Month: March 2019
Family of kidnapped young mom speaks out as Boston police work to ID recovered body: ‘We’re all devastated’
Released by Boston Police(BOSTON) — Jassy Correia, a young mom who police say was kidnapped and apparently killed after leaving a Boston nightclub, “was right where every woman has every right to be — celebrating [Read More…]
Otto Warmbier’s family speaks out against Trump’s defense of Kim Jong Un in son’s death
Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The parents of Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old student who died after 18 months of imprisonment in North Korea, spoke out Friday against President Donald Trump’s defense of North Korean [Read More…]
Chicago homicides statistics see 44 percent drop in first two months of 2019
Chalabala/iStock(CHICAGO) — There has been a 44 percent decline in the number of homicides in Chicago in the first two months of 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, the Chicago Police Department [Read More…]
Commitments haven’t moved markets
A soybean farmer says markets haven’t moved much after China’s latest announcements to buy U.S. soybeans. American Soybean Association director Ronnie Russell from Missouri tells Brownfield verbal commitments by China help, but prices haven’t gone [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn bounce late in session
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, rallying late after two-sided trade for most of the session. Contracts were oversold after the recent losses, but beans still want to see more fresh [Read More…]
CME milk futures, cash dairy mostly down Friday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. Butter and whey prices went up, while everything else fell. March Class Three milk was down $.04 at $15.20. April [Read More…]
ASA promotes Farmers for Monarchs
American Soybean Association director Wayne Fredericks dedicates one percent of his Iowa farm to monarch habitat. He tells Brownfield farmersformonarchs.org helps farmers find resources to help monarch populations. Brownfield interview with ASA’s Wayne Fredericks at [Read More…]
Illinois Ag Department enforces state dicamba restrictions
Illinois farmers will be required to follow state specific dicamba guidelines this year. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced one of the restrictions will be an application cut-off of June 30th. “The product cannot be [Read More…]
Mom of man convicted of murdering childhood friend says he’s innocent, ‘loved her’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The mother of a New Jersey man who was convicted on Tuesday of the murder of his childhood friend Sarah Stern said she doesn’t believe her son could have killed anyone. [Read More…] [Read More…]
Mom of man convicted of murdering childhood friend says he’s innocent, ‘loved her’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The mother of a New Jersey man who was convicted on Tuesday of the murder of his childhood friend Sarah Stern said she doesn’t believe her son could have killed anyone. [Read More…]
‘Between frying pans and fires’: Brexit might be delayed or settled by a second referendum after UK parliament votes next week
John Keeble/Getty Images(LONDON) — The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU) in four weeks’ time, and yet, on the surface, it seems like little progress has been made. Behind the scenes, [Read More…] [Read More…]
‘Between frying pans and fires’: Brexit might be delayed or settled by a second referendum after UK parliament votes next week
John Keeble/Getty Images(LONDON) — The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU) in four weeks’ time, and yet, on the surface, it seems like little progress has been made. Behind the scenes, [Read More…]
Filmmaker explains why he helped police record friend confessing to Sarah Stern’s murder
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey filmmaker who helped police record his friend’s confession to killing missing teen Sarah Stern said he doesn’t see himself as a hero. In an exclusive interview with ABC [Read More…] [Read More…]
Filmmaker explains why he helped police record friend confessing to Sarah Stern’s murder
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey filmmaker who helped police record his friend’s confession to killing missing teen Sarah Stern said he doesn’t see himself as a hero. In an exclusive interview with ABC [Read More…]
Trump touts ‘substantive negotiations’ with North Korea despite summit collapse
Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday continued to strike an optimistic tone about his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, praising what he called “substantive negotiations” during his time in [Read More…] [Read More…]
Trump touts ‘substantive negotiations’ with North Korea despite summit collapse
Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday continued to strike an optimistic tone about his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, praising what he called “substantive negotiations” during his time in [Read More…]
Otto Warmbier’s family speaks out against Trump’s defense of Kim Jong Un in son’s death
Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The parents of Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old student who died after 18 months of imprisonment in North Korea, spoke out Friday against President Donald Trump’s defense of North Korean [Read More…]
US offers $1 million reward for Osama bin Laden’s son, Hazma, as emerging al-Qaida leader
(Rewards for Justice/U.S. Department of State) The United States is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information on the whereabouts of Hamza bin Laden. (LONDON) — The United States will pay up [Read More…]
Venezuela’s vice president in Moscow for talks, reigniting Cold War-like divisions
tunart/iStock(MOSCOW) — Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday met with Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow for talks — a sign of Russia’s sustained support for Venezuela’s embattled president as the United States [Read More…] [Read More…]
Venezuela’s vice president in Moscow for talks, reigniting Cold War-like divisions
tunart/iStock(MOSCOW) — Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday met with Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow for talks — a sign of Russia’s sustained support for Venezuela’s embattled president as the United States [Read More…]