Year: 2019
Farmers for Free Trade pushing for trade progress in 2019
The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says he is hopeful farmers will see trade progress in the new year. Brian Kuehl says the recent trade truce with China is a start… “We’d like [Read More…]
Wet pattern across the West, South & Southeast
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Reward grows to $75,000 in hunt for killer of 7-year-old Texas girl as investigators look for links to other shootings
Chalabala/iStock(HOUSTON) — A reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of a 7-year-old Texas girl has been raised to $75,000 as investigators analyzed and compared shell casings from the crime scene to [Read More…]
Lawyer for American arrested in Russia on spying charges says he’s ‘holding himself with dignity’
allanswart/iStock(MOSCOW) — The lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying said his client is in good spirits and intends to contest the charges against him. The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, told ABC [Read More…]
Dow tumbles more than 500 points as Apple warning spooks investors
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in early trade Thursday as investors digested a warning issued by Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook told shareholders on Wednesday that the [Read More…]
Ranked: The best cities to get a new job in 2019
anyaberkut/iStock(NEW YORK) — According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent jobs report, the national unemployment rate has fallen to a 49-year low of 3.7 percent. That means hiring is up, and if [Read More…]
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Celgene in $74B deal
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bristol-Myers Squibb announced on Thursday it is purchasing fellow drugmaker Celgene in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately $74 billion. Per the terms of the agreement, [Read More…]
ADP Report: 271,000 jobs added in December
KLH49/iStock(ROSELAND, N.J.) — The number of jobs added by private employers in the U.S. grew considerably from November to December, the latest employment report from ADP shows. According to the joint survey released by the [Read More…]
Flooding rain possible as storm moves into Gulf Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The storm that dumped ice and rain throughout New Mexico and Texas on Wednesday is continuing to move east, pushing into the Gulf Coast. As the storm moves eastward, numerous ice, [Read More…]
FL woman reunites with 911 dispatcher after nearly drowning in muddy ditch
Amanda Antonio, left, and 911 dispatcher Cheyanne Allen, right. (ABC News)(TAMPA, Fla.) — A Florida woman had a tearful reunion with one of the rescuers who saved her from drowning this week when she lost [Read More…]
Flooding rain possible as storm moves into Gulf Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The storm that dumped ice and rain throughout New Mexico and Texas on Wednesday is continuing to move east, pushing into the Gulf Coast. As the storm moves eastward, numerous ice, [Read More…]
China’s lunar probe makes history with first-ever landing on far side of the moon
zhuyufang/iStock(HONG KONG) — China’s ambitious space program made history on Thursday when its Chang’e-4 lunar probe made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon — the side perpetually facing away from Earth [Read More…]
Study: NJ lost the most residents, Vermont gained the most in 2018
AlexLMX/iStock(NEW YORK) — More people moved out of New Jersey than any other state in 2018, according to a study by moving company United Van Lines. The study found that 66.8 percent of moves in [Read More…]
Farm succession planning
As the average age of farmers continues to rise, it’s becoming increasingly important for farm families to have a strategy in place for the next generation. A CPA who specializes in agriculture says a good [Read More…]
North Carolina deputies shot lion who killed intern 8 times after tranquilizer darts failed: Report
Conservators Center(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — It took eight shotgun blasts by sheriff’s deputies to kill a lion that got loose at a North Carolina wildlife center and killed a 22-year-old intern, according to a sheriff’s report [Read More…]
Air traffic controllers, whose ranks are already at a 30-year low, are feeling the strain of the government shutdown
rypson/iStock(NEW YORK) — A few days ago, several bulbs went out in a lighting system at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. The lights were part of an instrument landing system for inbound [Read More…]
Idaho nurse under investigation in case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth: Sources
Woodland Park Police Department(DENVER) — A woman being investigated for her role in the case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth has been identified as a 32-year-old nurse from Twin Falls, Idaho, two of the [Read More…]
Man arrested in series of celeb home burglaries including Usher, Jason Derulo
Los Angeles Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie: A man posing as a high-end real estate buyer or broker tours open houses in posh neighborhoods, then returns later, [Read More…]
Airline to honor ticket pricing glitch that gave out $16,000 luxury fares for $675
alfexe/iStock(NEW YORK) — Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific confessed on Wednesday to a technical blunder that briefly allowed customers to purchase a round-trip business class ticket from Vietnam to New York for about $675, a [Read More…]
Man suspected of killing California police officer Ronil Singh charged with murder
Merced Police Department(MERCED, Calif.) — The man accused of shooting and killing a Northern California police officer the day after Christmas has been charged with murder, according to court documents. The criminal complaint filed in [Read More…]