Month: July 2025
House Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a crippling setback for the Trump administration, House Republicans failed to advance a key procedural vote on a package of legislation including three crypto measures — a top priority [Read More…]
More than 14M children globally have not received a dose of any vaccine: WHO
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 14 million children around the world have not received a single dose of any vaccine, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. This [Read More…]
Madelyn Cline, KJ Apa fall in love in ‘The Map That Leads to You’ trailer
Prime Video Teen drama royalty fall in love in The Map That Leads to You trailer. Outer Banks‘ Madelyn Cline and Riverdale star KJ Apa fall for each other in the trailer for the upcoming [Read More…]
Ariana Grande to star in animated adaptation of ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’
Disney/Randy Holmes Ariana Grande is reuniting with her Wicked director, Jon M. Chu, for the animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Warner Bros. Pictures announced Tuesday that Grande and Frozen star Josh Gad are on board for the film, which will [Read More…]
Cattle futures close higher, lean hog futures lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were higher, buying back part of Monday’s drop on oversold signals, with help from a higher midday move in the wholesale market. August live cattle [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 15, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $4.01 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.95, down 6 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $265.30, down $2.40Aug. soybean oil closed at 54.56, up 39 pointsSep. wheat [Read More…]
Scout for soybean aphids in 2025
Farmers are encouraged to scout for soybean aphids the rest of the growing season. Ron Geis with Corteva Agriscience says they were highly prevalent during the 2024 growing season. “If you are out there scouting, [Read More…]
A need for US soybean meal in Africa
A farmer-leader with the United Soybean Board says there’s a growing need for U.S. soybean meal in Africa. Shannon Tignor-Ellis tells Brownfield that Africa’s aquaculture industry is booming, growing at nearly twice the global rate. [Read More…]
Corn continues to find light support
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. 70% of the U.S. crop is rated good to excellent, up 4% on the week and the highest rating for this point of the season in [Read More…]
The Patriot Tour stops in Mitchell
An organization dedicated to raising money to help veterans in need stopped in Mitchell to share its message in front of the Statue of Liberty mural at the Corn Palace. Kevin Stoterau is a member [Read More…]
Woman indicted for attempting to send ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PARKER COUNTY, Texas) — A woman in Texas is behind bars after allegedly attempting to send her ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates, according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, from [Read More…]
Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: ‘I’m sure she felt so helpless’
Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (FALL RIVER, Mass.) — Shirley Chambra was outside smoking a cigarette when she saw sparks and then flames at her home: the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, [Read More…]
Waltz faces questions on Signal chat controversy in Senate confirmation hearing for UN ambassador
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mike Waltz, former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in March, faced questions Tuesday from Democratic senators over the [Read More…]
What do Department of Education cuts mean for American students?
Robert Knopes/UIG via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — While the U.S. Department of Education cannot be dissolved completely under the law, the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to lift an injunction against the Trump administration’s [Read More…]
Amanda Anisimova reflects on ‘surreal’ Wimbledon finish, momentum headed into favorite major US Open
Hannah Peters/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amanda Anisimova had the best Grand Slam finish of her career at The Wimbledon Championships, and though she fell short to Iga Świątek in the final, the American tennis [Read More…]
HBO shares first look at Nick Frost as Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ series
Aidan Monaghan/HBO Yer in Harry Potter, Nick Frost. HBO has released the first look at the comedian and actor in costume as the half-giant and Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid for its upcoming Harry Potter series. [Read More…]
‘Severance’ leads 2025 Emmy nominees
CBS Severance dominated the 77th Emmy nominations. Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song announced the nominees for the 2025 Emmy Awards live from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theater in LA on Tuesday. It was Severance that [Read More…]
Russia ‘didn’t care’ about Trump’s weapons for Ukraine, tariff threats, official says
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump announced his decision to supply Ukraine with new military equipment and White House threats of further [Read More…]
Inflation surged in June amid tariffs as Trump declared ‘inflation is dead’
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June compared to a year ago, marking a notable surge of price increases as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy took hold and some retailers [Read More…]
2 killed when car swept away in flash flooding in New Jersey, dozens rescued
WABC (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain caused significant transportation delays in the Northeast on Monday, with flash flooding submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights — and more wet weather is in the forecast. Flash [Read More…]