Month: February 2025

Former rapper-turned-advocate uses his prison experience to help teens avoid life of crime
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Trevell Coleman, known professionally in the rap music world as G. Dep, is best known for his hit songs ‘Special Delivery’ and ‘Let’s Get It’. But his success was overshadowed [Read More…]

Trump to sign executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports, directing DOJ to enforce
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, senior administration officials told ABC News, fulfilling a promise that was [Read More…]

100,000 eggs worth $40,000 stolen from trailer as police try to crack the case
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (GREENCASTLE, PA) — Police in Pennsylvania are trying to crack the case after 100,000 organic eggs worth upwards of $40,000 were stolen from the back of a trailer over the weekend. The [Read More…]

1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio
WSYX (NEW ALBANY, OHIO) — One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a facility in New Albany, Ohio, according to local law enforcement officials, who said they believe they’ve [Read More…]

Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump’s agenda over Musk’s DOGE efforts
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn (WASHINGTON) — Democratic lawmakers continue to protest tech billionaire Elon Musk’s sweeping influence over government decisions and material, with protests, proposed legislation and other attempts to obstruct President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]

Judge to consider future of Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Maryland is set to consider whether President Donald Trump will be able to redefine the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment to exclude the children of undocumented [Read More…]

Jesse Eisenberg does not want to be associated with Mark Zuckerberg
Monica Schipper/Getty Images for IMDb Jesse Eisenberg wants you to know he doesn’t claim Mark Zuckerberg. The actor played the Meta CEO and Facebook creator in the 2010 film The Social Network, a portrayal for [Read More…]

Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick film ‘Another Simple Favor’ to open SXSW
Lorenzo Sisti © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are headed to South by Southwest. The sequel to their film A Simple Favor, called Another Simple Favor, will serve as the opening [Read More…]

Cattle futures fall further, hogs finish higher
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower with another round of pressure from the slow resumption of cattle imports from Mexico and overbought signals. The higher move in corn was also bearish [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 4, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.94 and 1/2, up 5 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.75, up 16 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $314.00, up $10.30Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.76, down 75 [Read More…]

Legislation to protect AM radio re-introduced in Senate
The new legislative session brings a renewed effort to keep AM radios in cars and trucks. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin tells Brownfield the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would keep AM radio accessible [Read More…]

Fatalities confirmed in shooting at adult education facility in Sweden, police say
Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image (LONDON) — “Around 10” people died in a shooting on Tuesday at an adult education facility in Orebro, Sweden, according to police. The victims were found inside the [Read More…]

Father recalls the harrowing night when son was injured in Philadelphia plane crash
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) — It was just a normal Friday evening for Philadelphia father Andre Howard and his 10-year-old son Trey Howard. Andre Howard picked up Trey Howard and his two younger siblings from school and [Read More…]

Senate Republicans defend Musk’s moves but downplay his influence
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led by Elon Musk. But some lawmakers downplayed the billionaire’s power over [Read More…]

Lawsuit filed by transgender young adults, teens against Trump executive order
Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth filed a legal challenge Tuesday against an executive order from the Trump administration that restricts gender-affirming care for [Read More…]

Tiger Woods announces death of mother Kultida Woods in heartfelt post
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Tiger Woods is mourning the death of his mother, Kultida Woods, and remembering her as “a force of nature all her own.” The pro golfer took to social [Read More…]

Man charged with threatening Governor Larry Rhoden
A man from Rapid City has been arrested on state charges for threatening Gov. Larry Rhoden. 28 year old Hudson Wheeler was arrested Monday and charged with one felony count of Threatening or Intimidating a [Read More…]

‘Call me by the old, familiar name’: Watch The Weeknd in trailer for ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate The trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow, based on an original idea by and starring The Weeknd, has arrived. The film, co-starring Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega and Saltburn‘s Barry Keoghan, is about a musician who [Read More…]

Having a voice in establishing the organization’s policy
The policy that drives the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association begins with the states. Kim Brackett, NCBA Policy Chair, says the grassroots process is the bedrock of the organization. “Many of our state cattle associations have [Read More…]

Soybeans, corn, wheat see good gains
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. A new tariff battle against China is on, but Beijing’s retaliation doesn’t include soybeans. Mexico does buy U.S. soybeans and soybean products and Canada is a [Read More…]