Month: May 2022
ABC World News
Russia’s Victory Day to mark key milestone in war with Ukraine
Christophe Coat / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — On May 9, Russia will celebrate Victory Day, its huge national holiday commemorating the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis during World War II with a military [Read More…]
ABC World News
18 dead in apparent gas explosion at hotel in Cuba
ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images (HAVANA) — At least 18 people are dead, including one minor, from an explosion at a hotel in Havana, Cuba, apparently caused by a gas leak, officials said. Cuban President Miguel [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Italy freezes $700M yacht allegedly belonging to Putin
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency 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 National News
Northeast counties reach high COVID-19 risk level, meeting threshold for recommended indoor mask-use
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Although COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations rates have been steadily on the rise across the United States, nowhere have the increases been more significant than in the Northeast. Across the New [Read More…]
ABC National News
Car linked to escaped inmate, corrections officer found in Tennessee
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (FLORENCE, Ala.) — The car linked to escaped Florence, Alabama, inmate Casey White and jail employee Vicky White was ditched in Williamson County, Tennessee, just hours after the jail break, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ conjures $36 million from sneak peeks; $85 million+ overseas
Marvel Studios Call it box office magic: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scored some $36 million from sneak peek screenings in the U.S. alone on Thursday. The film from Marvel Studios officially opened [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Glenn Close on her challenging role on Apple TV+’s ‘Tehran’
Apple TV+ Season two of the Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran debuts today, with Glenn Close joining the cast as a Western woman Western woman living in Iran who has “a lot of secrets,” which [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker pleads not guilty
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Twenty-three-year-old Isiah Lee, the man cops say tackled Dave Chappelle onstage at The Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, has pleaded not guilty to the four misdemeanor charges against him. Lee is being held on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘This Is Us’ star Chris Sullivan and wife expecting baby #2
Rich Fury/Getty Images This Is Us star Chris Sullivan and his wife, Rachel Sullivan, are expecting their second child. “We have wrapped my final scenes for #thisisus. What an incredible 6 years these have been,” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Mike Hagerty, character actor and ‘Friends” Mr. Treeger, dead 67
HBO/Elizabeth Sisson Mike Hagerty, a veteran performer who appeared in dozens of movies, and on TV shows like Friends, Seinfeld and many others, has died. He was 67. Hagerty’s might not have been a household [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Vegadelphia files lawsuit against Dunkin’, Beyond Meat for trademark violation on plant-based breakfast sandwich
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia-based vegan food company is accusing Dunkin’ and Beyond Meat of stealing its slogan. The donut chain and the plant-based meat giant partnered a few years ago to create a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC investigating 109 mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases, including 5 deaths
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 109 children have been sickened — including five who have died — from mysterious cases of hepatitis with an unknown cause, officials from the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court leak probe likely to focus on justices, clerks, and staff
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The extraordinary leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade has triggered an equally extraordinary whodunnit focused on a small universe of court employees who have regular [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — An administrative law judge in Georgia on Friday ruled that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on the ballot for the state’s 14th Congressional District following a challenge to her [Read More…]
Ag News
NCGA seeks more fertilizer access awareness
The president of the National Corn Growers Association says it’s important for USDA to understand the impact higher fertilizer prices have on farmers’ operations. Chris Edgington tells Brownfield, “On 200 pounds of nitrogen a year [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle mostly lower to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were mostly higher watching corn and adjusting spreads. It was a quiet Friday for direct cash cattle trade activity. Deals for the week [Read More…]
Ag News
Western Cornbelt planting window likely next week
A University of Missouri climatologist is expecting a solid planting window ahead in the Western Cornbelt. Pat Guinan tells Brownfield farmers will likely see a move to warmer temperatures next week, starting Sunday, allowing ground [Read More…]
Ag News
Small meat processor provides local food, reduces waste
A small meat processor in Michigan is focused on providing local food while treating animals humanely and getting as close to zero waste as possible. Healthy Living: …
Ag News
More people working likely to support food spending
A White House adviser says the latest jobs report shows supply chains are continuing to recover from the pandemic. Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, tells Brownfield the nation’s employment [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“At least you got smacked by someone of repute”: Chappelle, Chris Rock compare notes at stand-up show
Rock and Chappelle in 2018 – Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Imagine LA (NOTE LANGUAGE) At an exclusive performance at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles Thursday night, Dave Chappelle unpacked the onstage attack that happened [Read More…]