Year: 2024
ABC Health News
CDC helping Chicago officials respond to city’s 1st measles cases since 2019
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly sending a team to Chicago to help health officials respond to the first measles cases detected in the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jimmy Kimmel spills the tea to ‘Kelly and Mark’ about the Oscar night Trump review and Al Pacino
Disney/Frank Micelotta In a post-Oscars interview that aired on LIVE with Kelly and Mark Monday morning, Jimmy Kimmel revealed his live reading of Donald Trump‘s negative post about him almost didn’t happen. Toward the end [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” breaks the internet as Eva Mendes reminds him of dad duties on Oscar night
Disney/Frank Micelotta Ryan Gosling may be Just Ken, but he’s just dad to Amada and Esmeralda, his two daughters with longtime partner Eva Mendes. The Barbie Oscar nominee’s showstopper had the stars at Los Angeles’ [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Argylle’ tops Vudu’s streaming list
Universal Matthew Vaughn‘s spy movie Argylle might have crashed in theaters, but apparently, audiences were just waiting to watch it at home. The stylish thriller starring Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard and Henry Cavill debuted [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. cattle producers see room for complimentary U.K. trade
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says there is potential for more complementary trade with the United Kingdom. Government Affairs Director Kent Bacus tells Brownfield consumer demand for certain cuts of beef is different on both [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures mostly lower to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower, waiting for the week’s direct business to develop. April live cattle were unchanged at $187.60 and June live cattle closed $.40 lower at [Read More…]
Ag News
Productive late winter for Illinois farmers
A central Illinois farmer says it’s been a productive late winter. Malcolm Head, who farms and sells seed with his family in Macon County, says they’ve accomplished a lot already… “We worked some ground down [Read More…]
Ag News
Midwest Dairy names Scott CEO
Midwest Dairy, the ten-state checkoff-funded promotional organization, has a new leader. Corey Scott will take over the Chief Executive Officer role on Wednesday as Molly Pelzer retires. Scott is a former Vice President of Sales [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 11, 2024
May corn closed at $4.41 and 3/4, up 2 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.79 and 1/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $337.20, down $4.20May soybean oil closed at 46.64, up 47 [Read More…]
ABC World News
Bitcoin soars to record high following UK approval of crypto asset
Chesnot/Getty Images (UNITED KINGDOM) — Bitcoin soared to a record high of more than $72,000 on Monday after a financial regulator in the United Kingdom gave the green light to a cryptocurrency-backed investment vehicle. Bitcoin hit $72,166 in early [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden hits back after Trump floats ‘cutting’ Social Security to curb the national debt
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and his reelection campaign have seized on former President Donald Trump, in an interview Monday on CNBC, appearing to float “cutting” entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump asks judge to delay hush money trial while Supreme Court weighs his immunity claim
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the judge overseeing his hush money case in New York to delay the trial, currently scheduled to begin March 25, while the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about Biden’s 2025 budget proposal
Megan Varner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday released his budget for fiscal year 2025, highlighting his efforts to help middle-class Americans get a leg up as the general election kicks off. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to step down
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she is stepping down from her cabinet position later this month — marking only the second cabinet secretary to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘House of cards’: Special counsel slams Hunter Biden’s effort to dismiss tax charges
Mark Makela/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel David Weiss has filed his rebuttal to efforts by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden to have his nine tax-related charges in California dismissed, slamming his arguments in court filings [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert Downey Jr.’s win was just one Oscar night “highlight” for ‘Iron Man’ co-star Gwyneth Paltrow
Disney/Scott Kirkland — ABC Gwyneth Paltrow‘s memory of her time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could be better, but at least she recalled starring with Robert Downey Jr. in 2008’s Iron Man. An Oscar winner [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emmy-winning show and tell: Bradley Cooper cameos on Oscar night episode of ‘Abbott Elementary’
Disney/Gilles Mingasson Bradley Cooper may not have won a trophy for Maestro during Sunday night’s Oscars, but he was a trophy after the show ended: He was brought to a class for show-and-tell on Abbott [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Believe in yourself”: Da’Vine Joy Randoph hopes her Oscar win for ‘The Holdovers’ inspires others
Disney/Scott Kirkland At the Oscars on Sunday night, Da’Vine Joy Randolph continued her winning ways for her performance in The Holdovers. As she accepted her Best Supporting Actress trophy, a visibly moved Randolph spoke of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to jail on March 19
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has been ordered to report to jail in Miami on March 19 to begin his four-month sentence after he defied a subpoena from the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Progressive groups launch ‘Reject AIPAC’ effort as Democratic divides over Israel deepen
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of nearly two-dozen progressive groups on Monday launched a seven-figure effort to defend progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized both Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and continued [Read More…]