Month: September 2019
People support saving wildlife, but have a limited understanding of extinction: POLL
Andrew Linscott/iStock(NEW YORK) — People widely support the conservation of wildlife, but lack an overall understanding of topics such as extinction due to lack of education, a new poll by National Geographic has found. A [Read More…]
Flash flooding strikes Texas, while Hurricane Humberto moves away from US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Imelda made landfall Tuesday in Freeport, Texas, as a minimal tropical storm with winds of 40 mph. No longer a tropical storm as of Wednesday, the system is just a heavy [Read More…]
Officer seen striking 17-year-old student on video charged with battery
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept.(INDIANAPOLIS) — An Indiana police officer who can be seen striking a 17-year-old student in the face on video has been charged in the incident and accused of lying about what went [Read More…]
Sheriff plotted to kill deputy over recording of ‘racially insensitive’ comments: DA
Granville County(DURHAM, N.C.) — Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins was indicted Monday after allegedly discussing killing a former deputy who he believed possessed an audio recording of him using “racially insensitive language.” A grand jury [Read More…]
Grizzly bear attacks three hunters in separate incidents in Montana
AntonioGuillem/iStock(DILLON, Mont.) — Wildlife officials in Montana are trying to determine whether the same grizzly bear is responsible for attacking three different people in two separate incidents. The first attack occurred south of Cottonwood Creek [Read More…]
FAA chief to test updated 737 MAX software as planes remain grounded
the_guitar_mann/iStock(NEW YORK) — Steve Dickson laid out the Federal Aviation Administration’s next steps in the recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX in the first month of his new term as FAA administrator, but now he’s [Read More…]
Police responding to dispute fatally shoot man who lunges at them with samurai sword
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — Police officers responding to a disturbance at a home on Long Island, New York, fatally shot a man who lunged at them with a samurai sword, according to authorities. Officers arriving Friday [Read More…]
Teen charged for threatening to ‘shoot 400 people for fun,’ police say
smolaw11/iStock(MCALESTER, Okla.) — Police arrested an Oklahoma teenager with a semi-automatic rifle this week after she allegedly threatened to target her former high school and “shoot 400 people for fun.” Alexis Wilson, 18, was arrested [Read More…]
FSIS says critics wrong about new pork slaughter rule
The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service has finalized its rule on swine slaughter inspection and says it will modernize the industry and improve food safety. Deputy Undersecretary Mindy Brashears tells Brownfield Ag News that contrary [Read More…]
TASER International founder behind launch of Taser alternative
seanfboggs/iStock(NEW YORK) — Police departments across the United States could have another gadget to add to their repertory: a Spider-Man-like device that fires a tether that can entangle and restrain a target. The device, called [Read More…]
Russian priests spray holy water from plane to stop ‘alcohol use’ and ‘fornication’
macky_ch/iStock(TVER, Russia) — Russian Orthodox priests in the Central Russian city of Tver took to the skies in a small airplane to save citizens from “drunkenness and fornication,” reported a Russian local media outlet. On [Read More…]
‘It’s a public health crisis and it ends today’: New York bans flavored e-cigarettes
danchooalex/iStock(ALBANY, New York) — New York state has banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing national concern about the safety of the products. The ban went into effect after being approved by the state’s [Read More…]
Young farmer says patience and honesty key in succession
A young dairy farmer says starting on his own as milk prices started to tank has forced him to become a better businessman. “If I didn’t figure out a way to do things in a [Read More…]
Harvest still a month away for Minnesota farmer
An organic crop farmer in central Minnesota says harvest is probably a month away. Clifford Johnson grows corn, soybeans, and small grains near Paynesville. “We won’t be going probably until mid-October, if we’re lucky.” He [Read More…]
Taiwan Agricultural Goodwill Trade Mission, Letter of Intent signing ceremony
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will cover the Taiwan Agricultural Goodwill Trade Mission, Letter of Intent signing ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis 9-10 a.m. Monday September 23. Continue reading Taiwan Agricultural Goodwill Trade Mission, Letter of [Read More…]
Facebook revamps efforts to combat hate, but experts say ‘questions remain’ on impact
luchezar/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook on Tuesday revealed changes to policies for combating hate and extremism on its namesake platform and on Instagram, including updating its definition of terrorist organizations and revamping detection efforts. Some online [Read More…]
Portland cracks down on 168 Uber and Lyft drivers over traffic violations, criminal records
Anatoliy Sizov/iStock(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Scores of workers for Uber and Lyft were driving passengers around in Portland, Oregon, despite having offenses ranging from traffic violations to criminal records that should have barred them from doing [Read More…]
Threats to food supply and environment loom without significant changes: Report
lucagavagna/iStock(NEW YORK) — Half of the world’s population may be malnourished by 2030 if current trends go unchecked, according to a new report. The report, Growing Better: Ten Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land [Read More…]
African Swine Fever detected in South Korea
South Korea is the latest Asian country to be hit by African Swine Fever. The virus was detected at a farm near the country’s border with North Korea. In an effort to contain the disease, [Read More…]
China business leader tells U.S. ag to hang in there
The head of China’s General Chamber of Commerce – USA Chicago (CGCC) says it’s good that both sides of the U.S.-China trade war are talking. Pin Ni owns Wanxiang America Corporation, an automotive parts business [Read More…]