Month: November 2022
ABC Politics News
2022 midterm election results live updates: First race projections
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2022 midterm elections are shaping up to be some of the most consequential in the nation’s history, with control of Congress at stake. All 435 seats in the House [Read More…]
ABC National News
Cornell fraternity parties banned after reported incidents
Kickstand via Getty Images (ITHACA, NY) — Cornell University announced Monday that it’s suspending frat parties after students reported they were drugged and one student alleged being sexually assaulted at a residence off-campus, school officials [Read More…]
ABC National News
University of Kentucky student seen in racist viral video set to withdraw
Luke Sharrett for The Washington Post via Getty Images (LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY) — A female student who was caught on camera using racial slurs towards a Black student at the University of Kentucky will voluntarily withdraw [Read More…]
ABC Health News
‘Battleground’ director details documentary’s extraordinary access within anti-abortion movement
Robert Nickelsberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen began the process of making the new documentary film “Battleground” with a genuine curiosity about the anti-abortion movement. Lowen wanted to understand how, despite [Read More…]
ABC Health News
US research station in Antarctica pauses travel after COVID outbreak infects 98
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A COVID-19 outbreak has hit a U.S. station in Antarctica, despite being in one of the most remote areas of the world. According to the National Science Foundation, which manages [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Is an ‘Indiana Jones’ show headed to Disney+?
Robino Salvatore/GC Images There’s no word from ABC News’ parent company, Disney, or its subsidiary Lucasfilm, but Variety reports both companies have been meeting with writers to help get an Indiana Jones series off the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ scores with critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Marvel Studios The anticipated film doesn’t officially open in theaters until Friday, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is already a hit with critics. The first reviews of the film are in, with influential publications like [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm Bureau’s top economist critical of fed inflation policy
American Farm Bureau Federation’s top economist is critical of how the Federal Reserve is handling America’s inflation problem. Dr. Roger Cryan tells Brownfield raising interest rates without managing the supply of money is not helping [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures mostly lower waiting for cash trade to develop
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mostly lower ahead of widespread direct cash business. December live cattle were unchanged at $153.05 and February live cattle closed $.25 lower at [Read More…]
Ag News
Harvest allows reflections for next year
A new generation is taking over the combine on one southwest Michigan farm. Chris Poll has spent the last several years assisting his family with harvest where needed, but this year he’s leading the team. [Read More…]
Ag News
Foreign ownership of farmland could be a focus of next Congress
Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland could be a focus of the next Congress. U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra of Iowa tells Brownfield he’s written the U.S. Treasury Secretary, the Defense Secretary, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack [Read More…]
Ag News
Winter wheat starts strong for Illinois farmer
A southern Illinois farmer says dry conditions were favorable for winter wheat planting this year. Dean Campbell in Randolph County tells Brownfield they sowed wheat through a 6-week dry spell, finishing on October 25th. [Read More…]
Latest News
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jason Momoa teases a “dream” project will come true with James Gunn heading up DC’s cinematic universe
ABC Many comic movie fans were relieved when it was announced that Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director James Gunn moved over to Warner Bros. Discovery to shape their superhero universe — and apparently Jason [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Stranger Things’ vet Shawn Levy confirms he’s in talks to direct a ‘Star Wars’ movie following ‘Deadpool 3’
Walt Disney Pictures (NOTE LANGUAGE) Shawn Levy, who helped make Stranger Things a global phenomenon, and who will be directing his Free Guy and The Adam Project star Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 3, could be [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 8, 2022
Dec. corn closed at $6.67 and 1/2, down 8 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $14.46 and 1/2, down 3 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $419.30, up 30 centsDec. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmer talks fall fertilizer prices
A southwest Iowa farmer says fertilizer prices have been a challenge this fall. Jeff Jorgenson raises corn and soybeans in Fremont County. “You really had to be pushing the envelope on when you were going [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat down ahead of USDA numbers
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Most forecasts have near-term rain in parts of South America, helping cut down on dry areas in Argentina. Conditions in Brazil are comparatively better, with more than [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures mostly up, cash dairy steady to down Tuesday
Milk futures were mostly up and cash dairy prices steady to down Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. November Class III milk was down $0.02 at $20.88. December was up $0.50 at $20.97. January was [Read More…]
Ag News
American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be in Puerto Rico Saturday, January 7 – Wednesday, January 11, 2023 covering the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. …