Year: 2022
First HPAI case confirmed in Indiana since Sept. 1
A commercial turkey flock has tested presumptive-positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Daviess County, Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says until now, the last confirmed positive case in the state was [Read More…]
Naig concerned about year-round HPAI threat
Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to impact poultry producers across the Midwest despite cooler conditions. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the state has seen a rise in cases this fall. “It’s not surprising given [Read More…]
Prince Harry, Meghan allege ‘institutional gaslighting,’ say ‘lies’ protected Prince William in new Netflix docuseries trailer
Netflix (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan opened up about their decision to leave their senior royal roles in a new trailer for their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan. The trailer, released Monday, opens [Read More…]
Hate crimes against sexual orientation increased in 2021: FBI
T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hate crimes in the United States remained at the same level in 2021 as they were in 2020, the FBI said Monday, even as hate crimes based [Read More…]
Winter storm slams Northeast, 90 flights canceled across US: Latest weather forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ninety flights are canceled across the country on Monday, including 36 in Boston, as winter storms wreak havoc on roadways. Up to 6 inches of snow hit near Hartford, Connecticut, [Read More…]
LA councilman embroiled in racist tape scandal being investigated for fighting activist at holiday event
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles City Councilman who has refused to resign over a leaked audio recording of him participating in a meeting in which racist comments were made about his [Read More…]
Diplomat who brought Brittney Griner home tells Paul Whelan: ‘We haven’t forgotten you’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, the official who brought Brittney Griner back to the U.S., told ABC News’ Good Morning America on Monday that he spoke [Read More…]
One teen’s search for a bone marrow match leads to unlikely friendship
ABC (NEW YORK) — Justice Brooks is 19 years old and a majority of his lifetime has been spent searching for a bone marrow donor. “I always knew that I had a medical condition and [Read More…]
Hampton University freshmen gifted access to digital investing program: ‘Start now’
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (HAMPTON, Va.) — Incoming freshmen at Virginia’s Hampton University will be the recipients of a large-scale school donation through the digital investing platform Stackwell Capital aimed at decreasing what research [Read More…]
In Brief: A third ‘Princess Diaries’ taking off, and more
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang is the latest addition to the star-studded cast of Jon M. Chu’s two-part film adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, opposite Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia [Read More…]
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ tops weak box office for a fifth straight week
Marvel Studios In an otherwise dismal box office weekend, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned an estimated $11.1 million and spent its fifth consecutive week at #1 — the first film to accomplish that since 2018’s [Read More…]
Wisconsin Farmers Union sets policy priorities
Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield state officials will be focusing on four key policy initiatives. “Concentration in the agricultural industry, preserving small and mid-sized farms, family farms shaping climate change policy, [Read More…]
Goff helps surging Lions beat division-leading Vikings 34-23
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff dropped back behind an offensive line that gave him plenty of time and threw deep twice, taking advantage of big-play receivers the Detroit Lions added for him this season. Goff [Read More…]
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach hospitalized in Jackson
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized Sunday after what the university called “a personal health issue” that happened at his home in Starkville. The 61-year-old Leach was initially treated at [Read More…]
Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend [Read More…]
Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A hearing begins Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned for a Missouri man who has spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder [Read More…]
American college student goes missing while studying abroad in France
A photo of Ken DeLand provided by his family. – DeLand Family (NEW YORK) — The parents of a senior at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, said their son has been missing [Read More…]
Keystone Pipeline oil spill investigators search for cause of Kansas rupture
The bank of Mill Creak in Washington County, Kansas, following a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in this handout published Dec. 9 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. – U.S. [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 12/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans 129, Phoenix 124 (OT) LA Lakers 124, Detroit 117 New York 112, Sacramento 99 Philadelphia 131, Charlotte 113 [Read More…]
Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ is a story about fathers, sons…and fascism
Netflix Guillermo Del Toro‘s Pinocchio is not the family friendly animated film you grew up on. His stop-motion take, out now on Netflix, explores a lot of adult themes in unique ways, including the relationship between fathers [Read More…]