Year: 2024
McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader after more than a decade
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Republican Senate leader in history, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced the decision in a [Read More…]
Appeals court rejects Mark Meadows bid to ‘rehear’ removal of Georgia case
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has lost his latest bid to have the election interference case against him in Georgia removed to federal court. When a federal [Read More…]
Election Bill Bingo in the State Capitol
Warning: It is “Hoghouse Time” in Pierre as the session runs to conclusion in six legislative days. Even experienced legislators like four-term Democratic Sen. Reynold Nesiba from Sioux Falls can be surprised. Wednesday before the [Read More…]
Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs seen in ‘Vanity Fair’ tease of ‘The Crow’
Lionsgate The first images of a long-gestating reimagining of the 1994 hit The Crow have been revealed. Vanity Fair just published a feature on Lionsgate’s forthcoming big-screen adaptation of James O’Barr’s classic graphic novel starring [Read More…]
Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs seen in ‘Vanity Fair’ tease of ‘The Crow’
Lionsgate The first images of a long-gestating reimagining of the 1994 hit The Crow have been revealed. Vanity Fair just published a feature on Lionsgate’s forthcoming big-screen adaptation of James O’Barr’s classic graphic novel starring [Read More…]
Academy Awards reportedly reviving popular group presenter format
AMPAS The forthcoming 96th annual Oscars will reportedly take a page from the telecast some 15 years ago, having groups of past Oscar winners in a particular category welcome the newest member of their tribe. [Read More…]
Academy Awards reportedly reviving popular group presenter format
AMPAS The forthcoming 96th annual Oscars will reportedly take a page from the telecast some 15 years ago, having groups of past Oscar winners in a particular category welcome the newest member of their tribe. [Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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