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Using aerial imagery to build crop management efficiency
A regional agronomist with AgriGold says aerial imagery technology can be a valuable investment for farmers looking to enhance their crop management strategies. Western Illinois based Brett Leahr says it can help farmers identify which areas need [Read More…]
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Biofuels powering more than trucks
Officials say biofuels are cutting emissions in more than just truck fleets. Bailey Arnold, director of sustainability with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition, says biodiesel use is increasing in shipping fleets on the Great Lakes. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: Funders to cover US after Paris Agreement withdrawal
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
ABC National News
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AQUEBOGUE, N.Y.) — A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of [Read More…]
ABC National News
At least 10 dead after record-breaking snowstorm swept across the South
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports, crippling roadways and leaving freezing temperatures in its wake. At least [Read More…]
ABC National News
California fires live updates: 2 wildfires ignite in San Diego, Cal Fire says
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump 2nd term live updates: Order to end birthright citizenship faces 1st court test
CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump can be expected to talk [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
As Trump throws immigration system into uncertainty, parents confront potential statelessness for their children
(Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump starts to defend his executive order ending birthright citizenship in court, parents are beginning to grapple with the uncertainty stemming from his unprecedented executive order and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscars 2025: Full list of nominations
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The 2025 Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday. Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees in all 23 categories for the 97th Academy Awards at 5:30 a.m. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Jon Bernthal joins Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ adaptation and more
Focus Features is teaming up again with Robert Eggers. The studio is producing and financing the Nosferatu director’s next film, Werwulf, which he co-wrote, Deadline reports. It will release on Christmas Day 2026. Nosferatu became [Read More…]
Ag News
A late-January thaw ahead for much of the Heartland; more moisture for the Southern U.S.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures east of the Rockies, except in the Northeast, while colder-than-normal conditions will prevail in the West. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]
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Farmer take on Trump tariff threats
Farmers are contemplating the impact of tariffs proposed by President Trump. Southwest Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says it would not be good if Trump follows through with 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico. “One [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia ‘very closely’ monitoring Trump’s sanctions threats, Kremlin says
(Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russia is “very closely monitoring all the rhetoric” from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
SimpleImages/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday. A federal judge will hear a request made by four Democratic-led states [Read More…]
ABC National News
Beloved family tortoise found safe after LA fires
In this screen grab from a video released by the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station, a tortoise was sucessfully rescued after the owner’s home was destroyed by fire. Via San Dimas Sheriff’s Station/Instagram (LOS ANGELES) — [Read More…]
ABC National News
7 cops shot one after the other while responding to call for help from apartment
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — Seven police officers have been shot one after the other after responding to a call made from inside a home in San Antonio, Texas, police said. The incident occurred [Read More…]
ABC National News
World’s most active volcano begins 5th eruptive episode
Kīlauea volcano erupts in in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 22, 2025. Image via USGS. (KILAEUA, Hawaii,) — The world’s most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nashville school shooting suspect allegedly praised mass shooters, extremist views
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — An alleged portrait is beginning to emerge of the 17-year-old boy who opened fire at his Nashville high school on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding a second student, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr. reports up to $1.2M in credit card debt, $30M net worth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends the inauguration of Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — From a multimillion-dollar [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
What to expect from the 2025 Oscar nominations
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Movie fans everywhere can rejoice: the Oscar nominations will be revealed Thursday morning. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott will host the 97th Oscars nominations announcement during a live presentation from the Academy’s [Read More…]