Month: December 2024
ABC National News
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Mangione hires ‘veteran’ New York lawyer
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione has hired veteran former New York City prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to defend him against murder charges on Friday, according to a statement Friday night from her [Read More…]
ABC Business News
TikTok denied emergency request to stop ban from taking effect
Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The federal appeals court that last week rejected TikTok’s attempt to overthrow its pending ban denied the company’s request Friday that sought to pause the ruling and the Jan. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two airboats collide in Florida sending over a dozen people to the hospital
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (OCHOPEE, Fla.) — At least 16 people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after two airboats collided in Florida, investigators said. Officers responded to the 911 call around 3:15 p.m. and found several people [Read More…]
ABC National News
What to know about the federal drone bill backed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is throwing his support behind proposed federal legislation that would address unmanned aircraft systems as the state deals with an ever-growing spate of drone [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump backs dockworkers in fight against automation. The move risks higher prices, experts say
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump this week voiced support for tens of thousands of unionized dockworkers in a dispute with major shipping companies. Negotiations between workers and management are deadlocked over the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Love Hewitt to return as Julie James in new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ film
Sony Pictures Entertainment Jennifer Love Hewitt is slated to reprise her role as Julie James in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film. The actress shared the news on Friday in an [Read More…]
Ag News
John Tate’s tips for first-time hunting land buyers
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Ag News
Young farmer raising shrimp in southwest Nebraska
Nebraska is known for its robust beef industry, but one young farmer hopes to also put the state on the map for seafood. Grant Jones, of Imperial, started Chundy Aquaculture in 2018 and since 2020 [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers Union leader wants farm bill titles kept together
Some lawmakers are considering putting the commodity and crop insurance titles from the unfinished farm bill into other legislation to get them done, but some farmers oppose that. Commodities under Title I and crop insurance [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle mixed to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, on spread trade. Feeder cattle were lower on profit taking. February live cattle closed $1.52 higher at $193.65 and February lives closed at $1.17 higher at [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska Cattlemen outgoing president says labor concerns are widespread
The outgoing president of the Nebraska Cattlemen Association says he’s concerned about ongoing labor shortages. Jerry Kuenning tells Brownfield it’s impacting every sector of U.S. agriculture. “It’s not just in packing plants, it’s who’s going to [Read More…]
ABC National News
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione may waive extradition, DA says
Luigi Mangione is seen inside the police station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 2024/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, may waive extradition [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump and Vance to attend Army-Navy game with Daniel Penny
MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will make their way to Landover, Maryland, on Saturday to attend the Army-Navy football game and will be joined by Daniel Penny, the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr.’s lawyer and top ally asked FDA to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s personal attorney previously lobbied the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval of the polio vaccine, highlighting an influential Kennedy ally who, sources tell ABC [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s lawyers, seeking to dismiss hush money case, slam DA for ‘thuggish tactics’
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The only path forward in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York is vacating his conviction and dismissing the case prior to Trump taking [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ returning for limited run on Disney+
Vince Bucci/Getty Images Malcolm in the Middle is making a return. The beloved family sitcom will air a limited, four-episode run on Disney+, with stars Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek all back in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Allison Holker pays tribute to late husband Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss 2 years after his death
Michael Rowe/Getty Images for IMDb Allison Holker is remembering her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, on the two-year anniversary of his death. In a post shared to Instagram on Friday, Holker paid tribute to Boss [Read More…]
Ag News
2025 drought concerns looming
Early indicators are pointing to an increased risk of drought in 2025. Eric Snodgrass, chief atmospheric scientist with Conduit Ag, says he’s closely watching La Nina and the Bermuda High. “We had a pretty epic [Read More…]
Ag News
Rapid food safety testing could be a year away
Researchers are about a year away from developing rapid tests to detect some foodborne illnesses. Michigan State University Nano BioSensor researcher Vangie Alocilja is leading a project to develop a test kit for poultry producers [Read More…]