Month: August 2024
ABC Business News
Costco adds membership scanners upon entry to crack down on customers sharing cards
Customers wait in line to check out purchases at Costco store on June 28, 2023 in Teterboro, New Jersey. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When customers walk in to shop at Costco [Read More…]
ABC Business News
CosMc’s is officially open: What to know about the McDonald’s offshoot
CosMc’s (NEW YORK) — CosMc’s, a new small-format beverage-led concept from McDonald’s, has officially opened in San Antonio, Texas. Starting Thursday, patrons in the Alamo City will be among the first to try the new [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell fire investigation underway
The Mitchell Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire Thursday afternoon around 3:25 that heavily damaged garage units of townhomes in the 1600 block of East First Avenue. Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says [Read More…]
Ag News
No federal disaster aid for southern IL dam collapse, flooding
Farmers in southern Illinois are finding out why a strong farm safety net is important this year. “We are at about 14 inches of rain for July.” State Representative Charlie Meier’s family has farmed ground [Read More…]
Ag News
Pork Shoppe upgrade helps Wisconsin fairgoers, staffers
Hungry fairgoers are finding one of the longtime food stands hosted by an agriculture organization has changed… a lot. The Wisconsin Pork Association’s Pork Schoppe food stand is a popular stop for fairgoers, but [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF soldiers accused of abusing Palestinians denied release
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Palestinian death toll climbs to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Perseid meteor shower is nearing its peak: Here’s how to see it
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The next great sky show is coming soon, and it is forecast to be one of the most awe-inspiring shooting star displays of 2024. Appearing annually between late [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman dies after getting caught in baggage carousel at Chicago O’Hare
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after getting caught in a baggage carousel, officials told ABC News. The woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he has agreed to offer from ABC News to debate Harris
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10. Trump said so during a news conference [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Noah Lyles, suffering from COVID, comes up short in bid for double; settles for bronze in 200 meter
Hannah Peters/Getty Images (PARIS) — Noah Lyles came up short in his quest for the 100-meter, 200-meter double at the Paris Olympics. He did get the bronze, but had been aiming to be the first [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Personal finances, net worth of Walz and Vance show stark differences
Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The major party vice presidential nominees — Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance — sharply disagree on a range of issues. The differences in their personal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID was 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC
Getty Images – STOCK/dowell (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has significantly fallen as a leading cause of death in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new provisional data published Thursday [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reviews hint it might be game over for ‘Borderlands’ movie
Lionsgate The video game franchise Borderlands has legions of fans around the world. However, the upcoming movie adaptation, not so much — at least according to reviewers. The action comedy starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Believe: Co-creator Bill Lawrence says ‘Ted Lasso’ could return — under one condition
Apple TV+ When it comes to the future of the Emmy magnet Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, the coach has the ball. That’s the word from the show’s co-creator Bill Lawrence, who tells Collider that a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michelle Pfeiffer to headline ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off ‘The Madison’
Courtesy Parmount Network The rumors were true: Michelle Pfeiffer is joining Taylor Sheridan‘s Yellowstone universe. The actress will headline The Madison, a project that had a working title of 2024. Paramount Networks calls the series [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin State Fair shows moms about dairy
Urban moms learned more about nutrition and dairy farming at the Wisconsin State Fair. Dairy Lane board member Nicole Barless tells Brownfield a new initiative this year was to target “momfluencers” showing mothers in the [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin State Fair does Dairy Lane differently
The Wisconsin State Fair has changed how Dairy Lane educators interact with the fairgoers. Board Member Nicole Barlass tells Brownfield this year, they hired dairy ambassadors instead of recruiting volunteers to handle the many questions [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 8, 2024
Sep. corn closed at $3.79 and 1/4, down 4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.93 and 1/2, down 11 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $319.50, down $4.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 42.17, up 10 [Read More…]
Ag News
Herbicide drift worse on rice this year
An extension rice specialist says herbicide drift has likely affected some of the rice as the crop headed this season. “It’s always been an issue, for several years anyway, but we definitely hit a particularly [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat see a down day
Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, with September closing below $10. Soybeans continue to monitor development conditions, with mild temperatures and scattered rainfall in much of the region. At this point, the trade [Read More…]