Month: February 2025
ABC World News
US support ‘crucial,’ Zelenskyy says amid mineral deal negotiations
Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Feb. 25, 2025 in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine/Libkos/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine is “preparing for negotiations” with the U.S. regarding security guarantees and “crucial” aid, President Volodymyr [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman accused of locking boyfriend in storage unit for days wanted for attempted murder
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MATTHEWS, N.C.) — A North Carolina woman is charged with attempted murder after allegedly locking her boyfriend in a storage unit, where he was stuck for several days with no food [Read More…]
ABC National News
FDA cancels pivotal advisory meeting about next season’s flu vaccine
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include in next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, multiple sources told [Read More…]
ABC National News
DHS registry for migrants in US illegally raises alarm from immigration advocates
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem/ Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Immigrant rights groups and immigration law experts are raising concerns after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is creating an online [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump hosts UK’s Keir Starmer for Ukraine talks amid disagreement over security guarantees
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is hosting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday. The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office shortly [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Democrats take aim at $TRUMP crypto meme coin
LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — While President Donald Trump’s proudest supporters on Capitol Hill shower him with legislation proposing putting his portrait on a $250 bill, declaring his birthday a national holiday or [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Transgender US service members will be separated from military, Pentagon memo says
(Douglas Rissing/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Transgender U.S. service members will be separated from the military unless they receive an exemption, according to a new Pentagon policy disclosed in a court filing on Wednesday. According to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins to appear on ‘The Boys’ and more
The trailer for the upcoming documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna arrived on Wednesday. The film, which arrives on Hulu on March 11, tells the story of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was [Read More…]
Ag News
Importance of Working With a Crop Nutrition Expert
In challenging economic times, basing fertilizer decisions off a current soil test is even more important. In this episode, Stephanie Zelinko, national agronomist with AgroLiquid shares why working with a crop nutrition expert can help [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pope resting peacefully on 14th day in hospital
Flowers and candles are laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on February 27, 2025. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty [Read More…]
ABC World News
Andrew Tate and brother’s travel restrictions lifted, Romanian officials say
Andrew Tate (left) and his brother Tristan Tate are pictured inside The Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on December 10, 2024. (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP v (LONDON) — Romania’s organized crime agency issued a [Read More…]
ABC National News
ISIS arrest in Brooklyn: Feds say man sent thousands to support Islamic State
A Tajik national living in Brooklyn was arrested on charges he conspired to support the Islamic State and its offshoot in Central Asia, ISIS-K, by providing tens of thousands of dollars to ISIS followers in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership
(Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A woman in Colorado has been arrested after police caught her with explosives at a Tesla dealership, police said. The 40-year-old suspect, Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested on Monday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed a court-mandated deadline requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion to contracted aid organizations for work they already completed. Chief [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities
(P_Wei/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — One day after the Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated an estimated $2 billion in savings on canceled contracts, the agency began reversing some of the cancellations that may have affected veterans’ [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republicans pushing forward on Medicaid changes, despite potential political fallout
(Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party. The suggested overhauls to the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Road to the Oscars 2025: Records that could be broken
The 97th annual Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday. This year’s crop of nominees have cemented their place in Oscar’s history. Here’s a look at some of the historical things and records that could be broken [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, found dead in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with his wife
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa in 2003; SGranitz/WireImage ABC News has confirmed that Gene Hackman, 95, the prolific and versatile two-time Oscar-winning actor whose career spanned more than five decades, was found dead Wednesday in [Read More…]
Ag News
Cheesemakers call for release of Dairy Business Innovation funding
A processing group says many dairy farmers and processors are feeling the impact of the federal government’s funding freeze. Rebekah Sweeney with the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association tells Brownfield the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative has [Read More…]
Ag News
New solutions to combat avian influenza
USDA specialists say the $1 billion investment in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza offers new solutions to combat the virus. Dr. Mike Watson with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says HPAI has circulated [Read More…]