Month: April 2025
ABC Health News
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (LUBBOCK, TEXAS) — A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. “The school-aged child who tested positive for measles was hospitalized in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US stock futures slide amid historic rout in foreign markets
Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Key global stock markets tumbled upon opening on Monday as the world’s reaction to President Donald Trump’s tariffs campaign continued — and as U.S. futures signaled more turmoil for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘A Minecraft Movie’ blocks out the competition with $157 million debut
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures A Minecraft Movie was a winner at the box office this weekend, taking in a whopping $157 million. It marks the biggest domestic debut of the year, according to Variety, as [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pope Francis makes first public appearance since leaving hospital
Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images (LONDON) — Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago. Francis, 88, entered St. Peter’s Square at the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia launches missile strike on Ukraine with explosions reported in Kyiv
This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on April 6, 2025, shows a firefighter working on a fire following the Russian missile attack in Kyiv. Handout/State Emergency Service of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Sen. Booker: Biggest mistake Democratic Party has made is ‘not centering people enough’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The biggest mistake Democrats have made is “not centering people enough” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said Sunday. “A lot of people voted for Donald Trump because they trusted him and didn’t [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Tigers Swept at Home in Doubleheader vs. Mt. Marty
MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan dropped both games of Saturday’s doubleheader to Mount Marty, 4–0 and 11–0. The Tigers totaled seven hits on the day, with Carter Olek recording two in Game 2. Mitchell Sand and Dakota Munger each gave five innings [Read More…]
Latest News
Investigators searching for the cause of a Saturday night house fire
Mitchell fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a two-story house in the 500 block of East Second Avenue Saturday night. Fire investigator Shannon Sandoval says a neighbor [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect version of his signature one-timer that has defined his remarkable career. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sorry guys, “Phi Slama Jama” is already taken. How ’bout something simple, like “Comeback Kids.” “National champs” might be a possibility, too. Houston’s no-room-to-breathe defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
Latest News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC Business News
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…]
ABC World News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
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