U.S. and China Open High-Stakes Trade Talks in Kuala Lumpur Amid Escalating Tensions

BY COMFORT OGBONNA Top economic officials from the United States and China began crucial negotiations in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, aiming to prevent an escalation of their intensifying trade conflict and to ensure a meeting between U.S. President...

United States considers imposing 100% tariffs and expelling Nicaragua from CAFTA over systematic human and labor rights violations

The United States government announced this Tuesday that it is evaluating imposing 100% tariffs on all Nicaraguan products and studying the possible expulsion of Nicaragua from the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), after determining...

Trump Tariff Tensions Ease as U.S. and China Hold Positive Trade Talks Ahead of Oct 30 Summit

In fresh developments, the United States and China’s trade teams have commenced negotiations on the current Trump tariffs. This comes ahead of the meeting between the two Presidents set for October 30. U.S. and China Resume Dialogue on Trump...

Toyota to export U.S.-built cars to Japan ahead of Trump’s visit to Tokyo

Toyota Motor is preparing to ship U.S.-built vehicles back to Japan in a move tied to President Donald Trump’s upcoming three-day visit. According to NHK, Toyota will inform Washington of this plan while Trump is in Tokyo. Akio Toyoda, the...

U.S. and Chinese officials meet to defuse trade tensions in Malaysia

Senior officials from America and China sat down for crucial discussions in Malaysia’s capital on Saturday, hoping to prevent their trade dispute from escalating and ensure that the two presidents can meet face-to-face next week. American Treasury...

Farmers Market feels impact from national cuts.

Since 1972 the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and the Senior Nutrition program have provided vouchers and other services to support those in need. But this year visitors to the Hawarden Farmers Market...

U of A's Entomology Department is great place to work, bugs and all

An office with this many cockroaches doesn’t usually score very high on employee satisfaction surveys. But the University of Arizona’s Department of Entomology is no ordinary office. According to staff members there, it’s one of Tucson’s best...

U.Va. removes supplemental essay prompt from 2025-2026 undergraduate application

As both early decision and early action deadlines approach for the future Class of 2030, applicants will no longer have the opportunity to submit a supplemental essay prompt which asked about a piece of an applicants’ individual background that...

Fedorchak hopeful for improved U.S.-China trade deal to boost soybean market

SPIRITWOOD, N.D. — Rep. Julie Fedorchak says the uncertainty of the soybean market has been difficult for North Dakota’s agricultural producers, but she is hopeful that the U.S. will get a good trade agreement with China. “(Hopefully) they'll come...

U.S. Sen. Bennet votes ‘no’ on Hickenlooper’s ‘Fix Our Forests Act’

Environmental bill advances out of Senate committee Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet × WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bipartisan “Fix Our Forests Act” advanced out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...

Farmers Turn to Flawed Visa Program in Search for Legal Labor. Now the Rules – and Costs – are Changing.

Monty Lilford works in the fabrication shop at B&B Agri Sales in Buffalo County, Wis., on Oct. 6, 2025. (Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch) Wisconsin farmers are increasingly hiring workers through the H-2A visa program — even as slow-moving...

Indiana Ag Leaders Oppose Trump’s Argentina Beef Import Idea

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 25, 2025 Updated: Oct 24, 2025 @ 2:27 PM Indiana agricultural leaders are raising concerns after Pres. Donald Trump suggested the United States could import beef from Argentina to help lower consumer prices. Photo from...

Trump vs. Colombia – The World’s Largest Cocaine Exporter Hates Him

U.S. service members interdicting a drug-smuggling submarine. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s most modern and technologically...

Letter to the Editor | Solar not a threat to agriculture

Solar not a threat to agriculture A key sticking point in debates on new solar arrays is their use of quality farmland. It’s true that Illinois’ agricultural economy depends on the high organic-matter content of its soil. So, it’s valid to be...

USDA and DOJ Join Forces to Tackle High Farm Input Costs

USDA recently signed an agreement with the Department of Justice to protect farmers from high and volatile input costs. Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, joined Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the...

Multilateralism Defense 7 Agreements, 1 Vision: Lula’s Explosive Push for a New World Order at ASEAN Summit

President Lula da Silva champions multilateralism defense in Malaysia, slamming the UN Security Council and forging bold new alliances to combat war, hunger, and climate crisis. Related: Lula Urges the U.S. To Cooperate Against Drug Trafficking...

Inside America’s most haunted hotels — and why guests can’t get enough of them

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his team are back for a new season of their hit series. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Across the U.S., travelers are checking into spooky hotels that once held inmates, soldiers and even cult...

Ongoing shutdown raising concerns for benefit cuts, veteran impacts in S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits, sent a letter to states on Oct. 10. The letter warns potential for states to lose program funding in...

Champaign County Board approves permit for Mahomet solar farm by single vote

To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To pitch a 'My Turn' guest column, email jdalessio@news-gazette.com. MAHOMET — One month after tabling a special-use permit for a proposed solar farm near Mahomet, the Champaign County Board voted...

Kazakhstan and the United States Strengthening Their Partnership

“Kazakhstan today holds leading positions in Central Asia, accounting for more than 60% of all attracted investments in the region. This is direct evidence of international business confidence and the effectiveness of our economic policy,” noted...