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Family threatens legal action after track star is disqualified over celebration paying homage to Olympian
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (SALINAS, Calif.) — The family of a 16-year-old track star is threatening to take legal action after the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) disqualified their daughter and stripped her of her [Read More…]

Speaker Johnson, backing Trump’s LA actions, says Newsom should be ‘tarred and feathered’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is “absolutely right” to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as [Read More…]

Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to use “heavy force” against “any” protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend. “We’re going to celebrate big on Saturday,” [Read More…]

Viola Davis, Conan O’Brien among inductees into Television Academy Hall of Fame
Disney/Stewart Cook via Getty Viola Davis, Conan O’Brien and Henry Winkler are among this year’s inductees into the 27th Television Academy Hall of Fame. Other honorees include six-time Emmy-winning producer Ryan Murphy, Emmy-winning composer Mike Post, and producer and director of television [Read More…]

First wave of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ season 10 cast announced
Disney/Samantha Drasin The first wave of contestants taking part in Bachelor in Paradise season 10 have crashed to shore. ABC has announced the names of the familiar faces from Bachelor Nation who will hit the beach in the premiere [Read More…]

Lena Dunham’s Netflix rom-com series, ‘Too Much,’ gets a trailer
Netflix The first trailer is out for the new Lena Dunham Netflix series, Too Much. The 10-episode rom-com follows Jessica, played by Hacks actress Megan Stalter, who moves to London after a bad breakup and meets a British musician named Felix, played The White [Read More…]

Ethanol groups still waiting for RFS rule to become public
Critical biofuels policies remain under review by the Trump administration, and some ethanol groups are concerned time is running out. Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says the EPA Administrator has [Read More…]

The power of conservation research
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s director of water quality says conservation research is helping farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin improve nutrient management. Jordan Hoewischer says research from the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms has [Read More…]

At least 9 dead in Austrian school shooting, along with alleged shooter, mayor says
(LONDON, PARIS and BELGRADE) — Nine people are dead and 12 are injured after a shooting on Tuesday at a high school in Graz, Austria, the city’s mayor said, adding that the alleged shooter is [Read More…]

Senate Democrats file bill to prevent ban on transgender military service
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic lawmakers will submit a bill in the Senate on Tuesday that would reverse the Pentagon’s new ban on transgender military service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria who [Read More…]

Trump administration says it will appeal order granting El Salvador deportees due process
Alex Peña/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration says it will appeal a court order requiring it to allow hundreds of noncitizens who were deported in March to El Salvador to challenge their detentions. U.S. [Read More…]

1-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car for 9 hours; dad arrested for murder
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (MADISONVILLVE, La.) — A Louisiana dad has been arrested for second-degree murder after he allegedly left his 1-year-old daughter in a hot car for over nine hours, authorities said. The [Read More…]

Inmate training program shelved while prison construction talks continue
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Department of Corrections will not offer a promised diesel mechanic training program in a space once occupied by a privately run metal shop that paid inmates market wages. [Read More…]

Hegseth faces lawmaker grilling as House Democrat calls Marine deployment to LA ‘outrageous’
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is testifying before a House panel on Tuesday, his first time on Capitol Hill since being sworn in five months ago and as questions swirl about [Read More…]

Trump front and center in crowded New Jersey governor primary races
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary elections, which will set up the state’s 2025 gubernatorial election — the results of which could be a [Read More…]

In brief: ‘The Legend of Zelda’ live-action film changes release date and more
The upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie has a new release date. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto took to social media to announce the film is now coming a couple months after it was previously slated [Read More…]

New ag education, FFA program grows rapidly
A new ag education program has grown rapidly in one Wisconsin community. Ag instructor Brooks Lueck wanted to start a new ag education and FFA program right out of college, which led him to La [Read More…]

Demand for E15 could increase opportunities for higher blends of ethanol
A policy expert says year-round E-15 could lay the groundwork for additional higher blends of ethanol. “E15 is really a good proof point for consumers.” Chris Bliley, senior vice president for regulatory affairs, with Growth [Read More…]

Warmth on the Plains builds eastward; scattered storms continue across the southern U.S.
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies a warming trend. Those conditions favor late-season planting efforts, as well as corn and soybean development. By June 8, Ohio (89% planted) was only one of three states—along [Read More…]

Private astronaut mission marks next step toward a new space station
NASA via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — NASA is planning on decommissioning the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of 2030. But before that happens, Axiom Space, a privately funded space infrastructure company based in [Read More…]