Month: February 2025
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Handmaid’s Tale”s 6th and final season gets teaser and premiere date
Hulu The final season of The Handmaid’s Tale officially has a premiere date and a new teaser. Fans got a new look at Elisabeth Moss in a teaser for the show’s sixth season, released by [Read More…]
Ag News
Cotton farmer optimistic USDA payments will resume
A cotton farmer from Texas says she’s expecting the USDA to honor contracts for farmers participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Alisha Schwertner told the House Ag Committee in a hearing on Tuesday “We [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers will be key in new Michigan deer management strategy
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources plans to increase partnerships with farmers to help manage deer populations and support hunger initiatives as part of an updated management plan. Chad Fedewa tells Brownfield the number of hunters [Read More…]
Ag News
More year-over-year gains in broiler sets, placements
Broiler sets and placements continue to run faster than last year’s pace. The USDA says 248.567 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, rising 497,000 on the week and 3% on the year, with average [Read More…]
Ag News
Senate drops portions of Governor Braun’s property tax relief bill
Some farmers are concerned how a proposed amendment to Governor Mike Braun’s property tax relief bill could impact their operations. State representative Kendell Culp says it would provide property tax relief over a three-year period. “We [Read More…]
Ag News
Evaluating red meat yield in today’s beef industry
The past chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beff Association’s Federation of State Beef Councils says the current red meat yield equation is outdated. Dan Gattis, a Texas cattle producer, says it has been more than [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Weight loss drug Semaglutide may reduce alcohol cravings, heavy drinking and smoking, new study finds
Photo by Roberto Pfeil/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit — it could help people drink less alcohol. A [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump and allies ramp up attacks on judges, courts as agenda hits legal roadblocks
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As courts block parts of his agenda, President Donald Trump and his allies are ramping up criticism of judges and continuing to question judicial oversight of the executive branch. While [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he spoke with Putin about ending war in Ukraine
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, which started three years ago when Putin’s forces launched a full-scale invasion. “I [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate confirms Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence by a vote of 52-48 on Wednesday. Former Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was the only Republican [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trans youth care ban vetoed by Kansas governor again
Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (TOPEKA, Kan.) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed Senate Bill 63, which would have restricted gender-affirming care for transgender youth. “Right now, the legislature [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Musk staffer ‘mistakenly’ given ability to edit Treasury Department payment system, legal filings say
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 25-year-old associate of Elon Musk and former Treasury Department employee was “mistakenly” given the ability to make changes to a sensitive federal payment system, officials with the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fighter jet crashes into San Diego Harbor, 2 pilots rescued: Fire officials
(SAN DIEGO) — A fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Harbor on Wednesday, with the two pilots on board ejecting before being rescued by the Coast Guard, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue. A Navy [Read More…]
ABC National News
Grocery stores limit egg purchases, thefts increase as bird flu spreads across US
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As bird flu continues to spread across the U.S., stores around the country are reporting a shortage of eggs amid soaring prices, high demand and supply [Read More…]
ABC National News
Attempted rapist told victim he was an ICE agent: Police sources
The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn on Feb. 11, 2025. NYPD (NEW YORK) — Authorities in New York City are searching for a man who [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for landslides as atmospheric river brings heavy rain to California
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A new atmospheric river is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides. The storm moves into the Golden State on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nonprofits accuse administration of ‘accelerating’ USAID firings
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of nonprofits suing the Trump administration over its 90-day foreign aid freeze is accusing government officials of “accelerating their terminations of contracts and suspensions of grants of USAID and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Egypt to offer Trump Gaza reconstruction plan without Palestinian displacement
Ron Sachs/Pool via Bloomberg (LONDON) — Egypt plans to “present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction” of the Gaza Strip that does not require the displacement of Palestinians, the country’s foreign ministry said. Cairo said it [Read More…]
ABC World News
Many Palestinian doctors are either dead, jailed or displaced, US doctors tell UN
Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and NEW YORK) — Many Palestinian doctors who worked in the Gaza Strip are either dead, have fled the territory or are in prison, U.S. doctors told the United Nations. [Read More…]
Latest News
Proposed men’s penitentiary project funding still in play in Pierre
Austin Goss-South Dakota Broadcasters Association The latest skirmish in South Dakota’s years long bid to build a new prison pitted opponents and supporters Wednesday, ending in a stalemate. The House State Affairs Committee voted 12-1 [Read More…]