Month: January 2025

Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland informed Congress in a letter Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith has concluded his investigations into Donald Trump. Garland informed members of Congress — as required by [Read More…]

Jackley Urges and Supports President-Elect Trump’s Efforts to Secure Southern Border

January 9, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 19 other State Attorneys General in sending a letter to President-elect Trump asking him to secure the southern border when he takes office later this month. “We support President-elect [Read More…]

Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and other celebs lose homes in LA fires

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images As multiple wildfires burn through Los Angeles County, some celebrities are posting about the impact of the fires and showcasing the fire damage throughout LA County, home to nearly 10 [Read More…]

In brief: Tom Holland to star in, produce ‘The Partner’ and more

Tom Holland is going to star in and produce an adaptation of John Grisham‘s bestselling novel The Partner. Deadline first reported the news Wednesday, saying that The Imitation Game‘s Graham Moore will script the drama [Read More…]

Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump appeared ambivalent about the debate over whether to craft two legislative attempts to reshape fiscal policy [Read More…]

Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons

Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden believes he could have won the 2024 election if he had decided to stay in the race, he told USA Today in a wide-ranging interview. “It’s presumptuous to say [Read More…]

Jeremy Strong calls Springsteen movie ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ one of his ‘greatest working experiences’

Disney/Randy Holmes Succession’s Jeremy Strong is set to play Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and he tells Deadline working on the film has “been one of the greatest [Read More…]

Trump pays his respects to Jimmy Carter at the Capitol

Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump is set to meet with Senate Republicans later Wednesday to [Read More…]

LA wildfires halt production on ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Disney/Gilles Mingasson The deadly wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles County are disrupting scheduled awards season events and the filming of several TV shows. ABC suspended production on the shows Grey’s Anatomy and [Read More…]

Ag News

Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways

Low river levels are expected to be a concern for the U.S. inland waterway system again in 2025. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says there was improvement following a dry summer across much [Read More…]

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Weather, migratory activity affecting H5N1 spread

An animal disease specialist says the recent uptick in avian influenza outbreaks is in part due to the milder winter weather. Dr. Keith Poulsen with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Center tells Brownfield many lakes and [Read More…]

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Optimism for 2025 ag land market

The senior vice president of real estate operations at Farmers National Company (FNC) says there are positive signs for the ag land market heading into 2025. Paul Shadegg tells Brownfield, “Every now and then we [Read More…]

California fires live updates: Unprecedented, deadly blazes explode in size

Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least two people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions. Tens [Read More…]

Documentary explores death row inmate’s attempt to connect with victim’s son

Getty/James C. Cooper (NEW YORK) — John Henry Ramirez was executed in Texas in 2022 after being convicted of murder in the 2004 death of 46-year-old Pablo Castro. In her documentary “I am Ready, Warden,” director Smriti [Read More…]

Texas prepares for severe winter storm

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images (TEXAS) — As Texas prepares for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state’s power grid. Frigid temperatures — along with snow, sleet and freezing rain — [Read More…]

A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the California fires

Apu Gomes/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the wildfires devastating Southern California. At least two people are dead and several others injured as the Palisades, [Read More…]

California wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality

Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the blazes. The Palisades Fire has impacted more than 2,920 [Read More…]

Trump to meet with GOP senators to get ‘on the same page’ to advance his agenda

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans Wednesday to try to get lawmakers “on the same page” on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives [Read More…]

Action-packed ‘Reacher’ season 3 trailer arrives

Sophie Giraud/Prime The trailer for season 3 of Reacher has arrived. Additionally, the first three episodes of the thriller series will drop on Prime Video on Feb. 20. In the third season of the action [Read More…]

Ag News

Wheat continues to grind lower, soybeans, corn also down