Month: February 2022
ABC Entertainment News
“The end arrives sooner than you think” — Netflix announces ‘Ozark”s final seven episodes will drop April 29
Netflix With an intense preview clip of the footage to come, Netflix has announced that the final seven episodes of its gritty drama Ozark will premiere on April 29. In the teaser, the series’ two-time Emmy winner Julia Garner, who plays [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kerry Washington pays tribute to Rosa Parks; Gabrielle Union launches LinkedIn Black History series; and more
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Baby2Baby Kerry Washington is celebrating Black History Month by transforming herself into several trailblazing Black women. “Black History is about more than just slavery and Jim Crow. Our history is a tapestry [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Check out Andrew Garfield on the hunt for a killer in teaser to Hulu series ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images In a year that saw Andrew Garfield nominated for an Oscar for playing Rent playwright Jonathan Larsontick…tick…Boom!, and winning praise for playing both televangelist Jim Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, [Read More…]
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Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview ensemble enshrined as ‘Dress of the Year’ in British fashion museum
Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese The $4,750 black Armani dress Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wore during her sit-down with husband Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey is being touted as 2021’s Dress of the Year by Bath, England’s Fashion Museum. Specifically, it’s not the “screen-used” garment, to use [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Maternal mortality rates increased during 1st year of COVID pandemic: CDC
JGI/Jamie Grill (ATLANTA) — Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. rose during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial disparities that existed before the pandemic were perpetuated, according to a new report published [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
2 prosecutors leading Manhattan DA’s Trump probe resign, leaving charges in doubt
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two prosecutors leading the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his family real estate business have resigned, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said, casting doubt about the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ivanka Trump in discussions with Jan. 6 committee for voluntary interview
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of former President Donald Trump, is in active conversations with the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 about meeting for a voluntary interview, ABC News [Read More…]
ABC National News
Family files civil suit after woman dies in Chicago police custody in apparent suicide
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The family of Irene Chavez – a woman who died in Chicago police custody last December after an apparent suicide – filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city [Read More…]
ABC National News
Breonna Taylor raid trial: Neighbor testifies gunshots ‘inches away from hitting me’
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]
Ag News
Senator Blunt: MO ag positioned to be world leader
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says Missouri’s agriculture economy is positioned to thrive moving forward. While addressing the Missouri House of Representatives Wednesday, Blunt said the new infrastructure bill – and the recent transition of USDA [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures pressured at midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower, watching direct cash business develop. Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn. April live cattle closed $.70 lower at [Read More…]
Ag News
January milk production slightly behind 2021
Milk production during January was slightly behind the same period a year earlier. USDA says production in the U.S. for the month totaled 18.2 billion, 1.4 percent lower than January 2021. The herd size was [Read More…]
Ag News
MO cattle teaching farm hits ground running
A new beef cattle teaching farm is building up its facilities and herd to educate high school students on cattle industry opportunities. Tammy Bartholomew, the executive director of the Show Me Youth Ag Academy, tells [Read More…]
Ag News
ClearFlame engine technology achieves major milestone
31902D, Chain Reaction Innovations and Argonne Design Works portraits: Bernard Johnson A company whose technology enables semi-trucks to operate on biofuels recently celebrated a major milestone. ClearFlame CEO BJ Johnson tells Brownfield they outfitted a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ tackles ‘Avengers: Endgame’ as Vudu’s most pre-ordered title ever
Sony Pictures/Matt Kennedy While the movie is still raking in the dough in theaters, fans apparently can’t wait to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home at home. The $1.83 billion-grossing Sony film has become the most pre-ordered title [Read More…]
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Deconstructing Frederick Douglass: Colman Domingo voices an American legend in new HBO documentary
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images He was a Maryland slave who taught himself to read and write, then escaped to New York disguised as a sailor. At just 20 years old, young Frederick Douglass took his first steps to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
New book details explosive combination of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron on ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ set
Warner Bros. Pictures (NOTE LANGUAGE) While there were plenty of explosions in George Miller‘s Oscar-winning action epic Mad Max: Fury Road, a new book details some of the major fireworks were between stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. The pair played, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Sanofi and GSK plan to ask regulators to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine
Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday they are planning to ask regulators to authorize their new COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies said data shows the shot works [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Three-time heart attack survivor starts mobile bus to screen Black women for heart disease
Tara Robinson (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A woman who survived three heart attacks in three days at age 40 is now leading an effort to make Black women aware of the risks of heart disease. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid goes on trial, expected to testify in his defense
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]