Month: April 2023
ABC Entertainment News
Cinemacon: Batmen out of the shadows in new ‘Flash’ trailer; Hugh Grant as Oompa Loompa in Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures As the annual motion picture industry confab Cinemacon rolls on in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. Discovery dropped its cards on the table Tuesday morning, with sneak peeks of Wonka, The Color Purple, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Vanna White to appear on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ — as a contestant
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Vanna White is synonymous with Wheel of Fortune. However, she’ll be breaking new ground with a special appearance on an upcoming installment of ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — as a contestant. The [Read More…]
Ag News
House Majority Whip confident biofuel tax credits will be restored during debt ceiling negotiations
A U.S. Congressman is confident biofuel tax credits will be restored during debt ceiling negotiations. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has proposed raising the debt ceiling for a year in exchange for spending reforms that include [Read More…]
Ag News
Oatmeal is one key to success for a South Dakota farmer
A South Dakota farm family found success with a popular food item, which they take from the field to the spoon. Taylor Sumption tells Brownfield he and his brothers raise about 500 acres of oats, [Read More…]
Ag News
Cool, wet conditions impact calving in southwest Minnesota
Cool, wet conditions are impacting spring calving in southwest Minnesota. Cow/calf producer Mark Enninga of Fulda says they prefer to calve on pasture. “Being in alignment with nature and having calves out on green grass [Read More…]
Ag News
Butter stocks pacing ahead
U.S. butter stocks in cold storage have increased from last year while cheese saw incremental declines. In USDA’s latest Cold Storage report, cheese stocks totaled nearly 1.5 billion pounds, up one percent from the prior [Read More…]
Ag News
Careers with a Calling survey shows interest in ag
A new survey shows a large percentage of high school students are interested in careers that involve agriculture, food, natural resources, and the environment. University of Minnesota College of Food, Ag, and Natural Resource Sciences [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia pushes passports on occupied Ukraine
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Protest to be held against Florida law LGBTQ advocates say targets drag shows
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — Hundreds of drag queens and allies are expected to march Tuesday in protest of recent legislation that organizers say is attacking the LGBTQ community. The rally is expected to draw [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amid a rise in swatting calls, the fabrication and fear of mass shootings collide
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many communities across the United States struggle with mass shootings, malicious actors are increasingly targeting schools with false reports of shootings, using the fear of gun [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury seated for E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case against Trump
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A nine-member jury was seated in Manhattan federal court Tuesday for former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump. Carroll, who brought [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S. territory. As of Tuesday, there has been one laboratory-confirmed [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Nonprofit hits Coachella with lifesaving fentanyl test strips, Narcan
Narcan nasal spray, a medication that can revive someone who has overdosed on opioids, is shown at a training. — ABC News (INDIO, Calif.) — At Coachella, a group of independent volunteers handed out fentanyl [Read More…]
ABC Business News
First Republic Stock plummets 25% as banking trouble deepens
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of First Republic Bank plummeted more than 25% in early trading on Tuesday as the banking crisis continued to ripple through the financial system. The regional lender, left [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
You’re a daddy, ‘arry! Daniel Radcliffe and girlfriend Erin Darke welcome first child
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Expecto paturnum! ABC News has confirmed that former Harry Potter lead Daniel Radcliffe and longtime actress girlfriend, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel co-star Erin Darke, are now parents. A rep for the actor passed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Melissa McCarthy covers ‘People’ magazine’s “Beautiful” issue
ABC/Paula Lobo Bridesmaids scene-stealer, former Mike & Molly star and the actress playing Ursula in the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid film, Melissa McCarthy, is the cover model for People magazine‘s latest “Beautiful” issue. The magazine [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cinemacon teases Sony’s first R-rated Marvel movie, ‘Kraven: The Hunter’, plus ‘Bad Boys 4’ sneak peek
L-R: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, ‘Equalizer 3’ director director Antoine Fuqua – Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage (NOTE LANGUAGE) The annual movie industry confab Cinemacon is underway in Las Vegas, and Monday night’s presentations to insiders teased some [Read More…]
Ag News
A scientific advisory panel will review atrazine changes
The Environmental Protection Agency is forming a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to review proposed label changes for atrazine later this summer. The nomination window for panelists closed on Monday. Last [Read More…]
Ag News
Replant is possible after weekend freeze
An ag meteorologist says below freezing temperatures could have damaged emerging crops in the Midwest last weekend. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says it depends whether the growing point of the plants were above [Read More…]
Ag News
Hosting International Trade Teams
This week Illinois Soybean Association Trade and Exports Manager Eileen Urish highlights checkoff investments toward expanding markets by hosting international buyers on Illinois soybean farms. She explains the value of these events and opportunities planned [Read More…]