Month: December 2025
Russia-Ukraine peace deal could be closer than ever, US officials signal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner (3rd L) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (3rd R) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on December 14, [Read More…]
‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary dies at 78
Anthony Geary accepts the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for ‘General Hospital’ during the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, April 26, 2015, in Burbank, California. (Allen Berezovsky/WireImage via Getty Images) General Hospital [Read More…]
Ice Cube says he ‘jumped at’ opportunity to be in ‘Anaconda’ remake
Ice Cube attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures’ “Anaconda” at The United Theater on Broadway on December 13, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Ice Cube appears in the Anaconda remake, [Read More…]
‘Stranger Things’ season 5 volume 2 trailer: Steve tells Dustin, ‘You die, I die’
Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in ‘Stranger Things’ season 5. (Netflix) (SPOILER ALERT) The trailer for volume 2 of [Read More…]
Banker encourages farmers to lock in input costs after rate cut
The senior vice president with First National Bank Omaha says the recent interest rate cut might help improve the bottom line for farmers. Barry Benson says the quarter-percent drop could lower expenses on certain operating [Read More…]
U.S. turkey numbers tight, but could expand
U.S. turkey numbers remain tight, but there is at least one sign of potential expansion in the USDA’s monthly supply update. The number of turkeys hatched during November 2025 were down 3% on the year [Read More…]
USDA dairy report shows higher cheese, butter production in October
The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher in October and the prior month, as supplies and processing capacity have increased. Total cheese production was 1.26 billion pounds, a rise of more than [Read More…]
Sorghum prices below $3 add to economic strain for Kansas producers
The executive director with the Kansas Farmers Union says the decline in demand for U.S. sorghum has put producers under intense economic pressure. Nick Levendofsky says prices have remained below $3 per bushel. “You [Read More…]
Experts say 2026 financial outlook continues to evolve
A pair of ag finance experts say the current lending environment could play a role in shaping next year’s economic outlook. Matt Eldridge with First Farmers Bank and Trust says the latest interest rate cut [Read More…]
Brian Walshe murder trial: Jury finds husband guilty of killing and dismembering wife
Brian Walshe during the murder trial of Ana Walshe on December 9, 2025. Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (DEDHAM, Mass.) — Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, [Read More…]
Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele stabbed to death, son arrested for murder
Rob Reiner speaks on stage at the screening of ‘Misery’ during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM) [Read More…]
Tributes pour in after Rob Reiner, Michele Singer found dead
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner attend Human Rights Campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Reactions are pouring in after director and [Read More…]
Work Underway for Soybean Tolerance Projects
Missouri Soybeans Director of Licensing and Commercialization Bryan Stobaugh says work continues on several tolerance projects, like a Soybean Cyst Nematode resistant genetic trait for soybeans and the U.S. Soybean Genetics Collaborative. Listen to this [Read More…]
Indiana Farm Bureau sets policy priorities supporting farmers and ag investment in 2026
Indiana Farm Bureau’s president says members are focused on implementing policies that support the state’s ag industry in 2026. Randy Kron says the organization is encouraging investments in agriculture. “There’s a lot more opportunities off the farm than there is on the farm, so consolidation happens and [Read More…]
A wind-blown moderation of temperatures gets underway across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, very cold weather lingers in the Great Lakes States and the Ohio Valley, with sub-0°F temperatures noted early today in portions of both regions. Across Illinois, daily-record low temperatures on Sunday, [Read More…]
A thaw ahead for much of the Heartland; a quiet early-Winter pattern for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures across the nation’s northern tier. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation along and east of [Read More…]
EPA Selects Local Governments from Utah and South Dakota to Receive Over $8.3 Million in Solid Waste Infrastructure Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has selected two local governments from Region 8 to receive more than $8.3 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants to help improve post-consumer materials [Read More…]
Australia mass shooting latest: PM wants tougher gun laws after 15 killed at Bondi Beach
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia. (Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images) (LONDON) — The Australian prime minister said he’s proposing tougher gun laws after [Read More…]
Syria attack victims were Iowa National Guardsmen, state officials say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The two U.S. soldiers who were killed in an attack in Syria were members of the Iowa National Guard, state officials said over the weekend. On Monday, the soldiers were [Read More…]
Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele stabbed to death in home, son in custody
Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the screening of ‘Misery’ during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM) (LOS [Read More…]