Month: April 2025

Adversaries attempting to recruit laid-off government workers as spies: Intelligence
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Foreign adversaries including Russia and China are targeting government workers who have been laid off amid the Trump administration’s attempt to downsize to recruit as spies, according to [Read More…]

Students protest Education Department closure in ‘Hands Off Our Schools’ rally
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of college and high school students representing student governments from some of the largest schools in the Washington, D.C., area will rally outside the Department of Education [Read More…]

Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 days
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases, with 59 newly identified infections confirmed over the last three days, according to new [Read More…]

16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations
Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over its cancellation of research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The suit, filed in [Read More…]

NCBA optimistic tariffs will help level the playing field for U.S. beef
The head lobbyist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says he’s optimistic the President’s tariff announcement will level the playing field for U.S. beef on the global market. Ethan Lane says American beef has been [Read More…]

Planning for tar spot
An agronomist with AgriGold says many farmers have tar spot on their mind. Brian Weihmeir, who covers central Illinois, says the yield robbing corn disease is at the forefront of many farmers plans for the [Read More…]

Officer-Involved Shooting Suspect Charged with Attempted Murder
25-year-old Samir Yasser Albaidhani of Sioux Falls has been charged with attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and multiple other charges following a Tuesday officer-involved shooting. Albaidhani allegedly fired at officers after a [Read More…]

One Dead in Southwest Sioux Falls Stabbing
A 45-year-old man has died after a stabbing incident early Friday morning in southwest Sioux Falls. Police responded to a call at 4:43 a.m. in the 3500 block of South Larch Avenue, where they found [Read More…]

Beloved Catholic priest fatally shot at church in Kansas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SENECA, Kan.) — A man has been arrested in the murder of a Catholic priest, who was shot Thursday outside the residence at his church in the small town of Seneca, Kansas. [Read More…]

At least 8 killed as devastating storm pounds central US with more flooding, tornado threats
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event is pounding the middle of the U.S. with destructive tornadoes and life-threatening flooding. Friday marks day three of the devastating storm. Here’s what you need [Read More…]

Man at large after allegedly gunning down estranged girlfriend and her daughter: LA sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — A man is at large after he allegedly gunned down his estranged girlfriend and her daughter in their car, authorities said. Donte Lamont Brown, 41, of Compton, [Read More…]

2 people missing after boat capsizes on Wisconsin River: Police
Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Two people are missing after a boat capsized on the Wisconsin River on Thursday, according to the Wisconsin Dells Police Department. At approximately 4:24 p.m. on Thursday, [Read More…]

Loomer urged Trump to remove NSA director and others across multiple agencies: Sources
Julia Beverly/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, was among the numerous officials far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Donald Trump to remove during her official Oval Office meeting [Read More…]

Trump says it could take 2 years before tariffs result in American manufacturing boom
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As markets nosedived and foreign allies recoiled after the unveiling of sweeping tariffs to be imposed by the U.S., President Donald Trump said he was looking toward the future impact [Read More…]

RFK Jr. said HHS layoffs are needed as ‘Americans are getting sicker.’ Here’s what the data shows.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORIK) — About 10,000 people across the United States Department of Health and Human Services were laid off this week as part of a massive restructuring plan. In a post on [Read More…]

US stocks slide amid escalating tariff fallout
(lvcandy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks continued their plunge in early trading on Friday, just hours after China announced retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” levies. The Dow Jones Industrial [Read More…]

Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape, UK authorities announce
Mike Marsland/WireImage Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been charged with one count of rape, one count of oral rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, the Metropolitan Police in [Read More…]

First footage of Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen revealed at CinemaCon
L-R: Bruce Springsteen, Matthew Anthony Pellicano, Jeremy Allen White; Photo credit: Bobby Bank/GC Images Movie theater owners at CinemaCon in Las Vegas got a look at the first footage of Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in [Read More…]

In brief: ‘The Rehearsal’ season 2 trailer and more
Nathan Fielder is back in the season 2 trailer for The Rehearsal. In the trailer for the new season, which premieres April 20 on HBO, Fielder once again helps ordinary people rehearse for some of [Read More…]

Corteva confirms layoffs in Johnston, Iowa
Corteva Agriscience has confirmed some upcoming layoffs at its Johnston, Iowa location. According to Iowa Workforce Development data, approximately 44 employees will be laid off next month. In a statement to Brownfield, a Corteva spokesperson [Read More…]
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