Year: 2024
Missing Kentucky 5-year-old girl found safe, her dad taken into custody for her mom’s murder: Police
Lela Black is seen here in an undated file photo released by authorities. | Byron Black is seen here in an undated file photo released by authorities. (Kentucky State Police) (NEW YORK) — A missing [Read More…]
Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to five years for leaking tax documents belonging to Trump, others
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former IRS contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking tax documents belonging to former President Donald Trump and other wealthy Americans was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and ordered [Read More…]
Schools are third-highest location for hate crimes: FBI
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Schools are the third-highest location for hate crimes in the United States, with as much as 10% of all reported hate crimes in 2022 happening at schools across the country, [Read More…]
Police hunt for man who followed elderly woman from store, assaulted her on doorstep of her own home
Facebook / Virginia Beach Police Department (VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Police are hunting for a man who they say followed an elderly woman home from a shopping trip and assaulting her on the doorstep of [Read More…]
DHS Sec. Mayorkas calls impeachment against him ‘baseless’
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called the impeachment proceedings against him “baseless” and the accusations made against him by the Homeland Security Committee “false.” “I [Read More…]
Senate nears bipartisan border deal that Trump calls ‘disaster’
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate negotiators are racing to put the finishing touches on a national security spending bill they hope can simultaneously fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and offer legislative [Read More…]
DOJ investigating House Democrat for allegedly misusing government funds for personal security: Sources
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is investigating a Democrat in the House of Representatives for allegedly misusing government funds for personal security, according to sources familiar with the matter. DOJ issued a [Read More…]
Pentagon identifies Army reservists killed in drone attack on US base in Jordan
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Monday announced the names of the three Army reservists killed in the drone attack over the weekend on a U.S. base in Jordan near the border with [Read More…]
Possible hepatitis A exposure at Philadelphia ShopRite, health officials warn
SERGII IAREMENKO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is warning that several people may have recently been exposed to hepatitis A at a grocery store. An employee at a ShopRite, [Read More…]
Mariners get 2B Polanco from Twins in trade for pitchers DeSclafani, Topa and prospects
SEATTLE (AP) — After several seasons of asking and coming up short, the Seattle Mariners finally found a trade package that worked to land Jorge Polanco. The Mariners acquired Polanco from the Minnesota Twins on [Read More…]
IRS launching new programs to make filing easier as 2024 tax season begins
courtneyk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the 2024 tax season kicked off across the nation Monday, the Internal Revenue Service is offering some new services it says will help make filing easier for taxpayers. The [Read More…]
A potential Trump-Biden contest could hinge on the economy. Here’s how their plans differ.
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former president Donald Trump trounced his Republican opponents in the first two primary contests, setting the course for a potential general election rematch with likely Democratic nominee President Joe [Read More…]
New Elizabeth Taylor documentary series to be executive produced by Kim Kardashian
Hulu, Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Elizabeth Taylor‘s story will be told in a new documentary series. The project, which is being called Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, is being commissioned by BBC Arts and will be executive [Read More…]
A quiet weather pattern across most of the Heartland; rather mild on parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies above-normal temperatures. A variable snow cover remains in place across the upper Midwest—but continues to gradually melt. Muddy conditions are maintaining challenging conditions for some livestock operations. Additionally, [Read More…]
An increasingly wet & active pattern from the Plains, westward; mild across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures between the Rockies and Appalachians, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the middle and southern Atlantic States and the Far [Read More…]
‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ star Diamond White on the show’s Emmy wins + “impact”
ABC Audio – Disney XD Marvel’s acclaimed animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur returns on Friday for a second season on Disney Channel and Disney XD, and streams the next day on Disney+. The [Read More…]
Symons conservation efforts set course for a new generation
Two young farmers are trying to push conservation practices further with the help of technology. Cody and Caleb Symons took responsibility for a portion of their family’s multi-generational row crop farm six years ago in [Read More…]
USDA now accepting Specialty Crop Block Grant proposals
The USDA will invest $72.9 million in the latest round of Specialty Crop Block Grant Initiative funding for the 2024 fiscal year. USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt made the [Read More…]
NASDA focused on pesticide regulations
The regulation of pesticides is a focus for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says a day of reckoning is upon agriculture as the EPA tries to enforce endangered [Read More…]
Corn market affected by many factors
A market advisor says corn prices are being influenced by several things. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield corn has been under a lot of pressure since harvest with depressed prices and a [Read More…]
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