Year: 2024
ABC Business News
Big Tech layoffs are back. Are other workers at risk?
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Big Tech companies laid off hundreds of employees in recent days, commanding headlines and confronting workers across the economy with a question: Am I next? Amazon and [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘The situation is catastrophic’: Gaza’s largest functioning hospital operating at 300% capacity
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (GAZA) — Hospitals in Gaza are experiencing “catastrophic” situations, operating far beyond capacity amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to international organizations. Nasser Hospital — the largest functioning health facility in Gaza, located [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fulton County judge sets hearing over allegation DA Fani Willis had improper relationship with prosecutor
Dennis Byron-Pool/Getty Images/FILE (ATLANTA) — The Fulton County judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has set a hearing to hear evidence over allegations from one of the co-defendants in the case [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missouri teacher accused of poisoning husband charged with attempted murder
Cole County Sheriff’s Office (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — A Missouri teacher has been charged with attempted murder after her husband told police he believed she was poisoning him for several weeks — and allegedly captured [Read More…]
ABC National News
E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Fixing Carroll’s reputation would cost $12M, says expert
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial [Read More…]
ABC National News
Scott Peterson case taken up by LA Innocence Project: Exclusive
Andy Alfaro/The Modesto Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The LA Innocence Project has taken up the notorious case of convicted wife killer Scott Peterson in new court filings, ABC News has [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sept. 11 victim’s remains newly identified through DNA testing
Matthew T. Carroll/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Well over two decades since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the unyielding DNA testing by the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner paid [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to do if you have a cough that won’t go away
PonyWang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many as 30 million people see a doctor each year due to a cough, according to statistics from the National Library of Medicine. If you’re one of the many [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lost in translation: Sofia Vergara was “disappointed” her ‘Modern Family’ husband wasn’t Antonio Banderas
Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Sofia Vergara was a fan of the show Married with Children when she was growing up in Colombia, but as she reveals in an upcoming installment of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Brats’, Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack reunion doc, set for Hulu release
FOX via Getty Images Back in May, ABC Audio reported how St. Elmo’s Fire star Andrew McCarthy became a man in motion, documenting on Instagram his reunions with his one-time Brat Pack members as part [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Selena Gomez to guest-star in pilot for ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ sequel series
L-R: Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin in ‘Wizards of Waverly Place,’ Bob D’Amico/Disney Channel via Getty Images Selena Gomez is going back to her roots. Deadline reports that Selena will guest-star in a pilot [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jodie Foster explains why she turned down playing Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’
ABC/Randy Holmes Fans of the original Star Wars know that many young actresses tried out for the role of Princess Leia before the late Carrie Fisher ultimately landed the part. One of those who was [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat up after hitting new lows
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying after March was able to hold at $12.01. It was an up and down day with contracts making new lows for the move, watching development weather [Read More…]
Ag News
Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices
A fertilizer market expert says shipping delays due to rising tensions in the Middle East will likely raise the price of urea and phosphate. Josh Linville with StoneX Group says few fertilizer shipments are going [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer testifies on SEC climate disclosure impacts
A third-generation grower says the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on climate-related disclosures does not consider the costs that will be placed on framers. Bill Schultz with Schultz Fruitridge Farms in southwest Michigan testified [Read More…]
Ag News
Nutritionist says look at feeding, genetics, markets before starting beef-on-dairy
A nutritionist says more dairy producers are considering beef production alongside their milking herds, but there are steps to take before diving into the new enterprise. Aimee Hafla with Cargill Animal Nutrition tells Brownfield getting [Read More…]
Ag News
Many farmers believe farm bill stalls until ’25
Many farmers believe they won’t see a new farm bill until sometime in 2025. Cassandra Coball with the Torrey Advisory Group has been monitoring activity in Washington D.C. and tells Brownfield Congress is too preoccupied [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Unclear whether medical aid has reached hostages
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD and LONDON) — Pakistan carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Iran early Thursday, allegedly targeting militant positions amid rising tensions between the neighboring nations. A Pakistani official told ABC News that Thursday’s strikes [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ cites ‘unimaginable horror’ and ‘cascading failures’ in scathing Uvalde shooting report
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A scathing Justice Department report into the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, described “cascading failures of leadership” during the attack and an “unprecedented” level [Read More…]