Month: February 2025
ABC Entertainment News
Kendrick Lamar plays the hits — including “Not Like Us” — at Super Bowl 59 halftime show
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar rocked the Caesars Superdome during the Apple Music Super Bowl 59 halftime show. The GNX rapper electrified the crowd with a medley of his hits at halftime, where he was joined by [Read More…]
ABC World News
Humanitarians warn of dire consequences if US foreign aid ends
ABC News President Donald Trump’s freeze of U.S. foreign humanitarian aid and shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development is having devastating consequences globally, several humanitarian nongovernmental organization leaders told ABC News. “The United [Read More…]
ABC National News
Super Bowl Sunday forecast: 15 million under winter storm alerts
ABC News More than 15 million people across a large portion of the nation were under winter storm alerts on Super Bowl Sunday morning, with many digging out from snow left by the first of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warns of Trump’s ‘assault on the Constitution’
ABC News In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warned of an “assault on the Constitution” under President Donald Trump. “I think this is the most serious [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Musk’s role ‘an unbelievable opportunity’ for US government: Rep. Turner
ABC News Republican Rep. Mike Turner on Sunday refuted claims that the massive overhaul of the federal government by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) constitutes a federal crisis. “Elon Musk goes about his [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Racing driver Jamie Chadwick says the sport ‘is secretly trying to find the next female superstar’
ABC News British racing driver Jamie Chadwick may not yet be a household name. That could all change this June when the 26-year-old British racing driver heads to France to make her debut in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Migrant farm workers go on high alert amid immigration raids
Roughly half of California’s farm workers are undocumented immigrants. Via ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — California’s Central Valley is considered “America’s bread basket,” supplying a quarter of the nation’s food and producing 40% of its [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far
(Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire’s goal to scale back or dismantle much of the federal government, end diversity policies [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
How environmental groups are battling the 1st actions of the Trump administration
(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge some of the actions President Donald Trump has issued since taking office. There is litigation coming for the majority of the executive orders Trump [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
30th annual Critics Choice Awards: The winners
NBCUniversal The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards took place Friday night, hosted by Chelsea Handler. The show aired on E! and is now available to stream on Peacock. Here’s the list of winners: Film categories: [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners
Palestinians released by Israel during the 5th round of prisoner-hostage swap between Hamas and Israel, return to their families after taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross’ buses, in Ramallah, West Bank on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Children, schools face renewed fears over heightened immigration enforcement
(Stella/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In classrooms across the country, children of immigrants are facing heightened fears over news that immigration enforcement officers are now allowed to enter schools, according to educators. While it’s unclear if [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place 2,200 employees of the United States Agency for International Development on leave at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal judge denies effort to block DOGE from accessing DOL data despite ‘concerns’
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge, in a ruling late Friday evening, has denied an effort to block the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data from the Department of Labor. In [Read More…]
ABC National News
JFK assassination files one step closer to possible public release
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The decades-long wait for the release of the government’s secret files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy could be nearing an end, with word from the Office of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Transgender, nonbinary people sue Trump administration over passport policy
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seven people have filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize a person’s sex assigned at birth on government-issued documents. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Cancer research group calls on Trump administration to restore data access
In this undated stock photo, signage for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is shown. (STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock) (WASHINGTON) — Medical groups are expressing deep concern about the sudden removal or alteration of government [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom stores are closing in the US in 2025
(Bundit Minramun/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Quiksilver, Billabong, and Volcom, known for their surf and skate products, are closing stores in the United States. The parent company of the brick-and-mortar stores, Liberated Brands, filed voluntary [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
From New Kids on the Block to Kendrick Lamar: A modern Super Bowl halftime history
Steve Granitz/WireImage When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, he’ll become the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, proving that the event has come a long [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jessica Alba, Cash Warren file for divorce after 16 years of marriage
Monica Schipper/Getty Images, FILE Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have filed for divorce after 16 years of marriage. According to court documents, both parties filed on Feb. 7, and both listed irreconcilable differences as the [Read More…]