Nor’easter set to bring heavy rain, wind to Northeast

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A coastal storm is set to bring heavy rain, snow and strong winds to the Northeast on Thursday and Friday. The storm system will develop along the Carolina coast Wednesday night with heavy rain in the area. By Thursday morning, the storm system will begin to move up the coast and …

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Brantley Gilbert’s story of love at first sight with Lindsay Ell: “She’s not just a pretty face”

ABC/Image Group LA Brantley Gilbert‘s latest hit, “What Happens in a Small Town,” is based on his life with his wife Amber, and how they came back together to get married and have a family after breaking up. The Georgia native reveals it was also a case of love at first sight with his duet …

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Flood Warning issued March 19 at 8:54PM MDT until further notice by NWS

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg Split Rock Creek Near Corson Rock River At Rock Rapids

Flood Warning issued March 19 at 8:54PM MDT until further notice by NWS

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg Split Rock Creek Near Corson Rock River At Rock Rapids

Facebook agrees to hide demographics from landlords, creditors looking to advertise

alexsl/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook announced Tuesday that it will block landlords and creditors from using a person’s demographic data including a person’s zip code, gender and age, to target certain groups in online advertisements. The announcement is part of a legal settlement with groups that promote fair housing laws. They complained in court last year …

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Frantic 911 call made by wife of fatally wounded veteran Indiana firefighter is released

Evansville Fire Department(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — Police in Indiana have released a 911 call made by a woman who found her veteran firefighter husband gunned down outside their home — two weeks after she was charged with obstructing the investigation. In the 911 call released by the Evansville-Vanderburgh Dispatch on Monday, victim Rob Doerr’s wife, Elizabeth …

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New Zealand prime minister vows to ‘never’ say mosque shooter’s name

Mark Tantrum/Getty Images(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — The prime minister of New Zealand is working to prevent the Christchurch mosque shooter from gaining the infamy that follows so many mass shooters after their carnage. In an emotional ministerial statement on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed never to publicly speak the name of the shooter who …

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Another jury rules glyphosate caused cancer

For the second time, a California jury has decided a man’s cancer was caused by a glyphosate-based weed killer.  The six-person jury deliberated a full week, ruling Round Up was a significant factor in plaintiff Edwin Hardeman developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma.  Hardeman used the product for 26 years to control weeds and poison oak on his …

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Flooding, blizzard impact on Nebraska ag could approach one billion dollars

Nebraska ag director Steve Wellman is estimating the economic impact of last week’s flooding and blizzard events—to agriculture alone—will approach one billion dollars. “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars, approaching a billion dollars of impact straight to agriculture,” Wellman says, “and we did not even try to include damage to structures or the infrastructure.” Wellman …

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Minnesota farmer looking for corn to bounce back

A southeast Minnesota farmer is hoping his corn crop bounces back this year. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says corn yields were down about 10 percent in 2018. “Mostly (because of) too much rain, (which) didn’t allow that corn plant to use nitrogen. And it’s never good when you’re planting in June, so that was …

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