Month: June 2023
ABC Entertainment News
The beginning of a star-studded end: ‘Grown-ish’ star Marcus Scribner dishes on final season’s celeb guest lineup
l-R – Scribner, rapper Lil Yatchy — Freeform/Mike Taing The final season of the beloved comedy series Grown-ish begins Wednesday, but the show is determined to go out with a bang. At least that’s how actor Marcus Scribner, who plays [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Extraction 2’ killing it on Netflix, and more
Extraction 2 was the most viewed title on Netflix from June 19 to June 25, the streamer reported on Tuesday. The sequel, once again starring Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, the mercenary who survived being “clinically dead” at [Read More…]
Ag News
BASF offers drought stress management recommendations at 2023 plot showcase
Managing drought stress is a hot topic at BASF’s Showcase Plot Tour at their Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois today. The latest US Drought Monitor shows more than 92% of the Midwest is abnormally [Read More…]
Ag News
Welcome moisture could lead to unwelcome guest in corn fields
Corn farmers who welcomed recent rain might discover an unwelcome guest. Kim Tutor with BASF says the moisture creates an environment for tar spot to thrive. “We have the host, corn. We’ve got the pathogen, [Read More…]
Ag News
Pork packs a nutritious punch
Pork is a nutrient-dense food option that packs a punch when it comes to being a heathful choice for your diet. Kristen Hicks-Roof is with the National Pork Board. AUDIO: Healthy Living on the benefits [Read More…]
Ag News
FarmFirst Cooperative urges FDA to enforce dairy standards
A dairy cooperative has written to the Food and Drug Administration, urging it to enforce dairy standards of identity. Jeff Lyon is General Manager at FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative. He tells Brownfield the agency has released [Read More…]
ABC World News
Teenager’s death during police traffic stop sparks violent unrest in Paris suburb
Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for “calm” on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager’s death at the hands of police in a Paris [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Prigozhin thought he’d have help from Russian military, US official says
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘They all are washed in blood after this war’: Ex-Russian minister on Wagner-Putin conflict
ABC News (NEW YORK) — This weekend’s attempted rebellion by the Wagner Group, a Putin-packed private military company, appeared to show some serious distrust among the Russian government and its military allies. Andrei Kozyrev, a former [Read More…]
ABC World News
Failed Wagner rebellion against Russia a battle between ‘two thugs’: Former US ambassador
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The attempted rebellion over the weekend against President Vladimir Putin by the Russia-backed private military company the Wagner Group, run by former Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin, shocked world observers and leaders. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Change in regime is ‘far closer’ after Wagner Group rebellion, Putin critic says
Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the exiled former oligarch and one of Vladimir Putin’s best-known critics, has campaigned for years to end the Russian leader’s rule. Over the weekend, as Wagner leader [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued in 20 US states
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned more than 17.7 million acres [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daniel Penny expected to appear in court in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny is expected to appear in court Wednesday in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. He was indicted by a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Four more suspects charged in deadliest US smuggling attempt
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about ‘Bidenomics,’ Biden’s economic policy, and its potential pitfalls
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House is going all in on “Bidenomics” branding as the 2024 election cycle heats up. President Joe Biden is taking his economic philosophy, which [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning in Gulf of Mexico
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (DESTIN, Fla.) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 6/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 7, Seattle 4 (11) Miami 10, Boston 1 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 1 San Francisco 3, Toronto 0 Atlanta [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Louis-Dreyfus among 300+ actors signing letter to SAG-AFTRA stating they’re ‘prepared to strike.’
David McNew/Getty Images Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are among more than three hundred high profile actors who signed a letter on Tuesday, June 27, urging SAG-AFTRA leadership to take a hard line in the negotiations [Read More…]
Ag News
Study gauges farmer sentiment on biologicals
The Fertilizer Institute and Ag Retailers Association partnered on a recent study to better understand what farmers know about biological products. Cameron Camfield with the Stratovation Group tells Brownfield they gathered responses from more than [Read More…]
ABC National News
4 more suspects charged in deadliest US smuggling attempt
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced [Read More…]