Month: January 2025
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Jon Bernthal joins Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ adaptation and more
Focus Features is teaming up again with Robert Eggers. The studio is producing and financing the Nosferatu director’s next film, Werwulf, which he co-wrote, Deadline reports. It will release on Christmas Day 2026. Nosferatu became [Read More…]
Ag News
A late-January thaw ahead for much of the Heartland; more moisture for the Southern U.S.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures east of the Rockies, except in the Northeast, while colder-than-normal conditions will prevail in the West. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer take on Trump tariff threats
Farmers are contemplating the impact of tariffs proposed by President Trump. Southwest Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says it would not be good if Trump follows through with 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico. “One [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia ‘very closely’ monitoring Trump’s sanctions threats, Kremlin says
(Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russia is “very closely monitoring all the rhetoric” from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
SimpleImages/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday. A federal judge will hear a request made by four Democratic-led states [Read More…]
ABC National News
Beloved family tortoise found safe after LA fires
In this screen grab from a video released by the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station, a tortoise was sucessfully rescued after the owner’s home was destroyed by fire. Via San Dimas Sheriff’s Station/Instagram (LOS ANGELES) — [Read More…]
ABC National News
7 cops shot one after the other while responding to call for help from apartment
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — Seven police officers have been shot one after the other after responding to a call made from inside a home in San Antonio, Texas, police said. The incident occurred [Read More…]
ABC National News
World’s most active volcano begins 5th eruptive episode
Kīlauea volcano erupts in in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 22, 2025. Image via USGS. (KILAEUA, Hawaii,) — The world’s most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nashville school shooting suspect allegedly praised mass shooters, extremist views
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — An alleged portrait is beginning to emerge of the 17-year-old boy who opened fire at his Nashville high school on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding a second student, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr. reports up to $1.2M in credit card debt, $30M net worth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends the inauguration of Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — From a multimillion-dollar [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
What to expect from the 2025 Oscar nominations
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Movie fans everywhere can rejoice: the Oscar nominations will be revealed Thursday morning. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott will host the 97th Oscars nominations announcement during a live presentation from the Academy’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
1 student killed, 1 hurt in shooting at Nashville high school; suspect dead from self-inflicted wound
ABC News (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A 17-year-old boy opened fire at his Nashville high school on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding a second student, according to police. Solomon Henderson, who was armed with a [Read More…]
ABC World News
How Trump is likely to wield America’s power around the world
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief. His position once again puts him in charge of the world’s most powerful military, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DC judges slam Trump pardons as ‘revisionist myth,’ ‘will not change the truth’ of Jan. 6
Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — In the days since President Donald Trump handed down pardons and commutations for the more than 1,500 of his supporters who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 rioters convicted for role in Capitol attack speak out against Trump’s pardons
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jan. 6 rioters convicted for role in Capitol attack speak out against Trump’s pardons On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump followed through on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump wipes out federal DEI programs
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. Federal agencies are being directed to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Timothée Chalamet takes his look-alikes to ‘Saturday Night Live’ in new promo
Joe Maher/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet takes his look-alikes to Saturday Night Live in the promo for Saturday’s episode. The actor, who is pulling double duty as host and musical guest on the Jan. 25 episode [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert Pattinson stars as an ‘expendable’ in new ‘Mickey 17’ trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Pattinson stars in the new trailer for Mickey 17. The trailer for the film, from Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho, dropped Tuesday, featuring Pattinson as an employee who is duplicated after being [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wicked,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ and more nominated for 2025 GLAAD Media Awards
Universal Pictures Wicked and Abbott Elementary are among some of the titles that received nominations at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards. The annual awards ceremony, which recognizes the notable queer artists and projects that feature [Read More…]
Ag News
Broiler sets, placements stay ahead of year ago trend
Broiler sets and placements posted another year-to-year gain last week. The USDA says 248.53 million eggs were set into incubation, down 105,000 on the week, but up 4% on the year, with the average hatchability [Read More…]