Month: June 2026
ABC Politics News
Trump picks Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence after uproar over Pulte
Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), during the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The event gathers some of the industry’s most [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Off Campus’ calls out ‘targeted harassment’ on social media
Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli in ‘Off Campus.’ (Liane Hentscher/Prime) The Off Campus team is calling out fans’ unsportsmanlike behavior. Prime Video’s popular college hockey romance series posted a message to social media Thursday imploring [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn ignore WASDE, focus on weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s old and new crop U.S. ending stocks numbers were unchanged, at 340 million and 310 million bushels, respectively, and U.S. development weather mostly looks favorable. [Read More…]
Ag News
June WASDE delivers few surprises, analyst says
A grains and oil seeds analyst says the latest supply and demand report didn’t include any surprises. Bree Baatz with Terrain says this month’s update drew less attention than others. “USDA essentially did a copy [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 11, 2026
Jul. corn $4.11 and 3/4, down 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.15, down 8 centsJul. soybean meal $301.70, down 20 centsJul. soybean oil 74.45, down 88 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $5.86 and 384, down 3/4 centAug. [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA lowers 2026 expectations for beef, eggs, turkey
The USDA has cut its 2026 production projections for beef, turkey, and eggs. Beef is now pegged at 25.438 billion pounds, down 109 million from May due to slaughter expectations for the rest of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Mixed weather conditions impact South American crops
An atmospheric scientist says South American crop growers are dealing with a mix of weather conditions. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the eastern and central growing areas turned drier than normal to finish [Read More…]
ABC World News
Officer fatally shot while executing search warrant in probe tied to US consulate shooting in Toronto
(NEW YORK) — A police officer was shot and killed while executing a search warrant Thursday as part of an investigation into a series of shootings in Toronto, including one at the United States consulate [Read More…]
ABC World News
Extra officers called in as violent unrest in Belfast continues for another night
A protestor throws a rock at Police vehicles on Sandy Row on June 9, 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (BELFAST, Northern Ireland) — Extra officers from the U.K. are being deployed to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pentagon lifts lockdown after air quality scare proves to be false alarm
The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A partial lockdown at the Pentagon implemented in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump picks Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence
Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), during the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The event gathers some of the industry’s most [Read More…]
ABC Health News
WHO says risk of Ebola in World Cup host countries is low
Workers wearing protective visit a patient in an isolation unit an Ebola treatment center on June 2, 2026 in Monigi, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Daniel Buuma/Getty Images) (GENEVA) — The World Health Organization said on Thursday that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Love Hypothesis’ gets a release date on Prime Video
Lili Reinhart attends 3rd Annual Gotham Television Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on June 1, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Let’s hear it for women in STEM. The Love Hypothesis, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
’24 Jump Street’ is officially in the works
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum arrive at the premiere of Columbia Pictures’ ’21 Jump Street’ at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) A third installment in [Read More…]
Ag News
Dry weather raises forage concerns for Wisconsin cattle producer
A Wisconsin cattle producer says he’s concerned that lack of spring moisture could impact feed availability this summer. Jared Geiser says his rotationally grazes pastureland west of Lake Michigan. “We’re in a little bit [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota farmer: wet weather pushes soybean planting
A farmer in northeast South Dakota says soybean planting is dragging out beyond the final planting date due to consistent rains. “From about May 25th on, whatever you don’t have done has been really difficult [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri farmer says growing season hasn’t been without challenges
A farmer in northwest Missouri says corn and soybeans are making good progress with the heat and rains. Rick Oswald tells Brownfield… “I would guess we have corn that’s close to waist high now, it’s [Read More…]
Ag News
ASA director tells House panel USMCA continues to deliver for soybean farmers
A leader on the American Soybean Association executive committee told members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement benefits farmers. Jamie Beyer, who farms near Wheaton in west central Minnesota, testified [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA makes limited changes in June WASDE update
USDA made minimal adjustments to the domestic balance sheets for corn, soybeans, and wheat. New crop corn ending stocks were up 3 million bushels from May at 1.96 billion on a slight increase for old [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian drones target Moscow again, mayor says, as Kyiv claims oil refinery strike
This photograph shows a Ukrainian long-range drone launched by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) [Read More…]