Steve Nedved
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Jan 21
Keith Urban says “The Upside” is that Nicole’s latest movie is “so good”
ABC/Image Group LAIt’s no surprise Keith Urban is a huge fan of his Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, but now he’s taken to his socials to praise one of her latest efforts. Nicole co-stars as Yvonne Pendleton in The Upside, a film that follows a wealthy paraplegic, played by Bryan Cranston, who hires an ex-parolee, portrayed by Kevin Hart, to be his …
Jan 21
12-year-old girl dies after makeshift snow fort collapses on her: Police
cweimer4/iStock(ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.) — A 12-year-old girl has died and a 9-year-old girl is hurt after their makeshift snow fort collapsed on top of them, police said. The two girls were at church with their families in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on Sunday when they went outside to play, the Arlington Heights Police Department said. When …
Jan 21
Like a prayer: Pope Francis launches ‘Click to Pray’ app to unite young Catholics
Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(ROME) — The pope signaled his intention to harness the power of technology to reach out to young people by launching a prayer app three days before he will attend a Catholic youth festival in Panama. The app, called Click to Pray, is available on both Android and iOS devices …
Jan 21
Morgan Evans braves the sharks for a surfing expedition Down Under, while he lures Kelsea Ballerini outside with wine
ABC/Image Group LAThis weekend, Morgan Evans spent his first weekend of 2019 on the road with Old Dominion for the Make It Sweet Tour. The Aussie native is just back from a holiday trip Down Under with his wife, Kelsea Ballerini. “I had a great trip home,” Morgan says. “It was my first Christmas with my family in a few …
Jan 21
PepsiCo in legal battle with moonshine distillery over ‘Mountain Dew’ trademark
NoDerog/iStock(NEW YORK) — PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is in a legal battle with a Tennessee distillery, Ole Smoky Moonshine, over the distillery’s trademark application for the term “Mountain Dew.” PepsiCo filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in 2016 opposing Ole Smoky’s trademark for “Ole Smoky …
Jan 21
Smith: “Timing is everything” when spraying for soybean white mold
University of Wisconsin plant pathologist Dr. Damon Smith answers questions from agronomists during the Wisconsin Agribusiness Association’s 2019 Agribusiness Classic in Madison, WI. A crop disease expert says timing is everything when it comes to spraying for white mold in soybeans. Plant pathologist Dr. Damon Smith from the University of Wisconsin-Madison says, “Going between R-1 …
Jan 21
Alabama police officer fatally shot; suspect in custody
Mobile Police Department(MOBILE, Ala.) — A police officer was shot dead Sunday in Mobile, Alabama, authorities said. Officer Sean Tuder of the Mobile Police Department was killed in the line of duty while executing an arrest warrant late Sunday afternoon, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. A suspect is in custody, officials said. Mobile …
Jan 21
Students honor Martin Luther King Jr. in speech competition
ABC News(DALLAS) — A group of Texas elementary school students honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by carrying on the work he began, giving speeches inspired by his life and mission. The theme of this year’s Foley Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory competition for fourth- and fifth-graders from Dallas and Houston was “What would …
Jan 21
Local Sports for Monday January 21st
It went down to the wire on Saturday between Mitchell and Chamberlain to win the River City Rumble. The Kernels edged the Cubs for the title as Mitchell scored 173 points with Chamberlain a close second with 168 team points. Mitchell had four in the finals and two Champions, led by Carter Max who won …
Jan 21
Remembering the women who helped MLK propel the civil rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King with his wife Correta Scott. (© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — As the nation celebrates Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, what would have been his 90th birthday, it is also a time to remember the women who helped King propel the civil rights movement forward. “There …