Month: June 2026
Mariah Carey to return as guest star on ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’
Poster for ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ (Disney) Mariah Carey is returning to The Proud Family, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. She is set to guest star in the fourth and final season [Read More…]
Court ruling advances Bayer Roundup settlement in Missouri
A staff attorney with the National Ag Law Center says a recent district court’s rejection on Roundup litigation could benefit Bayer, keeping the proposed settlement process in Missouri courts as litigation continues. Brigit Rollins tells [Read More…]
U.S. – Iran MOU pauses conflict, ag deals with ongoing market volatility and input cost shifts
The U.S. and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war, and an ag economist says the ripple effects are impacting the ag sector. Frayne Olson with North Dakota State University Extension [Read More…]
China returns to U.S. soybean market
Tommy Grisafi with Ag Bull Trading says China has been back in the market for U.S. commodities. “The market just lowered the tariffs on China. Whether President Trump lowers the tariffs or not, the grains [Read More…]
Trump administration can replace slavery exhibit at President’s House in Philadelphia, appeals court rules
President’s House Site, Memorial Wall. The names of the nine enslaved members of President Washington’s household who lived at this site. (NPS) (WASHINGTON) — As the city of Philadelphia fights to preserve the slavery memorial at the [Read More…]
Partial solar eclipse to be visible in some parts of the US this summer
A global map of the shadow path for the August 12, 2026, total solar eclipse. (NASA) (NEW YORK) — Some lucky stargazers in the United States will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of [Read More…]
LAPD probing officer shooting that killed dog after 911 call
A dog was shot by a police officer inside this condo building on Jordan Avenue, in Los Angeles. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department said it’s investigating an incident in which an [Read More…]
Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins Democratic primary for DC mayor
(WASHINGTON) — Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., held earlier this week, according to a projection from the Associated Press on Thursday. This is a developing story. Please check [Read More…]
‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ sequel in the works with Jim Carrey, Ron Howard
A photo of Jim Carrey. (Austin Hargrave) Your heart may grow three sizes, because a sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas is in the works. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are developing a live-action [Read More…]
Halle Bailey, Ludacris, CeeLo Green join cast of animated feature ‘Groove Tails’
Halle Bailey poses for a portrait during the 86th Annual Peabody Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 31, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Halle Bailey, Ludacris [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: Jun 18, 2026
Jul. corn $4.17 and 1/2, down 3nd 1/2 centsJul. soybeans $11.22 and 3/4, down 9 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $301.30, down 35 centsJul. soybean oil 69.69, down 185 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.05 and 3/4, [Read More…]
Ohio farmers collaborate on specialty small grains hub
A network of farmers in Ohio has created a hub to connect buyers with regionally sourced heritage grains. Jay Brandt of Brandt Family Farms and Walnut Creek Seeds tells Brownfield custom seed cleaning for area [Read More…]
Bids on table in cash cattle country
Live and feeder cattle were lower on position squaring ahead of the Cattle on Feed report, and waiting on direct business to develop. Direct cash cattle trade activity started to pick up steam Thursday. Bids [Read More…]
Corn and soybeans move lower heading into the long weekend
Soybeans were lower on profit-taking in the final trading session of the week. The USDA did report a couple of flash sales Thursday morning, one to China and other for unknown destinations, both are for [Read More…]
Farm Action releases plan to lower beef prices by rebuilding U.S. cattle production
The co-founder of political action group Farm Action Fund says a new rancher-backed policy roadmap aims to rebuild the U.S. cattle industry and bring down retail beef prices. Joe Maxwell says the group recommends restoring mandatory [Read More…]
Man arrested after 3-year-old boy critically injured in crocodile enclosure: Police
Stock photo of a crocodile. (Diego Kondratzky/500px/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy wound up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo [Read More…]
Data shows student chronic absenteeism is declining. The solutions are complex
Students walk through the halls between classes at Rippowam Middle School on September 14, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Nayleen Escalante-Villatoro, a sixth grader at Brookland Middle School in Washington, D.C., [Read More…]
Trump administration reveals list of civil rights, climate change materials removed from national parks
The names of enslaved people who lived in the President’s House are carved into a monument in Independence National Park on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows some marijuana users to own guns, limiting federal gun ban
Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a longstanding federal ban on guns for [Read More…]
Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine
An Influenza Vaccine is prepared for a patient, Sept. 12, 2025, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (SAN ANTONIO) — The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing [Read More…]