Month: July 2026
Ag News
Cattle futures finish holiday-shortened week lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on cash and wholesale pressure. August live cattle closed $2.60 lower at $239.22 and October live cattle closed $2.45 lower at $234.30. August feeder [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 2, 2026
Sep. corn $4.23, up 1/4 centAug. soybeans $11.36 and 1/4, up 3 centsAug. soybean meal $305.50, up 20 centsAug. soybean oil 66.77, up 8 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $5.99 and 3/4, down 1/4 centAug. live cattle [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm bill delay would prolong uncertainty for farmers, Olson says
The vice president of Minnesota Farm Bureau is concerned the farm bill could get held up in the Senate. Carolyn Olson says the Federation is pleased Senate Ag Committee chair John Boozman released a draft [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan young farmers say high lamb prices are creating new growth opportunities
A significant increase in lamb prices is helping young farmers expand into the industry. Sam and Chase Bos work as agriscience teachers in West Michigan while supporting the family’s commercial ewe operation. “The lamb market [Read More…]
Ag News
Proposed conservation cuts would further limit already underfunded programs
The program director with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy says the latest iteration of the farm bill being discussed by Congress raises concerns around conservation funding. During a recent IATP webinar, Michael Happ [Read More…]
Weather
ABC National News
16 children rescued from ‘deplorable conditions’ in Ohio home, officials say: ‘Beyond comprehension’
From left: Elizabeth Siders, Christina Siders, Gary Siders Jr. and Gary Siders Sr., are seen in booking photos on June 30, 2026. (Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail) (VINTON COUNTY, Ohio) — Four people have been charged with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
EMS personnel attended to ‘unconscious’ person at Mitch McConnell’s home, audio suggests
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Washington home [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
ICE arrests 10,000 illegally in US in 5-day span
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol Dulles International Airport on March 24, 2026 in Dulles, Virginia. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Immigration officials have quietly ramped up arrests in the recent days, taking 10,000 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over after last contact completes quarantine: WHO
The cruise ship MV Hondius docks in the Port of Rotterdam to be disinfected following the recent hantavirus outbreak, on May 18, 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Omar Havana/Getty Images) (GENEVA) — The World Health Organization [Read More…]
ABC World News
20 dead, dozens injured in Kyiv as Ukraine hit with ‘massive’ Russian strike
Smoke is seen as two major fires burn after a drone and missile attack by Russian forces on July 2, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (LVIV, LONDON and NEW YORK) — [Read More…]
ABC National News
New details emerge about Empire State Building daredevil climbers, as couple released from jail
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus who got to the top of the Empire State Building climb down the tower’s spire in New York City, July 1, 2026. (WABC) (NEW YORK) — A daredevil couple who climbed to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Heat wave forecast: Dangerous temps to continue into July 4 holiday
The sun rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building on a day with an extreme heat warning in New York City, July 2, 2026. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News) [Read More…]
ABC National News
Teen arrested in fatal shooting of Penn State student
The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for the two suspects wanted in the murder of 22-year-old William “Billy” Schmidt on June 6, 2026. (Philadelphia Police Department) (PHILADELPHIA) — One of the teen suspects in the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
US defeats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0, advancing to World Cup round of 16
A soccer ball on the grass in the field by the net (Marcia Straub/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The U.S. men’s national team defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday night in their highest-stakes 2026 World Cup [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Record number of West Nile virus cases since 2004, CDC warns ahead of holiday weekend
A Culex mosquito, primary vectors for several viral and parasitic diseases inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, March 3, 2026. (Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A record number of West [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Hiring worse than expected in June amid elevated inflation
HR recruitment manager holding resume in hands while having an interview in a modern office. (Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hiring slowed markedly in June, falling short of economists’ expectations and displaying a wobbly [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about the Social Security fix proposed by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Moreno
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivers an opening statement during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal [Read More…]
ABC Business News
‘Revolution’: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh says US likely ‘big winner’ in AI race
Businessman typing on laptop computer keyboard at desk in office. (tadamichi/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday voiced optimism about artificial intelligence, describing the technology as a “paradigm shift” that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Influencer Nara Smith says 2-year-old daughter has cancer
Nara Smith attends the ‘A Night of Extra’ Beauty Evening at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, March 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) Influencer and cookbook author Nara Smith is opening up about [Read More…]