Year: 2022
Bridgeport NAACP asks DOJ to investigate police department following Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls cases
Lauren Smith Fields via family lawyer (BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) — A Bridgeport, Connecticut, chapter of the NAACP is demanding the Department of Justice investigate the Bridgeport Police Department over the cases of two Black women, Lauren [Read More…]
Gregory Michael withdraws guilty plea in federal case over Ahmaud Arbery murder
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Gregory McMichael, the retired Georgia police officer convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, informed a federal court Thursday evening that he has withdrawn his plans to plead guilty [Read More…]
Massive winter storm slams Midwest, South before taking aim on Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A massive winter storm is pushing east, blasting the Midwest, the South and Northeast with snow and ice. More than 5,100 flights have been canceled — the biggest flight cancellation [Read More…]
Chicago bracing for protests over release of former cop convicted of murder in Laquan McDonald shooting
Antonio Perez/Pool/Getty Images, FILE (CHICAGO) — Chicago is bracing for massive protests over the prison release of former city police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted of murder in the 2014 line-of-duty shooting of [Read More…]
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting on Greyhound bus
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (OROVILLE, Calif.) — A shooting inside a Greyhound bus on Wednesday killed one person and injured four others, including an 11-year-old girl, according to police. Police said a dispute on [Read More…]
Free speech concerns for Olympic athletes voiced after China warns of ‘punishment’
Michael Macdonald / EyeEm / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Human rights groups and U.S. officials are concerned about the safety of Olympic athletes in China if they speak out on political issues at the 2022 [Read More…]
Scientists demand new investigation of COVID-19 origins ahead of Beijing Olympics
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (BEIJING) — With the Beijing Olympics set to begin, a group of international scientists is once more calling for a “comprehensive international investigation” into the origins of COVID-19. It’s the [Read More…]
US says Russia planning video of fake Ukrainian attack with corpses, mourners to justify invasion
benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States said Thursday it had intelligence that showed Russia is planning to create a video depicting a fake Ukrainian attack, that it could release in order to justify its [Read More…]
Biden details US raid in Syria that killed ISIS leader
Izzeddin Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday, in remarks from the White House, gave details to the nation about a dramatic U.S. raid overnight in Syria he said had [Read More…]
Activists say Olympic diplomatic boycotts ‘simply not enough,’ call for further action against China
Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the open ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games Friday, the movement to boycott the event has been intensifying with a rising number of protests in [Read More…]
Adopt GREET Act reintroduced
U.S. Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota have reintroduced their bipartisan bill that would require the EPA to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. The so-called “GREET” [Read More…]
Input availability leads Corn Soy Expo discussions
The president of the Wisconsin Soybean Association says there will be seed to plant this year’s crop but everything else is still up in the air. Steve Trzebiatowski tells Brownfield crop input availability is debatable. [Read More…]
Livestock futures see profit taking
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower and feeders were down modestly on spread trade, profit taking, and the recent trend in beef. Feeders largely ignored the weak trade in corn. February live [Read More…]
AgMarket.Net Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Kellan Heavican will be on the ground in Kansas City, Missouri on February 7, 2022 covering the AgMarket.Net Meeting. …
Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Annual Conference
Brownfield Anchor Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis on February 8 covering the Indiana Hardwood Lumberman’s Annual Conference. …
Gov. Noem’s abortion ban stifled by Republican lawmakers
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee declined Wednesday to consider a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem aimed at banning nearly all abortions, stifling a top item on the governor’s agenda. The Republican [Read More…]
Harbaugh to stay at Michigan; Vikings target Rams’ O’Connell
Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach vacancy Wednesday. The Vikings have targeted Los Angeles [Read More…]
Arrests made regarding Michael K. Williams’ death; Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah reuniting; and more
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York announced on Wednesday that four men have bee arrested on federal charges in connection with the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams on September [Read More…]
From bedroom wall to NFT: Farrah Fawcett’s iconic bathing suit pic gets the non-fungible treatment
MORE Management, LLC If you’re a male of a certain age, it’s likely you had that iconic poster of Farrah Fawcett on your wall — it sold 12 million of copies, after all. Now you can relive those days [Read More…]
Gwyneth Paltrow takes a bite of *that* candle in Uber Eats Super Bowl ad
ABC (NOTE CONTENT) With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, advertisers have been teasing their pricey ads that will air during the Big Game, and Gwyneth Paltrow is in the mix with a commercial for Uber [Read More…]