Year: 2023
Walter White (Cheddar): Bryan Cranston to reprise ‘Breaking Bad’ role in Super Bowl ad
AMC/Ursula Coyote Time to cook: Walter White is coming back. No, not in another spin-off to the Emmy magnet Breaking Bad, but reportedly in an ad for this year’s Super Bowl. The man himself — [Read More…]
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to fly past ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to become 2022’s highest-grossing film
20th Century Studios – Paramount Pictures The blue-skinned people of Pandora have done what no Russian MiG ever could: They’ve shot down Maverick. Specifically, Deadline reports the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water will become [Read More…]
Rick Singer, mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal, sentenced to 42 months in prison
Jason Marz/Getty Images Rick Singer, mastermind of the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues that involved Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to 42 months in prison. Singer [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 04 at 4:37PM MST until January 04 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… Areas of light snow will linger into the evening, but little additional accumulation is expected. Although weather conditions are slowly improving, road conditions may [Read More…]
Mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal sentenced to 42 months
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BOSTON) — William “Rick” Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will [Read More…]
What are atmospheric rivers? How climate change impacts the storms they produce
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change [Read More…]
Death in the Dorms: Inside the shocking murder of 21-year-old UCLA student Andrea DelVesco
ABC News Studios (LOS ANGELES) — Westwood, the picturesque Los Angeles neighborhood home to UCLA, is the “perfect college town,” according to one student. “It’s beautiful. It feels safe.” But one morning in September 2015, [Read More…]
When was the longest it took to elect a speaker of the House?
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The vote to elect a House speaker in the new Congress is in its second day — the first time that has happened in a century — as Republican leader [Read More…]
New Congress live updates: House breaks again after McCarthy loses six speaker votes
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is in a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied [Read More…]
Who is Byron Donalds, latest GOP protest nominee against McCarthy’s speaker bid
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was nominated on Wednesday as the latest protest nominee from within the GOP as leader Kevin McCarthy continues to struggle to win a majority to [Read More…]
Gaetz calls McCarthy a ‘squatter’ in speaker’s office
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The battle between a small but influential group of Republican hardliners and Rep. Kevin McCarthy heated up Tuesday night when Rep. Matt Gaetz accused the House GOP leader of squatting [Read More…]
Damar Hamlin’s collapse is the latest in history of medical emergencies in sports
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images (CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical condition after he collapsed Monday night during a [Read More…]
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition moving in ‘positive direction’: Family spokesperson
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Doctors told family members Wednesday morning that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition is moving in a “positive direction” after collapsing two days ago from cardiac arrest during a game [Read More…]
‘Wednesday’ breaks another record for Netflix as ‘Knives Out’ sequel scores #1 on streamer’s movie chart
Netflix Wednesday continued working its ratings magic for Netflix over the New Year’s weekend. The streaming service says the show starring Jenna Ortega managed to break another Netflix record by spending six consecutive weeks on [Read More…]
Farmer sentiment rebounded because of ’22 income
Producer sentiment rebounded at the end of 2022 because of stronger farm income, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert is the director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture. [Read More…]
CME milk futures, cash dairy down again Wednesday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were lower again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was down $0.22 at $18.85. February was down $0.08 at $18.16. March was down $0.10 at [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn, wheat extend losses
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, unable to follow through on early gains. Near-term forecasts for Argentina and parts of southern Brazil are drier, further stressing the crop and potentially limiting production. That [Read More…]
Senator expects a timely farm bill
U.S. Senator Mike Braun says he has high hopes for an on-time farm bill. “The farm bill goes through with a decent amount of bipartisanship,” he says. “I feel good about it being done on [Read More…]
Wide ranging December weather in Wisconsin
December was pretty much average in Wisconsin when all was said and done, but conditions for the month were volatile. The USDA says early month snow fall ended the harvest season but helped provide cover [Read More…]
Major storm to bring flooding threat, damaging winds to West Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Millions in Northern California are bracing for a massive winter storm, just [Read More…]