Month: April 2019
Feds investigate Martin Shkreli for allegedly running drug business from prison
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Even a court-ordered seven-year stint to federal prison may not have stopped Martin Shkreli from slinging drugs. Shkreli was sentenced by a Brooklyn, New York federal court judge in 2018 [Read More…]
New global flight-tracking system could prevent another MH370 disappearance mystery
guvendemir/iStock(NEW YORK) — A new technology may be the solution to preventing another Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappearance from ever happening again. On Tuesday, Aireon, a Virginia-based global satellite tracking company, unveiled a fully operational [Read More…]
Airbnb launches competition to spend a night at the Louvre
TomasSereda/iStock(PARIS) — The online hospitality marketplace Airbnb is offering two people the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a night in the company of some of the world’s best known artworks at the Louvre Museum in Paris [Read More…]
Resiliency in the face of loss
Commentary. My heart breaks when I see pictures and video and hear from those farmers and ranchers who have suffered through the blizzards or flooding across the Midwest. Growing up in a farming community near [Read More…]
Four Penn State fraternity brothers sentenced for pledge’s hazing death
aimintang/iStock(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — Four former Pennsylvania State University fraternity brothers have been sentenced in connection with the death of a pledge during a booze-soaked hazing ritual two years ago. Luke Visser, Joseph Sala, Joshua [Read More…]
Woman fights off cougar attacking 7-year-old son
Ben Masters/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Canadian woman said her “mom instinct” took over last week when she fought off a cougar that mauled her 7-year-old son in their backyard. Chelsea Lockhart was doing household chores [Read More…]
Breaking down the accusations against parents in the ‘Varsity Blues’ cheating scandal
YinYang/iStock(BOSTON) — Many parents who are accused of participating in a pricey college entrance cheating scandal are set to appear in Boston federal court as part of the ongoing case. Most of the parents appearing [Read More…]
Western storm set to bring severe weather for central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A nor’easter was brushing New England with rain, wet snow and gusty winds on Wednesday morning, but there will be no significant impact. The storm will be out of Maine by [Read More…]
Friends concerned about NYC teacher, mother missing for over four days
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — Friends and family are worried for the safety of a New York City schoolteacher and mother of three children who has not been seen since Saturday. Jeanine Cammarata, 37, works as a [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 02 at 8:01PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls Western Avenue …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Huron
Missouri lawmakers hear both sides of transmission line argument
Some Missouri farmers and landowners want lawmakers to block construction of the high voltage, Grain Belt wind energy transmission line that will run through private property in Northern Missouri. State House members heard both sides [Read More…]
Suspect captured in killing of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle
@LAPDHQ / Twitter(LOS ANGELES) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was captured Tuesday afternoon just hours after the Los Angeles police chief stared into a bank of TV news [Read More…]
Woman with Taiwanese passports arrested at Mar-a-Lago with 4 cell phones, a laptop and a thumb drive with malware
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A woman carrying two Taiwanese passports, four cellphones, and a thumb drive containing “malicious malware” managed to skirt multiple layers of security at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, according to [Read More…]
As snow melts, farmer says Minnesota has more than 10,000 Lakes
A west-central Minnesota farmer says the Land of 10,000 Lakes could use a little less water this spring. Noah Hultgren of Raymond does not expect to begin fieldwork until the latter half of April at [Read More…]
Soybeans up, corn mixed ahead of more trade talks
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade continues to wait and see what happens in talks with China, which resume Wednesday. Progress is reportedly being made. The USDA’s attaché in [Read More…]
Perdue discusses issues facing the ag industry during Purdue visit
It’s Ag Week at Purdue University and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Purdue President Mitch Daniels in discussing issues facing the industry. Perdue says trade is a top issue because the industry depends on it. [Read More…]
Corteva offers nitrogen management solutions
At the recent Commodity Classic trade show in Orlando, we discussed nitrogen management solutions with Jeff Moon of Corteva Agriscience. He talked about their newest nitrogen stabilizer product called PinnitMax. AUDIO: Jeff Moon Continue reading [Read More…]
Ag economist says a shift in planting intentions would be no surprise
A University of Illinois economist says he wouldn’t be surprised if some farmers change their minds about what to plant this spring. Todd Hubbs tells Brownfield, “I think there’s still going to be opportunities to [Read More…]
California engineer arrested on charges of attempting to poison colleague with ‘toxic amount of cadmium’: Police
Google Maps(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A Northern California chemical engineer was arrested on attempted murder charges after he was caught on surveillance footage allegedly spiking a colleague’s water bottle with “toxic amounts of cadmium,” authorities said. [Read More…]
New bill aims to improve Uber, Lyft safety in wake of college student’s killing
Columbia Police Department(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill that would require illuminated signs in Ubers and Lyfts in response to the killing of University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, who police [Read More…]