Month: June 2023

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 8, Washington 4 Atlanta 4, Minnesota 1 Baltimore 10, Cincinnati 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 7, Texas 2 LA [Read More…]

LGBTQ couples push for ‘fertility equality’ in family-building benefits

ABC News (NEW YORK) — For Emma Goidel and Ilana Caplan, building a family using assisted reproductive technology was never going to be easy, but the couple says they never imagined the financial costs they’d [Read More…]

Ozempic weight loss pills may be on the way: What to know

Rybelsus (NEW YORK) — Drugs used for diabetes and weight loss like Ozempic and Wegovy were found to be effective for weight loss when taken as a pill, according to research published over the weekend. [Read More…]

Five malaria cases reported in US, health officials say

Wachirawit Jenlohakit/Getty Images (SARASOTA, Fla.) — Five people caught malaria locally in the U.S. for the first time since 2003, according to health officials. Four people in Sarasota County, Florida, and one person in Cameron [Read More…]

‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Charity’s journey begins as she meets her suitors

ABC/Craig Sjodin Season 20 of ABC’s The Bachelorette kicked off Monday with 27-year-old family therapist Charity Lawson ready to find her soulmate. The audience was first introduced to the star on Zach Shallcross‘ season of The Bachelor, where her combination of confidence, [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia closes case against Wagner Group leader

Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed Saturday on an “attempted armed rebellion,” the Kremlin said, after the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group claimed control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, a key [Read More…]

Chicago pharmacist convicted of stealing, selling COVID-19 vaccination cards: DOJ

David Ryder/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A Chicago-area pharmacist was convicted of stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Tangtang Zhao, 36, of Chicago, stole CDC-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards from the pharmacy [Read More…]

McCarthy considers impeachment inquiry of AG Merrick Garland over Hunter Biden

Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is considering launching an impeachment inquiry over Attorney General Merrick Garland’s handling of the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. McCarthy [Read More…]

Trump, who told supporters ‘I am your retribution,’ now says, ‘I’m being indicted for you’

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) –Donald Trump this weekend insisted that he viewed his two indictments as a “badge of honor,” telling supporters in Washington that “I’m being indicted for you.” The remarks, made during a [Read More…]

5 malaria cases reported in US, health officials say

Wachirawit Jenlohakit/Getty Images (SARASOTA, Fla.) — Five people caught malaria locally in the U.S. for the first time since 2003, according to health officials. Four people in Sarasota County, Florida, and one person in Cameron County, [Read More…]

Jenna Ortega on sharing a style with Wednesday Addams, shutting out the haters

Netflix/Roger Kisby In a chat with WSJ. Magazine‘s digital issue available Friday, June 30, Wednesday and Scream VI star Jenna Ortega lets fans in on her style secrets and how she’s learned to not be [Read More…]

Ag News

FarmFirst supports proposed Dairy Margin Coverage changes

A dairy cooperative is supporting proposed changes to the Dairy Margin Coverage program. Jeff Lyon with FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative tells Brownfield the Dairy Farm Resiliency Act would make two major changes. “One has to do [Read More…]

Ag News

Is your farm secure from digital threats?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation sees a few main threats to agriculture – cyber, counterintelligence, and counter-terrorism. In this Managing for Profit, we’ll hear from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on several national security threats [Read More…]

Ag News

Welcome rains move across Iowa

Welcome rain fell across a large portion of the Midwest over the weekend. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells Brownfield significant totals are being reported in his state. “It’s huge. Any Monday I get to [Read More…]

Ag News

Hay supplies and pasture conditions worsen in Missouri

It’s getting drier in Missouri with below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures for this time of the year. USDA says subsoil moisture supplies are now rated 81% short to very short, worse than the [Read More…]

Ag News

Wisconsin farmer says crops look better than expected

A farmer from a large dairy and crop operation in northeastern Wisconsin says the crops look better than he would expect considering how little rain has fallen. Lee Kinnard Lee Kinnard with Kinnard Farms near [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin says armed rebellion would have been suppressed

Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed Saturday on an “attempted armed rebellion,” the Kremlin said, after the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group claimed control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, a key [Read More…]

Ukrainian presidential adviser on why Wagner rebellion is ‘beginning of the end’ for Russian war effort

ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said he believes “without a doubt” that the brief armed rebellion in Russia over the weekend marks “the beginning of the end” of the war in [Read More…]

Biden says US, NATO allies ‘not involved’ in rebellion in Russia threatening Putin

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday, in his first public comments addressing the short-lived rebellion that unfolded this weekend against Russian military leaders and threatening the rule of President Vladimir Putin, insisted [Read More…]

University of Idaho murders: State seeks death penalty against Bryan Kohberger