Month: April 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Viola Davis responds to The First Lady backlash, says it’s “incredibly hurtful” to be negatively criticized
Jackson Lee Davis/SHOWTIME Viola Davis‘ portrayal of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series The First Lady didn’t quite resonate well with some fans. And in response to the backlash she’s received — most of which was addressed at the “duck lip” face Davis [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Investigators’ video shows Alec Baldwin drawing pistol that killed ‘Rust’ cinematographer
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released a trove of information related to the investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin‘s Western, Rust. The Colt-style [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Why not celebrate ‘Star Wars’ Day on Tatooine?
Travel + Leisure A new offer from the Travel + Leisure Club will soon let Star Wars fans step foot on two of the planets made famous by the movie series. Well, sort of. To [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
HBO’s ‘We Own This City’ fights police corruption with truth, not slogans
Pictured: Jon Bernthal — HBO/Paul Schiraldi Fans of the The Wire, buckle up. The new series We Own This City, which premiered Monday night on HBO, is almost a sequel. It comes from The Wire creator David Simon, and it’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Gunn fires back at Twitter troll’s “utterly false beliefs” about Chris Pratt
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (NOTE LANGUAGE) James Gunn is a “ride or die” guy with Chris Pratt. On Monday, a Twitter user called @themeghanlodon_ posted a photo of Pratt next to Moonfall actor Patrick Wilson, snarking “Marvel. Hear [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Democrats raise alarms, Republicans celebrate, Twitter under Elon Musk
Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Democrats raise alarms and Republicans celebrate Twitter’s announcement Monday that Elon Musk was buying the platform for $44 billion, experts weigh what political impact the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Life expectancy in Chicago declined during first year of COVID pandemic, especially for people of color
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Life expectancy in Chicago fell by nearly two years during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with national trends, a new report finds. The data, released Monday [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Americans who haven’t had COVID are now in the minority following omicron surge
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A new CDC analysis estimates that at least three out of every five Americans have antibodies that indicate a prior COVID-19 infection. Prior to the omicron-fueled surge in [Read More…]
Ag News
Spring wheat offers opportunity
Commodity prices are driving some farmers to shift to spring wheat in the Upper Midwest. BASF Technical Service Representative Dan Melaas tells Brownfield there’s a large chunk of spring wheat in the region that would [Read More…]
Ag News
Agronomist: don’t rush to change crop rotation plans
A technical agronomist says crop rotation plans are holding steady so far despite wet and cool conditions in some areas. DEKALB Asgrow’s Jordan Arndell is based in southern Indiana. “Right now for people that have [Read More…]
Ag News
Klobuchar confident shipping reform bill is already making a difference
The co-author of legislation that targets shipping backlogs is confident the bill is already making a difference while it waits to be signed into law. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act recently passed the full Senate [Read More…]
Ag News
Another significant moisture-maker ahead of the Plains, Corn Belt
Showers and a few thunderstorms associated with a cold front will shift eastward across the Appalachians, reaching the Atlantic Seaboard later Tuesday and Tuesday night. In the front’s wake, frost and freezes could threaten temperature-sensitive [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Aspirin no longer recommended to prevent first heart attack, stroke for most adults over 60
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For years, doctors recommended people in their 50s start taking baby aspirin every day to protect against heart attacks and stroke. But in recent years, with new evidence of [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Rust’ movie set investigation ‘nearing completion,’ Santa Fe sheriff says
Sam Wasson/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust is “nearing completion,” Adan Mendoza, the Santa Fe County [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US gathers NATO allies in Germany for Ukraine aid talks
Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sony Pictures teases follow-up to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, ‘Venom 3’, and new Spidey spin-off starring Bad Bunny
Sony Pictures At Monday night’s Cinemacon event in Las Vegas, the annual confab for movie theater owners, Sony Pictures announced there will be a fifth Ghostbusters movie, as well as a third Venom film, and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ewan McGregor reportedly marries former ‘Fargo’ co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for GreenSlate Ewan McGregor, star of the Star Wars prequels and of the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, apparently tied the knot over the weekend with his girlfriend, former Fargo co-star Mary Elizabeth [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘The Batman’ scores for HBO Max, and more
Hulu on Tuesday released the first trailer for Fire Island, a new rom-com starring Saturday Night Live‘s Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho and comedian Joel Kim Booster, who also wrote and produced the feature film based [Read More…]
Ag News
Barnett joins Brownfield as Anchor/Reporter
Jefferson City, Mo. (April 26, 2022) – Brownfield Ag News is pleased to announce Brent Barnett has joined the Brownfield team as Anchor/Reporter. He is based in Pella, Iowa. “Brent comes to Brownfield with a [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer finds optimism among growing season challenges
An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s optimistic about the growing season despite challenges producers are facing. Michael Bergen of Henderson says his area is in drought, but recent moisture has improved conditions. “They’re a little [Read More…]