Month: April 2022

filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has unfolded in the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, education advocates are working to ensure Ukraine’s displaced children are not forgotten. More than 4.6 [Read More…]

War in Ukraine brings dual crisis to global food supply

Alexander Semenov / 500px/Getty Images (LVIV, Ukraine) — In southern Ukraine, far from the frontlines of the war, the planting season is set to begin. There, farmers are preparing for a crucial upcoming season, which [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia says 1,026 Ukrainians surrendered in Mariupol

Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

There is a 50% chance of temperatures exceeding 2 degrees Celsius unless climate pledges are strictly implemented: Study

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Countries around the world will need to do more than make lofty climate promises — they will need to keep them to actually keep them to prevent [Read More…]

Weather

High Wind Warning issued April 14 at 5:33AM MDT until April 14 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

April 14, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…West winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE…Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook and Minnehaha Counties. * WHEN…Until [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Advisory issued April 14 at 2:01AM MDT until April 14 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

April 14, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota. This includes [Read More…]

Weather

Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 9:16PM MDT until April 14 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

April 13, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY… * WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota. [Read More…]

Store owner arrested in shooting of 9-year-old girl at California mall

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — A store owner has been arrested in the shooting of a 9-year-old girl police said was hit by an errant bullet at a Southern California mall when the merchant allegedly opened [Read More…]

How the New York City subway shooting suspect was captured

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn subway shooter suspect Frank James, was arrested within 30 hours after the incident through a combination of on-the-ground detective work, technology and possibly a tip [Read More…]

Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ cast hails Gilbert Gottfried: “Thank you for your voice”

ABC/Heidi Gutman Last night, as reported, Gilbert Gottfried‘s fans, both famous and not, took to social media to mourn the comedian’s passing. But he was applauded on Broadway, too, thanks to the cast of Disney’s Aladdin [Read More…]

Chris Rock’s brother Kenny Rock wants Will Smith to meet him in the boxing ring

John Lamparski/Getty Images Chris Rock‘s younger brother Kenny Rock recently told TMZ that he signed a deal to participate in a celebrity boxing match and that he’d be willing to meet Will Smith in the ring. In the video clip, he revealed that [Read More…]

Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touching to settle sex assault charges

Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty Images for Ocean Drive In a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor forcible touching charge to resolve his forcible touching and sex assault case in Manhattan. The actor had [Read More…]

Amanda Bynes and her fiancé drop single

Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture alliance via Getty Images Amanda Bynes hasn’t said anything on her social media since her mother’s conservatorship of her affairs was terminated last month, but on her Instagram, she just posted that she and her fiancé, Paul Michael, [Read More…]

‘Dopesick’, ‘Hacks’, ‘Pen15’ among this year’s Peabody Award nominees

“Dopesick” — Hulu/Gene Page The nominations are out for the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards, spotlighting 2021’s “most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media2.” Among the nominees this year are Questlove‘s Oscar-winning [Read More…]

Biden announces $800M in new military aid for Ukraine

Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Following a call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration is authorizing an additional $800 million for weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, including artillery [Read More…]

NYC subway shooting updates: Suspect in custody, charged with terror-related offenses

Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Frank James, the man wanted for allegedly opening fire on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, shooting 10 people, was taken into custody in Manhattan on [Read More…]

Ag News

Congress members fight anti-mink farming amendment in COMPETES Act

Eleven members of Congress are trying to have some anti-farming language removed from legislation that is supposed to create a more competitive trade balance with China. Congressman Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin says the MINKS Amendment [Read More…]

Ag News

Cattle futures supported by strong cash trade

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by this week’s stronger cash business. June live cattle closed $0.57 higher at $136.87 August live cattle closed $1 higher at [Read More…]

Ag News

ACE CEO encouraged by Biden remarks during E15 waiver announcement

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol is encouraged by comments made by President Biden beyond the emergency waiver for E15. Brian Jennings tells Brownfield during his announcement in Iowa Wednesday, the President admitted [Read More…]

Ag News

First 2023 Farm Bill field hearing set