Steve Nedved
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Dec 10
Mom, 17-year-old daughter strangled to death in Calif.; suspect at-large: Sheriff
Prathaan/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A mother and her 17-year-old daughter were strangled to death in Southern California, officials said, as authorities search for their suspected killer. Cecilia Meza, 41, and her daughter Kelsey Meza, 17, were found dead in a Monrovia home on Dec. 5 by officers conducting a welfare check, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s …
Dec 10
Maria Butina, accused Russian agent, appears poised to plead guilty
TR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Maria Butina, a 30-year-old Russian gun rights activist, appears poised to to plead guilty in a case that has focused on her alleged attempt to develop a covert influence operation in the United States. In a joint filing to the court on Monday, Butina’s attorney and government prosecutors indicated that “the parties …
Dec 10
Massive snowstorm leaves at least 2 dead in NC as Southeast digs out
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major winter storm that pummeled the Southeast has become a “nightmare and a tragedy” in North Carolina, claiming at least two lives, the governor said, as he warned drivers to be cautious of snowy roads and dangerous ice. The storm has dropped staggering amounts of snow, ice and rain across …
Dec 10
Former Ag Secretary Bergland passes away at 90
The man who was President Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Agriculture has died. Bob Bergland was 90 years old and passed away Sunday in his hometown of Roseau, Minnesota. Before becoming the Secretary, Bergland was a farmer and a Congressman for three full terms and resigned early in his fourth term to become Secretary of Agriculture. …
Dec 10
Soybean export inspections stay slow
The USDA says soybean export inspections as of the week ending December 6th continue to trail expectations. Wheat came out at 418,460 tons, down 56,020 from the week ending November 29th, but up 63,833 from the week ending December 7th, 2017. Just over halfway through the 2018/19 marketing year, wheat inspections are 10,999,794 tons, compared …
Dec 10
Hope for better pork prices in 2019
There’s some cautious optimism surrounding pork prices in 2019. Minnesota Pork Producers CEO David Preisler says various projections point to better days for pig farmers. “Feed costs, and then also with the futures market offers, if we look at the next 12 months it offers a slight profit on average. We’re under water right now.” …
Dec 10
‘Your daughter should have been safe’: New Zealand PM apologizes for tourist’s murder
Courtesy Lucie Blackman Trust(LONDON) — The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, issued a heartfelt apology Monday on behalf of her country for the death of a female British tourist who was killed while backpacking in the country. Ardern opened a weekly news conference by directly addressing the death of Grace Millane, 22, by …
Dec 10
Outrage grows over ‘troubling’ video showing NYC police ripping baby from mother’s arms
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City police officers are coming under fire after a “troubling” video surfaced showing them ripping a baby from the arms of a mother who went to a social services office to apply for day-care vouchers so she could work, police and the woman’s relatives said. Jazmine Headley, 23, was arrested …
Dec 10
Dan + Shay are “Home” for tonight’s “CMA Country Christmas” on ABC, and they’re ready to rock
ABC/Mark LevineIf you notice a little something different about Dan + Shay tonight on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special, it’s probably because they’re still on a bit of high after the year they’ve had: In 2018, “Tequila” became the biggest song of their career so far, and the follow-up, “Speechless,” is now nearing the top of the chart. Dan Smyers and Shay …
Dec 10
Search for missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth intensifies
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The search for a young Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving Day is intensifying with local police enlisting help from law enforcement nationwide and worried loved ones asking for prayers that she be found safely. Kelsey Berreth, 29, a pilot and the mother of a 1-year-old girl, was …