Month: January 2025

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump discussed his economic agenda in [Read More…]

People with disabilities at higher risk in California wildfires

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As the Eaton Fire ravaged part of Los Angeles, Galen Buckwalter said he had no choice but to ride his wheelchair through the dark roads of his [Read More…]

Trump plans visit to LA wildfire zones, pushes to withhold aid

An aerial view of the sun rising beyond homes which burned in the Eaton Fire on January 21, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will tour damage on Friday [Read More…]

Young people are fleeing fillers and opting for face-lifts

Beauty influencer Ashley Stobart discusses how she got a facelift after removing fillers from her face/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Celebrities are increasingly opening up about reversing cosmetic procedures and swearing off dermal fillers, but [Read More…]

Ag News

Three Common Misconceptions About Nitrogen Loss

On this final episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services discusses the importance of growers understanding how significant nitrogen loss can be, and how it can prevented. The post Three [Read More…]

Ag News

The cattle industry continues to look for answers about supplies

In less than a week, the cattle industry will get a lot of much-needed data about the state of the U.S. cattle herd. Livestock economist Josh Maples says there’s one thing the industry is eyeing [Read More…]

Ag News

Nominee Rollins supports whole milk in schools

The person likely to lead the USDA under President Trump is a supporter of whole milk in American diets. During the Senate confirmation hearing for USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins, Senator and Dr. Roger Marshall [Read More…]

Storm slamming Ireland and UK is ‘a likely danger to life,’ according to official

People walk about in the heavy rain on January 24, 2025 in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued rare red Warnings for wind for Northern Ireland as well as central and southwestern areas [Read More…]

Newark mayor says ICE ‘raided’ a business, as agents make arrests in other Northeast cities

(aire images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Trump administration border czar Tom Homan recently promised to carry out “big raids” in sanctuary cities across the U.S. — and scenes of immigration authorities detaining migrants Thursday have [Read More…]

At least 11 dead after record-breaking snowstorm swept across the South

Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports, crippling roadways and leaving freezing temperatures in its wake. At least [Read More…]

Trump crypto meme coin is a ‘deep concern,’ Dem lawmakers tell regulators

(Michael Godek/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In a new letter, Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to look into legal and ethical questions around the meme cryptocurrency coins launched by President Donald Trump and the first [Read More…]

These companies are sticking with DEI amid backlash

(Steve Heap/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — While some companies are steering away from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, others are sticking with their previous commitments. Leaders at Goldman Sachs, Costco and JPMorgan Chase & [Read More…]

Robert Pattinson on those who think ‘Twilight’ ruined the vampire genre: ‘Are you still stuck on that?’

iMBC/Imazins via Getty Images Robert Pattinson is over the Twi-haters. In a new interview with GQ Spain, the actor, who starred as Edward Cullen in the Twilight film franchise, said he’s tired of people telling [Read More…]

Ag News

Biofuels integral to soybean profitability

A member of Clean Fuels Alliance America’s board of directors says biofuels are vital to his farm’s profitability. Nebraska farmer Greg Anderson tells Brownfield, “We’re seeing at least a 13% or greater of the value [Read More…]

DHS could request up to 10,000 troops for the border, internal memo shows

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News indicates that the Department of Homeland Security could request up to 10,000 U.S. military troops to help with efforts along the [Read More…]

Seven governors back Ben Wikler for DNC chair: Exclusive

Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seven sitting governors are throwing their support behind Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler’s run for Democratic National Committee chair. Four of them are eligible to vote in the party’s [Read More…]

Trump signs order to declassify JFK, MLK and RFK assassination files

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King. “That’s a [Read More…]

Trump continues to defend Jan 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself

Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters during a Fox News interview, claiming that most were “absolutely innocent” despite being convicted. Trump told [Read More…]

‘The Bachelor”s Grant Ellis teases the ‘love story’ fans will see on his season