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Month: March 2025

Measles cases hit 370 total in Texas and New Mexico. Kansas has an outbreak. Here’s what to know

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 576¼ 577 567 569¼ —8¾ Jul 591 591¾ 583 584¾ —8¼ Sep 606½ 607¼ 598½ 600½ —7¾ Dec 628 628½ 620¼ 622½ —7 Mar 645 645½ 637¾ 640½ —6¼ May 647¾ 650 647¼

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 205.92 207.02 203.77 206.37 +.47 Jun 202.02 203.45 199.60 202.32 +.17 Aug 198.97 200.07 196.25 198.87 —.18 Oct 198.85 199.72 196.05 198.60 —.37 Dec 199.47 200.15 196.87 199.27 —.20 Feb 200.00 200.57 197.62 199.87 —.05 Apr

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 576¼ 577 567 569¼ —8¾ Jul 591 591¾ 583 584¾ —8¼ Sep 606½ 607¼ 598½ 600½ —7¾ Dec 628 628½ 620¼ 622½ —7 Mar 645 645½ 637¾ 640½ —6¼ May 647¾ 650 647¼

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 576¼ 577 567 569¼ —8¾ Jul 591 591¾ 583 584¾ —8¼ Sep 606½ 607¼ 598½ 600½ —7¾ Dec 628 628½ 620¼ 622½ —7 Mar 645 645½ 637¾ 640½ —6¼ May 647¾ 650 647¼

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 576¼ 577 567 569¼ —8¾ Jul 591 591¾ 583 584¾ —8¼ Sep 606½ 607¼ 598½ 600½ —7¾ Dec 628 628½ 620¼ 622½ —7 Mar 645 645½ 637¾ 640½ —6¼ May 647¾ 650 647¼

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 205.92 207.02 203.77 206.37 +.47 Jun 202.02 203.45 199.60 202.32 +.17 Aug 198.97 200.07 196.25 198.87 —.18 Oct 198.85 199.72 196.05 198.60 —.37 Dec 199.47 200.15 196.87 199.27 —.20 Feb 200.00 200.57 197.62 199.87 —.05 Apr

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Mom, boyfriend charged with murder in horrific abuse case

WESH, GOFUNDME, TAVARES POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story     TAVARES, Florida (WESH) — A 10-year-old boy’s mother and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree murder after Xavier Williams died Friday following weeks in the hospital in critical condition, the State Attorney’s Office confirmed. The boy had suffered

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Trump’s crypto empire set to expand with new stablecoin and investment fund offerings

By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer President Donald Trump’s crypto empire is expanding with the recent announcements of a new dollar-backed stablecoin and investment funds for digital assets. The moves are the latest in the norm-defying ways the president has leaned into crypto projects that could significantly boost his personal wealth while in office. World

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Trump’s crypto empire set to expand with new stablecoin and investment fund offerings

By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer President Donald Trump’s crypto empire is expanding with the recent announcements of a new dollar-backed stablecoin and investment funds for digital assets. The moves are the latest in the norm-defying ways the president has leaned into crypto projects that could significantly boost his personal wealth while in office. World

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June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown to join the Country Music Hall of Fame

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — June Carter, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown have been invited to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the new 2025 inductees on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee. Carter, the Grammy-winning member of one of country music’s pioneering families and the wife

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks into the White House from Pebble Beach after finishing a talk with Fox TV in Washington DC

Top intel officials shift responsibility on to Hegseth for sending potentially classified info to Yemen strike group chat

By Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Several of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials, at times with assistance from a top Senate Republican, shifted responsibility to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for sending potentially classified information that appeared in a group chat about US military strikes in Yemen that a

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-EDUCATION-STATES GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education SUMMARY:

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