Year: 2024

Lance King/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football. On Oct. 23, [Read More…]

Texas public hospitals now must ask patients if they are in US legally

Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on [Read More…]

2 killed, several hurt in Halloween night shooting in Orlando, mayor announces local state of emergency

WFTV (ORLANDO, Fl) — The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is cracking down in the city’s entertainment district after two people were killed and several others injured in a Halloween night shooting. The suspect, 17-year-old Jaylen [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Situation in North Gaza is ‘apocalyptic,’ WHO says

Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — IDF claims killing of 2 Hezbollah commanders in south LebanonThe Israel Defense Forces wrote on X Sunday that its warplanes “eliminated” Farouk Amin Alasi, who it said was [Read More…]

Ag News

Vilsack: avian flu in hogs different than cattle

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the avian influenza confirmed in hogs on a backyard farm operation in Oregon at the end of October is a different variation from the H5N1 that’s been found in cattle. [Read More…]

Ag News

Fall a good time to look for weed resistance

Herbicide-resistant weeds could be making their presence known this fall. Corteva Agriscience Enlist field specialist Mark Mongen says weed resistance can develop quickly or slowly depending on the weed species and other factors. “If conditions [Read More…]

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Army Corps to close Minneapolis locks on Upper Mississippi

A dry fall is resulting in the early closure of two locks along the Upper Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday they are closing the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and [Read More…]

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Mixed end to the week for soybeans, corn

Soybeans were mostly modestly lower, pulling the most active months to slight weekly losses. Beans were up early but peeled back in cautious trade with bean oil moving down from its highs. With the U.S. [Read More…]

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Policies like 45Z will likely make or break SAF market opportunities

Federal policy will likely make or break market opportunities for sustainable aviation fuel production. CoBank economist Jacqui Fatka says SAF could generate demand for domestic grains and oilseeds similar to the ethanol and renewable diesel [Read More…]

Check out first look at Barry Keoghan in ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie

ROBERT VIGLASKY PHOTOGRAPHY Netflix has released its first look at Barry Keoghan in the new Peaky Blinders movie. The photo features Keoghan’s character sporting the signature Peaky Blinders cap as he leans out the window [Read More…]

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ gets action-packed new trailer

Lucasfilm Ltd. Jude Law leads a ragtag group of kids in the action-packed new trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. The new clip, released Friday, features Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), KB (Kyriana [Read More…]

US hiring slows but hurricane fallout blurs findings

Via e U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (WASHINGTON) — U.S. hiring slowed in October, but fallout from hurricanes and labor strikes likely caused an undercount of the nation’s workers. A fresh jobs report marked the [Read More…]

2024 election updates: Trump uses violent rhetoric to attack ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With four days until Election Day, Kamala Harris is attacking Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers’ advice, he is going to keep [Read More…]

Liz Cheney hits back at Trump’s violent rhetoric: ‘This is how dictators destroy free nations’

ABC/Richard Harbaugh (WASHNIGTON) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is firing back at Donald Trump after the former president darkly suggested Cheney be put in the line of fire as he criticized her as a [Read More…]

Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Millions of dollars from Republican groups and figures are being poured into anti-transgender ads criticizing policies that support the trans community, despite these issues being among the least important concerns [Read More…]

Poll watchers: Republicans tout ‘deterrence’ as election officials fear vigilantism

Jeff Fuller, a retired Army special forces officer and self-described “2020 election denier,” trains GOP poll watchers in Prince William County, Virginia. Image via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Deep distrust in the American election system [Read More…]

Trump wants a mass deportation program. How much could it cost?