Month: April 2025

Clayton leads Florida to NCAA title game, scoring 34 points in 79-73 victory over SEC rival Auburn
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. is having an NCAA Tournament for the ages. Florida now just needs him to deliver one more time. Set to face Houston in the title game Monday night [Read More…]

DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has placed on indefinite paid leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the government on Friday in a lawsuit brought by a Maryland man who was [Read More…]

Thousands gather in Sioux Falls to protest Trump’s actions
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — A crowd estimated in the thousands protested Saturday in downtown Sioux Falls as part of a nationwide movement to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda, with attendees focusing on the protection of [Read More…]

Huge crowds gather in ‘Hands Off’ rallies nationwide in protest of Trump administration
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tens of thousands of protesters mustered in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to sound off against the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government and its polices. [Read More…]

IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs
David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The IRS started a new round of layoffs on Friday beginning with the agency’s Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, according to an email obtained by ABC News. Overall, the [Read More…]

Prosecutors seek more than 7 years for George Santos in ‘brazen web of deceit’
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to sentence disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to seven years and three months in prison, calling his conduct a “brazen web [Read More…]

Senate Republicans pass budget blueprint after all-night session
Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After about six hours of amendment votes, the Senate approved a budget blueprint Saturday morning by a vote of 51-48. Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Susan Collins cast votes [Read More…]

Why you shouldn’t ‘go into debt’ to beat the tariffs, experts say
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. consumers are going on a tariff-induced shopping spree. From furniture, to appliances, to alcohol, Americans are rushing to buy before President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are felt at [Read More…]

US response to Russian ballistic missile strike ‘weak,’ Zelenskyy says
City utility workers clean up after a Russian drone attack on April 4, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Russian army carried out around six strikes in the Novobavarskyi district. Nearly 30 residential high-rise buildings and [Read More…]

Significant severe weather, flash flooding to continue impacting South, Midwest
via ABC News (NEW YORK) — Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio River Valley. Saturday will be the final day of this multi-day [Read More…]

American teacher’s sister pleads for his release from Russian captivity
American teacher Stephen Hubbard was taken prisoner by Russian forces in Ukraine. Image via ABC News. (NEW YORK) — The last time Stephen J. Hubbard was seen in public, he was being led handcuffed into [Read More…]

Kidney donor released by ICE after appeal to save his brother’s life
Alfredo Pacheco, a Venezuelan migrant who earlier this year was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, displays a photo of himself and his brother Jose Gregorio Gonzalez, March 26, 2025, in Cicero, Illinois. Gonzalez, also a [Read More…]

Students protest Education Department closure in ‘Hands Off Our Schools’ rally
Georgetown student body president Ethan Henshaw speaks the “Hands Off Our Schools” rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education on April 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Students from Georgetown University, Howard University, American [Read More…]

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war
(5./15 WEST/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After months of negotiations, a deal to turn over TikTok’s United States operations to a new company with a majority American ownership was finalized on Wednesday, according to senior administration [Read More…]

Bret Michaels to Headline 2025 Corn Palace Festival
Rock legend Bret Michaels will headline the 2025 Corn Palace Festival in Mitchell. The Poison frontman, known for hits like “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and “Nothin’ but a Good Time,” is set to perform [Read More…]

Investigation underway after body found during search for missing 13-year-old
Evgen_Prozhyrko/Getty Images/STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — An investigation is underway after authorities found a body matching the description of a missing 13-year-old boy, Los Angeles police said. Oscar Omar Hernandez, of the San Fernando Valley, was [Read More…]

Barack Obama, Kamala Harris criticize Trump, White House over moves they say are against America’s values
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in separate remarks on Thursday, criticized President Donald Trump and the White House for moves that they called unconstitutional or [Read More…]

Sue Storm is pregnant in new look at ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
Marvel Studios Marvel has released brand-new details about The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A new trailer for the upcoming film was shown during a panel at CinemaCon 2025 on Thursday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, [Read More…]

An early spring in northern South Dakota
A recent snowstorm has delayed fieldwork and small grains planting in northeast South Dakota. Market analyst and farmer DuWayne Bosse tells Brownfield… “We had some small grains get planted, but a very small percentage. Everyone [Read More…]

A bullish outlook for U.S. ethanol
The CEO of Missouri Corn says he’s optimistic in the growth potential for U.S. ethanol. Starting in May, Missouri will be allowed to sell 15 percent blended ethanol year-round and Bradley Schad tells Brownfield… “We’re [Read More…]
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