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Weather forecasts weigh on corn
Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling, posting week to week losses. The stalemate over tariffs with China continues to limit export demand for U.S. beans, even as Brazil’s supply gets tighter and [Read More…]
IPM works to protect crops and pollinators
An entomologist says it’s a difficult balance to manage pests while leaving pollinators unharmed. Rick Foster with Purdue University Extension tells Brownfield there are some key best management practices specialty crop growers can use [Read More…]
4 dead, several injured in shooting at Waffle House near Nashville
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Four people are dead and four others injured after a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee early Sunday morning. Nashville police said six people were shot, including the four who died, [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth’s 92nd birthday: Royal family pulls out all the stops
Andrew Parsons – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Royal Family paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth at a star-studded birthday party at Royal Albert Hall tonight — where the likes of Sting, Sir Tom Jones, Shaggy, [Read More…]
North Korea says it will suspend all nuclear and missile tests
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country will be suspending its nuclear program ahead of much-anticipated talks between the two Koreas next week, and the U.S. and North Korea [Read More…]
This company recycles event flowers and donates them to people in need
Rachel Scott/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Weddings and events often have the most beautiful floral arrangements, but after the event is over, the arrangements can end up in the trash. Former event planner Jennifer Grove is [Read More…]
Barbara Bush remembered at funeral as ‘the first lady of the greatest generation’
Scott Olson/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Barbara Bush was remembered at her funeral as a loving wife, mother and friend with a devilish sense of humor and who represented the best of the World War II generation. [Read More…]
Fatal police shooting of unarmed black man in Walmart ‘massively irresponsible and reckless’: Attorney
Elyce Gray(BARSTOW, Calif.) — The family of an unarmed black man who died in a hail of police bullets at a Walmart parking lot is still looking for answers — days after video surfaced that [Read More…]
Four Palestinians killed, including teen boy and disabled man, by Israeli snipers in Gaza
iStock/Thinkstock(GAZA CITY) — Four Palestinians, including a teenage boy and a disabled man, were killed Friday as Israeli soldiers opened fire across a fence dividing Israel and the blockaded Gaza Strip, officials said. According to [Read More…]
First-grader channels her civil rights heroes as only one to walk out of class in protest
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — She may be young, but Havana Chapman-Edwards is already a force to be reckoned with. On Friday, as students all over the country participated in the National School Walkout in [Read More…]
Barbara Bush remembered at funeral as ‘the first lady of the greatest generation’
Scott Olson/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Barbara Bush was remembered at her funeral as a loving wife, mother and friend with a devilish sense of humor and who represented the best of the World War II generation. [Read More…]
Woman playing ‘Pokemon Go’ finds missing man with dementia in park
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An 83-year-old man with dementia was reunited with his family on Friday — and he has “Pokemon Go” to thank for it. Homer Howard was discovered a state away from his hometown [Read More…]
Earth Day 2018: Everything you need to know
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — People around the world will come together this weekend to celebrate the planet and to take action to protect it. Here’s everything you need to know about Earth Day 2018. When is [Read More…]
‘Barbara Bush was the first lady of the greatest generation’: Presidential historian
Scott Olson/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Barbara Bush’s casket on Friday arrived at St. Martin’s, the nation’s largest Episcopal church, where she lay in repose as the public was invited to pay respects from noon to midnight, [Read More…]
Temple frat suspended over ‘credible reports’ of sexual assault, underage drinking, drug use: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Temple University is the latest college to face issues with Greek life on campus. The Philadelphia school suspended fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi on Friday after “multiple credible reports” of sexual assaults, underage drinking [Read More…]
Temple frat suspended over ‘credible reports’ of sexual assault, underage drinking, drug use: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Temple University is the latest college to face issues with Greek life on campus. The Philadelphia school suspended fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi on Friday after “multiple credible reports” of sexual assaults, underage drinking [Read More…]
After Facebook scrutiny, is Google next?
Chesnot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Facebook has taken the lion’s share of scrutiny from Congress and the media for its data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it’s far [Read More…]
Barbara Bush funeral: Trump won’t be there, Melania and former presidents will
Scott Olson/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Barbara Bush will be laid to rest in Texas on Saturday as mourners, including dignitaries from across the nation and around the world, gather to remember the former first lady’s life [Read More…]
One student injured in Florida high school shooting; suspect in custody, officials say
Forest High School(OCALA, Fla.) — A suspect was taken into custody Friday following a shooting at a high school in central Florida, authorities said. Gunshots broke out Friday morning at Forest High School in Ocala, [Read More…]
Trump administration’s first human rights report sparks fierce criticism
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department has released its first human rights report fully compiled under the Trump administration, and it’s generating controversy for several changes and omissions – including eliminating references to “reproductive rights” [Read More…]