Month: April 2025

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…]

Early assessments on alfalfa
An extension crops educator encourages growers to assess alfalfa conditions. Dave Nicolai is with the University of Minnesota. “We don’t know for sure, but we think it’s actually going to be okay. It’s somewhat based [Read More…]

The path to fair trade
Ted McKinney with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says the path to fair trade is likely going to be a bumpy ride. “Let’s take our sedatives in the morning, replenish at noon [Read More…]

South Korea Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment
(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…]