Month: January 2025

Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images (ALLAHABAD, INDIA) — At least 17 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings that occurs every [Read More…]

18-year-old dies after fall from light pole while celebrating Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl berth

Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — An 18-year-old man who was celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday has died after he fell from a [Read More…]

Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (MIAMI) — A tree trimmer died after getting caught in a wood chipper while trimming trees at a town hall near Miami, officials said. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. on [Read More…]

F-35 crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as pilot ejects safely

George Frey/Getty Images (FAIRBANKS, ALASKA) — An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials said. The aircraft incident occurred on Tuesday [Read More…]

New data highlights ‘achievement gap’ for students in the US

Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — America’s fourth and eighth grade students’ sliding reading scores worsened in 2024, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which has been dubbed the nation’s report [Read More…]

As RFK Jr. prepares for Senate confirmation hearing, here’s where he stands on vaccines, food dyes

Kenny Holston/The New York Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to go before the Senate on Wednesday in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human [Read More…]

Fed expected to hold interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its latest decision setting the level of interest rates, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them. [Read More…]

Adam Scott on ‘Parks and Recreation’: ‘I miss the time of making it’

Marleen Moise/Getty Images Adam Scott is reminiscing about his time in Pawnee. In a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote season 2 of Severance, Scott spoke about his time acting as [Read More…]

Noah Centineo on filming in South Korea for ‘The Recruit’ season 2

Netflix Noah Centineo is back with more action and comedy on season 2 of The Recruit. In the Netflix drama, Centineo stars as rookie CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks, whose life is upended when an Eastern [Read More…]

Ag News

IDFA’s President on mass deportations: “We need a workforce”

The President of the International Dairy Foods Association says producers and processors are concerned about President Trump’s plans for deporting undocumented immigrants. Michael Dykes told industry leaders,“I think mass deportations will probably be the next [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations

Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas [Read More…]

Suspect at Capitol wanted to kill Treasury Secretary, threatened Hegseth, Johnson

Briana Stewart/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A person arrested outside of the Capitol with a knife and two potential incendiary devices told officers they wanted to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and also leveled threats against [Read More…]

Trump 2nd term live updates: White House confirms outage of Medicaid portal

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads. Federal departments face a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to cease spending on [Read More…]

Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze

Samuel Corum/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing on Tuesday, faced a barrage of questions on the administration’s freeze on federal financial assistance programs that [Read More…]

Caroline Kennedy slams RFK Jr. as ‘predator’ before confirmation hearing

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a scathing letter Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy warned senators about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a “predator.” The letter was sent to lawmakers ahead of Robert F. [Read More…]

Leavitt reveals NJ drones ‘authorized’ by FAA in 1st press briefing of Trump administration

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the mystery drones flown across New Jersey in late 2024 were “authorized to be flown by the FAA” in the first press briefing [Read More…]

Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone star in trailer for new comedy ‘The Wedding Banquet’

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images The teaser trailer for Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran‘s chosen family comedy The Wedding Banquet is here. Based on the 1993 Ang Lee film of the same name, this updated remake [Read More…]

Ag News

Soybeans mostly up, with corn, wheat modestly higher

Soybeans were steady to modestly higher. Recent rainfall missed some of the drier parts of Argentina and Brazil’s harvest continues to move slower than average. There have already been some reduced expectations for South American [Read More…]

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New dairy processing facilities likely to impact regional milk demand

A dairy economist says the production and distribution of milk and dairy products will likely change as new and expanded dairy processing facilities go online. University of Wisconsin Extension’s Leonard Polzin tells Brownfield more than [Read More…]

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Dairy markets starting to slip