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USDA stops organic checkoff process
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has terminated the process to create an organic checkoff. The agency says uncertain industry support and outstanding issues with the program led to terminating the rule making process. Organic [Read More…]
U.S.-China talks resume; Farm Bureau leaders urge Perdue to help
Trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials are set to resume in Washington today. It’s the second round to talks between the two countries. The first meeting in China in early May ended without any [Read More…]
Newly discovered Rembrandt goes on view in Amsterdam
iStock/Thinkstock(AMSTERDAM) — A new painting by Rembrandt has been discovered by an art dealer and historian who bought the work from Christie’s in London. It is the first unknown work by the Dutch master to [Read More…]
What we know about mysterious, deadly explosion at California medical building
ABC News(ALISO VIEJO, Calif) — One woman is dead and three other people are injured after a mysterious explosion rocked a medical building in Southern California. Here is what we know about the Tuesday blast [Read More…]
Police officer confronts armed man at Illinois high school; no students injured: City
Google Maps(DIXON, Ill.) — A police officer confronted and injured an armed man at an Illinois high school Wednesday morning, a city official said, adding that no students or staff were injured in the incident. [Read More…]
Florida man dies from exploding electronic cigarette: Autopsy
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ) — An exploding electronic cigarette caused the death of a Florida man earlier this month, an autopsy determined. Tallmadge D’Elia, 38, died on May 5 from parts of an electronic cigarette [Read More…]
Prince George, Princess Charlotte will be among the page boys and bridesmaids in Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s wedding
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be surrounded by the young children of their closest friends and family when they get married this Saturday. Harry’s niece and nephew, Princess Charlotte [Read More…]
North Korea blames US-South Korea military drill for postponement of talks
Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — In a sudden turn, North Korea early today bombarded both the United States and South Korea with criticism linked to comments by President Donald Trump and ongoing [Read More…]
East Coast bracing for more heavy rain, flooding
WABC(NEW YORK) — At least five people, including an 11-year-old girl, were killed by falling trees resulting from severe weather on Tuesday. As of 8 p.m. ET, 496,777 customers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey [Read More…]
Corn planting delays shadow importance of high-yielding soybean crop
While overall U.S. corn planting progress is close to normal, parts of the Upper Midwest are more than two weeks behind because of late April snow and frequent rains the first half of May. [Read More…]
Tulsa mom arrested after allegedly stabbing 11-year-old daughter, torching home
Tulsa Police Department(TULSA, Okla.) — Oklahoma police arrested a mother on Tuesday who allegedly set her home on fire, stabbed her 11-year-old daughter and fled the scene with her 7-year-old daughter in tow. Police said [Read More…]
Shoeless 13-year-old fled alleged kidnappers: Police
ABCNews.com(HOUSTON) — A 13-year-old found shoeless and with torn clothing fled potential kidnappers who were motivated by racial animus, the boy’s mother said. Zavion Parker was abducted from a bus stop and later found without [Read More…]
Indiana police release surveillance video from deadly ambush
The Evansville Police Department(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — Police in Indiana on Tuesday released surveillance video from a dramatic ambush that captured the moment a gunman suddenly opened fire on officers with an assault rifle. The Evansville [Read More…]
Uber says nixing forced arbitration for assault, harassment victims won’t apply to class-action suits
Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The rideshare company Uber announced Tuesday that it is doing away with a rule that forced arbitration on passengers and drivers who come forward claiming they’ve been sexually [Read More…]
More than 1 million students to miss school as teacher revolt sweeping nation heads to new state
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A wave of teacher revolts sweeping the nation is set to hit North Carolina on Wednesday as thousands of educators are expected to swarm the state’s capital in a quest for higher [Read More…]
North Korea threatens to withdraw from summit with Trump
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is threatening to cancel its upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump over South Korea-U.S.military drills. North Korea has also canceled high-level talks with South Korea that [Read More…]
11-year-old girl killed by falling tree as severe thunderstorms batter Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two people are dead and nearly half a million customers in the Northeast are without power due to severe weather that includes thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 [Read More…]
Some planting progress over parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a broken line of showers stretches from Michigan to Missouri. The rain is slowing a previously rapid fieldwork pace, but is benefiting recently emerged corn and soybeans. In Illinois, soybeans were [Read More…]
Cash rents up slightly in Iowa
Rental rates for Iowa farmland increased this year for the first time since 2013, according to an Iowa State University Extension survey. Rental rates increased by an average of 1.4 percent to 222 dollars per [Read More…]
Democratic and GOP senators warn Trump against lifting sanctions on Chinese company ZTE
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Senators on both sides of the aisle are urging President Donald Trump not to go easy on Chinese telecom company ZTE after friendly tweets over the past few days suggested he’s willing to [Read More…]