Month: February 2024
Gary Sinise shares tribute to late son Mac, who died from cancer at 33
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Gary Sinise is honoring his late son, McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise, who died Jan. 5 from a rare form of cancer called chordoma. He was 33. The actor, famous for his roles in Forrest [Read More…]
Jeremiah Brent succeeding Bobby Berk on ‘Queer Eye’
Netflix Netflix has officially added Jeremiah Brent as the newest cast member of its hit show Queer Eye, the streaming giant confirmed to Good Morning America. Brent will serve as an interior design expert on [Read More…]
Large farmland sales continue across Midwest
An ag economist says farmland prices are showing no signs of slowing down. Ernie Goss with Creighton University says prices have expanded for 51 straight months. “With other opportunities out there not as strong, farmers [Read More…]
Large farmland sales continue across Midwest
An ag economist says farmland prices are showing no signs of slowing down. Ernie Goss with Creighton University says prices have expanded for 51 straight months. “With other opportunities out there not as strong, farmers [Read More…]
Texas wildfires threaten agriculture producers
Wildfires are consuming thousands of acres in the Texas panhandle and endangering the state’s agricultural operations. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a statement saying, “These fires not only threaten lives and property but also [Read More…]
Texas wildfires threaten agriculture producers
Wildfires are consuming thousands of acres in the Texas panhandle and endangering the state’s agricultural operations. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a statement saying, “These fires not only threaten lives and property but also [Read More…]
A big change in weather: Back to the realities of late-winter for the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, the recent spell of record-setting warmth has ended. In the eastern Corn Belt, strong thunderstorms preceded the blast of colder weather, with high winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes reported Tuesday [Read More…]
Ernst calls farm bill gridlock frustrating
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says she’s frustrated with the lack of movement on the farm bill. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the current gridlock centers around funding. “The bill that we’re looking at in the [Read More…]
Rhino poaching on the rise in South Africa, new figures show
Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images (PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA) — Rhino poaching increased in South Africa in 2023, the government said. The new data, released by South African officials, shows 2023 saw [Read More…]
UC Santa Barbara student body president allegedly targeted with ‘antisemitic’ signs on campus
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA BARBARA, C.A.) — The student body president at the University of California, Santa Barbara is calling out alleged antisemitism on campus after she says she [Read More…]
Tornadoes reported in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio as storm barrels through Midwest
Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least nine tornadoes were reported across Illinois, Michigan and Ohio as a storm barreled through the Midwest overnight. Wind gusts reached 82 mph near Chicago, and [Read More…]
University of Georgia murder sparks finger-pointing over immigration
Tetra Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department is pushing back after an official from Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed the Venezuelan suspect arrested for Laken Riley’s murder was previously [Read More…]
Footage of ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez’s interviews with sheriff’s office shown to jurors
Jim Weber-Pool/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Hannah Gutierrez saw footage of the “Rust” armorer being interviewed by law enforcement hours after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot [Read More…]
Johnson warns of China’s ongoing threat to Taiwan
Congressman Dusty Johnson recently travelled to Taiwan as part of the Congressional Select Committee on China…. He says China has the largest army and navy in the world…. Johnson says Chinese leader Xi [Read More…]
Biden undergoes annual physical ahead of November election
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will undergo his yearly physical Wednesday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in what could be the final health update before the November election. Biden, [Read More…]
What would be affected if there’s a partial government shutdown?
Rudy Sulgan via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congress is scrambling to lock in a plan to keep several key government agencies funded before a Friday deadline — or risk a partial government shutdown that, among [Read More…]
Harris says White House backs 3 ‘days of action’ on voting rights as she meets with advocates
Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday assembled voting rights leaders to reiterate the White House’s support for the issue as she has taken a public role in advocating [Read More…]
Senate Democrats, led by Duckworth, to force vote on protecting IVF access nationwide
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday aim to force Republicans to take a public stand in the controversy over in vitro fertilization by requiring them to either support or oppose legislation led [Read More…]
Biden holds off ‘uncommitted’ protest vote and other Michigan primary takeaways
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden handily won the Michigan primary Tuesday night, but still faced protest votes over his handling of the war in Gaza. Critics of the president have protested the [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘The Young and the Restless’ renewed through 55th season, and more
Deadline reports Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Eugene Levy is moving into Only Murders in the Building for its fourth season. The announcement comes just days after it was announced that Eva Longoria has [Read More…]
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