Month: August 2024
ABC World News
No active wildfires after hundreds of firefighters battled outbreak near Athens
Volunteers fight a wildfire near Penteli, on August 12, 2024. Greece’s civil protection authorities ordered the evacuation of several towns in the north-eastern suburbs of Athens, threatened by a violent fire that started the day [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump wants a US ‘Iron Dome’ the military hasn’t asked for
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is reviving his promise to build “the best Iron Dome in the world,” a version of the air defense system built by Israel that experts say [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump is running against Harris, but he can’t seem to stop attacking Biden
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a new Democratic opponent who entered the race some three weeks ago, former President Donald Trump appears to be still focused on the man no longer in the race [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Walz thanks Vance for his military service
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris [Read More…]
Latest News
PUC reduces requested increases in electric and natural gas rates for MDU
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission significantly reduced rate increases for both South Dakota electric and natural gas customers served by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. at their regular meeting in Pierre today, Aug. 13, 2024. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United Auto Workers Union has filed federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the union said Tuesday. In a thread on X, the union [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man dies of heat exposure after crashing car off embankment in Death Valley National Park
Gabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A second man has died of heat exposure in California’s Death Valley National Park this summer, according to the National Park Service. Peter Hayes Robino, 57, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Abortion access initiative will be on Missouri’s ballot in November, could overturn the state’s abortion ban
ilbusca/Getty Images (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Missouri voters will get to decide in November whether to enshrine abortion rights into their state’s constitution. On Tuesday, the Missouri Secretary of State certified a ballot initiative that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
AI company securing permissions from stars to use their voices from the Great Beyond
Getty Images The estates of some stars who have already passed on — including Judy Garland and Burt Reynolds — have made deals that may soon have them reading you your next audiobook. That’s what [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 4 trailer has arrived
Patrick Harbron/Hulu Only Murders in the Building season 4 is heading to Hollywood. On Tuesday, the trailer for the upcoming season of the Emmy-winning Hulu series arrived, featuring Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Cameron talks “classified” ‘Terminator’ project, tells some fans to “get a life
20th Century Studios In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner James Cameron confessed, to the surprise of perhaps few, that he considers himself “overbearing.” It was a response to what Cameron called a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
George Clooney takes a shot at Quentin Tarantino over his saying Clooney is “not a movie star”
Dimension Films/Miramax/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images It’s hard to tell from a magazine interview how serious George Clooney was being, but in a new chat in GQ with his Wolfs co-star Brad Pitt, George has a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“When the light is green…” Netflix gives go ahead to ‘Ghostbusters’ animated series
Reitman and Kenan – Courtesy Netflix A Ghostbusters animated project will officially be a series from Netflix. Variety reports the streamer has given the green light to the show, which was being developed by Ghostbusters: [Read More…]
Ag News
IFB encourages mental health awareness as farm profitability wanes
Top officials with the Illinois Farm Bureau say profitability concerns are bringing increased awareness around farmer mental health. President, and Ogle County farmer, Brian Duncan tells Brownfield… “As we look at depressed commodity prices, wondering [Read More…]
Ag News
Cyberattacks a growing concern in agriculture
Cyberattacks continue to be a growing problem for the agriculture sector. Mark McHargue, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau tells Brownfield… “They’re really looking at certainly supply chain type venues or vectors that people can [Read More…]
Ag News
Good fair and farm weather for mid-August
The recent rains and cooler temperatures are welcome at the Missouri State Fair and on the farm. Drew Lock, a farmer from northeast Missouri, says it’s been unusually comfortable for the fair. “Normally the fair [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures supported by stronger boxed beef
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up waiting for direct business to develop. Contracts were oversold and there was support by stronger boxed beef prices. October live cattle closed $.72 higher [Read More…]
Ag News
Uzbekistan becoming a U.S. soybean destination
Soybean export business is growing in Uzbekistan. Minnesota farmer Patrick O’Leary says he was in the central Asian country last week for the arrival of about 150 tons of U.S. soymeal. “A very small thing, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Convicted murderer escapes North Carolina hospital while receiving medical care: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) — A convicted murderer is on the loose after escaping from a North Carolina hospital Tuesday morning, officials said. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from North Carolina Department of Corrections custody [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ to screen at the Toronto Film Festival
Lionsgate Francis Ford Coppola‘s anticipated, mostly self-funded Megalopolis will screen as part of the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s star-packed movie, which boasts a cast featuring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman and [Read More…]