Month: August 2024
ABC Politics News
How Kamala Harris is making America discuss race following Trump comment
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The ethnicity of Vice President Kamala Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, has begun a conversation about how race fits into her political identity as [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage after national inventory falls by 25% in July
Yoshiyoshi Hirokawa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The American Red Cross said Monday that it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, and extreme heat may be partly to blame. In a press release, the organization said [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Google violated U.S. antitrust laws in maintaining a monopoly over the online search business, a federal judge ruled Monday, in a landmark ruling for the Justice Department in its efforts [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Stocks recover some losses after tumultuous trading, calls grow for a Fed rate cut
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stocks plummeted on Monday as markets worldwide reckoned with a disappointing jobs report last week that fueled concern of a possible recession. When markets opened on Monday morning, the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
The US economy has defied recession forecasts for years. Is this time different?
Andrew Brookes/Getty Images, STOCK (NEW YORK) — A worldwide selloff jolted markets on Monday in the aftermath of a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report that elicited fear of an economic recession. Japan’s main Nikkei 225 stock [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Disney+ collab with Apple Vision Pro adds four Marvel movies in 3D, new NatGeo environment
Apple TV+ If you’ve got an Apple Vision Pro device and Disney+, you’ll now be able to transport yourself to Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park via VR. The National Geographic environment marks the first-ever immersive project [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Apple TV says ‘Shrinking’ will return for season 2 in October
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has revealed its Jason Segel/Harrison Ford dramedy Shrinking will return for a 12-episode second season on Oct. 16. Co-created by Segel and Ted Lasso writers Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, the show’s second season will [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘House of the Dragon’ to end with season 4
HBO/Ollie Upton During a press conference on Monday regarding the season 2 finale of its Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, showrunner/co-creator Ryan Condal says the show will end after a fourth season. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Homebound” David Lynch says emphysema may keep him from stepping on a set again
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images In a new interview with Sight & Sound magazine, acclaimed Twin Peaks director David Lynch says he has emphysema and as a result likely won’t direct on set ever again. [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin farmers harvesting small grains as row crops continue developing
Wisconsin’s warm and mostly dry week allowed for small grain harvesting and good row crop development. USDA reporters say only six percent of the state’s topsoil and three percent of the subsoil is short of [Read More…]
Ag News
A dry week for Arkansas crops
A dry week allowed Arkansas farmers to get more fieldwork finished. The National Ag Statistics Service says most of the state saw no rain. Topsoil moisture levels show just 4% of the cropland has surplus [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop conditions decline in South Dakota
In South Dakota, USDA says corn and soybean condition ratings declined 2 to 3% the last week of July. Corn is rated 67% good to excellent with 72% of the corn is in dough stage, [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures sharply lower to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the broader markets, waiting for direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $3.07 lower at $179 and December lives closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Warm temps, low rainfall cause MO crop conditions to decline
USDA says Missouri’s corn and soybean conditions declined slightly in the last week of July, likely due to the above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Missouri’s corn condition is rated 77% good to excellent [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Nine UN employees fired for ties to Oct. 7 attack
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: Remains of about 80 deceased [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Four killed, including two kids, as storm slams Florida
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Debby is roaring across Florida as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall Monday morning. A hurricane warning was issued for Florida’s Big Bend area, from near Cedar Key [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge orders Justice Department to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Justice Department to return the spear and horned-helmet sported by Jacob Chansley, the self-described “QAnon Shaman,” as he stormed the U.S. Capitol on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Debby tracker, maps: Latest storm path
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Debby is roaring across Florida as a tropical storm after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning. Here’s what to expect: On Monday, Debby will bring very heavy [Read More…]
ABC National News
International Delta flight struck by lightning diverted back to Boston: FAA
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Delta Air Lines flight headed to Rome, Italy, from Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, was struck by lightning while in the air, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jon Stewart to miss ‘The Daily Show’ after COVID-19 diagnosis
Comedy Central The Daily Show will be without Jon Stewart Monday after the part-time host tested positive for COVID-19. As he recovers, Michael Kosta will host the show at 11 p.m. ET on Comedy Central; [Read More…]