Month: December 2024
Ag News
National Farmers Union watching tax reform
The National Farmers Union is looking at how possible changes to federal tax policy might impact farmers. President Rob Larew says several provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 expire in 2025. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
AMC Theatres breaks records over Thanksgiving holiday
Disney It seems many Americans paired popcorn with their turkey this year. AMC Theatres broke records during its five-day Thanksgiving holiday period, claiming its busiest Thanksgiving Day in the company’s 104-year history, based on attendance [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Eddie Murphy’s son and Martin Lawrence’s daughter engaged: ‘Feels like destiny’
Kayla Oaddams/WireImage Eddie Murphy‘s son Eric Murphy got down on one knee to propose to Martin Lawrence‘s daughter Jasmin Lawrence, setting up the Hollywood comedy legends to become in-laws. The couple announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Saturday, [Read More…]
ABC National News
JonBenét Ramsey case: Progress being made, sources say
L-R” John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenet Ramsey/Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post (BOULDER, Colo.) — Progress is being made in the investigation into the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Lake effect snow slams Great Lakes, 7 states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday. So far, snow totals have reached 58 inches in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
How President Biden came to the decision to pardon his son Hunter
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, DC) — President Joe Biden and his family discussed whether to pardon Hunter Biden during their time together in Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a source familiar with the matter confirmed [Read More…]
Latest News
Name released in Charles Mix County fatal crash
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of a 29 year old woman from Marty who died last Thursday morning in a single vehicle crash six-miles south of Wagner. Authorities say [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Paddington in Peru’ gets new release date, and more
Wayne Northrop, the soap opera star best known for his roles as Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives and Michael Culhane on Dynasty, died on Nov. 29 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Improved Crop Protection
Corteva Agriscience Enlist field specialist Andy Carriger says flexibility is huge when it comes to managing weeds and insects. He tells Brownfield Enlist corn products offer multiple herbicide tolerances and better defense against above and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Georgia at ‘tipping point’ as pro-West protesters clash with security forces
Giorgi Arjevanidze/ AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ancient streets of Georgia’s capital city were again choked with smoke on Sunday night, as a fourth consecutive night of anti-government protests descended into running street [Read More…]
ABC World News
US Navy shoots down Houthi missiles targeting US-flagged commercial ships in Gulf of Aden
U.S.Navy Janae Chambers/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Two U.S. Navy destroyers shot down incoming Houthi missiles and drones that were targeting three U.S.-flagged commercial ships that the destroyers were escorting in the Gulf of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man with chainsaw fatally shot by police inside senior-living facility, officials say
The entrance doors of the River Glen of St. Charles, in St. Charles, Illinois, are seen in a screengrab of a video shot Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (WLS) (ST. CHARLES, IL) — A man wielding [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP senator praises current FBI Director Christopher Wray, calls Putin a ‘tyrant’
Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Mike Rounds emphasized his support for current FBI Director Christopher Wray, whom President-elect Donald Trump intends to fire and replace with the loyalist Kash Patel. “I think the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Josh Allen has TDs passing, rushing and receiving as Bills rout 49ers 35-10 in snow, clinch AFC East
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s memorable week began with singer and actress Hailey Steinfeld accepting his proposal for marriage and ended with the Buffalo Bills quarterback celebrating his three-TD outing in an AFC East-clinching 35-10 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Transgender teen implores Supreme Court to strike Tennessee gender-affirming care ban
After more than two years of gender-affirming treatments, LW, the Tennessee teenager behind a landmark case at the U.S. Supreme Court, says, “I feel normal now.” (ABC News) (NASHVILLE) — The transgender Tennessee teenager behind [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Supreme Court weighs FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With e-cigarettes and flavored vapes booming in popularity, the Supreme Court on Monday will examine whether the Food and Drug Administration unlawfully blocked the marketing and [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Big Ten fines Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for postgame melee
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference announced it fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy for the on-field melee at the end of the Wolverines’ win in Columbus on Saturday. “Not [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Moana’ 2 tops Thanksgiving weekend box office with record-breaking $221 million debut
Disney Disney’s Moana 2 posted a heroic box office box office debut, setting a Thanksgiving weekend box office record with an estimated $221 million. The animated adventure, featuring Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson returning as the voices of [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
AP Top 25: Ohio St, Miami, Clemson drop; Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame, Georgia in line behind Oregon
Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. [Read More…]