Year: 2022
Bipartisan bill would create push alert for active shooter incidents
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new bill proposed this week would develop a federal alert system for active shooter situations, which have increased by over 1200% between 2000 and 2020. The FBI defines an [Read More…]
House votes to spend tens of billions to compete with China in manufacturing
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday passed sweeping legislation that will invest billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research in a bid to take on China’s [Read More…]
House committee records show Trump, Jim Jordan spoke the morning of Jan. 6
congress.gov via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has obtained White House records showing then-President Donald Trump spoke with Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of [Read More…]
South Dakota signs 1st anti-transgender sports law of 2022
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PIERRE, S.D.) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an anti-transgender sports bill into law Thursday, restricting transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their [Read More…]
RNC votes to censure Cheney, Kinzinger for roles on House Jan. 6 committee
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, in part for their roles on the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
Suicides, living conditions spark concern among Texas National Guard deployed at border
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Members of the Texas National Guard deployed to the southern border under Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial immigration initiative, Operation Lone Star, are raising several concerns about their mission, including [Read More…]
Winter storm exits the Northeast leaving behind bitter cold
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The monster winter storm that dumped more than 1 foot of snow as well as ice from Missouri to the Northeast and freezing temperatures to Texas is making its [Read More…]
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting near Virginia Tech
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BLACKSBURG, Va.) — One person was killed and four others were injured at a shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, near Virginia Tech on Friday, according to Blacksburg Police. Police responded to reports of [Read More…]
‘My son Amir was a law-abiding citizen’: Family of Amir Locke speaks out at press conference
Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The parents of Amir Locke spoke out at a press conference Friday alongside civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Jeff Storms and Antonio Romanucci following the killing of the [Read More…]
Travis McMichael withdraws guilty plea in federal case over Ahmaud Arbery murder
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Travis McMichael withdrew on Friday his guilty plea in the federal case against him in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The trial goes forward on Monday. Gregory McMichael, Travis’ [Read More…]
The independent investigators tracking Russia’s military buildup
Erik RomanenkoTASS via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — TikTok isn’t just for dance memes — it’s now being used by amateur investigators to track the Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s borders. Among those researchers is [Read More…]
Single suicide bomber killed US troops and Afghans in ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport, Pentagon finds
Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport last August that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was the result of a single explosive device [Read More…]
Rescuers scramble to save Moroccan boy trapped in well for three days
-/AFP via Getty Images (CAIRO) — Rescuers intensified their efforts on Friday to recover a five-year-old boy trapped in a 32-meter-deep well in a Northern Moroccan province for almost three days in a relief operation [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the throne: Seven memorable moments
The Print Collector/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth will set yet another milestone on Feb. 6, when she becomes the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne. The [Read More…]
Concern recent dealings between China and Russia could threaten U.S. ag export demand
There’s concern recent dealings between Russia and China could eventually cut into U.S. ag export demand. The two world powers have announced a trade deal on energy products worth more than $117 billion and China [Read More…]
Live, feeder cattle futures split to end week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended Friday’s session mixed, mostly modestly higher, on spread trade and the week’s direct business. February was up $.45 at $142.05 and April was $.12 higher at $146.87. Feeder [Read More…]
MO Farm Bureau calling for farmers to comment on WOTUS
Missouri Farm Bureau’s President is calling for farmer support against the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers reinstating the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule. Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield farmers need to be heard before [Read More…]
GreenStone reports strong end to 2021
One farm credit institution says 2021 ended with strong returns in nearly every commodity they finance. GreenStone Farm Credit Services CEO Dave Armstrong, with a footprint in Michigan and Wisconsin, tells Brownfield even though input [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 4, 2022
Mar. corn closed at $6.20 and 1/2, up 3 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $15.53 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $443.90, up $6.80Mar. soybean oil closed at 65.36, [Read More…]
Dakota Johnson reportedly getting into the superhero business with Sony’s ‘Madame Web’
ABC/Fred Lee Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is reportedly attached to a Spider-Man universe movie called Madame Web for Sony Pictures. Deadline reports the actress will play the title character, first introduced in the pages of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man #210 in [Read More…]