Month: August 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Olivia Wilde says being served custody papers at CinemaCon was “really vicious”
Greg Doherty/Getty Images Olivia Wilde is opening up about being served custody papers earlier this year at CinemaCon while promoting her upcoming film, Don’t Worry Darling. In an interview with Variety, Wilde said the incident [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Flavin Stallone files for divorce from Sylvester after 25 years of marriage
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin Stallone have split after 25 years together, according to People. Flavin Stallone, 54, told the magazine she was “sad to announce” that she’s parted ways with the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ revs up Elon Musk, Kelly Clarkson, Post Malone and more for season 7
Jay Leno’s Garage is revving up for its seventh season, and it’s as packed with Hollywood horsepower as it is the vehicular kind. The CNBC Prime celebration of all things cars will once again take [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why the stock market slumped and what comes next, according to experts
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As alarms over inflation and a possible recession sounded in recent months, a stock market rally offered a source of optimism — until this week. The S&P 500 fell [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Some health officials struggling with new monkeypox vaccine injection method
Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some states and jurisdictions are hitting early bumps in their rollout of the U.S. government’s new approach to expand access and supply of monkeypox vaccines [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden announces student loan forgiveness: Key things to know
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration is forgiving some student loan debt for U.S. borrowers and extending the federal student loan repayment pause until Dec. 31, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ releases memo behind Barr’s decision not to prosecute Trump for obstruction
Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Under order from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department on Wednesday released a 2019 memo used by former Attorney General William Barr to justify his decision [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge to rule Wednesday in DOJ lawsuit against Idaho’s near-total abortion ban
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge is expected to rule Wednesday on the Biden administration’s lawsuit against a near-total ban on abortions in Idaho. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state over [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 in rebound case
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a “rebound” case, her office said. The first lady — who first tested positive on Aug. 16 — received her [Read More…]
ABC National News
Doctors refusing potentially life-saving abortion treatment over legal fears, Indiana doctor says
VisionsofAmerica/Joe Sohm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Indiana’s new abortion law will go into effect on Sept. 15, which would ban abortion in nearly all cases with limited exceptions including rape and incest. Indiana was the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury begins deliberations in Vanessa Bryant’s invasion of privacy case
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — After closing arguments concluded, the jury began deliberations Wednesday in Vanessa Bryant’s invasion of privacy trial over photos taken at the scene of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate banned from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The internet personality and former kickboxer Andrew Tate has spoken out after being banned from Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok this week, accused of misogyny. Tate, who first [Read More…]
ABC National News
Couple’s lawsuit alleges appraisal firm undervalued their home based on race
ABC News (HOMELAND, Md.) — A Black couple whose home valuation increased nearly $300,000 after their Homeland, Maryland, property was re-appraised with a white colleague serving as the homeowner is suing two firms alleging racial [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mysterious illness killing young dogs in Michigan has been identified: Officials
Sebastian Condrea/Getty Images (GAYLORD, Mich.) — A mysterious illness that killed over a dozen dogs in northern Michigan has been identified, officials said. The Otsego County Animal Shelter said in a statement Aug. 19 that [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois farmers hear priorities of November election candidates
Senator Tammy Duckworth Biofuels, inheritance taxes, energy policy and the state budget were top priorities addressed by candidates during the 2022 Illinois Ag Legislative Roundtable Candidate Forum. Senator Tammy Duckworth opened her comments with support [Read More…]
Ag News
Congresswoman says safety net is a constant concern for farmers
An Illinois Congresswoman says some ag issues have come up more than others in this round of farm bill listening sessions. Democrat Cheri Bustos says they heard about market access programs a lot. That was [Read More…]
Ag News
Organization wants market competition addressed in the farm bill
Bill Bullard with R-CALF USA says the organization is pushing for 2023 Farm Bill to include language that addresses competition in the cattle markets. He tells Brownfield that includes enforcement of the Packers & Stockyards [Read More…]
ABC World News
Japan to end pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated tourists in September
DigiPub/Getty Images (LONDON) — Japan is ending its pre-entry COVID-19 test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers with at least one booster dose, making it one of the last countries to do so. The country, which [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Why on earth would you want to be real?” See Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo in live-action ‘Pinocchio’ trailer
Walt Disney Pictures Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks is joined by Oscar and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo in the second trailer to Disney’s live-action Pinocchio. The new snippet gives more of a plot and shows off the puppet-turned-boy brought to [Read More…]
Ag News
The story behind a 5-cent piece
Commentary. Like many people, I have a “change jar” where I drop pennies, dimes, and other loose change that I find in the bottom of my purse and in the pockets of jeans. I rarely [Read More…]