Year: 2026
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 2, 2026
Mar. corn $4.37 and 1/2, down 2 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $10.45 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal $296.00, down $3.40Mar. soybean oil 49.30, up 74 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.06 and 1/2, [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn begin the year weak, while wheat finishes Friday’s session mixed
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, furthering the week’s losses. Conditions look favorable in most of Brazil, with the trade expecting record production in 2026. Dry weather is a concern for parts [Read More…]
Ag News
Higher production costs strain ag finances, banking leader says
A banking leader says a squeeze on agricultural profitability is one of his biggest concerns this year. Ed Elfmann, senior vice president of agricultural and rural banking policy for the American Bankers Association, says row [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect ordered to remain detained until trial
This is a screengrab from a video released by the FBI on Jan. 2, 2024, with new information given in the hunt for the Jan. 6 pipe bomber. FBI (WASHINGTON) — A federal magistrate judge [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New York reports record-breaking number of flu hospitalizations in a single week
Stock photo of a sick child. (Natalia Lebedinskaia/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York is reporting the highest number of flu hospitalizations recorded in a single week, the state’s health department said on Friday. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paul Mescal says he’ll work less before Beatles biopics: ‘People will get a break from me’
Paul Mescal attends the photocall for the ‘Hamnet’ Photography Exhibition at Tristan Hoare Gallery on Dec. 16, 2025, in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Paul Mescal is looking forward to taking a break. The actor, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Will Smith sued by former tour member for wrongful termination, sexual harassment
Will Smith performs live onstage during the ‘Based On A True Story’ Summer Tour at Festhalle Frankfurt on July 18, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images A former violinist and crew member [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI says it thwarted potential New Year’s terror attack ‘directly inspired’ by ISIS
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iran kills peaceful protesters
President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Children who miss early vaccines more likely to not get the MMR shot by age 2: Study
A child receives a standard immunization on September 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Why are mortgage rates at their lowest level since 2024?
A for sale sign is seen in front of a house in a Spring Branch neighborhood in Houston, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates this week fell to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Get your first look at Sabrina Carpenter & Seth Rogen in ‘The Muppet Show’
‘The Muppet Show’ (Disney+) It’s time to get things started on the return of the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational TV show ever. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its original launch in 1976, [Read More…]
Ag News
Lack of labor certainty could threaten the stability of the dairy industry
An ag labor specialist says a lack of long-term labor reform could threaten the stability of the dairy industry. Margaret Jodlowski with Ohio State University says a new H-2A guestworker process could help lower costs [Read More…]
Ag News
Feed industry raises concerns over U.S. reliance on China for vitamins
The American Feed Industry Association is asking the Trump administration to protect the U.S. vitamin supply. President and CEO Constance Cullman says AFIA is sounding the alarm on the nation’s overreliance on China for the [Read More…]
Ag News
World wheat supplies weigh on market outlook
An ag economist says the wheat market faces some pressures in the early part of 2026. Greg McBride with Allendale says wheat continues to react to rising world supplies. “The big question still remains what [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA January report may create selling opportunities for corn farmers
The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says corn farmers need to keep a close eye on the markets this month. “That’s the seasonal trend in the corn market is to see a [Read More…]
Ag News
Temps in a wide-range across the Heartland; for most, weather generally tranquil for the season
Across the Corn Belt, cold weather has returned. Friday’s high temperatures will remain below 32°F, except across the southern and southwestern edges of the Corn Belt. Maximum temperatures will not reach 10°F in much of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Sparklers may have led to deadly New Year’s Swiss resort bar fire, investigators say
Flowers are laid after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 01, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland) — Investigators probing the deadly New Year’s Day fire at [Read More…]
ABC National News
More rain headed to drenched California as lake effect snow hits the East
Rain & Snow Potential – Friday Through Monday Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — After a New Year’s Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California. On Thursday, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Seattle police arrest armed man during New Year’s Eve celebration
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Police in Seattle have arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun, pistol, and carrying multiple rounds of ammunition near the Space Needle during Seattle’s New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities [Read More…]