Month: January 2025
ABC Politics News
Garland defends tenure, sends message of independence to DOJ workforce remaining in Trump administration
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his farewell address, an emotional Attorney General Merrick Garland sought to encourage an embattled Department of Justice facing uncertainty and to unabashedly defend his tenure and their work. “I [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden thanks troops for their service at commander in chief farewell ceremony
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and others in new lawsuit
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Justin Baldoni has filed a new civil lawsuit against Blake Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, the couple’s publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s public relations company, Vision PR, for, among other things, extortion and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kyle MacLachlan shares heartfelt tribute to David Lynch: ‘My world is that much fuller because I knew him’
Amy T. Zielinski/Getty Images Kyle MacLachlan is paying tribute to his longtime collaborator and friend David Lynch, who died at age 78, his family announced on Facebook Thursday. In a photo carousel shared to Instagram, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Brad Pitt spokesperson on scam that cost French woman $850K: ‘Awful that scammers take advantage of fans’
Mark Thompson/Getty Images A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has given a statement regarding the French woman who was scammed out of her life savings while believing she was in a relationship with the actor. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol production likely to drop during cold spell
An ethanol producer says thin margins and cold weather will likely trigger production cutbacks by next week. Erik Huschitt with Badger State Ethanol in Monroe, Wisconsin tells Brownfield ethanol production has been strong, but there’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan and Florida dairy checkoffs uniting
Dairy checkoff programs in Michigan and Florida have announced a new strategic partnership to increase dairy promotions across both states. United Dairy Industry of Michigan CEO Melissa Gerharter will lead the organizations through the transition. [Read More…]
Ag News
Producers approve all amended federal milk marketing orders
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service didn’t take long to tally the farmer votes on the federal milk marketing order proposal. The process of opening the federal milk marketing orders took about two years, but ended [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 16, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.74 and 1/2, down 4 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.19, down 23 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $294.40, down $7.60Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.03, down 124 [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs steady to firm Thursday
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were down sharply on fund and technical liquidation, despite another round of steady to higher direct business. The USDA says beef export sales of 9,700 tons were [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israeli strikes kill 86 in Gaza since ceasefire announced, officials say
Hasan N. H. Alzaanin/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli strikes killed at least 86 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, Gaza’s Civil [Read More…]
ABC National News
Altadena family recounts their harrowing escape from Eaton Fire
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of structures since Jan. 7. In Altadena, north of Pasadena, the Eaton Fire has damaged or destroyed 7,000 structures. One of the structures destroyed by [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘They go hard’: Trump and Vance release official portraits
Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The official portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance were released Thursday by the Trump transition team. “And they go hard,” a press release from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration will leave it to Trump to implement TikTok ban
Antonin Utz/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration doesn’t plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News. TikTok could [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Montana House advances transgender bathroom bill after prior effort affecting 1st state trans lawmaker
Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images (HELENA, Mont.) — The Montana House of Representatives advanced a bill to ban transgender people from using public bathrooms that do not align with their sex assigned at birth, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jessica Alba announces split from husband Cash Warren after 16 years of marriage
Monica Schipper/Getty Images, FILE Jessica Alba announced Thursday that she and husband Cash Warren are splitting after 16 years of marriage. The actress and The Honest Company co-founder shared a statement about their split to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
David Lynch, director of ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks,’ dies at 78
Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of films including Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, and co-creator of the cult drama series Twin Peaks, has died. He was 78. “It is with [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix releases teaser trailer, release date for ‘You’ season 5
Netflix Goodbye, You. Netflix has released the teaser trailer and release date for season 5 of its thriller series, You. The show, which stars Penn Badgley as the hopeless romantic killer Joe Goldberg, returns for [Read More…]
Ag News
Zeldin promises reviews and collaboration if appointed head of EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Nominee pledged to work collaboratively and transparently with Congress as part of his confirmation hearing Thursday. Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin says it’s his moral responsibility to be a [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Users of the nation’s largest subway system will start seeing New York City police officers on every overnight train starting Monday as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a strategy Thursday [Read More…]