SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans for a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite growing frustration among U.S. officials about the lack of progress on getting North Korea to denuclearize. Nearly six months after their first meeting in Singapore, the scramble …
Dec 07
Time Warner Center, including CNN, evacuated due to bomb threat
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York, which houses CNN, was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat late Thursday, New York ABC station WABC reported. After a sweep of the building, police did not find any explosives and employees were allowed back inside the building just after 11 p.m. …
Dec 07
From “sad” to “uplifting” and “happy,” Brett Young takes fans to a new place with “Ticket to L.A.”
ABC/Image Group LA Brett Young‘s sophomore album, Ticket to L.A., arrives Friday, and shows a new side of the California-born singer. Simply put, Brett admits he’s much happier now than when he recorded his self-titled debut. “I think the first album was a really good way for me to introduce myself to people,” he reflects. “I …
Dec 06
USDA says some crops remain in the field
A USDA meteorologist says there are still regions of the U.S. where farmers are having a tough time harvesting crops because of fall weather conditions. Brad Rippey says, “Of the states reporting this week, we still see five percent of the soybeans left in the field as of December 2nd.” Rippey says the soybean harvest is the …
Dec 06
Cheesemakers announce award winners
Ten cheese industry leaders will be recognized by their peers during an April awards ceremony. The Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association says Vice President John Epprecht of Great Lakes Cheese in Hiram, Ohio will receive a Life Member Award. Retired Foremost Farms CEO Dave Fuhrmann and former Sargento CEO Lou Gentine will be named 2019 WCMA Cheese …
Dec 06
Manganese an important micronutrient for soybeans
An agronomist says as soybean farmers focus more on nutrient management, research is bringing the value of certain micronutrients to light. Jon Zuk with Winfield United tells Brownfield manganese is important for photosynthesis and supplies nitrogen to the plant. “Manganese is kind of the signaling nutrient for telling that soybean plant to coax the nitrogen …
Dec 06
Expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability
A representative of Bayer Crop Science says the expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability well into the future. Charlie Foresman, Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lead tells Brownfield he expects to see more cover crops on farms in the coming years, based on current trends. “We’re about 17 million acres in the U.S. cover cropped, but …
Dec 06
Blunt: Big challenge getting USMCA through Congress
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says it will be a big challenge getting Congress to approve the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, “If the administration anticipates that what they’ve done with hourly wages in Mexico is going to get the level of support from Democrats they would need, in a new Congress, I think it’s going …
Dec 06
Dow ends flat, paring early losses after Chinese tech exec’s arrest
Caroline Purser/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat Thursday, paring intraday losses of nearly 800 points that were stoked by fears of a sidelined trade deal after a Chinese telecom executive was arrested in Canada on behalf of the U.S., adding to concern about trade tensions with China. The Dow recovered …
Dec 06
That makes me a “Millionaire”: Chris Stapleton is “Billboard”‘s #1 country artist of 2018
ABC/Image Group LA Chris Stapleton is the Top Country Artist of 2018, according to Billboard. It’s a title the Kentucky native also claimed in 2016, though label mate Sam Hunt outranked him in 2017, on the strength of “Body Like a Back Road.” Stapleton wins the title based largely on the success of his albums, according to Billboard. All three …