Month: March 2022
ABC Entertainment News
30th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party raises $8.6 million
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic While Elton himself couldn’t make it in person, the 30th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, was a huge success. The party, hosted by [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Diana: The Musical’ “leads” The Razzies, and more
As has been their tradition, The Razzie Awards announced their picks for the worst film of 2021 on Saturday — a night before the Oscars — and Netflix’s filmed version of the Princess Diana Broadway [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘West SHADE Story’: Presenter Rachel Zegler gives some get-back over Oscars seat snub
David Livingston/Getty Images Sunday night, fans of West Side Story‘s Rachel Zegler got to see their girl at the 94th Academy Awards, after she’d initially been slighted a seat. As reported, her fans had gone ballistic online when she [Read More…]
ABC Health News
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists two years later
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago. Americans were already deeply divided about a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Report: Albert Pujols to return to Cardinals on one-year deal
Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Albert Pujols is reportedly returning to the St. Louis Cardinals, the team with which his career in the majors began. Sources tell ESPN [Read More…]
Ag News
Supreme Court to consider NPPC and AFBF challenge to California’s Proposition 12
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the National Pork Producers Council and Farm Bureau’s challenge to California’s Proposition 12. The groups contend the law sets unrealistic requirements for pork production by regulating industry [Read More…]
Ag News
GOP House member on ag appropriations subcommittee resigns after felony conviction
The ranking member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for agriculture has resigned after being convicted of lying to the FBI. A California jury found Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, guilty on three counts of [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska cancels live poultry events amid HPAI spread, fourth case confirmed
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture is cancelling all live poultry events across the state. NDA says the order was issued because of a spike in highly parthenogenic avian influenza cases and is in effect until [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA announces a pair of export sales
The USDA has announced a couple of export sales, one for soybeans and the other for corn. More than 145,000 tons are headed to China for delivery during the current marketing year. More than 141,000 [Read More…]
ABC National News
How Meals on Wheels serves record numbers of elderly amid inflation, other pandemic hurdles
Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many Americans resume some sense of normalcy in daily life, a large sector of the population hit hard by the pandemic requires more [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscars 2022 fashion roundup: Stars show off their fiercest looks
ABC The Oscars are back and so is the extravagant and fierce fashion! The 94th Academy Awards — hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall — aired live Sunday night from the Dolby [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Officials expected to offer second booster shot for those over 50 years old
Morsa Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As soon as Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could authorize COVID-19 booster shots for Americans over 50 years old, two officials familiar with the matter told ABC News, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Baby born at 25 weeks goes home after 460 days in NICU
Courtesy of Sparkle Jurnakins (INDIANAPOLIS) — For the first time in his life, 15-month-old Kendall Jurnakins is home. The baby boy spent the first year of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit at [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Underdog Saint Peter’s ends unprecedented March Madness run with Elite Eight loss
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The underdog Saint Peter’s University basketball squad ended its unprecedented March Madness run Sunday afternoon with a loss to the University of North Carolina. The Peacocks were aiming to do [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 3/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New York 104, Detroit 102 Boston 134, Minnesota 112 Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 104 Washington 123, Golden State 115 New Orleans [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri Soybeans hires new director of agronomy and research
Dr. Eric Oseland will oversee agronomic research projects for Missouri Soybeans Missouri Soybeans is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Eric Oseland, director of agronomy and research, to the team. Dr. Oseland will direct [Read More…]
Ag News
Bolstering the weed control arsenal
Corteva Agriscience U.S. crop protection commercial launch leader Eric Scherder says with the registration renewal of Enlist herbicides, additional spray nozzles now qualify. He tells Brownfield this will benefit growers because the right nozzle can [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine intel chief says Russia plans ‘Korean scenario’
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Blinken attends ‘historic’ Israeli, Arab summit amid Iran deal tensions, Palestinian opposition
JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (SDE BOKER, Israel) — Out here in the Negev desert, the Israeli government says, history is being made. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is hosting for the first time on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscars 2022: The complete winners list
ABC The 94th Academy Awards ceremony was held Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Here’s the complete list of winners: Best PictureCODA Best Director Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog Best [Read More…]