Month: March 2024
Trump appears to blame Israel for antisemitism, says Israel ‘made a very big mistake’ and is ‘losing a lot of support’
Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump appeared to blame Israel for antisemitism, saying Israel made a “big mistake” in its response to Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 and is “losing a [Read More…]
White House ‘disappointed’ Israel canceled delegation to discuss Rafah after UN cease-fire vote
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is “disappointed” and “kind of perplexed” that Israel canceled a delegation’s planned visit to the U.S. to discuss the expected military invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza, [Read More…]
Trump’s trials throw a wrench in his campaign schedule as Biden gets busy
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In 2020, then-President Donald Trump was hyper critical of President Joe’s Biden campaign schedule dubbing his sparse event calendar and low-attendance rallies, a result of following Centers for [Read More…]
In win for Trump, appeals court lowers his bond to $175M in civil fraud case
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court has ruled that former President Donald Trump can post a lower bond to cover his $464 million civil fraud judgment. The Appellate Division, First Department [Read More…]
Trump hush money case updates: Judge rules trial will start April 15
ABC News/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York ruled Monday that the trial will begin on April 15, rejecting Trump’s request for an [Read More…]
Shohei Ohtani set to break silence today on gambling scandal
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, is expected to break his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire [Read More…]
‘Miracle’ baby born at 26 weeks goes home from hospital after 10 months
Boris Lopez and Cecia Juarez (LOS ANGELES) — A 10-month-old who was born at 26 weeks gestation has beaten the odds to return home from the hospital. Ellyannah, the daughter of Cecia Juarez and Boris [Read More…]
Chick-fil-A backtracks on no-antibiotics in chicken amid projected supply shortages
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Chick-fil-A is updating its commitment to customers about the quality and standards of its staple ingredient — chicken. The fast food chain announced on its website that [Read More…]
CBS secures the Golden Globe Awards in a five-year deal
CBS On Monday, CBS and The Golden Globe Awards announced a new five-year deal that will keep the awards show on both the broadcast network and its sister streamer, Paramount+. The new agreement kicks off [Read More…]
Sacha Baron Cohen responds to Rebel Wilson’s “demonstrably false” claims he was an “a-hole” on set
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Rebel Wilson made some waves on March 15 when she said in an Instagram Story that her upcoming book would expose a certain A-list “a******” with whom she worked. “I worked with a massive a******,” Wilson [Read More…]
Kevin Hart accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor
Photo: Kevin Kwan – 2022 Kevin Hart received one of comedy’s highest honors, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. “Life without [Read More…]
Apple TV+ renews “limited” series ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’
Apple TV+ While it was originally billed as a limited series, Apple TV+ announced on Monday it is bringing back the Jennifer Garner-led mystery series The Last Thing He Told Me for a second season. [Read More…]
Recent moisture is needed across Corn Belt
An ag meteorologist says the recent snow and rain will provide some much-needed moisture for an already dry Corn Belt. But Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says it will take a few days for [Read More…]
Mostly dry conditions return ahead of spring planting
A farmer from eastern Kansas says spring is starting out dry again. LaVell Winsor says a lot of fieldwork has already been completed. “February turned out to be beautiful. We were able to apply all [Read More…]
A good spring for early fieldwork
A mid-Missouri farmer says the warm and dry conditions this March has encouraged some fieldwork. Russell Wolf tells Brownfield “anhydrous is going down, some dirt work is going on, but I haven’t heard of anyone [Read More…]
“Legacy phosphorous” changing thoughts on nutrient loss
New research funded by the Illinois Nutrient Research Education Council (N-REC) is finding “legacy phosphorus” is playing a larger role in nutrient loss than previously thought. Research manager Dr. Shani Golovay, says… “Do we have [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 25, 2024
May corn closed at $4.37 and 3/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $12.09 and 1/4, up 16 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $341.70, up $2.60May soybean oil closed at 49.02, [Read More…]
Trump election interference case picks back up after Fani Willis disqualification bid
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case has scheduled a Thursday hearing to hear oral arguments on a number of motions from Trump and [Read More…]
‘White Supremacy Campaign’ of 1898 a stain that will not escape history: experts
ABC News (WILMINGTON, Nc.) — On Nov. 10, 1898, more than 2,000 white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, ransacked a Black-owned newspaper, Black-owned banks and forced the city’s local leaders, which included a mix of [Read More…]
Teens gunned down at Nashville apartment complex were ‘targeted’: Police
ABC News/WKRN (NASHVILLE, Tn.) — At least three assailants were being sought Monday in the killings of two teenagers police said were “targeted” in a shooting at a Nashville apartment complex over the weekend. One [Read More…]