ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban knows all too well what many people in California are going through as the wildfires engulf the state. While at school as a child, his home burnt down. “When I was 10, our house burned down, so I know that feeling of losing your house,” he told Extra TV ahead of the CMA Awards …
Nov 16
Kenny Chesney adds dates to Songs for the Saints 2019 tour
Allister AnnKenny Chesney has extended his Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. The intimate trek will see the singer performing on smaller stages to bring the songs from his latest album to life. “We have played the stadium in Louisville several times, but in really looking at this notion, I wanted to give them something more …
Nov 16
Cold moves in as snowstorm moves out of Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are seven states in the Northeast still under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories one day after a nor’easter snarled traffic, cancelled flights and even left kids stranded at school. There were more than 377,000 customers without power across 14 states in the eastern U.S. — and Washington, D.C. …
Nov 16
Theresa May fights for her job amid mounting Brexit rebellion
Matt Dunham – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s embattled prime minister said she’s fighting for her political life “with every fiber of my being” as dozens of Conservative MPs declared they have no confidence in her leadership. Theresa May has been struggling to rally support behind her draft of an agreement plan for the U.K. …
Nov 16
California wildfires have claimed 66 lives, with another 631 still missing
Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned out rubble of Paradise, California, on Thursday, and officials fear more deaths in the destructive blazes at both ends of the state that have now claimed 66 lives. The deadliest and most destructive of the two …
Nov 16
Facebook CEO under fire over planted stories, Russian meddling
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hunkered down and attempted to defend his leadership of the social media giant amid reporting that detailed how the company failed to effectively combat fake news and Russian political meddling. The accusations were detailed in a year-long investigative report, “Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through …
Nov 16
Dylan Scott headlines Bayou Stock, as he invites fans to check out his “Nothing to Do Town”
Curb RecordsThanksgiving isn’t until next week, but Dylan Scott is already thinking about Christmas. The “My Girl” hitmaker heads back home to Louisiana to put on a charity concert Saturday to make the yuletide a little brighter for some local kids. “Bayou Stock! Yes!” Dylan explains. “So my first year is this year. It’s a concert I’m …
Nov 15
Garth Brooks on his new song for Trisha Yearwood: “The song is so ‘me’ and how I feel…that it’s scary”
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks debuted a brand new song called “Stronger Than Me” on the CMA Awards Wednesday evening. A song about his wife, Trisha Yearwood, who happened to be sitting in the front row, Garth admits that the decision to debut the track was a bit daunting. “This song is so ‘me,’ and how I feel toward …
Nov 15
#Grow18 anything but smooth for many farmers in southern Minnesota
Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it seemed like. We had a record cold April and almost a record hot May and June, and that’s kind of …
Nov 15
Credit concerns increasing among Midwest ag bankers
The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing. “With the current revenues being very challenging, [farmers] would like to extend loans and are having a harder time repaying loans at the …