Month: October 2024
Operators of vessel that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge to pay nearly $102M: DOJ
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (BALTIMORE, Md.) — The operators of the vessel that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March have agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response, the Department of [Read More…]
Menendez brothers latest: LA district attorney recommends resentencing
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are each serving two life prison terms without parole. “We are [Read More…]
Jurors in murder trial of former Ohio police officer offered contrasting theories in killing of Andre Hill
Pool/ABC News (OHIO) — Jurors heard contrasting theories during opening statements in the murder trial of former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy who is accused of killing Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in [Read More…]
Woman charged with providing dental services without license, giving ‘botched’ root canal
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (TEXAS) — A Texas woman is facing criminal charges after she impersonated a dentist despite not having a license, even giving a patient a “botched” root canal, according to court documents. Angelica [Read More…]
Out of time: ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ closing on Broadway in January
Universal Theatre Group This is heavy: Back to the Future: The Musical will officially close on Broadway on Jan. 5, 2025. The musical won an Olivier Award in the U.K. — where it has been playing [Read More…]
As farmers start planning for 2025, margins remain a big concern
As northwest Tennessee farmer says he’s looking ahead to the 2025 growing season and margins are a big concern. David Nichols tells Brownfield, “Prices sold off pretty hard and we’re down close to or below [Read More…]
Cattle futures up ahead of On Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up watching direct business develop and ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed numbers from the USDA. December live cattle closed $1.37 higher at $189.25 and [Read More…]
A soybean harvest reflection
A farmer in west-central Missouri says it was a faster harvest than usual. “We’ve never had a stoppage during soybean harvest, which I think was the first for my career. Dry was the norm.” Garrett [Read More…]
Dry conditions affect fall fieldwork
A farmer in eastern South Dakota says dry conditions are affecting fall fieldwork. Paul Casper from Kingsbury County just wrapped up harvest on Wednesday and tells Brownfield “there’s a lot of fieldwork not done. It [Read More…]
Market extremes for farmland in 2024
The farmland market has seen some extremes this year in the Upper Midwest. Farm business management instructor Kristina McVicker with South Central College in Mankato, Minnesota calls 2024 “interesting” from an ag land values perspective. [Read More…]
‘Cruel Intentions’ series features new chapter for the cult classic: Watch trailer
Prime Video Cruel Intentions, the cult classic film, is getting a new spin. The trailer for the upcoming series, which is a new adaptation of the popular 1999 film, was released Thursday. Like the film, the [Read More…]
Mobile phone manufacturer melds with Venom with slick new ‘alien’ case
HMD Timed to the release of Venom: The Last Dance, cellphone company Human Mobile Devices has melded with the titular alien symbiote seen in the hit franchise. Calling its new mobile device, Fusion, the world’s first “symbiotic [Read More…]
Ted Danson apologizes to Kelsey Grammer over rift during ‘Cheers’ years
NBC/Getty Images FILE Ted Danson is making amends with Kelsey Grammer several years after a dispute while the pair acted on Cheers together. Grammer appeared on Danson and Woody Harrelson‘s SiriusXM podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name on Wednesday, where he [Read More…]
Watch trailer for SZA’s acting debut, ‘One of Them Days,’ with Keke Palmer
Photo by: Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty Images SZA and Keke Palmer are best friends and roommates in the trailer for their buddy comedy, One of Them Days, arriving in theaters Jan. 24. The film captures them [Read More…]
Original ‘SNL’ star Laraine Newman on hosting Thursday’s Sentinel Awards, looking back at ‘SNL’
Photo: Rob Lewine On Thursday evening at the Norman Lear Center in Los Angeles, a collection of television shows will be hailed for their ability to “inform, educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and [Read More…]
Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers selected for tennis HOF
Gary Gershoff/WireImage (NEWPORT, R.I.) — Five-time major champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles pairing in history, were named to the International Tennis Hall [Read More…]
LeBron James and Bronny James make history playing together for Lakers
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — and his son Bronny James make NBA history Oct. 22, taking to the court together as the Lakers [Read More…]
‘It’s a lie’: Georgia election official forcefully pushes back on false claims of voting machine fraud
Megan Varner/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — With early voting underway in the key battleground state of Georgia, a top election official in the state forcefully pushed back Wednesday on false claims of voting machine fraud — [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Beyonce to join Harris rally in Houston: Sources
Bridget Bennett for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald [Read More…]
Harris to announce record lending from Small Business Administration
ABC/Al Drago (WASHINGTON) — With the economy the top issue for many voters in the home stretch of the election, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce record lending from the federal government to small business [Read More…]