Month: August 2024

CT757fan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several U.S. personnel were injured following a suspected rocket attack Monday against U.S. and Coalition forces at Al-Assad Air Base in western Iraq, a Department of Defense spokesperson told ABC News. [Read More…]

Arctic fossils indicate ice shelf is not as stable as previously thought, scientists say

In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord near the mouth to Disko Bay on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Scientists are warning of a catastrophic [Read More…]

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: Historic 10-20 inches of rainfall expected

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Debby is roaring across Florida and Georgia as a tropical storm after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning. At least four people have been killed. Here’s how [Read More…]

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis agrees to cooperate in Arizona ‘fake elector’ case

John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Donald Trump’s former attorney Jenna Ellis has reached a cooperation agreement with officials in Arizona as part of the state’s “fake elector” case, the Arizona attorney general’s office announced Monday. [Read More…]

Supreme Court won’t hear Missouri AG’s attempt to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt by the Republican attorney general of Missouri to delay former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case in [Read More…]

Death of Black man pinned by security guards prompts calls for arrests

Courtesy D’Vontaye Mitchell’s Family (MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — People gathered outside the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office on Monday to demand charges be filed against four hotel security guards involved in the death of a Black man [Read More…]

‘You can’t panic,’ boater says of how he survived Tropical Storm Debby while adrift in the Gulf

US Coast Guard (TAMPA, Fla.) — Veteran sailor Nathan Thomas said he and a friend survived a harrowing close encounter with Hurricane Debby off the Gulf Coast of Florida on Sunday after they lost the [Read More…]

Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving historic presidential nomination

U.S. Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris has officially [Read More…]

Election 2024 updates: Harris campaign grows Pennsylvania volunteers

Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]

Scoreboard Roundup — 8/5/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEArizona Diamondbacks 7, Cleveland Guardians 6Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 AMERICAN LEAGUEBoston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 5Texas [Read More…]

‘Alien: Romulus’ guerilla marketing campaign sees New Yorkers struck down by facehuggers

20th Century Studios New Yorkers are used to ignoring most stuff they see on the street, but a new guerilla marketing campaign for Alien: Romulus made even some New Yorkers pause. Spotted by outlets including [Read More…]

Ag News

Crop conditions, feed inventory mixed in Wisconsin

The crops in Wisconsin range from good to struggling, depending on the crop and the location. Raymond Dietrich and his family operate a dairy farm west of Green Bay, where they’ve had a lot of [Read More…]

Ag News

Fairest of the Fair helps educate fairgoers about ag

Being Fairest of the Fair means spending a lot of time promoting and educating fairgoers who often have a lot of questions. Kelsey Henderson from Racine County is Wisconsin’s 2024 Fairest of the Fair, and [Read More…]

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Recent rainfall helps Kentucky corn crop, soybeans hold steady

Kentucky has had both above-normal temperatures and rainfall recently. The state’s corn crop condition improved slightly this week to 68 percent good to excellent. Ninety percent of the crop is silking, 48 percent is in [Read More…]

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Nebraska farmer says July rains helped his corn, soybeans

Recent rains have helped Nebraska crop conditions. Doug Saathoff, who farms in the south-central part of the state, tells Brownfield… “We’re looking really good,” he says. “Of course we had quite a bit of rain [Read More…]

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Crop development behind despite hot week in Minnesota

Crop development continues to lag in Minnesota despite a week of hot temperatures. USDA’s latest crop update says corn silking is 81 percent, eight days behind last year and five days off the five-year average. [Read More…]

US mounts pressure campaign aimed at limiting Iranian retaliation

simon2579/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the Middle East braces for potential escalation of hostilities, diplomats at the State Department are trying to rally allies and partners to pressure Tehran into containing the scope of its [Read More…]

Election 2024 updates: Vance to also give remarks in same states as Harris this week

Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]

High-profile Missouri primary threatens to knock out second ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush