Month: April 2022
Ag News
Unfilled grain car orders increased nearly 50% in 2021
Recent analysis by American Farm Bureau finds the number of unfilled grain car orders increased by nearly 50 percent last year. Ag economist Danny Munch tells Brownfield unfilled orders are a day or more late [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“No one should have to go through this”: Johnny Depp testifies to “bloody” attack by Amber Heard
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NOTE CONTENT) In dramatic testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom Wednesday, Johnny Depp testified to a litany of psychological and physical abuse he says he suffered at the hands of his ex-wife, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix reports 200,000 subscribers left in biggest loss in a decade
Netflix TA-DUM…DA DUM DUM: It looks like Netflix will start clamping down on sharing passwords, following a brutal loss of some 200,000 streaming subscribers in the first three months of this year. The Wall Street [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chris Hemsworth thanks fans for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer’s 209 million views
Marvel Studios “You brought the love. You brought the thunder!” That’s the word to fans from Chris Hemsworth, who thanked them Tuesday for watching Thor: Love and Thunder‘s trailer more than 209 million times in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘black-ish’ stars Marsai Martin and Miles Brown reveal what memorabilia they copped from the set
ABC/Richard Cartwright The series finale of ABC’s black-ish aired Tuesday night, and for Marsai Martin and Miles Brown, who played twins Diane and Jack Johnson on the series, it was emotional. They had to say [Read More…]
ABC Business News
DOJ: Alleged COVID fraudsters charged after raking in nearly $150 million through elaborate schemes
YinYang/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has announced nearly two dozen arrests of alleged fraudsters who prosecutors say have engaged in elaborate and brazen schemes to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic, raking in nearly $150 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA issues warning about false results with prenatal genetic screening tests
FatCamera/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Common prenatal tests done to test for genetic abnormalities are the subject of a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA issued a notice Tuesday warning [Read More…]
Ag News
Meteorologist outlines variable weather conditions in the Midwest
An ag meteorologist says farmers are experiencing a wide range of weather conditions in the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Delta regions at the start of planting season. Brownfield’s Greg Soulje says extreme dryness and [Read More…]
Ag News
Corn expected to be more profitable than soybeans for 2022
Corn is projected to be more profitable than soybeans this year according to an analysis by ag economics professors at the University of Illinois. Gary Schnitkey tells Brownfield strong corn prices still outweigh high fertilizer [Read More…]
Ag News
Consumer perceptions of food and ag policy
A new monthly report from Purdue University is gauging consumer perceptions of the food system. Jayson Lusk, director for the Purdue Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability says the latest survey took a [Read More…]
Ag News
Rural Partners Network providing better access to federal resources
The White House is announcing a new nationwide network for rural communities to better access federal resources across all agencies. The Rural Partners Network will be led by USDA and dedicated staff to help rural [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. ethanol production, supply down on week
U.S. ethanol production and stocks fell last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 947,000 barrels a day, the fourth week in a row with a decline and down 48,000 on the week, [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Intruder’ at Peruvian Embassy in DC shot dead by Secret Service
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An alleged “intruder” at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed by Secret Service Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The suspect was found smashing windows of the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russians again calling for Ukrainians to lay down arms where civilians are said to be sheltering
Murat Saka/dia images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military issued another warning to Ukrainian forces in a Mariupol steel plant on Wednesday, telling them to lay down their arms and leave, according to [Read More…]
ABC World News
French President Macron and Le Pen to face off in televised debate
LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (SAINT-DENIS, France) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, his far-right rival in the presidential elections, will face off in the highly anticipated televised debate Wednesday, which could [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Julianne Hough tests positive for COVID, will miss several Broadway ‘POTUS’ shows
ABC/Andrew Eccles Julianne Hough has tested positive for COVID-19. In an Instagram Story late Tuesday night, the 33-year-old actress and dancer announced her test results and revealed that she’ll have to miss a few performances [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck re-teaming for Nike drama, and more
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up again, this time for the true-life story of former Nike executive Sonny Vaccarro, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They’re reportedly in the process of finalizing a feature [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Flash’ actor Ezra Miller arrested again in Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Police Department via Getty Images Ezra Miller was arrested for second-degree assault early Tuesday morning in Hawaii. The actor became irate after being asked to leave a get-together at a home on the island [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Black-ish’ bids farewell after 8 seasons
ABC/Richard Cartwright (NOTE LANGUAGE) The ABC family comedy black-ish ended its eight-year run Tuesday night, with Anthony Anderson‘s Andre Johnson quitting his job and moving the family out of the familiar Sherman Oaks, California home [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Grizzlies rout Timberwolves 124-96 to tie series at 1 apiece
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies responded to losing their first game as a No. 2 seed by getting back to how they play. The result? The largest margin of victory in franchise history in [Read More…]