Month: September 2025
Gold prices hit a record high as economic uncertainty looms
A 500 gram gold bar is seen in a gold shop window on April 17, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of gold topped $3,500 per ounce for the first time [Read More…]
Chloë Grace Moretz announces marriage to partner Kate Harrison
Chloë Grace Moretz attends the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 photocall at Palais Des Papes on May 22, 2025, in Avignon, France. (Antoine Flament/Getty Images) Chloë Grace Moretz married her partner Kate Harrison over Labor Day Weekend. The pair, [Read More…]
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Mystery’ to get limited theatrical run ahead of Netflix debut
Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.’ (Netflix) The third Knives Out film is coming to theaters. Netflix has announced that Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Mystery will release in select movie theaters [Read More…]
E15 push could intensify as 2025 winds down
The push for nationwide year-round E15 could intensify in the fourth quarter of 2025. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says Congress nearly made it happen at the end of 2024. “We’re a little [Read More…]
New tool designed to help farmers easily access conservation assistance
The executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center says a new tool is helping farmers and ag consultants access local conservation assistance. Ryan Heiniger says the Conservation Connector is a platform designed to help farmers [Read More…]
Meet Missouri Soybean’s New CEO/Executive Director
Missouri Soybean’s CEO and Executive Director Casey Wasser says he’s looking forward to working with the state’s soybean farmers to grow demand and address ag regulations. The post Meet Missouri Soybean’s New CEO/Executive Director appeared [Read More…]
58 shot over Labor Day weekend in Chicago as governor rejects Trump threat to send National Guard
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — At least 58 people have been shot, eight fatally, across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, including a drive-by attack that left seven victims wounded, according to police. The violent holiday [Read More…]
Man charged with murder in Houston door-knock prank shooting of 11-year-old boy
Booking photo of Leon Gonzalo Jr. Houston Police Department (HOUSTON) — A 42-year-old Texas man is facing a murder charge in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy after the victim and his friends banged on the suspect’s [Read More…]
3 hospitalized, including child, after minivan drives through Pennsylvania festival
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Three people have been hospitalized, including one child and a woman in a wheelchair, after a minivan drove through the Kipona Festival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday. It is [Read More…]
Use of federal troops in Los Angeles is unlawful, judge says
DHS police and Marines guard the Federal Detention Center on Thursday, July 17, 2025 as people protest against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, CA. (Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Hexed’ release date, Warwick Davis rejoins ‘Harry Potter’ and more
Disney revealed some new information about its upcoming movie slate at the “Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney” event, held from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31 in Orlando, Florida. Its latest original animated movie, Hexed, [Read More…]
Nebraska commodity groups continue optimism for year-round E15 passage this year
A pair of state commodity groups continue to push for nationwide, year-round E-15. Mike Bergen is a farmer director with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and says he’s optimistic that the effort won’t stall in [Read More…]
Farmers need a win
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs a win. “We need some pelts on the wall.” Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield the economic outlook for farmers isn’t promising. [Read More…]
Twice-extended farm bill expires September 30th
The twice-extended 2018 Farm Bill faces expiration in less than a month. American Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield the deadline is September 30th. “Or we revert back to old law, so that’s one [Read More…]
The U.S. farmer can bridge trade tensions
The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says the U.S. farmer can be a bridge to help resolve trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Mike Steenhoek says U.S. farmers feed the world and [Read More…]
North Korea’s Kim crosses into China to meet Xi, Putin for Beijing military parade
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the China-North Korea border by train on Tuesday, the country’s state news agency reported, heading to Beijing where he will attend a military [Read More…]
Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says
Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu via Getty Images (ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) — The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that all but destroyed several villages rose on Tuesday to at least 1,411 people, a government spokesperson said. [Read More…]
Scale of Russia’s long-range attacks on Ukraine eases in August despite major strikes
Pierre Crom/Getty Images (LONDON) — August saw an easing in the scale of Russia’s long-range strike campaign on Ukraine, according to data published by Ukraine’s air force and analyzed by ABC News, though Moscow continued [Read More…]
Burning Man participant found dead at festival, homicide investigation underway: Sheriff
kali9/Getty Images (BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev.) — Officials in Nevada are investigating a homicide after a Burning Man participant was found dead, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday at approximately 9:14 p.m., [Read More…]
‘Weapons’ fights its way back to #1 at the Labor Day weekend box office
‘Weapons’ movie poster (Warner Bros. Pictures) Weapons fought its way back to the top of the box office this Labor Day weekend, taking in $12.8 million. The horror film previously spent its first two weeks of release at the [Read More…]