Новости за 26.08.2015

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It will be a less profitable year for farmers as low grain, milk and hog prices cut into income, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say.

With Baylor facing scrutiny for allowing a football player with a troubled past to transfer to the school, the Big 12 is crafting a new policy that will require more diligence when looking int…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Agricultural business giant Monsanto is abandoning its takeover bid for competitor Syngenta AG after the Swiss chemical producer rejected its latest offer of nearly $47 billion.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister on Wednesday raised the political stakes ahead of next month's early national election, saying he will not enter a coalition with the main center-…

NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills is recalling about 60,000 packages of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for listeria.

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is the latest technology company to offer users a virtual assistant service.

U.S. stocks are closing sharply higher, giving the stock market its best day in close to four years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Wednesday he's less inclined to support a Fed rate hike in September amid recent global turmoil, including falling oil pric…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

The state collected about $14.54 billion in general fund taxes in the last fiscal year, or about $71 million more than projected.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow surges more than 600 points, 3rd-biggest point gain ever, as market breaks losing streak.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is making plans for a return to the small pickup truck market in the U.S. with a new version of the Ranger.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A team of artists is working on a giant mural featuring a portrait of musician Bob Dylan on a building in downtown Minneapolis.

TOWN OF SUN PRAIRIE — It was easy to find the drones on display at the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days at the Statz Bros. dairy operation because at least one was usually hovering over the 70-a…

HOUSTON (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney is expected to play in Houston's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 13.

Karen Becker recalls the heart-warming scene last year when a single dad brought his daughter, who was about to enter kindergarten, to the annual distribution of backpacks, school supplies and…

MADISON — State regulators have approved the Tomah Water Utility’s $1.865 million plan to drill a new well to provide an adequate water supply while a reservoir is being repaired.

My earliest recollection of trains is the train that ran on the tracks that went along the southern edge of the farm where I was born and lived until I was 9 years old. The trains ran between …

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The task of finding receivers who will fill the void left by Jordy Nelson's season-ending injury has started in earnest in Green Bay.

“ObamaCare must be repealed immediately,” begins Gov.Walker’s health plan for America.

This month families across Wisconsin will prepare to send their kids off to college, including Tawni and myself. Soon we will be dropping our oldest son Johnny at UW-River Falls to start his f…

Catholic Charities and The Salvation Army still need school supplies and clothing donations for their annual distribution of such items to families who need a boost to prepare for school.

MILACA, Minn. — Visitation services for Cleo Maalis, age 86 of Milaca, formerly of Crosby, will be held Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Milaca Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Private inte…

Black River Falls may have lost some key weapons, but it’s business as usual for the Tiger football team: stay balanced, and it all depends on who you’re playing.

The Melrose-Mindoro cross country team is back for another season and looking to pick up where they left off.