Month: June 2025

British surgeon volunteering in Gaza hospital details ‘dire situation’
ABC News (GAZA and LONDON) — This is not the first time Dr. Victoria Rose has visited the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, but she said the current situation on the ground is the worst she’s ever [Read More…]

Three public forums regarding the possible location of a new state prison in Davison County scheduled
Three public forums regarding the potential location of a new South Dakota Men’s prison in Davison County just south of Mitchell have been scheduled ahead of the next meeting of the Reset Prison Task Force. [Read More…]

Parents charged with manslaughter after their 7-year-old son fatally struck by car in North Carolina
Gastonia County Sheriff’s Office (GASTONIA, N.C.) — The parents of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a car while trying to cross a street in North Carolina have been charged with manslaughter and [Read More…]

Hiker and his daughter found dead after going missing on Mount Katahdin in Maine: Officials
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine) — A man and his daughter were found dead following an extensive, dayslong search after they went missing while attempting to hike to the summit of Mount Katahdin [Read More…]

Education Dept. threatens Columbia University’s accreditation, invoking anti-discrimination laws
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education sent a warning to the accreditor of Columbia University on Wednesday, saying the Ivy League institution violated federal anti-discrimination laws. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon [Read More…]

‘Immoral’: Republican senator challenges Trump’s spending bill over deficit concerns
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A key Republican senator is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s major spending bill, warning that it would add trillions to the nation’s debt. On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin [Read More…]

Trump to shore up support among Senate GOP at White House meeting
Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans will try to chart a path forward for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” during a series of meetings on Wednesday — including one where [Read More…]

‘KILL the BILL’: Elon Musk continues to blast Trump’s bill in barrage of social media posts
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s grievances with the Trump administration extend beyond the level of spending in the president’s signature bill, sources tell ABC News. Multiple people who have spoken to the president [Read More…]

Merck develops influenza playbook for pork producers
Merck Animal Health technical services veterinarian Dr. Brett O’Brien says despite most breeding herds being infected with some form of influenza, pork producers are often unaware of the impact and ways to manage the viruses. [Read More…]

Setting the woods on fire
Commentary. ” Setting the woods on fire” is the title of an old Hank Williams song, but many old timers remember when people literally set the woods on fire. In the late winter or early [Read More…]

House Ag Committee hears strong support for CLARITY Act
Financial leaders are urging the U.S. House Ag Committee to support bipartisan legislation to create federal regulations for digital asset markets. Former General Counsel of FTX US Ryne Miller stressed the need for quick action [Read More…]

U.S. crop outlook is good for now
Market analyst Arlan Suderman says the weather forecast is making it difficult for the grain markets to sustain a rally. “There are areas that have missed out on rains; some areas with too much rains [Read More…]

A rainy start to June across the Corn Belt
An ag meteorologist says additional rain and storms are in the forecast across the Corn Belt. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says the heaviest rain will be in Kansas and Missouri. “Between now and [Read More…]

Trump says he had ‘good’ call with Putin but peace not ‘immediate’
Security Service of Ukraine / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian President Putin on Wednesday, describing their call as “good” but “not a conversation that will [Read More…]

RFK Jr. to tell medical schools to teach nutrition or lose federal funding
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell American medical schools they must offer nutrition courses to students or risk losing federal funding from the Department of [Read More…]

Trump to shore up support among Senate GOP at White House meeting
Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans will try to chart a path forward for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” during a series of meetings on Wednesday — including one where [Read More…]

Co-conspirator arrested in Palm Springs fertility clinic explosion, officials say
(PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) — The FBI has arrested a co-conspirator in last month’s car bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, with officials saying he provided large quantities of ammonium nitrate to the suspect killed [Read More…]

Zoe Saldaña fell sick immediately after she won her Oscar: ‘I collapsed right after’
Disney/Scott Kirkland Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscar back in March. Three months after the awards ceremony, the actress is opening up about what happened backstage during the ceremony. “It was all beginning to become [Read More…]

Jacob Tremblay is Ted Kaczynski in upcoming Netflix thriller ‘Unabom’
Stewart Cook/NATAS via Getty Images Russell Crowe will star alongside Jacob Tremblay and Shailene Woodley in the upcoming Netflix film Unabom. Unabom, which is currently in production, is a new thriller about the domestic terrorist [Read More…]

Manhunt continues for father police say killed 3 young daughters near Washington campground
Three young sisters in Washington, Olivia Decker, 5, Paityn Decker, 9, and Evelyn Decker, 8 who had not been seen since they left home for a scheduled visitation with their father have been found dead, [Read More…]