Month: August 2024
ABC Politics News
US holds firm against Ukraine using American weapons to strike deep inside Russia
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is expected to keep in place its restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American long-range weapons deep inside Russia, despite pressure from a delegation of Ukrainian officials [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024. — Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images (LA CROSSE, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL
Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Most Americans say they and Kamala Harris alike are prepared to accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential election as legitimate. Donald Trump, not so much. Eighty-one percent of Americans [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Harris, pressed on changing policy positions, says ‘my values have not changed’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In her first in-depth interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN, when asked about her changing policy positions, that her “values have not changed.” ‘My [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Unfairly attacked’: Army defends Arlington National Cemetery employee involved in Trump incident
Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Arlington National Cemetery staffer who tried to stop the Trump campaign from filming a video among the graves of recently fallen service members has declined to press [Read More…]
ABC National News
Landmark bill banning some dyes in food served in California schools passes
ilbusca/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A landmark bill to ban some dyes in food served at California public schools, aimed at protecting children’s health, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested for murder in case of couple missing from California nudist community
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (REDLANDS, Calif.) — Police have arrested a man in connection with a couple who went missing from a nudist community in California. Police are now confident the couple is dead. The couple’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kansas City mayor calls for reform after fatal shooting of local chef Shaun Brady
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas talks on Oct. 20, 2022, in his office at City Hall. (Emily Curiel/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The Kansas City community is mourning [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump asks federal court to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay the upcoming sentencing in his New York hush money case by again asking a federal court in New York to take up [Read More…]
ABC World News
Why Afghan women are singing to protest Taliban’s ban on women voices
Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Gazing into a mirror framed by a vase of bright flowers, Taiba Sulaimani begins to sing. The lyrics, in Farsi, offer a message of hope — I will [Read More…]
ABC World News
Namibia to cull over 700 animals to feed those affected by drought
Ismail Aslandag/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Namibia has announced that it will cull 723 wild animals to feed parts of its population as it grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. In a [Read More…]
ABC World News
Taylor Swift terror attack suspects planned to kill ‘a huge number’ of fans, CIA official says
Kate Green/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The suspects who plotted an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna earlier this month planned to kill “a huge number” of people, according to a CIA official. CIA [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel says it killed top militant in West Bank operation
Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on app
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PARIS) — Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the platform, prosecutors announced Wednesday. [Read More…]
Ag News
Rep. Feenstra says producers need crop insurance certainty
A U.S. Representative from Iowa says the ag industry deserves the certainty of a new five-year farm bill. Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield many farmers at the 2024 Farm Progress Show expressed concerns about crop [Read More…]
Ag News
Scout for tar spot in September
An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says tar spot scouting needs to be a priority as harvest approaches. Eric Wilson says many farmers have stepped up their management of the disease. “I feel like more [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmers discuss harvest timelines at Farm Progress Show
Some Iowa farmers say they’ll start harvesting crops in September while others plan to hold off until October. Davenport farmer Robb Ewoldt says he expects to get combines in the field in the next two [Read More…]
Ag News
Nunn critical of Senate Ag Committee leadership over farm bill
A Republican member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee looking for progress on the farm bill is frustrated with Senate Ag Committee leadership. Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says he and his colleagues in the House [Read More…]
Ag News
Cover crop research explores supplemental N ahead of soybeans
University of Wisconsin teams are working on ways to help cover crops get established faster and stronger in the fall. Soybean specialist Shawn Conley tells Brownfield weather in northern states can make establishing a cover [Read More…]
Latest News
FEMA update for Davison County
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved 198 disaster assistance applications in Davison thus far totaling more than $649,000 in aid. That’s the word from FEMA Public Affairs Specialist Tony Mayne. He says as of [Read More…]