Month: March 2025

Tariff concerns continue amid global trade tensions
Many in the ag industry continue to express concern about how President Trump’s tariffs will impact the farm economy. West Central Ohio farmer Fred Yoder says the trade tensions are creating uncertainty and volatility in [Read More…]

New eminent domain law gets mixed feedback from SD ag
South Dakota agriculture has mixed reactions to the recent statewide ban of using eminent domain for carbon pipelines. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says the organization supports the ban and landowners deserve a [Read More…]

Summit Carbon Solutions wants more time
Summit Carbon Solutions is asking the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for more time to review a permit for a new carbon pipeline. In a statement, Summit Carbon Solutions tells Brownfield the new eminent domain [Read More…]

Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and “the bodies of four other dual nationals” after receiving a a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations. The [Read More…]

Trump to make rare visit to Department of Justice following dismissal of his historic prosecutions
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday — a move that comes as he has sought to assert control over the nation’s top law-enforcement agency [Read More…]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Schumer over GOP funding plan vote
Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill to avert a government [Read More…]

Dr. Oz, Trump’s nominee to lead Medicaid and Medicare, to face Senate grilling
Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faces a confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate Finance Committee. Oz, [Read More…]

Top lawyer at IRS removed amid DOGE push for taxpayer information: Sources
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is removing the Internal Revenue Service’s top attorney, according to two sources familiar with the move, amid an internal debate over sharing confidential taxpayer information with other [Read More…]

North Carolina town hall erupts in boos as congressman escorted from building, angry constituents
A man shouts at Rep. Chuck Edwards during a congressional town hall meeting on March 13, 2025 in Asheville, North Carolina/Sean Rayford/Getty Images (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., was confronted by angry [Read More…]

Former CDC director argues for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine dose
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a [Read More…]

Consumer sentiment sours amid trade war, recession fears: Survey
lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer attitudes soured in March alongside slumping markets and growing concern about a possible recession, University of Michigan survey data on Friday showed. Sentiment worsened more than economists expected. The [Read More…]

US stocks climb amid signs government may avert shutdown
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks climbed in early trading on Thursday, advancing amid signs the federal government may avert a shutdown and recovering some of the losses suffered during an escalating trade [Read More…]

You better ‘Believe’ it: ‘Ted Lasso’ is coming back for season 4
Courtesy AppleTV+ Break out the biscuits and the hot brown water, because football is life … and Ted Lasso is back. The beloved Apple TV+ comedy will return for a fourth season, with Jason Sudeikis returning as Coach Ted [Read More…]

Michael Fassbender suggested Daniel Craig to producers at his James Bond audition
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images When Michael Fassbender auditioned to play James Bond, he ended up promoting a different actor for the role. In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Fassbender said he suggested [Read More…]

In brief: Daniel Radcliffe joins Tracy Morgan’s NBC comedy and more
Daniel Radcliffe is joining the cast of the upcoming Tracy Morgan comedy pilot at NBC. The show, which is currently untitled, comes from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, as well as writer Sam Means. In [Read More…]

American Airlines flight catches fire at Denver airport
(ra-photos/Getty Images) (DENVER) — An American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Thursday, sending passengers down emergency slides and onto the wing of the aircraft. Twelve were people being taken [Read More…]

Schumer announces he’ll vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown
(Tim Graham/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday night that he plans to vote to keep the government open, signaling that there will almost certainly be enough Democratic votes to advance [Read More…]

Federal judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired probationary employees across 18 agencies
(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge temporarily paused the Trump administration’s “illegal” reductions in force and reinstated approximately 20,000 probationary government employees across 18 agencies who had been terminated. U.S. District Judge James Bredar [Read More…]

What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if the federal government shuts down?
(Gary Kemp Photography/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As Republicans brand the impending lapse in government funding the “Schumer Shutdown,” hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/13/25
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Wizards 129, Pistons 125Lakers 106, Bucks 126Nets 110, Bulls 116Magic 113, Pelicans 93Kings 104, Warriors 130 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Panthers 3, [Read More…]