Month: November 2024
ABC Politics News
Trump transition live updates: Musk backs Gaetz for AG amid allegations
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump calls for halt in confirmation of judges until Inauguration Day
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for a halt in confirming judges until he takes office, accusing Democrats of “trying to stack the courts.” “The Democrats are trying to stack [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judiciary Committee senators suggest a Gaetz confirmation hearing could get fiery
Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has been calling Senate Republicans to push for now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be confirmed as attorney general as lawmakers continue to raise concerns over [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mace says effort to ban transgender women from Capitol women’s restrooms aimed at McBride
Rep. Nancy Mace; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace said Tuesday that the bill she introduced to ban transgender women from using biological women’s restrooms at the U.S. Capitol [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in random Manhattan stabbing spree appears in court on murder charges
Sam Costanza/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man accused of killing three people in an apparent unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. Ramon [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daughter desperate to find driver who killed dad in hit-and-run: ‘Please come clean’
KABC (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Police and relatives are pleading with the public to help find the driver who struck and killed a father of three in a hit-and-run in Los Angeles. Oscar Guardado was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Laken Riley’s last moments retraced during trial on Georgia nursing student’s murder
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — The last moments before Laken Riley was killed while out on a run on the University of Georgia’s campus were shown in court Tuesday on the third day of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Deaf man with cerebral palsy said he tried to communicate with officers before violent arrest
RichLegg/Getty (PHOENIX, Ariz) — A deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was violently arrested by two Phoenix police officers in August said he tried to alert the officers that he was deaf before they [Read More…]
ABC National News
Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case
Justin Lane – Pool/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday they would oppose President-elect Trump’s attempt to dismiss his criminal hush money conviction in New York — but [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat
Russian President Valdimir Putin; Photo credit: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it defeated a Ukrainian ATACMS attack in the western Bryansk region, shortly before the Kremlin [Read More…]
ABC World News
Investigation into possible sabotage underway after 2 underwater cables cut in Baltic Sea
Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — An initial investigation into possible sabotage has been launched by four NATO countries — Finland, Germany, Sweden and Lithuania — after two underwater telecommunications cables connecting Germany [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel kills 5 in central Beirut, officials say
Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza — particularly in the north of the strip — and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia says Ukraine’s use of Western rockets could prompt nuclear response
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is pictured on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists that new [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: US counties lack sufficient air quality monitoring
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…]
Ag News
Ag economist says uncertainty surrounds future of sustainable aviation fuel
An ag economist says there’s still some uncertainty surrounding the future of sustainable aviation fuels. Jacqui Fatka with CoBank tells Brownfield… “I think we’re hoping for a short term fix, especially as we see the corn and soybean prices, [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA announces more than $24 million in REAP funds for rural Wisconsin businesses
Thirteen rural businesses in Wisconsin have been awarded more than $24 million from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to become more energy efficient. The largest project, a $22.6 million loan, will [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm Bureau looks for clearer WOTUS definition
American Farm Bureau is eager to see how the Trump administration handles the Waters of the U.S. rule. AFBF senior director of government affairs Courtney Briggs says WOTUS continues to cause a lot of confusion [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher ahead of Friday’s On Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct business. December live cloud will close $2.47 higher at $186.57 February lives closed $2.02 higher at $188. January feeder [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 19, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.27 and 1/4, down 2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.98 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $288.60, down $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 44.84, down 68 [Read More…]
Latest News
NorthWestern Energy partners to raise awareness about imposter utility scams
NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week and to recognize the ninth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day [Read More…]