Month: June 2026
Tom Holland asked Sony boss to delay ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ so he could be in ‘The Odyssey’
Tom Holland attends the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Philadelphia Union at Nu Stadium on May 24, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images) Tom Holland is opening up about delaying production on [Read More…]
Corn growers urge support for USMCA as “unprecedented” review nears
The National Corn Growers Association is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement ahead of this summer’s review of the trade deal. NCGA director of public policy for trade and biotechnology Nancy Martinez [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn see pressure from development weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. 66% of U.S. beans are good to excellent, down 1% on the year, but still good. Crush margins are solid and the trade is waiting for any [Read More…]
Chobani expansion to boost Michigan dairy demand 20-fold for La Colombe milk lattes
Chobani is investing more than half a billion dollars to increase production capacity of its La Colombe milk lattes in West Michigan. Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya tells Brownfield having a strong supply of fresh milk [Read More…]
Cattle futures lower watching direct trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business develop. August live cattle closed $.95 lower at $239.65 and October live cattle closed $1.45 lower at $230.87. August feeder cattle [Read More…]
Higher nitrogen prices could sting growers this fall
Many farmers are concerned about what fertilizer might cost this fall. Josh Hitzhusen grows corn and soybeans near Rockwell in northern Iowa and says he hasn’t looked too close at prices yet. “I’ve heard some [Read More…]
Russia launches ‘horrific’ drone, missile strikes on Ukraine, killing 22: Officials
Russia launches ‘horrific’ drone, missile strikes on Ukraine, killing 22: Officials (LONDON) — At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 people injured in a large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone strike on [Read More…]
Man, woman dead in murder-suicide after hours-long SWAT standoff
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau Major Earl Dean speaks to reporters after a man and his girlfriend were found dead in a murder-suicide after an hours-long standoff with police. (Harris County Sheriff’s Office) (HOUSTON) [Read More…]
New Jersey attorney general, city of Newark pursue legal action to get health inspectors into Delaney Hall ICE facility
A protester speaks to the police using a megaphone near the Delaney Hall detention center on May 31, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark has ordered a mandatory curfew surrounding Delaney [Read More…]
Horse stabbing case: DA wants teen suspect charged as adult
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (LAS VEGAS) — Prosecutors in Nevada said they’re looking to try the teenage girl accused of stabbing three horses in adult [Read More…]
White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July 24
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Melania Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Weijia Jiang attend as Mentalist Oz Pearlman hosts The White House Correspondents Dinner at Washington Hilton, April 25, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte tapped by Trump to be acting director of national intelligence
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he’s appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence, with Tulsi Gabbard set to leave her post on June 30. Trump [Read More…]
Robert De Niro praises Ariana Grande’s ‘Focker-In-Law’ performance: ‘Very professional’
‘Focker-In-Law’ poster (Universal Pictures) Robert De Niro enjoyed working with Ariana Grande on their upcoming comedy Focker-In-Law — but he has yet to see her in Wicked, the movie that earned her an Oscar nomination. Speaking [Read More…]
Trump cursed at Netanyahu in call over Lebanon escalation, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. P (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump [Read More…]
6 killed in Iowa shooting spree in domestic dispute, police say: ‘Act of evil’
Nighttime shot of unfurled police tape next to flashing lights from a police car. (halbergman/Getty Images) (MUSCATINE, Iowa) — Six people were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across an Iowa city in [Read More…]
14-year-old boy goes missing in ocean in New Jersey, search ongoing: Police
Aerial view of Coast of NJ (Michael Duva/Getty Images) (WILDWOOD, N.J.) — The search is ongoing for a 14-year-old boy who went missing in the ocean at the New Jersey shore, officials said. An officer [Read More…]
Newark may sue to close Delaney Hall ICE facility, according to Mayor Ras Baraka
A protester speaks to the police using a megaphone near the Delaney Hall detention center on May 31, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark has ordered a mandatory curfew surrounding Delaney [Read More…]
Oversight Democrats demand Comer arrange interviews with Blanche, Patel in Epstein probe
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, December 19, 2025. (U.S. Justice Department) (WASHINGTON) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are demanding that Committee Chairman James [Read More…]
Trump taps housing finance director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he’s appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence, with Tulsi Gabbard set to leave her post on June [Read More…]
As crowded California gubernatorial race comes to a head, Republicans could advance
The California Republic state flag waving along with the national flag of the United States of America on a clear day. 3D illustration render. (rarrarorro/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — During Tuesday’s midterm primary election in [Read More…]