CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 525¾ 528½ 525¼ 528½ +12½ Jul 529 544¼ 527½ 541¼ +13¾ Sep 545¼ 558¼ 542 555½ +13½ Dec 566½ 581 565½ 578¾ +13 Mar 585½ 599¼ 585½ 597¼ +12¼ May 596¾ 608½ 596½
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 525¾ 528½ 525¼ 528½ +12½ Jul 529 544¼ 527½ 541¼ +13¾ Sep 545¼ 558¼ 542 555½ +13½ Dec 566½ 581 565½ 578¾ +13 Mar 585½ 599¼ 585½ 597¼ +12¼ May 596¾ 608½ 596½
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 209.77 211.92 209.10 211.10 +1.45 Aug 204.77 207.27 204.30 206.77 +2.12 Oct 202.35 204.80 202.10 204.47 +2.25 Dec 202.20 204.50 202.20 204.25 +1.98 Feb 203.00 204.85 202.75 204.65 +1.75 Apr 203.00 205.00 203.00 204.85 +1.73 Jun
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 525¾ 528½ 525¼ 528½ +12½ Jul 529 544¼ 527½ 541¼ +13¾ Sep 545¼ 558¼ 542 555½ +13½ Dec 566½ 581 565½ 578¾ +13 Mar 585½ 599¼ 585½ 597¼ +12¼ May 596¾ 608½ 596½
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 209.77 211.92 209.10 211.10 +1.45 Aug 204.77 207.27 204.30 206.77 +2.12 Oct 202.35 204.80 202.10 204.47 +2.25 Dec 202.20 204.50 202.20 204.25 +1.98 Feb 203.00 204.85 202.75 204.65 +1.75 Apr 203.00 205.00 203.00 204.85 +1.73 Jun
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program after initially suspending those dollars due to a disagreement between the state and Trump over transgender athletes. In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that had been filed against
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance the Democrat issued to state employees about what to do if confronted by federal immigration agents. “I’m
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. on Friday officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis at a critical time. The Viv Ansanm coalition, which means “Living Together,” joins a list of eight
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By MOHAMED JAHJOUH and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Screaming in anguish as the desperate crowd crushes them against a barrier, young children and adults frantically wave pots and pans at charity workers, begging for a portion of some of the last food aid left in Gaza: Rice. The chaos
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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State football support staff members for combining to make more than 6,200 online bets totaling more than $100,000 on professional and college games, including men’s and women’s basketball games involving the Cyclones. The five were identified
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of Harvey Weinstein ‘s accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywood mogul forcing oral sex on her nearly two decades ago. “He was the one
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By BEATRICE DUPUY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck collided with a tour van carrying a number of foreign travelers on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on
Continue ReadingThe 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 – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA ST-GAMBLING DESCRIPTION: The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State athletic department employees for
Continue ReadingThe 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 – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA ST-GAMBLING DESCRIPTION: The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State athletic department employees for
Continue ReadingThe 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 – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA ST-GAMBLING DESCRIPTION: The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State athletic department employees for
Continue ReadingThe 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 – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–IOWA ST-GAMBLING DESCRIPTION: The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State athletic department employees for
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand got out of a sleek black Mercedes on Friday and took his first steps toward a court where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault in a scene far removed from a walk down a Hollywood red carpet. The actor-comedian, wearing
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East for a second time, keeping it there another week so the U.S. can maintain two carrier strike groups in the region to battle Yemen-based Houthi rebels, according
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In the galaxy of “Andor,” “Star Wars” super villains are relegated to the shadows. The Disney+ series is more interested in what might be called supervisor villains: the bureaucrats, planners, schemers and petty functionaries who make tyranny possible. Instead of Darth Vader and Emperor
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces were preparing on Friday to carry out home demolitions across two northern urban refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the governor of one of the camps and Israeli military documents shared with The Associated Press by the United Nations. Abdallah Kamil, the
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that he will visit U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump continues his trade war and annexation threats. Carney’s Liberal Party scored a stunning comeback victory in a vote widely seen
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Friday denied an effort by lawyers for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to move his trial on federal bribery and conspiracy charges from Houston to his hometown of Laredo, Texas. During a Zoom court hearing, Chris Flood, one of Cuellar’s lawyers, had
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last
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By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, died Thursday. She was 88. Buzzi died at her home in Texas, her
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of Harvey Weinstein ‘s accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywood mogul forcing oral sex on her nearly two decades ago. “He was the one
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The nation’s public broadcasting system — decades-long home to Big Bird, Ken Burns documentaries and “All Things Considered” — faces the biggest crisis in its nearly 60-year history with President Donald Trump’s order to slash federal subsidies. A court fight seems inevitable, with the heads of PBS, NPR and
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By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus asks his followers a rhetorical question: “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” This is asked of Nicolas Cage’s titular character in “The Surfer.” For the unnamed protagonist, his heart’s desire —
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