Month: January 2019
Supreme Court allows enforcement of Trump military transgender ban while appeals continue
dkfielding/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday — by a 5-4 vote — has granted a stay of a lower court ruling blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its military transgender ban while lower court [Read More…]
Starbucks to expand delivery service to six more US cities
Starbucks(SEATTLE) — Starbucks announced on Tuesday it is expanding its delivery service to six more cities across the U.S. The move comes after the Seattle-based coffee chain says it had a successful test of its [Read More…]
Police: 18-year-old gunned down at Chicago area mall, suspect at-large
kali9/iStock(CHICAGO) — An 18-year-old was shot dead at a Chicago area mall on Monday, causing chaos and sparking a manhunt for the gunman. Authorities believe the victim and suspect knew each other and that the [Read More…]
Lawyer for American held as spy in Russia says he was arrested with ‘state secrets’
Family handout(MOSCOW) — The Russian lawyer for Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held on espionage charges in Russia, has said Whelan was found with materials considered “state secrets” when he was detained by Russian [Read More…]
Argentine soccer star aboard missing private plane in English Channel: Police
Cardiff City FC/Getty Images(LONDON) — Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was aboard a private plane that went missing over the English Channel on Monday night, French police confirmed to ABC News. One other person was [Read More…]
Native American elder Nathan Phillips proposes meeting with KY students
DONGSEON_KIM/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Native American elder at the center of a racially charged protest in Washington last week said the standoff between himself and a group of teens in red “Make America Great Again” [Read More…]
Two men dead in Ohio plane crash: Officials
Alex Potemkin/iStock(KIDRON, Ohio) — Two men aboard a 76-year-old plane were killed when it crashed Monday morning shortly after take-off, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Initial reports show the plane had engine issues, [Read More…]
Arctic blast loosening grip on eastern US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After a brutally cold Monday, the eastern U.S. will be a bit warmer on Tuesday. Wind chills Monday reached -30 in Albany, New York; -17 in New York City; -16 in [Read More…]
Man, 27, arrested for threatening to kill ‘as many girls as I see’: Police
Utah County Sheriff’s office(PROVO, Utah) — Police arrested a Colorado man over the weekend who allegedly threatened to kill “as many girls as I see” in a mass shooting. Christopher Cleary, 27, allegedly told police [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 2:06AM MST until January 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation. A moderate glaze of freezing drizzle on most surfaces continuing through mid morning. Light snow accumulations of a dusting to [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 21 at 10:25PM MST until January 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation. A glaze of freezing drizzle on most surfaces continuing through daybreak. Light snow accumulations of a dusting to up to one inch [Read More…]
Soil Health Summit to take pause
The new executive director of the Soil Health Partnership is “impressed by how energized the broad community is about soil health.” Shefali Mehta tells Brownfield Ag News the Soil Health Summit just past is the [Read More…]
Soil Health Partnership brings together diverse viewpoints
The CEO of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says bringing together the groups that became the Soil Health Partnership was rather easy to do. Jon Doggett tells Brownfield Ag News the partners, including the [Read More…]
Missouri farmer shares cover crop herbicide considerations
One of the challenges among farmers who are increasingly using cover crops is chemical control and the effects of herbicide carryover on cover crops. Centralia, Missouri farmer Brian Martin discusses what his preferences are as [Read More…]
1 dead in avalanche outside Aspen: Sheriff
robertcicchetti/iStock(ASPEN, Colo.) — One person has died in an avalanche outside Aspen, Colorado, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The victim was the only person caught in the snow slide, the sheriff’s office said. [Read More…]
Brutal Arctic blast overtakes eastern US with wind chill falling to -30 degrees in some areas
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Brutally cold temperatures and whipping winds swept through the eastern U.S. Monday. Temperatures Monday morning were 30 to 40 degrees colder than just a day earlier in some areas. In Philadelphia, [Read More…]
Private companies share their interest in soil health
Part the opening General Session of the Soil Health Summit was a panel discussion among officials with a major restaurant chain and two large agribusinesses. Sean Arians of Bayer Crop Science, Townsend Bailey of McDonald’s [Read More…]
NGOs discuss soil health and sustainability at the Soil Health Summit
The opening session of the Soil Health Summit in St. Louis featured a panel discussion among representatives of non-governmental organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Foundation for Food Agriculture Research. [Read More…]
Data, sustainability drive Soil Health Partnership
The Soil Health Partnership’s newest staff member, Dr. Maria Bowman, addressed the opening session of the Soil Health Summit about cover crops and other sustainable management practices used by Soil Health Partnership members. AUDIO: Dr. [Read More…]
Man ‘used an ax hammer on his mother’: 911 call in brutal quadruple murder in Oregon
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office(PORTLAND, Ore.) — An Oregon man who was shot to death by sheriff’s deputies allegedly used an ax hammer on least one of four family members found dead in his home over [Read More…]