Month: July 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Marvel’s newest star, Aramis Knight, talks playing ‘Ms. Marvel”s Red Dagger
Marvel Studios Actor Aramis Knight made his debut in Wednesday’s fourth episode of Disney+’s Ms. Marvel, and his team up with the show’s title character, played by Iman Vellani, was an instant hit with fans. Knight plays Kareem, a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
NBC rescues CBS’ ‘Magnum P.I.’ reboot with 2-season deal
(L-R) Weeks, Hernandez — CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Time to dust off the Aloha shirt!” That was the word from star and producer Jay Hernandez as he celebrated the news NBC [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Denzel, Simone Biles among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for STARZ — Taylor Hill/WireImage Denzel Washington and Simone Biles will soon have another award for their shelves. The two-time Oscar and Tony winner and the four-time Olympic gold medalist are [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Workplace inaccessibility is keeping disabled people from jobs
Courtesy Melissa Gates (NEW YORK) — Melissa Gates, who is physically disabled and uses a cane or scooter to move around, was actively searching and applying for a federal job. It took her 20 years before [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New listeria outbreak linked to Florida leaves one dead, 23 total infected
Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — One person in Illinois died after being infected with listeria, in a new outbreak that has infected a total of 23 people across 10 states, the Centers for [Read More…]
ABC Health News
With breakthrough COVID cases commonplace, experts set expectations about ‘vaccine efficacy’
Songphol Thesakit/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — In the early days of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, scientists were hopeful it might herald the long-awaited turning point of the pandemic, not only bringing the threat of severe [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic governors urge Biden to use federal facilities for abortion care
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday met virtually with Democratic governors to talk reproductive health care amid some party disappointment over the administration’s response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. New [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number needs more state-level commitment: Becerra
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters Friday that the upcoming launch of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s new three-digit number, 988, on July 16, “will work, if the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to McCain, Biles and more
Eric Thayer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday announced the next list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, gun control advocate Gabrielle Giffords and actor Denzel Washington are [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Sinema opposes Biden’s call for filibuster exception to pass abortion rights
Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema remains committed to upholding the Senate filibuster, a spokesperson said Friday, a day after President Joe Biden said he would support making an exception to codify [Read More…]
ABC National News
How three states are moving to protect abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A week after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year precedent, several governors are moving to protect abortion rights in their states. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump PAC paid nearly half a million to law firms representing allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee has paid nearly half a million dollars to multiple law firms that employ attorneys representing close allies of Trump who have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York City launches program to offer free COVID medications at testing sites
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City became the first to launch a “Test to Treat” program that provides COVID-19 antiviral treatments, including Paxlovid, for people who test positive for the novel coronavirus, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Two Kentucky officers killed, several hurt by gunman who opened fire at his home
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images/Stock (ALLEN, Ky.) — A 49-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly gunned down two police officers and wounded several others in a mass shooting at his Kentucky home. The shooting unfolded [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York lawmakers introduce bill to ban guns from Times Square, mass transit
Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would ban the concealed carry of guns in a “sensitive location,” including Times Square and all mass public transportation, according to a draft [Read More…]
Ag News
Trade delegation to visit the Philippines
Farmers and ag leaders from Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota are about to embark on a trade mission to the Philippines. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says the delegation leaves July 10th. “The Philippines has [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana Farmers Union helps producers get wholesale buyers
Several small farm producers in Indiana are working with Farmers Union to sell their products beyond the farmers’ market. Michael Morrow is the Executive Director of Indiana Farmers Union and owns Tomorrow’s Farm. He tells [Read More…]
Ag News
Small grains specialist concerned about disease pressure
An extension small grains specialist is concerned about disease pressure. Jochum Wiersma with the University of Minnesota says tan spot set in during the cooler part of June. “It is kind of our canary in [Read More…]
Ag News
Hay sales limited by availability and transportation costs
A Wisconsin Extension agent who monitors hay sales throughout the Midwest says it’s still hard to buy hay, even as many producers are cutting the second crop. Richard Halopka compiles the hay report and tells [Read More…]
Ag News
Scattered rains on the increase across the Heartland favor the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, showers accompany a slow-moving cold front stretching from Kansas into the Great Lakes region. North of the front, sunny but cooler weather is favoring summer crop development, while dry and warm [Read More…]