ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard is one of several country artists speaking out in support of TOMS shoe company founder Blake Mycoskie‘s campaign to end gun violence. In an Instagram video message, Tyler challenges others to support the campaign. “I want to do a personal challenge to my friends, to my peers, to other artists,” he says. “I …
Dec 04
Dan + Shay raise more than $60K for Tree of Life Synagogue
ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay raised more than $60,000 during a Pittsburgh benefit concert for Tree of Life Synagogue over the weekend. The duo headlined a show on Sunday at Byham Theater in Pennsylvania following the mass shooting there in October that killed 11 people. According to a press statement, 1,200 people attended the event and …
Dec 04
GDT index rises despite drop in Cheddar prices
The Global Dairy Index rose 2-point-2 percent in Tuesday’s trading event with an average price of $2,819 dollars a metric ton. It’s the first significant increase since early last winter. More than half of the product sold was whole milk powder, which was up 2.5% at $2,667 a metric ton, or $1.20 a pound. Nearly …
Dec 04
Storminess ahead for the southern-tier of the U.S.
Cold but mostly tranquil weather will prevail nearly nationwide during the next several days. However, locally heavy showers will linger today across the lower Southeast, while snow showers will develop downwind of the Great Lakes. During the mid- to late-week period, a storm system will arrive in California and drift eastward across the nation’s …
Dec 04
Tim McGraw to perform in Cuba as part of four-day cultural event
ABC/Image Group LATim McGraw will travel to Cuba next year when he headlines Tim McGraw: One of Those Havana Nights. The country superstar will mark his first-ever visit to Cuba with a four-day cultural event on May 23-27, 2019. The singer will perform two acoustic concerts during his stay, and he’ll also be joined by several Cuban …
Dec 04
President Trump to offer his private condolences to Bush family in Blair House visit
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday will offer their condolences to the “wonderful” Bush family during a private visit to the Blair House on Tuesday, the president announced by tweet. The president also said that Melania Trump will be giving former first lady Laura Bush a tour of the …
Dec 04
Colorado man who killed killing pregnant wife and daughters, moved to prison out of state: Officials
ABC News(DENVER) — The Colorado man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters has been moved to a prison out of state, according to the Colorado Department of Corrections. Chris Watts was sentenced this month to life without parole for the murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters …
Dec 04
Fatal act of kindness: Baltimore woman stabbed after giving money to panhandler
Courtesy Keith Smith(BALTIMORE) — As Keith Smith talked about his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, he rattled off a list of characteristics he fell in love with: She was a career woman, a good mother, a church-goer and, most of all, a giving person. Her kindness, he said, is what cost her her life. Now Baltimore police …
Dec 04
Moisture ahead for the southern-tier of the U.S.
Cold but mostly tranquil weather will prevail nearly nationwide during the next several days. However, locally heavy showers will linger today across the lower Southeast, while snow showers will develop downwind of the Great Lakes. During the mid- to late-week period, a storm system will arrive in California and drift eastward across the nation’s …
Dec 04
New ag lender focuses on operating loans
Farmers are beginning to see new types of lending operations that might help them improve their overall financial plan. Bill York with FarmOp Capital talks about a type of loan that’s common in other businesses but is just getting off the ground in agriculture Continue reading New ag lender focuses on operating loans at …