Month: February 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Ray Stevenson reportedly playing a baddie in Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Ahsoka’
Gisela Schober/Getty Images — Lucasfilm Well, he’s a baddie, but he’s probably not THE baddie. The Hollywood Reporter notes Irish character actor Ray Stevenson has been tapped to play a villain in the upcoming small-screen Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka. As previously reported, the series will [Read More…]
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Ryan Reynolds planted photos of himself in Hugh Jackman’s dressing room on opening night of ‘The Music Man’
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Ryan Reynolds has pulled another prank on his pal Hugh Jackman, perfectly timed for the Australian actor’s opening night on Broadway in a revival of The Music Man. Friday morning, Jackman tweeted a photo of his [Read More…]
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Original C.S.I. cast member Marg Helgenberger headed back on the beat with ‘CSI: Vegas’
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Race to Erase MS While William Petersen‘s Gil Grissom and Jorja Fox‘s Sara Sidle won’t be returning for the second season of CBS’ hit C.S.I. reboot, another familiar face will be. Marg Helgenberger, currently co-starring [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA authorizes new monoclonal antibody treatment to fight omicron
Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant. The drug, called bebtelovimab from [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA postpones review of Pfizer data on vaccine for kids under 5
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. “We realized now, in data that came in very [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, Putin to speak as US says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. issued a stark new warning Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics. “We can’t pinpoint the day, at this point, [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic speaks from prison in 1st interview since being resentenced in murder-for-hire plot
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images (POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla.) — Joe Exotic, the larger-than-life Netflix star from the hit show “Tiger King: Murder Mayhem and Madness,” is speaking out from prison a month after being re-sentenced for a [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: US cases at lowest point since Christmas
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in deadly Wisconsin parade hit-and-run pleads not guilty to 77 charges
Waukesha County Sheriff (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — The suspect in a deadly hit-and-run during a Christmas parade last year in Waukesha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty Friday to dozens of charges. An attorney for Darrell Brooks, 39, [Read More…]
ABC National News
5 Phoenix police officers shot, woman killed, in barricade situation at home
kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and injured, and a woman was shot and killed during an early morning barricade situation, the department said. All of the police officers’ injuries were [Read More…]
ABC World News
3,000 more US troops from 82nd Airborne head to Poland amid Ukraine invasion concerns
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has ordered 3,000 more soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland as tensions continued to mount about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps, weather vary greatly across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a low-pressure system over the upper Great Lakes region is resulting in generally light but wind-driven snow showers across the upper Midwest, along with the return of sharply colder weather. Due [Read More…]
Ag News
Hog, cattle futures end the week mixed
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed and feeders were mostly lower adjusting spreads. April live cattle closed $.70 lower at $146.17 and June live cattle closed $.47 lower at $141.12. March feeder [Read More…]
Ag News
Ocean Shipping Reform Act aims to improve port problems sooner than later
A U.S. Senator who introduced legislation to help solve shipping issues is hopeful the situation at ports will be improving soon. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield the Ocean Shipping Reform Act addresses supply chain [Read More…]
Ag News
Vertically integrated Anheuser-Busch setting growers up for success
The only vertically integrated brewer in the U.S. continues to invest in the more than 700 barley, rice, and hops growers it works with. Anheuser-Busch senior director of agronomy Kimberly Rogowski tells Brownfield the mission [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley recognized by Growth Energy for supporting biofuels
Longtime U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is being recognized for his support of the biofuels industry. Growth Energy has presented the Iowa Republican with its America’s Fuel Award. CEO Emily Skor says the award is given [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘One Night in Miami’ star Kingsley Ben-Adir to star as reggae icon Bob Marley in biopic
Gerard Binks/Getty Images — Evening Standard/Getty Images Kingsley Ben-Adir, who starred as Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, will reportedly play another iconic figure, reggae legend Bob Marley, in an as-yet-untitled biopic. Marley, who influenced generations of other [Read More…]
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Oscars producers reportedly seeking multiple hosts for a multi-part awards show
ABC/AMPAS While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is still officially mum, The Hollywood Reporter reports that the producers of the Oscars are planning to stage a March 27 telecast that would look very [Read More…]
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Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott reveal name of baby boy
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The New School The wait is over! After much fan speculation, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have revealed the name of their new baby boy. On Friday, Kylie shared the name [Read More…]
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Weekend Watchlist: What’s new on streaming
Ready, set, binge! Here are some of the new titles available to stream this weekend: NetflixInventing Anna: This series, brought to life by Shonda Rhimes and starring Julia Garner, is based on the wild true story of Anna Sorokin — a [Read More…]