Year: 2023

See Nicolas Cage as Dracula in the trailer for the action comedy ‘Renfield’
Universal Being an assistant for a famous, powerful person is tough — but it’s even worse if your boss is Dracula. That’s what Nicholas Hoult is going through in the trailer for the action comedy [Read More…]

‘Glass Onion’ co-star Dave Bautista says there’s “relief” in being done with Marvel Cinematic Universe
Netflix Dave Bautista, now starring in Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, tells GQ he’s relieved to be done playing Drax The Destroyer in Marvel’s The Guardians of the Galaxy movies. The former pro [Read More…]

Vilsack announces $9.6M meat processing investment
The Biden administration is continuing its efforts to help diversify the nation’s meat supply. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA has awarded $9.6 million in grants and loans for 25 projects that will increase [Read More…]

CME milk futures, most cash dairy up Thursday
Milk futures and most cash dairy prices bounced back a litlle Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was up $0.26 at $19.11. February was up $0.15 at $18.31. March was up [Read More…]

Ethanol production drops again
U.S. ethanol production fell sharply last week, discouraged by holiday and weather related slowdowns and poor margins. That’s the fourth week in a row with a decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production for [Read More…]

Optimism for U.S. soybean demand in 2023
The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council is optimistic China’s soybean demand will pick up, especially with COVID restrictions lifting. The USDA hasn’t reported a new export sale to China in the last month. [Read More…]

US to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
Hedil Amir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come on Friday, U.S. officials told ABC News. [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin calls for Orthodox Christmas truce
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]

France’s bakers may be forced to close their shops or raise baguette prices
© Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cherished French baguette is in trouble. Soaring electricity prices in France are threatening the livelihoods of bakers. Baker Julien Pedussel, 36, started demonstrations near his shop [Read More…]

More than 176,000 customers without power as storm hits West Coast
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm is hitting the West Coast Wednesday into Thursday with flood, high wind and heavy snow alerts in effect for California, Nevada, [Read More…]

Idaho murders: Suspect applied for internship with local police department
Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 28-year-old accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death was studying criminal justice at the time of the murders. More than six [Read More…]

Biden to award Citizens Medal to officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday is expected to award the Presidential Citizens Medal — the nation’s second-highest civilian honor — to officers who defended the U.S. [Read More…]

Biden to make first trip to US-Mexico border as president on Sunday
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to visit the southern border with Mexico on Sunday, for the first time since taking office, according to an administration official. Biden [Read More…]

Uber drivers strike in New York City after pay increase temporarily blocked
nycshooter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Uber drivers in New York City are carrying out a day-long strike on Thursday after a lawsuit from the rideshare company temporarily blocked a pay increase set to [Read More…]

On ‘Black Panther’ podcast, an emotional Ryan Coogler recalls finding out Chadwick Boseman had died
Marvel Studios On the first installment of the recently launched Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast, director Ryan Coogler gets emotional recalling Chadwick Boseman‘s last days. Host Ta-Nehisi Coates asked Coogler how the sequel [Read More…]

Jeremy Renner posts “ICU spa day” in latest hospital post following accident
Marvel Studios Jeremy Renner is still in the ICU following his New Year’s Day snowplow accident, but his latest post to social media shows his sense of humor certainly survived the ordeal. In a short [Read More…]

New Congress live updates: Rebels mull McCarthy offer as speaker standoff enters Day 3
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a third day Thursday after six failed votes to decide on a speaker over Tuesday and Wednesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is [Read More…]

Ohio man, jailed for fake Facebook page, asks SCOTUS to let him sue police
ABC News (PARMA, Ohio) — The parking lot arrest in 2016 stunned Anthony Novak as much as the charge: alleged disruption of law enforcement operations for making a parody of his local police department’s page [Read More…]

NBA stars, teammates spark mental health discussions
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NBA stars and Los Angeles Clippers teammates Paul George and Reggie Jackson are mental health advocates off the court. “People view us as superheroes and [Read More…]

Ashley Olsen reportedly marries Louis Eisner in “hush-hush” ceremony
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Former child star-turned fashion entrepreneur Ashley Olsen reportedly tied the knot with artist Louis Eisner, according to Page Six. Their ceremony was a “hush-hush” one held at a private Bel-Air home on [Read More…]