Month: February 2025
ABC Politics News
White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for ‘large-scale’ layoffs and reorganization
Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is directing all federal agencies to “promptly” begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans for doing do so by March 13, according to a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Measles death of unvaccinated child is 1st fatality in West Texas outbreak
BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (LUBBOCK, Texas) — An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak in the western part of the state that has infected more than [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Gossip Girl’ actress Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg was found dead Wednesday in her New York City apartment, police sources told ABC News. She was 39. Trachtenberg is believed to have died of natural causes, police [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
John Lithgow says he will play Dumbledore in new ‘Harry Potter’ series
Frazer Harrison/WireImage via Getty Images John Lithgow said he will play Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. Lithgow said he will play the beloved wizard in a Monday interview with ScreenRant, saying the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Noah Wyle wants ‘The Pitt’ to be ‘the most accurate medical show that’s ever been on TV’
Max/Warrick Page Noah Wyle is back in scrubs in the new medical drama series The Pitt. He plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in the Max series, which drops new episodes every Wednesday. Each episode of [Read More…]
Ag News
AFBF reports farm bankruptcies up
An American Farm Bureau Federation economist says farm bankruptcy numbers continue to grow. Economist Samantha Ayoub says many of the Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies were filed in the Midwest. “In the Midwest, that had by [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers bracing against unknowns
Many farmers are making plans for the 2025 growing season with several unknowns hanging over agriculture. Rob Shaffer, American Soybean Association board member, says an outdated farm safety net is worrisome. “Because it sets the [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa FFA student to donate 20,000 pounds of produce
An Iowa FFA student plans to donate 20,000 pounds of produce to local nonprofits this year. Lauren Schroeder of the Calmus-Wheatland Chapter in the east-central part of the state says she’s been growing vegetables on [Read More…]
Ag News
Determining Seeding Rates for Corn and Soybeans
Looking ahead to the 2025 planting season, many farmers are already thinking about seeding rates for corn and soybeans. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Minnesota-based Channel technical agronomist Derek Crompton explains more. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Mild weather for the season continues to dominate most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, rain showers are occurring primarily east of the Mississippi River. Despite the cloudiness and showers, Midwestern temperatures are above average for this time of year, with Wednesday’s highs expected to range [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ceasefire depends on security guarantee, Zelenskyy says, amid mineral deal bargaining
This combination of pictures created on Feb. 25, 2025 shows President Donald Trump on Feb. 24, 2025, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb 23, 2025. (Jim Watsontetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images) (KYIV and LONDON) [Read More…]
ABC National News
Menendez brothers: Newsom orders parole board to investigate whether they’d pose ‘unreasonable risk’ to public if released
Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom told the Menendez brothers’ attorney he’s ordering the parole board to launch a “comprehensive risk assessment” investigation into whether the brothers pose “an [Read More…]
Latest News
SD House unanimously rejects repeal of veterans burial program
South Dakota Searchlight-Makenzie Huber In a moment of solidarity Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota’s House of Representatives unanimously voted against former Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to eliminate funding for veteran burials in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 2/25/25
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONCeltics 111, Raptors 101Cavaliers 122, Magic 82Bucks 97, Rockets 100Suns 148, Grizzlies 151Spurs 103, Pelicans 109Hornets 92, Warriors 128Mavericks 99, Lakers 107 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Moana 2’ making its way to Disney+ and more
Make way for Moana 2 on streaming. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest film is heading to Disney+ on March 12. The sequel, which was the third-highest-grossing film of 2024, grossed $1 billion at the global [Read More…]
Ag News
Milder to more seasonal days to start March; a more active pattern ahead across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to California and environs, as well as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Why Trump’s ‘very big’ Ukraine minerals deal may not be an easy win
Tetiana Dzhafarova and Alex Wroblewski via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump’s pursuit of a deal to access Ukrainian mineral resources has upended America’s transatlantic ties in recent weeks, with the White House unsettling [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian official suggests US mineral deal terms improved for Kyiv
This combination of pictures created on Feb. 25, 2025 shows President Donald Trump on Feb. 24, 2025, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb 23, 2025. (Jim Watsontetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images) (KYIV) — A [Read More…]
ABC World News
Lockdown lifted at US naval base in Italy after ‘security incident’
Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images (LONDON) — A U.S. naval base in Italy was briefly placed on lockdown on Wednesday due to an “security incident,” officials said. Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily said its shelter-in-place order [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia reports massive Ukraine drone attack on strategic port and logistics hub
In this handout photograph taken on Feb. 24, 2025 and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on Feb. 25, 2025, allied leaders visit an exhibition of the latest drones in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL [Read More…]