Month: January 2025

Final 4 minutes of recordings on Jeju Air flight missing, preliminary report says
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (SEOUL) — The final four minutes of flight recordings before a Jeju Air flight crashed into an embankment at the end of a runway in South Korea are missing, a preliminary report [Read More…]

Orphan describes pain of returning to Gaza with no family
Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images (GAZA CITY) — Alma Ja’arour is not like most children her age. Instead of talking about school and friends, her days are filled with memories of the family she lost [Read More…]

New York City Mayor Adams to have ‘routine’ medical tests, limit schedule
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will limit his public schedule this week, as he undergoes “routine” medical tests during a series of doctors’ appointments, an aide [Read More…]

Car plows into Eagles fans in Philadelphia after NFC championship game
ABC6 (PHILADELPHIA) — Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia. Three people [Read More…]

Tax filing season kicks off. Here’s what to know.
Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tax filing season kicked off on Monday as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service began accepting completed tax forms. Americans can file anytime before April 15. The [Read More…]

What Los Angeles fire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Even with flames still burning in parts of Los Angeles County, total insured losses from the wildfires this month are already estimated at more than $30 billion, according to [Read More…]

‘Flight Risk’ soars to the top of the box office
Courtesy of Lionsgate A new film took off and landed at the top of the box office this weekend. Flight Risk, the action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a hitman [Read More…]

Lessons learned from the 2024/2025 deer season
On the latest episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with southern Iowa hunter Noel Gandy to reflect on the 2024/2025 deer hunting season and some of the lessons learned along the way. [Read More…]

Trump administration cites ‘changing priorities’ in emails that fired inspectors general
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The email ousting at least one top federal watchdog from their post was so short, it could fit in a tweet. The two-sentence long letter to U.S. Department of Health [Read More…]

AFBF president urges member engagement
The president of American Farm Bureau is encouraging member engagement as the organization looks to address several priorities in 2025. Zippy Duvall says a record number of members engaged with state and federal policy makers [Read More…]

South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law declaration
Mauro Pimentel via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean prosecutors formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday, charging him with insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December, according to opposition lawmakers [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Hamas condemns Trump’s remarks on relocating Palestinians
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to [Read More…]

Man arrested for online threats to Trump
West Palm Beach Police Department (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) — A Florida man was arrested for allegedly making online threats to President Donald Trump, according to police. Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, was taken into custody [Read More…]

From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters battling multiple major blazes for nearly a month in the Los Angeles area, but also [Read More…]

Governor Larry Rhoden to officially take the oath of office on Monday
Governor Larry Rhoden announced his plans to be officially sworn in as the 34th Governor of South Dakota. The oath of office will be administered on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 11:00 am CT by [Read More…]

Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin explains why she voted against Hegseth’s confirmation
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin explained why she voted against confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, [Read More…]

Trump’s border czar: ‘If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem’
(WASHINGTON) — For the first time in U.S. history, military aircraft were used this past week to deport scores of undocumented migrants from the United States. Middle schools, Trump administration officials say, are now seen [Read More…]

HPAI hits two more operations in Indiana
Two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in Indiana. The virus was detected at a nearly 20,000-bird commercial turkey operation in Adams County. The control area for that incident is [Read More…]

Farm Bureau members concerned about farmland being displaced by green energy
Green energy projects infringing on farmland is a concern among American Farm Bureau members gathering at their annual convention this week in San Antonio. Ohio Farm Bureau president Bill Patterson says land is being devoured [Read More…]

Farm bill waiting game
More waiting for a farm bill. American Farm Bureau vice president of public policy Sam Kieffer says before Congress can focus on passing a new five-year farm bill, budget reconciliation needs to be settled. “The [Read More…]