Month: April 2025

Helen Mirren does not want a woman to play James Bond: ‘Born out of profound sexism’
Joe Maher/Getty Images for Paramount Plus Helen Mirren does not want to see a woman step into James Bond’s shoes. In a recent interview with The Standard, Mirren said she has never really liked the [Read More…]

FSA has answers about ECAP program
Producers are signing up for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year, but some still have questions about how to sign up and what they are eligible for. Wisconsin Farm Service [Read More…]

US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command military personnel continue to work alongside Thai military and first responders near the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok, Thailand, which fell after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, March 28, 2025. (U.S. [Read More…]

Scientists discover ‘legless, headless wonder’ that predated the dinosaurs
A 444 million-year-old specimen of a primitive marine anthropod was fossilized “inside-out,” with its muscles and guts preseserved in ancient sediment, scientists say. (University of Leicester) (LEICESTER, UK) — Paleontologists are marveling over the unique [Read More…]

Bodies of Gene Hackman, wife cannot be shown as judge orders release of body camera footage
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images (SANTA FE, NM) — A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that video, audio and photos that fall under New Mexico public records law can be released in connection [Read More…]

‘Numerous’ homemade explosive devices discovered near park outside Dallas
(DALLAS) — “Numerous” homemade explosive devices were discovered by a citizen who was walking near a park outside of Dallas, according to authorities. The person was in a wooded area near Wynne Park in Garland, [Read More…]

Some foreign college students are being targeted for deportation. What rights do they have?
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent weeks stories have emerged about college students whisked off campuses by immigration agents – targeted for deportation based on their writings or activism – and [Read More…]

Trump’s tariffs could cause a recession, experts say. Here’s how.
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. stocks seesawed between gains and losses on Monday in the lead up to a promised fresh round of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on April 2, [Read More…]