Year: 2024
House Ethic Committee issues subpoena for testimony of Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend in ongoing investigation
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The House Ethics Committee has issued a subpoena for the testimony of a former girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation into the Florida [Read More…]
FDA approves Xolair, first medicine for kids, adults with food allergies
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xolair as the first and only medicine for people with one or more food allergies after the clinical trial data for [Read More…]
Apple TV+’s star-studded ‘The New Look’ explores fashion under fascism
Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s new drama series The New Look takes viewers to Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, and explores the choices made by now-icons like Christian Dior and Coco Chanel to keep both [Read More…]
Reality Roundup: Porsha Williams is back on ‘RHOA’, ‘The Bachelor’ accused of people pleasing 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 Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo) It’s official: Porsha Williams is returning to The Real Housewives of [Read More…]
Dennis Quaid to play a serial killer in Paramount+ series ‘Happy Face’
Photo: Derrek Kupish Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Dennis Quaid will play the Happy Face serial killer in the forthcoming Paramount+ series that shares the killer’s name. Happy Face is inspired by the true-crime podcast [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: 2 killed in shooting attack in southern Israel
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
Chiefs parade survivor heard fight break out before getting shot: ‘I collapsed’
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jacob Gooch and his family were among the 1 million fans enjoying the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday when they heard a fight break out. [Read More…]
Missing Ohio 5-year-old found dead, foster mother arrested
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police believe they have recovered the body of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, whose disappearance had prompted a statewide Amber Alert in Ohio earlier this week. The body was recovered in a [Read More…]
Biden to visit East Palestine a year after toxic train derailment
President Biden. CREDIT: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden is heading to East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday to mark one year since a train derailment spilled hazardous materials [Read More…]
Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat from West Virginia, announced Friday he will not launch a 2024 bid for the White House as an independent — removing what would have [Read More…]
High school football team that beat the odds gets deserving surprises
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cardinal Hayes High School’s football team is the definition of a ray of sunshine! Once called one of the “worst teams,” the players overcame the odds to [Read More…]
Sebastian Stan calls out reporter who described disfigured character as a “beast”
L-R: Renate Reinsve, Pearson, Stan — RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images At the Berlin Film Festival promoting his new thriller A Different Man, Sebastian Stan called out a reporter who used an arguably offensive term [Read More…]
See Disney treasures go ‘Up for Auction’ with Chris Hardwick
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Nerdist founder — and massive Disney fan — Chris Hardwick takes viewers on a trip through Disney history in the new series Up for Auction, which is now streaming on the CW’s website [Read More…]
USDA price outlook projects continued slide
USDA is projecting a continued downturn in commodity prices for 2024. Chief economist Seth Meyer tells Brownfield the slide began more than a year ago. “Off of those peaks in 2022. And generally speaking, the [Read More…]
Wide temp swings & a seasonally busy weather pattern continues across the Heartland
During the next few days, a west-to-east storm track across the country will feature fast-moving storms producing generally light snow. For example, the storm system currently affecting the Midwest will cross the middle Atlantic Coast [Read More…]
A more typical, mid-winter look or feel across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, colder air is replacing previously mild conditions. In addition, light snow is affecting the southwestern Corn Belt. Farther north, a band of snow cover from an earlier event stretches from South [Read More…]
Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Police determining ‘applicable charges’ for juvenile suspects
Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting where at least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, [Read More…]
Fulton County hearing live updates: Fani Willis doesn’t take stand on Day 2
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, is set to hear arguments over motions to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, primarily over [Read More…]
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ ranks as “most cost-effective” Oscar nominated film
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ – NEON While big-budget movies like Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer were well-represented in terms of nominations for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, a new ranking of the Best [Read More…]
Milo Ventimiglia opens up about his connection to new film ‘Land of Bad’
Courtesy of The Avenue Milo Ventimiglia’s newest film, the action thriller Land of Bad, hits close to home for the actor. “It’s deeply personal to me,” he told ABC Audio. The movie – which also stars Liam [Read More…]