Year: 2022
COVID-19 live updates: US cases drop 61% since January peak
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 904,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
One dead in shooting at Washington state grocery store, suspect at large
iStock/Motortion (SEATTLE) — One person was killed and at least one was injured during a shooting at a Washington state grocery store at about 11 a.m. Monday, authorities said. The suspect, who is believed to [Read More…]
Minneapolis city council to review no-knock warrants after Amir Locke shooting
amphotora/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minneapolis city council committee held a hearing on no-knock warrants Monday afternoon following the death of Amir Locke, who was fatally shot in an apartment by Minneapolis police officers on [Read More…]
Search underway after multiple skaters fall through ice melting on California reservoir
Truckee Fire Protection District (TRUCKEE, Calif.) — A desperate search was on in Northern California for one of six ice skaters who fell through the melting surface of a frozen-over reservoir as the temperature soared [Read More…]
Eighteen rescued on Lake Erie after ice sheet breaks away during snowmobile ride
FILE – Xuanyu Han/Getty Images (PORT CLINTON, Ohio) — More than a dozen people were rescued in Lake Erie after a sheet of ice broke away while they were riding snowmobiles, officials said. The U.S. [Read More…]
Biden to meet with German chancellor, urge united front amid tensions with Russia
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House Monday at a critical time for the leaders as tensions with Russia persist. While the Biden administration [Read More…]
Cyclone Batsirai leaves over a dozen dead, thousands homeless in Madagascar
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — More than a dozen people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second storm to batter the island nation in [Read More…]
Biden, Israeli prime minister speak amid nuclear talks
Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden by phone this weekend just as the nuclear talks in Vienna enter a critical final stage. During the [Read More…]
Potatoes still a favorite
A potato industry representative says consumers are still likely to find fewer options at the grocery store today than they did before the pandemic as processors face several shortages. But, Kelly Turner with the Michigan [Read More…]
USDA announces $1B for climate-smart practices, market expansion
The USDA is investing $1 billion in climate smart practices and expanding ag markets. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program will provide grants for pilot projects that create market opportunities [Read More…]
NPPC wants Proposition 12 reviewed by the Supreme Court
National pork officials are hoping for a Supreme Court review of California’s Proposition 12. Cody McKinley is with the National Pork Producers Council. He says, “It is in front of the Supreme Court, so we’re [Read More…]
Emphasize agronomy 101 and genetics
A soybean specialist is recommending farmers select strong genetic varieties to help curb supply challenges this year. Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin-Madison tells Brownfield with limited input availability, choosing varieties that have a [Read More…]
Move over corn silage, sorghum is coming for you
New research on sorghum is finding certain varieties can be more beneficial in rations than corn silage. Private consultant and researcher Thomas Kilcer with Advanced Ag Systems LLC compares gains from male-sterile sorghum to a [Read More…]
Fire Weather Watch issued February 07 at 3:23PM MST until February 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA… …FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING [Read More…]
Top GOP lawmaker on Biden’s Ukraine approach: ‘Deterrence has not been there’
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) – Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, refused to condemn a censure resolution targeting two Republican colleagues, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, which included a [Read More…]
WH national security adviser says there’s a ‘very distinct’ possibility of Russian attack on Ukraine
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) – As the standoff between Russia and the United States continues, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned of a “very distinct” possibility Russia will attack Ukraine at [Read More…]
Navy SEAL candidate dies after ‘Hell Week’ training
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (SAN DEIGO) — A Navy SEAL candidate has died and a second is in the hospital after falling ill on Friday just hours after both had successfully completed the grueling culmination of [Read More…]
Puerto Rico may be nearing the end of bankruptcy. What does this mean?
Merrill Images/Getty (NEW YORK) – Last month, a federal judge approved the largest debt restructuring plan ever reported in the United States, paving the way to end Puerto Rico’s long and painful bankruptcy process. The [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth asks for Camilla to be named queen consort when Charles becomes king
Oli Scarff – WPA Pool / Getty Images, FILE (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth has marked the eve of her Platinum Jubilee with a request that her daughter-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, be known as [Read More…]
5-year-old boy who fell in well in Morocco found dead after dayslong rescue effort
Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (IGHRAN, Morocco) — A 5-year-old boy who had been trapped 32 meters underground in a well in Morocco for four days was found dead on Saturday following a lengthy [Read More…]
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