Month: October 2021

James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — While the Capitol was under attack on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump remained out of sight from the public and watched TV in the White House private dining room, [Read More…]

Remains found in California desert may belong to missing 30-year-old

Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) — Remains found in a Southern California desert this weekend may belong to 30-year-old Lauren “El” Cho, who has been missing for months, authorities said. The remains [Read More…]

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of officer outside police department in Georgia

McRae-Helena Police Department (ALAMO, Ga.) — Investigators announced Sunday afternoon they had arrested the suspect wanted in connection with the killing of a central Georgia police officer who was shot outside his police department early [Read More…]

Fourteen people wounded, one killed in St. Paul bar shooting

kali9/iStock (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A woman was killed and 14 other people were wounded early Sunday when at least three patrons pulled guns and opened fire at a popular bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, [Read More…]

Native Hawaiians demand justice for sex-trafficking victims amid searches for missing women

ferrantraite/iStock (NEW YORK) — When someone goes missing in Hawaii, local activist Ihilani Lasconia says that many in the island’s Native communities first suspect one thing: sex trafficking. “Everybody knows that it’s happening, everybody knows [Read More…]

Louisiana police officer found dead during search for suspect in several shootings

Matthew Mire, 31, is suspected of killing at least one person and shooting several others in a crime spree across Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. – Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (NEW ORLEANS) — A [Read More…]

Ag News

Wisconsin State Fair CEO to retire

The CEO and Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Fair has decided to retire. Kathleen O’Leary announced she will leave her post at the end of the month after holding that role since being named [Read More…]

Ag News

QSorter® provides next level trait selection for soybean breeders

Missouri Soybean Director of Licensing Bryan Stobaugh says that investment in the QualySense QSorter® will improve research and efficiency for soybean breeders. The QSorter® is a single seed sorter that reduces the time and sample [Read More…]

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Reports shows government mandates for price discovery cost cattle industry billions

A recent report from Texas A&M’s Agriculture and Food Policy Center says government mandates for price discovery could cost the cattle industry billions of dollars. David Anderson, a livestock economist and editor for the 180-page [Read More…]

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Enlist E3 soybeans give farmer plenty of reasons to smile

Harvest is in full swing, and Indiana farmer Ethan Clarke says he’s taken out some soybeans and “nosed” into corn. He tells Brownfield he’s been smiling a lot at looking at the yield monitor and [Read More…]

Turn up the volume: Automakers targeting audiophiles to lift sales

FlamingoImages/iStock (NEW YORK) — In 2005, when music producer and engineer Elliot Scheiner was working with the Foo Fighters on “In Your Honor,” he had the rock group sit in an Acura TL parked outside [Read More…]

As stocks soar to historical highs, some experts say conditions ripe for correction

Nikada/iStock (NEW YORK) — The stock market has been a roller coaster ride in recent weeks, with wild swings from day to day at times. The major indices have also hit record after record this [Read More…]

Jets and Falcons to face-off in NFL return to England

by_nicholas/iStock (LONDON) — After a two-year pandemic break, football is returning to London this weekend as the NFL ventures over for the first of two regular season matchups. The New York Jets will face the [Read More…]

Kyrsten Sinema has rankled fellow Democrats, but will it matter in her home state of Arizona?

rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — While national Democrats, including President Joe Biden, struggle with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s positions in an evenly-divided Senate, progressives at home are launching campaigns to pressure the state’s senior senator, threatening a [Read More…]

Snapchat goes to Washington: New feature helps young people run for office

stockcam/iStock (NEW YORK) — Snapchat is looking to help America’s youth become potential Washington, D.C., power players with its latest feature, Run for Office Mini. The new, in-app feature helps Snapchat users navigate which offices [Read More…]

‘Dangerous times’: Four federal agents shot this week

DEA Speciat Agent Mike Garbo in an undated photo. – (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) (NEW YORK) — It has been a particularly perilous week for federal law enforcement. On Monday, DEA Special Agent Michael Garbo, [Read More…]

Restrictive Texas abortion law back in effect as appeals court issues temporary stay