Month: October 2018
A 34-year-old dad, a professor and young newlyweds among the 20 killed in limo crash
Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y.(ALBANY, N.Y.) — A 34-year-old dad, a college professor and young newlyweds were among the 20 killed in a limo crash in upstate New York. Authorities have released [Read More…]
White parents say police was called on their black babysitter
ABC News(ATLANTA) — A white couple whose black babysitter was followed by a white woman and questioned by police said they were in disbelief about the incident. David Parker and Dana Mango of suburban Atlanta [Read More…]
White parents say police was called on their black babysitter
ABC News(ATLANTA) — A white couple whose black babysitter was followed by a white woman and questioned by police said they were in disbelief about the incident. David Parker and Dana Mango of suburban Atlanta [Read More…]
Protecting crops against yield robbing pests
Nematodes are silent yield robbers and are reducing farmers profitability. New seed treatment technologies are helping farmers protect their crops against a pest that isn’t visible to the naked eye. In this Managing for Profit, [Read More…]
A 34-year-old dad, a professor and young newlyweds among the 20 killed in limo crash
Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y.(ALBANY, N.Y.) — A 34-year-old dad, a college professor and young newlyweds were among the 20 killed in a limo crash in upstate New York. Authorities have released [Read More…]
Hurricane Michael to be worst storm Panhandle has seen in 100 years: Governor
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, is nearing landfall along the Florida Panhandle with 145 mph winds. A Category 4 or 5 storm has never hit the Panhandle in [Read More…]
‘Monstrous’ storm barrels toward Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is now an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 with 140 mph winds, expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon with a storm surge up to 13 feet high. A Category [Read More…]
Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Flying squirrels are a species, not a job description — at least according to Frontier Airlines. The Orlando Police Department was forced to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines plane Tuesday [Read More…]
Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Flying squirrels are a species, not a job description — at least according to Frontier Airlines. The Orlando Police Department was forced to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines plane Tuesday [Read More…]
Former MI6 spy Christopher Steele, who compiled controversial dossier, breaks silence to criticize Trump
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — The former British intelligence officer who wrote the explosive dossier alleging links between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian officials has broken an 18-month silence to criticize the governance of the [Read More…]
Mega Millions jackpot climbs over $500 million with no winner on Tuesday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed north of half a billion dollars after no one won the big prize in in Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 20-22-39-54-60 and a Mega Ball [Read More…]
Hurricane Michael upgraded to category 3, closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm as it closes in on the Florida Panhandle. Michael is forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with [Read More…]
Phoenix church takes in 100 immigrants released by ICE
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — One hundred people have arrived at a church in Phoenix after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Shadow Rock United Church of Christ is providing housing to immigrant families after ICE [Read More…]
Ohio corn leader says year-round E15 announcement is a victory for all corn farmers
The executive director of Ohio Corn and Wheat says President Trump’s move to allow year-round sales of E15 is a victory for corn farmers across the country. Tadd Nicholson says the federal ban on summer [Read More…]
Milk futures mixed, cash dairy lower
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mixed Tuesday somewhat pressured by the cash market. October closed four cents lower at $15.80. November four cents lower at $15.99. December up two cents [Read More…]
Researchers identify second suspect in nerve agent poisoning as Russian doctor for military intelligence
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — The UK-based investigative website Bellingcat has said it has identified the second suspect in the Salisbury nerve agent poisonings as a doctor belonging to Russia’s military intelligence agency the GRU. In a detailed [Read More…]
Couple who lost home in California wildfire settles collections dispute over burned AT&T equipment
iStock/Thinkstock(SONOMA, Calif.) — A Sonoma couple who lost their home in a wildfire last year has finally begun to heal after settling a week-long battle with their former utility company, which demanded money they claimed [Read More…]
Hurricane Michael closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds: ‘This storm can kill you’
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is closing in on the Florida Panhandle, forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with a dangerous storm surge of up to 12 feet, officials said. [Read More…]
Winning numbers for 6th-largest Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn tonight
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The winning numbers for the sixth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history will take place Tuesday night. The $470 million prize comes with a $265.3 million cash option, according to Mega Millions. The [Read More…]
Hurricane Michael forecast: What to expect and when
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael — a Category 2 hurricane — churned toward the Florida Panhandle Tuesday as the state and its neighbors braced for the impact. The storm at midday [Read More…]