Month: April 2019
Warmer; short-term drier spell on the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain is shifting east as a slow-moving cold front clears the region, though cool, showery weather lingers over the Ohio Valley. Drier weather behind the front will allow fields to dry [Read More…]
Warmer; wet pattern centered on the Plains
A storm over the Tennessee Valley will drift northeastward and stall, while an accompanying cold front taps into tropical moisture as it sweeps across the East Coast States. The net result will be a wide [Read More…]
Exclusive video goes inside underwater cave rescue of diver in Tennessee
Edd Sorenson/Cave Adventurers(NEW YORK) — Exclusive video obtained by ABC News goes inside a murky, underwater cave in Tennessee during the daring rescue of a highly trained British diver who went missing while exploring. Josh [Read More…]
Hudson Media buys “National Enquirer” for $100 million
Lawrey/iStock(NEW YORK) — In the wake of scandals surrounded by President Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the National Enquirer has been sold off by American Media Inc. Both the U.S. and U.K. versions [Read More…]
Facebook collected email contacts from 1.5M users without their knowledge
Facebook(MENLO PARK, Calif.) — Facebook admitted on Thursday that it had uploaded the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent, in the latest revelation about user data compromised by the social [Read More…]
Journalist, 29, shot to death during riots in Northern Ireland
Chalabala/iStock(NEW YORK) — A journalist from Northern Ireland was shot and killed by what authorities called “terrorists” during rioting in the country ahead of this weekend’s religious holidays. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot Thursday [Read More…]
UK to introduce first age-verification system for online pornography
scyther5/iStock(LONDON) — The United Kingdom said it will introduce a law requiring Age Verification Certificates, or AVCs, to view online pornography beginning in July, making it the first country to do so. Digital rights campaigners [Read More…]
Samsung will investigate problems with new Galaxy Fold phones
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After reports from tech reviewers that screens on the new Samsung Galaxy Fold phones quickly became damaged, the company responded by saying it “thoroughly inspect” the units. Reviewers for Bloomberg, [Read More…]
Severe weather outbreak hits East Coast just before long weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm is moving east, leaving in its wake at least 18 tornadoes and more than 300 damaging storm reports over two days in five states, as the East Coast [Read More…]
Ohio man indicted after pretending to be missing 14-year-old boy
Hamilton County Sheriff(CLEVELAND) — Authorities indicted an Ohio man on fresh charges Thursday for allegedly impersonating Timmothy Pitzen, a boy who vanished in 2011 at the age of 6. A federal grand jury indicted Brian [Read More…]
Professor bought one-way ticket to Rome before cathedral arson attempt: Police
Essex County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A part-time philosophy professor was charged with attempted arson on Thursday after he entered a historic cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid, investigators said. Marc Lamparello, a former director [Read More…]
Former Vice President Joe Biden rallies striking Stop & Shop workers
ABC News(BOSTON) — Speaking to hundreds of striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston on Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden said he is “sick” of how their employer is making billions of dollars while [Read More…]
One million pledged to dairy Beverage Innovation Center
Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and state government are investing in additional dairy product research. Governor Tony Evers told the Cheese Industry Conference that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will invest 750-thousand dollars, “to establish the Beverage [Read More…]
Transgender ROTC cadet says he lost military scholarship after new DOD policy took effect
Courtesy Map Pesqueira(AUSTIN, Texas) — A transgender ROTC cadet says he lost his military scholarship at the University of Texas due to the Trump administration’s new policy toward transgender service members. In the wake of [Read More…]
USMEF Spring Conference
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner will be on the ground in Kansas City, Missouri May 22 to 24 for the USMEF Spring Conference. Continue reading USMEF Spring Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Eminent domain bill advances to Senate
The Missouri House has given approval to a bill that would prevent private companies from using eminent domain. The bill, HB 1062, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hansen, was written to head off construction of the [Read More…]
Iowa ethanol leader: ‘No justification’ for more RFS exemptions
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw (l) and Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig discussed small refinery exemptions at a news conference Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels [Read More…]
Ohio farm numbers up three percent in census
The 2017 Census of Agriculture shows nearly 78,000 farms in Ohio, up three percent from the last census in 2012. Ohio State Statistician Cheryl Turner says small farms saw the biggest increase. “The number of [Read More…]
Missouri corn grower is kept from field by wet weather
Wet weather continues to delay field work in parts of the Corn Belt. Jay Schutte was on the cusp of being able to begin field work until weather intervened. “We had about 4 inches of [Read More…]
Three ‘highly experienced’ climbers presumed dead after avalanche at Canadian national park
Craig Zerbe/iStock(NEW YORK) — One American and two European climbers are presumed dead after after an avalanche at a national park in Canada. The mountaineers, who have not been named, were attempting to climb the [Read More…]