Month: April 2025

Trump nominee to be top general denies wearing MAGA hat
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied on Tuesday that he has ever worn a [Read More…]

Canada vows retaliatory tariffs if Trump escalates trade war: ‘We will respond’
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada vowed to respond with retaliatory tariffs if President Donald Trump slaps additional levies on Canadian goods as part of an expected announcement of sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday. [Read More…]

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ trailer unites the franchise
Sony Pictures/Jonathan Wenk The new trailer for Karate Kid: Legends has arrived. The latest installment in the franchise follows kung fu prodigy Li Fong, played by Ben Wang, who moves to New York City to attend a new [Read More…]

No, Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly’s baby isn’t named Celestial Seed
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy At this point, it seems that no celebrity baby name would be too shocking. Even still, Machine Gun Kelly would like you to know that his baby with [Read More…]

Tom Holland’s upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ film gets title and release date
Columbia Pictures/Marvel Studios The adventures of Peter Parker continue, with the new Spider-Man film officially getting a title and release date. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will serve as the title for the forthcoming project slated [Read More…]

Rollins acknowledges trade “on everyone’s mind” during Iowa visit
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture made clear the administration understands farmers are nervous about tariff retaliation during a stop in Iowa Monday. Brooke Rollins was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in [Read More…]

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovations looks to the future of ag
A curator at the Henry Ford Museum says drone technology and ‘AI’ are now being preserved as great agricultural innovations. Debra Reid oversees agriculture and environment collections. She tells Brownfield agriculture was key to Henry [Read More…]

2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp moderates the 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum. The post 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Remains of 4th missing US soldier found in Lithuania
U.S. Army (PABRADĖ, Lithuania) — The fourth U.S. Army soldier who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, last week was found dead on Tuesday, according to the Army. “The Soldier was found after [Read More…]

US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command military personnel continue to work alongside Thai military and first responders near the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok, Thailand, which fell after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, March 28, 2025. (U.S. [Read More…]

Woman pulled alive out of Myanmar earthquake rubble after 91 hours: Officials
Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via Getty Images (MANDALAY CITY, MYANMAR) — A 63-year-old woman was pulled alive from under the rubble Tuesday about 91 hours after Myanmar was struck by a devastating, 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the [Read More…]

Shooter in 2022 Buffalo mass shooting wants trial moved to New York City
Derek Gee/Buffalo News/Pool via Xinhua (BUFFALO, N.Y) — Payton Gendron, the teenager who killed 10 Black people at the Topps supermarket in East Buffalo in 2022, claims he cannot get a fair trial in Western [Read More…]

Attorney General Pam Bondi directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
XNY/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, she announced [Read More…]

Dangerous, potentially historic flooding to hit from Arkansas to Ohio this week
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and potentially historic flooding event is bearing down on 22 million Americans from Arkansas to Ohio, and residents are urged to prepare now. The life-threatening flooding will likely [Read More…]

Stocks slide on the eve of Trump’s tariff announcement
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading on Tuesday, just a day before President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of sweeping new tariffs, which threatens to escalate a global trade war. [Read More…]

Cast for Sam Mendes’ Beatles films confirmed; movies coming in April 2028
L-R: Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn; Photo by: John Russo After months of rumors and speculation, Sony has finally confirmed the four actors who’ll play The Beatles in Sam Mendes’ four [Read More…]

In brief: James Gunn shares behind-the-scenes look at ‘Supergirl’ film and more
James Gunn has shared a new behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The co-head of DC Studios shared a photo of actress Milly Alcock, who is playing the superhero in the [Read More…]

Southern Illinois farmer ready and waiting
A southern Illinois farmer is ready and waiting for the start of the planting season. Matt Raben, who grows corn and soybeans in White County, says he just needs the weather to change. “We’re [Read More…]

Michigan invests in regional food infrastructure
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced nearly $4 million in funding to support more than 50 value-added and regional food system projects. Director Tim Boring says theinvestments highlight the diverse and [Read More…]

Shipping Michigan Soybeans
From the field to the elevator and then over highways and railroads, Michigan soybeans have a long journey to the port. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan Agricultural Commodities on how they [Read More…]