Month: August 2024
ABC National News
Four hotel workers charged with felony murder in death of man captured being pinned down
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Four hotel workers were charged with felony murder in connection with the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who was seen on video being pinned down outside of a [Read More…]
ABC National News
California rocked by 5.3-magnitude earthquake centered near Bakersfield
USGS (NEW YORK) — Kern County was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, centered in Lamont, California, not far from Bakersfield, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 5.3 earthquake hit at [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Silicon Valley leaders get behind Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers an address on Artificial Intelligence policy at the U.S. embassy, Nov. 1, 2023, in London. (Carl Court/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — After several of its brightest stars declared support for [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Stock prices seesaw as turbulence roils markets. How should investors respond?
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stock prices worldwide seesawed dramatically this week, forcing investors to keep up with sudden turns in the market and weather fears of an economic slowdown. The S&P 500 on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Daisy Ridley reveals Graves’ Disease diagnosis
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Daisy Ridley has revealed that she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease back in September 2023. Graves’ disease is an immune system condition that affects the thyroid gland, according to Mayo Clinic. The Young [Read More…]
Ag News
A brief cool spell for most of the Heartland; seasonal heat & humidity to return
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the Atlantic Coast States, excluding Florida and southern Georgia, while hotter-than-normal [Read More…]
Ag News
Grain prices move lower, fertilizer prices don’t follow
Josh Linville, the vice president of fertilizer for Stone X Financial Inc., says some fall and spring fertilizer prices have moved higher, which could make input decisions more challenging. The post Grain prices move lower, [Read More…]
ABC World News
German hotel partially collapses, killing one and trapping eight, police say
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least one person was killed and eight others remained trapped Wednesday after a hotel partially collapsed near the banks of the Mosel River in western Germany, police said. Police [Read More…]
ABC World News
Cooler regions could see ‘boom’ in tick populations due to climate change, researchers say
rbkomar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tick populations could see a “boom” in traditionally cooler regions should global temperatures continue to rise, possibly increasing the likelihood of the spread of tick-borne diseases, according to new research. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Seven US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraqi base, officials say
CT757fan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seven U.S. personnel were injured following a suspected rocket attack Monday against U.S. and Coalition forces at Al-Assad Air Base in western Iraq, U.S. officials said. Five U.S. service members and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Storm churns in Atlantic ahead of second landfall
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. At least six people have been killed in [Read More…]
ABC National News
California rocked by 5.3-magnitude earthquake centered near Bakersfield
USGS (NEW YORK) — Kern County was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, centered in Lamont, California, not far from Bakersfield, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 5.3 earthquake hit at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Western wildfire season continues with a vengeance as new blaze destroys homes in Southern California
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. wildfire season is continuing on a relentless pace across the West as a new blaze erupted in Southern California, destroying multiple homes and leaving residents little time [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Harris and Walz to campaign in battleground states Wednesday
Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘We are the underdogs’: Harris introduces her running mate Tim Walz to fired-up Philadelphia crowd
Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event at Girard College, on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Vance’s battleground state blitz mirrors plans of Harris, Walz
Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) holds a campaign rally at Radford University on July 22, 2024 in Radford, Va. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The same week Vice President Kamala Harris [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/6/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEArizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians POSTPONEDMinnesota Twins 3, Chicago Cubs 7Tampa Bay Rays 3, St Louis Cardinals 4 AMERICAN LEAGUELA Angels, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
More than 40% of LGBTQ youth said they considered suicide in the past year, CDC report finds
Elva Etienne/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ reported higher rates of poor mental health and experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors than their cisgender and heterosexual peers, a new U.S. survey found. [Read More…]
Ag News
The value of beef to a healthy diet
Work continues on the 10th edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Shalene McNeill, the executive director of nutrition research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the guidelines are updated every five years and will be [Read More…]
Ag News
NCGA representative hopeful for resolution to Mexico’s GM corn ban
A policy expert with the National Corn Growers Association says she’s hopeful the Mexican decree banning genetically modified corn imports will be overturned before the end of the year. Nancy Martinez says U.S. lawyers made [Read More…]