Month: May 2022
“I had a weird year”: Pete Davidson talks about the Kanye situation during Netflix fest stand-up performance
NETFLIX/Marcus Price “Write what you know,” the old adage says, and Pete Davidson has certainly done that for new comedy material for which he mined his “weird year” dealing with Kayne West. As most everybody [Read More…]
Elizabeth Warren talks to ‘The View’ about the repercussions of ending Roe v. Wade
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., joined “The View” Friday to reiterate what she says will be the devastating effects on women’s health if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Since the leak of [Read More…]
Missing corrections officer withdrew about $90,000 in cash from multiple banks
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (NEW YORK) — Missing Florence, Alabama, jail employee Vicky White withdrew approximately $90,000 in cash from multiple banks before allegedly fleeing with an inmate suspected of murder, officials said. Lauderdale [Read More…]
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act introduced
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. House to preserve agricultural conservation efforts in the Great Lakes. Introduced by Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan and Michigan Republican Tim Walberg, the Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship [Read More…]
Nebraska farmers celebrate a near drought-busting rain
Mother Nature has brought widespread relief from drought for some farmers in the Western Corn Belt. “I’m not going to complain one bit about the planters sitting here waiting for a sunny day to get [Read More…]
Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. “It’s [Read More…]
Twins say Carlos Correa may have broken finger after HBP
BALTIMORE (AP) — Minnesota Twins star Carlos Correa may have a broken finger after he was struck by a pitch Thursday night in Baltimore. The Twins said after the game that preliminary imaging showed the [Read More…]
South Dakota farmers optimistic about commodity prices
LAKE PRESTON, S.D. (AP) — Farmers in South Dakota says there’s a reason for optimism as they head out to their fields to plant crops this spring. Commodity markets are up 62% over the 10-year [Read More…]
Eggers offers replacements for South Dakota banned books
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Best-selling author Dave Eggers is offering high school seniors in South Dakota’s second-largest city free copies of his book “The Circle” and copies of four books by other authors that [Read More…]
Formula 1 heads to Miami for the first time
Fabio Davini / 500px/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Formula 1 fans are revving up for this weekend as the world’s most popular motor sport heads to Miami for the first time. The Formula 1 Miami Grand [Read More…]
What does the Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion mean for other rights?
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With a leaked draft opinion revealing this week that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn nearly 50 years of abortion rights precedent, Democrats and activists are sounding alarms [Read More…]
Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans after COVID hiatus, bringing ‘relief’ to musicians
Courtesy of Robin Barnes Casey (NEW ORLEANS) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicked off in New Orleans last weekend after two years and three cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The energy [Read More…]
Michelle Obama shares special Mother’s Day message honoring Marian Robinson
Olivier Douliery- Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Michelle Obama is honoring her mom in a special way. Ahead of Mother’s Day, the former first lady announced that an exhibit in the highly anticipated Obama Presidential [Read More…]
Eight dead in apparent gas explosion at hotel in Cuba
ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least eight people are dead from an explosion at a hotel in Havana, Cuba, apparently caused by a gas leak, officials said. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US shared intel that helped Ukraine sink Russian ship
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…]
Prince Harry, Meghan to bring kids to Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee celebration
Karwai Tang/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan plan to travel to the United Kingdom next month to attend the public celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, a first for the couple since stepping [Read More…]
“I have to take him down”: Netflix debuts trailer to fifth season of ‘Cobra Kai’
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) Thursday’s seventh night of the streaming service’s Netflix Is a Joke festival featured an event called “Cobra Kai, Live and Bada**”, held at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Center. Cast members were on hand for the [Read More…]
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker avoids felony assault charges; faces four misdemeanors
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Isiah Lee, the man Los Angeles authorities say tackled comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, won’t face felony assault charges. The Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer [Read More…]
In Brief: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon say “I do” to ‘Maybe I Do’, and more
Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, William H. Macy, Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey have been tapped to star in the multi-generational romantic comedy Maybe I Do, according to Deadline. The story follows a couple, [Read More…]
Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6% as 428,000 jobs added in April
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show. The increase marks the 12th straight month of job growth [Read More…]
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