Month: June 2025
The stock market is surging. Will it last?
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market has been on a tear in recent weeks, shrugging off newly imposed tariffs, caution at the Federal Reserve and war in the Middle East. The [Read More…]
Kim Kardashian eyed to play villain in live-action ‘Bratz’ film
Jon Kopaloff/WireImage via Getty Images Kim, there’s people that are dying to see you in a Bratz movie. Kim Kardashian is being eyed to star as the villain in an upcoming live-action Bratz film in [Read More…]
Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new ‘Sense and Sensibility’ film
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Daisy Edgar-Jones is taking on the role of one of Jane Austen‘s classic heroines. The actress will star as Elinor in a brand-new film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Georgia Oakley will [Read More…]
Ryan Coogler on why ‘Ironheart’ is the next superhero we need
Jalen Marlowe Ryan Coogler is out with a new series exploring a character from his blockbuster hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The first three episodes of the new series, Ironheart, launch on Disney+ on Wednesday. [Read More…]
Ethanol production, stocks up on year
Ethanol production last week declined as stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.081 million barrels per day, the lowest since late May and down 28,000 on the week, but up [Read More…]
Cash dairy prices mixed, cheese stops falling Wednesday
Cash dairy prices were mixed and cheese prices stopped falling Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.5675. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5675 to $0.5725. Forty-pound cheese blocks were [Read More…]
Drier weather helping boost crop growth
A southwestern Ohio farmer says the recent warm and dry weather is helping his crops play catch up after a challenging start to the 2025 planting season. But, Eric Tipton says corn variability remains a concern. “We have [Read More…]
Trump escalates pushback on early Pentagon analysis of Iran nuke sites damage
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday again claimed “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear program during the NATO summit in the Netherlands, escalating his pushback on an early Pentagon intelligence report suggesting [Read More…]
Lifeguard impaled by beach umbrella: ‘Tough young woman’
Kena Betancur/VIEWpress (ASBURY PARK, N.J.) — A lifeguard is in the hospital after she was impaled by an umbrella at a New Jersey beach on Wednesday morning, officials said. The woman was found on the [Read More…]
20 people injured in lightning strike while swimming at South Carolina beach
David McNew/Getty Images (LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C.) — Twenty people were injured by a reported lightning strike while swimming at a beach in South Carolina, officials said. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, [Read More…]
Emil Bove, Trump’s former lawyer-turned-DOJ official faces confirmation for judgeship
Angela Weiss – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former defense attorney who took aggressive steps to enforce Trump’s political agenda at the Justice Department in the early months of his presidency, told the [Read More…]
Dangerous heat blankets East Coast: When relief is coming
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first major heat wave of the summer will bring another day of dangerously high temperatures to the East Coast on Wednesday before relief moves in. The oppressive heat shattered records across [Read More…]
Woman who says she saw Bryan Kohberger near murder scene repeated claim at least four times
Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman via TNS via Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The woman who said she will offer key eyewitness testimony in Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming capital murder trial repeated that claim at least four times, [Read More…]
CDC director nominee Susan Monarez grilled on vaccines, public health in confirmation hearing
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At a confirmation hearing Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s pick for the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monarez, faced questions about her stance on vaccines — [Read More…]
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s political comeback appears to be doomed
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City’s municipal races have brought disgraced politicians back into the limelight, as multiple candidates seeking a political comeback raised the question of whether voters will give them [Read More…]
New York City Democratic mayoral primary: Mamdani declares victory, Cuomo concedes before ranked choice votes are counted
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the closely watched New York City Democratic mayoral primary, no candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to be declared the winner outright. But after a strong showing [Read More…]
Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness finalize divorce after 27 years of marriage
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have finalized their divorce. Furness filed for divorce from the Deadpool & Wolverine star on May 23. According to court records from New York’s Suffolk County Supreme Court, [Read More…]
In brief: Judge Judy stars in ‘Justice on Trial’ trailer and more
Paramount+ with Showtime has rebranded. The streaming service informed its subscribers on June 23 that the name of its ad-free plan will no longer be called Paramount+ with Showtime. The service will now be called [Read More…]
Early tar spot detection
Recent heat and humidity are creating favorable conditions for early tar spot detection. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extensions’ Darcy Telenko explains what farmers should be on the lookout for when [Read More…]
BASF unveils new yellow-seeded canola hybrid
BASF is launching new canola seed technology that could expand crop acres in the U.S. Bryan Perry, U.S. head of seeds and traits, tells Brownfield the new hybrid, InVigor Gold, is yellow-seeded canola, which has [Read More…]