Month: June 2025
New ‘Wonder Woman’ film in the works, says James Gunn
Actress Gal Gadot arrives at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Wonder Woman” at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Wonder Woman will be flying back into [Read More…]
Iowa farmer sees price ratio shift
An Iowa farmer suggests the price ratio favoring corn going into the year has shifted. Mark Jackson of Oskaloosa says some farmers in the southeast part of the state planted more corn and fewer soybeans. [Read More…]
Vaden confirmed as USDA Deputy Secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Stephen Vaden as the Deputy Ag Secretary at the USDA. Vaden is a former judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade. He also served as the General Counsel for [Read More…]
A climate-smart Michigan foodshed is being uplifted
A collaborative effort to strengthen local supply chains in the Great Lakes will continue despite federal funding uncertainty. James DeDecker is the director of Michigan State University’s Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center. “We’re looking [Read More…]
Challenging planting season already impacting 2026 decisions
A farmer in northeast Arkansas says there will be long-lasting impacts from a problematic spring planting season. Derek Haigwood of Newport says the disruptions to this year’s crop are already impacting financial decisions he’s making [Read More…]
Mixed finishes for soybeans and corn
Soybeans were mixed, with deferred contracts unable to follow through on their early gains. The USDA’s national crop condition rating was up on the week, planting is nearly over, and development weather generally looks good. [Read More…]
Mayor Jordan Hanson nixes proposed prison project south of Mitchell
Mayor Jordan Hanson’s statement regarding potentially locating a men’s state prison south of Mitchell: When the proposal for a prison near our community was first introduced, I supported exploring the opportunity. The promise of new [Read More…]
Family threatens legal action after track star is disqualified over celebration paying homage to Olympian
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (SALINAS, Calif.) — The family of a 16-year-old track star is threatening to take legal action after the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) disqualified their daughter and stripped her of her [Read More…]
Speaker Johnson, backing Trump’s LA actions, says Newsom should be ‘tarred and feathered’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is “absolutely right” to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as [Read More…]
Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to use “heavy force” against “any” protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend. “We’re going to celebrate big on Saturday,” [Read More…]
Viola Davis, Conan O’Brien among inductees into Television Academy Hall of Fame
Disney/Stewart Cook via Getty Viola Davis, Conan O’Brien and Henry Winkler are among this year’s inductees into the 27th Television Academy Hall of Fame. Other honorees include six-time Emmy-winning producer Ryan Murphy, Emmy-winning composer Mike Post, and producer and director of television [Read More…]
First wave of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ season 10 cast announced
Disney/Samantha Drasin The first wave of contestants taking part in Bachelor in Paradise season 10 have crashed to shore. ABC has announced the names of the familiar faces from Bachelor Nation who will hit the beach in the premiere [Read More…]
Lena Dunham’s Netflix rom-com series, ‘Too Much,’ gets a trailer
Netflix The first trailer is out for the new Lena Dunham Netflix series, Too Much. The 10-episode rom-com follows Jessica, played by Hacks actress Megan Stalter, who moves to London after a bad breakup and meets a British musician named Felix, played The White [Read More…]
Ethanol groups still waiting for RFS rule to become public
Critical biofuels policies remain under review by the Trump administration, and some ethanol groups are concerned time is running out. Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says the EPA Administrator has [Read More…]
The power of conservation research
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s director of water quality says conservation research is helping farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin improve nutrient management. Jordan Hoewischer says research from the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms has [Read More…]
At least 9 dead in Austrian school shooting, along with alleged shooter, mayor says
(LONDON, PARIS and BELGRADE) — Nine people are dead and 12 are injured after a shooting on Tuesday at a high school in Graz, Austria, the city’s mayor said, adding that the alleged shooter is [Read More…]
Senate Democrats file bill to prevent ban on transgender military service
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic lawmakers will submit a bill in the Senate on Tuesday that would reverse the Pentagon’s new ban on transgender military service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria who [Read More…]
Trump administration says it will appeal order granting El Salvador deportees due process
Alex Peña/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration says it will appeal a court order requiring it to allow hundreds of noncitizens who were deported in March to El Salvador to challenge their detentions. U.S. [Read More…]
1-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car for 9 hours; dad arrested for murder
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (MADISONVILLVE, La.) — A Louisiana dad has been arrested for second-degree murder after he allegedly left his 1-year-old daughter in a hot car for over nine hours, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Inmate training program shelved while prison construction talks continue
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Department of Corrections will not offer a promised diesel mechanic training program in a space once occupied by a privately run metal shop that paid inmates market wages. [Read More…]