Year: 2024
ABC National News
Pro-Palestinian students file civil rights complaint against Harvard University
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a dozen Harvard University students have filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights demanding an investigation into Harvard’s alleged failure [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed set for first rate decision since forecasting cuts
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., and Wall Street will closely watch an announcement from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday about whether to shift its benchmark interest rate. The move marks the first such [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Abbott Elementary’ launching national Lunch Break tour to help underserved schools
ABC While ABC’s Emmy-winning comedy Abbott Elementary had been donating a portion of its budget to supporting students in need since it first hit the air, the producers are taking it a step further ahead [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hunter Biden business associate tells House Oversight Committee GOP allegations are ‘preposterous’
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A longtime business partner of Hunter Biden, Eric Schwerin, said in a closed-door interview Tuesday with members of the House Oversight Committee that he is “not aware of any financial transactions [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jennifer Crumbley could have left work for son on day of shooting, CEO testifies
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — Jennifer Crumbley’s trial continued on Tuesday with witnesses testifying about the morning of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in Michigan. Andrew Smith, the CEO of the real estate company [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former homeland security secretary defends Mayorkas amid impeachment push
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A former secretary of homeland security has come out in stalwart support of current Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is soon set to face a historic impeachment vote by House Republicans. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New York City Council overrides Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes on solitary confinement ban, police transparency bill
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City Council voted Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes on a solitary confinement ban and a bill to document [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he’s decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s decided how the U.S. is going to respond to the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chita Rivera, Broadway legend and trailblazing Latina actress, dies at 91
ABC News Chita Rivera, the Broadway legend and trailblazing Latina actress, has died. She was 91 years old. Lisa Mordente, Rivera’s daughter, said her mother died peacefully on Tuesday in New York City after a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert Downey Jr. announces new Happy Coffee venture
Photo: Paul Abell for happy On both his Instagram Stories and to People, Robert Downey Jr. has announced he’s gotten into the coffee game. The Marvel movie star and Oppenheimer Oscar nominee has launched Happy [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn, soybean prices could fall again
A market analyst says commodity prices are likely to dip a little more unless there’s a big increase in demand. Because of lower prices, John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield there is an [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hog business remains quiet
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle were up and feeders were sharply higher, preparing for the week’s direct business and Wednesday’s USDA Cattle Inventory report. The trade thinks those semi-annual numbers could be bullish, but there [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm groups’ lawsuit against Wisconsin DNR rejected
A lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and their authority to force large farms to acquire permits was rejected by a circuit judge. The lawsuit filed last May on behalf of Wisconsin Dairy [Read More…]
Ag News
POET announces partnership with Summit Carbon Solutions
A new partnership between POET and Summit Carbon Solutions is expected to help capture nearly five million tons of CO2 annually. The agreement will incorporate 17 of POET’s biofuels production facilities into Summit’s carbon capture [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 30, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.47 and 3/4, up 7 and 1/2 centsMar. soybeans closed at $12.18 and 3/4, up 24 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $363.00, up $8.70Mar. soybean oil closed at 46.00, [Read More…]
Latest News
Bill would make it easier for Black Hills community to become a city
Black Hawk, South Dakota — a 137-year-old community with a population of over 3,000 — isn’t actually a city. The community has its own ZIP code, post office, water company, fire department, cemetery, businesses, churches [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel rejects hostage deal on table, Israeli source says
A Palestinian elderly woman crosses a street which has been bulldozed by the Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on January 29, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found burned, dismantled in trash can: Police
Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images (WICHITA, Kan.) — A statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson stolen from a Kansas park was found dismantled and burned in a trash can fire Tuesday morning in what authorities called a “disgraceful” act, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gamers turning to public domain to find the next big trend
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A “game jam” is an online competition for people who make games, whether tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons or video games like Minecraft or Call of Duty. But most [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Without seeing bipartisan border deal, Speaker Mike Johnson calls it a ‘nonstarter’ in the House
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Senate negotiators neared an agreement on a long-awaited bipartisan border deal, House Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News Tuesday that while he hasn’t seen the bill yet, the agreement is [Read More…]
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