Month: March 2022
ABC News special explores mental health crisis among youth amid COVID-19
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, mental health challenges still impact youth. But in a new one-hour ABC News primetime special anchored by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, U.S. [Read More…]
Biden to get second booster after outlining dire need for COVID funding
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will receive his second booster shot following his scheduled remarks Wednesday about the state of the country’s COVID response, according to the White House. Biden is expected [Read More…]
GOP’s Susan Collins to vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine plans to support the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court, the nominee’s [Read More…]
A wide-range of weather, temperatures across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a low-pressure system crossing the upper Mississippi Valley is producing widespread precipitation, including rain, freezing rain, and snow. Wednesday’s high temperatures will remain below 40°F in the upper Great Lakes region, [Read More…]
Feed costs have more farmers looking at options
The high cost of corn and soybeans has dairy and some beef producers looking at ration changes. Geno Brueggen with Alforex Seeds tells Brownfield farmers and their nutritionists are looking to cut feed costs. “For [Read More…]
Trans woman who was reported missing found in Texas
North Bay Village Police (NEW YORK) — Joao “Julia” da Silva, a 23-year-old trans woman, was found in Texas on Tuesday after she was last seen by family members leaving her residence in North Bay [Read More…]
Debuting today on Disney+: Marvel Studios’ ‘Moon Knight’
Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ newest series, Moon Knight, debuts today on Disney+. It centers on Oscar Isaac‘s Steven Grant, a geeky museum gift shop employee plagued by blackouts and haunting visions of another life. He suffers from dissociative [Read More…]
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ alum Jesse Williams wants $40K child support payments reduced
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams is seeking a reduction on his $40,000 a month child support payment. The 40-year-old actor, who shares joint custody of eight-year-old daughter Sadie and six-year-old son Maceo with ex-wife Aryn [Read More…]
Decline of testing, sequencing could hinder search for future COVID-19 variants, experts warn
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, disease surveillance efforts that rely on testing and variant sequencing have been critical tools in the global efforts to fight the virus. [Read More…]
Actresses put spotlight on who is most affected by multiple sclerosis: Young women
Marti Hines, far left, poses with Selma Blair, center, and a friend in this undated photo. (Courtesy Marti Hines) (NEW YORK) — When Marti Hines woke up one morning four years ago while on vacation [Read More…]
Report: Tiger Woods plays 18 holes at Augusta National Golf Club
Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (AUGUSTA, Ga.) — Could Tiger Woods be gearing up for a return to the Masters? Citing sources, ESPN reports Woods, 46, played 18 holes at Augusta National Golf Club [Read More…]
EPA expands the use of Enlist products for the 2022 growing season
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lifted county-level bans on the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo following a thorough review of a proposed label amendment. The two herbicides used to control weeds in [Read More…]
Weed control technology that works
Innovation and technology provide soybean farmers with the tools they need for a successful season. In this Managing for Profit, Jennifer Ralston with Bayer Crop Science talks about the benefits of the Roundup Ready Xtend [Read More…]
NCBA says trade mandates could limit value-added marketing options
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says creating trade mandates could limit value-added marketing options for cattle producers. NCBA’s Tanner Beymer says it “puts the government in a position where it is picking winners and losers”. [Read More…]
Alleged checkbook thief caught after writing herself a check
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota woman accused of stealing a checkbook was caught after writing out a check to herself and cashing it. Sioux Falls police say a man went [Read More…]
NFL owners approve overtime rule change but only for playoffs
by_nicholas/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — After considering proposals to change overtime rules, NFL team owners on Tuesday agreed to make changes but only when it comes to the postseason. The modified proposal that was [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 3/29/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 107, Washington 94 Milwaukee 118, Philadelphia 116 Dallas 128, LA Lakers 110 Brooklyn 130, Detroit 123 LA Clippers 121, [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia may ‘single out and detain’ Americans, US warns
FADEL SENNA/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…]
US still skeptical of peace talks as Russia claims to pull back from Kyiv
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images (RABAT, Morocco) — The U.S. remains skeptical that Russia is engaging genuinely in negotiations with Ukraine to end its monthlong war against its neighbor. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: Abramovich attends peace talks after suspected poisoning
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency 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 [Read More…]
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