Month: April 2024
Ag News
Ohio soils need warm, dry weather for planting
Planting has started in pockets of Ohio based on soil conditions Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldrige tells Brownfield drier weather in the southern part of the state has helped farmers. “A lot of [Read More…]
Ag News
Nestle Purina to expand Wisconsin pet food plant
A Wisconsin pet food manufacturer is expanding. Nestle Purina has announced a 195-million dollar project in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where Purina will increase production of wet pet food brands by nearly 50 percent, including Pro Plan, [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 25, 2024
May corn closed at $4.41, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.63 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $343.90, down $2.10May soybean oil closed at 44.82, up 16 [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat pushes higher again, soybeans bounce back from early losses
Soybeans were mixed. The market continues to monitor ongoing harvest in Brazil and Argentina’s harvest pace, which is expected to be quite large. The U.S. has been able to make more planting progress this week, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Power of cork key to climate change fight, scientists say
ABC (PORTUGAL) — One of the planet’s most natural defenses against climate change and a key element in sustainable products is found in wine bottles around the world. Scientists and engineers say cork has been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: Pecker testifies he was told Stormy Daniels story was ‘true’
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York; DA will attempt to retry
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4, 2022. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The rape conviction [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
New children’s book discusses a mother-son experience when caring for children with autism
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — April is Autism Acceptance Month. Sheletta Brundidge wrote a children’s book about how her oldest son, Andrew Brundidge, cared for his younger siblings with autism, and how to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Beef’ cast, Lucy Liu, Padma Lakshmi, Cynthia Erivo and Saweetie among honorees for 3rd Gold Gala
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, ‘Beef’ – Andrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023 The nonprofit Gold House, which celebrates Asian Pacific creatives, companies and communities, has assembled an A-List set of honorees for its third annual Gold [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Sonorus!” All seven ‘Harry Potter’ books to be released as full-cast audio productions
Audible Audible announced Thursday that it has partnered with the Wizarding World’s Pottermore Publishing to produce full-cast audio recordings of all seven original Harry Potter books. Scheduled for late 2025, the endeavor will tap more than [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Study claims ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is the easiest reality show to get on
Fox If you wanna be a reality show star, learn to cook. That’s because a new study claims two chef Gordon Ramsay-fronted Fox shows have your best shot of appearing as a contestant. The website [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York
Weinstein outside of court in New York City in 2020 – Brendan McDermid/Reuters, FILE The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York’s highest court. The New York Court of Appeals, in [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting more than halfway done in northern Iowa
An agronomist in northern Iowa says corn and soybean planting has surpassed the halfway point. Jed Norman is with LG Seeds. “I would say the majority of my area would be probably in that 60 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: ‘The boss will take care of it,’ Pecker says he was told of Karen McDougal arrangement
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca’s sister pleads for public to help in catching the killer: ‘The pain is unbearable’
Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Describing her family’s pain as “unbearable,” the sister of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca is pleading with the public to help investigators identify and catch a suspect who [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4, 2022. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The rape conviction [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dozens dead as floods wreak havoc across Kenya
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives. Half of Kenya’s 47 counties have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gotham Whale, a New York City-based nonprofit, allows citizen scientists to assist in conservation efforts
Artie Raslich/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and assist in a much-needed conservation efforts for the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump held his tongue on Ukraine aid. McConnell says it may have made the difference.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has blown up his fair share of deals on Capitol Hill, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Trump’s decision to hold his tongue on a [Read More…]