Month: March 2026
ABC Politics News
DHS providing furloughed FEMA staff with unemployment resources amid shutdown
The U.S. Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sign at Federal Center Plaza in Washington, D.C., Feb. 15, 2026. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters, FILE) (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is encouraging Federal Emergency [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and more join cast of ‘A Quiet Place Part III’
Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt attend The 2024 BAFTA Tea Party at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on Jan. 13, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic) The cast of A Quiet Place Part III has [Read More…]
Ag News
War abroad, costs at home: fuel and fertilizer prices rise for farmers
The conflict in the Middle East is driving up ag input prices. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he applied all his phosphate and potassium for 2026 last fall. “Locked in my [Read More…]
Ag News
Heavy snow damages NE Wisconsin dairy farm
The blizzard that moved through Wisconsin Sunday and Monday dumped enough wet, heavy snow to collapse a farm building. Anthony Knorn with Junion Homestead Farm near Casco, Wisconsin, tells Brownfield that around two feet of [Read More…]
Ag News
Lab grown honeybees could be future of food production
The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food production. Gene Robinson, who’s also a professor at the University of Illinois, says colony collapse and other factors continue [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 16, 2026
May corn $4.54, down 13 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.55 and 1/4, down 70 centsMay soybean meal $312.20, down $10.50May soybean oil 63.94, down 350 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.97 and 1/4, down 16 and 1/2 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Afghan who died in ICE custody worked with US forces in Afghanistan, advocacy group says
The entrance to a U.S. Immigration and Customs detention facility in Dallas, Texas (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (DALLAS) — An Afghan immigrant who died after being in immigration custody for one day worked alongside U.S. forces [Read More…]
ABC National News
Numerous flights canceled as severe March storm continues
Storm alerts. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — A cross-country storm continued on Monday to produce heavy snow and strong winds in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, including an ice storm in northern Michigan, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump rails against Supreme Court, court system and judge in social media posts
he U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. court system in two posts on social media over the weekend, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens as President Donald Trump announces the creation of the U.S. strategic critical minerals reserve during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on February [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate prepares for SAVE America Act debate, Mullin’s confirmation hearing to lead DHS amid shutdown
Sen. Markwayne Mullin tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, speaks to members of the media as he departs the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 5, 2026. (Anna [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ reboot no longer moving forward at Hulu
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’ (Getty Images) The previously-announced Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot is no more. Sarah Michelle Gellar took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal that Hulu has decided [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar winner Paul Thomas Anderson on how ‘One Battle After Another’ represents our current moment
Paul Thomas Anderson wins at the 98th Oscars on March 15, 2026. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) It was Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another that came away as the big winner during Sunday night’s 98th [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michael B. Jordan on winning the Oscar for best actor: ‘What’s for you is for you’
Michael B. Jordan accepts the best actor award at the 2026 Academy Awards. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Michael B. Jordan won best actor at the Academy Awards Sunday for his dual role in Sinners, becoming the sixth [Read More…]
Ag News
Solutions from the Land emphasizes importance of technical support for farm bill programs
The president of Solutions From the Land says farmers need strong technical assistance for conservation programs in the farm bill to succeed. Ernie Shea says the proposal recently advanced by the U.S. House Ag Committee continues that commitment with long-term [Read More…]
Ag News
Second HPAI commercial turkey flock reported in Kent County
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed a second commercial case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in West Michigan. The state says the Kent County flock was the second reported in less [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois farmer says improving soil health builds profit per acre
A northwestern Illinois farmer says building soil health pays off in the long run. “I tell everybody that I’m a cheap farmer. I do not like to buy inputs.” Greg Thoren, who raises row crops [Read More…]
Ag News
H2Ohio program connects farmers with experts to help implement nutrient management plans
The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says continued growth in the H2Ohio program is helping farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin improve water quality. Brian Baldridge says a new $1 million grant has expanded the [Read More…]
ABC National News
It’s been 100 years since the 1st modern rocket launched. Humans are heading back to the moon
The first full Moon of the spring on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — It’s been 100 years since the 1st modern rocket launched. Humans are heading back [Read More…]
ABC National News
What to know as war with Iran enters 3rd week
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One on March 13, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Trump is traveling to Florida to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Nathan [Read More…]