Month: January 2023
ABC Health News
Why thousands of New York City nurses are striking and what’s at stake
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nurses strike in New York City has extended into its second day with more than 7,000 walking out of two major hospitals. Nurses at Montefiore [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How proposed government ban on controversial noncompete clauses could impact the economy
James Leynse/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans have had to struggle to find a new jobs due to a measure in their contracts that prevents them from working for a direct competitor following [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
AMC reveals its ‘Walking Dead’ plans, including spin-off with Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira
AMC/Gene Page On Tuesday, as part of AMC’s Television Critics Association winter confab, the network unveiled its plans to continue The Walking Dead universe. The recently retitled The Walking Dead: Dead City will debut in June. Jeffrey Dean Morgan‘s Negan [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pamela Anderson “takes control” of her life story in trailer for Netflix documentary ‘Pamela, a Love Story’
Photo: Carmelo Redondo Pamela Anderson is finally telling her side of her life story in the documentary Pamela, a Love Story, according to the trailer that was just released by Netflix. The 55-year-old former Baywatch [Read More…]
Ag News
Higher dollar sends wheat lower
Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly lower. Private firms and the USDA FAS are projecting a record crop in Brazil this year, likely canceling out the expected losses in Argentina. Updated numbers from CONAB for Brazil [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer says right to repair agreement is great news for agriculture
A Western Kansas farmer says the recent right to repair agreement creates more competition and a fairer marketplace. David Schemm says it should give him cost-effective alternative to repairing equipment. “This is not about trying [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska’s Bacon shares ’23 farm bill priorities
As Congress waits for committee assignments to be finalized, a Nebraska Congressman is outlining his priorities for the next farm bill. Republican Don Bacon tells Brownfield crop insurance is the top issue. “I hear from [Read More…]
ABC World News
2022 was fifth-warmest year on record and had 3rd most billion-dollar disasters, scientists say
Photo by cuellar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If there is any indication that temperatures around the world are rising, look to the last several years and the intense warmth experienced in almost every region, experts [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Son of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ director calls sex abuse lawsuit against father “embarrassing”
Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Pippo Zeffirelli, son of the late legendary Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli, has fired back against Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the stars of his heralded 1968 adaptation of Romeo [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder expecting baby no. 2
Andrew Toth/Getty Images Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder are growing their family. The pair, who wed in 2015, announced they are expecting their second child together in an adorable Instagram post shared on Monday. Alongside [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Golden Globes return Tuesday night
HFPA/NBC After its last show wasn’t broadcast — and went without stars — in the wake of a racism controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are back Tuesday evening. The 80th [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Mother Nature is not happy with us”: Ellen tweets amid evacuations in Montecito
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images With more than 10,000 residents of Montecito, California ordered to evacuate their homes for fear of mudslides, Ellen DeGeneres is urging folks to “stay safe.” As winter [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois corn growers meet new lawmakers in DC
Illinois Corn Gowers met with newly elected lawmakers in DC last week. President Matt Rush tells Brownfield after redistricting, Illinois has four new members of Congress and establishing relationships with them is important for ag [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmland market driven by commodity prices again in 2023
A farm real estate expert believes commodity prices will continue to drive farmland values in 2023. Beyond that, Paul Schadegg with Farmers National Company says supply and demand will be key. “That limited supply of [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag News
Grain trade ramping up between Brazil and China
Grain trade is ramping up between two big players on the global market. Joana Colussi, a post-doctoral student at the University of Illinois originally from Brazil, tells Brownfield a recent trade agreement creates the potential [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA FAS sees big Brazil soybean crop
The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service is projecting record soybean production in Brazil. The FAS sees the crop at 153 million tons, 1 million above the most recent official guess and 26.4 million larger than a [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota $423M surplus will be top issue at Legislature
The South Dakota Legislature’s nine-week session is slated to begin Tuesday with all eyes on what lawmakers might do with the state’s $423 million surplus. Gov. Kristi Noem wants to use the money to cover [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
No. 1 Georgia bullies TCU 65-7 to win 2nd consecutive title
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett flashed a wry grin as he walked off the field, stopping to hug coach Kirby Smart as the crowd roared. It was all standing ovations and sideline snacks in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mega Millions drawing Tuesday reaches $1.1 billion
youngvet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mega Millions ticket holders will be watching Tuesday’s 11 p.m. drawing closely as the numbers for the third-largest prize in the game’s history are revealed. The jackpot has climbed to [Read More…]