Month: February 2025
ABC World News
DeepSeek coding has the capability to transfer users’ data directly to the Chinese government
Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — DeepSeek, the explosive new artificial intelligence, tool that took the world by storm, has code hidden in its programming which has the built-in capability to send [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza: ‘We’ll own it’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a stunning proposal, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, “level the site” and rebuild it, after earlier saying Palestinians living there [Read More…]
ABC World News
11 dead in worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history, authorities say
Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via Getty Images (LONDON and BELGRADE) — A mass shooting at an adult educational facility in Sweden on Tuesday was the deadliest such incident in the country’s history, with 11 people [Read More…]
ABC World News
From Gaza to US: A teen’s journey from war and amputation to hope
It may take up to two years for Motassem to undergo the corrective surgeries he needs and to be fitted for a prosthetic. (ABC News) Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of wartime injuries. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trump’s China tariffs could drive up these prices
STR/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Smartphones, sneakers and board games headline a wide-ranging set of products at risk of price increases as a result of China tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, experts told [Read More…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC Entertainment News
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…]
ABC Entertainment News
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…]
Ag News
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…]
Ag News
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…]
Ag News
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…]
ABC World News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]