Month: June 2022
Where Supreme Court stands on Second Amendment
Bloomberg Creative Photos via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A spate of deadly gun attacks across the country has reignited the national debate on gun reform in the United States. Lawmakers are arguing over [Read More…]
What we know about the Tulsa mass shooting victims
St. Francis Health System (TULSA, Okla.) — Two doctors, an employee and a patient were gunned down at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical building on Wednesday after the gunman allegedly targeted his doctor, blaming him for [Read More…]
Owner of car sought in investigation of New Hampshire couple’s murder
Randy Faris/Getty Images (CONCORD, N.H.) — New Hampshire police investigating the unsolved shooting deaths of a retired couple said Thursday that they are looking to speak to the owner or operator of a car that [Read More…]
Some Ohio teachers ‘terrified’ over new bill allowing educators to carry guns in school
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Teachers in Ohio are frustrated after lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would allow them and other school staff to carry guns in school safety zones, with little training. [Read More…]
Buffalo mass shooting suspect 1st charged with ‘domestic terrorism’ in New York state history
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The white teenager who allegedly killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month is the first person in state [Read More…]
Timeline: How the Tulsa medical office mass shooting unfolded
J Pat Carter/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — The suspected gunman in a mass shooting at an Oklahoma medical office Wednesday bought an AR-15-style rifle just hours before the massacre, police said. Five people were killed [Read More…]
“YES!” ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe’ debuting June 23 on Paramount+
Paramount+ Cue the air guitar: Beavis and Butt-Head’s recently announced return is happening sooner than previously thought — June 23. Their first adventure in more than 10 years, Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe is [Read More…]
Vilsack is getting positive feedback on new food framework
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield he’s getting positive comments about how the new food system framework announced Wednesday will help farmers expand their markets. “So whether it’s expanded processing capacity that gives them additional [Read More…]
Iowa Cattlemen host Cattle Market Roundup meeting in NW Iowa
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association continues to push for Congressional cattle market reform. ICA director of government relations Cora Fox says they recently hosted a meeting with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra [Read More…]
Alfalfa weevil pressure rising with the temperatures in Minnesota
Pest pressure is rising with the temperatures as the first cutting of alfalfa gets underway in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist Bruce Potter tells Brownfield the crop is benefiting from warmer [Read More…]
Cattle futures higher heading into Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by follow-through buying. August live cattle closed $1.22 higher at $134.12 and August feeder cattle closed $3.22 higher at $172.95. A [Read More…]
Lely opens new operations hub
A new state of the art dairy production facility is helping provide farmers with innovative farming solutions. Lely president Chad Huyser tells Brownfield the company’s new hub of operations is based in Pella, Iowa. “We [Read More…]
LA City Council votes unanimously to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. The ban, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023, ends the sale of [Read More…]
Biden to deliver prime-time address on guns
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will deliver prime-time remarks on Thursday evening “on the recent tragic mass shootings, and the need for Congress to act to pass commonsense laws to [Read More…]
Kim Kardashian says Pete Davidson is handy in the bedroom — with skin care
MEGA/GC Images Apparently, Pete Davidson has been hiding some hidden talents in the bedroom: amateur dermatology. Sure, Kim hinted she’s having the “best sex” of her life in the most recent installment of Hulu’s The [Read More…]
This Day in Black History: ’The Wire’ debuted 20 years ago
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic On June 2, 2002, the groundbreaking series The Wire debuted on HBO. Due to its in-depth focus on Baltimore’s narcotics scene and its raw portrayal of the city’s drug trade, education, government and bureaucracy, the show was highly [Read More…]
New York appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault conviction
Weinstein in 2021 — Scott Heins/Getty Images Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was handed another legal defeat Thursday, when a New York state appeals court upheld his 2020 conviction on sexual assault charges. Weinstein [Read More…]
Seth MacFarlane on ‘The Orville”s “make or break” third season, launching today on Hulu
Hulu/Ali Goldstein The sci-fi show The Orville got off to a rocky launch on its original network, creator and star Seth MacFarlane tells ABC Audio. “I mean … when the show premiered, it was marketed [Read More…]
‘Property Brothers’ star Drew Scott welcomes first child with wife Linda Phan
ABC/Eric McCandless The Property Brothers family just got a little bit bigger. Drew Scott and his wife Linda Phan have welcomed their first child. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday evening, the HGTV star shared two [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 live updates: Queen shares adorable moment with great-grandson
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.K. is throwing a once-in-a-generation celebration for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old queen is the first British monarch in history to reach a Platinum Jubilee, which marks [Read More…]