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U.S. ethanol production up on week, stocks down
Average daily U.S. ethanol production hit a more than one-month high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.040 million barrels a day, up 8,000 on the week and 36,000 on [Read More…]
Trade talks with China to continue in DC
Trade talks with China will continue next week when China’s top economic advisor visits D.C., according to the White House Press Secretary. Sarah Sanders says the administration is working on something that will benefit everybody. [Read More…]
Three Americans held by North Korea are on their way back to US, Trump says
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said Wednesday the three American men who have been detained in North Korea are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The president wrote in a [Read More…]
Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, Japanese abductees’ families fight for their release
ABC News(TOKYO) — When Koichiro Iizuka was 1 year old, he and his sister waited for their mother to pick them up from day care. She never came. She had been kidnapped, and he’s never [Read More…]
Police release bodycam video after black Airbnb guests threaten to sue
Carl Court/Getty Images(RIALTO, Calif.) — Police in California released body-camera footage connected to a controversial stop involving black Airbnb guests who accused the department of racial profiling. The Rialto Police Department on Tuesday released the [Read More…]
Three black Airbnb guests who were questioned by cops plan to take legal action against California police department
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Three black Airbnb guests are planning to take legal action against the Rialto Police Department in California after police responded to a 911 caller who wrongly reported a burglary at the location [Read More…]
There are almost enough jobs for everyone, Labor Department says
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At the end of March, there were almost as many job openings as unemployed people in the U.S., according to the Labor Department. Data released on Tuesday showed about 6.55 million jobs [Read More…]
Strong soybean crush margins
Soybean crush levels have increased substantially in recent months as production issues in Argentina support margins. Todd Hubbs, an ag economist with the University of Illinois, says the year-to-date totals are more than 3 [Read More…]
Flooding forces evacuations in Montana as storms head for Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(MISSOULA, Mont.) — Heavy rain combining with snow melt has forced rivers and streams above their banks in Montana and parts of the Pacific Northwest. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory [Read More…]
USS Fitzgerald Officer pleads guilty to role in deadly collision
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK CITY) — A junior Navy officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to her role in last year’s deadly collision involving the destroyer USS Fitzgerald off the coast of Japan that killed seven sailors. Lt. [Read More…]
3 black Airbnb guests who were questioned by cops plan to take legal action against California police department
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Three black Airbnb guests are planning to take legal action against the Rialto Police Department in California after police responded to a 911 caller who wrongly reported a burglary at the location [Read More…]
Christy Turlington on building the nonprofit organization Every Mother Counts: ‘What in the world moves you?’
cturlington/Instagram(NEW YORK CITY) — Shortly after giving birth to a perfectly healthy daughter, Christy Turlington began to experience postpartum complications. Turlington remembered how those first moments bonding with her daughter were cut short because of [Read More…]
3 injured after handling bobcat kittens they mistook for domestic kittens
City of San Antonio Animal Care Services/Facebook(SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Three people in Texas suffered minor injuries over the weekend after mistaking two bobcat kittens for domestic kittens and bringing them inside the house, according [Read More…]
EPA memo claims ‘lashing out from passengers’ prompted Pruitt’s first-class flights
Alex Edelman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Newly-released documents show that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s first-class flights were prompted by what his security chief called life-endangering “lashing out” from other passengers when he flew coach, but the agency [Read More…]
House Ethics may not have jurisdiction to investigate Tony Cárdenas molestation allegations
Paul Morigi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Despite a request from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for the ethics committee to probe allegations of sexual battery and sexual assault against Rep. Tony Cárdenas, the panel may not have [Read More…]
Brazen jewelry store smash-and-grab caught on surveillance video
ABC News(CARY, North Carolina) — An audacious smash and grab at a North Carolina jewelry store has been captured on surveillance video. Thieves robbed Artisan Jewelers in Cary, North Carolina, of an estimated $500,000 worth [Read More…]
Facebook bans foreign ads in Irish abortion referendum amid concerns of funding by US groups
iStock/Thinkstock(DUBLIN) — Facebook has promised to ban foreign-funded ads related to Ireland’s upcoming abortion referendum. The move comes amid concern from experts that some campaign ads were being funded by U.S. based anti-abortion groups. “Today, [Read More…]
World takes dim view of Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
Chip Somedevilla/Getty Images(LONDON) — Moments after President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the international agreement designed to limit Iranian nuclear activity, reaction began pouring in from around the world. [Read More…]
How false eyelashes have become a must-have, everyday accessory and a booming market
ABC News(NEW YORK CITY) — Celebrities sporting lush eyelashes have always been in vogue, but now false eyelashes have gone from special-occasion adornment to a must-have, everyday accessory. With demand soaring, the market for false [Read More…]
California judge fights recall over Stanford swimmer’s sex assault sentencing
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The California judge who sparked national outrage in 2016 when he sentenced a Stanford University swimmer to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting woman broke his silence on Tuesday, ahead [Read More…]