Month: January 2024
ABC Entertainment News
Reba McEntire working on new sitcom pilot with ‘Reba’ team
ABC A new sitcom starring Reba McEntire is about to hit the small screens. The country icon is joining forces once again with Reba executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis for a new NBC comedy pilot. According to Deadline, the multi-camera comedy follows Reba’s character who “inherits her father’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Suits’ attorney Harvey Specter tops list of favorite fictional lawyers
David Giesbrecht/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images If you’re in trouble and if he were real, Americans would call attorney Harvey Specter. The stylish and skilled law partner played by Gabriel Macht in Suits has [Read More…]
Ag News
Members look to fine-tune traceability policy
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s policy on traceability is expected to be heavily debated this week. NCBA members have established policy on animal traceability, but Ethan Lane vice president of government affairs says it doesn’t [Read More…]
Ag News
Purdue issues short-stature corn license
Short-stature popcorn developed by Purdue University researchers is getting closer to commercialization. An exclusive license for the non-GMO trait, called D16, has been issued by Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization to Romney-based Ag Alumni [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan’s dairy checkoff announces new CEO
The United Dairy Industry of Michigan’s board of directors has named a new CEO to lead the organization. Registered Dietitian Melissa Gerharter, who has been serving as the Interim CEO, tells Brownfield she wants to [Read More…]
Ag News
Snow gives way to warmer weather in Wisconsin
Wisconsin says the widespread mid-month snowfall has already almost vanished. The USDA says parts of Wisconsin saw more than a foot of snow in January, with heavier amounts in central and southern counties, boosting soil [Read More…]
Ag News
Wetter weather has mixed effects in Tennessee
A shift to wetter weather in Tennessee during January recharged soil moisture but had some drawbacks. Up to a foot of snow in parts of the state mid-month accompanied bitterly cold conditions, which led to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Ohio lawmakers introduce bill to allow execution by nitrogen gas following Alabama
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow execution by nitrogen gas, a controversial practice critics call untested and lacking in evidence that it’s more humane than lethal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implant
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink implanted a brain chip in a human in a preliminary clinical study. If research studies continue to look promising, devices like these could [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Celebrate ‘The Nanny”s 30th birthday with NYC locations tour
CBS via Getty Images On Location Tours, which take guests to famous sites seen onscreen in TV and movies, has announced its launching a special New York City tour stop to commemorate the 30th anniversary [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Henry Cavill and more kick Axis in trailer for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Lionsgate/Daniel Smith Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie is back in action with Henry Cavill, Reacher bruiser Alan Ritchson and more in the trailer to the forthcoming action-comedy The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Based on the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
David Letterman wants you to leave Taylor Swift and “Kelsey Grammer” alone
Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS via Getty Images Of all the people who could possibly defend Taylor Swift against accusations that her relationship with Travis Kelce is “ruining” football, David Letterman isn’t one that would immediately come to mind … but, well, here [Read More…]
News
Legislative Committee tackles lingering financial expenses
In a hearing before the Joint Appropriations Committee Tuesday, testimony highlighted the lingering financial expenses caused by natural disasters. Specifically, the Department of Public Safety seeks a $2.776 million appropriation. One unpaid bill is from [Read More…]
ABC World News
Secretive Ukrainian arms production a ‘threat’ for Russia, says manufacturer
Tom Burridge/ABC News (NEW YORK) — A leading Ukrainian arms manufacturer said Russia increasingly views the growth of Ukraine’s own domestic military-industrial sector as a “threat.” Ukrainian Armor, a firm that produces mortar launchers and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli soldiers in disguise raid West Bank hospital
A Palestinian elderly woman crosses a street which has been bulldozed by the Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on January 29, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and [Read More…]
ABC World News
US reimposes some sanctions on Venezuela over ban on opposition candidates
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a meeting celebrating International Youth Day at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on Feb. 12, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A little over three [Read More…]
ABC World News
US issues travel alert for Bahamas amid increase in crime
Abstract Aerial Art/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of State has issued a new warning for American travelers headed to the Bahamas due to violent crime that has impacted the local population. The advisory, [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least four dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least four people are dead after a boat carrying over a dozen tourists sank in the waters off the coast of Cancun. The boat, which was traveling from Isla [Read More…]
ABC National News
Brothers charged after homemade explosives, hit list and ghost guns found in their NYC apartment
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (NEW YORK) — Two brothers have been arrested after police found homemade explosives along with a hit list and an arsenal of ghost guns in the apartment they shared with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden facing growing pressure on response to Iran over deadly drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday faced increasing pressure to forcefully respond to Sunday’s drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed three American service members and wounded [Read More…]
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