Month: April 2019
Exports remain key to profitability
Beef and pork exports started of 2019 with a less than stellar performance and that’s not good news for US producers. In this Managing for Profit – a livestock economist takes a closer look at [Read More…]
University of Hartford student arrested for allegedly stabbing fellow classmates while ‘acting out’ movie scene
kali9/iStock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — A 21-year-old college student in Hartford, Conn., is facing attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed two fellow classmates while rehearsing a scene from a movie as a class assignment. University [Read More…]
American arrested for trying to steal part of train tracks at Auschwitz
Gatsi/iStock(MOSCOW) — A 37-year-old American man has been arrested for attempted theft in Poland after trying to steal part of the train tracks at former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to Polish officials. Malgorzata Jurecka, [Read More…]
Philadelphia police chief inspector’s son, 20, shot dead: ‘Our hearts are broken’
(WPVI) Nicholas Flacco, 20, was fatally shot in the chest in Philadelphia, March 30, 2019. (PHILADELPHIA) — The 20-year-old son of the Philadelphia police’s chief inspector of internal affairs was shot dead this weekend in [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 01 at 9:48AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa… Big Sioux River near Jefferson Little Sioux River At Linn Grove …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota…
U.S.-China talks resume this week in Washington
The next round of trade talks between the U.S. and China will take place in Washington starting this Wednesday. Last week’s talks in Beijing were described as “constructive” by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, while [Read More…]
Purdue Ag Week kicks off today
It’s Purdue Ag week. As part of the weeklong celebration, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels will have a discussion with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue tomorrow morning about issues facing the ag industry. A Hammer Down [Read More…]
2-year-old boy shot, critically hurt: ‘Pray for that young baby and that mother’
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock(HOUSTON) — A 2-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was shot while in a car with his mother at a Houston park, according to Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner. The [Read More…]
Texas boy missing since 2017 found with father in Florida, authorities say
Sanford Police Department(SANFORD, Fla.) — A 9-year-old boy who went missing from his Texas home in 2017 has been found hundreds of miles away in Florida, authorities said. Police in Sanford, Florida, were investigating a [Read More…]
Multiple airlines experience computer problems, groundings
izusek/iStock(NEW YORK) — At least five airlines were affected by a computer issue Monday morning that grounded several flights in major cities around the country, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “Several airlines are experiencing [Read More…]
Why you should start a money club with your friends
Courtesy Ginger Dean(NEW YORK) — Ginger Dean faced credit card debt in college and financial uncertainty again more than a decade later when she got divorced. The reason she was able to overcome both of [Read More…]
Single women are killing the real estate game
Feverpitched/iStock(NEW YORK) — Your single girlfriends who own their own home are not a minority in the home buying world. They are actually at the cusp of a growing trend, data shows. Single female home [Read More…]
USDA Crop Progress Reports resume
The National Agriculture Statistics Service resumes its weekly Crop Progress Reports this week. Tom Steever spoke to Bob Garino, State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service, who says data is collected weekly from Farm Service Agency [Read More…]
TV comedian leads in first round of Ukrainian presidential election
omersukrugoksu/iStock(KIEV, Ukraine) — A comedian with no political experience, best known for playing a man who unexpectedly becomes president on TV, has taken a commanding lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, according [Read More…]
Japan names era for incoming emperor Naruhito
Kiyoshi Ota – Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan’s cabinet has selected the nation’s 248th era name, part of a tradition dating back to the 7th century: “Reiwa.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the name on [Read More…]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg calls for more government regulations in op-ed
Chesnot/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It’s rare that CEOs will call for more regulations from the government instead of fewer, but Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media giant could use some more oversight. Zuckerberg openly lobbied [Read More…]
Cold wind chills return for Midwest, East Coast as new storm targets West Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm system moving from Colorado to New York over the weekend delivered a variety of weather, including a tornado in Colorado, with heavy rain, flooding and snow prevalent elsewhere. Parts [Read More…]
Driver flees car after slamming into 9-year-old girl in front yard
Courtesy of the victim’s family(LITHONIA, Ga.) — Police are searching for a driver who plowed into a 9-year-old girl in her front yard in Georgia, leaving her with serious injuries including multiple broken bones. Laderihanna [Read More…]
Two Marines killed in helicopter crash near Yuma, Arizona, officials say
U.S. Marine Corps(YUMA, Ariz.) — Two U.S. Marine Corps pilots have died after the helicopter they were flying crashed near Yuma, Arizona, according to officials. Both service members were killed while flying an AH-1Z Viper [Read More…]
Indiana mom vanished two weeks ago, police asking public for help
Avon Indiana Police(AVON, Ind.) — Police investigating the disappearance of an Indiana mother of five children have been “working around the clock” to track her down — and are now asking for the public’s help [Read More…]