Month: April 2025

(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (SEOUL) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law late last year plunged the country into political chaos, in [Read More…]

How are small businesses reacting to Trump’s tariffs announcement?

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wendy Brugh, owner of Dry Ridge Farm in Marshall, North Carolina, said President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement is like “pouring salt in a wound that is just now beginning [Read More…]

At least 7 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…]

Kidney donor expected to be 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…]

US hiring surged in March, defying recession fears

(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — U.S. hiring surged in March, blowing past economists’ expectations and defying concern on Wall Street about a possible economic recession, government data on Friday showed. The U.S. added 228,000 jobs [Read More…]

US stock futures slump amid escalating tariff fallout

(lvcandy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Stock markets continued their slide on Friday morning, as the shockwaves of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs continued to reverberate around the globe. U.S. stock futures slipped further, with [Read More…]

Scientists sue NIH, HHS, RFK Jr. over termination of research grants

(boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Researchers who had millions of dollars’ worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are suing the federal government in the hopes of stopping any further research [Read More…]

New ‘Superman: Legacy’ sneak peek features David Corenswet, Krypto: Watch here

Warner Bros. Pictures. A sneak peek for Superman: Legacy is here. On Thursday, a new nearly five-minute clip was released by DC on YouTube and features David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent and Superman’s dog, Krypto. The clip [Read More…]

Pierce Brosnan on playing Helen Mirren’s husband in ‘MobLand’: ‘I have the greatest admiration’

Jason Bell/Paramount+ Pierce Brosnan is the patriarch of an Irish crime family in the new series MobLand. The show, which comes from Guy Ritchie, drops new episodes every Sunday exclusively on Paramount+. Brosnan plays Conrad [Read More…]

USA Fencing disqualifies athlete for refusing to compete against transgender woman

(Hill Street Studios/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A female fencer was disqualified from a competition for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent, USA Fencing said in a statement to ABC News on Thursday. The incident [Read More…]

Rubio in hot seat as he faces European leaders at NATO headquarters

Omar Havana/Getty Images (BRUSSELS) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting NATO’s headquarters in Brussels for a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers, putting him on the front lines of the Trump administration’s push [Read More…]

Kentucky Bourbon industry caught in middle of global tariff war

Bryan Woolston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Kentucky bourbon industry said it is reeling from retaliatory actions taken by Canada and the European Union in response to President Donald Trump’s trade war against both global [Read More…]

US stocks suffer major losses in 1st trading session after Trump’s tariffs announcement

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks suffered major losses on Thursday at close of the first trading session after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,679 points, [Read More…]

Amazon joins bidding war for TikTok as deadline for sale approaches: Sources

(Karl Tapales/Getty Imag) (NEW YORK) — With the clock ticking on TikTok’s deadline to sell or face a ban in the U.S., the battle to buy the app has intensified. Amazon has now sent a [Read More…]

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ renewed for 22nd season at ABC

Anne Marie Fox/Disney Grey’s Anatomy is coming back for more. The long-running ABC medical drama has been renewed for a 22nd season, a representative for ABC confirmed to Good Morning America on Thursday. Along with the [Read More…]

Concern over tariffs impact on soybean market share

The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association says he has many worries regarding the new tariffs announced by the Trump administration. Ron Kindred, who farms in Logan County, tells Brownfield, “The concern is how long [Read More…]

Soybeans lower, corn mixed following Liberation Day

Soybean futures closed lower, and corn was mixed a day after President Trump announced tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse with Green Solutions Group says the market is most [Read More…]

Mixed response to tariff news

Soybeans ended the day lower amid tariff concerns. May contracts were down 18 cents at $10.11 and 1/2. China is the top purchaser of soybeans in the world, and the 34 percent tariff on the [Read More…]

NAWG’s Life Cycle Assessment showing advancements in sustainability

The National Association of Wheat Growers says advancements in wheat production sustainability is helping meet growing demand. CEO of NAWG Chandler Goule says the recently released Life Cycle Assessment shows advancements in climate smart practices. “Through [Read More…]

“Toe at starting line” for Iowa farmer ready to begin spring fieldwork