Month: March 2023
What to know about traveling to Mexico after four Americans were kidnapped
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two Americans who survived a violent kidnapping ordeal in Mexico are back in the U.S., as questions remain surrounding what happened to the two members of the group who [Read More…]
Twelve deaths reported in Southern California mountains since snowstorm, only one so far ruled weather-related
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (SAN BERNARDINIO COUNTY, Calif.) — Twelve people have died after powerful storms hit Southern California’s San Bernardino County and cut off mountain communities. However, only one of those deaths, [Read More…]
First Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah dies at 85
Barbara Laing/Getty Images, FILE (FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz.) — Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah, who made his mark on Native American education at his reservation and Arizona State University, has died at the age of [Read More…]
Three dead after fears of gunshots prompt trampling at Rochester, NY, concert, police say
Piccell/Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — A third person has died in the days after a trampling at a concert over the weekend, police announced Thursday. Nine people were trampled Sunday at the Rochester, New York, [Read More…]
Michigan House and Senate pass bill repealing 1931 abortion ban
Brandon Bartoszek/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan legislature has voted to repeal a nearly century-old law criminalizing abortion. The Michigan Senate passed HB 4006 on Wednesday, which revokes the 1931 ban on abortion, less [Read More…]
Biden rolls out 2024 budget amid debt ceiling showdown
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will roll out his proposed budget for fiscal year 2024, which the White House has said will reduce the deficit by [Read More…]
Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized after fall at DC hotel
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remained in the hospital Thursday following a fall at a Washington, D.C., hotel Wednesday night. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at [Read More…]
Transgender health care is now protected in Minnesota
Andy445/Getty Images (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting and supporting access to gender-affirming health care for LGBTQ people in the state on Wednesday. The move comes amid Republican-backed [Read More…]
Keystone pipeline faces new rules after major oil spill
Gavin John/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Oil spills along the Keystone pipeline that runs from Canada to Texas have become more frequent and severe, prompting stricter regulations for a 1,200-mile stretch of the pipeline, [Read More…]
Jenna Ortega begrudgingly does the Wednesday dance in ‘SNL’ promo
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor This weekend, Jenna Ortega will be seen in theaters stalked by Ghostface in Scream VI, but in a promo for her upcoming stint hosting Saturday Night Live, she’s being haunted by something else: her viral dance from Wednesday. In [Read More…]
Jenna Ortega begrudgingly does the Wednesday dance in ‘SNL’ promo
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor This weekend, Jenna Ortega will be seen in theaters stalked by Ghostface in Scream VI, but in a promo for her upcoming stint hosting Saturday Night Live, she’s being haunted by something else: her viral dance from Wednesday. In [Read More…]
Emma Heming Willis takes on troll claiming she’s getting her “5 minutes” of fame by talking about Bruce Willis
Bruce and Emma in 2019 – Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Film at Lincoln Center “I didn’t come to play.” That was the message on Instagram Wednesday from an admittedly angry Emma Heming Willis, in response [Read More…]
Emma Heming Willis takes on troll claiming she’s getting her “5 minutes” of fame by talking about Bruce Willis
Bruce and Emma in 2019 – Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Film at Lincoln Center “I didn’t come to play.” That was the message on Instagram Wednesday from an admittedly angry Emma Heming Willis, in response [Read More…]
Soybean growers consider crop insurance adjustments
Adjustments to crop insurance are being discussed among soybean farmers ahead of the American Soybean Association’s policy session on Saturday. Wisconsin Soybean Association President Sara Stetler tells Brownfield soybean farmers in northern states would like [Read More…]
Soybean growers consider crop insurance adjustments
Adjustments to crop insurance are being discussed among soybean farmers ahead of the American Soybean Association’s policy session on Saturday. Wisconsin Soybean Association President Sara Stetler tells Brownfield soybean farmers in northern states would like [Read More…]
Argentine crop production outlook continues to worsen
The outlook for Argentina’s crop production continues to worsen. Analyst Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says USDA revised soybean projections from 41 million tons to 33 million in Wednesday’s supply and demand report. “Which is just [Read More…]
Argentine crop production outlook continues to worsen
The outlook for Argentina’s crop production continues to worsen. Analyst Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says USDA revised soybean projections from 41 million tons to 33 million in Wednesday’s supply and demand report. “Which is just [Read More…]
House Ag Committee Chair: the biggest issue facing the 2023 Farm Bill is the clock
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says the biggest challenge facing this year’s farm bill is time. Glenn GT Thompson told Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents and Vice Presidents that it’s a top priority [Read More…]
House Ag Committee Chair: the biggest issue facing the 2023 Farm Bill is the clock
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says the biggest challenge facing this year’s farm bill is time. Glenn GT Thompson told Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents and Vice Presidents that it’s a top priority [Read More…]
CONAB adjusts Brazil corn, soybean guesses slightly
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA continues to project record soybean and corn production. CONAB now has Brazil’s soybean crop at 151.419 million tons, 1% less than the February guess because of drought in some southern [Read More…]