COLBY, Kansas - On a foggy morning in May, Dennis Schoenhals drove a carload of crop scouts around the wheat fields of northern Oklahoma, part of an annual tour to evaluate the health of the crop. But on some fields, Schoenhals and other farmers had already abandoned plans to harvest...
Russia Tells US Not to Strike Iran, Warns of Nuclear Catastrophe
ST PETERSBURG - Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilize the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked triggering a nuclear catastrophe. Russia signed a strategic partnership with Iran in January and...
Israel’s Airstrikes Aim to Break Foundations of Khamenei’s Rule in Iran
Dubai - Israel's sweeping campaign of airstrikes aims to do more than destroy Iran's nuclear centrifuges and missile capabilities. It seeks to shatter the foundations of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's government and leave it near collapse, Israeli, Western and regional officials said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Iran weakened enough...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Dillon Christopher Wade
June 19, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Dillon Christopher Wade Suspects Date of Birth: May 7, 2001 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 9, 143 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Criminal threats Synopsis of the Case: Dillon Christopher Wade is wanted on a felony warrant of criminal...
50 Future Soldiers Sworn in During Army’s 250th Birthday Ceremony in Clovis
Fifty future soldiers took the Oath of Enlistment on June 13 during a ceremony marking the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. The event was held at 11 a.m. at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District Auditorium. Family members, friends and local dignitaries attended to honor the recruits as they formally...
Trump Faces Uproar From MAGA Base Over Possible Iran Strike
WASHINGTON - The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war. Some of Trump's most prominent Republican...
Iran Would Accept Trump’s Offer to Meet Soon, New York Times Reports
WASHINGTON -Iran would accept U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to meet soon, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a senior Iranian official. The newspaper, citing the official, added that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would accept such a meeting to discuss a cease-fire with Israel. Trump, who has...
Meta in Talks to Hire Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to Join AI Efforts, The Information Reports
Meta Platforms is in talks to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to join the Facebook parent's AI efforts, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The social media giant is also in discussion with Daniel Gross, Friedman's partner in the investment fund NFDG, about...
Fed Keeps Rates Steady but Pencils in Two Cuts by End of 2025, Warns of Inflation Ahead
WASHINGTON - The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting too much weight on that view, and said he expects "meaningful" inflation ahead as consumers pay more...
Putin Says He Does Not Want to Discuss the Possible Israeli-US Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader
ST PETERSBURG, Russia - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday refused to discuss the possibility that Israel and the United States would kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the Iranian people were consolidating around the leadership in Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly speculated that Israel's...