Month: July 2019
North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles, US official says
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For the second time in less than a week, North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. A senior Trump administration official said [Read More…]
Two TSA officers placed on administrative leave due to ‘offensive display’
David Tran/iStock(MIAMI) — Two Transportation Security Administration officers have been placed on administrative leave after an “offensive display” was discovered in a baggage screening area at Miami International Airport. “TSA does not tolerate racist or [Read More…]
Garlic Festival suspected shooter came from prominent local family
Santino William Legan/Instagram(GILROY, Calif.) — The 19-year-old who police say opened fire at a food festival in a small Californian town hailed from a well-known family in the agricultural community. Authorities have identified Santino William [Read More…]
Report: Immigrant doctors could help fill rural shortage
A report suggests immigrant physicians could help fill the need for doctors in rural areas if what’s called a Conrad 30 waiver is made permanent. The report, from the Center for American Progress, says immigrants [Read More…]
Trends shifting in ag tech space
An official with a precision ag company says there’s been a shift in the ag tech space. Brian Sorbe with Topcon Agriculture tells Brownfield 10 years ago, autosteer was all the rage. Now that guidance [Read More…]
India could be the next big export market for the U.S.
India has the potential to be the next big export market for the U.S. Scott Sindelar, the CEO of Edgewise Trade Advisors and former agricultural minister-counselor in India, says U.S. exporters have opportunities to expand [Read More…]
Ohio Governor DeWine signs bill legalizing hemp
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine singed a bill decriminalizing hemp today. Senate Bill 57 paves a way for the development of the state’s new hemp industry. Talking to media today, DeWine said they were able to [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn down on lack of weather threat
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Trade negotiations with China have resumed but there are a lot of questions about just how much progress can be made. While there have been some concessionary [Read More…]
Bison attacks: How to stay safe from wildlife when visiting national parks
Jeff Costello/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Every summer the warm weather entices millions of people to flock to national parks in hopes of getting a glimpse of the country’s natural treasures. That influx of visitors also [Read More…]
Mystery surrounds London family court case between Emirati Sheikh Mohammed and his wife, Princess Haya
Ilya Burdun/iStock(LONDON) — A controversy involving one of the world’s richest royal families is set to intensify when a court case begins in London on Tuesday. The dispute between Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, [Read More…]
Mississippi Walmart employee allegedly ‘senselessly murdered’ 2 co-workers in shooting at store
iStock(SOUTHHAVEN, Miss.) — Two Walmart employees were gunned down — allegedly by a co-worker — at their Mississippi store on Tuesday, according to the company. The victims were “senselessly murdered” at a store in Southaven, [Read More…]
Uber fires 400 people from marketing team in restructuring and Lyft loses its COO
Josie Desmarais/iStock(NEW YORK) — Uber laid off one-third of its marketing team — or 400 employees — as the company restructures months after its disappointing initial public offering (IPO). Separately, its rival Lyft reportedly lost [Read More…]
SW Minnesota farmer sees green snap from July 20th storms
A southwest Minnesota farmer says about a quarter of his corn crop has been damaged by high winds. Brandon Fast of Mountain Lake tells Brownfield corn planted in mid-May was just starting to tassel before [Read More…]
2 people ‘senselessly murdered,’ officer hurt in shooting at Mississippi Walmart: Police
iStock(SOUTHHAVEN, Miss.) — Two people were “senselessly murdered” and an officer was shot and injured by a gunman at a Southaven, Miss., Walmart on Tuesday, according to officials. After the shooting, which unfolded at about [Read More…]
Prince Harry pledges to have two kids ‘maximum’ in conversation with Jane Goodall
NataliaCatalina/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry, a new dad to son Archie, pledged to conservationist Jane Goodall that he and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will have two kids “maximum.” The topic came up during a wide-ranging [Read More…]
Professors design see-saws for US-Mexico border to allow children to play together
ElFlacodelNorte/iStock(SUNLAND PARK, N.M.) — As the debate over immigration and funding for a border wall marches on, two professors are using see-saws to bring fun and unity to the U.S. and Mexico border. The bright [Read More…]
Professors design see-saws for US-Mexico border to allow children to play together
ElFlacodelNorte/iStock(SUNLAND PARK, N.M.) — As the debate over immigration and funding for a border wall marches on, two professors are using see-saws to bring fun and unity to the U.S. and Mexico border. The bright [Read More…]
Putin critic Alexey Navalny, following illness, suspects he may have been poisoned
Mordolff/iStock(MOSCOW) — The Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, has spoken out for the first time about his hospitalization this week, writing that he suspects he may have been poisoned. Navalny was taken to the hospital [Read More…]
Tropics getting more active as summer heat lingers on East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Pacific Basin is seeing active tropical development, with two storms being joined by a additional weather system that could become the third. Tropical Storm Erick became a hurricane overnight, with [Read More…]
Tropics getting more active as summer heat lingers on East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Pacific Basin is seeing active tropical development, with two storms being joined by a additional weather system that could become the third. Tropical Storm Erick became a hurricane overnight, with [Read More…]