Month: February 2022
ABC Entertainment News
“I wondered if I dreamt it”: ‘Daredevil’ star Charlie Cox on getting that call about ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Netflix/Patrick Harbron (SPOILERS AHEAD) Among the multiverse mash-ups that helped make Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home one of the highest-grossing movies of all time was Charlie Cox returning as Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer who moonlights as the Marvel hero [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Less than 1% of NYC’s municipal workers face termination Friday over vaccine status
Noam Galai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — About 4,000 New York City municipal workers are facing termination Friday for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Less than 1% of the city’s workforce will lose their jobs if [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Authorities seize nearly $100 million in counterfeit goods ahead of Super Bowl
Luke Barr/ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Homeland Security Investigations has seized nearly $100 million in fake goods, including counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise, ahead of Sunday’s big game, a top HSI official told reporters on Thursday. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden indicates he will start interviewing Supreme Court candidates next week
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of his promised intent to name his nominee to the Supreme Court by the end of the month, and sticking to his pledge to name the court’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US says Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin 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 [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: Pfizer delays request for vaccine for kids under 5
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
Five Phoenix police officers shot, four others wounded by shrapnel
kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and four others were hurt by shrapnel during an early morning barricade situation at a house, the department said. All injuries are non-life-threatening, police said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six stabbed in ‘violent scene’ at Philadelphia home
WPVI-TV/ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Six people were stabbed in a Philadelphia home early Friday in what police are calling a “very violent scene.” Police received a 911 call just after 4 a.m. reporting a stabbing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amir Locke’s death highlights perils for Black gun owners: Advocates
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers in an apartment early Wednesday morning as officers were executing a “no-knock” search warrant. Locke, a legal gun owner, had [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York City looks to lower greenhouse gas emissions by improving public housing
NYCHA program manager Jordan Bonomo speaks with Ginger Zee of ABC News about the heat pumps being used as part of the pilot program taking place at the Fort Independence Houses in the Bronx borough [Read More…]
Ag News
Know break-even and maybe take a profit
The head of sales for the Farmer Business Network says it’s very important for farmers to know their break-even point when making crop insurance decisions. T.J. Wilson says farmers should make sure to include all [Read More…]
Ag News
Economist says changes in world milk supply have helped U.S. milk checks
University of Wisconsin Dairy Economist Mark Stephenson says milk checks are looking better now thanks to changes in the world’s milk supply. He tells Brownfield, “Right now, markets are kind of tight, and it’s not [Read More…]
Ag News
Noem signs two grain bills
Governor Noem has signed two grain-related bills into law this week. One increases penalties for action related to grain transactions at warehouses operating without a license. The other bans a grain broker from engaging in [Read More…]
Ag News
Chicago Fed says 2021 ended with strong farmland values and credit
The Chicago Fed is reporting the largest rise in farmland values in the past decade. Senior business economist David Oppedahl tells Brownfield values in 2021 were up 22 percent with Iowa seeing the largest gains. [Read More…]
Ag News
Grain prices look favorable for breakeven or higher
An ag economics professor says despite record high input costs, commodity prices are still at a spot for grain farmers to at least break even in 2022. Paul Stoddard with the University of Illinois tells [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Top car design executive speaks out about diversity in the industry
Stellantis (NEW YORK) — You may not know Ralph Gilles by name but you may have owned (or admired) his cars: the Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram truck, to name a few. Gilles, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How Costco, grocery membership fee hikes impact consumer buying decisions
NoDerog/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Raising membership fees can generally be chalked up as “the price of doing business.” But as inflation, demand and supply chain issues continue to dictate an increase in prices, consumers [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inglewood’s Black-owned businesses to be highlighted during Super Bowl weekend
Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — Seeing a need to promote Black-owned businesses, longtime Inglewood, California, resident Keokia Childress helped start a community-organized food festival to showcase what their neighborhood had to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva fights positive test ahead of women’s individual event
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images (BEIJING) — Russian star figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance during December’s Russian Figure Skating Championships, the International Testing Agency confirmed Friday, as rumors of her positive tests [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium in third straight event
Alex Pantling/Getty Images (BEIJING) — Mikaela Shiffrin came up empty-handed in her third competition after shockingly wiping out in her first two races, both of which she was expected to contend for the gold. Shiffrin [Read More…]