Year: 2024
Cattle futures up waiting for cash business to develop
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about this week’s cash business. April live cattle closed $1.77 higher at $186.57 and June live cattle closed $1.52 higher at $183.72. March [Read More…]
Ohio Agriculture Department renews trade focus
The Ohio Director of Agriculture says creating a trade division within the agency will be a top focus in the year ahead. Brian Baldridge tells Brownfield a specific program under the department’s Market Division will [Read More…]
Soybeans firm after reports, with corn, wheat lower
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, but with March and May both below $12 after trading above that mark. The USDA raised U.S. ending stocks slightly, while lowering Brazil’s crop a [Read More…]
Nearly 100 beehives stolen from field in California’s Central Valley
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office (FRESNO, Calif.) — Authorities in California’s Central Valley are asking residents to bee alert for stolen hives, which are a prime target this time of year, after nearly 100 were recently stolen [Read More…]
91-year-old man fends off violent mugger in NYC attack, search for suspect continues
New York Police Department (NEW YORK) — Police continue to search for a violent mugger who met his match in a 91-year-old man he tried to rob on a New York City street. The victim, Hyman [Read More…]
6 family members unaccounted for after Pennsylvania home went up in flames during shooting incident: DA
WPVI-TV (NEW YORK) — Six family members remain unaccounted for a day after a massive house fire engulfed a Pennsylvania residence where officers responding to an emergency call were met with gunfire, officials said. Authorities presume [Read More…]
Pell Grants offer prison inmates a chance to pursue a college education
ABC News (ELLSWORTH, Kan.) — For the first time in decades, prison inmates are eligible for the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program that helps low-income students receive a college education. Simon Garcia, 34, who [Read More…]
JetBlue planes clip one another at Boston Logan Airport
John Hudson Photography/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Two JetBlue planes clipped each other Thursday morning while on a deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport. The incident occurred when the two planes were on adjacent deicing pad [Read More…]
Biden speaks on classified documents report: ‘Matter is now closed’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden addressed a harsh report from special counsel Robert Hur on his classified documents probe, highlighting differences between his case and that of former President Donald Trump. “Bottom line [Read More…]
What Biden has said before about his classified documents probe
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the report of a special counsel investigation into classified documents found at locations associated with President Joe Biden became public Thursday, here’s what he has said about the matter before [Read More…]
Trump calls Supreme Court’s 14th Amendment hearing ‘a very beautiful process’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Donald Trump emerged in front of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida minutes after Supreme Court arguments concluded in a historic case challenging his ability to hold office again [Read More…]
Justices skeptical of 14th Amendment case banning Trump from ballot: Key takeaways
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday appeared highly critical of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that would ban former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 GOP primary ballot under Section [Read More…]
Special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified docs released to Congress
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Robert Hur has released to members of Congress his report summarizing his yearlong probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents while out of office. It’s one of [Read More…]
Fitness trackers can help monitor health for some people, but can exacerbate disordered eating for others
georgeclerk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn-based boxing instructor Nancy Chen said her Apple Watch was able to hone in on the effectiveness of her workouts. But it wasn’t until her watch broke that she said she [Read More…]
Big Pharma CEOs grilled on Capitol Hill over drug prices: 4 key takeaways
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators grilled chief executives from three top pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug prices during an hourslong committee hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Members of both major political parties [Read More…]
Anthony Michael Hall joins third season of ‘Reacher’
Photo: Riker Bros. – Courtesy Prime Video Prime Video announced on Thursday that former Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of the third season of its hard-hitting crime series Reacher. Also joining [Read More…]
‘The Walking Dead’ family reunites for ‘The Ones Who Live’ premiere
L-R: Danai, Riggs, Lincoln – Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening for the premiere of their forthcoming spinoff series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, [Read More…]
Celebrity chef José Andrés hosting Jamie Lee Curtis and more with Prime Video’s ‘Dinner Party Diaries’
Prime Video Prime Video announced that it’s getting into the kitchen with celebrity chef and philanthropist José Andrés, who’s bringing some celebrity friends in on the fun. Announced Thursday, a new half-hour special, Dinner Party [Read More…]
GEICO’s gecko gets the full documentary treatment
Getty Images/Sutiporn Somnam The insurance company GEICO is doing something a little different to advertise: It has turned documentary cameras on the life of its spokes-gecko. Legend of the Lizard: The Full Never-Before-Seen Story of [Read More…]
Farm Capital Investment index falls in latest report
An ag economist says most farmers surveyed in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer still think it’s a bad time to make large investments on the farm. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for [Read More…]