Year: 2026
Ag News
Weather continues to put pressure on corn, soybeans
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Traders remain optimistic about export demand from China ahead of Thursday’s USDA weekly sales report. While there haven’t been any announced soybean export sales, yet, this week, [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa Farm Bureau president urges lawmakers to finish long-awaited farm bill
The president of Iowa Farm Bureau is hopeful Congress can maintain momentum on a new farm bill. Brent Johnson tells Brownfield passage in the House and draft language from the Senate Ag Committee signal continued [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 24, 2026
Jul. corn $4.07, down 2 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.08 and 3/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $303.60, up 70 centsJul. soybean oil 69.46, down 113 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $5.85 and 3/4, down [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota leads the nation in proper administration of SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its annual measurement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program– or SNAP– payment error rates and South Dakota leads the nation doing things correctly. The rankings measure how accurately states [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect arrested in back-to-back blowgun dart shootings in Cleveland
Police in Cleveland, Ohio, are investigating back-to-back attacks, June 22, 2026, in which victims were shot with blowgun darts similar to one in this photo. (The Washington Post via Getty Images) (CLEVELAND) — A man [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Canary in the coal mine’: States threaten crackdown on election betting
Booths await Maine residents to cast their ballots at a polling station inside the Portland Exposition Building on June 9, 2026 in Bangor, Maine. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — On prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Global oil prices fall to lowest level since before the Iran War
A cargo ship remains anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Global oil prices on Wednesday fell to their lowest level since [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ gets season 3 release date
Noah LaLonde as Cole Walter and Nikki Rodriguez as Jackie Howard in episode 1 of ‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ season 3. (Netflix) My Life with the Walter Boys is getting ready to return. [Read More…]
ABC World News
France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa’s history
Ebola virus test, conceptual image. (DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the United Nations [Read More…]
ABC National News
Camp Mystic, following deadly flooding incident, files for bankruptcy
Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding near Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. . (Photo by Jim [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former chief of staff to ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery case
handcuffs fingerprints (ATU Images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Frank Carone, a former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested on Wednesday morning along with his brother Anthony and two others as [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump says DOJ will ‘immediately’ look into price gouging at the gas pump
A view of gas pumps at a USA Gasoline station on May 04, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has called for the Department of Justice to “immediately [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wind-whipped Utah wildfire surpasses 31,000 acres, prompts evacuations
Fire weather danger. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — A wildfire burning in Utah has grown to more than 31,000 acres, prompting mandatory evacuations of homes and campgrounds and completely closing a highway in the mountainous area. Fueled [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Key Army general relinquishing command
Gen. Chris Donahue assumed command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in December 2024. (U.S. Army) (WASHINGTON) — One of the Army’s most seasoned and high-profile officers is abruptly relinquishing command next week, according to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting migrants at immigration courts
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on March 04, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has blocked the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill until his SAVE America Act is passed
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a working session on promoting economic growth with G7 leaders and G7 outreach partners as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz looks on, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Olympian Bode Miller arrested on drug possession charges
Bode Miller attends the Kitz Legends Night at Hotel Grand Tirolia Kitzbuehel on January 21, 2026 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller was arrested earlier this month [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Cervical cancer deaths 49% higher for women living in poverty: Report
Female doctor talking with young woman in exam room (MoMo Productions/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Cervical cancer deaths are 49% higher for women living in poverty, a major report released on Thursday finds. Women living [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ gets streaming date and more
The Devil Wears Prada 2? For streaming? Groundbreaking. The sequel film will make its streaming service debut on July 29. It will be available on both Disney+ and Hulu starting on that day. The film [Read More…]
Ag News
Calculating the true cost of production
A new tool from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture is helping producers calculate production costs. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Chad Fiechter explains how the platform works. The post Calculating the true cost [Read More…]