Month: May 2022
Biden reacts to leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Tuesday morning on the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn nearly 50 years [Read More…]
Chief Justice Roberts responds to leaked Supreme Court draft opinion
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts put out rare, written statements Tuesday to address the leak of a draft opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices [Read More…]
Missing Alabama inmate, corrections officer had ‘special relationship’: Sheriff
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (FLORENCE, Ala.) — The corrections officer and escaped murder suspect who have been missing for days had “a special relationship,” the local sheriff confirmed. Inmate Casey White and Lauderdale County [Read More…]
Trump will repay $750K to settle inauguration lawsuit over hotel payments
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Trump Organization and Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural committee have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine over allegations that Trump and his [Read More…]
Cops hold courthouse rally for state trooper arraigned in killing of alleged teen carjacker
Natasha Moustache/Getty Images (MILFORD, Conn.) — Dozens of police officers from multiple states held a rally outside a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday as a white state trooper they contend was charged with manslaughter for doing his [Read More…]
Man who assaulted flight attendants, was duct taped on Frontier flight, sentenced to jail
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images (MIAMI) — A 23-year-old man featured in a video that went viral after he groped two flight attendants, punched a third, screamed his parents had $2 million and was duct [Read More…]
Paul Whelan still wondering why he was left behind in Russia, brother says
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even though the U.S. successfully negotiated the release of Trevor Reed from a Russian prison, after nearly three years of captivity, the brother of another detained American [Read More…]
Attorney General’s office deems shooting involving law enforcement justified
PIERRE, S.D. – The Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Criminal Investigation has released the summary into the shooting of 41 year old Ryan John Waldner of Spencer on March 19, in [Read More…]
“Be free, my beautiful mother. Be free”: Ashley Judd shares moving post in honor of mother Naomi Judd
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Ashley Judd is taking a walk down memory lane as she reflects on the passing of her mother, Naomi Judd. The actress took to Instagram following The Judds‘ induction [Read More…]
Judge refuses to dismiss Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against Amber Heard; trial to resume
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NOTE CONTENT) In a Virginia courtroom today, attorneys for Amber Heard were unsuccessful in their motion to lobby Judge Penny Azcarate to dismiss the $50 million defamation lawsuit leveled against the actress [Read More…]
The first ‘Spider-Man’ movie turns 20 today
Maguire and Dunst in 2002 — Kevin Winter/Getty Images It might be hard to believe, but director Sam Raimi‘s first Spider-Man film turns 20 Tuesday. It technically wasn’t the first hit film to star a [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Civilians evacuated from plant arrive safely in Zaporizhzhia
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Intruder spent night in Windsor Castle barracks, report says
Scott E Barbour/Getty Images (LONDON) — An intruder infiltrated the barracks housing the soldiers who protect Queen Elizabeth in Windsor, The Sun newspaper revealed Tuesday. The man, who was posing as a priest, talked his [Read More…]
Missouri ag groups working to increase corn-fed pork market
The Missouri Pork Association and Missouri Corn Growers Association are working together to increase opportunities for corn-fed pork in the state. MPA Executive Director Don Nikodim tells Brownfield they’ve added several sow operations in Missouri [Read More…]
Barriers to food relief efforts
Supply chain disruptions and inflation are challenging food relief efforts. Vince Hall, chief government relations officer with Feeding America, discusses some of the barriers facing food banks. Healthy Living: Click here for more information. [Read More…]
Interest rates on FSA loans up on the year
Higher interest rates are seen in USDA’s latest Farm Service Agency loans. For May 2022, the interest rate for direct farm operating loans has gone from 1.75 percent a year ago to 2.875. The direct [Read More…]
Drought not an issue for Iowa farmers this spring
A central Iowa farmer says steady rains have eliminated drought concerns for now. Lee Tesdell tells Brownfield, “I would say our subsoil moisture is completely replenished now.” Tesdell farms in northern Polk County. He says [Read More…]
Economist expects a squeeze in farm income if the interest rate increases
An ag economist expects net farm incomes to tighten if the Federal Reserve opts to raise the interest rate this week. Ernie Goss with Creighton University tells Brownfield cost of production is high from skyrocketing [Read More…]
Farmers in Nebraska celebrate widespread rainfall that brings relief to on-going drought
Mother Nature has brought much needed relief from severe drought for producers in a Western Corn Belt state. Central Nebraska farmer Clay Govier says 4 inches of rain have fallen since Saturday and that’s been [Read More…]
Short-lived fair weather on the Plains; widespread rain favors the eastern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a widespread rain event—stretching from Iowa into the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region—is bringing renewed planting delays. Although dry weather has returned across the far upper Midwest, many fields [Read More…]