Month: May 2026
Feeder cattle futures pressured by the higher move in corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower waiting for additional direct business to develop. Feeders were also pressured by the higher move in corn. June live cattle closed $1.70 lower at [Read More…]
Corn grower says year-round E15 fix simply allows Americans more fuel choices
A board director with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association says he’ll be extremely disappointed if the U.S. House does not pass nationwide year-round E15 this week. Nathan Serbus, who grows corn and soybeans in Renville [Read More…]
How one northwest Indiana dairy farm is turning waste into water
A northwest Indiana dairy farm is using a first of its kind technology to improve sustainability. Carl Ramsey with Curtis Creek Dairy says the facility has partnered with Sedron Technologies to turn waste into renewable [Read More…]
Wheat sharply higher on big drop in winter wheat production
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA lowered U.S. old crop stocks with strong domestic crush canceling out lower exports and sees even tighter new crop supplies due to better export demand [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan University announces Clarke Awards for Excellence and recognizes staff for years of service
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Dr. Dan Wagner, Mitchell, Professor of Athletic Training, was presented the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. Associate Director of Admissions Rachel Giblin, Mitchell, received [Read More…]
Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke dead at the age of 29, team says
Brandon Clarke #15 of the Memphis Grizzlies runs up court against the Detroit Pistons in the second half of an NBA game at Little Caesars Arena on January 24, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Dave Reginek/Getty [Read More…]
6 people, including teen, found dead inside shipping container at Texas rail yard: Officials
(SAN ANTONIO) — Six people, including a teenager, were found dead inside a shipping container at a Texas rail yard near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said. A seventh person who was found dead along train [Read More…]
Shooting near Harvard University leaves 2 with life-threatening injuries, suspect ID’d
Massachusetts State Police said at least one person was left wounded after a gunman began shooting into traffic in Cambridge on Monday afternoon. (ABC News) (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Two people were shot and left with [Read More…]
Dr. Marty Makary intends to resign as FDA commissioner: Sources
Marty Makary attends an executive order signing in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026.(Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on [Read More…]
Soaring fuel costs draw attention to higher prices at name-brand gas stations
A sign displays the prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel at a Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — A Chevron gas [Read More…]
DOJ reaches $30 million deal with PayPal over minority-owned business program
In this photo illustration, the PayPal logo is displayed on the screen of a smart tablet. (Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — PayPal has agreed to waive $30 million in processing fees in [Read More…]
Lupita Nyong’o playing two roles in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
Lupita Nyong’o attends the 2025 Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit presented by Chanel at Museum of Modern Art on November 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Lupita Nyong’o’s role in [Read More…]
‘Fourth Wing’ officially coming to Prime Video
(L-R) Meredith Averill, Michael B. Jordan, Rebecca Yarros and Lisa Joy. (Courtesy of Prime Video) Fourth Wing is taking flight. The screen adaptation of the popular romantasy book by Rebecca Yarros has been ordered to [Read More…]
Hilary Duff covers ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue, even though she says she’s ‘not a spring chicken’
Hilary Duff attends The Daily Front Row’s 10th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards on April 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) It must be luck or something: Hilary Duff is one of [Read More…]
MSU explores solutions for agriculture and food supply chain efficiencies
Collaborators at Michigan State University are working to strengthen the flexibility and resilience of agriculture and food supply chains during major disruptions. Co-Director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture Ian Olson tells Brownfield systems need [Read More…]
USDA: 2025 cotton crop slightly below 2024
The U.S. produced less cotton in 2025 than 2024. Upland production last year was 13.492 million bales, down 447,000 from the year before that, with a decline in yield to 842 pounds per acre canceling [Read More…]
Demand for cheese and butterfat expands March dairy exports
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says eight percent growth in March shipments continued year-over-year gains for the sixth straight month. Cheese exports increased 29 percent in March, setting a record high for the month, and [Read More…]
Todd Blanche says media ‘should not be surprised’ if they’re subpoenaed over national security stories
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to the Border Security Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center on May 6, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said [Read More…]
US household debt ticks up to new all-time high as inflation continues to rise
American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa credit cards are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — U.S. household debt, including mortgages, [Read More…]
2 foreign companies, supervisor indicted in 2024 Baltimore bridge crash
: In this aerial view, salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the Dali six weeks after the cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge May 08, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by [Read More…]