Month: April 2019
Buckingham Palace responds to report Prince Harry, Meghan may move to Africa
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare for the birth of their first child, a new report claims the couple may raise their child for some time outside of the U.K. [Read More…]
Zookeeper on the mend after tiger attack at Kansas zoo
Freda Bouskoutas/iStock(TOPEKA, Kan.) — A Kansas zookeeper who was attacked by a Sumatran tiger at the Topeka Zoo over the weekend is on the mend, officials said Monday. The zookeeper, whose name has not been [Read More…]
US ends waivers for Iran oil sanctions, tightening economic pressure on regime
CIL868/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. will no longer grant any waivers to countries to purchase Iranian oil, fully implementing the sanctions that President Donald Trump reimposed nearly a year ago when he withdrew from the Iran [Read More…]
Radical Muslim group blamed in Sri Lanka Easter bombings, 1 of 4 American victims identified
Stringer/Getty Images(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Members of a radical Muslim group have been identified as suspects in a series of Easter suicide bombings on churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka. Coordinated explosions erupted near [Read More…]
Suspect in Delphi double murder may be ‘hiding in plain sight,’ police say
Lindsey Jacobson/ABC News(DELPHI, Ind.) — The unknown suspect in the mysterious murder of two Delphi eighth-graders may live in the small Indiana town, police said Monday, as new information about the killer was released. The [Read More…]
Mom not cooperating with police amid search for missing 5-year-old boy: Officials
Fedorovekb/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — JoAnn Cunningham, the mother of missing 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund, is being “uncooperative” with investigators as the frantic search for the Illinois boy reaches a fifth day, Crystal Lake police said [Read More…]
Parson: federal disaster request likely this week
Missouri Governor Mike Parson expects he’ll be ready to request a federal disaster declaration this week based on damage assessments in 16 Missouri counties that have endured historic flooding. Based on preliminary reports, Parson says [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 22 at 9:05AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg
Legislative hearing on property tax relief proposal
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Lincoln, Nebraska April 24, 2019 for a Legislative hearing on property tax relief proposal. Continue reading Legislative hearing on property tax relief proposal at Brownfield [Read More…]
Keeping pollinators protected
A new stewardship-awareness campaign is underway to remind farmers and applicators to follow best-management practices when using neonic products to reduce risks to bees and birds. In this Managing for Profit, Nick Tinsley with Bayer [Read More…]
Can blockchain deliver real value to farmers?
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson visits with Maple Grove, Illinois farmer Steve Pitstick at Commodity Classic. One of the educational sessions at this winter’s Commodity Classic in Orlando was whether blockchain can deliver “real value” to farmers. [Read More…]
How to practice food sustainability and cut waste on Earth Day
James Beard Foundation(NEW YORK) — Attention foodies, home cooks and eaters: Chefs have long practiced incredibly smart ways to fight food waste, and you can implement their top tips, recipes and other ways to practice [Read More…]
Happy Earth Day: How to dress up more sustainably, now and forever
thredUp(NEW YORK) — We live in a world where “fast fashion” is supreme and retailers are creating clothing at the drop of a dime. But is it time to slow down? Multiple reports suggest that [Read More…]
Sri Lanka bombings: 290 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel explosions on Easter Sunday
Stringer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka when attackers unleashed an apparently coordinated series of suicide bombings that simultaneously targeted Christian churches [Read More…]
New storm system takes aim at Texas, Great Lakes
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A complex storm system is moving from the Rockies into the central U.S., stretching from the Midwest into the southern Plains, threatening Texas and the Great Lakes with what could be [Read More…]
How can blockchain technology help consumers?
Blockchain is in the early stages of being adopted by the food industry and Shari Rogge-Fidler with the Family Farms Group says her companies are focusing on blockchain for farm legacy, profitability and trust – [Read More…]
Video shows woman caught in door, dragged onto train tracks in San Francisco
KGO-TV(SAN FRANCISCO) — Officials in San Francisco are promising a full investigation after a frightening video was released showing a woman getting her finger caught in a closing train door and dragged onto the tracks [Read More…]
Sri Lanka bombings: 207 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel explosions on Easter Sunday
Stringer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka when attackers unleashed an apparently coordinated series of suicide bombings that simultaneously targeted Christian churches [Read More…]
Transit worker stabbed on subway platform in New York City following random altercation
Google Maps Street View(NEW YORK) — A New York City transit worker is recovering after he was stabbed on a subway platform on Easter Sunday following an altercation. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority conductor was sitting [Read More…]
Tennessee couple hopes to raise money for an adoption by organizing Easter egg hunts for community
Courtesy Josh and Blakeley Drake(MANCHESTER, Tenn.) — A couple hoping for a second child are playing Easter Bunny this year to fundraise an adoption. Josh and Blakeley Drake of Manchester, Tennessee, are offering to plant [Read More…]