Month: October 2024
ABC Politics News
How to track your ballot and what to do if it’s been damaged
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights up until fetal viability
Octavio Jones via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, F.L.) — In just one week, voters in Florida will head to the polls to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution, through a ballot measure [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Harris to deliver ‘closing argument’ for 2024 election in remarks on DC’s Ellipse
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her final case for her bid for the presidency on Washington, D.C.’s Ellipse on Tuesday where she is expected to give an [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump proposes eliminating personal income taxes. How would that work?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent campaign speeches, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated an eye-catching idea: the elimination of individual income taxes. The proposal follows a string of other tax cuts [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Racist, crude comments at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadow his ‘closing argument’
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former president Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday was framed as his “closing argument” in his bid for the White House and as a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hiker found dead in Texas national park after authorities notice car unattended for days
NPS (ALPINE, TEXAS) — A hiker has been found dead at a national park in Texas after authorities discovered a car had been parked for several days and launched a search and rescue operation, officials [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hundreds of homes evacuated near Colorado wildfire, official says
The Palmer via Getty Images (DENVER) — More than 700 homes were under evacuation orders near the town of Divide, Colorado, as a wildfire burned uncontained nearby, local law enforcement said Monday. The so-called Highland [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hundreds of ballots damaged after ballot box set on fire in Washington: Officials
Portland Police Bureau (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire with incendiary devices early Monday in what authorities believe are connected incidents, police said. The two arson incidents, which [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested for attempted murder after allegedly shooting neighbor amid dispute
ABCNews.com (MINNEAPOLIS, Mn) Police in Minneapolis arrested a man early Monday morning on charges of second-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting his neighbor following a year-long dispute. The arrest came after an intense standoff between [Read More…]
ABC National News
Delphi murder trial: No DNA ties suspect or anyone else to crime scene, expert says
Alex Perez/ABC News (DELPHI, Ind.) — No DNA was found at the site of the Delphi, Indiana, double murders to tie the suspect, Richard Allen, or anyone else to the crime scene, a forensic scientist [Read More…]
ABC World News
Woman missing in the wilderness for nearly a week found alive suffering from snakebite
Saheed Khan via Getty Images (LONDON) — A woman who went missing more than a week ago in the wilderness has been found alive suffering from a snakebite, officials said. The 48-year-old female hiker, who [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea foreign minister heads to Russia as Biden warns of ‘dangerous’ situation
Kim Won Jin via Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported, as the U.S. and NATO [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Iranian president responds to Israel’s retaliation
Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: October heat made more likely due to climate change
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
ABC World News
NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — NATO confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops have been deployed to fight alongside their Russian counterparts in the Kursk region, the area within Russia where Ukraine has been waging an assault. [Read More…]
Ag News
Drones have raised productivity and lowered costs for farmers
Agricultural drones were a novel new idea less than a decade ago, but now, they are quickly becoming a cost-effective farming tool thanks to larger payloads, changes in regulations, and improved technology. Arthur Erickson with [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn harvest nearing completion for Tennessee farmers
A west-central Tennessee farmer says the harvest has been quick. Alan Meadows tells Brownfield overall, it’s been a good crop. “It got a little dry on some late planted stuff, but overall, you know, it’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Central Nebraska farmer seeing variable harvest results, despite large crop
Harvest has been variable for some in central Nebraska. Mike Bergen, who farms in Hamilton County, tells Brownfield… “I think we thought in August, July, coming off a wet spring and early wet summer, that [Read More…]
Ag News
Water levels keep falling on lower Mississippi River
A hydrologist with the National Weather Service says water levels along the lower Mississippi River are expected to continue to fall. Mary Lamm tells Brownfield the same problems that were seen on the river this [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska corn, soybean harvest nearing the finish line
Corn and soybean harvest continues to move at a rapid pace in Nebraska. Southeast Nebraska farmer Logan Bredemeier wrapped up harvest on Friday. “Happy to be done. Wish it would have been better,” he says. [Read More…]