Month: February 2025

Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, children and teens most impacted
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images (GAINES COUNTY, Texas) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 146, according to new data released Friday. Almost all of the [Read More…]

‘A Walk to Remember’ reboot in the works
Warner Brothers/Getty Images Grab some tissues, because a reboot of A Walk to Remember is officially in the works. Monarch Media has secured the rights to the bestselling 1999 novel by Nicholas Sparks and is teaming up [Read More…]

Weekend Watchlist: What’s new in theaters, on streaming
Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend: ABC, HuluThe Oscars: Awards season comes to a close in a celebration [Read More…]

A-PLUS local meatpacking bill reintroduced
A group of lawmakers is again pushing legislation designed to expand local meat processing options. The Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States, or A-PLUS Act, was reintroduced by Representatives Dusty Johnson of South [Read More…]

Sen. Ernst lauds Greer’s USTR confirmation
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says she’s hopeful new U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will explore free trade agreements with emerging markets. “We saw absolutely no new trade deals in the previous four years,” she said. [Read More…]

A conservation convert
A central Illinois farmer says a decision to change farming practices ten years ago has made him a conservation convert. Randy Strubhar, who farms in McLean and DeWitt County, says introducing cover crops and no-till [Read More…]

Tariff impacts on U.S. agriculture
With tariffs on Canada and Mexico looming, an economist is concerned about the long-term impacts on agriculture. Ohio State University professor Ian Sheldon says he’s most worried about the U.S. soybean industry. “The rates at which Brazil has [Read More…]

Alaska sled dog race raises allegations of animal abuse
Lance King/Getty Images (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. She got her first sled dog when she was 13 years old and fantasized [Read More…]

Trump expected to sign executive order making English the official US language
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a historic executive order designating English as the United States’ official language, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. The [Read More…]

‘Last Breath’ plunges into theaters, chronicling an incredible true story
Mark Cassar / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC Last Breath, a new movie starring Finn Cole, Simu Liu and Woody Harrelson, plunges into theaters Friday. The film chronicles the incredible true story of Chris Lemons, [Read More…]

Nebraska farmer says additional moisture needed ahead of growing season
An eastern Nebraska farmer says a lack of moisture could be problematic for spring planting. Tanner Hoffman tells Brownfield dry conditions have been in place for the past two to three months. “I think that [Read More…]

In brief: Saoirse Ronan, Austin Butler to star in A24 love story and more
Saoirse Ronan is joining forces with Austin Butler. Deadline reports that the actors will star in director Sean Durkin‘s latest film for A24. Titled Deep Cuts, the film will be based on Holly Brickley‘s debut [Read More…]

Laverne Cox and George Wallace star in ‘Clean Slate,’ but do they believe in one?
Amazon MGM Studios George Wallace costars in a show called Clean Slate, but he also actually believes in one. Speaking to ABC Audio, he explains, “You can start over every day. You will have some situation[s] come up [Read More…]

Road to the Oscars 2025: All about Sunday’s broadcast
The 97th Academy Awards is Sunday, where the best movies from the past year will be honored and celebrated. Comedian Conan O’Brien will host the ceremony for the first time. At the 97th Oscars Creative [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/25
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONWarriors 121, Magic 115Nuggets 112, Bucks 121Hornets 96, Mavericks 103Pelicans 124, Suns 116Timberwolves 102, Lakers 111 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEIslanders 2, Bruins 1Sharks [Read More…]

Trump, Zelenskyy hold high-stakes summit amid tensions over peace talks with Putin
(Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to the White House on Friday to ink a deal that would give the U.S. access to his country’s mineral resources — an agreement that [Read More…]

Could the federal layoffs impact the Virginia governor race?
(adamkaz/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — With the Virginia gubernatorial election a little more than eight months away, Democrats in the state have said they believe the federal job cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration will have [Read More…]

Dead woman’s body found in trunk of car driven by her son after police chase
(Douglas Sacha/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Police in California discovered the body of a 51-year-old woman in the trunk of a car being driven by her 24-year-old son following a pursuit where he tried to [Read More…]

Authorities searching for answers after Gene Hackman and his wife mysteriously found dead
Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities are searching for answers into the death [Read More…]

‘The confinement is unbearable’: Migrants describe being held at Guantanamo
The main gate at the prison in Guantanamo at the US Guantanamo Naval Base on October 16, 2018, in Guantanamo Base, Cuba. (Photo by SYLVIE LANTEAUME/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When Jose, a [Read More…]