Month: May 2023

TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While COVID-19 ebbs — and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data and funding wind down with it — the nation’s public health leaders warned senators [Read More…]

FDA considers whether a birth control pill could be sold over the counter

Courtesy of Angela Maske (WASHINGTON) — Angela Maske was a college freshman in Washington, D.C., when she first had trouble getting a prescription for birth control pills. Her Catholic-affiliated university wouldn’t prescribe the medication to [Read More…]

Yes, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ has after-credits scenes

Marvel Studios As with nearly every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008’s Iron Man, audiences champing at the bit to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might be curious as to whether [Read More…]

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Young farmers rely on diversification and connections for growth

Community connections have helped one first-generation crop farmer get started. Mitch Kline tells Brownfield he began farming when he was 14 years old and traded mowing services with a neighbor to grow hay in an [Read More…]

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Dry conditions challenge MO forage production

Missouri’s farmers and ranchers say they are grateful for any rain, but it will take decent amount to regrow pasture, produce a decent hay crop and fill ponds. “We’re talking 2 to 6 inches of [Read More…]

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Wisconsin made more specialty cheeses in 2022

The top cheese-producing state saw growth in the specialty cheese markets. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says Wisconsin continued to produce the most cheese in 2022 making 25% of U.S. cheese. Specialty cheeses accounted for [Read More…]

Iowa judge favors property owners in pipeline dispute

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Opponents of planned liquid carbon dioxide pipelines in the Midwest won a victory when an Iowa judge ruled that a state law that gives surveyors the right to enter private property is [Read More…]

Sanford Pentagon to host Nebraska and Oregon State men’s basketball

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Sanford Sports) – The Nebraska Cornhuskers are returning to the Sanford Pentagon in 2023 for a non-conference matchup with the Oregon State Beavers on Nov. 18. Ticket information and game time will be announced later. [Read More…]

Dakota News Now reporter charged with prank call using Noem’s cell number

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A broadcast reporter has been charged with making a prank phone call using South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s personal cellphone number. Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun said Austin Goss, who [Read More…]

Mitchell’s Starlite Drive-In Theatre will not open this Summer

Mitchell’s Starlite Drive-In Theatre will not open this summer according to its Facebook page. The Starlite first opened in 1949 before closing in 2013 for seven years. The Drive-In was then brought back to life [Read More…]

Former UC Davis student, 21, arrested in deadly stabbings: Police

amphotora/Getty Images (DAVIS, Calif.) — A former UC Davis student has been arrested in connection with three stabbings — two of which killed a college senior and a homeless man — in Davis, California, police [Read More…]

Repairing Trump’s alleged damage to E. Jean Carroll’s reputation could cost up to $2.7 million, expert testifies

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Repairing the damage to writer E. Jean Carroll’s reputation caused by then-President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12, 2022, social media post that allegedly defamed her could cost up to [Read More…]

1 of 2 escaped Virginia inmates is arrested in Mexico, FBI says

FBI (RICHMOND, Va.) — One of the two inmates who escaped a Virginia jail has been arrested in Mexico following a dayslong manhunt, according to the FBI. Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, 26, was taken into custody [Read More…]

Death of homeless man on New York City subway ruled a homicide

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A homeless man named Jordan Neely was killed by another New York City subway passenger who held him in a chokehold for several minutes, according to police [Read More…]

‘Blatant, bold lie’: Biden admin rejects Kremlin claim US orchestrated alleged drone attack

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday adamantly denied U.S. involvement in an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin after a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of directing [Read More…]

Billie Lourd honors mom Carrie Fisher at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

David Livingston/Getty Images Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, which has come to be known as Star Wars Day. Fisher’s daughter, [Read More…]

New Fox reality show bringing stars to “Mars”

Fox While Elon Musk‘s SpaceX gets closer to actually bringing humans to the red planet, Fox is setting its new celebrity reality show there. Well, not really. Stars on Mars will transplant Lance Armstrong, Natasha [Read More…]

Masters of puppets: Monica Barbaro spoofs Arnold Schwarzenegger in new ‘FUBAR’ clip

Netflix/Christos Kalohoridis The Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy series FUBAR comes to Netflix in a few weeks, and in a new clip he just shared from the show, emotions are felt. Literally. Arnold’s overprotective father, Luke, [Read More…]

Drew Barrymore pulls out of hosting MTV Movie & TV Awards in “solidarity” with striking writers

ABC/Getty Images With just days to go until Sunday’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, ABC Audio has confirmed host Drew Barrymore has pulled out in “solidarity” with the writers strike that started earlier this week. [Read More…]

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Michigan Congressional leaders speaking out on added H-2A fees