Year: 2024
ABC Politics News
Texas Gov. Abbott announces military base at border in Eagle Pass
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — Texas is building a new military base for National Guard members deployed to the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas — where state and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nikki Haley says deployed husband ‘stepped up to defend our nation’s freedom’
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — During a South Carolina speech Tuesday where former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley vowed to stay in the 2024 Republican primary race, she grew emotional speaking about her husband — recently [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What a possible Capital One and Discover merger means for consumers
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Capital One’s decision to acquire Discover could establish a new megafirm that shakes up the credit card industry. The move may hold long-term implications for credit card [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sydney Sweeney to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Mark Ruffalo says he’ll “never” host
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic – Amy Sussman/WireImage Saturday Night Live announced on Tuesday that Madame Web and Anyone but You star Sydney Sweeney will be making her debut on the long-running sketch show on March 2. Her [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Giancarlo Esposito is a “man of integrity” in new sneak peek to crime series ‘Parish’
AMC AMC has dropped a sneak peek of Parish, its forthcoming six-part crime series starring Emmy-nominated Breaking Bad and Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito. The new thriller features Esposito as Gracian “Gray” Parish, the proud owner [Read More…]
Ag News
United Soybean Board shows soy products in home makeover
Photo: L-R: Brownfield’s Larry Lee, Tracy Hutson, Tony Mellenthin, Katie Mellinthin The United Soybean Board shows farmers and consumers how soy-based products can be used in their homes. Tony and Katie Mellenthin farm in western [Read More…]
Ag News
Biden administration announces $500 million to combat wildfires
The Biden administration has announced new investments to help combat wildfires. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack calls this an important day as $500 million is being invested into the agency’s Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy. “Several [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan potato supply chain valued at $2.5 billion
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission says the economic impact of the state’s potato supply chain is substantial. Executive Director Dr. Kelly Turner tells Brownfield potatoes in 2022 were the state’s second-largest produce commodity in terms [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana Farm Bureau members meet with state lawmakers over breakfast
A lobbyist for Indiana Farm Bureau says a shortened session in the State Assembly has brought a sense of urgency to passing bills impactful for farmers. Senior Director of Policy Strategy and Advocacy Katrina Hall [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close mixed as buyers watch demand signals
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher and feeders were up, preparing for this week’s direct cash cattle business. April live was down $.22 at $187.32 and June was up $.12 at $182.95. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: US draft resolution calls for temporary cease-fire
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kansas City Chiefs parade mass shooting: Two adults arrested for murder
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Two adults have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays each [Read More…]
ABC National News
Virginia Tech student goes missing driving home to take exam
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MERRIMAC, Va.) — A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university. Johnny Roop, a senior at the school’s business college, was [Read More…]
ABC National News
YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, business partner Jodi Hildebrandt sentenced in child abuse case
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (ST. GEORGE, Utah) — YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, who pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse of two of her children, was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive sentences of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BURNSVILLE, Minn.) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Houthis shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone flying near Yemen
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — An American MQ-9 Reaper flying near Yemen has been shot down by Houthi militants, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News and the Pentagon later said on Tuesday. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US readies UN Security Council resolution calling for temporary cease-fire in Gaza
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American diplomats are preparing to present a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of all [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia to get hit with ‘major sanctions’ in response to Navalny’s death, US says
belterz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House will announce a new “major sanctions” package on Friday “to hold Russia accountable” for the death of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Russian [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Fifth case of measles linked to Florida elementary school outbreak
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in southern Florida has risen to five. The outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston — [Read More…]