Year: 2024
Biden says he’s decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s decided how the U.S. is going to respond to the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants [Read More…]
US readies retaliatory strikes for drone attack by Iran-backed militants
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. response to a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan last weekend will be carried out “over the course of several days” and striking “multiple targets,” [Read More…]
Top CEOs opposed Trump’s 2020 election lies. Now some are softening toward him
David Becker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When then-President Donald Trump falsely declared victory days after Election Night in 2020, dozens of CEOs at the nation’s top companies assembled on a Zoom call to prevent what they feared [Read More…]
Larry David going live for pair of speaking engagements
HBO/John P. Johnson Larry David, the Emmy-winning co-creator of Seinfeld and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, is going live for a limited time. A Conversation With Larry David will be held both at The Anthem [Read More…]
Anne Hathaway adaptation ‘The Idea of You’ chosen to close SXSW Film & TV Festival
Amazon MGM Studios The SXSW Film & TV Festival announced Tuesday that The Idea of You, the forthcoming romantic comedy starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, will close this year’s fest, which runs [Read More…]
Reba McEntire working on new sitcom pilot with ‘Reba’ team
ABC A new sitcom starring Reba McEntire is about to hit the small screens. The country icon is joining forces once again with Reba executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis for a new NBC comedy pilot. According to Deadline, the multi-camera comedy follows Reba’s character who “inherits her father’s [Read More…]
‘Suits’ attorney Harvey Specter tops list of favorite fictional lawyers
David Giesbrecht/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images If you’re in trouble and if he were real, Americans would call attorney Harvey Specter. The stylish and skilled law partner played by Gabriel Macht in Suits has [Read More…]
Members look to fine-tune traceability policy
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s policy on traceability is expected to be heavily debated this week. NCBA members have established policy on animal traceability, but Ethan Lane vice president of government affairs says it doesn’t [Read More…]
Purdue issues short-stature corn license
Short-stature popcorn developed by Purdue University researchers is getting closer to commercialization. An exclusive license for the non-GMO trait, called D16, has been issued by Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization to Romney-based Ag Alumni [Read More…]
Michigan’s dairy checkoff announces new CEO
The United Dairy Industry of Michigan’s board of directors has named a new CEO to lead the organization. Registered Dietitian Melissa Gerharter, who has been serving as the Interim CEO, tells Brownfield she wants to [Read More…]
Snow gives way to warmer weather in Wisconsin
Wisconsin says the widespread mid-month snowfall has already almost vanished. The USDA says parts of Wisconsin saw more than a foot of snow in January, with heavier amounts in central and southern counties, boosting soil [Read More…]
Wetter weather has mixed effects in Tennessee
A shift to wetter weather in Tennessee during January recharged soil moisture but had some drawbacks. Up to a foot of snow in parts of the state mid-month accompanied bitterly cold conditions, which led to [Read More…]
Ohio lawmakers introduce bill to allow execution by nitrogen gas following Alabama
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow execution by nitrogen gas, a controversial practice critics call untested and lacking in evidence that it’s more humane than lethal [Read More…]
What to know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implant
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink implanted a brain chip in a human in a preliminary clinical study. If research studies continue to look promising, devices like these could [Read More…]
Celebrate ‘The Nanny”s 30th birthday with NYC locations tour
CBS via Getty Images On Location Tours, which take guests to famous sites seen onscreen in TV and movies, has announced its launching a special New York City tour stop to commemorate the 30th anniversary [Read More…]
Henry Cavill and more kick Axis in trailer for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Lionsgate/Daniel Smith Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie is back in action with Henry Cavill, Reacher bruiser Alan Ritchson and more in the trailer to the forthcoming action-comedy The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Based on the [Read More…]
David Letterman wants you to leave Taylor Swift and “Kelsey Grammer” alone
Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS via Getty Images Of all the people who could possibly defend Taylor Swift against accusations that her relationship with Travis Kelce is “ruining” football, David Letterman isn’t one that would immediately come to mind … but, well, here [Read More…]
Legislative Committee tackles lingering financial expenses
In a hearing before the Joint Appropriations Committee Tuesday, testimony highlighted the lingering financial expenses caused by natural disasters. Specifically, the Department of Public Safety seeks a $2.776 million appropriation. One unpaid bill is from [Read More…]
Secretive Ukrainian arms production a ‘threat’ for Russia, says manufacturer
Tom Burridge/ABC News (NEW YORK) — A leading Ukrainian arms manufacturer said Russia increasingly views the growth of Ukraine’s own domestic military-industrial sector as a “threat.” Ukrainian Armor, a firm that produces mortar launchers and [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli soldiers in disguise raid West Bank hospital
A Palestinian elderly woman crosses a street which has been bulldozed by the Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on January 29, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and [Read More…]
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