Month: August 2024
ABC National News
Sean Grayson, ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing, fighting for pretrial release
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The legal team of Sean Grayson, the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Illinois mother Sonya Massey in her home, notified the court Monday during his first pretrial [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYPD prepares for possible US Open security threats
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly one million spectators are expected to attend the US Open, which begins Monday in Queens, New York. Although a new assessment warns that large [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump lays wreath to mark 3 years since Kabul airport attack that killed US troops
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How much will the Fed cut interest rates? Experts weigh in
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Borrowers eager for the Federal Reserve to abandon high interest rates could not have scripted a better four-word declaration than the one on Friday from Fed Chair Jerome Powell: “The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I see dead people (in HD)”: Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’ and ‘Signs’ getting 4K releases
Walt Disney Studios Just ahead of the Oscar-nominated movie’s 25th anniversary, M. Night Shyamalan‘s The Sixth Sense is finally getting a 4K HD Digital release. The Sixth Sense, which starred Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch the emotional trailer for ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images The official trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is here. Christopher Reeve, who brought Clark Kent and his superhero persona Superman to life in four films throughout the ’70s and ’80s, was [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ricky Gervais, Courteney Cox on producers’ “wish list” for ‘Celebrity Traitors’ reality show
Netflix The U.K. version of the hit reality show The Traitors is spawning a celebrity variant, and the show’s producers say “big names” are scrambling to climb aboard, reports The Sun. The reality series is a [Read More…]
Ag News
Fertility key to higher corn yields
A professor of crop physiology at the University of Illinois says fertility is the key to higher corn yields. Dr. Fred Below says proper crop nutrition is vital. “If there’s anything that I think is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dangerously high temperatures to take over Midwest, excessive heat warning issued in Chicago
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirty-eight million people are under heat alerts Monday as dangerously high temperatures are set to take over the Midwest. An excessive heat warning has been issued in Chicago, where the [Read More…]
Latest News
Medicaid work requirements tied to presidential election
South Dakota Newswatch-An attempt by Republican lawmakers to add work requirements for South Dakotans covered under Medicaid expansion will hinge on two election outcomes in November. First, voters will decide on Amendment F, a legislative [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Bradley Cooper and more party at Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island getaway
Gotham/WireImage It’s been a while since we’ve seen a star-studded gathering at Taylor Swift‘s place in Rhode Island, but the tradition returned over the weekend, according to multiple reports. Back from the European leg of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lea Michele announces arrival of second child: “Our hearts are so full”
Bruce Glikas/Getty Image FILE Glee alumna Lea Michele and her husband Zandy Reich shared the news on Sunday that they’ve welcomed their second child, a girl named Emery Sol Reich. “Our hearts are so full,” Instagrammed Michele, bracketing the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Ted Lasso’ moves closer to fourth season and more
Warner Bros. Television has made a move to secure a fourth season of Ted Lasso, picking up the options of original castmembers Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Jeremy Swift, according to Deadline. The studio is also expected try and [Read More…]
Ag News
Spotted lanternfly monitoring continues
The coordinator of the Illinois Agricultural Pest Survey says efforts are continuing to monitor the movement of the invasive spotted lanternfly. Kelly Estes tells Brownfield it can be especially damaging to vineyards and fruit trees. [Read More…]
Ag News
Soy-based asphalt enhancements to be highlighted at Farm Progress Show
Photo: Joclyn Bushman/Iowa Soybean Association The uses of soy will be on display at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Iowa farmer Jeff Frank serves as treasurer for the Iowa Soybean Association’s Board [Read More…]
Ag News
4-H livestock competitors see hard work pay off at Nebraska State Fair
It’s been a busy week at the Nebraska State Fair for 4-H exhibitors. Fourteen-year-old Harley Hansen was all emotions after her market steer Die Hard won overall grand champion Sunday. “He got really sick in [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn Sustainability Assurance Protocol
The Indiana corn and soybean checkoffs invest in developing trade relationships to grow demand for both corn and soybeans. Paul Hodgen, a farmer and member of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council says it’s all about moving [Read More…]
Ag News
Enlist E3 Soybean Performance Gets a Boost from Soybean Breeding Research
In this week’s Managing for Profit, a partnership with Brevant Seeds and Brownfield Ag News, Area Product Manager Brad Foresman has more on the latest advancements in soybean breeding for Brevant. The post Enlist E3 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia launches ‘nightmare’ deadly drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, Kyiv says
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Aug. 26, 2024, shows rescuers working to extinguish a fire following a missile attack at an undisclosed location in Odesa region of Ukraine. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Kate Middleton attends Sunday service in Balmoral with royal family amid cancer treatment
Catherine, Princess of Wales attends day fourteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London. — Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE (ABERDEENSHIRE, [Read More…]