Month: February 2025
ABC National News
New York City Mayor Eric Adams asks court to toss case against him due to prosecutorial misconduct
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped because of “an extraordinary flurry” of leaks by prosecutors, his attorney said in a new court [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman takes ‘reverse’ discrimination case to Supreme Court over hiring of gay co-workers
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Marlean Ames had earned positive performance reviews for nearly 15 years in her job at the Ohio Department of Youth Services. But in 2019 when she applied for a promotion, [Read More…]
ABC National News
As New Orleans’ Mardi Gras goes into full swing, security boosted to historic levels
Michael DeMocker/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend. City officials said security has [Read More…]
ABC National News
100 intelligence staffers to be fired for engaging in explicit chats: Gabbard
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Egg prices predicted to soar more than 41% in 2025: USDA
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Egg prices are predicted to increase by 41.1% in 2025, according to a report released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday. In January, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump to hold 1st Cabinet meeting; Elon Musk will be there, too
Preisdent Donald Trump attends a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, June 12, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is holding the first Cabinet meeting of his second term [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump signs executive action targeting law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith’s attorney of his security clearance as [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s administration guts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former federal workers are being told to say goodbye to their desks — and to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Over 50 deaths linked to ‘unknown disease’ in Congo
A general view of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 28, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) — The World Health Organization has reported that there is a deadly [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Road to the Oscars 2025: Fun facts about this year’s nominees
The 97th annual Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday, and with this group of nominations comes a bunch of interesting facts. Here’s a look at some fun facts about this season’s crop of nominees. Wicked and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Joe Goldberg says he is the ‘luckiest guy in New York’ in new ‘You’ teaser
Netflix A new teaser for the fifth and final season of You is here. In the clip, Penn Badgley‘s character, Joe Goldberg, is getting ready for what appears to be a night out with character [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Travel with Trudie Styler to an overlooked Italian city in new Hulu documentary ‘An Ode to Naples’
Courtesy Hulu You’ve visited Italy on vacation, but have you been to Naples? The new Hulu documentary Posso Entrare? (Can I Come In?): An Ode to Naples wants to change that. It’s written and directed by [Read More…]
Ag News
Winterkill questions could continue for weeks
Many U.S. winter wheat growing areas recently experienced bitterly cold temperatures. However, Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale, tells Brownfield, the full extent of damage on this year’s U.S. winter wheat crop, if any, won’t [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri agriculture seeks greater market access in Taiwan
Starting Thursday, Missouri’s Ag Department is expected to showcase the state’s ag industry at several trade shows in Taiwan. Soybeans, pork, dog and cat food will be showcased at the trade shows. Ag Director Chris [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel says it is conducting strikes in southern Syria
(LONDON) — Israel confirmed it is conducting strikes in southern Syria, as the new Syrian government calls for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory. “We will not allow southern Syria to become [Read More…]
ABC World News
3 American women found dead at Belize beach resort: Police
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (BELIZE) — Police in Belize are investigating after three young American women were found dead in their hotel room at a luxury beachfront resort last weekend. The women — identified as 23-year-old [Read More…]
ABC National News
US and Ukraine agree to terms on mineral deal
(LONDON) — Ukraine and the United States have agreed to terms on a deal relating to critical minerals and other resources, according to a senior Ukrainian official. As recently as Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump [Read More…]
ABC National News
Arrest warrant issued for wife of murdered California fire captain
San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (CALIFORNIA) — An arrest warrant has been issued in the murder of a fire captain in California, who was stabbed multiple times in her own home on Feb. 17, according to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Musk’s whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump’s orbit: Sources
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When billionaire Elon Musk posted on X last weekend that all federal employees would soon receive an email demanding details of their work from the past week, senior White House officials — [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Millie Bobby Brown would ‘love nothing more’ than to be a part of the Britney Spears biopic
JB Lacroix/FilmMagic Ever since the Britney Spears biopic was announced, fans have been speculating about who could play the Princess of Pop on the big screen. But now that Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown [Read More…]