Month: May 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Happy Star Wars Day! Celebrate with a new trailer to ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ and more
Lucasfilm Wednesday is May 4th, known the world over as Star Wars Day, as in “May the Fourth be with you” — a punny salutation created by fans who chose the date to celebrate George [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Jackass: Forever’ getting spin-off, ‘Dead to Me’ returning, and more
Paramount+ announced that the Bryan Cranston/Annette Bening comedy Jerry & Marge Go Large will be coming to the streaming service on June 17. The film, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dave Chappelle attacked on stage; Chris Rock jokes, “Was that Will Smith?”
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton It’s no joke: Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage while playing the Netflix Is a Joke festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Tuesday night. The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, [Read More…]
Ag News
Interest rate announcement to largely sway ag incomes
An ag economist says the Federal Reserve’s announcement Wednesday afternoon on the future of interest rates will likely have a strong impact on commodity markets one way or the other. The University of Missouri’s Ben [Read More…]
Ag News
Utilizing digital farming tools to improve your bottom line
Knowledge is power. And by using information from their operations, farmers can maximize their return on investment. In this Managing for Profit, Joel McCormick, AGRIntelligence Information Specialist for Helena talks the tools available to help [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Just 18% of parents willing to vaccinate their kids under 5 right away: POLL
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Most children who have socially transitioned still identify as transgender years later: Study
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a political debate about offering gender affirming medical care to transgender children, a new study suggests that among children who have already socially transitioned very few are likely [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Three key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises, pulled between election denialism and anti-Trump factions on the right and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missing corrections officer ‘willingly’ participated in inmate’s escape, sheriff says
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (NEW YORK) — Authorities now believe that an Alabama corrections officer “willingly” participated in the escape of a capital murder suspect, according to the local sheriff in charge of the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Sophie Turner opens up about expecting baby no. 2 with Joe Jonas
Matt Winkelmeyer/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue After keeping silent for months, Sophie Turner officially confirmed to Elle UK that she is expecting her second child with husband Joe Jonas. The Game of Thrones alum, who already shares 10-month-old daughter Willa with Joe, reveals in the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed expected to announce decision on interest rates
Lance Nelson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday in an effort to help battle inflation. The increase is expected to be half a percentage point. So [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Kim Kardashian’s Skims launches The Adaptive Collection for people with limited mobility
Skims (NEW YORK) — This week, Skims, Kim Kardashian’s “solutions-oriented” brand of underwear, shapewear and loungewear, launched The Adaptive Collection for people with limited mobility. The collection includes four pieces, all within the Fits Everybody [Read More…]
Ag News
A major pattern shift ahead for much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from Texas to Minnesota, except for cooler-than-normal conditions along the middle Atlantic Coast. Cool weather [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 6, Philadelphia 4 Chi White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 7, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump-endorsed Vance projected winner in Ohio
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm season kicked off Tuesday with primary races in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio’s Senate race marked the first major sign of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wrongfully convicted Thomas Raynard James, imprisoned for 30 years, speaks out
Hans Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After serving 31 years in Florida State Prison for a murder he did not commit, Thomas Raynard James is a free man. “Emotionally I was overwhelmed. I was not [Read More…]
ABC National News
The fentanyl trip: How the drug is coming to America
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As fentanyl overdoses and deaths have been on the rise across America, investigators have been setting their sights internationally to stop the flow. Police and other experts say fentanyl and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: EU leader proposes import ban on Russian oil
ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP 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 the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine updates: Civilians evacuated from plant arrive safely in Zaporizhzhia
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP 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 the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former MIT professor accused of sexual harassment withdraws from NYU hiring consideration
Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of sexual harassment withdrew his candidacy for a position at New York University Langone Health, after news of [Read More…]