Month: May 2019
Planting delay considerations becoming more complicated
Farmers have a lot to contemplate while waiting for fields to dry out. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse, who’s based in southern Minnesota, says impending crop insurance deadlines and emerging details of more trade aid [Read More…]
Joe Biden’s campaign responds to North Korea criticizing him using Trump’s ‘low IQ’ individual insult
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — North Korea issued a list of criticisms against former Vice President Joe Biden, calling the presidential candidate “a low IQ idiot” and saying his “candidacy should not carry high expectations.” Additionally, the [Read More…]
No plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
US Treasury Department(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that he isn’t planning on putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill next year and that a redesign of the currency won’t be issued until [Read More…]
NJ man who said he wanted to ‘bomb Trump Tower’ arrested on charges of providing support to Hamas
aluxum/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man who threatened to shoot everyone at a pro-Israel rally and said he wanted to “bomb Trump Tower,” was arrested Wednesday on charges of trying to provide support to [Read More…]
Feds expected to charge Avenatti in dealings with Stormy Daniels: Sources
David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors are expected to charge Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes Wednesday, sources briefed on the case told ABC News. The new charges will accuse Avenatti of misappropriating money that [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 22 at 10:00AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda James River At Huron
Flood Warning issued May 22 at 10:00AM MDT until May 30 at 4:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda James River At Huron
Wet, active pattern continues for the Heartland
A slowly weakening low-pressure system over the north-central U.S. will drift eastward, crossing New England on Friday. Meanwhile, additional storm systems will affect the nation’s mid-section late in the week and early next week, respectively, [Read More…]
Farmer considering options after facing planting delays
Many farmers in the Midwest continue to face planting delays because of cool and wet conditions. Southern Indiana Farmer Ben Kron says it has been one of the worst planting seasons he’s seen. “It’s [Read More…]
Unfavorable weather across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms stretch from Michigan into the lower Ohio Valley, and are also occurring in the upper Midwest. On May 19, prior to the latest round of rain, topsoil moisture [Read More…]
California cops under fire after video shows them tackling, putting bag over head of 12-year-old
vmargineanu/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Police officers in California’s capital are coming under fire after a video surfaced showing them tackling a 12-year-old black child and placing a “spit mask” over his head before handcuffing and arresting [Read More…]
Gov’t stops processing migrants at Texas border center after suspected flu outbreak
wingedwolf/iStock(MCALLEN, Texas) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has stopped taking in undocumented migrants at a border processing center in McAllen, Texas, citing a “large number” of people in custody with high fevers and other [Read More…]
Pressure grows on Theresa May to resign as new Brexit plan comes under fire
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — A growing number of lawmakers are calling for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to resign after she unveiled her latest Brexit plan in a speech Tuesday. May said she would bring [Read More…]
Are “Game of Thrones” and “Avengers” latest victims of US-China trade war?
cbarnesphotography/iStock(BEIJING) — For most Game of Thrones fans around the world, to quote the show, their watch has ended. But in China, the divisive series finale hasn’t been made available. A hour before the show [Read More…]
Post-election riots in Jakarta leave six dead, hundreds injured
sharrocks/iStock(LONDON) — At least six people have died and 200 were injured as riots in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta turned violent on Tuesday night. Thousands of protesters supporting candidate Prabowo Subianto gathered in the [Read More…]
After 56 reported tornadoes in two days, severe weather heads east
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Southern Plains were hit hard over the past two days with 56 reported tornadoes, 230 damaging storm reports and almost 9 inches of rain in Oklahoma. There have been three [Read More…]
Teacher’s candid post reveals why she’s quitting her job, opting for law school
Hannah Ketring-Brown(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — An educator who publicly shared her frustrations regarding the schooling system is speaking out on why she’s leaving her teaching job and becoming a lawyer instead. Hannah Ketring-Brown posted her thoughts [Read More…]
Husband of NYPD officer says he’s ‘lost’ after learning of alleged plot to kill him
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York man said he was shocked beyond measure when he discovered that his estranged wife, a New York City police officer, allegedly hired a hit man to kill him. [Read More…]
Baby cut from his slain mother’s womb opens his eyes: family spokeswoman
AWelshLad/iStock(CHICAGO) — As his family prepared to bury the mother who never got to cradle him, a baby cut from her womb in a heinous Chicago homicide has opened his eyes while in his father’s [Read More…]