Year: 2024

Trump wants special counsel held in contempt for allegedly violating stay in Jan. 6 case
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference case to hold special counsel Jack Smith and members of his team in contempt [Read More…]

Connecticut woman becomes first non-resident to use Vermont’s medical aid in dying law
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Connecticut woman will be the first non-resident of Vermont to use the state’s medical aid in dying law on Thursday morning, according to local reports. Lynda Bluestein, a 76-year-old [Read More…]

Steven Yeun confirms Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ exit, shares “how sorry” he was to leave
ABC/Paula Lobo To Variety, Beef Golden Globe nominee Steven Yeun has both confirmed his rumored involvement in Marvel Studios’ team-up movie Thunderbolts as well as his regrets he had to quit the project. It wasn’t [Read More…]

Producers cautiously optimistic about the future of farmland values
An ag economist says farmers are cautiously optimistic about where farmland values are headed according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says producers [Read More…]

Commodity Classic
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner, Carah Hart, Mark Dorenkamp, Parker Schulte and Cyndi Young will be in Houston, Texas February 28 – March 3, 2024 covering Commodity Classic. …

South Dakota State, Montana Renew Rivalry in FCS Title Game
South Dakota State will attempt to repeat as the Football Championship Subdivision national champion and complete a perfect season when it takes on Montana Sunday afternoon in Frisco, Texas. Kickoff before a national television audience [Read More…]

Shooting reported at Iowa high school
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There was a shooting Thursday morning at a high school in Iowa, a police official told ABC News. The shooting took place at Perry High School, according to a Perry, [Read More…]

The NBA’s wild night: 5 teams score 140 points, 4 teams score 130 in losses
There had never been a day in NBA history where five teams all scored at least 140 points. And there had never been a day where the league saw four teams all score at least [Read More…]

NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women’s March Madness, 39 other championships
The NCAA and ESPN announced on Thursday a $920 million, eight-year agreement that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women’s basketball tournament, an event growing in popularity that [Read More…]

Police say there has been a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa; extent of injuries unclear
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school. A woman who answered the Perry Police Department phone confirmed the shooting at Perry High School [Read More…]

Report: Sienna Miller welcomes second child
MEGA/GC Images Sienna Miller has reportedly welcomed a baby girl — her second child and first with model-actor boyfriend Oli Green, according to the Daily Mail. The British newspaper reports the couple was spotted walking [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘Suits’ reunion at the Golden Globes, and more
Beef Golden Globe nominee Steven Yeun won’t be appearing in Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts team-up movie after all, Variety is reporting. Yeun’s participation had never officially been confirmed by secrecy-obsessed Marvel Studios, for the record. As [Read More…]

GasBuddy gives optimistic diesel market outlook
A fuel economist says diesel prices have softened recently and the outlook is favorable for farmers moving forward. “We saw a pretty expensive 2023 for diesel, although it was an improvement to 2022,” said Patrick [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas still has significant presence in Gaza, White House says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Runway warning lights were broken at time of Japan Airlines plane fire, report shows
Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — The warning lights that tell pilots whether a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire after [Read More…]

South Dakota Capitol Receives Bomb Threat in Nationwide Hoax, No Credible Threats Found
The South Dakota Capitol received a bomb threat on Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation by Capitol Protective Services. The threat, part of a nationwide state capitol bomb threat hoax, claimed the presence of well-hidden explosives [Read More…]

Court documents naming Jeffrey Epstein’s associates unsealed
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The first batch of what is expected to be hundreds of sealed court filings pertaining to the [Read More…]

Father, son charged in connection with deaths of pregnant Texas teen, boyfriend: Police
Texas Department of Public Safety (SAN ANTONIO) — Police in San Antonio, Texas, said Wednesday night they have arrested a father and son in the deaths of pregnant teenager Savanah Soto and her boyfriend after [Read More…]

Florida man charged with threatening member of Congress
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida man was charged with allegedly threatening a member of Congress, saying he was going to “come and kill” the member’s children, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Michael Shapiro, [Read More…]

Family demands answers after Florida father fatally beaten in jail by cellmate allegedly for being gay
Courtesy of Graham Injury Firm (NEW YORK) — The family of an incarcerated man allegedly killed by his cellmate in a Broward jail is demanding answers. Janard Geffrard, 29, was allegedly killed by cellmate 35-year-old [Read More…]
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