporters. FBI Special [Read More…]
Latest News
How DSU became a cyber power-house
South Dakota News Watch– A seed planted by South Dakota legislative and higher education leaders four decades ago has blossomed into one of the nation’s top high-tech universities located in a small city in the [Read More…]