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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race after chaotic debate
Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key progressive member of the House whose district covers swaths of the Bronx and Queens, endorsed New York City mayoral candidate [Read More…]

MCGA president: SAF can help stop the hemorrhaging
The president of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says sustainable aviation fuel has the potential to save family farms. During a recent Michigan Senate committee hearing, John Delmotte explained the economic challenges he and many [Read More…]

‘Grandpa robber’ behind Kim Kardashian Paris heist recalls that 2016 night
Leo Vignal/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS, FRANCE) — Kim Kardashian made a defiant walk into Paris’ Palace of Justice in May, to face the criminals who held the reality star at gunpoint and robbed in 2016. The [Read More…]

Georgia couple arrested for leaving 3-year-old in a backyard shed without electricity or running water
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DOUGLASVILLE, Ga) — A Georgia couple is now behind bars after allegedly leaving a 3-year-old alone in a backyard shed for weeks, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Sarah Elizabeth [Read More…]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia back in US to face charges of helping traffic ‘thousands’ of migrants
(TENNESSEE) Mistakenly deported Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been brought back to the United States where he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S. More than two months after the Trump [Read More…]

Report: Mia Goth to star with Ryan Gosling in ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’
Kevin Winter/Getty Images It seems as though Mia Goth is set to enter a galaxy far, far away. The actress has joined Ryan Gosling in the upcoming film Star Wars: Starfighter, according to The Hollywood [Read More…]

Ryan Coogler confirms Denzel Washington will be in ‘Black Panther 3’
ABC/Jeff Neira Denzel Washington‘s news about Black Panther 3 holds up. Ryan Coogler confirmed he will indeed be part of the cast of the 2028 movie, sharing it’s been a longtime desire to work alongside [Read More…]

Iowa farmer pleased with start to growing season
A southeast Iowa farmer is pleased with how the growing season is unfolding. Mark Jackson grows corn and soybeans near Oskaloosa. “We’ve had a really good spring as far as timeframe, we started pretty much [Read More…]

Added meat packing capacity should benefit cattle producers
A past president of the Illinois Beef Association says increased harvest capacity in the cattle industry means opportunity for producers. Dr. Paul Walker tells Brownfield, “That should mean we have increased demand for fat cattle.” [Read More…]

Impact of new dairy make allowances is significant
An economist says the new Federal Milk Marketing Order’s make allowances will take more money from farmers’ milk checks than they gain through other reforms. Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation says there were [Read More…]

Mitloehner concerned about European views on reactive nitrogen emissions
A science professor and air quality specialist is concerned European influence could eventually result in further restrictions for U.S. livestock producers. Dr. Frank Mitloehner with the University of California Davis says Europe is beginning to [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 6, 2025
Jul. corn closed at $4.42 and 1/2, up 3 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.57 and 1/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $295.70, down $1.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 47.50, up 85 [Read More…]

‘Have mercy’: Families plead as migrants arrested at routine DHS check-ins
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Outside a nondescript building in downtown Manhattan, Ambar was pleading to God and immigration authorities that her husband Jaen would not walk out the doors of the Elk [Read More…]

Possible mass shooting at graduation thwarted; guns recovered, 1 suspect at large: Sheriff
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich.) — A possible mass shooting plot at a Michigan graduation ceremony was thwarted, authorities said, and police are searching for one of the suspects who remains at large. [Read More…]

Trump tells ABC Musk ‘lost his mind,’ as CEO’s dad says ‘make sure this fizzles out’
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a phone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering exchange with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren’t even the most [Read More…]

Johnson tries to protect fate of megabill from Trump-Musk crossfire
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson is working to keep the focus on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on Friday as all eyes remain on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk amid their [Read More…]

What does the Trump-Musk feud mean for Tesla stock? Experts weigh in.
Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC (NEW YORK) — A feud between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk hammered shares of the electric carmaker on Thursday, before a lull in the acrimony on Friday prompted a [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices end week steady to lower
Cash dairy prices were steady to lower except for whey Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0125 to $0.58. Two sales were recorded at $0.5725 and $0.58. Forty-pound cheese blocks were [Read More…]

Minnesota alfalfa harvest going well
The first alfalfa harvest of the season is going smoothly in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says growers typically begin the first cut toward the end of May and beginning of [Read More…]

Weed Science Society shares funding cut concerns with lawmakers
The Weed Science Society of America is urging lawmakers to consider the consequences of federal funding cuts to agriculture. Hilary Sandler, an Extension Professor Emerita with the University of Massachusetts, is president of the Society. [Read More…]