Month: April 2022
ABC World News
New photo of Queen Elizabeth released to mark her 96th birthday
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Just over two months after marking 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is marking another milestone, celebrating her 96th birthday. The queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, will celebrate her [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 4/20/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, Chi Cubs 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 11, Chi White Sox 1 Cleveland 2, Chi White Sox [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Wall Street eyes cybersecurity, with Goldman Sachs announcing $125 million investment
iStock/littlehenrabi (NEW YORK) — Growing concerns over cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the United States are prompting record investments from firms to protect critical industries. FBI Director Christopher Wray said last month that intelligence officials were “concerned” [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Dwayne Haskins was getting gas before fatally hit by dump truck, wife told 911
iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was walking on a Florida highway to get gas before he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month, his wife apparently told a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Florida Department of Health pushes back on federal guidance on trans youth care
iStock/Favor_of_God (ORLANDO) — The Florida Department of Health has released new guidance reaffirming its stance against gender-affirming care for transgender youth, following similar efforts by several other Republican-led states across the country. The agency slammed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Chicago prosecutors expunge 15,000 cannabis convictions
iStock/nirat (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s top prosecutor announced Wednesday that her office completed its Cannabis Expungement Project with over 15,000 cannabis convictions removed from the record. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said that her office [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Alec Baldwin tweets lawyers’ response to New Mexico safety bureau’s ‘Rust’ fine
ABC Alec Baldwin has tweeted out a reaction to the fine issued by the New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) to the producers of his movie Rust over the on-set shooting [Read More…]
ABC World News
Eric Church takes “Heart on Fire” acoustic as he celebrates the one year anniversary of his ‘Heart & Soul’ album
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM It’s been a year since Eric Church dropped Heart & Soul, the massive, chart-topping triple album that produced hit singles like “Hell of a View.” To celebrate, Eric just shared [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Focusing on deep healing”: Jada Pinkett Smith to address Oscars slap “when the time calls”
ABC Season five of Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Emmy-winning Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, premiered on Wednesday, and Jada started off by addressing the infamous Oscars slap. But the 50-year-old actress didn’t speak verbally about the incident. Prior [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Rust’ producers fined more than $136,000 for gun safety violations that led to death of Halyna Hutchins
The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) has fined the producers of Alec Baldwin‘s Western Rust $136,793 as a result of their investigation into the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner, tradition Trump skipped
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner next weekend in Washington, the association announced Wednesday on Twitter, the first time [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nearly 800 homes, 1,000 animals evacuated from Tunnel Fire in Arizona
Courtesy Carolyn Potter (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. The Tunnel Fire, which sparked Sunday about 14 miles northeast [Read More…]
ABC National News
Questions arise over Syracuse police’s treatment of young boy
ThinkStock/Getty Images (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Police officers in Syracuse, New York, are under scrutiny after a video went viral of an 8-year-old boy being put into the back of a police cruiser after allegedly stealing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Milwaukee schools reinstate mask mandate one day after it was dropped
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools reinstated the school district’s mask mandate Tuesday after just one day of making face coverings optional for students. In a press release, MPS cited “significant transmission” of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Rust Movie Productions issued ‘willful’ citation for Halyna Hutchins’ on-set death
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Rust Movie Productions was issued a “willful” citation, including a $136,793 penalty, on Wednesday for failures that led to cinematographer Halyna [Read More…]
ABC World News
No abnormalities found in China plane crash: Investigators
Lu Boan/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A preliminary report released Wednesday found no abnormalities before last month’s China Eastern Airlines plane crash that killed all 132 people on board, the Chinese Civil Aviation [Read More…]
Ag News
Sanctions on Russian fertilizer exports could hinder global food supply
The director of plant foods for MFA Incorporated is urging caution on issuing sanctions against Russian fertilizer exports. Chris DeMoss tells Brownfield Russian fertilizer exports are already down sharply, and sanctions on fertilizer exports would [Read More…]
Ag News
Klobuchar ready to do more if avian flu outbreak warrants it
A U.S. Senator says special appropriations might be necessary to help poultry producers impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield so far indemnifications have kept up with the growing number [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures supported by higher cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were supported by the week’s stronger direct cash cattle business. June live cattle closed $2.05 higher at $138.62 and August live cattle closed $1.97 higher at [Read More…]
Ag News
Record year for Michigan food and ag exports
Food and agriculture exports in Michigan hit a record $2.5 billion in 2021. Jamie Zmitko-Somers with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development tells Brownfield despite logistical issues, sales were up nearly 20 percent. [Read More…]