Month: November 2021
ABC Health News
Should you get a booster shot? Experts say it’s time
Milan Markovic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Millions more vaccinated adults across the U.S. became eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot on Friday. And yet, the vast majority of vaccinated Americans were already eligible — many just [Read More…]
ABC Health News
1st injectable, bimonthly HIV treatment approved in UK
PeopleImages/iStock (LONDON) — The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day. The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Undefeated: Deaf football team brings triumph and pride to California community
Amelia Ortiz/CSDR Student Yearbook Committee (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — Once considered underdogs, the football team at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside has defied the odds with an undefeated season that has electrified and [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
What we know about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai as the UN calls for probe into her whereabouts
Zhong Zhi/Getty Images (LONDON) — International concern is mounting for tennis star Peng Shuai, who disappeared from the public eye after accusing a retired top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault earlier this month. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Democracy is on the line’: Election officials face ongoing threats for doing their jobs
adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Al Schmidt had a front-row seat to history when a batch of votes in Philadelphia tipped the state of Pennsylvania, and the 2020 presidential election, toward Joe Biden. As Philadelphia’s Republican city [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Family separated at southern border reacts to possibility of government payouts
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (NEW YORK) — Leticia works at a bakery helping to prepare the pastries that hungry New Yorkers order with their coffee in the morning. At first glance, she’s like any other [Read More…]
ABC National News
Passenger’s gun accidentally discharges at airport, authorities say
Kali9/iStock (ATLANTA) — A passenger accidentally discharged a gun at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Saturday, airport officials said, causing panic and sending travelers onto the tarmac on one of the busiest travel weekends of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black trans women live in fear after pattern of deaths in Chicago
Danielle A. Scruggs for ABC News (CHICAGO) — The story of De’Janay Stanton’s death is one that many transgender women in Chicago fear. The 24-year-old Black transgender woman was shot and killed by a romantic [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal sparks protests across US
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Demonstrations sprang up nationwide in protest of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict Friday night, after a Wisconsin jury found the 18-year-old not guilty for the killing of two men and [Read More…]
Ag News
AgroLiquid outlines supply chain challenges
Galynn Beer, senior sales manager with AgroLiquid, tells Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip more about fertilizer supply chain concerns. …
Ag News
Dairy outlines ag policy, trade needs
Cassandra Kuball and Mykel Wedig with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative discuss ag policy and trade concerns important to dairy with Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip. …
Ag News
Nutrien discusses supply chain hurdles
Doug Sibbitt, marketing representative for Nutrien Premium Fertilizer Technologies, talks with Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip about 2022 fertilizer concerns. …
Ag News
Farmers maintaining strong finances
Bob Campbell, senior vice president of lending with Farm Credit Services of America talks with Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip about farmer credit conditions. …
Ag News
Winfield United wants to warrantee your crop
Jason Nelson, field services sales manager at Winfield United discusses 2022 offerings for growers with Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip. …
ABC Entertainment News
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ scares up $4.5 million in Thursday night sneaks; scores 95% with audiences
Sony Pictures Ghostbusters: Afterlife hit theaters starting Thursday evening, and the film is off to a strong start, scaring up $4.5 million from preview audiences. According to Deadline, that’s better than Sony Pictures had predicted. Moreover, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston hug it out to mark ‘The Morning Show”s second season finale
Apple TV+ The second season of the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series The Morning Show wrapped on Thursday, and to mark the finale, its producers/stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston dropped some set shots. The pair posted photos from the day they wrapped [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Halle Berry becomes an “Icon,” King Richard opens, and more
Adrienne Raquel Oscar winner Halle Berry is receiving another special honor, the People’s Icon award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. Cardi B, who co-executive produced the soundtrack of Halle’s new film, Bruised, will present the award. “Halle Berry has [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds on “bait” headline about him wanting to be James Bond: “I was not even remotely serious”
Netflix Well, it was fun while it lasted. Ryan Reynolds has thrown cold water on a headline in U.K. newspaper The Times of London that he wanted to play James Bond. “I hear they’re looking for a new Bond. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Discovery+ launching documentary series ‘Johnny vs. Amber’
John Shearer/WireImage Discovery has announced its creating a documentary series about one of Hollywood’s messiest divorces. Johnny vs. Amber is a two-part series about the mega-hyped relationship, and eventual acrimonious split, of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Each episode [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Looking back on 20 years of the Xbox
Microsoft (NEW YORK) — This week marks twenty years since Microsoft unveiled the very first Xbox. On November 15, 2001, at an event that included a guest appearance from Duane “The Rock” Johnson, then-Microsoft CEO [Read More…]