Month: February 2026
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 18, 2026
Mar. corn $4.27, up 3/4 centMar. soybeans $11.33 and 1/2, down 1/2 centMar. soybean meal $303.90, down $1.90Mar. soybean oil 58.59, up 130 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.47, up 9 and 1/4 centsApr. live cattle $242.52, [Read More…]
FBI election probe lacks ‘faintest possibility of probable cause,’ Fulton County says in court filing
Fulton County Sheriff officers in front of the Fulton County Courthouse on September 06, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has entered a not-guilty plea and waived his right to appear at [Read More…]
NYPD officers who helped rescue injured bald eagle on Hudson River speak out
NYPD officers help rescue an injured bald eagle on the Hudson River in New York, Feb. 17, 2026. (NYPD) (NEW YORK) — While surveying ice during a training exercise on the Hudson River on Tuesday, [Read More…]
Democrats, White House still far from DHS funding deal amid standoff over ICE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 18, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The standoff between Democrats and the White House over Department [Read More…]
NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to take over as acting head of CDC
(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will take over as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a White House official and sources familiar with [Read More…]
What is Section 230? Landmark social media lawsuit spotlights legal shield
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Jill Connelly/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — A landmark trial over social [Read More…]
Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’
Kristen Bell attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Kristen Bell is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The actress [Read More…]
Colostrum pasteurization, a routine in quality dairy calf care
A colostrum management specialist says pasteurization has become a standard practice when feeding dairy calves on many farms. Great Lakes Territory Manager Cora Okkema with Dairy Tech tells Brownfield pasteurization drastically decreases potential pathogen loads [Read More…]
Unruly passenger detained after incident on Delta flight, police say
Cars make their way to Hobby Airport in Houston on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A man has been detained by police after allegedly exhibiting “unruly and unlawful [Read More…]
5 dead in pile-up crash in Colorado involving over 30 vehicles, including multiple semis: Police
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PUEBLO, Colo.) — At least five people are dead following a pile-up crash involving dozens of vehicles in Colorado that occurred as high winds blew dirt, making for low [Read More…]
More renderings of Trump’s planned White House East Wing ballroom submitted to fine arts panel ahead of meeting
A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House from additional angles and features new renderings of the project. Commission of [Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in landmark trial over social media addiction claims
Mark Zuckerberg (R), CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on [Read More…]
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ gets season 4 official trailer, Demi Engemann absent from key art
The key art for season 4 of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.’ (Disney) The official trailer for season 4 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has arrived. In addition to the brand-new trailer, [Read More…]
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Whitney Leavitt extends run in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
Whitney Leavitt poses at a photo call for her joining the cast of ‘Chicago’ on Broadway at Open Jar Studios on Jan. 7, 2026, in New York City. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images) Whitney Leavitt won’t finish [Read More…]
Health and environmental groups sue EPA over endangerment finding repeal
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks alongside U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin during an event to announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on [Read More…]
A 600-acre AI data center could cost some Wisconsin residents their land
ABC News (SAUKVILLE, Wis.) — Tom Uttech has lived on his 52-acre property in Saukville, Wisconsin, for nearly 40 years. From outside Uttech’s home art studio, the landscape is filled with rolling hills, topped with [Read More…]
Lieutenant governor can break tie in Senate, state Supreme Court says
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The lieutenant governor in South Dakota has the authority to break a tie vote in the state Senate, the South Dakota Supreme Court said Wednesday. The ruling comes one day after [Read More…]
‘On the right path’: Housing market offers glimmers of hope, some analysts say
Phillip Spears/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A thaw in the housing market may deliver relief for homebuyers left out in the cold over recent years, analysts told ABC News. After the pandemic, a rapid rise [Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg set to take the stand in landmark trial over social media addiction claims
Mark Zuckerberg (R), CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Mark Zuckerberg is set to [Read More…]
In brief: Laura Dern, Gabby Windey join Molly Gordon’s ‘Peaked’ and more
A star-studded group of actors has joined the cast of Molly Gordon’s upcoming comedy film Peaked. Deadline reports that Laura Dern, Simone Ashley, Levon Hawke and Gabby Windey are set to appear in the upcoming [Read More…]