Month: May 2024
ABC Entertainment News
Zendaya attends ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opening night performance in support of boyfriend Tom Holland
ABC News The opening night performance of Romeo & Juliet, starring Tom Holland, took place Thursday night, with Zendaya in attendance as his real-life romantic interest. She arrived at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre wearing a sparkling black Vivienne Westwood gown, her [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
George Lucas on equality and female heroes in his ‘Star Wars’ films
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic George Lucas is at the Cannes Film Festival to receive an honorary Palme d’Or on Saturday, and at a press event a day prior, he answered some criticisms about his six Star Wars [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reality Roundup: Colton Underwood expecting first child, Kourtney Kardashian talks surgery and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Bachelor (ABC)Former Bachelor Colton Underwood is expecting his first child with his [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig announce ‘Knives Out’ threequel title
Netflix/Eric Charbonneau In a new post on social platform X narrated in character by Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc, director Rian Johnson announced the title of his third Knives Out mystery: Wake Up Dead Man. In [Read More…]
Ag News
South American production questions linger
An ag economist says there are lingering questions about South American crop production. Brain Basting, with Advance Trading in Bloomington, Illinois, says Argentina’s corn crop is having issues. “Corn Leaf Hopper is transmitting this corn [Read More…]
Ag News
Foreign soybean buyers visit Indiana for Soy Masters Program
Foreign soybean buyers have been getting a firsthand look at the U.S. soybean industry through the Soybean Oil Masters Program. Will McNair, Worldwide Director of Oil and Soy Food Programs, with the U.S. Soybean Export Council says it [Read More…]
Ag News
AEM sees industry layoffs as cyclical
The senior vice president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says he’s not concerned about recent industry layoffs. Curt Blades tells Brownfield it is cyclical. “The manufacturers are really doing a nice job of preparing [Read More…]
ABC National News
Bryan Hagerich, father arrested for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, will return to US after paying fine
ABC (NEW YORK) — American Bryan Hagerich was spared a lengthy prison sentence under Turks and Caicos’ strict gun laws and will return to the U.S. after paying a fine. The father of two was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker behind ‘Super Size Me’ documentary, dies from cancer
Sonia Recchia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary “Super Size Me,” died from cancer complications, his family announced on Friday. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Priest bites woman’s hand during altercation over Holy Communion, officials say
Getty Images – STOCK (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A priest in Florida bit a woman’s hand during a physical altercation while he was administering Communion to the congregants of his church, officials said. The incident between [Read More…]
ABC National News
Uvalde 2 years later: Where the investigation stands
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) To Veronica Mata, mother of 10-year-old Uvalde, Texas, victim Tess Marie Mata, the second year after her daughter’s death feels even “more real.” “The reality is hitting that Tess is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kouri Richins, Utah mom accused of fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl, asserts innocence in audio message
Getty Images – STOCK (PARK CITY, Utah.) — Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of murdering her husband by mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl with his cocktail, is speaking out from jail and proclaiming [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
VP hopefuls modify their stance on abortion to more closely align with Trump
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following former President Donald Trump’s announcement in April that he would leave the issue of abortion to the states, effectively saying that he would not sign a national abortion [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump courts Black, Hispanic votes in South Bronx rally: New York is ‘going red very, very quickly’
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump pledged to turn New York red during a campaign rally in deep-blue South Bronx, New York, on Thursday evening as he worked to court the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Most younger women who want kids after breast cancer are successful, research data shows
Ana Maria Serrano/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Among younger women with breast cancer, it may be possible for many to have a baby after their diagnosis thanks to advances in breast cancer care, new research [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Burger King set to bring back $5 value meal, expert weighs in on competitive pricing
A worker hands food to a customer at the drive-thru window of a Burger King fast food restaurant in Hialeah, Florida, April 18, 2024. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Burger King [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa removed from D3 drought status, persistent rains continue
Eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge says field conditions are completely different from the last three growing seasons as widespread rains continue this spring. “We grew a crop of corn (last year) on about 5-7 inches [Read More…]
Ag News
An active, at times, stormy weather pattern resumes across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, locally severe thunderstorms are marching across areas west of the Mississippi River, including Iowa. Although some weakening is occurring Friday morning, storm activity should flare again this afternoon in parts of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Three US service members treated for injuries related to pier off Gaza: CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three U.S. service members have been treated for injuries related to the U.S.-built pier off Gaza known as JLOTS, or the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability, according to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Memorial Day weekend travel: The busiest days to fly and drive
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record-breaking number of travelers are expected to hit the road and take to the skies this Memorial Day weekend. Thursday even marked the Transportation Security Administration’s second-busiest day [Read More…]