Month: January 2023
Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in Maine
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The winning numbers were drawn Friday night for the Mega Millions jackpot that has surged to $1.35 billion, the second-largest in the game’s history, and one [Read More…]
Georgia boy killed during tornado after tree falls on car
Courtesy of Lorrie Lloyd (NEW YORK) — A 5-year-old boy was killed when a tree crashed into his parent’s car during a tornado that struck Georgia this week, according to his family. Egan Jeffcoat was [Read More…]
More classified documents found at Biden’s Wilmington home, White House counsel says
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five more classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a new statement from White House counsel Richard Suaber. Suaber said the personal [Read More…]
41st Annual Hanson Boys Corn Palace Classic Bracket Released
The 41st Annual Hanson Boys Corn Palace Classic bracket has been released with eight games on the schedule for Saturday, January 21. The final two games will see the top two teams in Class A [Read More…]
NFL regular-season ratings down 3% over last season
NFL regular-season ratings saw a 3% decrease from last season, which was not unexpected with “Thursday Night Football” moving from Fox and NFL Network to exclusively airing on Amazon Prime Video. The 272 regular-season games [Read More…]
Spurs set NBA attendance record of 68,323 against Warriors
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have announced an attendance of 68,323 for their return to the Alamodome, a record for an NBA regular-season game. The Spurs, celebrating their 50th anniversary season, returned [Read More…]
Vikings get upstart Giants in playoffs with ‘do it now’ view
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings quickly found their stride under rookie head coach Kevin O’Connell as a confident, close-knit and resilient team — featuring the league’s leading receiver — with an NFL-record 11 wins by eight [Read More…]
Persistence led Twins back to Correa: ‘His heart was here’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fact that Carlos Correa picked richer offers from two other clubs didn’t create any ill will from the Minnesota Twins — nor deterred them from trying again. The Twins truly felt [Read More…]
Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 [Read More…]
Maine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prize
Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand [Read More…]
Lessons learned from the 2022 deer season
The 2022-2023 deer season was one to remember for many hunters across the country. On this week’s episode, southern Iowa hunter Noel Gandy shares some of his experiences and lesson’s learned this year. Part 2 [Read More…]
Uvalde school coach Wade Miller nominated for NFL’s High School Coach of the Year award in aftermath of shooting
MARK FELIX/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NFL announced Wednesday the high school football coaches nominated by 32 NFL teams for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award, representing the best [Read More…]
6-year-old’s backpack was searched the day of shooting that injured a teacher
Tony Anderson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a town hall meeting with parents, a Virginia school district superintendent said that the backpack of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher in a classroom was searched [Read More…]
Company creates 2 artificial intelligence interns: ‘They are hustling and grinding’
Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence isn’t just making inroads in technology. Soon, AI may replace human beings in jobs as evidenced by one company that has created two AI interns. Kyle Monson, co-founder [Read More…]
Tesla slashes car prices as much as 20%
Smith Collection/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Electric vehicle company Tesla slashed the price of its cars across global markets as much as 20%, the automaker announced on Thursday night. The move aims to bolster demand [Read More…]
Lisa Marie Presley will be laid to rest at Graceland; ex-husband Nicolas Cage, ‘Elvis’ director react to her death
Todd Williamson/NBC/NBC via Getty Images Lisa Marie Presley, who died Thursday at 54 years old, will be laid to rest at her father’s famous estate, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee. A rep for Mad Max: Fury [Read More…]
Mel Brooks drops star-packed trailer to ‘The History of the World: Part II’
Hulu A veritable who’s who of comedic actors came to play for a living comedy legend, Mel Brooks, in the long-awaited series sequel to his 1981 classic A History of the World: Part One. On [Read More…]
Transportation outlook after unprecedented disruptions
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the U.S. transportation sector has faced unprecedented disruptions in recent years. “I would say the most concentrated and varied set of disruptions and issues since 9/11 and most of [Read More…]
Dairy producer group to seek federal order hearing soon
Dairy producers might be closer to getting a hearing to discuss milk pricing issues. Jim Mulhern with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield their board has spent the past year and a half working [Read More…]
New crop insurance opportunities for soybeans and oats
Wisconsin farmers can plant soybeans earlier this spring without losing crop insurance eligibility. Economist Paul Mitchell is with the University of Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield, “The earliest planting dates have become earlier now. They used [Read More…]
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