Month: May 2026
ABC National News
Telecom company executives hit with $20M fraud charges in New York in first case of self-reporting
In this photo illustration, the Telekom Malaysia company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Senior personnel at a telecommunications company orchestrated a “calculated embezzlement [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate goes on break amid GOP plan to curtail Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ and ballroom funding
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a ‘Rose Garden Club’ dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Artificial intelligence could potentially eliminate thousands of jobs in New York City, city official says
In this Jan. 19, 2026, file photo, New York City Comptroller Mark Levine speaks at an event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Brooklyn Academy Of Music, FILE) [Read More…]
Ag News
Economist says manure testing is wise as fertilizer costs rise
An agricultural economist says with high fertilizer prices, it’s time to dial in what manure can do for crops. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences tells Brownfield it’s [Read More…]
Latest News
Man from Crooks sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance
A 50 year old man from Crooks is sitting in a federal prison following his conviction of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on Monday. Cary Ludens was sentenced to 13 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Army cuts dozens of medical training courses amid funding woes
Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, maneuver toward an objective during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise as part of Ivy Mass at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kerry Washington to star in ‘What Remains’ series in development at Hulu
Kerry Washington of Onyx Collective’s ‘Unprisoned’ poses for a portrait during the 2023 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 14, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (JSquared Photography/Contour by Getty [Read More…]
Ag News
NASS urges producer participation ahead of closely watched July cattle report
With the U.S. cattle herd still at historically low levels, the industry is watching closely for signs of meaningful expansion. Lance Honig, chair of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, says the July Cattle Inventory report should provide a clearer [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag employer group says H-2A court ruling provides stability for farmers
The head of the National Council of Agricultural Employers says a recent federal court decision brings more certainty to farms using the H-2A program. John Hollay tells Brownfield the U.S. Department of Labor’s reforms for [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn decline further on weather, planting paces
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Planting weather mostly looks favorable for much of the region into the end of the month. There’s also some expectation that planted area will top what the [Read More…]
Ag News
Better emergence, needed moisture encouraging for north Iowa farmer
A north Iowa farmer says crop emergence is better than a year ago. Josh Hitzhusen grows corn and soybeans near Rockwell and tells Brownfield stands were thin last year. “It’s not a perfect stand out [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures drop sharply ahead of Friday’s On Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on technical liquidation ahead of the On Feed report from the USDA. June live cattle closed $4.12 lower at $249.15 and August live [Read More…]
ABC National News
2026 hurricane season will see below average tropical activity, NOAA says
Signage outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will see [Read More…]
ABC National News
Social media influencer allegedly plotted to kill former Why Don’t We singer Jack Avery in custody dispute: Prosecutors
In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, Jack Avery of Why Don’t We performs onstage during 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2019 at Dickies Arena in Dallas, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, FILE) (LOS [Read More…]
ABC National News
Father charged with manslaughter after 1-year-old found dead in vehicle, strapped in car seat: Authorities
Logan Keith Chewning is seen in a booking photo. (Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office) (BROOKWOOD, Ala.) — An Alabama man has been charged with manslaughter after his 1-year-old child was found dead in a vehicle, still [Read More…]
ABC National News
ICE agent charged with assault will surrender to Minnesota authorities, attorney says
An ICE patch and badge are seen on a Department of Homeland Security agent. (Jim Watson – Pool/Getty Images) (MINNEAPOLIS) — Gregory Morgan Jr., the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged by Minnesota prosecutors [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police investigating intruder reported at Harvard, MIT dorms
Dunster House on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Police at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court narrowly spares ‘intellectually disabled’ murderer from execution
Joseph Clifton Smith is shown in this booking photo released by the Alabama Department of Corrections. (Alabama Department of Corrections) (WASHINGTON) — In a rare move on Thursday, the Supreme Court spared the life of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans eyeing restrictions on Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund,’ tossing $1B for ballroom: Sources
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a ‘Rose Garden Club’ dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch Chlöe as talented violinist in trailer for upcoming film ‘Strung’
Chlöe in ‘Strung’ (Courtesy of Peacock) Chlöe’s worlds of music and acting unite in the upcoming Peacock film Strung. She plays Laila, “a talented violinist [who] takes a prestigious job as a music tutor for the [Read More…]