Year: 2018
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…]
Japan protests dessert to be served to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Korea Summit Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan has lodged a complaint over the dessert planned for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when he meets South Korea’s president this week. After South Korea announced it would [Read More…]
Dallas police officer dies one day after shooting that injured two others, officials say
ABC News(DALLAS) — A Dallas police officer has died after he was shot in the line of duty Tuesday afternoon, officials said Wednesday. A second Dallas police officer and a Home Depot employee were also [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 25 at 9:40AM MDT until May 02 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River Near Brookings
Alleged Waffle House suspected killer hit with new charges
Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE) — The alleged gunman in the massacre of four people at a Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, is facing five new charges, including an attempted murder count connected to the man hailed [Read More…]
Isolated DMZ village spots a glimmer of hope in meeting of the Koreas
iStock/Thinkstock(PANMUNJOM, South Korea) — Tucked in the middle of the Korean demilitarized zone, villagers in Taesung Freedom Village hold high hopes for Friday’s planned summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader [Read More…]
What are the new rules of the workplace in a post-#MeToo world?
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s been approximately half a year since the watershed #MeToo movement sparked in Hollywood and spread like wildfire, leaving almost no industry untouched as hundreds of women came forward with stories of [Read More…]
Weather radar picks up widespread bird migration
Photodisc/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — The National Weather Service’s radar detected an unlikely pattern in Texas on Tuesday: widespread bird migration. The service tweeted a real-time animation of the ongoing migration, capturing spring birds in the Fort Worth, [Read More…]
Feeding dairy cattle while milk prices remain low
A professor emeritus at the University of Illinois has some advice for dairy farmers trying to stay profitable during this tight margin environment. Mike Hutjens points to some measurement tools that look at the [Read More…]
Fieldwork remains delayed in many areas
Across the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather in the upper Midwest contrasts with cool, showery conditions in the Ohio Valley. By April 22, corn planting had not begun, and was at least 10 percentage points [Read More…]
CME dairy prices mixed Tuesday
Dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three April milk was unchanged at $14.52 a hundredweight. May was up $.04 at $15.13. June was up $.06 to 15.55. July was up [Read More…]
Amazon can now deliver packages to your car
ABC(NEW YORK) — Amazon’s latest delivery service will let customers receive packages inside their parked cars, the company announced Tuesday, giving ABC’s “Good Morning America” an exclusive first look. The latest iteration of Amazon Key [Read More…]
Toronto officer praised for ‘terrific policing’ after arresting van attack suspect without firing shot
Handout via Storyful(TORONTO) — A Toronto police officer who confronted the man accused of plowing into pedestrians with a van Monday has been praised by officials for how he was able to apprehend the suspect [Read More…]
Manhunt underway for person of interest in shooting of 2 Dallas police officers, civilian
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — A manhunt is underway for a person of interest in the North Dallas shooting that injured two police officers and a civilian at a Home Depot, authorities said. 911 dispatchers received a call [Read More…]
Dead man’s girlfriend says police use of his finger in an effort to unlock iPhone after they killed him is ‘disgusting’
Largo Police(LARGO, Fla.) — After Linus Phillip Jr., 30, was killed by a police officer after he was stopped at a gas station in Largo, Florida, for heavily tinted car windows. Authorities went to the [Read More…]
Ag economist says a corn rally possible
A University of Illinois ag economist says there could be significantly lower corn production this year, “I do see corn setting up for a possible rally. There’s a very bullish outlook currently. Monitoring the weekly (USDA) [Read More…]
Senate Dems ask Perdue for help with Farm Bill partisan divide
Several Democrats on the Senate Ag Committee asked Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to help calm the waters and the partisan divide over the House Ag Farm bill that was approved last week along party lines. [Read More…]