Year: 2026

Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Tuesday [Read More…]

Trump to visit Walter Reed Tuesday for 3rd time since returning to office

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump [Read More…]

Evacuation zone shrinks after ‘worst-case scenario’ of Southern California chemical tank explosion averted, officials say

An emergency hazmat incident at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, has prompted evacuations in the area, May 22, 2026. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) — The evacuation zone around a failing chemical tank in Southern [Read More…]

Federal court blocks Alabama effort to use GOP-friendly congressional map

The Alabama Capital Building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A three-judge panel in a federal court in Alabama ruled unanimously on Tuesday that state [Read More…]

Texas Senate runoff tests Trump’s influence

Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (Adobe Stock) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Voters in Texas go to the polls on Tuesday to decide the Republican nominee in a pivotal Senate race that could decide control of [Read More…]

Ariel Winter says ‘it’s amazing’ to reprise titular role in ‘Sofia the First’ reboot

Poster for ‘Sofia the First: Royal Magic’ (Disney) It’s been eight years since the last episode, but just like that — abracadabra — Sofia the First is back. Ariel Winter reprises her role as the [Read More…]

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ blasts to #1 at the box office

Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian with Grogu in ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.’ (Lucasfilm) This is the way to the top of the box office. The Force was strong with Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and [Read More…]

Ag News

OACI study: Farmers improving water quality in Auglaize River Watershed

A new study shows farmers are playing a role in improving water quality throughout the Auglaize River Watershed. Jordan Hoewischer with Ohio Farm Bureau says the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative’s 2026 Assessment Survey report shows over half of the fields surveyed are enrolled [Read More…]

Ag News

Grassley frustrated over Prop 12 exclusion from Senate farm bill

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s disappointed Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman does not plan on including a solution for Proposition 12 in the Senate farm bill. “This bill is the best opportunity that [Read More…]

Ag News

Prepare for Tar Spot

Tar spot is a corn disease that continues to spread across the Midwest, and Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jason Gibson says growers should be paying close attention. He tells Brownfield tar spot can escalate [Read More…]

Ag News

Analyst: Trump administration fertilizer strategy raises questions about lowering costs

Josh Linville with StoneX Group says it’s unclear how the Trump administration’s push to expand domestic fertilizer production helps lower prices and improves availability for U.S. farmers. “We appreciate all the things that are going [Read More…]

New York back in NBA Finals for first time since 1999 after beating Cleveland 130-93 to finish sweep

CLEVELAND (AP) — Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern [Read More…]

Astros starter Tatsuya Imai and 2 relievers throw combined no-hitter against Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Astros have pitched several combined no-hitters — even one in the World Series. This latest gem, however, might have been the biggest surprise of all. Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai [Read More…]

Snowbirds allege poll workers changed them to federal voters without instruction to prove residency

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A couple who spend winters in Arizona and the rest of the year in South Dakota said they were given a federal-only ballot and denied a state-local ballot when they tried [Read More…]

Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

David Lightman Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost [Read More…]

Tuesday Sports: May 26, 2026

TUESDAY SPORTS, MAY 26, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels track and field competes at the Class AA state meet starting Thursday in Sioux Falls. — Mitchell Kernels girls golf competes at the ESD conference meet [Read More…]

Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins with a 3-1 win