Month: May 2022
What South Korea’s new president means for North Korea
Lee Jin-Man – Pool/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — The inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol as the 20th president of South Korea took place at the National Assembly compound in Seoul on Tuesday, marking the start [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/9/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 9, Seattle 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6, Kansas City 1 NY Yankees 1, Texas 0 Final Oakland 2, [Read More…]
1st group of refugees start arriving under ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ program
kolderal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is officially welcoming the first group of refugees coming to the U.S. under the “Uniting for Ukraine” program, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. So far, about [Read More…]
Best of Voice of Soy: Soybean cyst nematode are gaining ground throughout Ohio
In this Best of Voice of Soy, brought to you by Ohio soybean farmers and their checkoff dollars, Horacio Lopez-Nicora with Ohio State University shares how checkoff investments are helping farmers tackle these yield robbing [Read More…]
‘The Late Show’ pausing taping episodes while Stephen Colbert has a “recurrence of COVID”
CBS/Mary Ellen Matthews While he resumed taping of The Late Show last week after testing positive for COVID, Stephen Colbert is back to isolation. “Stephen is experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of COVID,” The Late Show‘s [Read More…]
Production on ‘Ahsoka’ series is now underway
Lucasfilm With a tweet from Star Wars‘ official social media channels, it was announced that production on Disney+’s small-screen spin-off Ahsoka got underway Monday. The series stars Rosario Dawson as the titular former Jedi character [Read More…]
‘Candy’ stars Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey on the surprising way they relate to their characters
Hulu The true story of a 1980’s murder is at the center of the new series Candy, which debuts its first episode today on Hulu. So, what’s it all about? For starters, it’s about a [Read More…]
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin say baby #7 will be a girl
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez On their Instagram pages, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin announced that their seventh child will be a girl. The news was broken with a video in which mom and dad, along with [Read More…]
‘See Top Gun: Maverick’ star Jon Hamm take to the skies with just an iPad — almost
Courtesy Skyryse Jon Hamm will be seen in theaters opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick when it premieres on May 24, but he can be seen flying for real now in a cool promo [Read More…]
Hospital admission totals tick up after weeks of rising COVID-19 cases
FS Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following weeks of increasing infection rates, a growing number of Americans are heading into the hospital in need of care. On average, nearly 2,400 virus-positive Americans are being admitted [Read More…]
Why 100 million Americans could be infected during COVID surge this fall
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration’s stark warning last week that as many as 100 million Americans could be infected during a COVID-19 wave in the fall and winter came as a shock to [Read More…]
White House responds to abortion-related protests at homes of Supreme Court justices
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The homes of Supreme Court justices are the newest site for protests over abortion access in the United States. Activists gathered Saturday in the rain outside the Maryland residences of [Read More…]
Escaped inmate, jail employee apprehended in Indiana
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — Florence, Alabama, jail employee Vicky White and murder suspect Casey White were apprehended in Evansville, Indiana, on Monday, ending a 10-day manhunt, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton [Read More…]
Some Wisconsin farmers made planting progress last week.
Many Wisconsin farmers spent their weekend in the field, but USDA reporters say there is still a lot of work to do. In the week ending Sunday, Wisconsin farmers completed 7% of their corn planting [Read More…]
More favorable weather has a Wisconsin farmer rolling multiple planters
A western Wisconsin farmer says conditions for planting are finally good. Shane Goplin and his family farm near Osseo, Wisconsin, and he says, “The planters are rolling, yes.” He tells Brownfield he was able to [Read More…]
South Dakota farmer gladly dodges raindrops to finish planting
A South Dakota farmer doesn’t mind the early and late opportunities to plant while dodging much-needed rain. Dave Ellens farms between Wentworth and Madison in southeastern South Dakota and says planting progress has been good. [Read More…]
Tennessee update: 64% corn and 19% soybeans planted
Improved weather conditions helped Tennessee farmers plant a lot of acres in a short period of time. Corn is 64% planted, now 10 points behind last year’s pace and 8% behind the 5-year average. Twenty-five [Read More…]
Delayed spring could benefit fruit growers
Fruit development has been slow for cherry growers in Michigan and one industry leader says that’s not a bad thing. “Typically, if we have late bloom we tend to have a decent-sized crop.” Cherry Industry [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued May 09 at 2:58PM MDT until May 09 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast [Read More…]
Former NBA player Adreian Payne shot to death in Orlando
Romain Biard/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Adreian Payne, a former first-round NBA draft pick and star collegiate basketball player at Michigan State, was shot and killed early Monday in Orlando, Florida, according [Read More…]