Month: June 2023
ABC Politics News
Slain Home Depot worker’s mom tells Congress, amid worrying retail crime: ‘The system failed’
House Committee on the Judiciary (WASHINGTON) — As much of the nation on Tuesday watched news coverage of former President Donald Trump’s historic arraignment at a Miami courthouse, a panel of Republicans and Democrats on Capitol [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Carrie Fisher’s final film, ‘Wonderwell’, finally coming to theaters and streaming
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for US-IRELAND ALLIANCE Wonderwell, a fantasy film that was the last project Carrie Fisher worked on before her death in 2016, will finally get an audience. Director Vlad Marsavin tells Deadline, “The journey we have taken [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois FFA names 2023 Stars Over Illinois
Illinois Association FFA has announced their 2023 Stars over Illinois. The 2023 Illinois FFA Star Farmer is Cole Paulek of the Taylorville FFA Chapter. He tells Brownfield his diversified supervised agriculture experience has prepared him [Read More…]
Ag News
Weed management a challenge in Bootheel rice fields
An extension specialist with the University of Missouri says weed management could be a problem for a few rice fields this year. Justin Chlapecka tells Brownfield pre-emergence herbicides weren’t activated due to a lack of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Man barred from school for allegedly ‘accosting’ 9-year-old, claiming she’s trans
rolfo/Getty Images (KELOWNA, Canada) — A couple who allegedly harassed and “accosted” a 9-year-old girl and her family at a track meet, claiming the athlete was trans and shouldn’t be playing on the girls team, will [Read More…]
ABC World News
European Parliament ready to pass landmark AI legislation
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (BRUSSELS) — The European Parliament approved landmark legislation Wednesday that aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence. Known as the AI Act, the landmark legislation aims to promote “human-centric and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tornadoes rip through South: Forecast and what to expect
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirty million Americans are on alert for severe weather as tornadoes slam the South on Wednesday. A tornado watch is in effect for Georgia and Alabama, where two tornadoes have already [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human remains
Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Five people, including a Harvard Medical School morgue manager, face federal charges after allegedly conspiring to steal and sell body parts from cadavers donated to the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mississippi officer accused of shooting 11-year-old Aderrien Murry ‘absolutely sorry,’ lawyer says
Courtesy Nakala Murry (INDIANOLA, Miss.) — The attorney for Greg Capers, the Mississippi police officer who was suspended for shooting and injuring 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, says the May 20 incident was unintentional. “The shooting was not [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Attorney General Garland speaks on Trump case, defends special counsel
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks after the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at an [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Harrison Ford on getting older and seeing Indiana Jones “rally for one last adventure”
Lucasfilm As Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford once said, “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” Considering a new interview, it’s not surprising that that was an ad-lib. In short, Ford isn’t letting age get [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Pass it on”: In cute video, cast of Netflix’s ‘XO, Kitty’ announces season 2 renewal
Netflix In a social media post featuring Anna Cathcart and some of her castmates, Netflix announced that XO, Kitty, the spinoff series from the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film franchise, is coming [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I’m gonna be 53!” Zoe Saldaña responds to final ‘Avatar’ movie coming out in 2031
Getty Images for Disney With news of Disney’s theatrical release schedule being announced June 13, there was a particular note of interest to movie fans: The fifth and last Avatar adventure will reportedly hit theaters [Read More…]
Ag News
Fungicide: Rain or Shine
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner and Madelyn Heinecke-Thompson, Precision Agronomist with Advanced Agrilytics, dive into crop protection tools and fungicides for the 2023 growing season. Click here to learn more about Advanced Agrilytics. …
Ag News
The proteins grocery shoppers are buying
From groceries to fuel, inflation has made everything more expensive. But how much is it changing consumer consumption? David Widmar is an ag economist with Agricultural Economic Insights. AUDIO: Healthy Living on protein consumption … [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures pull back ahead of cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of widespread direct trade. August live cattle closed $2.95 lower at $170.97 and October lives closed $2.90 lower at $174.12. August feeders closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 14, 2023
Jul. corn closed at $6.07 and 3/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.88 and 1/4, down 11 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $389.70, down $7.80Jul. soybean oil closed at 55.96, up 53 pointsJul. [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois cattleman considering electronic identification tags
An Illinois cattleman is considering utilizing electronic identification tags for his herd. Newly elected Illinois Beef Association President Dave Duzan of McLean County tells Brownfield many producers who don’t use EID tags are concerned about [Read More…]
ABC National News
New condo tower could be built at site of Surfside condo collapse
Zaha Hadid Architects (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — Nearly two years after the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium complex collapsed, causing the deaths of 98 people in Surfside, Florida, plans were submitted Monday that call for another [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Attorney General Garland speaks on Trump case, special counsel
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks on the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at [Read More…]