Month: June 2025
Ag News
Grains monitor energy markets
An ag economist says corn and soybean futures will be monitoring the energy markets in the short-term. Allendale’s Greg McBride tells Brownfield the conflict with Iran has caused crude oil to have some volatility. “When [Read More…]
Ag News
Heatwave accelerates crop growth and crop pests
Recent heat is expected to accelerate the development of crop pests. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson says Growing Degree Day Units have exploded with heat indexes in the triple digits across several Midwestern [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dangerous heat wave invades East Coast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A life-threatening heat wave has enveloped the East Coast, hitting cities with the worst of the high temperatures on Tuesday before relief moves in later in the week. This is the first [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fossils from giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago found in Texas
Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas) — Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago. The fossils, found at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says no vacations until Congress passes his megabill
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Senate Republicans to lock themselves in a room if necessary to work out their differences and pass the megabill that will fund his second-term [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump narrates dizzying 24 hours from Iranian retaliation to fragile ceasefire: Timeline
Erik Marmor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The past 24 hours in the Israel-Iran war have been been highlighted by President Donald Trump’s whirlwind diplomatic efforts, aimed at being seen as a peacemaker amid the conflict. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former aide Tanden appears before House committee investigating Biden’s mental acuity
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight Committee’s first closed-door, transcribed meeting investigating former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity began Tuesday with former White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Schumer angered over postponement of Senate’s Iran-Israel conflict briefing
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A frustrated Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the Trump administration’s postponement of Tuesday’s scheduled classified briefing on the Iran-Israel conflict “outrageous,” “evasive” and “derelict.” “There is a legal obligation for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner among scandal-ridden New York City candidates
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City’s municipal races are bringing disgraced politicians back into the limelight, with multiple candidates seeking a political comeback and raising the question of whether voters will give [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Oklahoma City Thunder players, fans celebrate NBA title with parade
Joshua Gateley/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA) — Oklahoma City turned out Tuesday to celebrate the hometown Thunder’s first NBA title. The celebration began inside the Paycom Center, where Thunder players and fans gathered for the Champions Opening [Read More…]
ABC Business News
2 million student loan borrowers at risk of garnished wages in July
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished next month, credit-reporting agency TransUnion said on Tuesday. Fresh data shows a sharp increase in the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Consumer confidence sours in June, despite rollback of Trump’s tariffs
lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer confidence soured in June, erasing some of the boost in shopper attitudes that took hold last month as President Donald Trump rolled back tariffs, Conference Board data on Tuesday [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Johnny Knoxville to host ‘Fear Factor’ reboot at Fox
FOX The Fear Factor reboot has found its host. Johnny Knoxville will host the reboot of the reality competition series with the working title Fear Factor: The Next Chapter. Fox Television President Michael Thorn made [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cillian Murphy film ‘Steve’ sets theatrical, Netflix release
Robert Viglasky/Neflix Cillian Murphy is taking his talents over to Netflix. The actor is set to star as the titular teacher in the upcoming film Steve. Max Porter wrote the film, which is a reimagining [Read More…]
Ag News
Cheese prices continue falling Tuesday on cash dairy market
Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as cheese prices keep dropping. Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.5725. Two sales were recorded at $0.57 and $0.5725. Forty-pound cheese blocks were [Read More…]
Latest News
Two dozen South Dakota State Prison inmates charged in connection with a disturbance on May 27th
Attorney General Marty Jackley says 24 inmates have been indicted on charges in connection to the May 27 disturbance at the Penitentiary that left 14 inmates injured. “The defendants orchestrated violent assaults that endangered both [Read More…]
Latest News
Two charged related to drug overdose deaths in the South Dakota State Penitentiary
Two individuals have been indicted on charges related to the drug overdose deaths of two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates that have occurred this year at the Penitentiary. “We are holding individuals accountable for distributing illegal [Read More…]
ABC World News
145 people reportedly ‘pricked’ in syringe attack at music festival in France
Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Image (LONDON) — Police in France say that 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being ‘pricked’, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday. Most of [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Tuesday. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Washington state man rescued after falling from tree, spending days in woods
A man in Washington state was rescued after falling from a tree and spending four to five days in the woods, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (POULSBO, Wash.) — [Read More…]