Month: July 2018
What’s ahead for 2018 Farm Bill
Members of Congress tasked with finalizing the 2018 Farm Bill have several hurdles to overcome. Kansas Senator Pat Roberts will chair the conference committee, and one of his first duties will be to narrow down [Read More…]
Parents of boys rescued from cave and now at Thai hospital are told, ‘no hugging’ yet
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The eight boys rescued from a jungle cave in Thailand where they were trapped for more than two weeks are still out of reach from their relieved parents. The boys brought [Read More…]
Mountain goats shot at close range on Colorado hiking trail
Colorado Parks and Wildlife(BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.) — Near the peak of a well-traveled mountain trail in Colorado, on the day before July 4, some hikers found a grim scene: Two mountain goats lay dead after apparent [Read More…]
Police release sketches of suspected killer in 45-year, unsolved murder
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Exactly 45 years after an 11-year-old girl’s unsolved murder, police in Southern California have released new sketches of her suspected killer in the hopes of finally solving the decades-old case. Linda Ann [Read More…]
Gretchen Carlson responds to petition calling for her resignation
Paula Lobo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Representatives of the Miss America Organization are calling for the resignations of its board members, including chairwoman Gretchen Carlson and Regina Hopper, the president and CEO. The divide within the [Read More…]
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charges
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Monday to new sexual assault charges that could put him in prison “for a very, very long time.” Weinstein, 66, was driven [Read More…]
Kidnap victim defiant in exclusive interview: ‘I’m a survivor’
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles actor who was a victim in an alleged kidnapping-for-ransom scheme said in an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America” that he is not a victim, but a survivor. “I [Read More…]
2018 Missouri Swine Health Symposium
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground for the 2018 Missouri Swine Health Symposium on Monday, July 16 in Sedalia, Missouri. Continue reading 2018 Missouri Swine Health Symposium at Brownfield Ag News.
Police call Virginia mom’s disappearance ‘suspicious’
Virginia Beach Police Department(NEW YORK) — A Virginia Beach woman mysteriously vanished over one week ago and police have deemed her disappearance “suspicious.” Bellamy Malaki Gamboa, 39, was last seen in Virginia Beach the night [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Chris to become hurricane, approaching East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Chris is set to turn into a hurricane Monday and is forecast to bring dangerous rip currents and high surf along the East Coast. The storm — which will [Read More…]
Royal family announce Prince Louis’ godparents
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William and Princess Kate have announced the godparents for today’s christening of Prince Louis at the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be [Read More…]
Officer investigated for pointing gun at young children on video
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — An El Paso, Texas, police officer has been relegated to desk duty after a disturbing video surfaced of the cop pointing a gun at a group of children and roughly arresting [Read More…]
White Mold risk high now
A University of Wisconsin crop pathologist says the risk of white mold for soybeans remains pretty high right now. All of Wisconsin except for the Door County peninsula is under medium or very high risk [Read More…]
Issa Rae on the worst advice she never took
Taylor Hill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae has forged her own path in Hollywood. Forgoing the conventional route often taken by actors dictated by casting directors, agents and producers, Rae created [Read More…]
5th boy rescued from Thailand cave as operations continue
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A dive team brought a fifth boy out of a cave in Thailand Monday and were working at lightning speed to recover his coach and seven soccer teammates still trapped [Read More…]
Rescue effort restarts for boys and coach trapped in Thailand cave
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Divers have restarted the rescue effort to bring the final eight boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand one day after the first four were safely evacuated. [Read More…]
Plane crew comes to rescue of dog
Steve and Michele Burt(NEW YORK) — Plane passengers rarely describe air travel as a breath of fresh air, but it was literally that for one family’s bulldog on a recent JetBlue flight. The French bulldog, [Read More…]
1 dead, 1 missing in Virginia helicopter crash
Scott Gorslene(WILLIAMSBURG, Va.) — One person is dead and the pilot of a helicopter is missing after a helicopter crashed into a condo complex in the popular destination town of Williamsburg, Virginia, on Sunday. Virginia [Read More…]
The cave odyssey that captured the attention of the world
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — These are the faces of hope that captured the hearts and prompted the prayers of millions across the world — and drew dozens of the world’s most elite rescue divers [Read More…]