Month: June 2024
ABC Entertainment News
Russell Crowe gets “impish” tweaking Dakota Johnson’s take on ‘Madame Web’ experience
Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images To be fair, they both were in superhero films that got drubbed by fans — he, Thor: Love and Thunder, and she Madame Web — but Russell [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘House of the Dragon’ renewed by HBO for third season before second premieres
HBO HBO is pretty confident about its Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon: The network has renewed it for a third season ahead of its second season debut on Sunday. The series [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds debuts his annual Father’s Day Vasectomy drink, with a ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ twist
Maximum Effort Ryan Reynolds is a father of four, and as such — and as the spokesperson of his spirits brand Aviation American Gin — he traditionally takes to the internet around Father’s Day to recreate [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Catherine Laga‘aia to play Moana in live-action film
L-R: Laga‘aia, Cravalho – Disney The wait is over for fans of Disney’s Moana: It has been revealed that 17-year-old Catherine Laga’aia will play the Polynesian princess in the live-action reimagining of the 2016 animated classic, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone could have lasting impact on FDA regulation: Experts
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While experts and advocacy groups applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to not restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, they warn access to medication abortion remains [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about mifepristone after Supreme Court strikes down legal challenge to abortion pill
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected on Thursday a bid by a group of antiabortion doctors that would have potentially blocked widespread access to a common abortion pill. In the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA had ‘inadequate’ policies to heed warnings about infant formula, probe finds
AlasdairJames/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration failed to heed warning signs that there were mounting concerns with one of the nation’s largest infant formula makers, as a series of babies’ severe [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Usher advocates for diabetes awareness at Capitol Hill
Singer songwriter Usher walks through the Rayburn Room outside of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ office at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., June 12, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Eight-time Grammy award winner [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans, including detractors, embrace Trump in return to Washington after Jan. 6
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a press conference at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, Zelenskyy sign new 10-year security agreement
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (ITALY) — President Joe Biden touted on Thursday several new major U.S. commitments for Ukraine that were announced this week, including a 10-year bilateral security agreement, sanctions to disrupt Russia’s war machine, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court unanimously strikes down legal challenge to abortion pill mifepristone
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled a group of doctors lacked legal standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone, preserving access to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he would not commute potential sentence for son Hunter Biden
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Thursday he would not issue a presidential sentence commutation for Hunter Biden following his conviction earlier this week on federal gun charges. ABC News Senior White [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump yet to clarify his abortion pill policy as SCOTUS rules on mifepristone
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Even as the U.S. Supreme Court upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone in a unanimous decision on Thursday, former President Donald Trump has yet to disclose his own abortion [Read More…]
ABC National News
New study shows up to 43% of US households are not storing guns securely
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Firearms are the leading cause of death in the United States for children aged 0-19 years, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting over 4,700 pediatric [Read More…]
ABC National News
Phoenix Police Department engaged in civil rights violations, DOJ finds
Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — A damning new report from the Justice Department released Thursday has concluded that the Phoenix Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice of conduct” that “deprives people [Read More…]
ABC National News
DeSantis declares state of emergency as more than 25 inches of rain slam South Florida
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Over 2 feet of torrential rain is inundating South Florida, flooding neighborhoods, canceling flights, shutting down roads and forcing residents to evacuate their homes. Rain totals have reached [Read More…]
ABC National News
Slain actor Johnny Wactor’s friends push for arrests; DA says police ‘have a number of leads’
ABC (LOS ANGELES) — Family and friends of slain actor Johnny Wactor gathered at the downtown Los Angeles site where Wactor was shot to death to push for arrests in the unsolved case. “I’m here [Read More…]
ABC National News
Will Trump go to prison for felony hush money conviction? Experts are split
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at Sunset Park on June 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — After becoming the first former [Read More…]
Ag News
Wet conditions dampen crop conditions in southwest Minnesota
National crop condition ratings are higher compared to the past several years, but southwest Minnesota farmer Bryan Biegler tells Brownfield that’s not the case on his farm. “We have a lot more unevenness out in [Read More…]
Ag News
Chinese demand boosts soybean price outlook
Recent Chinese demand is helping improve the outlook for soybean prices. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says China remains the number one export market for U.S. soybeans. “Seeing them being more active now [Read More…]