Year: 2024

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans on firing FBI director Christopher Wray and replacing him with longtime ally Kash Patel. The appointment must be approved by the [Read More…]

James Skoufis announces bid to lead DNC, becomes third to vie for chairmanship

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Media Assets, Inc. (NEW YORK) — New York state Sen. James Skoufis announced his long-shot bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on X on Saturday. Skoufis, who paints himself [Read More…]

Trump, Trudeau to meet at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threats

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida at Mar-a-Lago and is expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump tonight, according to multiple sources. The expected meeting comes [Read More…]

Home explosion in Missouri leaves six people injured, three in critical condition

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — A massive home explosion in Missouri over Thanksgiving weekend left the residence in rubble and six people inside injured, according to fire officials. The explosion occurred on St. [Read More…]

New York counties declare state of emergency as they brace for massive snowstorm

Gabriel Mello/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Officials in upstate New York counties have declared a state of emergency as they prepare for a major snowstorm that has already dumped over two feet of snow in [Read More…]

Firefighters rescue Chihuahua from under Houston bridge

Houston Botanic Garden (HOUSTON) — Teams of firefighters sprang into action in Texas on Friday when staff at the Houston Botanic Garden noticed a tiny Chihuahua was stuck underneath a pedestrian bridge. Photos posted to [Read More…]

Black Friday mall shooting in Arkansas leaves 2 injured

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Shots rang out at the Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Black Friday, leaving two people injured, police said in an update Friday evening. The Little [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Crisis in Gaza mounts as medicine, supplies blocked

Mahmoud Zayyat via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel’s Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after [Read More…]

Syrian rebels breach Aleppo amid surprise offensive

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian rebels have reportedly breached the city of Aleppo itself, according to open source analysts and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as thousands of insurgent fighters make startling advances in [Read More…]

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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 29, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.23, up 7 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.89 and 1/2, up 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $287.10, down $3.40Dec. soybean oil closed at 41.61, up 86 pointsDec. wheat [Read More…]

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Cattle futures supported by week’s sharply higher cash business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were up following the sharply higher cash business earlier in the week. December lives closed $.02 lower at $187.97 and February lives closed [Read More…]

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Ethanol leader urges Trump administration to quickly set RVO guidelines

The President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association hopes President elect Trump moves quickly to set future Renewable Volume Obligation levels for blending ethanol and gasoline. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the U.S. should already [Read More…]

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Soybeans, corn, wheat mixed in a quiet post-holiday session

Soybeans ended the day mixed with another day of unsurprising light-volume trade, this time post-holiday. The USDA announced a sale of soybeans to unknown destinations for the current marketing year. The USDA also announced 151,700 [Read More…]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to meet with House Republicans on DOGE plans

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with House Republicans on their plan to slash regulations and other parts of the [Read More…]

President Biden and first lady to debut AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will mark World AIDS Day on Sunday by debuting the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the White House. It [Read More…]

FAA reports record numbers for Thanksgiving travel so far

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Airlines are seeing record travel numbers for Thanksgiving this year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were over 232,000 flights across the U.S. between Nov. 24 and [Read More…]

Canyon Crest Fire, east of Los Angeles, prompts evacuations in Riverside, San Bernardino

San Bernardino County Fire/X (LOS ANGELES) — The Canyon Crest Fire, which began Thanksgiving evening to the east of Los Angeles, has now reached 250 acres and has sparked evacuation warnings for residents living in [Read More…]

Missing for over five weeks, man miraculously found alive deep in Canadian wilderness