Year: 2018
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Virginia teacher fired for referring to transgender student as female
WRIC(NEW YORK) — A Virginia high school teacher was fired for transgender discrimination on Thursday after he refused to use a student’s preferred pronoun, officials said. Officials at West Point High School, about 40 miles [Read More…]
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The potential impact of the trade truce on pork producers
US pork producers are positioned to see great benefit from the trade truce with China if retaliatory tariffs are lifted. With an exceptionally large protein outlook heading into 2019, access to countries like China will [Read More…]
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Unemployment rate remains at 3.7% as 155K jobs added in November
Kameleon007/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, falling short of economists’ expectations. Economists had anticipated seeing around 200,000 jobs added last month. The Bureau [Read More…]
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Winter storm moving into South with flooding rain, snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After dumping a record 1.91 inches of rain in Los Angeles, a storm continues to move east on Friday with 15 states from Nevada to Virginia under snow, ice and flood [Read More…]
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Kathleen Kraninger confirmed to head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Kathleen Kraninger was narrowly confirmed by the Senate to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Thursday, putting an end to an ongoing debate about the leadership of the agency. Kraninger, who [Read More…]
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New tax code may help your side hustle
LPETTET/iStock(NEW YORK) — With the end of the year fast approaching, you have a few weeks left to make moves to help boost next year’s tax refund or at least minimize how much you’re going [Read More…]
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Trump moving ahead with second Kim summit despite working-level frustrations
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans for a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite growing frustration among U.S. officials about the [Read More…]
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Time Warner Center, including CNN, evacuated due to bomb threat
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York, which houses CNN, was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat late Thursday, New York ABC station WABC reported. After a sweep of [Read More…]
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USDA says some crops remain in the field
A USDA meteorologist says there are still regions of the U.S. where farmers are having a tough time harvesting crops because of fall weather conditions. Brad Rippey says, “Of the states reporting this week, we still [Read More…]
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Cheesemakers announce award winners
Ten cheese industry leaders will be recognized by their peers during an April awards ceremony. The Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association says Vice President John Epprecht of Great Lakes Cheese in Hiram, Ohio will receive a Life [Read More…]
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Manganese an important micronutrient for soybeans
An agronomist says as soybean farmers focus more on nutrient management, research is bringing the value of certain micronutrients to light. Jon Zuk with Winfield United tells Brownfield manganese is important for photosynthesis and supplies [Read More…]
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Expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability
A representative of Bayer Crop Science says the expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability well into the future. Charlie Foresman, Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lead tells Brownfield he expects to see more cover crops on [Read More…]
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Blunt: Big challenge getting USMCA through Congress
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says it will be a big challenge getting Congress to approve the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, “If the administration anticipates that what they’ve done with hourly wages in Mexico is [Read More…]
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Dow ends flat, paring early losses after Chinese tech exec’s arrest
Caroline Purser/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat Thursday, paring intraday losses of nearly 800 points that were stoked by fears of a sidelined trade deal after a Chinese telecom executive [Read More…]
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Tyler Perry pays off layaway items at 2 Georgia Walmart stores
Milkos/iStock(ATLANTA) — Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry just shared some good news for some lucky shoppers in Georgia. The 49-year-old actor and filmmaker paid for layaway items at two Walmarts in the state — the store’s [Read More…]
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Navy veterans crew George H.W. Bush’s historic presidential funeral train
Courtesy Union Pacific(HOUSTON) — Thousands of mourners stood by railroad tracks in Texas Thursday to honor President George H.W. Bush as his funeral train carried his casket to his final resting place. Arrangements for his [Read More…]
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US military observation plane flies over Ukraine in direct response to Russia’s actions in Kerch Strait
Charles J. Haymond/U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. military observation plane flew over Ukraine Thursday in direct response to Russia’s “unprovoked attack” on Ukrainian Navy ships and sailors near the Kerch Strait last month, which [Read More…]
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Mourners line tracks as funeral train carries President George H.W. Bush to burial next to wife, daughter
David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The nation’s farewell to President George H.W. Bush is ending in his adopted home state of Texas, when, after a more intimate service for family and friends Thursday, he will [Read More…]
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U.S. ethanol production climbs
U.S. ethanol production last week hit a multi-month high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.069 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week for the highest daily average since late August. [Read More…]
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Minnesota Pork CEO says Trump has leverage with USMCA
A pork industry leader says President Trump has the leverage to accomplish his goal of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Minnesota Pork CEO David Preisler tells Brownfield now that the U.S. Mexico Canada [Read More…]