Month: April 2018
Waffle House where 4 people were slain reopens for business
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, that a gunman turned into a bullet-riddled scene of carnage Sunday reopened for business Wednesday morning. Customers, grief counselors and clergy members filled the [Read More…]
Soybeans up on commercial support, higher meal
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans saw a bounce off the recent lows, with help from bean meal, but they remain concerned about Chinese demand. China bought significantly more soybeans from [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 25, 2018
May corn closed at $3.86 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/4 cents May soybeans closed at $10.27 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/4 cents May soybean meal closed at $376.20, up $4.10 May soybean oil closed at 30.79, down 22 points May wheat closed at $4.86 [Read More…]
March poultry production down 4% on year
The USDA says March 2018 poultry production was 4.021 billion pounds, a decline of 4% from the year ago total of 4.170 billion pounds. The preliminary live weight of all poultry was 5.313 billion pounds, [Read More…]
USDA says Trump to send team to China
President Trump is sending his Treasury Secretary and U.S. Trade Representative on a trip to China over trade tariffs, “We’re having Secretary Mnuchin, Bob Lighthizer, heading over to China at the request of China and [Read More…]
Ethanol production down on week, stocks up
U.S. ethanol production last week averaged less than a million barrels a day for just the second time this year. The last time below that mark was the first week of 2018. The U.S. [Read More…]
Pope invites Chilean sex abuse victims to Vatican for private meetings
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis had invited three Chilean victims of clerical sexual abuse to visit him at his residence in the Vatican this weekend and meet with [Read More…]
Russia cries foul after US inspectors enter shuttered Seattle consulate
iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — U.S. inspectors have swept the Russian consulate in Seattle after the Trump administration ordered Russia to vacate the property in a dramatic response to Russia’s alleged poisoning of an ex-spy in the United [Read More…]
Museum and memorial for lynching victims set to open
iStock/Thinkstock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also referred to as the lynching museum, opens in Montgomery, Alabama, on Thursday. The memorial and museum are a project of the nonprofit Equal Justice [Read More…]
State Dept team investigating alleged atrocities against Rohingya as US weighs new sanctions
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A team of U.S. investigators has been on the ground with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, conducting interviews and gathering evidence for a possible criminal case against Myanmar’s government for allegedly committing atrocities [Read More…]
Former police officer, 72, arrested in decades-old ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — A 72-year-old former police officer has been arrested in the decades-old “Golden State Killer” case in California, according to officials in Sacramento. The “Golden State Killer” is believed to have [Read More…]
Former police officer, 72, arrested in decades-old ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — A 72-year-old former police officer has been arrested in the decades-old “Golden State Killer” case in California, according to officials in Sacramento. The “Golden State Killer” is believed to have [Read More…]
Suspect, 72, arrested in decades-old ‘Golden State Killer’ case: District attorney
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A 72-year-old man has been arrested in the decades-old “Golden State Killer” case in California, according to officials in Sacramento. The “Golden State Killer” is believed to have killed at least 12 [Read More…]
Jury begins deliberations in Bill Cosby trial
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — Bill Cosby’s fate is in the hands of a Pennsylvania jury that began deliberating this morning after hearing evidence over the past two weeks in which prosecutors portrayed the comedian [Read More…]
Toronto van attack suspect declared ‘Incel Rebellion’ in chilling Facebook post
Linkedin(TORONTO) — Alek Minassian apparently wrote a chilling post on Facebook about an “incel rebellion,” an abbreviated term for “involuntary celibate,” minutes before he allegedly mowed down mostly female pedestrians with a rented van in [Read More…]
Woman kills husband’s mistress then turns gun on herself in ‘calculated, planned attack’: Police
University of Delaware(NEWARK, Del.) — A Delaware woman broke into the Pennsylvania home of her husband’s mistress and shot her in the head before turning the gun on herself, according to police. The suspect, 47-year-old [Read More…]
Transit official’s videotaped berating of police ends with her resignation
WABC(NEW YORK) — A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner has resigned after she is seen berating two police officers during a traffic stop involving her daughter, newly released police video shows. [Read More…]
Weird things plumbers have found while working
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Today is National Hug a Plumber Day, but before you embrace yours, let’s have a laugh. From fixing a busted toilet or a broken pipe, most plumbers try their best [Read More…]
Pregnant woman caught on camera tripping boy in Chinese restaurant
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A pregnant woman has reportedly been fined for deliberately tripping a 4-year-old boy at a restaurant in northern China, where social media users are questioning her parenting skills. The incident occurred in [Read More…]
2 teen brothers rescued by helicopter after spending a night at sea
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two Australian teen brothers are doing well after they spent Tuesday night at sea in an inflatable raft. According to Australia’s 9News, brothers Jordan Guerts, 18, and Tyson Guerts, 12, spent 21 [Read More…]