Month: April 2024
ABC Entertainment News
‘Saved by the Bell”s Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he feels “awful” for victims in ‘Quiet on the Set’ documentary
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images As a person who grew up in front of the camera, Saved by the Bell veteran Mark-Paul Gosselaar says he feels awful about what the alleged victims revealed in the hit documentary [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson all returning for ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’
Photo by Matt Petit – Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images The gang from the blockbuster Bridget Jones franchise is coming back. Good Morning America has confirmed that Oscar winner Renée Zellweger will be reprising as the title [Read More…]
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Zendaya is the cover star of British and American ‘Vogue’
Annie Leibovitz/Vogue Zendaya dazzles as the May cover star of both American and British Vogue. For the American Vogue issue, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, the two-time Emmy winning actress appears in a red Dolce & [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle producers lose industry insight as USDA cancels July inventory report
An extension livestock economist says the UDSA’s decision to cancel the July Cattle Inventory Report is a huge loss for the industry. Oklahoma State University’s Derrell Peel says this is a problematic time to lose [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 9, 2024
May corn closed at $4.31 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/4 cents May soybeans closed at $11.74 and 1/2, down 7 cents May soybean meal closed at $335.60, down 40 cents May soybean oil closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Ear mold resistance important in corn
A plant pathologist is encouraging growers to keep ear mold resistance in mind when planting corn. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield ear mold pressure was widespread across some parts of the Great Lakes [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn slip, wheat mostly lower
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Brazil’s soybean harvest is about 80% complete and widespread activity is starting to gain steam in Argentina. Brazil’s basis has moved higher, but it still maintains an [Read More…]
Ag News
Central IL farmer ready to plant, when weather cooperates
A central Illinois farmer says he’s disappointed with the cool, wet start to April. Jim Reed, who grows corn and soybeans in Piatt County, tells Brownfield… “Yeah, I mean, everyone’s got everything kind of locked [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parents of Michigan school shooter receive historic sentences of 10 to 15 years
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Oxford High School mass shooter Ethan Crumbley, were sentenced to 10 to 15 years Tuesday after each was found guilty of four [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Arizona Supreme Court further restricts abortion, enforcing near-total ban
Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX, Ariz.) — The Arizona Supreme Court has allowed a near-total abortion ban from 1864 to go into effect, only permitting care to save the life of the mother. The decision [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg faces perjury sentencing
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Allen Weisselberg, once the long-serving chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, will be sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge declines to postpone Trump hush money trial, will consider whether to relax gag order
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York appeals court judge declined to postpone the April 15 trial in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case. The full Appellate Division First Department will consider [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Tesla stock has plummeted this year. Will the company recover?
Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla, the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company, appears desperate for a tune-up. The company’s share price has plummeted more than 25% so far this year, making it one of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Visionary” ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas to be honored at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
George Lucas in Cannes in 2012 – Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images The Cannes International Film Festival announced it will be awarding “Hollywood legend” and “visionary” Star Wars creator George Lucas with the Honorary Palme d’or [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Dune: Part Two’ sets digital and Blu-ray/DVD release dates
Warber Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. announced that its blockbuster Dune: Part Two will be coming to HD Digital on Tuesday, April 16. The follow-up to the Oscar-winning film from director Denis Villeneuve will be available for [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting soybeans early has risks and rewards
A field agronomist with Pioneer says farmers who plant soybeans earlier in the growing season take a risk that can be worth the reward of greater yield potential. Steve Cromley says early planted soybeans usually [Read More…]
Ag News
Spring planting moving quickly in SEMO
A farmer in southeast Missouri says the mild winter has encouraged some early planting this spring. Clint Stephens from Stoddard County says soybeans and rice are being seeded earlier than usual, but recent rains have [Read More…]
News
Millions to be Invested in Rural South Dakota with New Dairy and Small Business Expansion
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board of Economic Development and the Economic Development Finance Authority recently approved an up-to $55 million bond and a $155,000 loan. The financing for these two projects reflects a [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parents of Michigan shooting victims speak before James, Jennifer Crumbley sentenced for son’s attack
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (PONTIAC, Mich.) — The parents of several teenagers killed in a 2021 Michigan school shooting spoke in court Tuesday, asking the judge for the maximum sentence for the parents of school shooter [Read More…]
ABC National News
Idaho man arrested for planning attacks on churches in support of ISIS
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho) — The Justice Department on Monday announced the arrest of a man they say planned to carry out attacks on churches in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over the weekend after [Read More…]