Year: 2026
Cattle futures mixed watching direct trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed watching direct markets. June live cattle closed $1.75 higher at $255.25 and August live cattle closed $.62 higher at $249.72. May feeder cattle closed [Read More…]
Agronomist urges farmers to target weakest nutrient links
An agronomist with The Mosaic Company suggests crop yields are only as strong as the most limiting nutrient. Tryston Beyrer says it’s the Law of the Minimum. “Oftentimes it’s illustrated from a barrel and stave [Read More…]
Soybeans rise, fueled by strength in soybean, crude oils
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Bean oil made new highs on crush margins and crude oil, which spilled over into beans. Near-term weather looks a little drier, which should keep planting moving [Read More…]
Lawmakers divided on Proposition 12 fix as farm bill negotiations continue
Some lawmakers say they’re unsure if a fix for Proposition 12 will be included in a final farm bill package. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, says the Senate’s version of [Read More…]
Farm bill vote hits a snag as tensions rise in Congress
A planned vote on the farm bill has likely been delayed in the U.S. House. Joe Newland, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau says he’s not surprised. “It’s been punted so many times,” he says. [Read More…]
Ex-Fulton County Jail detainee alleges hands, legs amputated after medical neglect
The Fulton County Jail is seen on August 23, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (ATLANTA) — Former Fulton County Jail detainee Rashaad Muhammad detailed what he said was a harrowing experience being held [Read More…]
Former FBI Director James Comey makes initial court appearance in Instagram post case
ames Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former FBI Director James Comey made an initial court appearance Wednesday after self-surrendering to [Read More…]
CDC warns additional measles cases in US are expected amid upcoming travel season
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — With a [Read More…]
Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner star in ‘One Night Only’ trailer
(From left) Allie (Monica Barbaro) and Owen (Callum Turner) in ‘One Night Only,’ directed by Will Gluck. (Credit Nicole Rivelli / Universal Pictures) The official trailer for One Night Only has arrived. Universal Pictures has [Read More…]
Keke Palmer is ‘looking forward’ to pulling double duty at ‘Billboard’ Women in Music 2026
Keke Palmer on episode of ‘American Idol’ (Disney/Eric McCandless) Keke Palmer wears many hats, but on Wednesday she’ll serve as both host and performer for Billboard Women in Music 2026. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel [Read More…]
‘Evita’ revival starring Rachel Zegler to have Broadway run
Rachel Zegler performs “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” live on the balcony as she plays Eva Perón in ‘Evita’ at the London Palladium on June 30, 2025, in London, England. (Ming Yeung/Getty Images) Don’t cry [Read More…]
House Appropriations Committee debates USDA funding cuts, Dems say it’s no time to do less for farmers
The U.S. House Appropriation Committee began the full markup of USDA’s 2027 budget with split support. Subcommittee Chair Andy Harris says a 1.4 percent decrease is necessary for fiscal responsibility. “There are critical things that [Read More…]
London stabbing attack allegedly targeting Jewish community a ‘terrorist incident’: Police
British police investigate the scene with the support of counterterrorism units after two people were injured in a stabbing attack in a neighborhood with a large Jewish community in Golders Green area of north London, [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Police Department Officer Involved Shooting Justified
A South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation review has determined that two Sioux Falls Police Department Violent Crimes Unit detectives were justified in their use of force during an Officer Involved Shooting that occurred March [Read More…]
Appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict
E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil defamation trial against President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court on January 25, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals [Read More…]
Alleged White House correspondents’ dinner suspect took photo before attack: Feds
The xc released an image on April 29, 2026, it said was of suspect Cole Allen taking a selfie of himself in his hotel room before allegedly trying to breach security at the event while [Read More…]
Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act
U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and [Read More…]
New date set for Bondi deposition in House Oversight’s Epstein probe after Democrat threatens contempt
Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win Mcnamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After a top Democrat introduced a [Read More…]
Hegseth faces lawmakers for first time since Iran war started
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on [Read More…]
Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender to authorities
ames Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender today in the Eastern District [Read More…]