China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here’s where

China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here’s where

In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy. Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it’s the country’s top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as…

217 Today: Bird flu has ravaged U.S. poultry. Now a vaccine could be on the way

217 Today: Bird flu has ravaged U.S. poultry. Now a vaccine could be on the way

June 27, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District will receive $6.6 million to buy new hybrid buses. For the first time, the group Braver Angels Illinois is bringing together a state Democrat and a Republican to talk with their constituents. A new city council member in southern Illinois says she went through a painful…