Month: April 2025

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

April 5, 2025 Travis Kriens

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…]

Ag News

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…]

Ag News

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…]

Ag News

ARC, PLC, ECAP signups going strong

A Farm Service Agency official says farmers are actively signing up for crop insurance and economic relief. Wisconsin FSA’s Deputy Executive Director Tyler Radke tells Brownfield they’ve had a steady flow of farmers signing up [Read More…]

Ag News

Ag economist encourages farmers to “control the controllables”

An ag economist who farms in southern Minnesota encourages farmers to control the controllables in the face of tight margins. Megan Roberts works for Compeer Financial and says there’s a lot of uncertainty right now. [Read More…]

Ag News

U.S. cotton prices feel impacts of trade war

The vice president of economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council says cotton prices are responding lower to trade retaliation from China. “In just the last few days, cotton prices have dropped from [Read More…]

Texas track meet stabbing: Suspect allegedly told police he was protecting himself

Frisco Police Department (FRISCO, Texas) — A 17-year-old student charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of another student at a track meet allegedly confessed to the killing and officers say he told them he was protecting [Read More…]

Judge orders government to return Maryland man deported in ‘error’ to El Salvador

Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Maryland has granted a preliminary injunction and ordered the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was [Read More…]

Figure skating tributes dedicated to DC plane crash victims raise $1.3 million

Scott Taetsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A tearful tribute from the United States’ most decorated figure skaters coupled with multiple fundraising efforts has garnered $1.3 million on behalf of the Washington, D.C., plane crash victims, organizers [Read More…]

Dow closes down 2,200 points, Nasdaq enters bear market amid tariff fallout

(lvcandy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks closed down significantly on Friday after a continued selloff amid fallout from President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 2,230 points, or 5.5%, while [Read More…]

Fed Chair Powell says he expects Trump’s tariffs will hike inflation and slow growth

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday he expects President Donald Trump’s tariff policy will hike prices and slow economic growth, while noting that key indicators “still show [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 fresh data offered news [Read More…]

First look at ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ shows off new Na’vi clans