Month: June 2023

NBC has canceled American Auto after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series followed the executives of Detroit-based Payne Motors — led by the company’s first female CEO, played by Saturday Night Live [Read More…]

Netflix’s TUDUM global fan event provides peeks of returning favorites and new series and films

LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Netflix held its “global fan event” TUDUM on June 17 in São Paulo, Brazil, which featured video peeks at new and returning series, premiere date announcements and more. Bridgerton fans were treated to the [Read More…]

Ag News

New legislation would prevent interference of interstate ag trade

June 19, 2023 nedvedmedia

A bill that’s been introduced into Congress would prevent states from regulating interstate trade and agricultural practices. Kansas Corn CEO Josh Roe says while the bill was introduced in response to California’s Prop 12 [Read More…]

Ag News

Turning unprofitable areas of farm fields into prairie strips

June 19, 2023 nedvedmedia

In this Managing for Profit, we’ll learn about research at Michigan State University that is determining the best use of prairie strips in and around farm fields. Brook Wilke at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station [Read More…]

Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (BEIJING) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, concluding a high-stakes visit. An official with the U.S. Department of State confirmed [Read More…]

Suspect arrested in quadruple homicide at residence in northern Idaho, authorities say

kali9/Getty Images (KELLOGG, Idaho) — A suspect has been arrested after four people were shot to death inside a home in northern Idaho on Sunday night, authorities said. The incident occurred some 36 miles east [Read More…]

Florida deputy, resident ‘lucky to be alive’ after being swept into drain pipe during flood: Sheriff

Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida deputy and a resident are both “lucky to be alive” after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour, according [Read More…]

Uvalde students to receive national award for actions during mass shooting

Uvalde survivors Miah Cerrillo and Khloie Torres show off their Kid Hero Awards at the Texas Public Safety Conference in Galveston, Texas, April 5, 2023. — Stephanie Mendez/ABC News (GRAPEVINE, Texas) — Three former Robb [Read More…]

Six injured in ‘car-to-car’ shooting along San Francisco’s Embarcadero, police say

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire as they raced through the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, leaving people injured by gunshots and flying glass along a mile-long [Read More…]

Three injured in New York subway slashings, suspect is sought, NYPD says

The New York City Police Department (NEW YORK) — Three women were injured late Sunday afternoon in a series of subway slashing incidents, New York Police Department officials said, as they released photos of a [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 6/18/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Baltimore 6, Chi Cubs 3 Cincinnati 9, Houston 7 Philadelphia 3, Oakland 2 San Diego 5, Tampa Bay 4 [Read More…]

‘The Flash’ stumbles at the box office with $55.1 million

Alon Amir The Flash got off to a less than flashy start at the North American box office, earning an estimated $55.1 million over the weekend — good enough to take first, but less than the [Read More…]

Bradley Beal being traded to Phoenix by Washington

Bradley Beal will soon be part of the NBA’s newest Big 3, after agreeing Sunday to be traded to the Phoenix Suns and team up with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in a trio with [Read More…]

Cousins ramps up team-building with the Vikings, even with his own future unclear

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings reported for minicamp this week with a dress-up theme — sports jerseys — that came with a contest to award the most creative player. The assignment generated by [Read More…]

Twins bullpen 3-hits Tigers in 2-0 win behind Kirilloff’s RBI single in 5th

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are still trying to find their way, particularly their hitting stride. Pick-me-ups are welcome from any place, whether a relief pitcher starting the game or a pair of perfectly [Read More…]

Suspect from Irene Arrested After Seven-Hour Manhunt in Yankton County

A suspicious vehicle in a ditch led to a seven-hour manhunt in Yankton County on Tuesday, according to the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said that deputies were called to the area of [Read More…]

State trooper killed, another wounded in separate Pennsylvania shootings that left suspect dead

Bill Hutchinson/Getty Images (MIFFLINTOWN, Pa.) — A state police trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, the first unfolding in the parking lot [Read More…]

Juneteenth celebration horror: 23 shot, 1 fatally, at Illinois event

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WILLOWBROOK, Ill.) — At least 23 people were injured, one fatally, when gunfire erupted early Sunday at a Juneteenth celebration in suburban Chicago, authorities said. The shooting unfolded [Read More…]

1 dead, 10 injured in shooting at party in St. Louis office building: Police

Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — An overnight shooting at a party in a downtown St. Louis office building injured at least 10 people and killed one person, St. Louis police chief Robert Tracy said at [Read More…]

Hundreds of thousands without power in Oklahoma as severe thunderstorms continue throughout US