Month: February 2023

ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials closely tracked a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it traveled across the U.S. for several days. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]

Democrats approve new primary calendar for 2024

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The Democratic National Committee near unanimously approved a reconfigured presidential primary calendar rubber-stamped by the White House at the group’s winter gathering on Saturday. A few nay votes were drowned out [Read More…]

DOJ to conduct review of Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols’ death

Lucy Garrett/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Department of Justice will help conduct a review of the Memphis Police Department following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, city officials said. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday [Read More…]

Where the Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted

ABC News Illustration / Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Government officials are closely tracking a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it travels across the U.S. The white balloon, which China’s foreign ministry [Read More…]

Robb Elementary School to be demolished, Uvalde contends with conflicting emotions

Alex Wong/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Jerry Mata, whose 10-year-old daughter Tess was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting last year, still returns to the campus of Robb Elementary to honor his child. “I’ve been [Read More…]

Train derails, goes up in flames in Ohio, causes half of town to evacuate

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Local officials in East Palestine, Ohio, have ordered roughly 2,000 residents, about half the town’s population, to evacuate their homes after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire. [Read More…]

Florida schools directed to cover or remove classroom books that are not vetted

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Courtesy Don Falls (MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.) — A new state guidance in Florida is directing school districts to cover up or remove books in classrooms that have not been approved under a law restricting instruction and [Read More…]

Offseason scouting for whitetails

The 2022-23 whitetail deer hunting season may be over in many states, but a hunter in Illinois says it’s currently a prime time to be scouting for next season. Brandon Quandt (pictured above) is a [Read More…]

Melinda Dillon, the mom in ‘A Christmas Story’, ‘Close Encounters’, dead at 83

Dillon and Richard Dreyfuss in ‘Close Encounters’ – Columbia Tristar/Courtesy of Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter notes actress Melinda Dillon passed away on January 9. One might not recognize her name, but the actress logged [Read More…]

One day at a time: Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 24 years of sobriety

ABC On her Instagram, Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once star Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated a major milestone: nearly a quarter century of sobriety. “8760 DAYS OF SOBRIETY = 24 YEARS,” Curtis captioned her post, [Read More…]

“You’re dying, brother”: Steve-O tries to reach ‘Jackass’ co-star Bam Margera about addiction

Bam and Steve-O in 2002 — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc While the Jackass gang was famous for performing death-defying stunts, Steve-O fears there’s one situation his friend and fellow co-star Bam Margera won’t escape: addiction. Steve-O, [Read More…]

Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get the movie star treatment on set

Robino Salvatore/GC Images While he certainly deserves it, considering his movies have made more than $9.3 billion worldwide, Harrison Ford says he doesn’t get movie legend treatment on set. The 80-year-old star of 1923 and [Read More…]

Growers ask about spraying for tar spot

A plant pathologist says tar spot remains the number one concern corn growers have going into the 2023 growing season. Dr. Damen Smith with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield tar spot can be a [Read More…]

Momentum building for early soybean planting

Momentum is building for planting soybeans early. DEKALB Asgrow agronomist Andrew Penney covers southwest Iowa and says this will be year three of encouraging growers to plant early. “If we do have those days, you [Read More…]

ISA Endowed Chair will help advance research, improve farm profitability

The Indiana Soybean Alliance has established an Endowed Chair in Soybean Improvement to advance critical soybean research. Purdue Agronomy Professor Jianxin Ma says he is honored to be selected as the inaugural endowed chair. “Being [Read More…]

Milk futures lower, cash dairy mostly higher to end the week