Month: May 2018
School bus collides with dump truck in New Jersey, injuries reported
ABC News(NEW YORK CITY) — A school bus collided with a dump truck near Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, this morning, police said. Injuries were reported but the extent of the injuries were not immediately [Read More…]
Sea otters ‘stuck’ despite comeback in California
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — While threatened southern sea otters bob and sun in the gentle waves of this central California estuary, wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to [Read More…]
Man arrested for allegedly having an unregistered destructive device amid investigation into deadly explosion
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of having an unregistered destructive device amid the investigation into a deadly explosion at a day spa, the FBI said. But Stephen [Read More…]
Minnesota farmer speaks candidly about prospects of $4 corn
A southeast Minnesota farmer says he thinks it will probably be another year before corn prices stay consistently above $4 dollars. Ed McNamara from Goodhue County tells Brownfield there are some factors that could change [Read More…]
Purdue names new dean for College of Agriculture
Karen Plaut has been named dean of the Purdue University College of Agriculture. Plaut, who has been serving as interim dean since former dean Jay Akridge became Provost, will begin her role on May 21. [Read More…]
Inside one of the largest hacking conferences in Russia
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Earlier this week hundreds of aspiring hackers in Moscow faced off against one another in different challenges. The event, called Positive Hack Days, is organized by the cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. More than [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry
Ben Birchall – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle’s father will not be on hand to watch his daughter marry Prince Harry Saturday at Windsor Castle, the bride-to-be said today. “Sadly, my father [Read More…]
Venezuelans head to polls with great hunger, little hope
iStock/Thinkstock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelans will head to the polls Sunday for a contested presidential election, one with incredibly high stakes and dismally low expectations. The vote May 20 is the first time in just over [Read More…]
Thousands of undelivered letters, some with ‘heart-wrenching’ stories, to be posted online
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Thousands of letters from all over the world were never delivered between 1650 and 1815. Now hundreds of years later, the world will be able to read those undelivered letters. Britain was involved [Read More…]
Ex-president of Temple University fraternity charged with attempted rape
Google Maps(PHILADELPHIA) — The former president of a now-suspended fraternity at Temple University was charged with attempted rape as a part of a months-long investigation into sexual misconduct, underage drinking and drug use. Ari Goldstein, [Read More…]
Bumble Bee Foods CEO indicted for price fixing
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The chief executive officer of Bumble Bee Foods has been indicted on one count of price fixing as part of an ongoing investigation that includes at least three other current or former [Read More…]
Young Nebraska farmer calls selling seed ‘a great career move’
Brandon Nowak of St. Paul, Nebraska took on a seed dealership five years ago, when he returned to the farm after college–and he says it’s one of the best things he could have done. Not only [Read More…]
Detective who once sued for discrimination had ties to Armenian organized crime, Mexican Mafia, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles-area detective who once sued his department for allegedly discriminating against him because of his Armenian heritage was arrested this week for trying to conceal suspected ties to the notorious [Read More…]
Amid reports of heart surgery, Meghan Markle’s dad’s role in her wedding to Prince Harry remains unclear
Ben Birchall – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Just days before Meghan Markle will wed Prince Harry, it remains unclear whether her father, Thomas Markle Sr., will be by her side at the high-profile [Read More…]
Deadly explosion at California day spa wasn’t an accident, officials say
ABC News(ALISO VIEJO, Calif) — The mysterious, deadly explosion that rocked a Southern California day spa on Tuesday doesn’t appear to have been an accident, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI said Wednesday. [Read More…]
Farmers Union is asking about cheese
Wisconsin Farmers Union is asking farmers and consumers about the Wisconsin Cheese label. A Farmers Union online survey is asking six questions including how much of the milk in a Wisconsin Cheese should come from [Read More…]
Teacher allegedly captured drowning raccoons in front of students, video shows
Handout via WFTV(OCALA, Fla.) — A teacher in Central Florida is being investigated after students recorded video purporting to show raccoons being drowned in front of an agricultural science class. The raccoons were drowned because [Read More…]
Gynecologist continued to see patients for years after sexual misconduct complaints
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A gynecologist at the University of Southern California was allowed to continue seeing student patients for years after the school first received complaints of him repeatedly making “sexually inappropriate” and “racially discriminatory” [Read More…]
Corteva & Monsanto corn rootworm technology
Corteva Agriscience, the ag division of DowDuPont, and Monsanto say they’ve reached a licensing agreement on insect control technology for corn rootworm in the U.S. and Canada. The companies say the collaboration enables the development [Read More…]
Dry wx helps Missouri planting but risks are strong
Dry weather has helped Missouri farmers get their crops planted but extension experts say the lack of soil moisture could become a real problem. Adam Casner, who farms in Carrollton, in west-central Missouri, tells Brownfield [Read More…]