Month: November 2024
ABC Entertainment News
Courtney B. Vance talks ‘blessing’ of getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Warner Bros./Mitchell Haddad On Thursday’s installment of The Jennifer Hudson show, Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance talked about his anticipation of receiving one of the biggest honors in showbiz, a star on the Hollywood Walk [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Illinois state Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction in hoax attack
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images, FILE The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime. Smollett was found guilty in 2021 for faking a racist and homophobic [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bitcoin reaches record high, vaults toward $100,000
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bitcoin vaulted to a record high on Thursday, surging more than 3% in early trading and hurtling toward investors’ long-sought milestone of $100,000. The price of bitcoin briefly exceeded [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump transition live updates: Gaetz dropped out amid sexual misconduct scandal
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
Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after withdrawing as AG pick?
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in the next Trump administration, but the question remains: can he go back to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Even though Gaetz has withdrawn, Democrats will keep pushing for release of ethics report
Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — Even though former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten said Thursday that he’ll continue to try [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Mayorkas, Wray draw bipartisan fire for declining to testify in public at threats hearing
Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top officials from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday drew bipartisan fire for declining to testify in public at a Senate hearing on “worldwide threats” [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Donald Trump’s attorney general
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he is withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. “I had excellent meetings with [Read More…]
ABC National News
Financial aid applications are open: What you need to know after last year’s mess
jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year — 10 days ahead of schedule. Top officials from the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Macy’s Thanksgiving parade could be target of terrorist threats, officials warn
Kena Betancur/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be an attractive target for both foreign and domestic terroristic violence, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Water levels at reservoirs all over the Northeast dried up due to drought conditions in recent months
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast have dried up due to drought conditions in recent months, according to experts. Water levels at reservoirs [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wisconsin kayaker who faked death says he is ‘safe’ but won’t reveal his location, won’t come home
Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN LAKE, Wis.) — Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death at a Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is speaking to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Brooklyn man convicted in 1989 murder of Yusuf Hawkins will try to prove his innocence
Moses Stewart and Diane Hawkins grieve over the slaying of their son Yusuf Hawkins; Nicole Bengiveno/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — When Yusuf Hawkins, a Black 16-year-old, was shot and killed [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
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
Icelandic volcano previously dormant for 800 years erupting again
ICELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — A once long-dormant volcano in Iceland is erupting again and impacting activity in a populated region nearby. The volcano, on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine says Russia hit it with ICBM, Zelenskyy says Putin is ‘terrified’
Ukraine State Emergency Service/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and KYIV) — Russia on Thursday launched what officials in Kyiv said was an intercontinental ballistic missile toward southeastern Ukraine, but a U.S. official told ABC News [Read More…]
ABC World News
In Pakistan, Afghan journalists face deportation and yearslong waits for humanitarian visas
Asad Zaidi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON )– As Jahanzeb Wesa fled toward the Pakistani border in the middle of the night, he wondered if his career defending human rights would help protect him now that he [Read More…]
Ag News
Drought causes challenges for Kansas ethanol plant
The CEO of an ethanol plant in northwest Kansas says 2024 has been a challenging year. Derek Peine is with Western Plains Energy in Oakley. “For us in particular, we suffered another year of drought. [Read More…]
Ag News
Much still to learn about soybean cyst nematode
There is still much to learn about the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans. Iowa State University entomologist Greg Tylka has studied soybean cyst nematodes for decades and says he’s fascinated by the biology. “There [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 21, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.26 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.77 and 3/4, down 12 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $287.70, down $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 42.18, [Read More…]